No, ye cannae fling pieces fae there


1 — In The Jeely Piece Song what comes after, “Oh ye cannae fling pieces . . . ?
2 — What were the names of the dogs in or on — a) Tiswas, b) The Famous Five books, c) the HMV logo, d) The Magic Roundabout?
3 — Which Scottish MP is the Father of the House of Commons?
4 — Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one remains. Name it.
5 — What’s the happiest sounding town in East Lothian?
6 — Is BBC7 a radio or TV station?
7 — Standing outside the headquarters of FIFA, you would be in which city? 
8 — Is a shaddock a suspended bed, a hunting weapon, a grapefruit-like fruit or a sunken animal enclosure?
9 — Why do we say “keep your shirt on” to someone losing their temper? 
10 — Why is a scruffy person called a toerag? 
11 — Name Scotland’s first national park. 
12 — What fruit makes up a belle helene dessert?
13 — What are strides in Australia?
14 — What is a soliloquy in a play?
15 — What were signet rings for originally?
16 — If someone gave you a scallion would you pin it to your lapel, eat it, put it in your car or make music with it?
17 — Solve the following clues to herbs — a) wise man, b) it waits for no man, c) Mr Brush, d) girl’s name.
18 — Who took over from Alan Titchmarsh as presenter of TV’s Gardeners’ World?
19 — What animal does a hippophobe fear? 
20 — From which language do we get the word bandit?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, October 19, 2003

1 — Oot a twenty storey flat, Seven hundred hungry weans will testify to that. 
2 — a) Spit, b) Timmy, c) Nipper, d) Dougal. 
3 — Tam Dalyell, MP for Linlithgow.
4 — The Pyramid of Giza. 
5 — Macmerry.
6 — A digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, etc.
7 — Zurich.
8 — It’s a grapefruit-like fruit. 
9 — In street brawls men would take their shirts off before fighting to avoid tearing them.
10 — From poor people who couldn’t afford socks or shoes, binding their feet with rags.
11 — Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, opened in 2002. 12 — Pear.
13 — Trousers. 
14 — Where a character stands alone and talks to himself. It’s intended to let the audience know what’s on his mind.
15 — Making an imprint in wax to seal and authenticate a letter or document.
16 — Eat it, it’s a spring onion. 
17 — a) Sage, b) thyme, c) basil, d) rosemary.
18 — Monty Don. 
19 — Horses. 
20 — Italian (bandito).