The amazing thing about 
giraffes’ necks

1 — Do giraffes have more, less or the same number of bones in their necks as humans? 
2 — Which character in a popular TV soap has a dog named after a former Manchester United goalkeeper?
3 — When is a Scottish hill a legal requirement?
4 — What’s the total number of spots on the three lowest dominoes?
5 — Can you legally drive faster on a motorway than you can on a dual carriageway?
6 — Elizabeth Taylor DIDN’T play a leading role in which of the following films — a) Cleopatra, b) Gone With The Wind, c) Giant, d) Father Of The Bride?
7 — What is a golden hello? 
8 — We all remember George Washington was the first American president, but who was the second president? 
9 — Gene Roddenberry is best-known for the creation of which long-running cult TV sci-fi series?
10 — What did a souter do for a living? 
11 — Is the yew a deciduous or evergreen tree?
12 — A single dot in Morse code represents which letter? 
13 — Where is the skin thickest on our bodies? 
14 — Name seven “occupational” surnames.
15 — Why does the bride stand to the left of the groom? 
16 — Which Saudi Arabian city might remind you of a bingo club?
17 — What can be a type of shoe and an accent?
18 — Name four makes of car, past or present, beginning with L. 
19 — What are triffids in the novel The Day Of The Triffids? 
20 — In France what would you buy in a charcuterie?  

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 20, 2004

1 — They have seven, the same as humans, but they’re much longer.
2 — Chesney Brown in Coronation Street, whose dog is called Schmeichel after Dane Peter Schmeichel. 
3 — When it’s a law! 
4 — Three. One and blank, one and one and double blank. 
5 — No, it’s a 70 mph limit for both.
6 — Gone With The Wind, which starred Vivien Leigh. 
7 — A cash incentive offered to someone to leave a job and join another company. 
8 — John Adams. 
9 — Star Trek. 
10 — Made and repaired shoes.
11 — It’s an evergreen tree. 
12 — The letter E. 
13 — On the soles of our feet. 
14 — Turner, Thatcher, Hunter, Walker, Butcher, Mason, Tyler, etc.
15 — It started in the days when men carried swords on their right, so it was easier for the groom to draw it to protect her.
16 — Mecca. 
17 — A brogue. 
18 — Any four from: Lada, Lexus, Lagonda, Lamborghini, Lincoln, Lotus, Lanchester. 
19 — Fierce carnivorous plants. 
20 — Cooked meats.