When I'm needed I am thrown away. When I am not needed, I come back. What am I?

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?

What can run but never walks, Has a mouth but never talks, Has a bed but never sleeps, Has a head but never weeps? What am I?

How many cups of tea, on average, do the British drink every day?

Which countrymen are credited with perfecting the art of making the best apple pie?

What year was the lowest recorded temperature in the UK?

Many faces in the night, Come and go a timeless rite. What am I?

I'm made from a tree, to look oh so pretty. You use me to hide, that which I hold inside. What am I?

I contain 12 magnificent gifts that come around Christmas time. What am I?

Match the dessert to its heritage

What is the most popular takeaway in the UK?

Guess the nine-letter word...

I am six letters. When you take one away I am twelve. What am I?

Which egg is the odd one out?

What is the topping of an Easter Simnel cake traditionally made from?

What is the traditional pie of Vermont?

I am a bow but cannot be tied. What am I?

What kind of band never plays music?

I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?

I am easy to lift, but hard to throw. What am I?

I come from the sky, but I'm not rain. No two pieces of me are ever the same... What am I?

Which reindeer can be found on Valentine's Day?

You can catch me easily, especially during winter, but you can never throw me. What am I?

People are scared of me. When you have more of me you will see less.

Flat as a leaf, round as a ring; has two eyes, can't see a thing.

What runs but never walks?

What dresses for summer but sheds in winter?

I'm surrounded by water but I am not a fish what am I?

What is harder to catch the faster you run?                         

What has teeth but cannot bite?                           

What can point in every direction but can't reach the destination by itself?

A spirited jig it dances bright, banishing all but darkest night. Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die. What is it?

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

I'm lighter than a feather yet the strongest person can hold me for more than six minutes. What am I?

I am always on the floor, but never get dirty. What am I?

What is the tallest mountain in the UK?

What do you have that others use more than you?

I have cities, but no people I have roads, but no pavement I have rivers, but no water. What am I?

I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?

What has to be broken before you can use it?

I am a dish that is both sweet and fine, A pastry crust that's flaky and divine, filled with fruits or maybe some meat, I'm a treat that can't be beat. What am I?

I mark the passage of time, greeting the New Year with glow and light. What am I?

Sometimes cubed. Sometimes with a knot. Forever a secret this is not. Most often with bright colours adorned. This might be carried, displayed or worn. What am I?

What begins with an 'e', ends with an 'e', but only contains one letter?

I travel all around the world like Santa Claus, but I never leave my corner. What am I?

I have skin and eyes, but I can't see. What am I?

If I drink I die, if I eat I'm fine. What am I?

How old is it estimated to be?

Chefs riddle 

Guess the lie...

I am hunted but never killed. I am painted but never on canvas. I can be real or fake. What am I?

From which spring flower do we source saffron?

I am a cup but hold no water... What am I?

What has many teeth but cannot bite?

When you stop to look, you can always see me. But if you try to touch me, you can never feel me. Although you walk towards me, I remain the same distance from you. What am I?

First I am dried, then I am wet. The longer I swim, the more taste you get. What am I?

Which two letters describe Santa’s sack after  Christmas?

I am cut, adorned and have wings placed on the top of me. What am I?

I fall in the North Pole but never get injured. What am I?

I join for Christmas Dinner, but I cannot eat more. What am I?

I can only live where there is light, but I die if the light shines on me. What am I?

How do martians eat their ice cream in space?

What is the best day to go to the beach?

What travels around the world but stays in one place?

Which point do you think the ball travelled through?

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

I always leave a trace, so you can see where I've been. I have some extra legs, and I make people scream. What am I?

I'm a plant seen at Christmas, which people hang above. And they stand beneath me, and kiss someone they love. What am I?

I drop from the sky and I'm much more beautiful than rain. There are no two pieces of me that'll ever look the same. What am I?

Which fairy-tale inspired the first gingerbread house?