Who’s the nosey girl?

1 — Nancy Cartwright is the voice behind which popular TV cartoon character? 
2 — Which is taller — The Scott Monument or The Wallace Monument?
3 — Identify the following “doctors” — a) fizzy soft drink, b) brand of robust footwear, c) Dennis Locorriere’s band, d) he went to Gloucester. 
4 — In which Biblical location did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus Christ? 
5 — Which US State is often known as The Mother Of Presidents — California, New Jersey, Virginia or Wyoming? 
6 — Courting Triumph is the title of which tennis legend’s autobiography — a) Margaret Court, b) Billie-Jean King, c) Martina Navratilova or d) Virginia Wade?
7 — Name the nosey girl who was a comic favourite in The Sparky.
8 — In the 16th Century the ship The Golden Hind circumnavigated the globe captained by whom? 
9 — Make a connection between the Back To The Future movies and Dunmurry by Belfast.
10 — Bubbly jock is slang for what type of bird? 
11 — What product was being advertised in the TV commercial with the memorable line, “Of course you can Malcolm!” 
12 — Why is a miserly person called a skinflint? 
13 — R&R is a nightclub in which popular TV soap? 
14 — What is The Fighting Temeraire in the famous painting by English artist Joseph Turner? 
15 — Name the only nation to govern an entire continent. 
16 — On average whose heart beats faster at rest — a man’s or a woman’s? 
17 — What is your “golden birthday”? 
18 — If you order cuisses de grenouilles in a French restaurant, what would you receive?
19 — How many degrees Celsius is 68 degrees Fahrenheit? 
20 — What makes a wine dry?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 4, 2010

1. Bart Simpson. 
2. The Wallace Monument at 220 ft. The Scott Monument is 200 ft. 
3. a) Dr Pepper, b) Dr Martens, c) Dr Hook, d) Dr Foster. 
4. The Garden of Gethsemane. 
5. Virginia. So many presidents were born there.
6. d) Virginia Wade. 
7. Keyhole Kate. 
8. Sir Francis Drake. 
9. The car in the films is a De Lorean and they were made in Dunmurry. 
10. A male turkey.
11. Vicks Sinex nasal spray. 
12. When flints were used to start fires, it was said a miserly person would whittle a flint as thin as a skin to save buying another. 
13. EastEnders. It’s named after Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell who run it. 
14. A gunship from the fleet that fought under Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805. 
15. Australia. 
16. A woman’s. 
17. When you’re the same age as the date of the day you were born on. So if you’re 21 on June 21, it’s your golden birthday. 
18. Frogs’ legs. 
19. 20 degrees Celsius. 
20. It’s fermented for longer until it contains less sugar than sweet wines.