The chilliest village in the 
whole of Britain


1 — Which Scottish village holds the record for Britain’s lowest recorded temperature?
2 — Is a woman’s pulse rate at rest normally lower, the same or higher than a man’s?
3 — Why do we say “Bless you” when someone sneezes?
4 — The following clues give answers containing the word thorn — a) Song by The Eurythmics, b) Richard Chamberlain TV series, c) Sam Neill’s Omen character, d) children’s jungle cartoon.
5 — Which two of the Ten Commandments don’t begin with “Thou shalt”?
6 — Name the largest passenger liner ever built.
7 — On which part of our bodies is the skin thinnest?
8 — Do magnets work underwater? 
9 — Why can’t you tickle yourself? 
10 — Michelle McManus won Pop Idol this year, but who was the runner-up?
11 — Whose motto is Dieu et mon droit (God and my right)?
12 — Saxon, Windsor and Four-in-Hand are all types of what?
13 — William Roache (Ken Barlow) is the longest serving member of the cast of Coronation Street. Who has been in it second longest?
14 — When was the halfpence coin taken out of circulation — 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986?
15 — Name the national bird of Britain. 
16 — What is Britain’s most popular outdoor activity?
17 — The British Commonwealth is made up of how many nations — 36, 46, 53 or 63?
18 — What’s the main ingredient of Pontefract cakes?
19 — If you’re suffering from euphobia do you fear — a) loud music, b) good news, d) making speeches, d) airborne germs? 
20 — Why do we get goose pimples when we’re cold? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 22, 2004

1 — Braemar, with a temperature of -27.2 C, on January 10, 1982.
2 — Higher, 78-82 beats a minute, compared to 70-72 for a man.
3 — In medieval times when the plague was widespread throughout Europe, if someone sneezed people assumed the worst and blessed them. 
4 — a) Thorn In My Side, b) The Thorn Birds, c) Damien Thorn, d) The Wild Thornberrys.
5 — Remember the Sabbath Day and Honour thy father and mother.
6 — The new Queen Mary 2. 
7 — The eyelids. 
8 — Yes. 
9 — There’s no element of surprise. Your brain knows it’s coming, so dulls the sensation. 
10 — Mark Rhodes.
11 — The British Sovereign. 
12 — Ways of tying your necktie. 
13 — Eileen Derbyshire who plays Emily Bishop. She first appeared in January 1961. 
14 — 1984, on December 31. 
15 — The robin.
16 — Walking. 
17 — 53 nations. 
18 — Liquorice. 
19 — Hearing good news. 
20 — It’s a throwback to when people had more body hair. Tensing muscles at the base of hair shafts causes goosebumps, which makes hair stand on end to trap warm air.