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June 5, 2005

What was cartoon king Walt’s middle name?

1 — What was Walt Disney’s middle name — Edward, Ebenezer, Elijah or Elias?
2 — Who generally find it easier to lose weight — men or women?
3 — What do Kim Campbell and Margaret Thatcher have in common?
4 — Name the “safari big five” animals.
5 — Identify the following famous Barbaras — a) trained dogs her way, b) romantic novelist in pink, c) The Spy Who Loved Me actress, d) senior Labour politician. 
6 — In TV’s Minder, which club did George Cole and Dennis Waterman drink in?
7 — Add the number of skaters in an ice hockey team at play to the minutes played in a football match then divide by the value of a potted brown ball in snooker. 
8 — Why do flamingos stand on one leg? 
9 — What were Morrisons and Andersons during World War 2? 
10 — What does a baseball commentator mean by a dinger? 
11 — Which cricket scoring term is also something you can buy at an optician’s?
12 — If you have lentigines should you be worried? 
13 — Is sinology the study of street crime, crossword puzzles, Chinese culture or illuminations?
14 — Charles Kingsford-Smith airport serves which faraway city? 
15 — If you ordered jalebis in an Indian restaurant, what would you receive? 
16 — Name the second longest river in the world. 
17 — Did BBC’s Come Dancing first appear in 1950, 1959, 1965 or 1969? 
18 — What were hobby-horses on the road? 
19 — Pirates were said to wear earrings as a way of putting money aside for what? 
20 — Name the four Chancellors of the Exchequer immediately before Gordon Brown. 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 5, 2005

1 — Elias. 
2 — Men, because they have a larger body and muscle mass that burns more energy. Also, men tend to gain weight in the abdominal area, where fat is easier to lose. 
3 — Kim Campbell was Canada’s first female PM, Mrs Thatcher was the UK’s first woman premier. 
4 — Elephant, leopard, buffalo, lion, rhinoceros. 
5 — a) Barbara Woodhouse, b) Barbara Cartland, c) Barbara Bach, d) Barbara Castle.
6 — The Winchester Club. 
7 — 24 (6+90=96, divided by 4 = 24). 
8 — Simply to give one a rest. 
9 — Air raid shelters. 
10 — A home run.
11 — A pair of spectacles. Two zeros written side by side. 
12 — No, they’re just freckles. 
13 — Chinese culture. 
14 — Sydney, Australia. 
15 — A sweet made from a roll of fried batter steeped in flavoured syrup.
16 — The Amazon, after the Nile. 
17 — 1950. 
18 — Early bicycles without pedals. 
19 — Their funerals. 
20 — Kenneth Clarke, Norman Lamont, John Major, Nigel Lawson.