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May 4, 2008

It’s the most popular breed of dog in Britain

1 — What is the most popular breed of dog in the UK? 
2 — Name Rab C. Nesbitt’s sons. 
3 — Name five places in Scotland beginning with “Bridge of”. 
4 — Which South American capital city’s name means “good air” in English? 
5 — If a Scot has “drowned the miller” what has he or she done?
6 — Connelton and Hotten are fictional places in which TV soap opera? 
7 — Name four pop/rock bands, past or present, with numbers in their names. 
8 — How many letters maximum are allowed in the name of a racehorse — 16, 17, 18 or 19? 
9 — If an American gave you an Annie Oakley, would you be pleased or disappointed? 
10 — Where are your phalanges? 
11 — Carol Klein appears regularly on TV presenting programmes on what subject? 
12 — Who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the year 2007?
13 — Which character in Coronation Street has the same first name as a county in Northern Ireland? 
14 — If an American talks about a “stick shift” what does he mean?
15 — What’s “free” in a saying claiming it doesn’t exist? 
16 — In which sport do teams compete for the Sam Maguire cup?
17 — Which vegetable is also known as the eggplant?
18 — Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the main settlement on which South Atlantic Island?
19 — Where would you be most likely to see a barbel — a) in a gymnasium, b) in a dental surgery, c) in a river or d) attached to a tree? 
20 — What “bus” do you plug gadgets into on modern computers? 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, May 4, 2008

1 — Labrador Retriever. 
2 — Gash and Burney. 
3 — Any five from Bridge of Earn, Bridge of Cally, Bridge of Weir, Bridge of Allan, Bridge of Dee, Bridge of Don, Bridge of Dun, etc. 
4 — Buenos Aires. 
5 — Added too much water to their whisky or other drink.
6 — Emmerdale
7 — Any four from Fun Boy 3, U2, UB40, S Club 7, Level 42, 911, The B-52s, etc. 
8 — 18. 
9 — Pleased, it’s a free ticket to a show. From punched tickets resembling playing cards thrown into the air and riddled with shot in one of Annie’s shows. 
10 — They’re bones in your fingers and toes.
11 — Gardening. 
12 — Joe Calzaghe, super-middleweight boxing champion. 
13 — Tyrone Dobbs. 
14 — A car with manual transmission and gear stick. 
15 — A lunch, as in “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
16 — Gaelic football. 
17 — The aubergine. 
18 — Tristan Da Cunha. 
19 — In a river, it’s a fish. 
20 — A universal serial bus or USB port.