What is the connection?

He jumped but he couldn't swim, he was a Great barnstormer and he knew a better way. How would you describe his proposal?

Who is this?

Which US government department, allegedly, keeps a watchful eye on this man?

Bill has a sock drawer. It has 17 socks in it. (It was his birthday last week.) He has three identical pairs of black socks, four identical pairs of grey socks, a pair of blue socks and a green sock.

In the dark he randomly grabs some socks and dashes downstairs. He grabbed three socks, what are the odds of having a matched pair of any colour? Assume that the Universe is impartial and doesn't care either way that Bill is late for work yet again.

Who or what are these characters?

Which Olympic events no longer rely on rocket science?

Which ancient Greek mythical tale of human failure was re-enacted as a human triumph in 1988?

Who painted this?

Which was the only one in the fleet without a Christian name?

Alan Walker

An old school dictionary falls open. Between an Iberian nobleman and a fantastic style of decorative art I find a hole for a corpse, a novice, solemnity, violent sorrow, a young salmon and a grey haired bear. What are the two deadly kinds of fruit to be avoided on the battlefield?

Who is this poet?

Who took inspiration for the title of a song from a menu describing a Chinese meal of chicken and egg?

Who is Robert James afraid of?

Russ

Why is it so fortunate that her breasts are small and humble?

What is this aircraft?

Arthur looked up at his watch, it told him it was 09:57. His train was due at 10:12.

He went and bought a cup of something that tasted almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea from the vending machine on the platform. He checked his digital watch, it read 10:00. He glanced up at the station clock, it read 09:59. This was not unusual for Arthur. After a few more sips he looked up at the clock again, it read 10:00, he checked his watch and found that it said 10:01.

As Arthur had almost finished his cup he checked his watch and found that it told exactly the same time as the station clock. He was just beginning to think he had got his lifestyle together when the station announcement declared that the train he was due to catch had been cancelled. He cursed his bad luck and went off to enquire about alternative services. The service to his stop ran every hour. He decided to go to the tea shop on the High Street and have a fairy cake. The tea shop was five minute's walk away from the station. Arthur bought a newspaper and tried to solve the crossword while he waited. He got involved with the crossword and had quite forgotten about the time. He checked his watch and saw that it was 10:47, no panic, so he ordered another cup. When he finished the tea he checked his watch and found it was 11:00, so he set off back for the station. When he arrived he found the train had just left.

The station clock kept perfect time, so did the second train. Arthur has taken five minutes to walk back from the tea shop. When he checked his watch again the mystery was easily solved.

What time did Arthur's watch say when he saw it told the same time as the station clock, as the first train was cancelled?

What is happening here?

A Hungarian requested equines without equestrians, to the amusement of an Englishman and an Australian. What did the Hungarian know?

Final Problem: if the boil was blue, the front was yellow, and the ring was red, what colour was the fire?

Alan