Running

I run past the Canada geese and across the bridge at sunrise and stare at the gentle pinkness of the sky over the river. I pass the palace and reach the Green, white with frost and seagulls, and it is then that I notice how cold my ears are.

Quiz

On Monday, some friends and I did a quiz and each person had to take it in turns to be quizmaster and read out their questions. My questions were not good quiz questions as they were mostly too hard for people. But here they are, in case anyone wants to attempt them:

1. Where in the UK would you find Sandy Balls?
2. Tölva is an Icelandic portmanteau, combining the Icelandic words for "number" and "prophetess". What does it mean in English?
3. What do wild service and chequers have in common?
4. Name one of the two locations in the UK you would find a frog clock that blows bubbles.
5. If you have actirasty, what are you aroused by?
6. Where is the deepest underground station?
7. Which station in London has the most escalators?
8. In what year was the Amiga released?
9. What item of food was advertised in the computer game, Zool?
10. Magpie Lane in Oxford, Parsons Street in Banbury, and Grape Lane in Whitby all used to be called what?