But how many billions of people are there?

1 — What is the approximate population of the world — 3.5, 4.5, 6.6 or 7.5 billion? 
2 — Giant wind turbines are increasingly common landmarks, but how many blades do they usually have?
3 — Identify the following Elvis Presley songs — a) In an undesirable, poor part of town, b) agitated and disturbed, c) US threesome, d) flaming adoration. 
4 — Why is Velcro so called?
5 — What game can be played on grass, clay, hard and carpet surfaces?
6 — When do you celebrate your pearl wedding anniversary? 
7 — John Swinney was the SNP leader before Alex Salmond, but who led the party before Mr Swinney?
8 — What is the average amount spent on an engagement ring?
9 — Does Tiger Woods’s mother come from Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar or Mongolia? 
10 — Name the first Scot to present BBC TV’s Grandstand. 
11 — The radius is a line from the centre to the outside of a circle, but it’s also a bone in your body. Where is it? 
12 — What is Paul McCartney’s real first name? 
13 — What is cataplana on a Portuguese restaurant menu? 
14 — The adjective simian refers to which creatures? 
15 — Would a banker, builder, butcher or baker have the letters MCIOB after his or her name? 
16 — We call it a wallet, but how do they know them in the USA? 
17 — On a boat what is a pipe berth? 
18 — Which month is also a word meaning grand or majestic? 
19 — The Queen’s profile faces to the right on our coins. Which way did her father George VI face on pre-Decimal coins?
20 — Which dog has small erect ears — a) Weimaraner, b) Gordon setter, c) saluki, d) Japanese Akita? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, January 6, 2008

1 — 6.6 billion. 
2 — Three. 
3 — a) In The Ghetto, b) All Shook Up, c) American Trilogy, d) Burning Love.
4 — It’s derived from VELour and CROchet. 
5 — Tennis.
6 — When you’ve been married 30 years. 
7 — Alex Salmond. 
8 — £1200. 
9 — Thailand. 
10 — Dougie Donnelly.
11 — In your forearm. 
12 — James. 
13 — Seafood stew, named after the clam-shaped copper dish it’s cooked in. 
14 — Monkeys and apes. 
15 — Builder, it’s a Member Of the Chartered Institute of Builders.
16 — As billfolds. 
17 — A collapsible bed, usually with a frame of metal pipes. 
18 — August. 
19 — To the left. 
20 — Japanese Akita. The others have long floppy ears.