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March 21, 2004


Who sang the theme to this 
Bond movie?



1 — Who sang the theme song to the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies?
2 — The following clues are for words beginning with “Mar” — a) ox-eye daisy, b) harbour for small boats, c) tropical American monkey, d) sweet fortified Sicilian dessert wine.
3 — Name four of the six murder weapons in the board game Cluedo. 
4 — The first Brit Awards were held when — 1977, 1979, 1982 or 1984?
5 — What is produced in a ginnery?
6 — A firkin holds how many pints — 56, 67, 72 or 79?
7 — How many Celtic languages are there?
8 — Are firefighters allowed to have beards?
9 — Is a yaffle a woodpecker, a feather-tailed arrow, a beaded fringe or a honey-covered almond?
10 — Why do athletes run anti-clockwise round a track rather than clockwise?
11 — Which musical instrument means “jumping flea” in English?
12 — Name four fictional detectives whose surnames begin with M.
13 — Which Scottish glen reads the same when spelt backwards?
14 — How many animals do the Chinese use to represent years — 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18?
15 — What flavour is Grand Marnier liqueur?
16 — According to the proverb, fools build houses, but who buys them?
17 — Is a shrike a mythological spirit, predatory songbird, heavenly body or medieval weapon?
18 — Where was chess first played? 
19 — Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?
20 — Is pogonology the study of rock formations, tropical diseases, beards or finger and toenails? 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, March 21, 2004

1 — Sheryl Crow.
2 — a) Marguerite, b) marina, c) marmoset, d) Marsala.
3 — Any four from candlestick, revolver, dagger, spanner, lead piping or rope. 
4 — 1977, when they were known as The British Record Industry Awards.
5 — Cotton.
6 — 72 pints. 
7 — Six. Scots gaelic, Irish gaelic, Manx, Cornish, Welsh and Breton. 
8 — Generally, no, as they may interfere with breathing apparatus, but exceptions are made for religious reasons. 
9 — It’s a species of woodpecker. 
10 — Because far more people are right-footed and it’s more natural and comfortable for a right-footed person to lead with the right and lean slightly inwards on the left.
11 — Ukulele. It’s a Hawaiian word. 
12 — Any four from Perry Mason, Jane Marple, Philip Marlowe, Jules Maigret, Sam McCloud, Thomas Magnum, Morse, etc. 
13 — Glenelg, on the west coast near Skye. 
14 — 12 animals. 
15 — Orange.
16 — Wise men. 
17 — A predatory songbird. 
18 — India and Persia (now Iran). 
19 — The hummingbird. 
20 — Beards.