Special stew that really piles on the pounds

1 — Who eat huge portions of protein-rich stews called chankonabe? 
2 — Which airports are you travelling from if your luggage labels say — a) STN, b) BFS, c) PIK, d) BHX.
3 — Why do we “touch wood” to avert bad luck? 
4 — George Washington became the first US president in 1789, but when did he move into the White House?
5 — What is the average male trouser waist size in the UK?
6 — Traditionally, how many rooms does a but ’n’ ben have?
7 — Why are Able Seamen so called?
8 — Which items are most commonly left on buses and trains?
9 — Which soap opera dog HASN’T appeared in EastEnders — Ghengis, Wellard, Fen or Roly?
10 — What is a hippocampus in an aquarium?
11 — Solve these “Amb” words — a) character of a place, b) mythological food, c) walk about, d) strong desire to succeed.
12 — What’s a Donald in the Scottish countryside?
13 — Does bone china really contain bone?
14 — Which of the following countries HASN’T adopted the euro — Austria, Poland, Finland or Greece?
15 — What do the numbers above and blow the H on a water hydrant plate tell us?
16 — You might see Vanessa atalanta on flowers in your garden. What’s its common name?
17 — Rearrange TOP UP A LION to find a crowd of people. 
18 — How did the expression “keep your ear to the ground” originate? 
19 — Father McKenzie is mentioned in which Beatles song?
20 — Our adrenal glands produce adrenaline when we are excited or frightened, but where are they in our bodies? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 26, 2005

1 — Sumo wrestlers, to deliberately put on weight. 
2 — a) Stansted, b) Belfast, c) Prestwick, d) Birmingham. 
3 — Ancient Britons believed trees had spirits and would touch them out of respect. 
4 — He didn’t, it wasn’t ready on time, but his successor John Adams moved in, in 1800. 
5 — 38 inches.
6 — Just two. 
7 — They start as ordinary seamen and once they have skills they become “able”. 
8 — Cases and bags. 
9 — Fen, who was Chloe’s dog in Emmerdale. 
10 — A seahorse.
11 — a) Ambience, b) ambrosia, c) ambulate, d) ambition. 
12 — A lowland hill with a height above 2000 feet (609.6m). 
13 — Yes, it contains bone ash. 
14 — Poland, which continues to use the Zloty. 
15 — Top number is the diameter of the water main pipe, the bottom number is the distance from the plate to the actual main.
16 — The red admiral butterfly. 
17 — Population. 
18 — From American Indians who did just that to feel vibrations of herds of animals or enemies on horseback, etc. 
19 — Eleanor Rigby. 
20 — At the upper end of each kidney.