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January 24, 2010


Catchy theme tune from an ITV comedy classic

1 — Written by Boots Randolph, Yakety Sax was the theme tune to which bygone TV comedy sketch programme? 
2 — Which famous Scot farmed at Ellisland and Mossgiel farms? 
3 — American Elzie Crisler Segar created which cartoon character — a) Betty Boop, b) Popeye, c) Casper the Friendly Ghost or d) Little Audrey? 
4 — How long did Rip Van Winkle sleep for? 
5 — Louise Shackleton, a violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra, is the wife of whom — a) Alistair Darling, b) Jack Straw, c) Alan Johnson or d) David Miliband? 
6 — Name the cafe run by Roy Cropper in TV’s Coronation Street
7 — The Churchill Falls are in which Commonwealth country?
8 — What does “auch” in Auchterarder, Auchtermuchty and Auchenshuggle mean? 
9 — Soldiers from which Scots regiment wear the “Red hackle” on their caps? 
10 — What colour is the upholstery on the benches in the debating chambers of the Houses of Commons and Lords? 
11 — Bratwurst is a recipe associated with which country? 
12 — If someone texts you with the abbreviation PCM what should you do? 
13 — Why should we remember Scottish pioneer Dr Henry Faulds? 
14 — Who is the patron saint of physicians and surgeons — Matthew, Mark, Luke or John? 
15 — Rearrange CHEAP BLAME to reveal a popular dessert.
16 — With around 2.5 million residents, which of New York City’s five boroughs is the most populous? 
17 — Which Honda car is a style of music? 
18 — Which African countries were once known as — a) Abyssinia, b) Gold Coast, c) Nyasaland, d) Portuguese East Africa? 
19 — What word can be a mark of shame and a part of a flower?
20 — Which Whoopi Goldberg movie is also a Rolling Stones song?  


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, January 24, 2010

1 — The Benny Hill Show
2 — Robert Burns. 
3 — b) Popeye. 
4 — 20 years. 
5 — d) David Miliband.
6 — Roy’s Rolls. 
7 — Canada. 
8 — A field. 
9 — The Black Watch. 
10 — Green in the Commons, red in the Lords.
11 — Germany, it’s a type of sausage. 
12 — Call them back. It means, “please call me”. 
13 — For his work on the forensic use of fingerprinting as a means to identify criminals. 
14 — St Luke. 
15 — Peach melba.
16 — Brooklyn. 
17 — The Honda Jazz. 
18 — a) Ethiopia, b) Ghana, c) Malawi, d) Mozambique. 
19 — Stigma. 
20 — Jumpin’ Jack Flash.