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July 13, 2008

The car that came after Ford’s Model T

1 — What was the successor to the world’s first mass-produced car, Ford’s Model T? 
2 — What shape is the end of an Allen key?
3 — What unsual answer do you get if you multiply 111,111,111 x 111,111,111?
4 — India’s national bird is the albatross, peacock, parrot or booby?
5 — How is sultry songstress Helen Folasade Adu better known to pop fans? 
6 — Which English county is known as “The Land of the Prince Bishops”? 
7 — In the song Waltzing Matilda who or what is Matilda? 
8 — How many wisdom teeth should you have? 
9 — What is Germany’s “Der Schwarzwald”?
10 — The following clues give answers containing “Belfast” — a) Van Morrison’s nickname, b) plumbing fixture, c) Simple Minds hit, d) Boney M song. 
11 — Bo’ness is the short name of . . . what? 
12 — Maggie Johnson was and Dina Ruiz is married to which legendary Hollywood actor? 
13 — Is Poseidon, the Greek God of wine, the sea, wisdom or the sun? 
14 — Which famous pop duo were originally called Caesar and Cleo?
15 — Would a nephologist study wind, rain, clouds or frost? 
16 — How many points is a cannon worth in billiards?
17 — What word has been added to the back of the new Scotland football strip? 
18 — Which affectionate name comes from the Hindustani word “bilyati”, meaning foreign? 
19 — Is it gerbils or hamsters that have cheek pouches? 
20 — Is meconopsis something you’d expect to see in a garden, in a zoo, in a jeweller’s shop or in a hospital ward?  


Sunday Post Quiz Answers, July 13, 2008

1 — The Model A. 
2 — Hexagonal. 
3 —12,345,678,987,654,321. 
4 — Peacock. 
5 — As Sade.
6 — County Durham. 
7 — It’s a term of affection for the swagbag or backpack. Waltzing Matilda is the act of carrying the swagbag. 
8 — Four. 
9 — The Black Forest. 
10 — a) Belfast Cowboy, b) Belfast sink, c) Belfast Child, d) Belfast.
11 — Borrowstounness. 
12 — Clint Eastwood. 
13 — The sea. 
14 — Sonny and Cher. 
15 — Clouds.
16 — Two points. 
17 — Alba, Gaelic for Scotland. 
18 — Blighty, the forces slang for Britain. 
19 — Hamsters. 
20 — In a garden, it’s a flowering plant.