Cheeky Cockney chimney
sweep in Mary Poppins

1 — Name Dick Van Dyke’s chimney-sweeping character in the film Mary Poppins. 
2 — Identify the following rock or pop bands — a) chilly, performed on stage, b) assassinated Austrian duke, c) noisy females, d) wireless body part. 
3 — Is entomology concerned with insects or words?
4 — Which country is the world’s top banana producer — a) Brazil, b) Jamaica, c) India or d) the Philippines? (1)
5 — If you multiply the number of Holyrood MSPs by five do you get more or less than the number of MPs at Westminster? 
6 — How are double act Mrs Henry and Mrs Edmondson better known on TV? 
7 — Where would you expect to see a shubunkin — a) in a fishtank, b) in a wardrobe, c) in a gymnasium or d) in a jeweller’s shop? 
8 — In the UK it’s a caravan site, so how is it known in the USA? 
9 — Sean Kelly and Rob Hayles are famous names connected with — a) cycling, b) judo, c) swimming or d) yachting?
10 — Complete the saying, it takes two to make a . . . what? 
11 — For what is the Dickin Medal awarded?
12 — Name two types of wool you don’t get from an animal. 
13 — If you were to spell out numbers, excluding “and”, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter A? 
14 — Unscramble I’M SO CUTER to find a well-known Hollywood celebrity. 
15 — Why is it a “sub” when you ask to borrow money? 
16 — Which Canadian province is also a word in the phonetic alphabet? 
17 — What meaty delicacy has given its name to a hat? 
18 — According to the Old Testament, who was Noah’s grandfather? 
19 — How long is a platinum wedding anniversary? 
20 — What is a bandy-bandy in Australia?  

Sunday Post Quiz Answers, August 3, 2008

1 — Bert. 
2 — a) Coldplay, b) Franz Ferdinand, c) Girls Aloud, d) Radiohead. 
3 — Insects. 
4 — India. 
5 — Less. 129 MSPs times 5 is 645 and there are 646 Westminster MPs.
6 — As Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. 
7 — a) Fishtank, it’s a variety of goldfish. 
8 — Trailer park. 
9 — a) Cycling. 
10 — Bargain or quarrel.
11 — It’s a war service medal for animals, known as “the animals’ VC”. 
12 — Cotton wool and steel wool. 
13 — One thousand. 
14 — Tom Cruise. 
15 — It’s short for “subsistence money”.
16 — Quebec. 
17 — The pork pie. 
18 — Methuselah. 
19 — 70 years. 
20 — It’s a snake with black and white banded skin.