Countryside quiz

QWhich country was the first to give women the right to vote? ANew Zealand was the first to enfranchise adult women when it came to voting. The landmark move was made in 1893, following attempts to ch

Mythical creatures, mountains, UK railway stations and ready meals are all dished up in this month’s batch of tricky teasers

Ingredients (Serves 8) 3 figs, halved 160 g flour 80 g butter 75 g caster sugar 2 eggs 125 g unsalted butter 90 g self raising flour 50 g ground almonds 1 Rub the butter into the flour until it resemb

With its vibrant scarlet glistening dome of juice-soaked bread packed with seasonal soft fruits, summer pudding is one of the best British desserts. The pudding is Victorian, but it’s rather difficult

I’d like to know . . . Q Which group or band has won the most BRIT Awards in history? A That title lies with Coldplay, with Chris Martin and co. bagging nine prizes so far at Britain’s premier music a

DESSERT glasses, the ancestors of today’s trifle bowls ...