Independent, The (London): 10 Questions A quiz by Jeremy Beadle

1. Who claimed two hat tricks for England even though he didn't take a wicket in his county cricket career?

2. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered the world's 12th and 14th largest and named them in honour of his homeland. But the British mistakenly thought it had been named after Hamlet's homeland instead " what are the islands?

3. What links the Yorkshire village of Aidensfield to the large flightless bird that can run faster than a horse and roams the pampas of South America?

4. What race, first run in 1954, was won by Christopher Chataway pipping Roger Banister into second and Pat Smythe into third places?

5. Compiled by a French born physician, published in 1852 and never out of print since, which book derives its title from a Greek word referring to anything that is hoarded, such as treasure, or the place where it is stored?

6. What links: the first boxer to win World Titles in five recognised weights; the first UK number one by a non-human artist, which was also the world's top hit of 1969; the English version of Donald Trump's hit 2005 TV show; what the ancient Chinese called 'stone honey'.

7. What is the second largest land animal?

8. What number links James Bond's pleasure; Blaise Pascal and Aleister Crowley ?

9. Which 6ft 5ins English-born son of a clergyman, former Life Guardsman, once boxed Jack Johnson, owned a private army and won a Best Actor Oscar for The Informer?

10. What links croquet and cribbage?

Answers on page 34

10 Answers to Jeremy Beadle's quiz (see page 7)

1. Sir Geoff Hurst. He played one game for Essex Cricket Club. 2. South and North Islands of New Zealand. Abel Tasman named them after the Dutch province of 'Zeeland'. However, the English mistakenly thought it had been named after Zealand " the largest island of Denmark (Zealand is also the site of Elsinore " Hamlet's home), and spelled it 'New Zealand'. 3. Heartbeat. Aidensfield is the fictional setting for TV's Heartbeat. The bird is the rhea " Nicholas Rhea (the pen name of former policeman Peter Walker) wrote the books on which Heartbeat is based. 4. The (inaugural) BBC Sports Personality of the Year. 5. The Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget. 6. Sugar. Sugar Ray Leonard. 'Sugar Sugar' by non- artists The Archies, The Apprentice presented by Sir Alan Sugar. 7. The rhinoceros. Surprisingly quick, they can reach speeds up 48kph. 8. 666. Blaise Pascal invented roulette (Bond's favourite game) " if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel they come to 666, the Number of the Beast as worshipped by Crowley. 9. Victor McLaglen. Played the traitor Gypo Nolan. 10. You can peg out in both games.