So how many official Scottish cities are there?

1 — There are officially how many cities in Scotland?
2 — In the song Nutbush City Limits by Ike and Tina Turner on what highway do “the people keep the city clean”?
3 — Which Australian state was once known as Van Dieman’s Land?
4 — Dunsapie Loch can be found in which well-known Scottish park?
5 — Identify the following “green” things — a) band behind American Idiot,
b) site of Falklands War battle, c) motoring organisation, d) naive, gullible person.
6 — What type of dance shares its name with the Spanish word for sauce?
7 — How do you “chit” seed potatoes?
8 — What is Babel Fish on the Internet?
9 — What disease was once known as consumption?
10 — Identify these footballing terms — a) Paul Daniels could perform this, b) it's also found on a bicycle, c) fishing gear,
d) he’s out on the picket line?
11 — Which record-breaking American Olympic swimmer is known as the Baltimore Bullet?
12 — In The Bible, how was Jethro related to Moses — a) father, b) brother-in-law, c) brother or d) father-in-law?
13 — What is Tweed kettle?
14 — A couple celebrating their Pottery Anniversary have been married for —
3, 6, 9 or 12 years?
15 — Name any four countries on the Equator.
16 — Which Biblical garden name is derived from Hebrew meaning “oil press”?
17 — Is dystocia something that can affect a man or a woman?
18 — Who was the US president on the day Neil Armstrong became thefirst man to set foot on
the Moon?
19 — If you’re sitting in a Twingo you’re behind the wheel of a car manufactured by which company?
20 — Which Scottish county is often referred to as “Big Tree Country”?
Sunday Post Quiz Answers,
April 11, 2010
1 — Six. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Stirling, Inverness.
2 — Highway Number 19.
3 — Tasmania.
4 — Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.
5 — a) Green Day, b) Goose Green, c) Green Flag, d) greenhorn.
6 — Salsa.
7 — You put them in a cool, light place to encourage strong sturdy shoots to grow before planting in the ground.
8 — It’s a Yahoo application that translates text or web pages from one language to another.
9 — Tuberculosis.
10 — a) Hat-trick, b) crossbar, c) tackle, d) striker.
11 — Michael Phelps.
12 — Jethro was father-in-law to Moses.
13 — A salmon recipe, sometimes called salmon hash.
14 — 9 years.
15 — Any four from Uganda, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Kenya, Gabon, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Kiribati, Maldives, and Indonesia.
16 — Gethsemane.
17 — A woman. It’s difficulty in giving birth.
18 — It was July 21, 1969, when Richard Nixon was president.
19 — Renault.
20 — Perthshire.
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