-1. What is the title of the 1910 novel and a 1986 musical in which Christine Daae is the female protagonist?
2. The giant Kauri tree is native to which country?
3. Which American man was the world number one professional tennis player eight years in a row from 1952 to 1960?
-4. What name did captured US servicemen give to North Vietnam's notorious Hoa Lo prison?
-5. Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and Tam Harvey were which Scottish folk group?
-6. Edward Teller was widely known as the "father of the ------------“. What?
-7. The name for which element stems from the Greek for "I bring forth acid"?
-8. What is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby?
9. Which 1990 novelty song, co-written by Michael Jackson and sung by Nancy Cartwright, reached number one in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Norway?
-10. Which Russian artist is widely credited with creating the world's first truly abstract paintings?
-11. What is the well known Hebrew translation for "to the skies"?
-12. This is the cover (with any helpful stuff removed) for which 1967 album?

1. The Phantom of the Opera

Good start, Marian!

8. Mint Julep.

Hi Rog.

4. Hanoi Hilton

Evening Remi

Two good ones, chaps!

6. H-bomb

He had a lot to answer for...

7. Oxygen

5. The Humblebums !! (Hehehe.)

12. It’s The Velvet Underground debut but not sure of its title (other than banana 🍌)

Both winners!

Weren't they from your neck of the woods Mad?

Near enough, flotsam - "The Velvet Underground and Nico"

Well, I am in the NW of the UK, Urban Worrier, but quite close to Liverpool, so not quite as far North as Glasgow (Scotland)

10. The art world is still arguing about what is considered truly abstract in early works, but many feel it was Kandinsky's paintings that were first (including Kandinsky himself). Klint is also a contender, among others.

11 - El Al - the name of their airlines

Apologies, Mad - for some reason thought you were Scottish

Lady K - that's what I;ve got. Guess it must be a bit of a blurry line between abstract and "proper" art

Good one, OB! Flew with El Al once - never felt safer. Their check-in was far more rigorous that others. Phew!

I am a fully fledged, even if now ancient, English Lancastrian, Urban Worrier, but would be just as proud to be Scottish .... absolutely love that country

2. New Zealand ... so want to visit that country and Scotland! Really enjoyed my travels to the UK, Australia and Italy.