ANSWERS

1. Catalonia (the festival of Sant Jordi)

2. Georgia

The English name Georgia is often linked to St George, but it probably comes from a Persian name for the Georgians, "gurj".

3. Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

Only Shakespeare's baptism, on 26 April 1564, is recorded. 23 April as his birthday is a tradition that conveniently matches St George's Day and the date of his death.

4. Miguel de Cervantes

Cervantes actually died on 22 April 1616 and was buried on 23 April. Spain was using the Gregorian calendar and England the Julian, so the two writers did not die on the same day.

5. Daffodils ("a host of golden daffodils")

6. The £20 note

7. Edward III

The founding date is not certain; 1348 and St George's Day are traditional. The story that the king picked up a garter dropped by a countess at a ball is probably a legend.

8. The old regalia had been melted down or sold under the Commonwealth (after Charles I's execution)

9. Brian Boru

10. Water, barley and hops

Yeast was not listed because its role in brewing was not yet understood. 23 April is now the "Day of German Beer".

11. Coca-Cola (New Coke)

12. Elephants

13. Skyros

14. Max Planck

15. The oboe (Sergei Prokofiev)

16. Czechoslovakia (Shirley Temple Black)

17. Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)

18. Skins (Dev Patel)

19. The Six Million Dollar Man (Lee Majors)

20. Roderick Alleyn (Ngaio Marsh)