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Monday 6th April 1926 Ian Paisley, Northern

Ireland politician, born x End of the financial year, and sorting out your taxes

Asking someone out for the first time - a first date - getting ready - going to the cinema

x Funny street names, including Teapot Alley

At The Playground - quiz about children's' games

and playground equipment

It's Over

Tuesday 7th April 1941

Gordon Kaye, comedy actor famous for 'Allo,

Allo', born

The new NHS - a leader in its field. Paying for

prescriptions and dental treatment

The skill of drawing and sketching - catching the mood and character of a

person

x A

Adverts that play with words - Drinka Pinta

Milka Day, Beanz Meanz Heinz etc.

x Maths Quiz Charmaine

Wednesday 8th April 1972

Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, scores century for West Indies on Test

debut

Frogspawn, tadpoles and wildlife in general x

Managers and workers - bowler hats and flat caps - working in a joiners' shop

xWrens, Britain's smallest bird but also the most

common bird

By Any Other Name - alternative names for

objectsx Whistle While You Work x

Thursday 9th April 2005

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles

marry in Windsorx Simnel cake and foods for

Easter x

Spinning push-handle ashtray - the smell of cigarette ash and stale

beer in a pub

Morny French Fern toiletries and preferring flowery or green grass

type smells

General Knowledge Quiz The Mist Covered Mountains

Friday 10th April 1929 Mike Hawthorn, British

racing driver, bornNational Service

(Peacetime Conscription)

Holiday express train on a Good Friday -

Waterloo to Devon - King Arthur class 4-6-0

Ballroom dancing and doing the waltz, and enjoying the rumba

As The Saying Goes - complete these well-

known phrasesx Pennsylvania 6-5000

Saturday 11th April 1951 Stone of Scone replaced

at Arbroath Abbey

Painted eggs - an Easter tradition especially in

Eastern Europe

Double-yolked eggs and using eggs in cooking and

baking

Chocolate Krispie nests - a tasty and popular

Easter treat and traditionx

Matching Pairs - for example, King - Queen,

Sister - BrotherPoppa Piccolino

Sunday 12th April 1954

Bill Haley and The Comets record 'Rock Around The Clock'

x A

Easter Sunday - sense of spring is here, winter has

gone - sunny days and spring flowers

x

Camping in the Lake District - climbing the

Bowder Stone in Borrowdale

School rules about when to wear winter uniform and summer uniform

Spring Flowers - which of these flower in

springtime?x Rock Around The Clock x

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Monday 13th April 1829

Roman Catholic Relief Act - an important step in Catholic emancipation

Creosote and wood preservatives - messy to

usex

Playing golf - a popular sport for many people and the skills needed to

play well

x

Do books such as the Just William books

encourage children to behave badly?

Who Makes What? x Dancing Cheek To Cheek

Tuesday 14th April 1931 First Highway Code

introduced for motorists x A Latin names for plants, and classification of species

Buying new sandals and shoes - wearing them in - shoes that are a bit tight

or pinch

Fabergé eggs, luxurious and priceless Easter gifts for the wife of the Tsar

Songs From The Musicals April In Paris


First of the McDonald's franchised restaurant

chain opens in USx

Traditional libraries were full of books and

atmosphere - now they are full of computers

A.E.I. factory at Thorne in South Yorkshire -

working in a factory - local industries

Female comedians - Gert and Daisy - created by

comedians Elsie & Doris Waters

On Top Of The World - quiz about ascent of

Everest by Hillary and Norgay

The Teddy Bear's Picnic x

Thursday 16th April 1939 Dusty Springfield, English

pop singer, born

Feather icing - easier than it looks and give a professional finish

x

The smell of toilet cleaner compared to the smell of a toilet: smells

both good and bad

xThe man from the Pru - door to door insurance

collectors

The 'L' Puzzle - add the letter 'L' to make a new

wordHole In The Ground x

Friday 17th April 1940

John McCririck, horse-racing pundit, journalist

and television personality, born

Black Country rhyme about men washing up

MG TF 1500 sports car - classic British sports cars

of the 1950s

Lucozade - once just for convalescents, now a

'sports drink'.x

Compass Challenge - points of the compass and directions puzzle

x A The Isle Of Innisfree

Saturday 18th April 1930

BBC Radio News announces 'there is no

news this evening'

Light coloured shoes, and difficulty in keeping them

cleanx

Bagpipes and tartan - Scotland for residents and visitors - national caricatures, in general

x'Hands on' museums, and

the differences with museums nowadays

x General Knowledge Quiz x On Top Of Old Smokey

Sunday 19th April 1933 Jayne Mansfield,

American actress, born x Sweet cigarettes - popular years ago but not now

Playing chess - using a chess clock, and one

player being particularly competitive

A

Being given a penknife and carrying it -

commonplace years ago, not allowed now

Scottish Castles Michael Row The Boat Ashore



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Leslie Phillips, comedy actor famous for 'The

Navy Lark', bornx

Getting family portraits or portraits of couples during

WW1 taken in studiosx

Swearing, and the different views on men and women swearing - 'Mind your Ps and Qs'

Novelty and souvenir tea towels - helping with the washing and drying up!

x At The Newsagents Goodnight Irene

Tuesday 21st April 1945

Song 'We'll Gather Lilacs' in new Ivor Novello musical,

'Perchance To Dream'

x ABall games and the types of different ones for girls

and boys

Yellowhammers - the song of these favourite

birds - saying about gorse and kissing

Slang and informal names for pre-decimal coins and

notesx

The Painting Puzzle - questions about painting

and decorating

We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring

Wednesday 22nd April 1916

Yehudi Menuhin, world renowned violinist, born

in New York

String pictures, an unusual decor fad in the 1970s

Motoring and being a member of the RAC or

the AAx

Snoring, and how effective are the many and varied remedies?

The Lucky Puzzle x April In Portugal

Thursday 23rd April 1927

Cardiff City win FA Cup, the only Welsh side ever

to do so

Witch bottles, a strange superstition to protect people from witchcraft

Burning the toast - smoke alarms - the

importance of fire safetyx

Police whistles and the Acme Thunderer that

emits a really loud piercing sound

Which one of each of these pairs of phrases

sounds right? x Bell Bottom Blues x

Friday 24th April 1942

Barbra Streisand, singer and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York

High heeled shoes, and the freedom not to have to

wear them

Playing the piano - women as primary

school teachers - school assemblies and hymns

What were you scared of when you were a child,

and why?

Whatever The Weather - quiz about different types

of weather Get Happy

Saturday 25th April 1873

Walter de la Mare, poet and writer of stories for

children, bornx A Brass rubbing in churches,

once a popular hobby x A

Playing local league football - then going to a

social club and playing table football

xThree wise monkeys -

see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

Bathroom Puzzle - find six items in the

bathroomx Standing On The Corner

Sunday 26th April 1564

William Shakespeare, England's national poet and playwright, baptised

The irresistible smell of coffee beans roasting and

other evocative smellsx A

Package holidays, started in the 1950s - and Eagle

Airways with Vickers Viking aeroplane

International football matches. Scotland

qualifying and missing out in the World Cup

Which material are these? - Glass, metal or

wood?Swinging On A Star x



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Death of Lancashire and England cricketer, Cyril

Washbrookx

Talking about the weather - a very British habit

whatever the weather!x

Roller Skates: showing off on them is often

followed by hurt pride

Using the bagwash - a laundry that washed heavy white items without drying or

pressing

How many words can you make from the letters in the words

'Daily Sparkle'?

x A Big Bad John x

Tuesday 28th April 1947

Thor Heyerdahl and five crew set off from Peru on Kon-Tiki Expedition

Checking your change, and small coins when out

shopping

Doing crosswords - different views on cryptic

crosswords - solving a crossword clue

x

Eurovision hits and the Eurovision song contest and buying a compilation

LP of them

In Which Decade? History quiz Hello Mary Lou


Catherine Middleton marries Prince William at Westminster Abbey

xEnjoying home movies, cine films and family

memoriesx

More young people going to university -

Birmingham University and final exams

Hedgehogs - feeding them and a learning experience for a cat

x General Knowledge Quiz x That Lucky Old Sun

Thursday 30th April 1975

Fall of Saigon - Viet Cong overrun the city - last American troops pull

out

Cucumber - cool and fresh or 'good for

nothing'?

Talyllyn Railway - holidays in Wales - volunteering

on preserved steam railways

xNew front door, points

to consider when choosing

The Money Quiz - questions about British

notes and coinsUnderneath The Arches

Friday 1st May 1851

Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition in

Crystal Palace, Hyde Park

Bloomers, and other garments named after

people

Keeping a cat - cats compared to dogs - children soon losing

interest in a pet

xMay Day celebrations,

processions, carnival and May Queen

Cities A To Z - help Alan sort his travel books Poor Old Joe

Saturday 2nd May 1949

Alan Titchmarsh, gardener and TV presenter, born

Transistor radios, changing the way people listened to

the radio

A modern wedding in a country-house hotel -

unusual transport: 1957 London Taxi cab

Going on safari and seeing wild animals, like

giraffes, close up

Floral Names - which six girls' names are flowers

or plants?x South Of The Border

Sunday 3rd May 1950Mary Hopkin, Welsh pop singer, who worked with

Paul McCartney, bornx A

Kingfisher, colourful and beautiful British bird, though rarely seen

x

Mending clothes, using a darning mushroom - compared to today's throw-away society

Toolshed - not just a tool store but a place to

spend time inx

The Older Puzzle - which of each of these pairs is

older?Those Were The Days x

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