1) In March 1983 Bob Hawke was appointed as prime minister of which country?

 

2) Michelle Bachelet was inaugurated as the first female president of which South American country?

 

3) In 2011 an earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami which killed thousands of people and also caused the second worst nuclear accident when which power plant was affected?

 

4) Born in 1916 in Huddersfield, which politician went on to be Prime Minister of two Labour governments and represented Ormskirk and later Huyton as an MP?

 

 

Questions

1) The album ‘Rubber Soul’ was by which group?

 

2) Known as Venus to the Romans and Freya to Norsemen, what was the goddess known as to the Greeks?

 

3) What type of animal is an Oryx?

 

4) The term GCHQ refers to what?

 

5) What Cabinet post was held by Denis Healey, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Nigel Lawson and John Major?

 

6) ‘And so to bed’ is a quotation from which famous diarist?

 

 

Questions

1) The oldest pub in Britain, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, is situated in which English city?

 

2) What is the largest totally freshwater lake in the world?

 

3) Kevin Rowlands was the lead singer and founding member of which group?

 

4) What is the name for the tough fibrous flexible connective tissue that links bones together?

 

5) Which composer’s principal works were the opera ‘Porgy and Bess’ and Rhapsody in Blue for piano?

 

 

Here are a series of clues to famous people, past or present, whose birthday is in February. I’ve placed their birthday along with the answers below.

 

Clues

1) British sailor and the most successful olympic sailor ever.

 

2) Radio 2 presenter born in Glasgow in 1951. Where would we be without our daily dose of ‘Popmaster’

 

3) Born in Feb 1901 and died in 1960 but “Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn”.

 

4) American singer known for ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ amongst many others.

 

Questions

1) In February 1502 which Portuguese explorer set sail from Lisbon on his second voyage to India?

 

2) In 1964 four thieves stole which iconic painting by Munch from the National Gallery of Norway?

 

3) Born in Feb 1969 Steve Backley was a former world record holder in which olympic event?

 

4) He was one of the best goalkeepers England has ever produced and played in the 1966 World Cup final, and died in February 2019