Sweethearts of our
cartoon favourites

1 — Name the sweethearts of these cartoon characters — a) Popeye, b) Donald Duck, c) Shrek, d) Mowgli.
2 — We speak about our “kith and kin”. What are kith?
3 — Are koalas bears?
4 — Aeroplanes sometimes experience CAT. What does this stand for? 
5 — Rearrange LOAM BAT CALLERS to discover a famous Scottish building. 
6 — Which musical instrument means “bell play” in German? 
7 — If someone gave you a ling would you have it for your tea, play it in an orchestra, wear it or plant it in the garden?
8 — Which fruit pudding was named after an Australian opera star? 
9 — Which popular TV sitcom features a jail with the same name as a 1970s glam rock band?
10 — Which is the only species of female deer with antlers?
11 — What is borscht on a restaurant menu?
12 — Which common substance means “rock oil” in Latin?
13 — In the Bible, who has a son called Seth?
14 — Name three Scottish army regiments beginning with Royal. 
15 — If a boxer weighs 115 lbs is he a flyweight or a bantamweight?
16 — Solve these “hea” words — a) to listen, b) general rumours, c) moorland plant, d) relating to the sky. 
17 — What snack is named after a time of day?
18 — What is the Cosa Nostra in the USA?
19 — If you’re a turophile do you like turnips, cheese, the city of Turin or brass bands? 
20 — Which rock band took its name from a Sanskrit word meaning “a blowing out”? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, December 12, 2004

1 — a) Olive Oyl, b) Daisy Duck, c) Princess Fiona, d) Shanti. 
2 — Friends and acquaintances. 
3 — No, they’re actually marsupials, which means they rear their young in a pouch. 
4 — Clear air turbulence. 
5 — Balmoral Castle.
6 — Glockenspiel. 
7 — Have it for your tea or plant it in the garden. A ling is a type of fish or a heather. 
8 — Peach Melba, after Dame Nellie Melba. 
9 — Porridge, with Ronnie Barker as an inmate at Slade prison. 
10 — Reindeer.
11 — A beetroot soup, with cabbage, onions, potatoes, etc. 
12 — Petroleum. 
13 — Adam and Eve. 
14 — Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Royal Scots, Royal Highland Fusiliers or Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch). 
15 — Bantamweight.
16 — a) Hear, b) hearsay, c) heather, d) heavenly. 
17 — Elevenses. 
18 — An underworld criminal organisation affiliated to the Mafia. 
19 — Cheese. Turos is Greek for cheese. 
20 — Nirvana.