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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
Wednesday 15th April 1955
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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Monday 20th April 1924
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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Monday 27th April 1999
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
Wednesday 29th April 2011
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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