TV shows that take
place by the Tyne

1 — Name three TV dramas, past or present, with a Tyneside connection. (1)
2 — Does a regular trim make your hair grow faster? 
3 — Which is larger a US Dollar bill or a Scottish pound note? 
4 — What colour is a polar bear’s skin? 
5 — Which early form of transport was first known as a high wheel? 
6 — Is Tony Blair the 49th, 50th, 51st or 52nd British Prime Minister? 
7 — Which sports make up the triathlon? 
8 — What can salads, wounds and windows have in common?
9 — Was Prince William born before or after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands? 
10 — Why are motorbikes much noisier than cars? 
11 — What does short mean in shortcrust pastry? 
12 — What is of interest to a herpetologist? 
13 — Why do we say someone is “over a barrel” when they’re in a no-win situation? 
14 — What’s the difference between road signs in red circles and those in red triangles? 
15 — Would you expect to see a necrology on board ship, in a local newspaper, in a ladies hairdressing salon or on a dartboard? 
16 — Which main course meal, using beef, is named after a Russian diplomat? 
17 — How is Directory Inquiries known in the USA? 
18 — Why were German U-boats so called? 
19 — Name four Scottish islands with only four letters in their names. 
20 — Can you really freeze with fear? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, October 31, 2004

1 — Any three from: Auf Wiedersehen Pet, When The Boat Comes In, Byker Grove, Spender, 55 Degrees North, Our Friends In The North, etc. 
2 — No, it’s just a myth. 
3 — A US Dollar bill is larger. 
4 — Black. 
5 — It’s the original name of the penny-farthing bicycle.
6 — He’s the 51st Prime Minister. 
7 — Swimming, running and cycling. 
8 — You can dress them. 
9 — After. Argentina invaded the Falklands on April 2, 1982. William was born on June 21 that year. 
10 — Their engines are open and not so well insulated.
11 — Flaky and crumbly. 
12 — Reptiles and amphibians. 
13 — People rescued from drowning were draped over a barrel to clear their lungs of water and thus helpless until they recovered. 
14 — Red circles mean you can’t do something — no entry, no vehicles, no overtaking, etc. Triangles alert you to something — slippery road, horse riders, road narrows, etc. 
15 — In a newspaper, it’s a list of deaths or an obituary notice.
16 — Beef Stroganov, after Count Pavel Stroganov. 
17 — Directory Assistance. 
18 — It’s short for Unterseeboot “under water vessel”. 
19 — Any four from Coll, Iona, Jura, Skye, Eigg, Mull, etc. 
20 — Yes, you can momentarily tense up as you prepare for fight or flight.