Title on the door of 10 
Downing Street 

A SHARP-WITTED squad of ex-servicemen on respite at Hollybush House near Ayr took on the Quizman and scored an admirable 18 points.
George Bane Thomson, Terry Gooding, James Brannan and Richard McCrimmon stormed through the questions, raising £45 for the Ex-Serviceman’s Mental Welfare Society.

1 — Which five words are inscribed on the letterbox on the front of 10 Downing Street? 
2 — When was golfing champion Tiger Woods born — 1972, 1975 or 1978? 
3 — Which Hitchcock film finishes on top of America’s Mount Rushmore? 
4 — Which “foreign” building can be found at 24 Grosvenor Square, London?
5 — If one’s a wish and two’s a kiss, what’s three?
6 — Does pop singer Samantha Mumba come from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales?
7 — How did the expression “back to square one” originate?
8 — The following clues give answers beginning with “Ben” — a) Hebridean island, b) fast-talking comedian, c) colourful clothing store, d) American TV butler. 
9 — When might a gentleman wear a potaine? 
10 — What features on the logo of the DVLA? 
11 — In the Deacon Blue song what is Dignity?
12 — Which James Bond movie is also a breed of duck? 
13 — Which army regiment is known by the initials KOSB? 
14 — The sound holes on a violin resemble which letter of the alphabet? 
15 — What is a horse’s withers?
16 — Under what name did Mrs Darrell Waters become a children’s favourite? 
17 — Which star sign covers the period March 20-April 19? 
18 — What kind of bird do you mostly associate with Loch Garten? 
19 — Which Scottish island’s name means “kingdom under the waves” — Bute, Colonsay, Coll or Tiree? 
20 — Who in their profession would use Bordeaux Mixture — a wine merchant, a pharmacist, a gardener or a beauty therapist? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, November 25, 2001

1 — First Lord Of The Treasury. 
2 — 1975 (December 30). 
3 — North By Northwest. The scene was actually filmed in a studio. 
4 — The United States Embassy. 
5 — A disappointment.
6 — Ireland. 
7 — From board games where players roll the dice and often end up back at square one. 
8 — a) Benbecula, b) Ben Elton, c) Benetton, d) Benson. 
9 — With a kilt. It’s a sleeveless tunic worn over a loose-fitting shirt. 10 — The initials on a triangle with a broken centre line representing a road.
11 — A dinghy or ship of a man’s dreams. 
12 — Goldeneye. 
13 — King’s Own Scottish Borderers. 
14 — The letter S. The second one is backwards. 
15 — The ridge at the base of the back of the neck.
16 — Enid Blyton. 
17 — Aries. 
18 — The osprey. 
19 — Tiree. 
20 — A gardener, it’s a lime and copper sulphate mixture used to kill fungus and insect parasites on plants.