We’ve all laughed at Carla’s classic sitcoms

1 — Name four TV sitcoms written or co-written by Carla Lane. 
2 — Which valuable commodity takes its names from a Greek word meaning invincible? 
3 — The northern end of the West Highland Way finishes near which 
town? 
4 — What is the Fremantle Doctor in Australia?
5 — Which island between Skye and the west coast contains three letter As? 
6 — Which part of our bodies contains vitreous humour? 
7 — Name a stone you may have at home that floats. 
8 — If you’re “cutting a rug” what are you doing? 
9 — If you suffer from belonephobia do you fear — a) ringing sounds, b) sharp objects, especially needles, c) leather products or d) slugs and snails? 
10 — Has the 20p coin been in circulation more or less than 25 years? 
11 — Are the wickets in cricket more or less than three feet high?
12 — What does “Linn” mean in Linn o’ Dee, Linn of Tummel, Reekie Linn, etc? 
13 — What’s on either side of the 20 on a dartboard? 
14 — Which is the only planet in our solar system whose name doesn’t derive from Greek or Roman mythology? 
15 — What is a mullion on a window? 
16 — Name the largest mammal in the wild in Britain. 
17 — What was left at the bottom of Pandora’s box? 
18 — How many arrows are there on the floor of a tenpin bowling lane? 
19 — Who is married to former Miss World Wilnelia Merced? 
20 — What is a Sam Browne?  

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, March 9, 2008

1 — Any four from Butterflies, Bread, The Liver Birds, Solo, Bless This House, Luv, etc. 
2 — Diamond, from “Adamus”. 
3 — Fort William. 
4 — A cool afternoon breeze, known as the doctor because it brings relief from the heat. 
5 — Raasay.
6 — Our eyes. It’s the clear jelly-like substance behind the lens. 
7 — A pumice stone. 
8 — Dancing — slicing through the pile with your feet. 
9 — Sharp objects, especially needles. 
10 — More, it went into circulation in 1982.
11 — Less, they’re 28 inches high. 
12 — Waterfall. 
13 — Five on the left, one on the right. 
14 — Earth. 
15 — The vertical piece that divides it into two or more sections.
16 — Red deer. 
17 — Hope. 
18 — Seven. 
19 — Bruce Forsyth. 
20 — An over-the-shoulder soldier’s belt.