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.
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