When Britannia hit the high seas

1 — The royal yacht Britannia is berthed at Leith. When was she launched — 1946, 1948, 1951, 1953?
2 — The following songs were hits for which singers called Williams — a) Angels, b) It’s So Easy, c) You’re My Best Friend, d) Let’s Hear It For The Boy.
3 — What word can come before car, wrap and bath?
4 — If you’re short-sighted you have myopia, but what word describes long-sightedness?
5 — George Orwell wrote his novel 1984 on which Scottish island — Islay, Jura, Eigg, Cumbrae or Arran?
6 — What’s the difference between a tigon and a liger?
7 — Which castle doesn’t feature on a Royal Bank of Scotland bank note — Cawdor, Edinburgh, Culzean, Glamis, Brodick, Balmoral?
8 — Four people made up pop group Boney M, but how many were men?
9 — Did Ralph Lipschitz make his name as a folk singer, actor, designer or film producer after changing his name?
10 — Your timpanic membrane is more commonly called what?
11 — Why is the MP for Springburn, Glasgow, especially well-known in the House of Commons?
12 — Which member of the Royal Family is president of the British Olympic Association?
13 — Mrs Doyle was the housekeeper in which popular TV sitcom?
14 — What colour gives its name to the longest river in South Africa?
15 — Which of the following words can be typed only by using letters on the middle row of a qwerty keyboard — fish, dash, call or kiss?
16 — On the Internet in the Irish Republic what’s their equivalent of our .co.uk?
17 — If the temperature reads 68 degrees F, what is it in Celsius?
18 — When did Bank of England pound notes cease to be legal tender — 1982, 1985, 1986 or 1988?
19 — What’s the proper name for your voice box?
20 — BMW cars recently unveiled the new Mini, but what does BMW stand for?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, August 26, 2001

1 — 1953, at John Brown’s Shipyard in Clydebank.
2 — a) Robbie Williams, b) Andy Williams, c) Don Williams, d) Deniece Williams.
3 — Bubble.
4 — Hypermetropia or hyperopia.
5 — Jura.
6 — A tigon is the offspring of a tiger and a lioness, a liger is the cub of a lion and a tigress.
7 — Cawdor Castle.
8 — Just one — Bobby Farrell.
9 — As fashion designer Ralph Lauren.
10 — Your eardrum.
11 — He’s the current Speaker, Michael Martin.
12 — The Princess Royal.
13 — Father Ted.
14 — Orange.
15 — Dash.
16 — .ie
17 — 20 degrees Celcius.
18 — March 1988.
19 — Your larynx.
20 — Bayerische Motoren Werke or Bavarian Motor Works.