Which wife of Henry's
had eleven fingers?

1 — Which of Henry VIII’s wives had 11 fingers?
2 — What does the W stand for in George W. Bush?
3 — How is the depressive illness SAD otherwise known?
4 — In the UK is the 0345 telephone number charged at national or local rate?
5 — What was George and Mildred’s surname in the popular TV sitcom?
6 — Whose treasure is buried on RL Stevenson’s Treasure Island?
7 — We’ve all heard of the Pentland Skerries, but what are skerries?
8 — Which of the following abbreviations won’t you see in a lonely-hearts ad — a) WLTM, b) TLC, c) GSOH, d) BLT?
9 — Which famous cartoon character is known as Topolino in Italy?
10 — Why might you see arrows on your hotel room ceiling in Malaysia?
11 — List three words ending in “dous”.
12 — The benchmark is a term for a standard to which we should aspire. Why is it so called?
13 — What word can follow snake, bible and seat?
14 — Unscramble LONDON’S SAVERS to recall a legendary DH Lawrence title.
15 — St Crispin is the patron saint of which clothing trade?
16 — What drink’s name is derived from the Spanish word for bleeding?
17 — How many Emirates make up the United Arab Emirates — three, five or seven?
18 — Would you wear, eat, lie on, paint on or climb with a futon?
19 — Is howtowdie a roast chicken recipe, a bat-and-ball game, a whisky and lemon drink or a ghostly apparition?
20 — Which county doesn’t touch the coast — Angus, Lanarkshire, Fife, Aberdeenshire or East Lothian?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, March 4, 2001

1 — Anne Boleyn.
2 — Walker.
3 — Seasonal Affective Disorder.
4 — Local.
5 — Roper.
6 — Captain Flint’s.
7 — Isolated rocks and islets.
8 — BLT, an abbreviation for bacon, lettuce & tomato!
9 — Mickey Mouse.
10 — They point the way to Mecca, so guests know which way to pray.
11 — Tremendous, horrendous, stupendous or hazardous.
12 — A benchmark is a surveyor’s mark cut in a wall or pillar used as a reference mark to measure heights. The bench or bracket inserted into the mark holds a levelling staff.
13 — Belt.
14 — Sons And Lovers.
15 — Shoemakers.
16 — Sangria.
17 — Seven.
18 — Lie on it, it’s a thin cloth-filled mattress designed to be used on the floor.
19 — A roast chicken recipe.
20 — Lanarkshire.