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May 23, 2010

Old man who cuts a
dash on a Scottish island


1 — Where in Scotland might you encounter the Old Man Of Storr? 
2 — Trichology is the study of what? 
3 — Name the only tune Tom the piper’s son could play. 
4 — Rearrange CHARM WINE LINE to identify a celebrity film director and food critic. 
5 — All of these answers include the word “black” — a) classic Spencer Tracy movie, b) popular American dance from the 1920s, 
c) long-running stage play based on the 1983 thriller by Susan Hill, d) sung by Doris Day in Calamity Jane
6 — The seal of the President of the USA features an eagle and the motto “E Pluribus Unum”. What is that in English? 
7 — Who would you expect to see using a skillet — 
a) a nurse, b) a blacksmith, c) a chef or d) a gardener? 
8 — Which species is the world’s largest ruminant? 
9 — Which Boyzone singer recently took part in TV’s Dancing On Ice
10 — Silas Wegg is a character in which Charles Dickens’ novel? 
11 — Which of the following European countries is completely landlocked — Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania? 
12 — If you’re drinking sencha are you enjoying a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or a nip of vodka? 
13 — Which song contains the line “under the shade of a coolibah tree”? 
14 — Why are ladybirds so called? 
15 — Name the longest bone in the human body. 
16 — What is a tarn? 
17 — Which everyday shape might you see in the percussion section of an orchestra? 
18 — Which famous animated duo live at 62 West Wallaby Street? 
19 — Why is an angry person said to “fly off the handle”? 
20 — What is a Michigander? 


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, May 23, 2010

1 — Skye. It’s a spectacular rocky column. 
2 — The hair and scalp. 
3 — Over The Hills And Far Away
4 — Michael Winner. 
5 — a) Bad Day At BLACK Rock, b) The BLACK Bottom, c) The Woman In BLACK, d) The BLACK Hills Of Dakota.
6 — Out of many, one. 
7 — c) A chef, it’s a long-handled stewing pan or saucepan. 
8 — The giraffe. A ruminant is an animal that chews a cud. 
9 — Mikey Graham. 
10 — Our Mutual Friend. He’s a ballad-seller with a wooden leg.
11 — Belarus. 
12 — A cup of Japanese green tea. 
13 — Waltzing Matilda
14 — It’s derived from the “beetle of Our Lady”. In the Middle Ages she was often depicted shown wearing a red cloak. The seven spots symbolised seven joys and seven sorrows. 
15 — The femur or thighbone.
16 — A small mountain lake. 
17 — A triangle.
18 — Wallace and Gromit. 
19 — It’s an analogy to an axe head flying loose after a blow. 
20 — A native of the state of Michigan, USA.