Why deciduous trees shed 
all their leaves

1 — Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter? 
2 — Rice, garter and moss are types of what?
3 — Identify these classic 1960s pop chart hits — a) voucher to travel, b) dwelling of breaking dawn, c) seize the breeze, d) fantasy supporter. 
4 — Do steeplechase horse races have anything to do with steeples?
5 — Which kind of bean reminds you of an organ of the body?
6 — What’s the difference between a toby jug and a character jug?
7 — What kind of animal is a ragdoll?
8 — What were hucksters in days gone by?
9 — What’s the opposite of an explosion? 
10 — What do you smoke to make a kipper?
11 — Lammas Day falls in which month? 
12 — What’s the difference between tartan and plaid?
13 — We all remember Prince Charles went to Gordonstoun, but which school did Princess Anne attend? 
14 — According to the saying what does the world do when America sneezes? 
15 — Why is your pay also known as your salary? 
16 — What does APR on your credit card statement stand for? 
17 — Rearrange I BRING SALT LION to reveal a well-known Scottish football club.
18 — It’s located in Moscow, but how does the word Kremlin translate into English? 
19 — Who would use a tabaret in their work — a) an upholsterer, b) a soldier, c) a tailor or d) a vintner? 
20 — What’s meant by the word “playa” in Spanish place names? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, January 23, 2005

1 — Leaves produce chlorophyll in spring and summer to make food. In winter there isn’t enough light, so trees “hibernate” and drop their leaves. 
2 — Knitting stitches. 
3 — a) Ticket To Ride, b) House Of The Rising Sun, c) Catch The Wind, d) Daydream Believer.
4 — Yes, early foxhunters used a steeple as an easy-to-spot landmark. 
5 — Kidney bean.
6 — A toby jug is a full-figure stout man in a hat. A character jug is a head and shoulders of a real or fictional character. 
7 — It’s a large breed of domestic cat. 
8 — Street pedlars of provisions and small goods. 
9 — An implosion, when something collapses inwards with force. 
10 — A herring.
11 — A harvest festival, it falls on August 1. 
12 — Tartan is a distinct clan pattern, plaid is a 
check-patterned cloth. 
13 — Benenden School in Kent. 
14 — Catches a cold. 
15 — Salary comes from the Latin salarium “salt money”. Ancient Romans gave money to soldiers to buy rations of salt.
16 — Annual percentage rate. 
17 — Stirling Albion. 
18 — Citadel. 
19 — Upholsterer, it’s fabric of alternate satin and silk stripes. 
20 — Beach.