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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’

Where Was The Hunny Pot? The 'Hunny Pot' was on page 38, in the Baytown gifts advert. (BY THE SMUGGLER'S FEET)

	Question	Answer
1	Which two star signs appear in January?	Capricorn & Aquarius
2	Which date in January is “Burns Night”	25th
3	How many swords make up the interwoven symbol used by the Goathland Plough Stots?	6
4	What day in January will Epiphany be?	6th
5	What were the names of the 3 Magi who visited Bethlehem?	Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar.
6	Which British King was executed on January 30th 1649?	Charles 1st
7	The UK officially left the EU on January 31st in which year?	2020
8	Captain Robert Scott reached the South Pole on January 17th, 2012. Was his middle name Peregrine, Merlin or Falcon?	Falcon
9	Which band had a single called “White Winter Hymnal” in 2008?	Fleet Foxes
10	Who was the first crowned Queen of England?	Mary
11	"Twelfth Night Cake” contained one dried vegetable. Whoever found it in their slice would be crowd King or Queen for the rest of the day/night. Which dried vegetable was used?	Bean or pea.
12	After which Roman god is January named?	Janus, god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings

Where Was The Hunny Pot? The 'Hunny Pot' was on page 7, in the Baytown Stores advert. (in the kiosk window)

	Question	Answer
1	Including Rudolph, how many reindeer does Santa have?	9
2	Who wrote the original book “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”?	Dr Seuss
3	What did ‘my true love’ give on the 9th day of Christmas?	Nine Ladies Dancing
4	In ‘A Christmas Carol’, who was Scrooge’s former partner?	Jacob Marley
5	What are the traditional names of the three magi that visited Jesus in Bethlehem?	Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar.
6	“Devils on Horseback” - what is wrapped in bacon?	Dates or Prunes
7	On what day in December is the winter solstice?	21st
8	What animal is represented as Capricorn in the zodiac?	Goat or Goat-Fish
9	Which saint’s feast day falls on Boxing Day?	St Stephen
10	In which modern country is Bohemia, home of King Wenceslaus?	Czechia
11	Who is Kris Kringle better known as?	Santa Claus
12	According to the song, we won’t go until we’ve got some what?	Figgy Pudding