1. Referred to in the Bible, which species of tree is now protected in a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lebanon?
2. Thought to combat the plague, which practice was made compulsory for boys at Eton College in the 17th Century — drinking beer or smoking tobacco?
3. Which Dad’s Army character liked to remind people that he was born on the “wild and lonely” Isle of Barra?
4. What was the name of the cross-eyed lion in the African wildlife drama Daktari?
5. As a doctor, Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle specialized in the medicine of which parts of the body — the eyes, the lungs or the heart?
6. What’s the British equivalent of a ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) code as used in the United States?
7. Although spelt differently, what title sounds like it’s shared between an Italian who serves coffee, and a British practitioner of law?
8. Which museum is now home to Billy Connolly’s famous banana boots?
9. A “ream” is a measure of 500 sheets of what?
10. In Scottish folklore, a “selkie” was which type of aquatic animal, capable of shedding its skin and taking human form?
11. In the puppet-based TV series, name at least three of the five brothers who together were the Thunderbirds?
12. Which English river formed most of the northern boundary of the traditional county of Yorkshire?
13. Which Chinese-born Scot, a committed Christian, refused to take part in the 100 metres at the 1924 Olympics as it was run on a Sunday?
14. According to the old proverb, what does a new broom do?
15. What article of clothing is a “Glengarry”?
16. In Greek legend, Bellerophon rode which winged horse?
17. Hunting of the Red Grouse begins on the “Glorious” August 12, but the season for which game bird opens on October 1?
18. Which of the two Minogue sisters, Kylie or Dannii, has the middle name Ann?
19. In which South European language did the word “marmalade” originate?
20. To which town does the ferry from Weymss Bay sail? 

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, January 16, 2011

1. Cedar. 
2. Smoking tobacco. 
3. Private James Frazer. 
4. Clarence. 
5. The eyes. 
6. The postcode. 
7. Barista and barrister. 
8. The People’s Palace, Glasgow. 
9. Paper. 
10. A seal. 
11. Scott, Virgil, Alan, Gordon and John. 
12. The Tees. 
13. Eric Liddell. 
14. Sweeps clean. 
15. A hat or cap. 
16. Pegasus. 
17. Pheasant. 
18. Kylie. 
19. Portuguese. 
20. Rothesay. 

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