Easter: Start of a new season
Easter weekend, which traditionally kicks off the summer season for pubs, is only a couple of weeks away.
The biting wind in recent days might have been cold enough to quick-chill a lasagne, but connoisseurs of the British weather will be aware how suddenly that can all change.
Good Friday could easily be a hot cross bun of a day, so it's time to make sure your garden is in shape to lure in the family trade.
And if the weather turns nasty, how about a special quiz night to warm up the synapses? A Easter-themed round should go like a bunny down a hole - and here's some questions for you, kindly donated by Pawprint.
Easter quiz round
- Which 40-day period of prayer and penance ends on Easter Sunday? (Lent)
- With its famous stone heads, in which sea or ocean is Easter Island? (The Pacific)
- What "S" is a rich plum cake traditionally eaten at Easter? (Simnel)
- Which Scottish football team play their home games at Easter Road in Edinburgh? (Hibernian)
- What name is given to the tokens traditionally handed out to chosen subjects by the Queen on the day before Good Friday? (Maundy Money)
- In which city did the 1916 Easter Rising take place? (Dublin)
- Which 1948 film, starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, had the word Easter in the title? (Easter Parade)
- Name either of the two Northern Ireland politicians who shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize for the Good Friday Agreement. (John Hume or David Trimble)
- Which group, shortly after replacing their lead singer Derek Dick (aka Fish), had a 1990 top 40 hit called Easter? (Marillion)
- The name Easter is derived from Eostre, the Anglo Saxon Goddess of what season? (Spring)
Tie Break: In which year were Cadbury's Creme Eggs launched? (1923)
For more information about Pawprint's general or themed quizzes contact Ric Cooper on 01903 714121 or e-mail evpnaqfuneba@ubgznvy.pb.hx
