You Won't Believe This

The number of bacterial species recently identified within an average belly button numbered 2,368.

Around half of those were new to science.

There are more life forms living on your skin than there are people on the planet.

A P.S.A.L.M. May 2016 South Gate Nugget submission

BBC children's programmes

Muffin the Mule, Andy Pandy, Bill and Ben

Which programme is the oldest?

Ladybird

Why do we call a ladybird a ladybird? First of all why the 'lady' and secondly why a 'bird'? And if you look up in the OED, the historical dictionary, its first record of the word 'ladybird', you'll find a 1674 glossary of southern English dialect. And the author describes how the dialect word 'bishop' is the southern English term for the little spotted beetle commonly called the Lady cow 'or the Lady-bird.' And then 'ladybug' followed, and eventually 'ladybird' settled. But bot terms are preceded by this 'cow-lady' and 'ladycow' which is even stranger than a ladybird. There is a parallel going back even further of 'God's cow', which may have been the same insect. Neither a bird nor a lady, if you start with the 'bird', there is some idea that it might be an alteration of 'budde', which in Middle English was applied to quite a few different forms of insect. However, it's generally considered that 'bird' was simply a reference to the bug's winged nature and its flying abilities. 'Lady', apparently refers to the seven spots of the Coccinella septempunctata, the common (UK) native ladybird, that is being threatened by the harlequin ladybird. The spots are said to symbolise the seven pains of the Virgin Mary in the RC faith, which involved the flight to Egypt and the crucifixion of Christ. And so 'ladybird' was simply 'Our Lady's bird.'

Henry The Eighth

September Golden Nugget

Comical chemical

Cosmetic surgery – can you work out this catchphrase?

Trivia Mixture

Name the superhero played by Paul Rudd

Star Wars first appeared in what decade?

Gareth Mallory is which Bond character?

Tom Hardy played which twins in Legend?

Michael Fassbender played which entrepreneur in a 2015 film?

Peter Capaldi is the 12th Doctor Who. Name the actor who played the previous incarnation.

Glastonbury was praised as a ‘festival of people, not governments or politicians’ by which spiritual leader?

Who made the following quote: I’ve had my right shoulder reconstructed, my right knee and left knee operated on and my thumbs hurt! 

True or False?

Thirteen days disappeared when the UK adopted the Gregorian calendar

T/F

An apple, onion and potato all taste the same

T/F

There are in excess of 15,000 different kinds of rice

T/F 

Teasers for Tea Time 5

Teasers for Tea Time 4

Teasers for Tea Time 3

Teasers for Tea Time 2

Teasers for Tea Time 1

A P.S.A.L.M. February Golden Nugget

Pop Charity Records

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir’s A Bridge Over You secured the UK’s official Christmas No 1 spot.
Proceeds from the NHS choir’s single will go to health charities including Carers UK and Mind.

Another charity song released by Ferry Aid in 1987 made No 1 in the UK chart. However, what was the name of the song they covered?

Do You Know?

What are Pixy, Alfred and Farmingdale types of?

A Greek Mythology DYK?

Midas was given what by Apollo for judging Pan to be a better musician than him?

A Presidential DYK?

Gerald Ford is the only man to become Vice President and President of the USA without being elected to either post.

Can you work out this maths problem?

6+4 = 210

9+2 = 711

8+5 = 313

5+2 = 37

7+6 = 113

9+8 = 117

10+6 = 416

15+3 = 1218