Why cutting the grass makes a strong smell

1 — Why does freshly cut grass have such a strong smell?
2 — The following singers or bands had hits with songs on a playing card theme — a) Ned Miller, b) Motorhead, c) KC And The Sunshine Band, d) Dave Edmonds.
3 — By what name were The Commonwealth Games originally known? 
4 — What is “letterboxing” on a television set? 
5 — What colour are the helmets worn by United Nations troops? 
6 — Which former Eurovision Song Contest winner was born Rosemary Brown? 
7 — What’s the maximum amount you can invest in Premium Bonds?
8 — Identify these Irish counties — a) radio DJ Simon, b) it fits a bottle, c) five lines of rhyme, d) TV doctor. 
9 — What word can precede binder and pull, yet follow circus and gold? 
10 — What is measured in togs? 
11 — What number is David Beckham’s Real Madrid shirt — 20, 21, 22, 23? 
12 — What’s the difference between a drey and a dray? 
13 — What does “a la florentine” mean on a recipe? 
14 — If pollinosis is your GP’s diagnosis what’s wrong? 
15 — Soft-coated wheaten, border and sealyham are all types of what? 
16 — Name three figures of speech containing the word nine. 
17 — The medical term is hypermobility, but what’s the more common name for this condition? 
18 — Which South American country can be typed on one row of a QWERTY keyboard? 
19 — Which Ronnie Barker TV sitcom was known as On The Rocks in the USA? 
20 — Is America’s Gem State better known as Florida, Wyoming, Idaho or Wisconsin? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 10, 2005

1 — Cutting the grass releases the strong odours of various organic compounds, including methane and acetone. 
2 — a) From A Jack To A King, b) Ace Of Spades, c) Queen Of Clubs, d) Queen Of Hearts. 
3 — The first event took place in 1930 in Canada when they were known as the British Empire Games. 
4 — When a made-for-cinema film doesn’t fit your TV screen it’s squeezed so you can see the whole picture, but you get a bar top and bottom, like looking through a letterbox. 
5 — Light blue.
6 — Dana. 
7 — £30,000. 
8 — a) Mayo, b) Cork, c) Limerick, d) Kildare. 
9 — Ring. 
10 — The warmth of duvets.
11 — Number 23. 
12 — A drey is a squirrel’s home, a dray is a horse cart. 
13 — Served on a bed of spinach. 
14 — You have hay fever. 
15 — Terrier dog.
16 — Any three from, On cloud nine, To go the whole nine yards, Dressed to the nines, Nine day wonder, A cat has nine lives, etc. 
17 — Double jointed. 
18 — Peru. 
19 — Porridge. 
20 — Idaho.