He just can’t stop eating hamburgers

1 — Wimpy is a hamburger-eating character in which cartoon series?
2 — What’s unusual about the Basenji dog?
3 — Why is prison sometimes called “the clink”?
4 — In the theatre, what is an oyster part?
5 — What do crossed swords on a map indicate?
6 — Solve the following clues to plants or flowers — a) does a lot of talking, b) sheep herder’s wallet, c) always remember me, d) diligent Elizabeth.
7 — Which is the only bird that can fly backwards — kingfisher, hummingbird, nuthatch or oystercatcher?
8 — On TV, which dance troupe featured in Kenny Everett’s Video Show?
9 — What colour are the gloves worn by snooker referees?
10 — How is Mrs John Thaw better known?
11 — In what year was synchronised swimming added to the Olympics — 1984, 1988 or 1992?
12 — A white crescent and star on a red background represents the flag of which nation — Cyprus, Turkey or Morocco?
13 — Is a peccary something you would most likely see at the zoo, in a church, in a pharmacy or at a dental surgery?
14 — Why is there cartilage around our bones?
15 — Annie Mae Bullock found fame as a singer after she changed her name — to what?
16 — How did the charity Oxfam get its name?
17 — Philippine politician Imelda Marcos was known for her vast collection of what?
18 — Solve the following clues to TV sitcoms — a) makes good toast, b) on your last legs, c) just idiots and stallions, d) impressing the neighbours.
19 — If your birthday is June 26, what Zodiac sign are you?
20 — Is a corbel a mountain under 3000ft, a blackbird, an architectural feature or a percussion instrument?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, October 28, 2001

1 — Popeye.
2 — It can’t bark.
3 — From an actual London prison called Clink Prison in Southwark.
4 — When an actor only speaks or appears once. Likened to an oyster you can only open once.
5 — The site of a battle.
6 — a) Mother-in-Law’s tongue, b) shepherd’s purse, c) forget-me-not, d) busy lizzie.
7 — The hummingbird.
8 — Hot Gossip.
9 — White.
10 — As actress Sheila Hancock.
11 — 1984.
12 — Turkey.
13 — Zoo, it’s a pig-like mammal.
14 — To stop bones rubbing together at joints and to absorb shock.
15 — Tina Turner.
16 — It began life as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief.
17 — Shoes.
18 — a) Bread, b) One Foot In The Grave, c) Only Fools And Horses, d) Keeping Up Appearances.
19 — Cancer.
20 — An architectural feature. It’s a stone bracket support.