He helped Sherlock Holmes to solve many a mystery

1 — What is Sherlock Holmes’s companion Dr Watson’s first name?
2 — What would you do with a lamington — a) eat it, b) play it, c) wear it or d) dance it? 
3 — Rearrange OUT SHOOK TWELVE CONFERENCES to reveal an award-winning movie from the 1970s. 
4 — Complete the name of the rock band Florence and the . . . 
5 — Why are they called gecko lizards? 
6 — Name the three Liberal Democrats leaders before Nick Clegg.
7 — What trade is the origin of the surname Lorimer? 
8 — Which Scottish-born comedian presents The Late Late Show on American TV? 
9 — If you suffer from coulrophobia do you fear — a) high-pitched sounds, b) clowns, c) insects, or d) social gatherings? 
10 — Identify these US cities — a) this Quaker town is the birthplace of America, b) cheers to a tea party here, c) you could be sleepless in this Emerald City, d) it follows John the late country singer. 
11 — Which South American country’s flag features the motto “Ordem e Progresso” which means Order and Progress? 
12 — The Hindi phrase tikai babu, which means “It’s all right, sir” is thought to be the origin of which British slang expression?
13 — Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was First Lady to which 20th Century American President?
14 — Which Greek god comes before Adventure to make the name of a film about a fight to survive? 
15 — Where could you spend denarii? 
16 — Identify these motoring words — a) bar in a cowboy town, b) wall heater, c) precedes Moscow to read a football club, d) tire out and use up? 
17 — Which geographical feature takes its name from an old Norse word meaning “arm of the sea”? 
18 — How many legs do scorpions have? 
19 — Why is it your “barnet” for your hair in Cockney rhyming slang?
20 — What would you find in an apiary? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 7, 2010

1 — John. 
2 — You’d eat it — lamingtons are butter sponge cakes dipped in chocolate icing and coconut. 
3 — One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
4 — Machine. 
5 — Some species make a squeaking or clicking noise that sounds like “gecko”.
6 — Sir Menzies Campbell, Charles Kennedy and Paddy Ashdown. 7 — A lorimer was a maker of horse gear — bits, bridles, etc. 
8 — Craig Ferguson. 
9 — b) clowns. 
10 — a) Philadephia, b) Boston, c) Seattle, d) Denver.
11 — Brazil’s. 
12 — Tickety boo. 
13 — The late John F. Kennedy. 
14 — Poseidon. The Poseidon Adventure tells the tale of passengers trying to escape from a capsized ocean liner. 
15 — Ancient Rome. They were silver coins.
16 — a) Saloon, b) radiator, c) dynamo, d) exhaust. 
17 — Firth. 
18 — Eight. 
19 — It’s short for Barnet Fair, hair. 
20 — Beehives.