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 TVs 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 Citys 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 Roys Rolls.
7 Canada.
8 A field.
9 The Black Watch.
10 Green in the Commons, red in the Lords.
11 Germany, its 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.
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