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1 — Which was the first TV soap in Britain — Coronation Street, Emergency Ward 10, The Grove Family or The Forsyte Saga?
2 — What were Kasparov, Karpov, Korchnoi and Kramnik famous for?
3 — The Isle of Man’s TT motor cycle races are world famous. What does TT stand for?
4 — ER is a popular TV series. It’s also the initial letters of a Beatles’ hit. Which one?
5 — The first pop music chart was published by American magazine Billboard in 1936, 1946 or 1956?
6 — Mel C is a Spice Girl. What does the “C” stand for? Cunningham, Chisholm or Clark?
7 — What’s the proper job description for a) a chippie b) a sparkie c) a brickie?
8 — Why do boxers fight in a “ring” when it’s square?
9 — We use a postcode. What do the Americans call it?
10 — Name the previous two managers of Scotland before Craig Brown.
11 — Why do we refer to an SOS as a Mayday?
12 — Which TV series is filmed in the Yorkshire village of (a) Holmfirth (b) Goathland?
13 — What is Prince William’s full name?
14 — Which is the most popular breed of pet dog in Britain?
15 — In which month of the year was the 1997 General Election held?
16 — Who’s older — Henrik Larsson or David Beckham?
17 — Queensland and Northern Territories in Australia gave their name to what national institution?
18 — Why was Hollywood selected as the location for America’s film industry?
19 — Which type of headgear should remind you of (a) a Royal residence (b) Darren Gough (c) rasps (d) Crimean battlefield?
20 — Why are they called “public” schools when, in fact, they’re private?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 10, 2001

1 — The Grove Family, which ran from 1954-1957. 
2 — Playing chess.
3 — Tourist Trophy.
4 — Eleanor Rigby.
5 — 1936.
6 — Chisholm.
7 — a) Carpenter, b) electrician, c) bricklayer.
8 — In early days of prizefighting bouts were held outside with spectators forming a “ring” around them.
9 — A zip code.
10 — Andy Roxburgh and Alex Ferguson. 
11 — Mayday is a corruption of “M’aidez”, French for ‘help me’.
12 — a ) Last Of The Summer Wine, b) Heartbeat.
13 — Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor.
14 — Labrador Retriever.
15 — May 1, 1997. 
16 — Henrik Larsson, born 1971. David Beckham was born in 1975.
17 — Qantas, the Australian Airline.
18 — In the early days lighting was poor and California sunlight allowed movie making outdoors all year round. Land was cheap, terrain varied and labour readily available.
19 — a) Balmoral, b) bowler, (c) berets, d) balaclava.
20 — Founded by benefactors for the free education of the local poor, after a while fee-paying pupils were admitted from further afield to help make ends meet. So they became public, as opposed to local.