All the following questions refer to events which occurred in April

 

Which current sovereign city state became a British crown colony in 1867?
Singapore

 

In 1948 the Faroe Islands gained autonomy from which country?
Denmark

 

In 2001, which was the first european country to legalise same-sex marriage?
Netherlands

 

Pianist and composer Scott Joplin, who died in April 1917, was famous for which type of music?
Ragtime

 

The following are all clues to the names of Game of Thrones characters with clues given on the series they appeared in:

 

A Mains Jetliner (Series 1-8)

Jaime Lannister

 

Lab Astronomy (Series 3-6)

Ramsey Bolton

 

Near Yearns Tragedy (Series 1-8)

Daenerys Targaryen

 

Win Transiently (Series 1-5)

Tywin Lannister

 

Interlaces Rinse (Series 1-8)

Cersei Lannister

 

Which public body was the UK's largest employer in 2017?

NHS (England)

 

In the Pokemon universe, which Pokemon has the #001 Pokedex number?

a) Ledyba b) Dugtrio c) Bulbasaur

c) Bulbasaur

 

Brian Jacks dominated the 1979 and 1980 editions of which BBC sports competition?

Superstars

 

Which 'B' is a native British tree which produces 'sloe' berries, often used in flavouring gin?

Blackthorn

 

The following are all anagrams of former coaches of the England national football team:

Craves Clement

Steve McClaren

 

Lay Frames

Alf Ramsey

 

Oven Ride

Don Revie

 

Goody Horns

Roy Hodgson

 

Clams Already

Sam Allardyce

 

Enters Bravely

Terry Venables

 

Capable Folio

Fabio Capello

 

One Wrongdoer

Which former English cricket captain appeared in the 2017-18 touring production of the musical Fat Friends by Kay Mellor?

Andrew Flintoff

 

Wimbledon 2017 was won by the 14th seed who surprisingly defeated Venus WIlliams in the final. Can you name her?

a) Daria Gavrilova b) Garbiñe Muguruza c) Svetlana Kuznetsova

b) Garbiñe Muguruza

 

Who became the first British athlete to win back to back golds at the Winter Olympics in 2018 following success at Sochi?