“If you see me on the scaffolding of a house under construction … I’m Mario Fagiolo. If, instead, you see me belly up in the field, tickling the clouds with a blade of grass between my teeth, make no ...

One of my gigs here in Washington DC was, just a few days ago, at the Kennedy Center (a cultural centre launched by President Eisenhower, supported by JFK and eventually becoming a memorial to him).

The quiz, set by Tony Lurcock of Oxford, is for entertainment rather than for competition. It has been set without use of the internet; readers are encouraged to follow suit, to exercise their ...