That funny feeling in your 
arms and legs


1 — Which characters have girlfriends called — a) Pandora, b) Primrose Paterson, c) Lois Lane, d) Jessica? 
2 — What word can be a drinking glass and a bird?
3 — The answers to the following clues contain the word “drop” a) Joan Armatrading song, b) Bob Hope movie, c) Bros song, d) Channel 4 sitcom.
4 — The main stock market index in the UK is the FTSE 100. But in which countries would you find the following indices — a) The Dow Jones Industrial Average, b) the CAC 40, c) the Hang Seng, d) the Dax?
5 — What’s the difference between venom and poison?
6 — Which electronics company’s name means “sound” — Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Samsung, Sony?
7 — Where might you see Saint Elmo’s fire?
8 — Shop items used to be priced in guineas. What was a guinea? 
9 — From which musicals do the following songs come — a) All That Jazz, b) I Know Him So Well, c) I Don’t Know How To Love Him, d) Mr Mistoffelees?
10 — Bigamy is being illegally married to two people, but what is digamy?
11 — Standing facing 10 Downing Street, is No. 11 to your left or right?
12 — Why is a voting session called a ballot? 
13 — Who would wear a toque — a surgeon, chef, ballerina or mountaineer? 
14 — What’s a buckaroo?
15 — Which boy’s name means “lord” in Greek — Cecil, Cyril, Nigel or Torquil?
16 — What type of bread contains a slang word for an American coin?
17 — How many teaspoons are there in a standard tablespoon? 
18 — How many chess pieces should each player have at start of play? 
19 — How many hours ahead of GMT is Tokyo — seven, nine or 11?
20 — On average, do blondes, redheads or brunettes have the thickest hair?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, April 18, 2004

1 — a) Adrian Mole, b) Oor Wullie, c) Superman, d) Roger Rabbit or Bart Simpson.
2 — A tumbler, also a variety of pigeon which performs somersaults.
3 — a) Drop The Pilot, b) The Lemon Drop Kid, c) Drop The Boy, d) Drop The Dead Donkey.
4 — a) USA, b) France, c) Hong Kong, d) Germany. 
5 — Poison is any natural or man-made harmful substance. Venom comes from an animal and is injected by biting or stinging. 
6 — Sony. From “sonus”, Latin for sound. 
7 — In the sky. Luminous discharges of electricity in the atmosphere 
during thunderstorms, it’s often seen around ships’ masts. 
8 — 21 shillings. A pound was 20 shillings. 
9 — a) Chicago, b) Chess, c) Jesus Christ Superstar, d) Cats.
10 — A legal second marriage after a divorce or death.
11 — To your left. 
12 — It comes from Italian ballotta, small ball. Voters in ancient Rome put small balls into a container when registering their vote. 
13 — A chef, it’s the traditional tall white hat. 
14 — Slang for a cowboy. 
15 — Cyril.
16 — Pumpernickel. 
17 — Three. 
18 — 16 pieces. 
19 — Nine hours ahead. 
20 — Blondes.