That funny feeling in your 
arms and legs


1 — What causes your arm or leg to “fall asleep”?
2 — Bombay changed its name to Mumbai not long ago, but what did we used to call Chennai?
3 — Complete the titles of the following Radio 4 programmes — a) Book At . . ., b) Letter From . . ., c) Start The . . ., d) Afternoon . . . 
4 — Why are traditional hat shops called milliners? 
5 — Why is “amen” said at the end of a prayer?
6 — Name the longest bone in your body.
7 — Is the North Pole colder or warmer than the South Pole?
8 — What kind of car never has wheels on the ground?
9 — What is a hootenanny? 
10 — What type of clothing is a Mary Jane — a shoe, a blouse, a hat or a skirt? 
11 — Which group found fame after they changed their name from Touch?
12 — In clothes care symbols, a triangle below the letter X signifies what? 
13 — Why are spider’s webs sometimes called cobwebs?
14 — What is the largest wild bird you can find in the UK?
15 — Was there really a Buffalo Bill?
16 — Do dark-haired people usually go grey earlier than people with fair hair?
17 — The answers to the following clues contain the word “sweet” — a) Wet Wet Wet song, b) Shirley Maclaine film, c) Elvis Presley backing singers, d) Balamory shopkeeper. 
18 — If someone gave you a baklava would you eat, wear, drive or plant it?
19 — How many planets in the Solar System end with the letter S? 
20 — Which TV quiz have both Bob Holness and Michael Aspel presented?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, April 11, 2004

1 — The sensation is caused by pressure interrupting blood flow and signals through your nerves. 
2 — Madras.
3 — a) Bedtime, b) America, c) Week, d) Play.
4 — From Milaner, a native of Milan, as Milan was famous as a source of hats and stylish goods. 
5 — It means “so be it” or “I second the sentiments”.
6 — Your femur or thigh bone. 
7 — The North Pole tends to be warmer. 
8 — A cable car. 
9 — A performance of folk music, usually in front of a lively audience. 10 — A low-heeled shoe with a single strap.
11 — The Spice Girls. 
12 — Do not chlorine bleach. 
13 — Originally coppe web. Coppe is an old word for a spider. 
14 — The mute swan. 
15 — Yes, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was born in LeClaire, Iowa in 1846.
16 — No, you just notice it more in the early stages. 
17 — a) Sweet Little Mystery or Sweet Surrender, b) Sweet Charity, c) The Sweet Inspirations, d) Suzie Sweet. 
18 — Eat it. It’s a honey and nut dessert in pastry. 
19 — Three — Mars, Uranus and Venus. 
20 — Blockbusters.