Radio 4 Quiz: What happened when a Russian artist encountered a polar bear?

What happened to Russian ice artist and explorer Galya Morrell during a close encounter with a polar bear? How long until we see shoes, bags and other products made from lab-grown leather in the shops? And if gambling on a coin toss where the only outcomes are to lose £10 or win ‘X’ amount, what would ‘X’ have to be for most people to find that gamble attractive?

Find the answers to these questions and more in this week's Radio 4 Quiz. Last week's answers can be found here. We'll post the answers to these questions in the comments section next week, unless you get there first.

1. What happened to Russian ice artist and explorer Galya Morrell during a close encounter with a polar bear?

2. How long until we see shoes, bags and other products made from lab-grown leather in the shops?

3. If gambling on a coin toss where the only outcomes are to lose £10 or win ‘X’ amount, what would ‘X’ have to be for most people to find that gamble attractive?

4. Where was John Bunyan’s allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress written? (8'58)

5. When appreciating his performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, how did eccentric poet Ivor Cutler ask his audience to applaud? (15'23)

6. Which political event inspired Queen Elizabeth I to write the poem The Doubt Of Future Foes? (13'36)

7. What process did Cecil Sharp compare his practice of collecting folk songs to? (14'54)

8. The biggest U.S pop hit of 1945, by The Andrews Sisters, was banned by some stations for mentioning what? (5'18)

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