Again this year, each month we’re posing five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. As before, they’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers – so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as having a bit of fun.

Music

1. Queen guitarist Brian May is also an expert in what scientific field?
2. What is the correct name for a metallophone with tuned keys?
3. Which German composer wrote the famous composition Ode to Joy which is the official anthem of the European Union?
4. In Tudor times, which English composer and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal was repeatedly fined for recusancy?
5. Peter and the Wolf is described as a “symphonic fairy tale for children”. Who composed it?

Answers will be posted in 2 weeks time.