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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' means not shiny, having no lustre and is applied to paint? |
Matt |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' was King of the Fairies in 'Midsummer Night's Dream'? |
Oberon |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is Superman's home planet? |
Krypton |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is toothpaste? |
Dentifrice |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a creeping plant called moneywort? |
Jenny |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' describes the small amount of cash in an office or a non-commissioned officer in the Navy? |
Petty |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is the generally used name for the low countries, or Netherlands? |
Holland |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is the first name of Shirley MacLaine's brother who calls himself Beatty? |
Warren |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' was Marlowe's and Goethe's hero who sold his soul to the devil? |
Faust |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is a pair of pheasants, or other game? |
Brace |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is the name of the political party that succeeded the Whigs? |
Liberals |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is the building for housing horses, or the collective name for the racehorses belonging to one owner? |
Stable |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T is the usual nursery word for stomach? |
Tummy |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is the outside of a cheese or the peel of an orange? |
Rind |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is in charge of a lifeboat? |
Coxswain |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' can he bald, golden or American? |
Eagle |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' precedes strip, force, and cushion? |
Air |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' was a name invented by Swift for one of his correspondents, afterwards borne by Virginia Woolfs sister? |
Vanessa |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is the characteristic expression worn by a Cheshire cat? |
Grin |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is the great turkey-producing county of England? |
Norfolk |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' among Chaucer's Pilgrims told the story of Patient Griselda? |
Clerk |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' are your cutting teeth in the front? |
Incisors |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is an open fabric, knotted into meshes, for catching fish? |
Net |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is to take possession of territory by running over it with military force? |
Occupy |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is the name given to the leaf-like foliage of ferns? |
Fronds |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' was a painter whose works of art unexpectedly fetched more than a quarter of a million at auction? |
Keating |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is a narrow lane that can be blind, bowling or skittle? |
Alley |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is a perfect diamond of over 100 carats, or any supremely excellent person or thing? |
Paragon |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' comes before treat, courage, and cheese? |
Dutch |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' comes before snipe, ass and daw? |
Jack |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' in the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere is the shallowest of all the seas? |
Baltic |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a voice with a shaking or tremulous quality? |
Quavery |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is the common noun of assemblage for goats and cows? |
Herd |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is what cloth is woven on? |
Loom |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' comes before blast, bag and paper? |
Sand |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' means to roam, or to talk incoherently? |
Ramble |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' are substances that need detonation before causing destruction? |
Explosives |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a metallic element that is liquid at room temperature? |
Mercury |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' follows oxygen, bell and circus? |
Tent |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' sometimes has two teats and sometimes four? |
Udder |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' was unified by Bismarck? |
Germany |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a Republic washed by the Adriatic Sea? |
Yugoslavia |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is the surgical removal of a limb? |
Amputation |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' can he called Natterjacks? |
Toads |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' are main cavities of the heart? |
Ventricles |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' comes before level, gum and lamp? |
Spirit |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' made `Love's Great Adventure'? |
Ultravox |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' was the title taken by Maxwell Aitken, the newspaper magnate, when he was made a peer? |
Beaverbook |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is the nickname for the device that produces winning Premium Bond numbers? |
Ernie |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' are, or were, Poor Clares? |
Nuns |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is a cricketer called Botham? |
Ian |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' is a mollusc with a pyramid-shaped shell which is proverbial for clinging to rocks? |
Limpet |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' was one of the seven hills of Rome? |
Palatine |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is a twentieth of a pint of fluid? |
Ounce |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' was the King who lost his life at Hastings in 1066? |
Harold |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is the commonest computer language used for scientific programmes? |
Fortran |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is a megalith like a cromlech? |
Dolmen |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a disease of glands, in the neck (and sometimes elsewhere), called parotitis? |
Mumps |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' is a remote place to which a person is humorously consigned, mentioned in the book of Samuel? |
Jericho |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is the rag that is said to annoy a bull? |
Red |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is the Christian name shared by the inventor of the hovercraft and the author of 'The Lady's Not for Burning'? |
Christopher |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is the commonest of the various forms of alcohol? |
Ethyl |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is a parade of persons from whom a suspect is to be picked out? |
Identity |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is an egg that is really fresh? |
Newlaid |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is the light at the back of a vehicle, which comes on when you back? |
Reversing |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' made Harrogate, Baden-Baden and Bath famous as Spas? |
Water |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is a cyclone or low-pressure system in meteorology? |
Depression |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is the marsh marigold? |
Kingcup |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is the father of Zowie? |
Bowie |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' was the most famous 17th century painter from Delft? |
Vermeer |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F" is the final position of a breakdance routine? |
Freeze |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is the type of dog called a Jack Russell? |
Terrier |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is the game played by one person, or a single stone diamond ring? |
Solitaire |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' makes beer alcoholic? |
Yeast |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a Royal Spa in Warwickshire? |
Leamington |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is the flesh you get from cold or fear? |
Goose |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' was the dominant federal state in Germany from 1871 to 1918? |
Prussia |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is the most densely populated of the South American countries? |
Uruguay |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' began life in Martinique as Mademoiselle Tascher de la Pagerie, and ended up an Empress? |
Josephine |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is a bet on several successive races or a storage battery? |
Accumulator |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is the other two-syllable word for fluter, flutist or flute-player? |
Flautist |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' has a great Nebula in the hilt of his sword? |
Orion |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' are sheepshanks and clove hitches? |
Knots |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' was the surname of the Russian Royal Dynasty until 1917? |
Romanoff |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' was the Welsh family that gave us five Sovereigns? |
Tudors |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a landlord who doesn't live on his property, or a person who doesn't go to his work? |
Absentee |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is to preserve a body from decay with oils and spices? |
Embalm |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' comes before man, seller, and foot forward? |
Best |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' spent a long time trying to form a government in Israel in August 1984? |
Perez |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' was the city where Mrs Gandhi was assassinated? |
Delhi |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is the group of theatres which includes the Lyttelton and the Olivier? |
National |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is another word for 'to stick', or to block by crowding? |
Jam |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a sign of the Zodiac that has a sting in its tail? |
Scorpio |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is home to a bee? |
Hive |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is the husband of an Aunt? |
Uncle |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' was William, the prize-winning author of 'The Rites of Passage'? |
Golding |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is a male pop singer who shares his name with Miss Monroe? |
Marilyn |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is where a belt usually goes? |
Waist |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is a breed of tiny Mexican dog? |
Chihuahua |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is the only member of the cat family to have a mane? |
Lion |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the light metal that burns with a brilliant white light? |
Magnesium |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is a double-reed.instrument in the woodwind section of an orchestra? |
Oboe |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is all of a soldier's gear, which is often inspected? |
Kit |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' goes before wit, weather and wine? |
Dry |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' goes with flotsam? |
Jetsam |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is the practice of reading character from lines in the hand? |
Palmistry |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' comes before fly, guards and play? |
Horse |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' was the first great leader of Poland's Solidarity? |
Walesa |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is a celebration in Spain or Mexico? |
Fiesta |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' comes before thorn, berry and bird? |
Black |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' means gain or profit and is nearly always filthy? |
Lucre |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' was the character played by Olivia Newton- John in 'Grease'? |
Sandy |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T', eaten as a vegetable, was once known as a love apple? |
Tomato |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' falls 'Mainly in the Plains'? |
Rain |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is another word for choirboy? |
Chorister |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is the statuette awarded to outstanding shows, or performers, on television? |
Emmy |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' are gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees and gorillas? |
Apes |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' in America is the state known as 'The Old Dominion'? |
Virginaia |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is also known as plumbago or black lead? |
Graphite |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is the town in Galilee where Jesus was a carpenter'? |
Nazareth |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a crack in a glacier or an ice-sheet? |
Crevasse |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' is a Mozart opera about a King of Crete? |
Idomeneo |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is the first name of Mr St John Stevas? |
Norman |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is a book size where the sheet is folded three times to produce sixteen pages of eight sheets? |
Octavo |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is the first page of a newspaper, where all the big stories go? |
Front |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' was the Anglo Saxon kingdom settled by Hengist and Horsa? |
Kent |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a building endowed by charity, to house the elderly poor? |
Almshouse |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is the umbelliferous plant whose leaves flavour a white sauce often served with cod? |
Parsley |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is Offa supposed to have constructed in the 8th century as a boundary for Mercia? |
Dyke |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is the name given to God in the Old Testament? |
Jehovah |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' was murdered on December 29th, 1170 in Canterbury? |
Becket |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is an adult female pedigree cat? |
Queen |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is thought to have married Eva Braun during the last days of their lives? |
Hitler |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' are the organs of respiration? |
Lungs |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' goes before lavender, legs and lion? |
Sea |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' was the parapet of a castle from which boiling oil and arrows were despatched? |
Ramparts |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is affected by astigmatism? |
Eye |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is the large tent often used for weddings and fetes? |
Marquee |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is a game that consists of snapping little discs into a cup? |
Tiddlywinks |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' comes from the Greek for 'no place' and is the name of Sir Thomas More's imaginary country? |
Utopia |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is the town in Somerset which has a holy thorn that flowers at Christmas? |
Glastonbury |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is last year or earlier? |
Yester |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is the continent of origin of the tomato and potato? |
America |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' are minion, bourgeois, and ruby, which are used by printers? |
Type |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is rapidity of motion and comes after actual, circular, and terminal? |
Velocity |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' goes before head, test and graft? |
Skin |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is a diamond in the rough state? |
Uncut |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is a quiz hosted by Jim Bowen in which there are questions and dart-playing? |
Bullseye |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is a kind of mixed beer, an un-castrated animal or something that is whole? |
Entire |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' was the American President who resigned in 1974? |
Nixon |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is bliss, where "Tis folly to be wise'? |
Ignorance |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is commanded by a coxswain and rescues people? |
Lifeboat |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' was Mohammed Ali Jinnah the first Governor General of? |
Pakistan |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is the tale of a long journey made by a mythical Greek warrior? |
Odyssey |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is a hurricane called Alex, who plays snooker? |
Higgins |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' was the nickname given to people seeking gold in California in the middle of the 19th century? |
Fortyniners |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' can be seven sins, nightshade and serious? |
Deadly |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is the best known type of map projection? |
Mercator |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is named after Leyden and is a primitive form of electric battery or condenser? |
Jar |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is defined as grim when meaning death personified? |
Reaper |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' was comic actor/producer, Sir Charles Spencer, who died in 1977? |
Chaplin |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' was the father of Methuselah and is Mr Powell, M P? |
Enoch |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' was once Mesopotamia and is now at war? |
Iraw |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is ten times ten, minus ten? |
Ninety |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is a garden tool for collecting up leaves or breaking the soil's surface? |
Rake |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is a pattern in blue, first seen on English china in the 18th century? |
Willow |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is the needle you use for mending socks'? |
Darning |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' do doctors find renal calculi or stones? |
Kidney |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' goes before foot, back, and faced? |
Bare |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is an old soldier or a very old car? |
Veteran |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is the popular name for naval underwater demolition teams? |
Frogman |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T is the Jewish name for the Old Testament of the Bible? |
Torah |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' was Wurzel Gummidge who stood in a field to frighten the birds? |
Scarecrow |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a slang term in Britain for all Americans: but in the USA means only Northerners'? |
Yankee |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is the mountain in Syria round which many of the Druse live? |
Lebanon |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is the unit of heredity in the chromosomes? |
Gene |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is a baby that was born before the expected time? |
Premature |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' means against the current or nearer the source? |
Upstream |
| 179 |
J |
What 'Y said, 'You ain't heard nothin' yet' in the first talking picture? |
Jolson |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is a door that is not quite shut? |
Ajar |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' could be dance, mezzanine or parquet? |
Floor |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' are used to pull ploughs in many parts of the world? |
Oxen |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is the Aga who is spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims? |
Khan |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a tiny island that- comes next to 'Malin' in the shipping forecasts? |
Rocktail |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T" between Wapping and Rotherhithe was built by Brunel? |
Tunnel |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' means to shorten or abbreviate written matter? |
Abridge |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' used to be the internationally recognised name for Southern Ireland? |
Eire |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' do you do when you sneak off? |
Bunk |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' slew Medusa and gave the head to Athena? |
Perseus |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' was murdered after an intrigue between Bothwell and Mary Stuart? |
Darnley |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is called 'Nanette', and is married to Bryan Forbes? |
Newman |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' was the part of an ass used as a weapon in the bible? |
Jawbone |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is a person who hides on a ship to get a free trip? |
Stowaway |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' was the astronomer whose name is associated with 'Red Shift'? |
Hubble |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is an imaginary land where everything is perfect? |
Utopia |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' means to strike or snap teeth together in rage or pain? |
Gnash |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' was the Italian who largely invented radio? |
Marconi |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' goes with beetle, and has a thin end? |
Wedge |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is made into sauerkraut? |
Cabbage |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' can be cordate, palmate, or pinnate? |
Leaf |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is twelve o'clock when it's dark? |
Midnight |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is a gemstone which comes in varieties called fire and black? |
Opal |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' is a Russian fortress that houses the Soviet Government? |
Kremlin |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' goes with hose? |
Doublet |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll? |
Jabberwocky |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' was lost and regained by Milton? |
Paradise |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a famous play in which Yorick and Horatio are characters? |
Hamlet |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is the name by which Mr Collins, who wrote 'The Woman in White', is known? |
Wilkie |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F is the crypto-crystalline rock used by Neolithic man? |
Flint |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is a sort of tree, a thing you pack shoes in, or a type of spanner? |
Box |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' can be tiger, turk's cap, or madonna? |
Lilies |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' was a man who was blinded by the Philistines and made to work in Gaza? |
Samson |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is a name for privates in the British Army? |
Tommy |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is put in a dustbin and is useless trash? |
Rubbish |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is made into marrons glacês? |
Chestnuts |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is the farm inhabited by the Sugdens? |
Emmerdale |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a small town in Scotland where smokies come from? |
Arbroath |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' was the name of Gagarin's space vehicle in 1961? |
Vostok |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is the well known name for the very fast gaze-hound that hunts by sight? |
Greyhound |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is another name for Holland? |
Netherlands |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is the noise made by a raven or a frog? |
Croak |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is the name of a fairy opera by Gilbert and Sullivan? |
Iolanthe |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' was the dominant political party in the 1930s in Germany? |
Nazi |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a sky darkened by many clouds? |
Overcoat |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' means to go often or habitually, to a place, or a house? |
Frequent |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is an investment in the form of a foreign coin? |
Krugerrand |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is a word like amiable, meaning friendly, or showing good will? |
Amicable |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' was the name of the first man-made vehicle to quit the solar system? |
Pioneer |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' was the famous vampire created by Bram Stoker? |
Dracula |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' was the handsome and respected half of horrible Edward Hyde? |
Jekyll |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B', coloured gold, used to hang in threes outside a pawnbroker's establishment? |
Balls |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' are the spines of a porcupine? |
Quills |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is the German Port that gave its name to fried minced steak? |
Hamburg |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' was a dreaded disease in medieval times, but is now fortunately getting rarer? |
Leprosy |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' goes before fastener, shot and dragon? |
Snap |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' were the rocks around which the ragged rascal ran? |
Rugged |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is a town famous for its salts and racecourse? |
Epsom |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' was produced in 1848 by Engels and Marx for the communists? |
Manifesto |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T is the fifth day of the week? |
Thursday |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' takes the place of another; usually a ruler and usually by force? |
Usurper |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is a mythical lord who writes in Private Eye'? |
Gnome |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' is Tokyo's seaport? |
Yokohama |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is rung at morn, noon and sunset? |
Angelus |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' was Maggie Tulliver's brother in 'Mill on the Floss'? |
Tom |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' means crafty or cunning like a fox? |
Vulpine |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' goes before book, line, and teller? |
Story |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' means wrong way up? |
Upsidedown |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' starred in the films 'Help' and 'A Hard Day's Night'? |
Beatles |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' did Ensa provide for the troops in the last war? |
Entertainment |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' is the largest republic of Central America? |
Nicaragua |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' once included the areas now known as Bangladesh and Pakistan? |
Indiana |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is a vegetable that comes long, cos or cabbage? |
Lettuce |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is any journal published at regular intervals? |
Periodical |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' on the Isis is a city of dreaming spires? |
Oxford |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is the double seat on the back of an elephant? |
Howdah |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' goes before trot, glove, and hunt? |
Fox |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' has games called muggins, all threes, threes and fives, or sniff? |
Dominoes |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' wants to clean up television and is called Whitehouse? |
Mary |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' was 'always tomorrow, never today' much to Alice's mystification? |
Jam |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is another name for a Mac? |
Raincoat |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is often used to treat the water in swimming baths? |
Chlorine |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' are Exonians native inhabitants of? |
Exeter |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is a slight knowledge, a hint, a suspicion? |
Inkling |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is the first name of a BBC presenter called Edmonds? |
Noel |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' wears a top-hat and tails and announces circus acts? |
Ringmaster |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W is an official in charge of prisoners in a jail? |
Warder |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is the unit of currency in Singapore? |
Dollar |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' was a Soviet premier called Nikita, who died in 1971? |
Krushchev |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a compartment for oil or coal in a ship, or a hazard in golf? |
Bunker |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' means strong, intense or glaring when applied to colour or light? |
Vivid |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is raised and lowered on poles? |
Flags |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T is a tiny drink, or a small toddler? |
Tot |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is a description of your youthful days, or a dish of raw vegetables? |
Salad |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is what a ship does when it deviates temporarily and irregularly from course? |
Yaw |
| 275 |
L |
What 'I' is a member of the Genus Allium, and is a symbol of Wales? |
Leek |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is the `G' of the probably doomed GLC? |
Greater |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is a doctor who does medical, rather than surgical treatment? |
Physician |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is a student who hasn't yet got a degree? |
Undergraduate |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is the most important vegetable fibre after cotton and flax, and is used to make sacks? |
Jute |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is one sort of accent in written French or means shrewd? |
Acute |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' can be hunted from early November to April? |
Fox |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' has a reputation for bringing bad luck, in spite of being a beautiful gemstone? |
Opal |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is a better word for Osculation? |
Kissing |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' had the first man Friday to help him? |
Robinson |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is a regular-shaped ancient burial mound? |
Tumulus |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' was the name given to those who wanted to do away with slavery? |
Abolitionist |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is a seat that fires an airman to safety, with a bit of luck? |
Ejector |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' was one of the seven dwarfs? |
Bashful |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is the height of a musical note, or the field for a football match? |
Pitch |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is the title borne by Naomi James? |
Dame |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' are three detached masses of chalk off the Isle of Wight, one with a lighthouse? |
Needles |
| 292 |
J |
What 'I' was the egg in a famous play by Peter Nicholls? |
Joe |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is a celebrity in the film world, or a bright object in the sky? |
Star |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' are chloride, bromide, iodide and fluoride? |
Halides |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' is called a brolly? |
Umbrella |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is the adjective that used to be applied to World War One? |
Great |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' goes before castle, speech, over, and voyage? |
Maiden |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is the nose of a missile that contains the explosive? |
Warhead |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' means horse-soldiers or mounted troops? |
Cavalry |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is sore when you have a sore throat? |
Larynx |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is one who suffers death for his beliefs? |
Martyr |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is the result of drawing too many cheques? |
Overdraft |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a brilliant blue and orange bird of English rivers? |
Kingfisher |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' has a capital called Copenhagen? |
Denmark |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is the quality of four men created by Edgar Wallace? |
Just |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is a name for the first five books of the Old Testament? |
Pentateuch |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is a small group of houses in the country, or Shakespeare's gloomy Dane? |
Hamlet |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' was the surname adopted by the British Royal Family in 1917? |
Windsor |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is borne by something that fructifies? |
Fruit |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is the most famous library in Oxford? |
Bodleian |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' is the popular descriptive name of the disease produced by tetanus? |
Lockjaw |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is an herb, or a person with much wisdom? |
Sage |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' comes after jog, rising and sitting? |
Trot |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' was Isaac's wife, in the bible, or a fictitious character created by Daphne Du Maurier? |
Rebecca |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a thrombosis of the blood vessels of the heart? |
Coronary |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' was Ron's girlfriend and Mr Glum's pro-spective daughter-in-law in a classic radio series? |
Ethel |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' was the bird that the Ancient Mariner killed and had to wear around his neck? |
Albatross |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a small venomous snake? |
Viper |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' start getting shot on August 12th each year? |
Grouse |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is where you go to see the highest mountain in the world? |
Nepal |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' was an American who championed the Indians, and was killed at the battle of the Alamo? |
Crockett |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is a person who puts money into a business or buys stocks and shares? |
Investor |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is left if you take eighteen from thirty-seven? |
Nineteen |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a word for egg-shaped and the name of a cricket ground? |
Oval |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is a match played for pleasure only, not in competition for a cup? |
Friendline |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is a utensil for boiling water? |
Kettle |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is a square measure of land? |
Acre |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is another word for pacify, conciliate, or propitiate? |
Placate |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is the name given to metal containers for transporting oil? |
Drums |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' was the heroine who married Mr Rochester after he was blinded in a fire? |
Jane |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is a place in Derbyshire that has given its name to a tart? |
Bakewell |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is to engage in contention, or fall out? |
Quarrel |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is the presumed author of 'The Iliad' and 'Odyssey'? |
Homer |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is a lump of wood for the fire? |
Log |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' goes before bone, cup and pump? |
Stirrup |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a Ranee's husband? |
Rajah |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is the tree that has been killed off by a fungus and a bark beetle? |
Elm |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is where Humphrey Bogart ran Rick's Café, in the film 'Casablanca'? |
Morocco |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T is a town in West Africa whose name is used to represent any very distant place? |
Timbuktu |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' is a childish way of bowling a cricket ball? |
Underarm |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' was the politician who said he'd 'back the masses against the classes' in 1886? |
Gladstone |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a small circular toy which rises and falls on a piece of string? |
YoYo |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is the home of the Archers? |
Ambridge |
| 344 |
T |
What 'I' is Dennis Waterman's name in 'Minder'? |
Terry |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is to harden rubber by chemical means, often by adding sulphur? |
Vulcanise |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' goes before beam, spot and set? |
Sun |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is the surname of an actor who played the part of Hercule Poirot in 'Death on the Nile'? |
Ustinov |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is a pearly-vented tody tyrant and lives in America? |
Bird |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' goes before body, thing and day? |
Every |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is a river whose whirlpool rapids are almost as famous as its falls? |
Niagra |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' was written in 1971 by John Lennon, and was No. I in 1981 again? |
Imagine |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' were the most famous production of Mme de Sêvignê? |
Letters |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is the perpetually frozen subsoil in arctic regions? |
Permafrost |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' broke the world 1500 metres record in September 1983? |
Ovett |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is one if '0' is 8 and 'C' is 6? |
Hydrogen |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is a deserted child of unknown parentage? |
Foundling |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is a lacy mat, often made of paper? |
Doyley |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' was the venue for the main Olympics in 1980? |
Moscow |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' goes with pokery, to mean trickery? |
Jiggery |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' produces the musical note in a clarinet or an oboe? |
Reed |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is the popular name for an integrated circuit? |
Chip |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is Latin for 'therefore', and is part of Descartes' most famous statement? |
Ergo |
| 363 |
I |
What 'T' is the Scottish word for a small island and also a measure of length? |
Inch |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' was the heroine of 'War and Peace', and was played by Audrey Hepburn on film? |
Natasha |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is a string of beads used by Roman Catholics to count prayers? |
Rosary |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a slang word for a right idiot and is the first name of a great traveller called Herbert? |
Wally |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' was the Italian poet who wrote 'The Divine Comedy'? |
Dante |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is the roundish mark in timber where a branch used to be? |
Knot |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is called Peter, and is Ireland's Foreign Minister? |
Barry |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a small British mammal of which there are species called bank-, field-, or water-? |
Vole |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is a form in which snow falls? |
Flakes |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' was our greatest civil engineer and has a new town in Shropshire named after him? |
Telford |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is the blunt end of a ship? |
Stern |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a country bumpkin? |
Yokel |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' were the machine-smashing workers of the early 19th century? |
Luddites |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is the sort of white sugar that isn't caster? |
Granulated |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' means something done part at a time, or bit by bit? |
Piecemeal |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is a final offer, often delivered with a threat to break off relations? |
Ultimatum |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is the month in which the sun enters Aquarius? |
January |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' was the name of Mr Clare who married 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles', or is a celestial messenger? |
Angel |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is applied to a flexible disc with machine- readable data? |
Floppy |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is a fish eating bird that has recently started to nest again in Scotland? |
Osprey |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is an electrical or mechanical hooter? |
Klaxon |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is the capital of Italy? |
Rome |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is the name given to Hungarian gypsies and their music? |
Tziganes |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is the name of the sort of dog that is often known as a German shepherd or sheepdog? |
Alsatian |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is the name given to three planets, when they are seen in the West after sunset, and are taken for stars? |
Evening |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' was the poet who married Elizabeth Barrett? |
Browning |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' was the company founded in 1935 by Allen Lane to reprint famous books in paperback? |
Penguin |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is the literary word for a young maiden who is always in distress? |
Damsel |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is the back of the neck? |
Nape |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is the 'Collins' who writes erotic books? |
Jackie |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' has been called the Land of Cakes and is the home of the Loch Ness monster? |
Scotland |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' was asked at the last minute to kiss Nelson? |
Hardy |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is sex-symbol, Andress? |
Ursula |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is ursus horribilis, a large bear? |
Grizzly |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is the French National Anthem? |
Marseillaise |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' is a name for the sort of sad film that makes you cry? |
Weepie |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is hung by rings on a rod at a window? |
Curtain |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' are lakes called Lomond and Katrine, in Scotland? |
Lochs |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is a hotel, specially adapted for people with cars? |
Motel |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is a sacred story set to music? |
Oratorio |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is defined as a hand held instrument for cutting? |
Knife |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is the popular name for Sirius, the brightest star in the firmament? |
Dogstar |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' was the beloved disciple? |
John |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' follows stag, third and birthday? |
Party |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' was a US President and is a vacuum cleaner? |
Hoover |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is a collective name for long-legged birds such as curlews, sandpipers and redshanks? |
Waders |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' comes before will, verse and fall? |
Free |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' was the fourth astronaut to walk on the moon, or is a common vegetable? |
Bean |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' were 'Coronation', 'Merchant Navy' and 'King' class? |
Locomotives |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is the Upper Chamber of both the French and the American legislature? |
Senate |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' do you have to pay to cross certain bridges? |
Toll |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is the first name of a founder of the SDP, called Jenkins? |
Roy |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is French for masterpiece? |
Chef d'Oeuvre |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is, conventionally, the type of tinned milk that is unsweetened? |
Evaporated |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' can be right, obtuse or reflex? |
Angle |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is a British nobleman, ranking above a Baron and below an Earl? |
Viscount |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is another word for rubbish or refuse? |
Garbage |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' precedes wave, York and Year? |
New |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is a cut of beef, or part of a lathe, or a tap under the chin? |
Chuck |
| 422 |
T |
What 'T' are the toxic substances called Aldrin, Dieldrin and DDT? |
Insecticides |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is signalled at sea by flying a single chequered flag? |
No |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is the name of three English rivers, in Sussex, Yorkshire and the Fen country? |
Ouse |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is to predict or prophesy events? |
Fortell |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is a suburb of Tokyo that has given its name to a motorbike? |
Kawasaki |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is the re-arrangement of the letters from a word or set of words to form another? |
Anagram |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' are the costermonger kings and queens? |
Pearly |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is the street where the Prime Minister lives? |
Downing |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' comes before baby, fish and bag? |
Jelly |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is a Scottish word for a young child? |
Bairn |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is half as long as a crotchet? |
Quaver |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is the name of Thora Hird's television series about the Salvation Army? |
Hallelujah |
| 434 |
L |
What 'I' is the long fast for Easter? |
Lent |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' goes before balance, tide and lock? |
Spring |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is rickety, rotten and likely to fall to pieces? |
Ramshackle |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is something to make you sick? |
Emetic |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a sort of shoe based on the soft deerskin footwear of the American Indians? |
Moccasin |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is what happens to ice and snow when it melts? |
Thaw |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is to comprehend? |
Understand |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is a rope used to hold a tent in place? |
Guy |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is part of the harness across the necks of working animals? |
Yoke |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is a saint whose name is that of the place where British golf is controlled? |
Andrew |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' was the famous battle that took place on October 21, 1805? |
Trafalgar |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is not a consonant? |
Vowel |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' comes after police, fire and railway? |
Station |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is the outcome, or the final issue, or a series of events? |
Upshot |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' was one of the empires on which the sun never set? |
British |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' was conquered in 1953 by Hillary and Tensing? |
Everest |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is a type of pliers, young children, or crab's claws? |
Nippers |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is said to be the sincerest form of flattery? |
Imitation |
| 452 |
L |
What 'I' is enlightening the world on Bedloe's Island, USA? |
Liberty |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is characteristic of goods that are likely to go bad in transit? |
Perishable |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' was the friend and torturer of Winston Smith, in '1984'? |
O Brien |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' has given his name to the celestial phenomenon that will be investigated by the Giotto Probe? |
Halley |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is a golf match between two pairs of partners who play the same ball? |
Foursome |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' was the name of the character who sang 'I'm Getting Married in the Morning' in 'My Fair Lady'? |
Doolittle |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a succulent fish that can he grey or red? |
Mullet |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a solo folkdance popular in Scotland and Ireland? |
Jig |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a merry-go-round on a fairground, or an island round which traffic circulates? |
Roundabout |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is the country that was evacuated by French and Libyan forces in September 1984? |
Chad |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' is a courtesy title appended to a man's name, when addressing envelopes? |
Esquire |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is the I of IBA that was once ITA? |
Independent |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is a word applied to a race horse, or anything else, that has been interfered with? |
Nobbled |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' describes an uncut diamond? |
Rough |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is an East End district of London with a celebrated bell foundry? |
Whitechapel |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is where milk products are handled? |
Dairy |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' was the first Mongol Emperor of China and the subject of a poem by Coleridge? |
Kublai Khan |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is the 'Professional' played by Lewis Collins? |
Bodie |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' was St Jerome's version of the Bible? |
Vulgate |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' are bleak, gudgeon and dace? |
Fish |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is the site between Fleet Street and the Thames, occupied by lawyers since the 14th century? |
Temple |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is the Institute of Theology, Science and Literature on the Left Bank of the Seine in Paris? |
Sorbonne |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the singing noise made by Swiss mountaineers when the voice rises suddenly? |
Yodel |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' is a specially honoured poet? |
Laureate |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' do you do to a palm when you bribe somebody? |
Grease |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is the archipelago between China and Borneo that has a capital called Manila? |
Philipines |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is the Gentleman of the Black Rod? |
Usher |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' was the great sea battle associated with Admiral Jellicoe in the First World War? |
Jutland |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is a card you may be said to have up your sleeve? |
Ace |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is to lose or put away from memory? |
Forget |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' are (or were) the Halle, the Boyd Neel and the Liverpool Phil? |
Orchestra |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is the large, complicated joint in the leg? |
Knee |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is a list of turns of duty? |
Rota |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' died in Kansas City in 1972 at the age of eighty- eight, as Ex-President of the USA? |
Truman |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' was the man in 'The Arabian Nights' who learnt to open a cave by saying 'Open Sesame'? |
Ali Baba |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' was the preparation thought by the Alchemists to prolong life indefinitely? |
Elixir |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' was the venue for the 1984 T.U.C. Conference? |
Blackpool |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' was an Athenian Statesman who directed the building of the Parthenon, and was also the name of a work by Shakespeare, but not the same man? |
Pericles |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is sweet, and grows on palms in North Africa? |
Date |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is probably Enid Blyton's best known character? |
Noddy |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is often a visible symptom of liver disease and causes you to look yellow? |
Jaundice |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' now means 'threatening' but used to mean 'on the left hand side'? |
Sinister |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is at the blunt end of a tintack? |
Head |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' is the hand you get, when you get the better of someone? |
Upper |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is known by its inhabitants as Hellas? |
Greece |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is a theatrical performance that takes place in the afternoon? |
Matinee |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' goes before machine, powder and up? |
Washing |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' are bits of television advertising? |
Commercials |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is a word for a golf shot or a place for storing hay? |
Loft |
