A Life in a Quiz - My Grandmother

Answer: Victorian

Queen Victoria reigned from June 1837 to her death in 1901, just short of 64 years. Elizabeth I managed 45 years. Victoria was succeeded by her son, Edward VII, which ushered in the Edwardian period. The Georgians came much earlier - the first part of the 18th century.

Answer: Nana

Nana "a prim Newfoundland dog" acted as nurse to the children. Whilst "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" is Barrie's most famous work, he did write other plays, including "The Admirable Crichton" which was made into a film in 1957, starring Kenneth More as the resourceful butler.

Answer: A large, thin, flat pancake

The Staffordshire oatcake recipe replaces half the flour in a pancake recipe with oatmeal and adds yeast, but they are also available ready made from shops. They can be eaten warm or cold with a savoury or sweet filling. We had them for Sunday breakfast with bacon and cheese - grill the bacon on an enamel plate until the "dip" runs - then add grated or sliced cheese into the fat (more likely water these days) and continue grilling until the cheese melts. My preference is for Cheshire or Lancashire cheese - definitely not Cheddar as it goes too stringy. Spread the cheese on the oatcake, add the bacon and roll up and bite.

Answer: Wedgwood

Etruria was named after the region of Italy where the Etruscans made their famous pottery. It was the fourth site of the Wedgwood pottery and was built by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769. It continued in use until 1950 when production was transferred to Barlaston. Dresden in Germany was famous for its fine china in the 19th century but there is also a Dresden in The Potteries and porcelain manufacture was carried out there for many years. Royal Doulton began in Lambeth, London but opened a factory in Burslem in 1882.

It became part of the Waterford Wedgwood Group and went into administration in January 2009. Josiah Spode was a contemporary of Josiah Wedgwood and pottery carrying the Spode marks continued to be produced.

Answer: What's My Line?

All these programmes were aired in the 1950s - "What's My Line" involved panellists trying to guess a person's occupation from a short mime and pertinent questions; "Take Your Pick" started with the Yes/No interlude and then involved contestants choosing a box which could contain a worthwhile or booby prize; "Double Your Money" was a general knowledge quiz where contestants could double their money until they reached a question they couldn't answer; "Animal, Vegetable or Mineral" was a game where the first clue was given and contestants could ask a limited number of yes/no questions until they could name the object.

A saggar maker's bottom knocker completed the construction of the saggar (sometimers sagger) a domed vessel which held the pottery during firing, by knocking the clay into shape to form the base.

Answer: Scarborough

Scarborough is a North Yorkshire holiday resort on the East Coast of England. Its North Bay is home to a variety of leisure attractions and the fishing port is located on the South Bay. Bournemouth is in Dorset: Brighton is in Sussex; Torquay is in Devon - all these are South Coast resorts.

Answer: All of them

The actor was Roger Moore who was the third James Bond. He worked as a male model in the early 1950s before his career took off. Michael Caine called him "The Big Knit". Moore played Ivanhoe for 59 episodes in 1958-9; he was Simon Templar in "The Saint" from 1962-9 and teamed up with Tony Curtis's Danny Wilde as Lord Brett Sinclair in "The Persuaders" form 1971-2. My grandmother enjoyed all the programmes but did not knit the rather hideous sweater featured in the pattern.

Answer: Keith Michell and Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel from 1965-1968, went on to become a Bond girl and a Dame of the British Empire. Keith Michell enjoyed an extensive theatre and film career and played a recurring role as Dennis Stanton in "Murder She Wrote". The production of "Abelard and Eloise" that we saw was the first occasion on which famous actors appeared nude on stage and was considered very daring at the time.

Answer: Violetta

"Hear My Song, Violetta" was the song most associated with Josef Locke who also had success with "Santa Lucia", "Come Back to Sorrento" and Irish ballads. He made many theatre, radio and television appearances in the UK in the 1950s but ended up fleeing to Ireland to escape the clutches of the taxman.

These problems were later resolved and he did return to live performance in the UK in the late 1960s. His escapades were the inspiration for the 1991 Film "Hear My Song" which starred Ned Beatty as Locke and also featured Shirley Anne Field, David McCallum and James Nesbitt.

Answer: Daphne

Daphne du Maurier set many of her novels in Cornwall and several were made into films. Iris Murdoch, Georgette Heyer and Barbara Cartland were all novelists around the same time. According to Greek legend, Daphne was a nymph who, to avoid the unwelcome attentions of Apollo, was turned into a laurel tree.