1. In the Greek alphabet, which letter follows in the sequence Alpha, Beta, Gamma . . . ?
2. Which medical condition of the eyes is sometimes referred to as “Daltonism”?
3. Tobermory is the chief town of which island?
4. What was Lanarkshire-born Labour Party pioneer Kier Hardie’s actual first name — James, John or Joseph?
5. Which Japanese warriors followed the code of “Bushido”?
6. What three regal items make up the crown jewels of Scotland, more properly known as “The Honours of Scotland”?
7. Which man, introduced with the words “Here’s Johnny!”, hosted America’s The Tonight Show for 30 years between 1962 and 1992?
8. Before reorganisation in 1973, what was Scotland’s smallest traditional county?
9. Published in 1908, what was Scottish writer Kenneth Grahame’s most famous book?
10. Put the five oceans — Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic, Pacific — in order by surface area, biggest first.
11. Which order of monks founded Melrose Abbey in 1136 — Dominicans, Cistercians or Franciscans? 
12. Which country left the Commonwealth in 1961, but returned in 1994?
13. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, which pair of star-crossed lovers represent the letters R and J?
14. The city of Amarillo in Texas became famous in song — but in Spanish, what colour is “amarillo”?
15. Which fictional schoolboy went to Greyfriars School, and was known as “The Fat Owl of the Remove”?
16. Who is the patron saint of France — Joan of Arc, Denis or Etienne?
17. Which is further north — Wick or Thurso?
18. Which order of chivalry is represented by the letter K.T. after a person’s name?
19. Which entertainer was famous for his aggressive emu friend? 
20. Which US Space Station crashed to Earth in 1979?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, February 6, 2011

1. Delta. 
2. Red/green colour blindness. 
3. Mull. 
4. James. 
5. The Samurai. 
6. A crown, a sword and a sceptre. 
7. Johnny Carson. 
8. Clackmannanshire. 
9. The Wind In The Willows. 
10. Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic. 
11. Cistercians. 
12. South Africa. 
13. Romeo and Juliet. 
14. Yellow. 
15. Billy Bunter. 
16. Denis. 
17. Thurso. 
18. The Order of the Thistle (Knight of the Thistle). 
19. Rod Hull. 
20. Skylab. 

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