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Week WS The Way We Were WS That's Life WS Over To You WS Quiz WS Singalong WS
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
Thursday 11th June 1776
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
Saturday 13th June 1892
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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Monday 15th June 1996
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
Tuesday 16th June 1912
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
Wednesday 17th June 1943
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
Thursday 18th June 1948
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
Saturday 20th June 1909
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
Wednesday 24th June 1901
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
Saturday 27th June 1957
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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Monday 29th June 1962
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
Tuesday 30th June 1908
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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