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February 13, 2005

This blood group is a real 
life saver


1 — Which blood group is known as the “universal blood group”?
2 — Which historical event occurred at Eaglesham in 1941?
3 — Which Royal Bank of Scotland note has an illustration of Brodick Castle — £5, £10, £20 or £50?
4 — In Arabic, what does “al-Qaeda” mean — the source, the base or the strength?
5 — What are Belties in the countryside? 
6 — Why is it called Oxfam? 
7 — A jenny is a female owl, jay or magpie? 
8 — Which is the most popular name for a British football team — a) town, b) united or c) city? 
9 — What does linn mean in Linn of Dee, Linn of Tummel, etc?
10 — Name four pop hits with a day of the week in them.
11 — Name three things you can hit without doing any damage. 
12 — Who’s older — Prince Charles or Camilla Parker Bowles?
13 — If a Scot was convicted of hamesucken in days gone by would he be guilty of selling property he didn’t own, assaulting someone in their own home, letting out sub-standard accommodation or squatting?
14 — Is the driver of a fire engine required to wear a seat belt? 
15 — Identify these “Vans” — a) Inspired a Don Maclean song, b) goalscorer supreme, c) TV detective from Amsterdam, d) legendary singer songwriter.
16 — Bigamy, concertina, skateboard and sucrose contain one, but couch doesn’t. What? 
17 — Why can’t a horse win the Epsom Derby more than once?
18 — What would your GP mean by TSS?
19 — A jeroboam holds how many standard wine bottles?
20 — Antony Richard Louis are the middle names of which member of the Royal Family? 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 13, 2005

1 — O Negative. It can safely be given to a patient with any blood group in an emergency. 
2 — Nazi Rudolf Hess made a parachute landing there.
3 — £20. 
4 — The base. 
5 — Belted Galloway cattle.
6 — It’s an abbreviation of The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief.
7 — Owl. 
8 — United. 
9 — Waterfall, or the pool below a waterfall. 
10 — Any four from Monday Monday, Ruby Tuesday, I Don’t Like Mondays, Beautiful Sunday, Saturday Night At The Movies, Friday On My Mind, Friday I’m In Love, Manic Monday, etc.
11 — The high spots, the town, the right note, an Internet website. 
12 — Camilla Parker Bowles. She was born July 17, 1947. Charles was born on November 14, 1948. 
13 — Assault on someone in their own home. 
14 — No. 
15 — a) Van Gogh, b) Van Nistelrooy, c) Van der Valk, d) Van Morrison.
16 — A girl’s name — Amy, Tina, Kate, Rose. 
17 — Because it’s for three-year-olds only. 
18 — Toxic shock syndrome. 
19 — Six, or four champagne bottles. 
20 — Prince Edward.