Why they say it’s so unlucky to spill salt

1 — Why do superstitious people reckon it’s unlucky to spill salt?
2 — In golf, what’s an albatross?
3 — If something is “duck soup” what is it?
4 — Blepharitis affects which part of the body? 
5 — Torch lily is another name for which common garden plant?
6 — Which TV soap features a character called Scooter?
7 — What is the fastest swimming style?
8 — Geologists reckon the earth is approximately how many years old — two and a half billion, three billion, three and a half billion or four and a half billion?
9 — When was the last UK census? 
10 — How did the expression “stake a claim” originate?
11 — The following artists had hit songs with fruity titles. Name the hits — a) Prince, b) The Stranglers, c) The Beatles, d) The Boomtown Rats.
12 — What’s the best selling crisp flavour?
13 — Where would you be most likely to see an echidna?
14 — If you’re an agelast do you never appear to — age, smile, anger or sleep more than an hour at a time? 
15 — Why are people who work for themselves called freelances?
16 — How did the Adidas company get its name?
17 — What is doo-wop? 
18 — Blue java, burro and Cavendish are varieties of which fruit?
19 — How much does it cost to cross the Skye Bridge by car? 
20 — Which sport, developed in Japan, means “gentle way” in English? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, August 28, 2005

1 — Because Judas spilled salt during the Last Supper and as a precious commodity it was frowned upon to waste it. 
2 — When a player gets the ball in the hole in three shots under par.
3 — Easy to do. The allusion may be to a sitting duck. 
4 — It’s inflammation of the eyelids. 
5 — Red hot poker.
6 — Coronation Street. He’s Sarah Platt’s boyfriend. 
7 — The crawl. 8 — Geologists reckon about four and a half billion years. 
9 — On April 29, 2001. 
10 — During the Californian gold rush prospectors used stakes to mark out an area they’d laid a claim to.
11 — a) Raspberry Beret or Peach, b) Peaches, c) Strawberry Fields Forever, d) Banana Republic. 
12 — Cheese and onion, then ready salted and salt and vinegar. 
13 — In a zoo. It’s an egg-laying mammal found in Australia. 
14 — Smile. 
15 — Term is from the “Free Companies” of the Middle Ages who were free to serve any master.
16 — From founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler. 
17 — Vocal-based rhythm and blues music where singers accompany the lead vocalist by “doo-wopping”. 
18 — Banana. 
19 — Nothing. Tolls were abolished at the end of last year. 
20 — Judo.