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Barrow Voice

www.barrowvoice.co.uk    First Publised 1975
Issue 163 Spring 2021
3,234 copies published quarterly and delivered FREE to all households in Barrow upon Soar

Easter Quizzes

EASTER QUIZ
by Becky Hodkinson

1) Traditional meat for Easter (4) (4)
2) Chocolate ova (6) (4)
3) You do not need to wear a pink jacket for this (6) (3) (4)
4) 1885, first made for royalty (7) (3)
5) Enjoyed on Good Friday (3) (5) (4)
6) Marzipan cooked in the middle and 11 balls on top (6) (4)
7) Festive headgear (6) (6)
8) Originally tossed over from Greece (8)
9) 1847, the year Britain first made …… (9)
10) Children enjoy creating model of Gethsemane (6) (6)
11) And they sometimes colour their breakfast? (7) (4)
12) Fat Tuesday is better known as? (5) (4)
13) 1948 Fred Astaire film (6) (6)
14) Spread on the road to Jerusalem (4) (6)
15) Shrove Tuesday festivities (8)
16) Generous U.S. Coney distributes chocolate eggs (6) (5)
17) Roman who washed his hands (7) (6)
18) Christ’s final meal with his friends (3) (4) (6)
19) The cost of betrayal (6) (6) (2) (6)
20) The start of Lent (3) (9)

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1) Traditional meat for Easter (Roast Lamb)
2) Chocolate ova (Easter Eggs)
3) You do not need to wear a pink jacket for this (Easter Egg Hunt)
4) 1885, first made for royalty (Faberge Egg)
5) Enjoyed on Good Friday (Hot Cross Buns)
6) Marzipan cooked in the middle and 11 balls on top (Simnel Cake)
7) Festive headgear (Easter Bonnet)
8) Originally tossed over from Greece (Pancakes)
9) 1847, the year Britain first made…… (Chocolate)
10) Children enjoy creating model of Gethsemane (Easter Garden)
11) And they sometimes colour their breakfast? (Painted Eggs)
12) Fat Tuesday is better known as? (Mardi Gras)
13) 1948 Fred Astaire film (Easter Parade)
14) Spread on the road into Jerusalem (Palm Leaves)
15) Shrove Tuesday festivities (Carnival)
16) Generous U.S. Coney distributes chocolate eggs (Easter Bunny)
17) Roman who washed his hands (Pontius Pilate)
18) Christ’s final meal with his friends (The Last Supper)
19) The cost of betrayal (Thirty Pieces of Silver)
20) The start of Lent (Ash Wednesday)

Wear your Easter bonnets, get onto Zoom and have fun with your friends and family as you test each other with this ‘hats quiz’.



Differnt Types of Hats Quiz
By Becky Hodkinson




1) Will you wear this at an American game? (8) (3)
2) Svengali seduced her (6)
3) This shades the Mexican sun (8)
4) Soft felt hat made famous by Sarah Bernhardt (6)
5) Not the batsman (6)
6) …… and tails (3) (3)
7) To neaten the corners? (5)
8) For wearing on the canal? (6)
9) Very thirsty cowboy? (3) (6) (3)
10) For when you receive a degree in brick-laying (11)
11) For wearing on the river (6)
12) It will keep your hair dry (8) (3)
13) “Voudrais-vous acheter mes oignons?” (5)
14) Did John Bunyan wear one? (7) (3)
15) Flappers wore this or covered their seedlings with it (6)
16) Grasshopper wear (7) (3)
17) Worn since 1875 to protect Peelers (10) (6)
18) Elementary my dear Watson (11)
19) As worn by the comic T.C.? (3)
20) W.C. wore this (7)

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1) Will you wear this at an American game (Baseball Cap)
2) Svengali seduced her (Trilby)
3) This shades the Mexican sun (Sombrero)
4) Soft felt hat made famous by Sarah Bernhardt (Fedora)
5) Not the batsman (Bowler)
6) …… and tails (Top Hat)
7) To neaten the corners? (Mitre)
8) For wearing on the canal? (Panama)
9) Very thirsty cowboy (Ten Gallon Hat)
10) For when you receive a degree in brick-laying (Mortarboard)
11) Wearing on the river (Boater)
12) It will keep your hair dry (Swimming Cap)
13) “Voudrais-vous acheter mes oignons?” (Beret)
14) Did John Bunyan wear one? (Pilgrim hat)
15) Flappers wore this or covered their seedlings with it (Cloche)
16) Grasshopper wear (Cricket Cap)
17) Worn since 1875 to protect Peelers (Policeman’s Helmet)
18) Elementary my dear Watson (Deerstalker)
19) As worn by the comic T.C.? (Fez)
20) W.C. wore this (Homburg)

        

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