Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

Language

1. What do you call a group of bears? A sloth
2. “Spy”, “eye”, “hour” and “fibre” can all precede which word to make new words? Glass
3. The slang term ‘monkey’ is how much? £500
4. What is the study of mushrooms called? Mycology
5. The term “robot” was introduced in what form of literature (novel, play, short story, article, book, poem) by Czech writer, Karel Capek, in 1920? The play, RUR
6. Literally the study of whales, “Cetology” is the title of the 32nd chapter of what lengthy American novel? Moby-Dick

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.