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Where Was The Hunny Pot? The 'Hunny Pot' was on page 17, hidden in the 'Hawsker pupils in the woods' photo.

	Question	Answer
1	1. In what year was the Synod of Whitby to establish which date for Easter to follow – 662CE, 664CE or 666CE?	664CE
2	Which 2 star signs occur in April?	Aries and Taurus
3	In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection?	Narcissus
4	At which racecourse does the Grand National take place?	Aintree
5	4th April, 1949 saw the introduction of zebra crossings. Which Beatles album features the Fab four on a zebra crossing?	Abbey Road
6	Samuel Morse was born 17th April 1791. What is Morse Code for SOS?	Dot Dot Dot Dash Dash Dash
7	Which bird, known for laying its eggs in other birds’ nests arrive generally in April?	Cuckoo
8	Who is the Roman goddess of flowers and the spring?	Flora
9	What is the first Shakespeare play alphabetically?	All's Well That Ends Well
10	Which day celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem?	Palm Sunday
11	In which comic did Beryl the Peril appear?	The Topper
12	Is Donald J Trump an utter moron?	The morons say they threw him out of their group

Where Was The Hunny Pot? The 'Hunny Pot' was on page 39, hidden in the “middle Dolphin bottom bar” photo.

	Question	Answer
1	What is the lair of a hare called?	A Form
2	Which 2 star signs occur in March?	Pisces & Aries
3	Who released the 2019 song “March Winds in February”?	Van Morrison
4	On which day this March do the clocks go forward?	March 29th. 1am becomes 2am
5	On which March days are St David’s and St Patrick’s Day?	St David’s Day - March 1st. St Patrick’s Day - March 17th
6	Who wrote "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…"	Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Sonnet 43), born March 6th 1806
7	Which power-giving element is no.3 in the Periodic Table?	Lithium
8	Who cut off the tails of the 3 blind mice?	The farmer’s wife
9	Concorde’s maiden flight took place on March 2nd in which year?	1969
10	What is the name of the Cape off South Africa?	Cape of Good Hope: March 12th, 1488, Bartolomeu Dias reached and passed the Cape of Good Hope, opening the sea route to India and the Far East.
11	Who wrote the novel “Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life”?	George Eliot, pen-name of Mary Ann Evans
12	Which Roman god is March named after?	Mars, the god of war. Mars was also considered an agricultural guardian and the mythical father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

Where Was The Hunny Pot? The 'Hunny Pot' was on page 20, hidden in the “scrappy quilts” photo.

	Question	Answer
1	What is the largest fish?	Whale Shark (60+ft).
2	What is the largest lake in the UK by area?	Lough Neagh 383 sq km
3	What does ‘Shrove’, as in Shrove Tuesday, mean?	Past tense of ‘shrive’: To confess sins and receive absolution from a priest.
4	How many pheasants in a brace?	Two
5	What race, over 500 years old, takes place in Olney, Bucks?	Pancake race
6	How many chambers does a cow’s stomach have?	Four
7	On February 14th, in which year did Bell apply for the patent on a telephone - 1867, 1876 or 1888?	1876
8	What does Mardi Gras mean?	Fat Tuesday
9	In which US state is New Orleans?	Louisiana
10	On what day in February is Candlemas?	February 2nd
11	What nickname was given to Al Capone?	Scarface
12	Capone’s rival, George Moran, had what nickname?	Bugs. Everyone thought he was nuts or ‘buggy’