Everybody knows this ’60s 
pop favourite

1 — What dance is mentioned in the first line of Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade Of Pale? 
2 — Which of the Queen’s children was first to marry? 
3 — Do bananas grow on trees? 
4 — On a European roulette wheel the numbered pockets are either red or black except one. Which one and what colour is it? 
5 — What’s another name for a polygraph? 
6 — Nervousness often causes which muscle in our bodies to become tied? 
7 — Unscramble CONE DONORS to reveal a well-known singer and TV presenter. 
8 — Solve the following “mas” words — a) strong canine breed, b) eyelash cosmetic, c) deceptive outward appearance, d) golfing iron. 
9 — Which snooker player is known as The Grinder?
10 — Which is a real town in Wisconsin, USA — Kickapoo, Hitanodor, Flickasmell, Swipeastench? 
11 — What’s unusual about a chow chow dog’s tongue? 
12 — Which country is the odd one out — Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, the Netherlands? 
13 — What are systolic and diastolic readings? 
14 — In the popular song My Grandfather’s Clock how many years did it stand on the floor and why? 
15 — Rind oil from the citrus fruit bergamot is used to flavour which popular tea? 
16 — Who provides the voice of Shrek in the animated movies? 
17 — Name five birds found wild in Britain beginning with P. 
18 — What is weighed in Troy ounces? 
19 — What’s unusual about the shape of the flag of Switzerland? 
20 — Which cocktail consists of rum, coconut milk and pineapple?   

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 3, 2008

1 — Fandango, as in “We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels ’cross the floor”. 
2 — Princess Anne. 
3 — No, on giant herbs. 
4 — Zero and it’s green. 
5 — A lie detector.
6 — Our tongues! 
7 — Des O’Connor. ~
8 — a) Mastiff, b) mascara, c) masquerade, d) mashie. 
9 — Cliff Thorburn. 
10 — Kickapoo.
11 — It’s blue-black in colour. 
12 — The Netherlands, because the others are landlocked countries. 
13 — Blood pressure readings. The higher (systolic) number represents the pressure while the heart is beating. The lower (diastolic) number represents the pressure when the heart is resting between beats. 
14 — 90 years, because it was too tall for the shelf. 
15 — Earl Grey. 
16 — Mike Myers. 
17 — Any five from pigeon, plover, pheasant, puffin, partridge, peregrine, pochard, etc. 
18 — Precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum. 
19 — It’s square. 
20 — Pina colada.