-1. What links a cocktail, Simon and Garfunkel, and a series of animated cartoon films?
-2. Which 17th century French mathematician, scientist and philosopher is regarded as 'the father of modern philosophy'?
-3. What are the names of the female suspects in Cluedo (Clue)?
-4. One of the best selling pop singles of all time was based on Bach's Suite No. 3 in D Major. What was it?
-5. In which recreational sport might you encounter the Yosemite Decimal System
-6. The Italian town of Cremona has been world famous since the 16th century for the making of which treasured wooden objects?
-7. “e.g.” is often used for 'by way of example' or 'for instance'. What do the letters e and g stand for?
-8. Who was the first chancellor of the German federal Republic between 1949-1963?
-9. Which man said "How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese"?
-10. Which capital city is actually two historic cities separated by the river Danube?
-11. What did the famous HOLLYWOOD sign on Mt Lee say between the years 1923 and 1949?
-12. Who painted this self-portrait?

12. Rembrandt

2. Descartes

3. Miss Scarlett, Mrs. White and Mrs. Peacock

Used to play that a lot when I was a kid

Excellent start, folks!

A game I never was much good at, jb ....

5. Rock climbing

11. HOLLYWOODLAND

Expected Marian to grab that one, manxman!

Yes, michele

6. Violins

The very same!

4. Air

It's not what I've got, Lady K

10. I think it's Budapest .. making Buda and Pest ??

Budapest it is indeed, Mad!

(Rather like Ankh-Morpork )

Air is the second movement of that suite, and it was made into a more upscale version of with modern instruments and a faster tempo. I don't know any other pop versions. If it's a vocal version of that or another movement, it could have been done by the Swingle Singers.

I'm looking for a hit single from a British band in the late 60s, Lady K. It made #1 in the UK and #5 in the US, and is is one of the most commercially successful singles ever, with over 10 million copies sold.

The organ pretty well copies the first few bars of "Air" note-for-note, then wanders of into something that is more generally "Bach-ish"...

I'll probably do a head slap after somebody else guesses it, but nothing is coming to me right now.

4. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

But shouldn’t it be a paler shade of white?

8. Adenauer ??

(Can’t remember his first name.)

9. Charles de Gaulle 🧀

Three more to cross off!

It was Konrad, Mad

I'm sure this is not what you're looking for, but a potential alternative.

1. Manhattan

It's a cocktail, it's where S&G did their famous free concert, it's the setting for several animated films like Spiderman, TMNT, Secret Life of Pets, etc.

1. Tom & Jerry

Cocktail and cartoons is obvious. It’s also the title of a compilation album by S & G.

7. Exempli gratia

As you say Jimbo, a nice alternative. Cigar goes to Sherlock however

Sherlock - (And it was the name S & G performed under until 1963)

Koala - many thanks!