1. Evelyn Waugh.

On the anniversary of his death, our writer, who had the privilege of editing Kington's columns for many years, reflects on his time at The Independent

1. Which chain of stores, founded by Sam Walton, began life in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962?

1. Walmart.

The bike was quite old, Jean said, but in its day it was top quality, and it was still in good working order. My curiosity was piqued. I was all ready to go and hire a bike for our fortnight's stay in northern Corsica, but Jean – the gruff but genial owner of the apartment we were renting – was having none of it.

How much would it cost to hire the Mavericks for your birthday party or wedding? That entirely fanciful idea was uppermost in the mind after a performance by the Nashville-based nine-piece that delivered such a sheer good time as to send the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall audience back out into the winter night glowing with exhilaration.

Unfrozen pipes at the best festival of the winter

1. Which philosopher (1889-1951) said: "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent"?

1. Ludwig Wittgenstein.

1. Seven, Fourteen and 26': works by which US composer (1912-1992)?