Double act behind Tom and Jerry


1 — Which duo created the Tom And Jerry cartoons? 
2 — Which fruit was originally called the Chinese gooseberry?
3 — Thelma Pickles was the first girlfriend of — Billy Fury, John Lennon, Marti Pellow or Robbie Williams?
4 — Which American president said, “A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.”?
5 — Eileen Regina Edwards grew up to become which famous country/pop star — Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Ricki Lee Jones or Leann Rimes?
6 — Gangster Al Capone was finally arrested and sentenced to a lengthy jail sentence for what offence?
7 — Which city has the oldest rail subway in the world?
8 — Pick the odd one out — Real Gone Kid, Dignity, Chocolate Girl, Calendar Girl.
9 — Identify these TV quizzes — a) sung in High Society, b) college confrontation, c) completely erase, d) when the public’s against you.
10 — Did Queen Victoria reign for more or less than 65 years?
11 — Amaretto is a liqueur flavoured with what — cinnamon, nutmeg, lemons or almonds?
12 — On a Monopoly board is Fleet Street coloured blue, yellow, black or red?
13 — In which George Orwell novel would you find the words “Four legs good, two legs bad”?
14 — Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon announced their discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb in which decade?
15 — Delete the letters UL from another word for a jumper to make a type of shore bird.
16 — Which football club is older — Hearts or Hibs?
17 — What colour is the cross on the Greek flag?
18 — Name Frank Sinatra’s third wife.
19 — Which Bo Derek film has a number as a title?
20 — What colour were British postboxes before red was officially adopted? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, December 16, 2001

1 — William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
2 — The kiwi fruit.
3 — John Lennon.
4 — Richard Nixon.
5 — Shania Twain.
6 — Federal income tax evasion.
7 — London. The first section of the Underground was opened in1863. 
8 — Calendar Girl, a song by Neil Sedaka. Others are by Deacon Blue.
9 — a) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, b) University Challenge, c) Wipeout, d) The People Versus.
10 — Less, she reigned for 63 years and 216 days.
11 — Almonds.
12 — Red.
13 — Animal Farm. 
14 — The 1920s. They revealed the tomb’s treasures to the world in 1922.
15 — Pullover to plover.
16 — Hearts, formed in 1874. Hibernian came into being the following year.
17 — White on a blue background.
18 — Mia Farrow, whom he married in 1966. Nancy Barbato was his first wife, Ava Gardner his second and Barbara Marx his fourth. 19 — 10, a film co-starring Dudley Moore.
20 — They were changed from green in the 19th Century.