Comedian with the 
parliamo patter

1 — Which Scottish comedian taught us to “Parliamo Glasgow”?
2 — Which one of the following is a real place in Yorkshire — a) Girnshacks, b) Blubberhouses, c) Greetinflats, d) Cryvillas?
3 — A standard paper clip has how many arches?
4 — Which castle features on the back of Royal Bank of Scotland £10 notes? 
5 — What is the new name for the Royal Ulster Constabulary?
6 — You may have hedera helix growing in your garden, but what’s its common name?
7 — By what name do we know what the Americans call a streetcar?
8 — The names of the artistes behind the following pop hits have a weather connection — a) Something In The Air, b) It’s Raining Men, c) Marvellous, d) Oh Babe What Would You Say?
9 — If someone gave you a pikelet would you eat it, throw it, wear it or count on it? 
10 — Name the first British monarch to belong to the House of Windsor.
11 — Arrange the Princes Charles, Andrew, Edward and Princess Anne in the order they celebrate their birthdays in the year.
12 — Which is the smallest country on the African mainland?
13 — Is it possible to have dark hair and blue eyes?
14 — What is unusual about the basenji breed of dog?
15 — Would you wear, play, eat or travel in a filibeg?
16 — Complete the saying, “If ifs and ands were pots and pans . . .”
17 — Why is it called The Dead Sea? 
18 — Name a word that begins and ends in UND. 
19 — What’s the difference between fog and smog? 
20 — Which human organs are divided into outer, middle and inner?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, May 30, 2004

1 — Stanley Baxter.
2 — Blubberhouses. The others don’t exist. 
3 — Three bends. 
4 — Glamis Castle. 
5 — The Police Service of Northern Ireland.
6 — Common ivy. 
7 — A tram. 
8 — a) Thunderclap Newman, b) The Weather Girls, c) The Lightning Seeds, d) Hurricane Smith. 
9 — Eat it, it’s a crumpet. 
10 — King George V.
11 — Andrew, February 19; Edward, March 10; Anne, August 15; Charles, November 14. 
12 — Gambia. 
13 — Yes, though not very common. 
14 — They can’t bark. 
15 — Wear it, it’s a style of kilt.
16 — There’d be no work for tinkers. 
17 — Because it’s so salty it supports very little life. 
18 — Underground. 
19 — Smog is fog mixed with smoke or other pollutants. 
20 — Our ears.