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Monday 1st June 1963

Self-rule for Kenya - celebrated as a national holiday: Madaraka Day

xHome-made biscuits, and children 'helping' with the

cookingx A

Honda Cub C90 motorbike - nippy

solution for getting about

Comptometer operators and how office life has

changed

Shaping Up - shapes and numbers puzzle Abide With Me x

Tuesday 2nd June 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at

Westminster Abbeyx

Dressmakers dummies and shop window mannequins - the

differences

Prisoners of War working on local farms and in the fields - story of an Italian

POW

Open University, a chance to study if you have determination to study independently

Cheers! Quiz about alcoholic drinks x The Flower of Scotland

Wednesday 3rd June 1945

Bill Paterson, Scottish film and television actor,

born

Bottles of Heinz Salad cream, a summer treat,

popular before mayonnaise

x

Austin A35 Countryman 'estate' van with side

windows - cars as 'run-abouts'

Going To The Seaside - Winning Entry in our

competitionx Colourful Emotions - for

example, purple with rage x Cockles and Mussels

Thursday 4th June 1910

Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, born

Cleaning the oven - a smelly messy job and no

one's favourite

Growing up and embarrassing moments -

first pint of beerx

Tintagel Castle and the new footbridge joining the two long separated

halves

Which Decade? Quiz about bands, singers and

songsRed Sails In The Sunset

Friday 5th June 1947Marshall Plan, aimed at

aiding post-war recovery in Europe, was agreed

Glamorous women in different eras, changing

views of what is glamorous

xCoach holidays in the UK - were, and still are, very

popularx

Helen Shapiro, wonderful singer with great fame

and popularity at a very young age

Girls' names starting with the letter C The British Grenadiers

Saturday 6th June 1975

Result of the first EEC Referendum announced -

UK stayed in Europe

The word ‘slacks’ as trousers for women, the many different types of trousers there are now

Playing a game of draughts - an enjoyable

pastime that doesn't have to be too competitive

x AArts & crafts holidays and a pottery class and trying to use a potter’s wheel

Opposite Ends - for example, North and

Southx Pink Toothbrush x

Sunday 7th June 1945Peter Grimes, opera by Benjamin Britten, first

performedx

Beryl Reid, English comedy actress of stage and

screen

Meeting prospective in-laws for the first time -

and those who are either dog or cat lovers

Learning to drive, and different kinds of gear

change in carsx The Midlands Quiz Has Anybody Here Seen

Kelly

1st - 7th June 2020

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Monday 8th June 1969

General Franco closes Spain's border with

Gibraltar - stays closed for 13 years

A new style of play, 'Look Back in Anger' written by 'The Angry Young Men' eg

John Osborne

Walking and rambling - not as easy as the years go by - a sit and a snack

on a walk

xGardens in June, usually

at their most colourful at this time of year

xTake-Away Puzzle - Chinese and Indian

takeaway mealsx A Lily Of Laguna

Tuesday 9th June 1964

Lord Beaverbrook, war-time politician and

owner of Daily Express, dies

British farm holidays, what we could do and what we

liked about themx

The Mercat Cross at Culross in Fife, market crosses in general and ancient Scottish burghs

Weather Vanes and I Spy books and how to be

observant when out and about

Left Or Right Quiz? - How well do you know

which is whichx On Mother Kelly's

Doorstep

Wednesday 10th June 1958

First parking meter in UK, and installed in London's Mayfair

Dressing up as a princess, the reality versus the myth of TV and film portrayals

Trainspotting - a trip to Liverpool Street Station

in London - B2 4-6-0 locomotives

Harvey Hadden Stadium, and naming buildings after famous people

General Knowledge Quiz Chattanooga Choo Choo x


John Constable, England's most

celebrated landscape painter, born

x A Stains and how to remove them x

Woodwork and metalwork and working with them and old tools

being passed down

Medals earned through active war or exemplary service and being proud

to wear them

Word Quiz - words beginning Str.... Climb Every Mountain x

Friday 12th June 1945

Pat Jennings, footballer and Northern Ireland

international goalkeeper, born

Tabloid press and the way they reported 'scandals', including the Profumo

Affair

Things you wished you had kept and turning down things you later

wanted - a gate-leg table

xDay Trip to Blackpool - Winning Entry in our

competitionx

Sitcom Puzzle - where were each of these

television comedies set?Transport Of Delight


Basil Rathbone, actor famous for playing

Sherlock Holmes, bornx A

Orchids, tropical, humid loving and exotic, and a good houseplant as easy

to keep alive!

xLiver and onions - A tasty nutritious dish, but one

that divides opinionx A

Prime Ministers during the 20th century - how many of them can you

recall?

Dream Time - words and expressions for falling

asleepHigh Hopes

Sunday 14th June 1982

Falklands War ends: Argentine troops surrender in Port

Stanley

Sir Alfred Munnings, famous artist and Royal

Academician, who painted horses

Dogs on a hound trail - a popular sport in Cumbria, Ireland and the Scottish

Borders

Sponge and custard - for some not a proper

pudding without the custard

Paired Up - example: Lost and Found x It's Illegal, It's Immoral Or

It Makes You Fat

8th - 14th June 2020


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Ella Fitzgerald, the ‘Queen of Jazz’ singer,

diesx A

Drying washing outside, but there can be rainy

wash days, even occasionally in June

Not liking to talk about how much you earn -

weekly wages and monthly salaries

Lighting up time, changing by a few minutes each

day, and the law re turning on car lights

Quiz all about towels Too Darn Hot x


Enoch Powell, controversial British

politician, born

Children's television programmes in the early

days of TVx

Electric cooker socket - electric kettles and

electric cookers

Glamorous Grandmother contests and other

contests at holiday camps

On The Farm - breeds of cows, sheep and pigs Widecombe Fair


Barry Manilow, popular American singer-songwriter, born

x AHome decor, plain, pale or patterned walls, and the

changing fashions

Playing 'pencil cricket' and the 'Owzthat' cricket

game

telephone operator - my first job, yet a friendly, happy and busy place

The Wedding Quiz - all about this great event x Copacabana


LP (Long Player) records introduced by Columbia

Recordsx

Summer Pudding and how to make one and the

abundance of soft fruit at this time of year

SS Canberra at Southampton - how ships

have got bigger, and cruise ships in general

xTrafficators - semaphore arms to signal right or

left turns in cars

Soft Drinks Quiz - which ones can you remember x Handy Man

Friday 19th June 1970Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister following

General Election

Postal service and the cost of stamps and speed of

delivery

Local dance bands - dances in social clubs and

village halls - asking someone for a dance

x

Being a teacher, hearing about pupils from family

members in small communities

Hot Off The Press - products of the printing

industryMr Tambourine Man


Errol Flynn, Hollywood swashbuckling, romantic

film actor, born

Cheese board or dessert - finishing a meal with sweet

or savoury flavoursx

Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway in north

Devon - funicular and cliff railways in general

Weddings in June, and trends in weddings

nowadaysx

Joan is organising a raffle for the fete - can you

help her?x A When

Sunday 21st June 1970

Brazil win the World Cup for the third time at final in Mexico, defeating

Italy

Grandad's pocket watch - often a treasured

possessionx

Student at university - Aberdeen University -

climate change and global warming

x

Picnics and going out in the new family car 1920s -

Winning Entry in our competition

x General Knowledge Quiz Flowers In The Rain

15th - 21st June 2020


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Monday 22nd June 1948

Windrush Generation: 800 immigrants arrive in

Britain from the Caribbean

Venice, a city of canals not roads and a memorable

holiday therex

Going horse racing at Chester - the city and the racecourse and

having a flutter

x

The smell and harshness of laundry soaps of old

and today's modern detergents

Makes Of Car - from which country?

Good Luck To The Barley Grow

Tuesday 23rd June 1940

Adam Faith, English teen idol singer and actor,

bornx

Telling tales and the different words used for

being a 'snitch'

Patent leather shoes compared to ordinary shoes - polishing shoes

and looking smart

x A

Ants - interesting and highly organised insects, but not welcome house

guests!

The 1954 Quiz - what happened in this year? What Do You Want x


Pablo Picasso, influential 20th century artist,

holds first exhibition in Paris

xLizards and geckos in hot countries, fun to watch

them in the evening lightx

Cycle race at a local country show - annual shows, fetes and field

days in general

Reel-to-reel tape recorders and recording messages for friends and

family

At The Seaside - in which county are each of these

east coast towns and resorts?

Speedy Gonzales

Thursday 25th June 1903 George Orwell, political

writer and novelist, born

Freckles - more of them in the sunshine and

something that is in and out of fashion

World War Two pillboxes. The Allan Williams gun

turret

Laurel and Hardy, popular and one of the great

comedy duo acts of the early 1900s

Sporting Quiz about tennis, table tennis and

badmintonx I Love You Because x

Friday 26th June 1914Laurie Lee, author of

'Cider With Rosie', born in Gloucestershire

Growing lettuces, and the frustration of seeing them

eaten by snailsx

Transporting coal: colliers (coal ships), exporting

coal, coal staithes, Sunderland Docks

Getting your pet portrait done, and often painted

from a photographx

As The Saying Goes - complete the well-known

phrasesx Yellow Rose Of Texas


Medical Research Council report confirms link between smoking

and lung cancer

Playing at being a nurse and other role play games

The traditional small, mixed farm - the sounds

and smells of the farmyard

Enjoying motorbike riding - Winning Entry in our

competitionx Sausages! Quiz all about

bangers x A We're A Couple Of Swells

Sunday 28th June 1918

William 'Willie' Whitelaw, Deputy

Leader of the Conservative Party, born

x

Sunday School Anniversary celebrations - annual event at Methodist and Baptist

Chapels

Going out for Sunday lunch, becoming a

tradition and having scampi and chips

x A

Cockerel - a colourful but noisy 'nature's alarm clock' and not enjoyed by

everyone

Word Puzzle - change one letter to make a new

wordSecond Hand Rose

22nd - 28th June 2020


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Iconic Vickers VC-10 airliner, with its four engines at the rear, makes maiden flight

x

Eye tests, the charts and technology and how they

have changed over the years

x

Morning routine - going to work, then retirement, alarm clocks and being

late for work

xHouse rabbits, and having

animals in the house generally

At The Greengrocers - what does Joan buy? Let There Be Love


Winston Graham, author of the Poldark novels set in Cornwall,

born

xSummer temperatures,

memories of long hot days when we were children

x

Dominoes - a game both of luck and some skill - playing dominoes in a

local pub

x A

Ingeniously converting properties including water mills, and living

near water

General Knowledge Quiz x Hi Lili Hi lo

Wednesday 1st July 1874

The brilliant invention of the commercial

typewriter first goes on sale

Tinned food, a good and economical way of making

food last longer

Catching a bus into town, and the pain of being

stood up for a first date

Where to go on holiday - holidays abroad and holidays in the UK

x Gardening Quiz - how green are your fingers? x It's Now Or Never x

Thursday 2nd July 1941

Noel Coward's comic play 'Blithe Spirit' opens

in London

Watermelon, a vibrant colourful and refreshing

fruit, seen in the UK years ago

Staying in a caravan at a holiday camp in North

Wales - the holiday camp shop

Wisteria, a wonderful plant again the wall of a house, takes a long time

to get established

In The Kitchen - six different ways to cook

meat

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

Friday 3rd July 1929

Research chemist at Dunlop Company

develops foam rubber by adding latex

Kitchen designs and changing kitchens from

serviceable kitchen units to the latest look.

x

Hay time - helping on a farm - the evocative

summer smell of mown grass and of fresh hay

Being able to enjoy fruit all year round, and

bananas in particular

Cadbury's Quiz - all things chocolate! x A Ye Banks And Braes

Saturday 4th July 1968

Alec Rose returns to Portsmouth after sailing round the world single-

handed

Honesty and the many other names for the plant

Lunaria Annua

Tap dancing - liked by some and not by others: firm opinions on different

forms of dance

Swimming in rivers - Winning Entry in our

competitionx Summertime - songs

about the summerMine Eyes Have Seen The

Glory x

Sunday 5th July 1954

The first live transmission of BBC

Television News broadcast

x

Full skirted dresses after the war and Dior’s

fashions described as ‘Such a New Look’,

Gentleman's Relish - a strongly tasting anchovy paste - an acquired taste

for some

x AWalking along coastal

paths, and walking in the countryside

West Country Puzzle - are these places in Devon

or Cornwall?Are You Sure

29th - 5th July 2020


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