So that’s why they’re called Rotary Clubs


1 — Why are Rotary Clubs so called?
2 — How many bones do we have in our hands — 24, 25, 26 or 27?
3 — Name the three four-lettered US states.
4 — Unscramble NEVER STICK ON to reveal a Hollywood actor.
5 — If a postman collects four times each weekday, half as many times on Saturdays and half as many times again on Sundays, how many collections does he do in a fortnight?
6 — When will the next leap year be?
7 — What is a clachan in the Highlands?
8 — Name TV’s three original Charlie’s Angels.
9 — Driving a Mulliner Continental R, are you behind the wheel of a Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, Rolls-Royce or Mercedes Benz?
10 — Can you think of a sauce beginning with a country?
11 — Name the only person ever to be an MP, MEP and MSP.
12 — The following clues are for types of “father”— a) Mafia boss, b) civic official, c) most senior politician, d) country of your birth.
13 — How many cars are on the road in the UK today — over 20 million, over 25 million, over 30 million or over 35 million?
14 — Which film star is recognised as having the most screen credits — Mel Gibson, Sean Connery, Jean-Claude Van Damme or Christopher Lee?
15 — What are the International Vehicle Registration letters for Ireland?
16 — Was Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan or George Bush the 40th president of the USA?
17 — What is Sir Paul McCartney’s full name?
18 — Is a siamang a native of Siam, an ape, a tropical fruit or four-wheeled cycle?
19 — Which Irish pop band take their name from a type of berry?
20 — What title connects a Lawrence Olivier film with a Kate Bush song?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, September 9, 2001

1 — Because originally meetings were rotated between branch offices.
2 — 27 bones.
3 — Iowa, Ohio and Utah.
4 — Kevin Costner.
5 — 46. (4 times 10 weekdays is 40, plus two times two Saturdays is 44, plus two single collections for the Sundays).
6 — 2004.
7 — A small village or hamlet.
8 — Sabrina (Kate Jackson), Jill (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) and Kelly (Jaclyn Smith).
9 — A Bentley.
10 — Hollandaise.
11 — Winnie Ewing.
12 — a) Godfather, b) City father, c) Father of the House, d) Fatherland.
13 — Over 25 million.
14 — Christopher Lee, with nearly 300 film and TV credits.
15 — IRL.
16 — Ronald Reagan.
17 — James Paul McCartney.
18 — It’s a species of ape.
19 — The Cranberries.
20 — Wuthering Heights.