He’s head and shoulders above everyone else 

1 — Name the tallest member of The Broons family. 
2 — What’s the origin of the term “kiss of death”? 
3 — What colours are the four corner squares on a chess board? 
4 — Which is the USA’s “Silver State” — Nevada, Nebraska, New Hampshire or New Jersey? 
5 — If you were given a fleabane would you wear it, play it or plant it? 
6 — Which British Government Cabinet post is held by the Rt Hon. Jim Murphy MP? 
7 — In literature Professor Moriarty was whose arch enemy? 
8 — Tourists in Sweden might enjoy a smorgasbord. But is it — a) a musical recital, b) a fashion parade, c) a buffet meal or d) a hot spring bath? 
9 — Was Sam Worthington, star of the highest grossing movie in history, Avatar, born in England, Australia, Cyprus or Canada? 
10 — Which popular doll has a boyfriend called Mr Carson? 
11 — If you’re listening to the CD Songs For Polar Bears what band are you enjoying?
12 — Name Scotland’s “hollow mountain”. 
13 — On which daytime TV programme might you see Mike Melody, Alison Chapman, David Ford or Cheryl Hakeney?
14 — Vulpes vulpes is the scientific name of which British wild animal?
15 — Which 1868 work by Johann Strauss II might remind you of a violent storm? 
16 — What type of act does Paul Zerdin do? 
17 — How long is a trimester? 
18 — According to the proverb, wilful waste makes. . . what? 
19 — Which animal gives us mohair? 
20 — Unscramble SEND FOR BANTER to reveal the name of the former British athlete who founded the Great North Run in 1981. 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, March 28, 2010

1 — Hen. 
2 — From Judas’s kiss to identify Christ to the Roman soldiers in the Garden of Gethsemane. 
3 — Two are white and two are black. 
4 — Nevada, because of its silver mine industry. 
5 — Plant it — it’s a plant with daisy-like flowers.
6 — Secretary of State for Scotland. 
7 — Sherlock Holmes. 
8 — c) A buffet meal. 
9 — England. Godalming in Surrey. 
10 — Barbie. Carson is Ken’s surname.
11 — Snow Patrol. 
12 — Ben Cruachan. 
13 — Dickinson’s Real Deal. They’re antique dealers on the show. 
14 — The red fox. 
15 — Thunder And Lightning Polka.
16 — He’s a ventriloquist. 
17 — A period or term of three months. 
18 — Woeful want. 
19 — The Angora goat. 
20 — Brendan Foster.