Why a shiner is such a 
colourful sight


1 — Why are bruises so colourful? 
2 — How much is a standard prescription item? 
3 — Een, twee, drie, vier, vijf are the numbers one to five in which language?
4 — Name the six stars of the Scooby Doo cartoons.
5 — What are loops, whorls, and arches on our bodies?
6 — Identify the following “Andys” a) carpenter on TV’s Changing Rooms, b) Looby Loo’s friend, c) Solitaire singer, d) Scots TV football presenter.
7 — Why do we never see the seeds in carrots? 
8 — What is the principal part of a lion? 
9 — Do your fingernails really grow faster than your toenails?
10 — Which is more fattening — milk or plain chocolate? 
11 — Do children usually learn to read or count first?
12 — Why is a spiked drink called a “Mickey Finn”? 
13 — How long do you have to be missing before being presumed dead?
14 — Why might you take an Ishihara test? 
15 — Name the longest serving UK Labour Prime Minister.
16 — Why are eggs egg-shaped?
17 — What does corned in corned beef mean? 
18 — What’s the difference between solid and sterling silver?
19 — In the legend of Robin Hood what was the occupation of Alan-a-Dale?
20 — What are dorgis?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, May 2, 2004

1 — When blood leaks near the skin and skin isn’t broken it can’t escape. As you heal, the blood is broken down into its components, which are colourful. 
2 — £6.40.
3 — Dutch. 
4 — Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Scooby Doo, Scrappy Doo. 
5 — Fingerprint patterns.
6 — a) Handy Andy Kane, b) Andy Pandy, c) Andy Williams, d) Andy Gray. 
7 — Because they’re harvested before the plant has a chance to produce seeds in its second year. 
8 — The mane! 
9 — Yes, three or four times as fast. 
10 — Milk chocolate, which contains more fat.
11 — Usually counting first. 
12 — Probably from Mickey (Michael) Finnish, a Chicago saloon-keeper who allegedly drugged his customers. 
13 — The police never just assume someone is dead, but for insurance purposes it’s seven years. 
14 — To test for colour blindness. It’s a series of dotty pictures. 
15 — Harold Wilson (over two terms, from 1964-70, then 1974-76).
16 — They’re more comfortable for the bird to lay than other shapes, fit together better in the nest and less likely to roll away than a ball shape. 
17 — Salted, from the large grains or corns of salt. 
18 — Sterling silver isn’t pure silver. 
19 — A minstrel. 
20 — Crosses between corgis and dachshunds.