In which film was the villain Scaramanga? 

1 — Name the top selling new car in the UK in 2009. 
2 — Unscramble SORTING A TABLET TIN to discover a favourite present-day TV entertainment show.
3 — The answers to the following clues include a day of the week — a) Band behind 1990s chart hit Step On, b) John Travolta played Tony Manero in this movie, c) they play football at Hillsborough, d) fictional sergeant in crime drama Dragnet ?
4 — Midge Ure’s stage name is a good clue to his real first name. What is it? 
5 — How many US States include the word North, South, East or West? 
6 — Why do we offer someone “an olive branch” when we want to try to end a dispute or argument? 
7 — Christopher Lee portrayed the character Francisco Scaramanga in which James Bond movie? 
8 — Should you soak a bloodstain on clothes in cold or hot water?
9 — Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is the wife of which senior British politician? 
10 — What’s unusual about the eyes of a turbot fish? 
11 — If you have hypermetropia what’s the problem?
12 — Which TV dance group from the 1970s had a Greek god in their name? 
13 — What are belugas in the sea?
14 — Which well-known song includes the lyrics “The Hallowe’en hop when everyone came in funny disguises”? 
15 — What profession connects the Coronation Street characters Ken Barlow and John Stape? 
16 — Pantone is a widely recognised standard of what? 
17 — Starting with the tallest, put these TV presenters in the correct order according to their respective heights — Piers Morgan, Graham Norton, Vernon Kay, Phillip Schofield? 
18 — Why don’t the palms of your hands take on a tan? 
19 — Name the largest island in Europe. 
20 — If you’re ambulant what are you? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 11, 2010

1. Ford Fiesta with 117,296 registrations. 
2. Britain’s Got Talent. 
3. a) Happy MONDAYS, b) SATURDAY Night Fever, c) Sheffield WEDNESDAY, d) Joe FRIDAY. 
4. Jim. Midge is Jim backwards, spelt phonetically. 
5. Five. North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. 
6. The dove Noah sent out after the flood came back with one, symbolising God’s peace with the world. 
7. The Man With The Golden Gun. 
8. Cold water as hot water sets the stain and makes it more difficult to remove. 
9. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. 
10. They’re both on its left side. 
11. You’re long-sighted. 
12. Pan’s People, regulars on Top Of The Pops. 
13. Whales. 
14. Magic Moments, a big hit for Perry Como. 
15. Teaching. 
16. Shades of colour for logos, etc. 
17. Vernon Kay, 6 ft 4 in; Piers Morgan, 6 ft 1 in; Philip Schofield, 5 ft 11 in; Graham Norton, 5 ft 8 in. 
18. There is very little melanin, the substance that gives you some sun protection, on our palms. 
19. Great Britain. 
20. Walking, on the move.