Do you need more haircuts 
in summer?

1 — Does your hair grow faster in summer than in winter?
2 — What is the best time of day to see Betelgeuse? 
3 — How many natural lakes are there in Scotland?
4 — Name five TV dramas or sitcoms starring David Jason.
5 — According to the Bible, Adam and Eve had three sons. Name them. 
6 — Is Franz Ferdinand a Spanish author, a Scottish rock band, an Italian renaissance painter or a Portuguese politician?
7 — An insect has how many pairs of legs?
8 — DAB radios are the latest thing. What do the initials stand for? 
9 — Rearrange enraged to make three new words. 
10 — The following clues give answers beginning with “Tap” — a) sweet pudding, b) hooved jungle animal, c) savoury Spanish snacks, d) woven wall hanging. 
11 — Which is more — the number of keys on a piano or the amount of Meredith Willson’s trombones? 
12 — What is the literal meaning of the word gospel?
13 — Which fictional detective has an older brother called Mycroft?
14 — Name the four Chancellors before Gordon Brown. 
15 — What word can follow nail, air and pop?
16 — Does camomile tea make a good bedtime drink?
17 — If you were given a flageolet what would you do with it?
18 — What is the most popular fruit in the UK?
19 — Name the longest serving presenter on BBC Radio 1.
20 — What is the tallest variety of grass in the world? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 6, 2004

1 — Yes. When it’s hot the blood capillaries dilate increasing blood flow, bringing oxygen and nourishment to the follicles. 
2 — Night, because it’s the name of a star in the Orion constellation.
3 — Just one, the Lake of Menteith, near Aberfoyle. 
4 — Any five from: Open All Hours, The Darling Buds Of May, A Touch Of Frost, Only Fools And Horses, A Bit Of A Do, Porterhouse Blue, The Quest, etc. 
5 — Cain, Abel and Seth.
6 — It’s a Scottish rock band. 
7 — Three pairs. 
8 — Digital Audio Broadcasting. 
9 — Any three from: Angered, derange, grandee or grenade. 
10 — a) Tapioca, b) tapir, c) tapas, d) tapestry.
11 — There are 88 piano keys and 76 trombones in the well-known song.
12 — Good news. 
13 — Sherlock Holmes. 
14 — Kenneth Clarke, Norman Lamont, John Major, Nigel Lawson. 15 — Gun.
16 — Yes, it aids relaxation. 
17 — You could eat it (it’s a variety of green bean) or play it as it’s also a small flute. 
18 — Bananas. Around 760,000 tonnes of bananas are shipped to the UK each year. 
19 — John Peel. He’s been there since 1967, the year it started. 
20 — Bamboo, which can reach 130 feet and more.