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June 20, 2010


Who does the Haka?

1 - Doris Day is mentioned in the lyrics of which chart hit for Wham! in the 1980s?
2 - If you were born on St Andrew's Day what star sign are you?
3 - Why are poor scholars called dunces?
4 - Which Western isle is known as the "Queen of the Hebrides"? 
5 - All of these answers include a garden vegetable — a) the Fee-fi-fo-fum pantomime, b) James Bond film producer, c) baby in the Popeye cartoons, d) they sang Son Of My Father back in 1972.
6 - Is storiology the study of tower blocks, heating appliances, the atmosphere or folklore?
7 - Rearrange GREY SKI VICAR to identify one of the UK's top comedy actors.
8 - The first combined Radio/TV licence was issued in June, 1946. How much did it cost - 50p, £1.50, £2 or £2.50? 
9 - In the Bible, which Bethlehem farmer is the father of David? 
10 - Solve the following clues for answers containing "paint" or "painted" - a) Isley Brothers' hit song, b) Lee Marvin musical, c) team-building airgun game, d) species of butterfly. 
11 - How is the letter A represented in Braille? 
12 - On the Beaufort Scale if 0 is calm what is 12?
13 - Which team performs the Haka before they play? 
14 - What word can follow Will in a Charlton Heston film title and precede Lane in a classic sixties song title?
15 - Humans and giraffes both have seven of them but a giraffe's are much longer. What? 
16 - What are the three most common surnames in Scotland? 
17 - What is the largest organ in our bodies?
18 - What is Franglais? 
19 - Chain, blanket and feather are all types of what? 
20 - Which type of cherry shares its name with a historical emperor and general?  


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, June 20, 2010

1 - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.
2 - Sagittarius. 
3 - Followers of theologian and monk John Duns Scotus were known as "Dunses". When his teachings became unpopular it came to mean a dull, stupid person. 
4 - Islay. 
5 - a) Jack and the BEANstalk, b) Albert BROCCOLI, c) Swee'PEA, d) CHICORY Tip.
6 - Folklore. 
7 - Ricky Gervais. 
8 - £2. 
9 - Jesse. 
10 - a) Behind A Painted Smile, b) Paint Your Wagon, c) paintball, d) painted lady.
11 - By a single dot at top right on the Braille cell. 
12 - Hurricane. 
13 - The New Zealand rugby team. It's a Maori war/challenge chant. 
14 - Penny. Penny Lane is a Beatles song. 
15 - Neck bones.
16 - Smith, Brown and Wilson. 
17 - Our skin. 
18 - It refers to the use of English words in spoken French or a mangled combination of the two languages. 
19 - Stitches. 
20 - Napoleon cherry.