QUESTIONS

Q: Was there once a pub in Ireland that doubled as an undertakers? What other unusual multi-purpose pubs are there? Edward Downes, Falmouth, Cornwall. Q: Why do house sparrows pick holes in or pull off the yellow petals from primroses and pansies? They’re not interested in any other colours. Elizabeth Wright, Eastbourne, E. Sussex. Q: Why did the Nazi Adolf Eichmann make a secret visit to Palestine in 1937? Tim Judd, Salford.