1. Which traditional craftsman would use a “last”? 
2. From which London terminus do trains leave on the East Coast Mainline for Edinburgh? 
3. Israeli President Shimon Peres is a cousin of which Hollywood star — Goldie Hawn, Elizabeth Taylor or Lauren Bacall?
4. In World War 2, what was a T-34?
5. Which Selkirkshire born explorer is credited as the first westerner to encounter Africa’s River Niger?
6. In British politics, which other position is now also always held by the First Lord of the Treasury?
7. Which Spanish word is usually translated into English as “long live”?
8. Before emigrating to America, Stan Laurel’s first professional performance was at the age of 16 at the Britannia Panopticon, in which Scottish city?
9. Nine-banded and seven-banded are two species of which animal, known for its thick, protective skin?
10. What is “Banjo” Paterson’s most famous work, a song once considered the Australian National Anthem?
11. The name of which Scottish landmark commemorates a Dutchman who obtained a licence to operate a ferry between the mainland and Orkney in 1496?
12. What was the name of the short-lived stone and turf fortification built by the Romans between the Firths of Forth and Clyde in the 2nd Century AD?
13. Who, on discovering the solution to a problem while in the bath, is said to have jumped up exclaiming “Eureka!” (“I have found it”) — Archimedes or Agamemnon?
14. In music, the letters RSNO are the initials of which orchestra?
15. Who sacrificed himself by leaving Captain Scott’s Antarctic Expedition with the words, “I am just going outside and I may be some time”?
16. In which year did the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party merge to form the modern SNP — 1914, 1924 or 1934?
17. What is the term for a game bird that has had its backbone and sternum removed, and then been laid flat for roasting or grilling?
18. Although not the inventor, which car manufacturer was the first to add a conveyor belt to his production line?
19. Name the four modern provinces of Ireland.
20. Which now defunct football club started life in the 19th Century representing a rifle volunteer regiment?

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, January 9, 2011

1. A shoemaker or cobbler. 
2. King’s Cross. 
3. Lauren Bacall. 
4. A Soviet tank. 
5. Mungo Park. 
6. Prime Minister. 
7. Viva. 
8. Glasgow. 
9. The armadillo. 
10. Waltzing Matilda. 
11. John o’ Groats (Jan de Groot). 
12. The Antonine Wall. 
13. Archimedes. 
14. Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 
15. Captain Lawrence “Titus” Oates. 
16. 1934. 
17. A spatchcock. 
18. Henry Ford. 
19. Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connacht. 
20. Third Lanark. 

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