Why the halls are decked with boughs of holly


1 — How did holly become popular as a Christmas decoration?
2 — Busby the cartoon bird appeared in a long-running advertising campaign for which company?
3 — Name the heaviest statue in the world.
4 — Why were Teddy Bears named after American president Teddy Roosevelt?
5 — Bill Lyons, Yvon Grace and Paul de Freitas were judges on which TV talent show?
6 — Who is Der Weihnachtsmann in Germany?
7 — Which Seat car takes its name from a Balearic island?
8 — What does a deltiologist collect — neckties, beer mats, keyrings or picture postcards?
9 — Was Ronald Reagan still the American President at the age of 70?
10 — Which part of the human ear is also the name of something you can find in a smithy?
11 — Why was December 25 chosen as the day to celebrate Christmas?
12 — What’s the origin of the expression “down in the doldrums”?
13 — Unscramble GUEST CALLS ADO to locate a delightful Galloway town.
14 — Why is a seemingly insurmountable problem “a millstone around your neck”?
15 — What colour connects Mary Queen of Scots’ horse with Anna Sewell’s most famous book?
16 — Name the Christmas–hating creature played by Jim Carrey in a popular film. 
17 — According to the saying what do you plant for your heirs?
18 — Which object is the emblem used on official House of Commons stationery?
19 — Chihuahua, papillon, and pomeranian all belong to which class of dog?
20 — In which decade was the State Opening of Parliament first televised?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, December 23, 2001

1 — It represents the crown of thorns worn by Christ, with the red berries as drops of blood.
2 — British Telecom.
3 — The Statue of Liberty, which weighs 24,635 tonnes.
4 — While on a hunting trip he refused to shoot a captive bear. Newspaper reports inspired a Russian immigrant to make a toy bear and “Teddy’s Bear” was sold from her shop in Brooklyn. 
5 — Soapstars.
6 — Father Christmas.
7 — The Seat Ibiza. 
8 — Picture postcards.
9 — Yes, he was 69 when sworn in as President in 1981.
10 — The anvil, a small bone in the middle ear.
11 — Pagan festivals were held on that date and Christian leaders wanted to detract from it.
12 — The Doldrums was a sailors’ term for calm sea areas, especially near the Equator, where ships often floundered through too little wind.
13 — Castle Douglas.
14 — Millstones were large heavy stones used to grind grain. You’d get nowhere trying to carry one.
15 — Black. Black Agnes was Mary’s horse; Black Beauty is a book by Anna Sewell.
16 — The Grinch.
17 — Pears.
18 — A portcullis. 
19 — The Toy group.
20 — The 1950s, on October 28, 1958.