Funny-looking fellow
in a farmer’s field


1 — What is a tattie-bogle in the countryside? 
2 — Which electronic pet’s name means “lovable eggs” in Japanese?
3 — What can salmon, cheese and ham have in common? 
4 — Where would you see a scut — on a car, on a tree, on an animal or on a mountain?
5 — What do the initials of cult American TV comedy M*A*S*H stand for? 
6 — It can have a polyphonic or mono feature and it’s something people carry around. What? 
7 — If your car’s odometer was broken would your car fail its MOT test?
8 — Identify the following countries from their airlines — a) Sabena, b) TAP, c) El Al, d) Aeroflot.
9 — Dipsophobia is the fear of what?
10 — What is a zoonosis?
11 — The following clues are for Scottish football teams — a) Bonnie’s partner in crime, b) Hawaiian greeting, c) existing weight, d) monarch in the borders. 
12 — What is a widow’s peak?
13 — What do the initials of Kirriemuir born author JM Barrie stand for?
14 — What are your salad days?
15 — Which castle features on the back of a Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note? 
16 — Why is a booby prize called the wooden spoon?
17 — In which BBC sitcom do characters drink in The Nag’s Head?
18 — Which salad recipe might remind you of a journey into space?
19 — A fit and healthy person should have less than how much body fat?
20 — Name the three colours of the German flag.  

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 18, 2004

1 — A scarecrow, especially one in a potato field. 
2 — Tamagotchi.
3 — They can all be smoked. 
4 — On an animal, it’s a short tail on a rabbit, hare or deer. 
5 — Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
6 — A mobile phone. Polyphonic and mono refers to the ringtone. 
7 — No, the odometer, which measures mileage, isn’t part of the test. 
8 — a) Belgium, b) Portugal, c) Israel, d) Russia. 
9 — Drinking. 
10 — Any infectious disease animals can transmit to humans, like rabies.
11 — a) Clyde, b) Alloa, c) Livingston, d) Queen of the South. 
12 — A hairline that comes to a point with arches either side, reminiscent of caps once worn by widows. 
13 — James Matthew. 
14 — The time when you’re young and carefree and perhaps a bit green. 
15 — Culzean Castle.
16 — At Cambridge University it was customary to present a wooden spoon to low-ranking maths students. 
17 — Only Fools And Horses. 
18 — A rocket salad. 
19 — Men should have less than 18 per cent total body fat and women 23 per cent or less. 
20 — Black, red and gold.