Why was the Taj Mahal built? 

1 — Who played the part of James Bond in the 1987 movie The Living Daylights? 
2 — “According to Mummy I’m going to be proper little madam” is a line from a TV commercial for what? 
3 — In American Football, how many points are awarded for a touchdown? 
4 — Portia and Shylock are characters in which popular work by William Shakespeare? (1)
5 — Unscramble GRILL BAG WOMAN to discover a topical yet debatable subject. 
6 — If you’re “all at sea” you’re confused and in a disorganised state. How did the expression originate? 
7 — Why was India’s Taj Mahal built?
8 — Name the world’s largest stretch of coral reef. 
9 — What was a quagga? 
10 — Children’s author Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916, but what nationality were his parents? 
11 — Which cabinet minister is the MP for Sheffield Hallam? 
12 — Which European country is alternatively known as Confederation Helvetique? 
13 — Why don’t British stamps bear our country’s name? 
14 — Would you find the Dr. MacKinnon Memorial Hospital in Stirling, Stonehaven, Stranraer or on the Isle of Skye? 
15 — Which animal is used as the symbol for the World Wide Fund For Nature? 
16 — How many colours appear on the flag of Finland? 
17 — Which member of the Royal Family was born on Corfu? 
18 — “I hate those meeses to pieces” is which cartoon cat’s catchphrase? 
19 — What five-letter word can precede blessing, farming, grill and marriage? 
20 — Identify the following words that end in “ice” — a) trainee in a trade, b) peace-establishing agreement, c) bathroom stone, d) decorative border around the ceiling. 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 18, 2010

1. Timothy Dalton making his debut in the role. 
2. Clarke’s shoes. 
3. Six. 
4. The Merchant Of Venice. 
5. Global Warming. 
6. Before the days of reliable navigational aids, ships beyond sight of land were likely to become hopelessly lost. 
7. In 1631 the emperor Shah Jahan built it in memory of his wife Mumtaz, who died in childbirth. 
8. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia at around 2000 km (1242 miles) long. 
9. A zebra-like mammal that became extinct at the end of the 19th Century. 
10. Norwegian. 
11. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. 
12. Switzerland. 
13. Because we were first to issue them there was no need and the tradition has continued. 
14. It’s at Broadford on the Isle of Skye. 
15. The giant panda. 
16. Two. Blue and white. 
17. Prince Phillip. 
18. Mr Jinks from Pixie & Dixie. 
19. Mixed. 
20. a) Apprentice, b) armistice, c) pumice, d) cornice.