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February 28, 2010


This spectacular structure sure is a sight to behold

1 — The world’s tallest building is in which city? 
2 — Which TV soap opera address is also known as The Old Rectory? 
3 — Unscramble LOST CASH IN ’EM to find something in a casino.
4 — In the UK we throw away how many million tonnes of rubbish a year — 10, 20, 30 or 40? 
5 — Identify these popular British films from the 1980s — a) burning bygone two-wheeled carriages, b) solace and rapture for director Bill Forsyth, c) Nat King Cole recorded this song about a Leonardo Da Vinci portrait, d) TV series with Judith Chalmers. 
6 — West Lothian’s Susan Boyle found fame on Britain’s Got Talent, but is her middle name Mabel, Magdalene, Margaret or McGregor? 
7 — What is a Fosbury flop? 
8 — Which giant computer firm’s motto is “Think”?
9 — What does “wich” mean in place names such as Norwich, Nantwich and Greenwich? 
10 — What are growlers in freezing waters? 
11 — Which toy company makes the most tyres in a single year? 
12 — Which five-letter word can precede sixteen, meat, pea and William? 
13 — On a standard darts board, what number is directly opposite the six? 
14 — Which cricketer became the first male to win a Strictly Come Dancing title back in December 2005? 
15 — Famously extinct since the mid 17th Century, the dodo was particular to which island in the Indian Ocean? 
16 — Identify these European International vehicle registration codes — a) E, b) GBG, c) MC, d) UA. 
17 — Name the dog in the Tintin cartoons. 
18 — Which Noughties rock song begins with the lyrics “When I was a young boy, My father took me into the city, To see a marching band”? 
19 — Name the four major tennis tournaments. 
20 — What word can be a part of your ear and something a blacksmith uses? 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 28, 2010

1 — Dubai. The Burj Khalifa Dubai tower, United Arab Emirates, is more than 800 metres (2625 feet tall), with more than 160 storeys. 
2 — 9 Coronation Street. Vera Duckworth gave it its name. 
3 — Slot machines. 
4 — 30 million tonnes. 
5 — a) Chariots Of Fire, b) Comfort and Joy, c) Mona Lisa, d) Wish You Were Here.
6 — Magdalene. 
7 — It’s a high jump technique named after the US athlete Dick Fosbury whose Olympic performance brought it to prominence. 
8 — IBM. 
9 — It’s derived from an old Anglo Saxon word for saltworks. 
10 — Chunks of ice that have broken off icebergs, said to make a growling sound through the water.
11 — Lego. They make around 306 million tyres per year for their toys. 
12 — Sweet. 
13 — 11. 
14 — Darren Gough who was accompanied by his professional dancing partner Lilia Kopylova. 
15 — Mauritius.
16 — a) Spain, b) Guernsey, c) Monaco, d) Ukraine. 
17 — Snowy. 
18 — Welcome To The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance.
19 — Wimbledon, the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open.
20 — Anvil.