Questions about travel locations around the world.

Published: 1st June 2021

 

Questions

1) Who was the Spanish architect who died in June 1926 and designed the Park Guell in Barcelona?

 

2) Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 in which war?

 

3) Born in June 1956, for what has Patricia Cornwell become famous?

 

4) In June 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged in Massachusetts for what crime?

 

5) The first Boat Race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge took place in June of which year? a) 1829 b) 1849 c) 1869

 

Published: 29th May 2021

 

Questions

1) Which religious organisation was founded by George Fox in 1650?

 

2) Who was Prime Minister immediately before Margaret Thatcher?

 

3) The collective noun for Starlings is what?

 

4) In mythology who was the Greek Goddess of Love?

 

5) How did the 70s Scottish group Bay City Rollers choose their name?

 

6) Verbo is a phobia about what?

 

7) The Zambezi river forms one of the borders between which two countries in Africa?

Published: 28th May 2021

 

Here are a series of clues to famous people whose birthday is in May. I’ve given their birthday along with the answers below.

Clue

1)Prolific singer/songwriter whose first solo album was Bella Donna

 

2) Comedian, TV writer, author and most other roles in entertainment. Wrote ‘The Young Ones’ amongst many other shows

 

3) Lead singer of the Celtic pop rock group which includes her two sisters and brother.

 

4) Red haired English retail consultant and broadcaster.

 

Published 25th May 2021

 

Below are a series of 3 events from a particular year, but can you work out which? I suggest 2 points for the correct year and 1 point if you're only one year out.

I've repeated the clues below along with the answers.

 

Clues

1) A series of bombings hit the egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh with over 80 killed.

Hurricane Katrina hit the US Gulf coast killing over a thousand people and causing over $100 billion in damage.

Liverpool FC won the UEFA Champions league beating AC Milan