Published: 20th May 2021

Below are a series of statements and all you have to do is decide whether they are true or false. If the statement is false I've also added the correct answer in brackets, good luck!

Questions:

1) The group Boney M took their name from an Australian detective series from the 70s?

2) Cyclophobia is the fear of bicycles.

3) Richard Hannay was a character from the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’.

4) Antisepsis was discovered in 1865 by Alexander Fleming.

Questions:

1) What was the name of the Scottish musican who shot to fame in 2021 with a version of the sea shanty Wellerman?

2) Ella Henderson teamed up with which British musican on the UK Top 10 track 'Let's Go Home Together' released in February 2021?

3) Which Welsh singer broke chart records in April 2021 when he became the oldest male artist to achieve a UK Number One album with 'Surrounded by Time'?

Published: 13th May 2021

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Questions

1) What is the name of the bitter orange flavoured Italian aperitif?

2) According to the proverb, ‘All roads lead to….’ where?

Published: 8th May 2021

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

Clue

1) Playwright born in 1934, famous for his ‘Talking Heads’ and ‘Lady in the Van’ amongst many other works.

2) Former sprinter who was 100 metres Olympic gold medallist at Moscow in 1980.

3) British comedian born in 1973 and married to Rachel Parris who in his younger days was a podium dancer.

Published: 6th May 2021

Questions

1) ‘I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens’ is a quote attributed to which comedian/film director/writer one of whose early films was ‘Sleeper’

2) What is the name of the Polish trade union founded in 1980 by shipyard workers?

3) According to Jewish folklore, Lilith was the first wife of which biblical character?

4) As of May 2021, who is Leader of the House of Commons?