Rolf had the last chart
topper of the 60s

1 — Which Rolf Harris song was the last No.1 of the 1960s?
2 — What are you interested in if you’re consulting a copy of Glass’s Guide?
3 — On the ground a group of geese is a gaggle, how are they known in flight?
4 — The following clues are for words or phrases ending in “aire” — a) soldier, b) rich man, c) survey, d) on the contrary.
5 — Which song by The Jam contains the name of a famous English school?
6 — Is a marimba a poisonous snake, musical instrument, African tribal dance or Peruvian love lilt?
7 — Which motorcycle manufacturer produced the Bonneville?
8 — Which cartoon TV family live in Springfield?
9 — Which German word, commonly used in English, means “noisy ghost”?
10 — In the rhyme, who saw Cock Robin die?
11 — Why do we call meat and pastry pasties bridies?
12 — Which one of the following isn’t a dance — glitterati, cakewalk, tarantella, lindy hop?
13 — Which grow larger — rhododendrons or azaleas?
14 — Who was the first British monarch to travel by train?
15 — What word can be a mouse-like creature and a quick-tempered woman?
16 — In mythology were the Amazons male or female people?
17 — The story of Noah’s ark is told in which Book of the Old Testament?
18 — In The Beano, how many Bash Street kids are there?
19 — Which lifeline is usually the first choice for contestants on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? — ask the audience, phone a friend or 50/50?
20 — Who is the Father of the House of Commons at present?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 15, 2001

1 — Two Little Boys.
2 — Motor vehicles. It’s a used vehicle price guide.
3 — A skein.
4 — a) legionnaire, b) millionaire, c) questionnaire, d) au contraire.
5 — The Eton Rifles.
6 — It’s a musical instrument.
7 — Triumph.
8 — The Simpsons.
9 — Poltergeist.
10 — The fly with his little eye.
11 — Either because they were made by travelling food seller Maggie Bridie of Glamis or it’s derived from bride’s pie, a recipe once popular at weddings.
12 — Glitterati – a name for a group of wealthy or famous people.
13 — Rhododendrons generally.
14 — Queen Victoria in June 1842.
15 — Shrew.
16 — Female warriors.
17 — Genesis.
18 — 10 — Danny, Toots, Sidney, Fatty, Smiffy, Spotty, ’Erbert, Wilfrid, Plug and Cuthbert.
19 — Ask the audience.
20 — MP for Linlithgow, Tam Dalyell. Title refers to the MP with the longest unbroken service in the Commons.