-1. At which train station and platform does one board the Hogwarts Express?
-2. What connects BMT 216A (UK), 4711-EA-62 (France), and LU 6789 (Switzerland)? Think James Bond
-3. What does a selentologist study?
-4. Which song is all about the 3rd of February 1959?
-5. In the British army, what is a Rupert? A derogatory term, but for what (or who)?
-6. In ancient Egypt, what would a canopic jar have contained?
-7. Who wrote the music for the ballet Coppélia?
-8. In the fairy story Jack and the Beanstalk, what does Jack exchange for magic beans?
-9. What were the two previous names for Istanbul?
-10. Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympic competition?
-11. Which warm, dry wind is named after the North American native word for ‘snow-eater’?
-12. Who is this? I'm all heart, feel free to Google or whatever

10. Nadia Comaneci

Was this chance or did you purposely put this as question 10?

4. American Pie

Two goodies to start off with!

Pure chance, jb

6. The preserved internal organs (liver, lungs, stomach, intestines) prior to the mummification process

Sort of an Egyptian haggis then, michele!

9. Byzantium and Constantinople

1 - King's Cross

8. The family cow.

11. chinook wind

A great selection of winners to wake up to!

Platform 9 3/4, OB

5. the little parachute decoy dummies (remember them from the movie The Longest Day)

soot - that was impressive - I never realised that was also a meaning of "Rupert" (see Wiki, "paradummy")

That still leaves my alternative definition open...

3. the moon

Indeed, Lady K!

7. Léo Delibes

Thanks, Koala!

5. Young and inexperienced officer.??

Exactly - usually straight from college. Good call!

2. Those are the license plate numbers to James Bond Aston Martin ... he had a 'revolving' license plate

12. Christopher Lee

12. I'm no coward... Christopher Lee

Oh Lord...too late

You'se all very good!