He became an MP
almost by accident

1 — Whose auto-biography is called An Accidental MP — Neil Hamilton, Martin Bell, Sebastian Coe or Glenda Jackson?
2 — Americans Charles P. Conrad, Alan L. Bean and Alan B. Shepard are three of only 12 men to have done what?
3 — Which county lies between Angus and Aberdeenshire on Scotland’s east coast?
4 — Rearrange bens rise party to find a bright young pop star.
5 — How many sheets of paper make a quire?
6 — Identify the following UK places by their dialling codes — a) 0161, b) 0121, c) 028, d) 01463.
7 — A skean dhu is part of Scotland’s national dress, but what does it mean in English?
8 — Name the smallest bone in the human body.
9 — Who wasn’t born in England — Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart?
10 — What is surf and turf on a restaurant menu?
11 — If you went to see a concert by Bjorn Again you’d be listening to the hits of which popular group?
12 — These days we often hear about IT students, but what does IT stand for?
13 — If you’re behind the wheel of a Seicento are you driving a Ford, Fiat, Nissan or Alfa Romeo?
14 — Is your fibula in your arm or your leg?
15 — Which famous city’s name means “river of January” in English?
16 — What’s the difference between a skunk and a skink?
17 — If a hexagon has six sides and an octagon has eight sides, how many sides does a dodecagon have?
18 — Sumatra Blue Lintong, Indian Mysore and Medellin Supremo are — varieties of butterfly, types of coffee bean, varieties of tea or Indonesian love lilts?
19 — What kind of cab is obviously the best looking?
20 — What word can describe a mushroom and a style of skirt?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, April 29, 2001

1 — Martin Bell.
2 — Walk on the moon.
3 — Kincardineshire.
4 — Britney Spears.
5 — 24, or sometimes 25.
6 — a) Manchester, b) Birmingham c) Northern Ireland, d) Inverness.
7 — Black knife.
8 — The stirrup bone in the ear.
9 — Humphrey Bogart, who was born in New York.
10 — A steak served with seafood or fish.
11— Abba. Bjorn Again is an Abba tribute band.
12 — Information Technology.
13 — Fiat.
14 — Your leg.
15 — Rio de Janeiro.
16 — A skunk is a mammal of the weasel family, a skink is a lizard.
17 — 12 sides.
18 — Coffee bean.
19 — A hansom cab!
20 — Puffball.