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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is an insect of the order Lepidoptera? |
Moth |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is a house containing a hop drying kiln? |
Oast |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is south Africa's most famous diamond mine? |
Kimberley |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' in the morse code go with dots? |
Dashes |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' comes before Dory, Bull and O'Groats? |
John |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a document demanding action which is signed by a lot of people? |
Petition |
| 007 |
H |
What H' was the woman over whose abduction the Trojan war was fought? |
Helen |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' has its greatest at four degrees centigrade? |
Water |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is the pretty thing called "immortelle"? |
Flower |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is a drink made from malt and hops? |
Beer |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is a small rock avalanche, or a huge majority in an election? |
Landslide |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' was a king of Israel who was famous for his wisdom? |
Soloman |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' goes before deck, measure and recorder? |
Tape |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is the name for the Mediterranean coast from La Spezia to Hyeres? |
Riviera |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is the war that included the battles of Alma and Balaclava ? |
Crimean |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is a Christian church festival celebrated on January 6th? |
Epiphany |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is a putrid egg? |
Addled |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' are thiamine, niacin, and riboflavin? |
Vitamins |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is a comedian's stock in trade or something to stop you speaking? |
Gag |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' was a french marshal who was called "The Bravest of the Brave"? |
Ney |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is connected with gambling and potatoes? |
Chips |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' means to transfix or stick a spike through? |
Impale |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is the Himalayan country which is the home of the Gurkhas? |
Nepal |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is a black woodwind instrument with a double reed? |
Oboe |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' dou you cross in the House of Commons if you change party? |
Floor |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is a kept place by an Obi in Japan? |
Kimono |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is what Edward VIII did? |
Abdicated |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is a comic strip created by Charles Schultz ? |
Peanuts |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' did England expect every man to do at Trafalgar? |
Duty |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' were in exile in Babylon in the 6th century BC? |
Jews |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is a stimulating drink for invalids, and called tea? |
Beef |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' can't you get into a pint pot? |
Quart |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is a Japanese method of committing suicide? |
Harakiri |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' can happen to a ship or help you with your shopping? |
List |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is a thing that a ruminant essentially has more than one of? |
Stomach |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is the light at the back of a vehicle that is red to warn other vehicles coming from behind ? |
Rearlight |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' were the first people to make and wear parkas? |
Eskimos |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is the best known italian soup over here (UK)? |
Minestrone |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a fly that is feared in Africa because it transmits sleeping sickness? |
Tsetse |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is the two dots placed over a letter in German? |
Umalut |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' was the pure knoght who sat in the siege perilous? |
Galahad |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a system of Hindu Philosophy Having many forms? |
Yoga |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' forms the diet of a pangolin and the echidna? |
Ants |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T is an electric lamp filled with batteries that you carry around with you? |
Torch |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' are stoats, weasels, and magpies to a gamekeeper? |
Vermin |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' goes before irin, roller and engine? |
Steam |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' are the mammary glands of a goat? |
Udder |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' are nomadic Arabs, who keep horses, cattle and sheep? |
Bedouins |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' was hurled into a lake at the death of King Arthur |
Excaliber |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' when speaking of temperature is the equivalent of Zero |
Nought |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is the time so ancient that it is beyond memories? |
Immemorial |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' cannot change is spots |
Leopard |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' was the name given to English 19th century colonists who grew rubber, tea, cotton, coffe and sugar? |
Planters |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is used to mean the start of a war, of a disease, or of violence? |
Outbreak |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is a twenty fourth part of a mean solar day? |
Hour |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' forms a birds plumage? |
Feathers |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is any flower that has many sets of petals? |
Double |
| 058 |
M |
what 'M' is the longest running race in the Olympics? |
Marathon |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' means to poke roughly, or is slang for an injection? |
Jab |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is the sort of deal that is harsh or unfair? |
Raw |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is the city associated with Godiva? |
Coventry |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' are big and little conrods in a car engine? |
Ends |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' was the major movement in French Art named after a Monet painting? |
Impressionism |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is the region of France famous for its beaches and its cheeses? |
Normandy |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' has a scut and is kept in a hutch? |
Rabbit |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is 'under the bridge' when it is past history? |
Water |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is an aimless scrawling, done while thinking about something else? |
Doodle |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is the Himalayan peak thought to be the third highest in the world? |
Kangchenjunga |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' comes before bottle, bell and blood? |
Blue |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is a, usually, rambling performance on the organ while a church fills or empties? |
Voluntary |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' are you sitting on when you shilly shally? |
Fence |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' was the alliance of miners, railwaymen and transport workers in 1913? |
Triple |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' goes before block, price and stalls? |
Starting |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a root called the sweet potato? |
Yam |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a baby hare? |
Leveret |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is a glove thrown down, taken up, or used when driving a car or fencing? |
Gauntlet |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is a horizontal bar for a cage bird to sit on? |
Perch |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is a province in Central Italy, which may have given its name to a brown pigment? |
Umbria |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is the southernmost of the Channel Islands? |
Jersey |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is the collective name given to the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus? |
Apostles |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is a town in Wales, or a stone used to make sparks? |
Flint |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is a horse at very long odds, thought unlikely to be placed? |
Outsider |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' was a South African called 'Oom Paul' who gave his name to a coin? |
Kruger |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is an inclined beam supporting a roof? |
Rafter |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is a valuable food-fish that has varieties called blue-fin, big-eye, and skipjack? |
Tuna |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is an exciting, dangerous or unusual undertaking, and sometimes goes before playground? |
Adventure |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is what the French want when they shout 'Bis'? |
Encore |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' comes before death, pool and sea? |
Black |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is a dealer in ducks, hens, geese and turkeys? |
Poulterer |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is the adjective applied to the Middle Ages between the 5th and 8th centuries? |
Dark |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is the 'N' of DNA and RNA? |
Nucleic |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is the adjective applied to furniture and buildings of the early 17th century? |
Jacobean |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a greyish-green herb used for stuffing duck, or used to describe a wise man? |
Sage |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' are both parents of a leveret? |
Hares |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' was an excavated town in Chaldea? (pronounced Kaldea) |
Ur |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' is the Milky Way? |
Galaxy |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is a significant line through Greenwich? |
Meridian |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is most likely to be produced in a distillery in Scotland? |
Whisky |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' was a German Princess who married, and then succeeded Peter III of Russia? |
Catherine (The Great) |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is the molten rock forced out of a volcano vent'? |
Lava |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' comes before pole, flower and fly? |
May |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is where the French Fleet was sunk in 1940? |
Oran |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is the name given to the pool in some gambling card games? |
Kitty |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is the professional played by Martin Shaw? |
Doyle |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is the central column in an aeroplane cock-pit that controls the elevators and ailerons? |
Joystick |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a black and white swimming bird that never flies? |
Penguin |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is a point at which the fire brigade can connect to water? |
Hydrant |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is a sea mammal that used to provide the so- called 'bones' for women's corsets? |
Whale |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' do you have in the pie when officiously concerned in something? |
Finger |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' are people of the West Pyrenees who are separatists? |
Basques |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' are the short poems that begin: 'There was an old man of Peru |
Limericks |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is an English county which includes Exmoor, and the Cathedral city of Wells? |
Somerset |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' is the American word for a dinner-jacket? |
Tuxedo |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is the slang that makes 'Apples and Pears' into `stairs'? |
Rhyming |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is a person not in one of the armed services? |
Civilian |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' precedes Degas, Wallace and Allan Poe? |
Edgar |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is the river that runs through the town where Shakespeare was born? |
Avon |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' came into being between 1943 and 1952 and is called Paricutin? |
Volcano |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is an attic and where poets are supposed to live? |
Garret |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is to conduct, manage or steer a ship or aircraft? |
Navigate |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' are the dried flower buds of a type of myrtle, whose oil is suggested to relieve toothache? |
Cloves |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' is dentine, especially when it's an elephant's tusks? |
Ivory |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is one less than ten? |
Nine |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' does a woman sometimes promise she will do when she gets married? |
Obey |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is the state that includes Palm Beach? |
Florida |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' may a cat look at? |
King |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is the female steward on a plane, called a hostess? |
Air |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' revolted in England in 1381? |
Peasants |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' was the great reception given to George V in Delhi? |
Durbar |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is an iota, whit, or tittle - anyway, something very small? |
Jot |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is the character in 'Crossroads', played by Paul Henry? |
Benny |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a landing place, or wharf, for loading and unloading? |
Quay |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is the official report of proceedings in Parliament? |
Hansard |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is the nearly round green fruit from citrus medica? |
Lime |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' precedes father, mother and ladder? |
Step |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is the fruit of the vine when it has been dried? |
Raisin |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is a unit of energy? |
Erg |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a bishop's headdress, and often the name of a pub'? |
Mitre |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is a stiffened skirt worn by ballerinas? |
Tutu |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is the 'Sinister supporter of the Royal Arms? |
Unicorn |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' was a gallows where executed criminals were hung? |
Gibbet |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' goes before Mr Lear's Bonghy Bo? |
Yonghy |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is an intimate mixture of two or more metals? |
Alloy |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' goes before boy, foolery and Tom? |
Tom |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is a large tub or other vessel for brewing and dyeing? |
Vat |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' comes after mill, gem and cherry? |
Stone |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is a person who arranges funerals? |
Undertaker |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is often oak, and is produced by the sun? |
Beam |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is a long involuntary absence like that of the Jews in Babylon? |
Exile |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is the most populous nation in Africa? |
Nigeria |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is the order in classic architecture that has scrolled ends to the volutes on its columns? |
Ionic |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is where Theseus slew the Minotaur? |
Labyrinth |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' was the family who wore broom in their hats, that was founded by Geoffrey of Anjou? |
Plantagenets |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' goes before head, hear and heat? |
Over |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is the great port on the Humber Estuary which is really called Kingston? |
Hull |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F is the source of linen and linseed oil? |
Flax |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' was the kind of man played by Patrick McGoohan when he was 'John Drake'? |
Danger |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' was the sister of Lazarus and Mary? |
Martha |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' comes before frost, daw and boot? |
Jack |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is every action said to have? |
Reaction |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' are Encke's seen in 1818, Biela's seen in 1826, and Donsti's seen in 1858? |
Comets |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' was the ancient, and now poetic, name for Ireland? |
Erin |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is a way of travelling with name, clothes and character concealed often resorted to - by royalty? |
Incognito |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' became the first Prime Minister of independent India in 1947? |
Nehru |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' in South Africa is worth 100 cents? |
Rand |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is a slender, tightly-corseted waist? |
Wasp |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' are thought to have worshipped something at Stonehenge? |
Druids |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' are sheetbands and timber hitches? |
Knots |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' was the profession of Joey Maxim and Floyd Patterson? |
Boxing |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is the Russian river which is the longest in Europe and has singing boatmen? |
Volga |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' disposes of stolen property, or keeps cows in a field? |
Fence |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is an American golfer known as `Supermex' or Lee? |
Trevino |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' was a city in South Vietnam now called Ho Chi Minh City? |
Saigon |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' was part of a sailing ship's rigging from which men were hung? |
Yardarm |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' comes before sentence, class and belt? |
Life |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a kind of bread, beer, ale or snap? |
Ginger |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is a person who makes scent? |
Perfumer |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is the name of a large citrus fruit produced by crossing grapefruit and tangerines? |
Ugli |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' was Ahab's wife a shameless painted woman who came to a bad end? |
Jezebel |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' was the vessel into which the animals went two |
Ark |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is the biggest bone in the leg? |
Femur |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is the decision of a cricket umpire when a batsman is dismissed LBW? |
Out |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is a place on the Yukon, famous since 1896, when gold was found there? |
Klondyke |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a river rising in Southern Switzerland, and flowing through France to the Mediterranean sea? |
Rhone |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is the country that has had Prime Ministers called Ulusa and Ozal'? |
Turkey |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is the 'A' of 'A'-level? |
Advanced |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is a newspaper published after mid-day? |
Evening |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is a straw hat, with a flat crown and brim, often seen at Henley? |
Boater |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is the source of the starch called farina? |
Potato |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' goes before off, time and of wrath? |
Day |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is a lump of gold? |
Nugget |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a crowbar (or something similar), carried by a burglar? |
Jemmy |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is a backless seat used by a piano player? |
Stool |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is the epithet applied to a parliament that lacks an effective majority? |
Hung |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is the opposite of rural and means of the town? |
Urban |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' was stored in the Parthenon by the Turks in 1687 and resulted in its partial destruction? |
Gunpowder |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is what Michael Jackson does when he appears to walk forward but actually moves backwards? |
Moonwalking |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' was the place where Alice had her first adventures? |
Wonderland |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is the force that tends to fly from the centre? |
Centrifugal |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' in Wales was the model for Llareggub and the home of Dylan Thomas? |
Laugharne |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is a flacon and King Arthur's magician? |
Merlin |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is the basis of porridge? |
Oatmeal |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' wrote 'The Knight that Failed' and barrack room ballads? |
Kipling |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a woman played by a man in pantomine? |
Dame |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' traded the family cow for a sack of beans? |
Jack |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' were the spectacular birds that pulled Juno's chariot? |
Peacocks |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' can be a horse's joint, a white wine or a pawnshop? |
Hock |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' goes before base, chair and barrow? |
Wheel |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' are among the favourite prey of grass-snakes and were once tadpoles? |
Frogs |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is a tree, cove and a window? |
Bay |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is an item in an auction? |
Lot |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' was the Royal House of Bonnie Prince Charlie? |
Stuart |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is a slight squabble? |
Tiff |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' do you do, when wearing jodhpurs? |
Ride |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is an artificer in wood? |
Carpenter |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' are the mongoloid peoples of the Arctic? |
Eskimos |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a list of things to be dealt with at a meeting? |
Agenda |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' were made by Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari |
Violins |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' tells the story of the creation in the Bible? |
Genesis |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is the rossignol famous for singing after dark? |
Nightingale |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' are the artificial bends introduced into a motor racing course? |
Chicanes |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is a device for burning garden or other rubbish? |
Incinerator |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' has the name Milhouse and was ruined by Watergate? |
Nixon |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a red or yellow earth pigment? |
Ochre |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is the part of a view, or picture, nearest to the viewer? |
Foreground |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' was the surname of the Baptist minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for non-violent resistance to racial inequality? |
King |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is a person who is chronically unable to stop drinking beer, wine or spirits? |
Alcoholic |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is the largest voracious predatory fish of English fresh water? |
Pike |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is the adjective applied to wines that aren't sweet? |
Dry |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is a general feeling of disorientation and fatigue, as a result of long flights? |
Jetlag |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' with a peculiar pronunciation is the castle of the Duke bf Rutland? |
Belvoir |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' means to flinch or cower away, but is also a little game bird? |
Quail |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is the red pigment of the blood? |
Haemoglobin |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is the text of an opera? |
Libretto |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is a sign that indicates that a note is raised in |
Sharp |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is the 'R' of 'R. & B'? |
Rhythm |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is an Australian tree known as a coolabah? |
Eucalyptus |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' was slain by Theseus in a labyrinth? |
Minotaur |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is the Japanese city that the Shoguns called Edo? |
Tokyo |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' means customary or occurring in ordinary circumstances |
Usual |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' was one of England's greatest 18th century portrait painters? |
Gainsborough |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' goes before gods and merry gentlemen? |
Ye |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is the Lord's or the communion table? |
Altar |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T is a large waterproof cloth for covering a ship's hatches or a lorry's load? |
Tarpaulin |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' goes with vigour, and cleans the bath? |
Vim |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' comes before tactics, troops, and absorbers? |
Shock |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' is a state within a state which includes Little Russia? |
Ukraine |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is the country whose civil aircraft marking is 0 0? |
Belgium |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' is the department of public service that looks after the nation's money? |
Exchequer |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' can be aquiline, pug or snub? |
Nose |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is a US automobile track race called the 'Five H und red'? |
Indianapolis |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' was a son of Jacob and is a maker of jeans? |
Levi |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is a covering for a bed made of lots of little pieces of different material sewn together? |
Patchwork |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' results in `no rooms' and is the curse of package tour hotels? |
Overbooking |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is food for horses in the form of dried grass? |
Hay |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' do you snap at an authority which you defy? |
Fingers |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' series? aepop singer and the home town of the |
Denver |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' founded the Moslem religion? |
Mohammed |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' Is the name given to people who climb chimneys |
Jack |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' can be described as pigeon's blood or cabocho and is a gemstone? |
Ruby |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is what parents do at babies, and pigeons do in general? |
Coo |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' comes from the Greek for heathen, and is now applied to racial minorities? |
Ethnic |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is glowing with heat, like the filament of an electric light bulb? |
Incandescent |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is the man who drew far-reaching conclusions from the drop of an apple? |
Newton |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is a sudden invasion by police to discover violations of the law? |
Raid |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is it easy to be after the event? |
Wise |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' were the two Type 42 vessels 'Sheffield' and 'Coventry' sunk in the Falklands? |
Destroyers |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is another name for the absolute zero temperature scale? |
Kelvin |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is the spa where the 1984 SDP Conference was held? |
Buxton |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is a solemn undertaking or promise? |
Vow |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' was the name given to members of the 19th century league for promoting revolution and the end of British rule in Ireland? |
Fenians |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is what you do in order to make a rope into a half hitch? |
Tie |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is a hot steam bath followed by a cold plunge, that comes from Finland? |
Sauna |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a verb meaning to jerk or pull violently? |
Yank |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is the Irish river that is an important element in the writings of James Joyce? |
Liffey |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a Sanskrit word meaning venerable, now used for any spiritual teacher? |
Guru |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' comes exclusively from Douro and is a wine? |
Port |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' was the English word for a wide range of Hindus of low caste? |
Untouchables |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is the very short time preceded by the phrases 'I shan't be a...', and 'it won't take a...'? |
Jiffy |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' can be Chinese, globe or Jerusalem? |
Artichoke |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a tall, tapering champagne glass, or a member of the woodwind family? |
Flute |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is sometimes one-sixteenth, and sometimes one-twelfth of a pound? |
Ounce |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is the part of England where the first Borstal was founded? |
Kent |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is a small, tasty, red fruit, or a rude noise made with the lips? |
Raspberyy |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is called a 'tin fish' by the Navy? |
Torpedo |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is a chemical substance, often ethylene glycol, added to the water in a car's radiator in the winter? |
Antifreeze |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' was made out of Adam's rib? |
Eve |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' is another name for lotto? |
Bingo |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is a mustard pickle of mixed vegetables? |
Piccalilli |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' can be earth-fill, concrete-arch, or masonry- gravity? |
Dam |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is a small bunch of fragrant flowers? |
Nosegay |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' comes before tar, and after steeple? |
Jack |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' sang 'Baby Love'? |
Supremes |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is grated to make a hot sauce for roast beef? |
Horseradish |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' was once conquered by Poland and is now one of the Soviet Union's chief grain-producing areas? |
Ukraine |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is the valley where the MacDonalds were massacred? |
Glenscoe |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is the army officer below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain? |
Major |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is carried by an aqueduct? |
Water |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is the famous father of William Arthur Philip Louis? |
Charles (Prince Charles) |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is a bloodsucking parasite, once much used by physicians? |
Leech |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' comes before gas, marigold and mallow? |
Marsh |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is used to propel a rowing boat? |
Oar |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' in anatomy is the patella? |
Kneecap |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' was the title used by Mussolini when a fascist dictator? |
Duce |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is an acquisitive member of the crow family with a grey head and neck? |
Jackdaw |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is a red flower of the countryside worn on Remembrance Day? |
Poppy |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' was called Hans and was Court painter to Henry VIII? |
Holbein |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' means feeble and is often applied to knees? |
Weak |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' was the French Republic that was established in 1946? |
Fourth |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is a shrub and a female singer? |
Bush |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' comes in the form of kid, suede, or pigskin? |
Leather |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' was a boxed-in chair that was carried about in the 18th century? |
Sedan |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' was the House that followed York on the English throne? |
Tudor |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' are the bones that can be asternal, floating or false? |
Ribs |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is the Indian city famous for a disaster called the Black Hole? |
Calcutta |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' precedes island, parade, bonnet and Sunday? |
Easter |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' took a thorn out of a lion's foot? |
Androcles |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a little puff-pastry case filled with meat or fish and sauce |
Vol Au Vent |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a thick drink or a thin food made with oatmeal? |
Gruel |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is an actress who was in 'Crossroads' whose name is Gordon? |
Noele |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' was the first animal to communicate with humans by sign language? |
Chimpanzee |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' has a desert called the Negev? |
Israel |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is a US coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar? |
Nickel |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is white that has a grubby or grey tinge? |
Off (White) |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is the bench where the most important members of the Government and Opposition sit? |
Front |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is the home of bourbon whiskey? |
Kentucky |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is a thing done, a segment of a play or opera, or to perform on the stage? |
Act |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is bounded by the Gran Chaco in the north and Patagonia in the south, and is the great plain of Argentina? |
Pampas |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' was the birthplace of Yeats, Wilde and Shaw, in Ireland? |
Dublin |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is the large Indonesian island in which fossils of homo erectus were found? |
Java |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is normally England's largest cereal crop? |
Barley |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' are the misgivings, doubts, or scruples of conscience? |
Qualms |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' fell in love with a beautiful Esmeralda at Notre Dame cathedral? |
Hunchback |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' are the words of a pop song or a song in a |
Lyrics |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is the Japanese faith that teaches that the gods live in mountains, rivers and trees? |
Shinto |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a track for trains? |
Railway |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' Was was Adlai Stevenson's middle name, or is JR's Surname? |
Ewing |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' did Eric Liddell become, professionally, after he gave up athletics |
Missionary |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is a vari-coloured design for woollen cloth, closely associated with the clans of Scotland? |
Tartan |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' is blue-grey worn by people in the airforce? |
Uniform |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is your food pipe or oesophagus? |
Gullet |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an Arab Republic to the South of Saudi Arabia? |
Yemen |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is a pathological loss of appetite often seen in teenage girls? |
Anorexia |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T is a small stream flowing into a river? |
Tributary |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a salvo, or a shower of missiles, or a sequence of shots in tennis? |
Volley |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' goes before charmer, bite and skin? |
Snake |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is a bone in the forearm? |
Ulna |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is the city where the US Embassy was destroyed by a bomb in April 1983? |
Beirut |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is what Schliemann did at Troy, and Carter did in Egypt? |
Excavation |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is Prince William to Princess Anne? |
Nephew |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' means to burst inwards and is sometimes applied to stars? |
Implode |
| 352 |
R |
In the RAF, what 'L' is the 'L' of 'LAC'? |
Leading |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is a game show where ten celebrities help Lennie Bennett? |
Punchlines |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is successfully to offer more money than someone else at an auction? |
Outbid |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is the part of Scotland known as the Western Isles? |
Hebrides |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is a small slit trench for one soldier in battle? |
Foxhole |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' became Lord Beaconsfield and died in 1881? |
Disraeli |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' was relieved after a long siege in the Boer War? |
Mafeking |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' was the christian name of Charlotte Bronte's most famous character |
Jane |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is your backside, or means to bring up to maturity |
Rear |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is a prize given to someone who hasn't won a contest? |
Consolation |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' are the conventional rules of social or professional behaviour? |
Etiquette |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' can be called red, west or South American? |
Indians |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' was a bushranger Kelly's first name? |
Ned |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is the sort of punch that is a blow on the back of the neck? |
Rabbit |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a bet or stake? |
Wager |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' had a bump with Miss Budd at the 1984 Olympics? |
Dekker |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' was an American but said, 'Ich bin ein Berliner' when he visited Germany? |
Kennedy |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' was the girl whose lock of hair was seized in Alexander Pope's poem? |
Belinda |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a document needed for travel through certain countries? |
Visa |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is an inundation? |
Food |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' comes from an ore called cassiterite? |
tin |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is the sign of the Zodiac covering most of December? |
Sagittarius |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the wild and domesticated ox of Tibet? |
Yak |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is the mineral that makes ultramarine pigment? |
Lapis Lazulu |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' was the Nazi secret police? |
Gestapo |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is a harbour-town with a customs office? |
Port |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' describes clothes, or hairdressing, designed to be suitable for men or women? |
Unisex |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is the American slang for W.C., and is a man's name? |
John |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' follows crab, love and toffee? |
Apple |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is the spin you get into when you are in an agitated panic? |
Flap |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' means turned into stone: but is used for people who are callous, unprogressive and set in their ways? |
Ossified |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is a form of cabbage with curly leaves? |
Kale |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is an edible part of certain fish, or a type of small deer? |
Row |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is a fishing vessel that uses a conical net dragged through the water? |
Trawler |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is the gemstone that is purple quartz? |
Amethyst |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is an obsolete way of defining forty-five inches? |
Ell |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' are skippers, red admirals, and swallowtails? |
Butterflies |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' is a Greek letter and represents the number 3.142 in mathematics? |
PI |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' are the Schottische and the Gay Gordons? |
Dances |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is the number above the line in vulgar fractions? |
Numerator |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is a fibre, once manufactured in Dundee and now in Calcutta? |
Jute |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a narrow slit window in a church wall, or a word for being crosseyed? |
Squint |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is a musical instrument also known as a clavecin? |
Harpsichord |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' hangs, roughly speaking, between the tonsils? |
Uvula |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is the village in Manhattan where the artistic trendies live? |
Greenwich |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is Olivia's servant, who teases Malvolio in 'Twelfth Night'? |
Maria |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' do you raise when you succeed in getting money for some project? |
Winc |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' when it is Greek or Russian, is full of icons? |
Church |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' was ruled by Idris I when it first became independent in 1951? |
Libya |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is the day that is celebrated as Labour Day? |
Mayday |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' means to do what you're told - if anyone ever does nowadays? |
Obey |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is the foot operated lever for starting a motorbike? |
Kickstarter |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' goes before centre, line and cert? |
Dead |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' sits in a box, has a foreman, is controlled by a bailiff and brings a verdict? |
Jury |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is a cat's foot? |
Paw |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' was the pirate captain in Peter Pan? |
Hook |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' can be bay, sash, how or casement? |
Window |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' precedes glove, hunt and trot? |
Fox |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is the name of the game played with battledore and shuttlecock? |
Badminton |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' can be Russian, patent and Moroccan? |
Leather |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' are the translations shown on the screen during a foreign language film? |
Subtitles |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' in music means to change the key of a composition? |
Transpose |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' was the Italian name for the movement fostered by Cavour, Mazzini and Garibaldi? |
Risorgimento |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is a type of tank, or the leader of a tribe? |
Chieftain |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' was first distilled by Johann Maria Farina in the 18th century |
Eau De Cologne |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' was a female warrior in Greek legend, and is a South American river? |
Amazon |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' Was the Fair invented by Bunyan and used by Thackeray |
Vanity |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' means serious as an adjective or a hole in the |
Grave |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is where some Lapplanders live? |
Norway |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is the series in which Russell Hunter played 'Lonley'? |
Callan |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' is the name given to three layers of the atmosphere, one of which is known as the 'Heaviside Layer'? |
Ionosphere |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' comes before out, club and gown? |
Night |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is a person whose conscience will not allow him to take part in war? |
Objector |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is hair that is a kinky mass of very tight curls? |
Frizzy |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' was the nickname given to the election of 1900? |
Khaki |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is an allowance paid to a divorced or separated spouse? |
Alimony |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' are trains that carry people rather than goods? |
Passenger |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' was the impresario of the 'Ballets Russes' in the early 1900s? |
Diaghilev |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' is the French word used for any ornamental pot or stand for displaying growing plants? |
Jardiniere |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' are Oxfordshire's most famous cakes? |
Banbury |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is what the Americans call a shirker? |
Quitter |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is the branch of medicine whose motto is 'Like cures Like'? |
Homeopathy |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' was a leader of the English Reformation and was burnt with Ridley in 1555? |
Latimer |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' goes before onion, board, and chicken? |
Spring |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is a long exchange of strokes in tennis before a |
Rally |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' are little holes for laces? |
Eyelets |
| 438 |
M |
what 'M' are the spirits that are sold for burning, and re |
Methylated |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is a small wig for a bald patch? |
Toupee |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' was a famous painter of street scenes in Montmartre who died in 1955? |
Utrillo |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is a bridge from a ship to shore or a passage between seats? |
Gangway |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an American National Park that isn't Yellowstone? |
Yosemite |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' was daughter of James U and Queen of Great Britain? |
Anne |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is where soldiers sleep when they are under canvas? |
Tent |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a raptorial bird with a naked head and neck? |
Vulture |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' goes before Armada, onion and guitar? |
Spanish |
| 447 |
U |
On what 'U' was the character of Leopold Bloom based, by James Joyce? |
Ulysses |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is the suit you are said to be wearing when you are naked? |
Birthday |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is used to decorate the robes of judges, peers and royalty, and has little black tails all over it? |
Ermine |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is very abundant in the air, and is a gas? |
Nitrogen |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' can be corn, summer or rope-trick? |
Indian |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is what the portside used to be called? |
Larboard |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is Shaw's play in which Professor Higgins creates a 'Lady' out of a flower seller? |
Pygmalion |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' goes before post, look and standing? |
Out |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' contains most of the Serpentine and is a park? |
Hyde |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is probably the most famous basset hound in Britain |
Fred |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is known as a moke, a dicky or a neddy? |
Donkey |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a secret society of dubious reputation originating Sicily but now active in the USA as well? |
Mafia |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a contraction of the Hebrew for Joshua and is the name of the founder of Christianity? |
Jesus |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is the West Indian religion which reveres Haile Selassie of Ethiopia? |
Rastafarianism |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is the officer in command of a regiment of which Blimp and Bogey were examples? |
Colonel |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' laid the foundations of modern geometry a long time ago? |
Euclid |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' was the first name of the great Jesuit, Loyola? |
Ignatius |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is the proper name for both the notch in an arrow and the notches at each end of a bow to take the string? |
Nock |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is the sort of meeting where dogs or horses compete? |
Race |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' means rich? |
Wealthy |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is the two on dice, or an even score at tennis? |
Deuce |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is the fuel used for turbojets, turboprops and turbo fans? |
Kerosene |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' was in her prime in a novel by Muriel Spark? |
Brodie |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' makes a soft smooth glove, in which you find an iron hand? |
Velvet |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' became Mondale's running mate in the US Presidential election? |
Ferraro |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' left 'Grange Hill' and is trying his 'luck' in the big world? |
Tucker |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' was a 1960s pop group, or a wooden structure for execution? |
Scaffold |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' produces little red berries and wood used for making bows? |
Yew |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' is another name for a maze? |
Labyrinth |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is an apparatus for producing hot water, or a hot spring? |
Geyser |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is to explore a region for gold? |
Prospect |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is another name for the constellation known as 'Charles's Wain', or the 'Great Bear'? |
Ursa Major |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is a piece of an animal's body, as cut up for the |
Joint |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' was a faithful friend of Aeneas? |
Achates |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is metaphorically said to be laid on with a trowel? |
Flattery |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' goes before haul, look and board? |
Over |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is applied to close cousins because of the way they are greeted? |
Kissing |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' means to ransack or search in an untidy way? |
Rummage |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who stays away from school without good reason? |
Truant |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is habitually forgetful and often a professor? |
Absent Minded |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' is called a wapiti or a moose, in North America? |
Elk |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is a stock character in 'Cinderella', or a hotel page? |
Buttons |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is a ride on the back and shoulders of another? |
Piggyback |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' wrote 'The Three Musketeers'? |
Dumas |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' indicates a married woman's maiden name? |
Nee |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is a fool or clown in Shakespeare? |
Jester |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' was the capital city in Zimbabwe, now called Harare? (pronounced Ha-rar-ree) |
Salisbury |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' were French Calvinists persecuted from the 16th century onwards? |
Huguenots |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' is the opposite of beautiful? |
Ugly |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is the cape nearest to England on the French coast, beloved of Channel swimmers? |
Gris Nez |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is the reporter played by John Thaw in a series that bears the reporter's name? |
Mitch |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is sometimes called Mountain Dew, and is a Scottish drink? |
Whisky |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' was a British Premier at the time of the Munich crisis? |
Chamberlain |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is a town with a population of more than five million in Peru? |
Lima |
