July Newsletter 2025 Part Three

July 2025 Newsletter quiz. Food this month

1. Which type of seafood is famous in Whitstable, Kent?

2. Which Leicestershire cheese has distinctive blue veins and strong flavour?

3. What foods is Melton Mowbray famous for?

4. Which traditional dessert consists of layers of sponge cake, jam, custard and whipped cream, sometimes topped with almonds?

5. Which fruit is traditionally used in a Bakewell tart?

6. Which Scottish dessert is made of whipped cream, whisky, honey and raspberries, often mixed with toasted oatmeal?

7. Which biscuit is known for its distinctive dotted pattern and Scottish origin?

8. Which British King supposedly introduced the first Christmas turkey?

9. What dish made from poached haddock, rice and eggs has its roots in Indian cuisine?

10. Which classic 19TH – century condiment is made from Malt vinegar, molasses, tamarind and various spices?

June 2025 Newsletter Quiz Answers

1. In the film ‘Hunt for Red October’, what was Red October?

a. A submarine

2. What is the name of the Royal Church in London?

a. Westminster Abbey

3. What three letter cleaning tool is used to clear up a wet floor?

a. Mop

4. There were 240 of these in the pre- decimal currency?

a. Penny

5. What is two days behind tomorrow?

a. Yesterday

6. A firearm that could also describe going round and round?

a. Revolver

7. What drink was created in the 1880s by the American pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas?

a. Doctor Pepper

8. What is a large cave or chamber in a cave called?

a. Cavern

9. Empire, Gala, Golden delicious are all types of what?

a. Apple

10. What links the answers to the previous nine questions?

a. The Beatles

And finally:- You will know when you have reached those ‘wonder years’ as you will wonder, ‘where you left your glasses’ and wonder ‘what day it is?’

Keep the articles coming…

Dave (WMS Secretary)