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Imaginary friends in childhood are much more common than it has generally been believed, delegates at a psychology conference in London heard yesterday. Not only are they a far more widespread phenomenon than previously thought, but rather than being the preserve of the lonely or troubled child, imaginary friends are usually part of healthy psychological development, according to psychologist Dr karen Majors. She cited her own research in the area and quoted studies showing that in the US 65% of children up to the age of seven report having, or had, imaginary friends. Similar research in the UK has put the equivalent British figure at 46%. Dr Majors said her work with adolescents clearly showed that despite  fearing ridicule, disapproval or censure, and so being secretive about their relationship with imaginary friends, a significant number of teenagers had them. Celebrating both imagination and friendship, today's Highly Questionable? quiz takes friends, real or imagined, as the theme of today's quiz, while below you can find the answers to yesterday's bear quiz.      

Friends Quiz

 1  Which band sang the theme song of the US comedy show 'Friends'?

 2  Who wrote the best selling self help book 'How To Win Friends And influence People'?

 3  What was the title of the classic US TV sitcom which had 'Thank You For Being A Friend' as its theme song?

 4  What was the name of the rabbit (see above) which was James Stewart's character, Elwood P Dowd's, imaginary friend in the 1950 Hollywood film that took its title from the animal character?

 5  Drawn from their 1975 album 'A Night At The Opera', which British Rock band had a hit single with the track 'You're My Best Friend'?

Answers to our friends themed quiz will be published along with tomorrow's Highly Questionable? quiz.

Bears Quiz Answers

 1  Brown.

 2  'Jellystone' (although Yellowstone National Park is acceptable, as Yogi's fictional version is clearly a humorous reference to the real one).

 3  Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.

 4  Elvis Presley.

 5  Winnie The Pooh.

The author of the Highly Questionable? blog and deviser of the quiz questions that appear on it, Harry Reid, is a freelance question setter, writer and blogger. He can be contacted at harryreid@btinternet.com.