Abba’s phone call from a 
Scottish city

1 — In Abba’s Super Trouper a line goes, ‘I was sick and tired of everything when I called you last night from . . .’ where? 
2 — In which sport do you score with a slam-dunk? 
3 — Solve the following clues to Tom Cruise films — a) fancy drink, b) ultimate Japanese warrior, c) debut on US Independence Day, d) the hue of currency.
4 — What do the years 1691, 1961 and 1881 have in common?
5 — On average, women outlive men by how long?
6 — Which sore never hurts at all?
7 — You might be tempted to try a mandibular advancement device if you — a) have crooked teeth, b) bad breath, c) fracture your jaw, d) snore. 
8 — What’s the difference between aiding and abetting a criminal?
9 — They say genius is one part inspiration and 99 per cent what?
10 — Which locks are — a) tetanus, b) marriage, c) part of a horse, d) poison from a plant. 
11 — What does AM and FM on your radio stand for?
12 — For what might you use Napier’s bones?
13 — What colour is the Central Line on the London Underground?
14 — What is the total of the numbers on a clock?
15 — If a Cockney gives you the “Spanish archer”, what has he done?
16 — Which popular 1980s pop band is something you learn in your first year at primary school?
17 — What was the occupation of a Baxter in days gone by?
18 — Which Scottish county is a boy’s name?
19 — What’s unusual about yak’s milk?
20 — What is an agnail on your hand?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 27, 2005

1 — Glasgow. 
2 — Basketball. 
3 — a) Cocktail, b) The Last Samurai, c) Born On The Fourth Of July, d) The Color Of Money.
 4 — They read the same upside down. 
5 — About five years.
6 — An eyesore! 
7 — d) Snore. It’s a device that holds the lower jaw and tongue forward making more space to breathe. 
8 — Aiding is actually assisting in the crime, abetting is encouraging, harbouring a criminal or covering up the crime. 
9 — Perspiration. 
10 — a) Lockjaw, b) wedlock, c) fetlock, d) hemlock.
11 — Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation. 
12 — Multiplication and division. The invention of Scots mathematician John Napier, they’re domino-like rods with numerical tables on them. 
13 — Red. 
14 — 78. 
15 — Given you the elbow. El-bow!
16 — ABC, a popular band fronted by Martin Fry. 
17 — A baker. 
18 — Angus. 
19 — It’s pink. 
20 — A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail. Tearing it leaves your finger vulnerable to infection.