A Life in a Quiz - My Grandmother

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1. My grandmother was born in 1898. How could she be described? An Edwardian A Victorian A Georgian An Elizabethan

2. There are several alternatives to the word "Grandmother". We used the name of the Darling family pet in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan". What did I call my grandmother? Nanny Grandma Nana Granny

3. The family comes from The Potteries area of North Staffordshire. The local delicacy is the oatcake. What is it? A small muffin A small, flat cookie A large, thin, flat pancake A "cut and come again" large cake

4. As a young woman, my grandmother was apprenticed to a dressmaker but the outbreak of the First World War intervened and she went to work in a "pot bank" in Etruria, a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. Which firm did she work for? Dresden Royal Doulton Wedgwood Spode

5. Potteries employed many skilled workers - my grandmother was a gilder, painting gold decoration on to fine china. A less-skilled job was the "saggar maker's bottom knocker". Which 1950s television programme made this job famous? Take Your Pick What's My Line? Double Your Money Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?

6. My grandmother never travelled out of the United Kingdom but enjoyed holidays by the sea, especially the South Coast. Which of her holiday destinations is NOT on the South Coast? Brighton Bournemouth Scarborough Torquay

7. One of my grandmother's hobbies was knitting which she would do while watching television. Which of these shows featured the famous actor who modelled the sweater for P and B Wools pattern no 958 in the 1950s? The Persuaders Ivanhoe All of them The Saint

8. In retirement, my grandparents moved to be closer to us in St Annes-on-Sea, a rather sedate seaside town in Lancashire. In the 1960s and 70s it boasted a small theatre, the Ashton Pavilion, where my grandmother and I saw a famous Henry VIII and Avenger bare all in a production of "Abelard and Heloise" in 1970. Who were they? Ray Winstone and Honor Blackman Sid James and Linda Thorson Charles Laughton and Joanna Lumley Keith Michell and Diana Rigg

9. One of my grandmother's favourite singers was the Irish tenor, Josef Locke. Who did he ask to hear his song in 1947? Viennetta Violetta Lizabetta Violina

10. My grandmother was called Edith but acquired another name in 1950 when my mother forgot her real one. She shared this name with the authoress of "Rebecca", "Jamaica Inn" and "Frenchman's Creek." What did my mother call her? Barbara Iris Daphne Georgette