-1. What disease, responsible for the death of millions in the 1960s, did the World Health Organisation declare as eradicated in 1980?
-2. From 1983 until 2010, what remained the most watched television broadcast to be aired in American history?
-3. What sort of creature is a ‘mud puppy’?
-4. Which character in Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection?
-5. Which prolific US author wrote Riders of the Purple Sage?
-6. In the Bible, what is the last book of the Pentateuch?
-7. With which athletics event is Sergey Bubka associated?
-8. The Dinner Party is a famous installation artwork created by which artist?
-9. Whose horse was Incitatus?
-10. Who was secretary-general of the United Nations before U Thant?
-11. Which enzyme is responsible for unwinding the DNA double helix during replication?
-12. On top of which building would you find this statue?

2. the M*A*S*H finale

Good call, jb! They showed it last night, thankfully without the *#@% canned laugh track!

4. Narcissus

5. Zane Grey

3. salamander

manxman, Marian, Lady K - all good!

12. Arc de Triomph - I seem to recall seeing film of Hitler's troops marching through it when invading Paris ??

Bernie

11. helicase

It's that sort of structure Bernie, but not the Arc...

One of these days I'll find a science question that stumps you, michele

1. smallpox

Good call, soot!

7. He was a pole vaulter

9. Caligula

12. Brandenburg Gate

All three loook pretty good to me!

The Pentateuch (also known as The Five Books of Moses) refers to the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, namely Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Spot-on, SD!

8. Judy Chicago
10. Dag Hammarskjöld

Thanks, Koala!