Rockers who kicked off Live Aid in 1985


1 — Which legendary rock band opened the Live Aid concert in 1985?
2 — Complete the following well-known songwriting duos — a) Burt Bacharach and . . ., b) Alan J. Learner and . . ., c) Gerry Goffin and . . ., d) Glenn Tilbrook and . . . 
3 — Name the four popes who preceded Pope Benedict XVI. 
4 — Which modern day Scottish county takes its name from the Gaelic meaning “Coastland or boundary of the Gael”? 
5 — Which part of a ginger plant gives us the spice?
6 — Istanbul is in which continent?
7 — On a clothes care label what’s meant by the symbol of a circle within a square? 
8 — Starfish have at least how many arms? 
9 — Unscramble GET MORE TALL BROTHERS to find a famous American sporting team. 
10 — Is the population of the UK 40, 50, 60 or 70 million?
11 — How is a parallel cousin better known? 
12 — In bingo terminology, add legs to the Brighton line, then subtract clickety-click and multiply by the key of the door. 
13 — If a Cockney puts on his “weasel” what’s he wearing? 
14 — Are you more likely to see an opuntia in a zoo, circus, baseball stadium or garden centre? 
15 — Which of the following WASN’T a Carry On film — Carry On Driving, Carry On Follow That Camel, Carry On Regardless or Carry On England? 
16 — If your doctor says you have ischaemia what is the problem? 
17 — Name the two left-handed members of The Beatles. 
18 — Do we dream in colour or black and white? 
19 — Which is taller — The Wallace Monument or The Scott Monument? 
20 — Why do jackets have vents at the back?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, May 1, 2005

1 — Status Quo with Rockin’ All Over The World. 
2 — a) Hal David, b) Frederick Lowe, c) Carole King, d) Chris Difford. 
3 — John XXIII (1958-63), Paul VI (1963-78), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978-2005). 
4 — Argyll (Earra Ghaidheal). 
5 — The underground stem or rhizone.
6 — It spans two continents — Asia and Europe. 
7 — May be tumble-dried. 
8 — Five. 
9 — Harlem Globetrotters. 
10 — About 60 million. 
11 — A first cousin. 
12 — 84 (11+ 59 = 70-66 = 4 x 21 = 84). 
13 — His coat. From weasel and stoat, coat. 
14 — Garden centre, it’s a variety of cactus. 
15 — Carry On Driving.
16 — An insufficient supply of blood to a part of your body. 
17 — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. 
18 — Colour, because a mono world is a photographic/cinema/TV concept. 
19 — The Wallace Monument is taller at 220 feet. The Scott Monument is 200 feet tall. 
20 — Horse riders found it spread the material and avoided creasing when in the saddle.