QUESTIONS

Q : Has a theatre understudy ever gone on to outshine the main star?

Peter Smith, Durham.

Q : What instrument produced the distinctive sound that signalled the end of John Craven’s Newsround?

Lorraine Forbes, Eastbourne, E. Sussex.

Q : Why was a gun once fired daily at 1pm in Liverpool? When did this practice end?

Sylvia Malvern, Aylesbury, Bucks.