So where should you wear a skean-occle?


1 — What’s the difference between a skean-dhu and a skean-occle?
2 — Would you be most likely to learn about the islets of langerhans in — a) a cookery class, b) geography class, c) music class, d) biology class?
3 — If you suffer from anosmia what can’t you do?
4 — What is poor man’s goose?
5 — In the insect world which species is regarded as the most intelligent?
6 — John F. Kennedy was 43 when he became president of the USA. Was he the youngest?
7 — What does BYOB on a party invitation mean?
8 — What is the coldest breed of cattle? 
9 — Name four Commonwealth countries beginning with M.
10 — In 1918 British women were allowed to vote in a General Election, but what age did they have to be? 
11 — Which well-known space station’s name means peace in Russian?
12 — How was the Irishman Fingal O’Flahertie Wills better known in the theatre?
13 — Who was the Duke of Edinburgh’s father? 
14 — Which of these is a location on the Isle of Man — Bungalow, Garage, House, Shed?
15 — Why do stale eggs float?
16 — What sport has been described as “chess with muscles”?
17 — How many milk teeth should a child have? 
18 — What’s the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?
19 — How many words can be typed using only the lower line of a qwerty keyboard? 
20 — If an American is said to be having a schmooze, what is he doing?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, March 6, 2005

1 — The first is a dagger carried in the stocking in full Highland dress, the second is a dagger carried in the sleeve. 
2 — d) A biology class. They’re cells in the pancreas. 
3 — Smell. It’s a loss of that sense. 
4 — A casserole dish of liver, potatoes, sage and onion, etc. It’s said to taste like roast goose. 
5 — Probably ants or bees.
6 — He was the youngest elected president, but Theodore Roosevelt was only 42 when he became President following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. 
7 — Bring your own bottle. 
8 — Fresians — with Chillinghams as a close second! 
9 — Any four from Malawi, Malaysia, The Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique. 
10 — Over 30.
11 — The Mir space station. 
12 — As Oscar Wilde. 
13 — Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. 
14 — Bungalow. 
15 — As eggs go off they dry up inside and air is drawn in.
16 — Fencing. 
17 — 20. 
18 — A psychiatrist diagnoses and treats mental disorders, a psychologist studies human behaviour. 
19 — None at all! 
20 — Holding an intimate conversation.