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June 19, 2005

It’s something that we 
never forget


1 — Why do we never forget how to ride a bike?
2 — Grasshoppers make a noise by rubbing their legs together. Is this known as — stridulation, friculation, grindulation or trigulation? 
3 — Which well-known British actor shares his Christian name with a top holiday destination in the USA?
4 — Which British coin has the words “Standing on the shoulders of giants” on the edge?
5 — Pick the odd one out — Porridge, M*A*S*H, Starsky And Hutch or Chips
6 — If you came down with “mal de mer” you’d most likely be where?
7 — Which card many people carry in their wallets features an illustration of a Centurion?
8 — Why do dogs go round and round before they lie down?
9 — What is thought to be the world’s first toy?
10 — With what do you associate Stanley Gibbons?
11 — Which famous British pop star has Hercules as his middle name?
12 — Which animal is of no use when it’s white? 
13 — The following clues are for words beginning with QU — a) Army officer responsible for provisions, b) period of isolation, c) French square dance, d) dilemma. 
14 — Is coral animal, vegetable or mineral? 
15 — How did The Black Watch regiment get its name? 
16 — Did King Edward VIII reign for more or less than 300 days?
17 — Where on a ship would a donkeyman work?
18 — In the military, about how many marching paces per minute is quick time — 80, 100 or 120? 
19 — Name four pop groups, past or present, who might be found in the kitchen. 
20 — Complete the name of this famous Scottish beach, The white sands of . . . 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 19, 2005

1 — Because the ability is recorded and permanently stored by muscle control neural circuits in your brain. 
2 — Stridulation. 
3 — Orlando Bloom. 
4 — The £2 coin. 
5 — Starsky And Hutch because it isn’t also something you can eat!
6 — On a boat, it’s sea-sickness. 
7 — Certain American Express credit and charge cards. 
8 — It’s instinctive. In the wild, dogs would go round to make a comfy indentation in sand or long grass. 
9 — Dolls. 
10 — The buying and selling of historic postage stamps.
11 — Sir Elton John. 
12 — An elephant! 
13 — a) Quartermaster, b) quarantine, c) quadrille, d) quandary. 
14 — Animal. 
15 — “Black” from the dark tartan they wear and “watch” because they kept watch over Scotland.
16 — More. He abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, reigning for 325 days. 
17 — In the engine room. 
18 — About 120. 
19 — Orange Juice, Marmalade, Jam, Cream, Bread, Black Eyed Peas, etc. 
20 — Morar.