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May 16, 2004


It’s the most famous stone 
in Scotland



1 — Where can you find the Stone of Destiny?
2 — “I’ve got something to tell you, I’ve got something to say. I’m gonna put this dream in motion” is the beginning of which well-known song? 
3 — What is MCMXC in Arabic numerals?
4 — What is a Mexican hairless?
5 — Why might Fayette Pinkney, Sheila Ferguson and Valerie Holiday remind you of a severe interrogation?
6 — Why do we call light-hearted facts and figures trivia?
7 — Once Captain Peacock, he’s now in Last Of The Summer Wine. Name this actor. 
8 — Add the number of players in an Australian Rules football team to the number of players in a Gaelic Football team. 
9 — The following answers contain the word white — a) oatmeal recipe with chips, b) top snooker player, c) James Cagney film, d) harmless fib.
10 — You’ll often see a demi-pension in France. What is it?
11 — Which three flavours make up a Neapolitan ice cream?
12 — In Irish folklore a wailing banshee is a sign of what to come?
13 — Name the world’s top three most populous countries.
14 — What does “giga” mean in gigahertz and gigawatt?
15 — Which type of living creature has the largest eyes?
16 — What is the first creature listed in the dictionary?
17 — Funnyman Matthew Hall is better known to TV viewers as whom?
18 — Where is your zygomatic bone? 
19 — Identify these vehicles — a) wheeled revolution, b) southern county, c) film extract, d) where pet goldfish might live? 
20 — Which short word meaning manufactured is an anagram of a type of cheese? 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, May 16, 2004

1 — On display at Edinburgh Castle. It was brought up from Westminster Abbey in 1996.
2 — When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going. It was a chart hit for Billy Ocean and Boyzone. 
3 — 1990. 
4 — A breed of dog. 
5 — The girls are The Three Degrees and a severe interrogation is the third degree.
6 — From Latin tri via, “three ways”. In Rome, information kiosks were located at road intersections. 
7 — Frank Thornton, who plays Truly in Last Of The Summer Wine, was Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?
8 — 18 plus 15 is 33. 
9 — a) White pudding, b) Jimmy White, c) White Heat, d) white lie. 
10 — A hotel providing bed, breakfast and one main meal a day.
11 — Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. 
12 — A death. 
13 — China (1.2 billion), India (1.03 billion) and the USA (293 million). 
14 — 1000 million. 
15 — The giant squid. It’s eyes are larger than footballs.
16 — The aardvark. 
17 — Harry Hill. 
18 — In your face, it’s the prominent part of your cheek. 
19 — a) Cycle, b) surrey, c) trailer, d) tank. 
20 — Made (Edam)