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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is the name of a Polish dance in 3 time, many of which were composed by Chopin? |
Mazurka |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is working extra hours? |
Overtime |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is a garment called a filibeg? |
Kilt |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is, or should be, the foundation of a pizza? |
Dough |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a box that automatically plays records when a coin is inserted? |
Juke |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is the line or mark, fixing the loadline of a merchant vessel? |
Plimsoll |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' shows that silver is as it should be? |
Hallmark |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is a man who practises sorcery, one of whom lived in the Land of Oz? |
Wizard |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' are very close if they are called 'Dutch Cousins'? |
Friends |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' was the author of 'The Admirable Crichton' and 'Peter Pan'? |
Barrie |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is the kind of 'hanging about' that can be done with intent? |
Loiter |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is a pit, or a concrete tower in which greenstuff and molasses are stored for cattle food? |
Silo |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' goes before company, fund and territory? |
Trust |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' was a stack of hay or corn, usually thatched? |
Rick |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' were the royalists who were opposed to the Cromwellian Roundheads? |
Cavaliers |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' means to breathe out, to come to an end, or to die? |
Expire |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is the great land mass to which Liberia and Ethiopia belong? |
Africa |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is a four-syllable word meaning a farewell? |
Valediction |
| 019 |
G |
What 'O' is a beetle whose larvae and females are luminous? |
Glow Worm |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is the varnish that men don't normally use? |
Nail |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' was the first name of the judge called Humphreys, who was a leading Buddhist? |
Christmas |
| 022 |
T |
What 'T' is the ink or pencil or impression that cannot be blotted out or removed? |
Indelible |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' was born at Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk and became an Admiral? |
Nelson |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is the opposite of under? |
Over |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' goes with duddy to mean old fogey? |
Fuddy |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is the great Russian chess player called Anatoly? |
Karpov |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is president of the 'Save the Children Fund' and is a princess? |
Anne |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is weighted fishing tackle with hooks at intervals or is the supreme Christian prayer? |
Paternoster |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is the castle used by Lord Wardens of the cinque ports? |
Dover |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is to deride or scoff at? |
Jeer |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' was the nickname of the Regency leader of fashion, called Mr Brummell? |
Beau |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the theory of physics associated with Max Planck'? |
Quantum |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is the product that is hoped for by an Apiarist? |
Honey |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is a German beer whose name means 'store' or `keeping'? |
Lager |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' goes before loaf, beet and tongs? |
Sugar |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' was spoilt and gave rise to the battle between Tweedledum and Tweedledee? |
Rattle |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' is Jane Austen's eponymous heroine who married Mr Knightley? |
Emma |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is President of Egypt? |
Mubaraq |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T is a jacaranda? |
Tree |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is to make a mark under a word, or syllable, to show it is to be emphasised? |
Underline |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is the official robe of a university graduate? |
Gown |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the Abominable Snowman? |
Yeti |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' are the mountains in Armenia where Noah's Ark came to rest? |
Ararat |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T is a red fruit eaten in salads, and treated as a vegetable? |
Tomato |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is what the wind does when it changes direction? |
Veers |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' can be satin, chain, blanket or button-hole? |
Stitch |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is the muse of astronomy and the female equivalent of a planet discovered by Herschel? |
Urania |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' was the colour of the shirts worn by members of the Nazi party? |
Brown |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' comes after sure, to mean 'as might have been expected'? |
Enough |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' in Galilee was the home of the holy family? |
Nazareth |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is a place to live, constructed of blocks of ice and snow? |
Igloo |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' made Jonathan Swift's 'Journal to Stella'? |
Letters |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' can mean a portion of history, a full stop, or a complete sentence? |
Period |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is a heavy article of clothing that can he an 'ulster' or a 'British warm'? |
Overcoat |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' carries a lifeguard or pulls the cart? |
Horse |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is the thighbone? |
Femur |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' do you fancy rather too often if you are a toper? |
Drink |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is the Japanese Gilbert and Sullivan opera? |
Mikado |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' was undoubtedly the most famous doctor born in Lichfield? |
Johnson |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' was Johnny, an early punk? |
Rotten |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' in billiards is the substance you put on the end of your cue? |
Chalk |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' do you keep on people that you watch? |
Eye |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is a very black ink? |
Indian |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' were county cricket champions in 1981? |
Nottingham |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a hard biscuit eaten by a baby when teething? |
Rusk |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' goes before ear, meal and germ? |
Wheat |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' was called Walt and created Donald Duck? |
Disney |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is Mr Dodd's adjective for the place called Ash? |
Knotty |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a famous brewing town and was a famous actor? |
Burton |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' do you find in leaves, in rocks, or carrying blood to the heart? |
Veins |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is the tree that produces cones? |
Fir |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T was once capital of Spain, and famous for sword steel? |
Toledo |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' goes with beer, to symbolise 'an easy time'? |
Skittle |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' in 'Boys from the Black Stuff was the determined jobhunter? |
Yosser |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is galena, the commonest ore? |
Lead |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is eaten by granivorous animals? |
Frass |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' means failure in an exam, pulling out feathers or bravery? |
Pluck |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' were Cinderella's sisters? |
Ugly |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is the town in Andalusia that has given its name indirectly to sherry? |
Jerez |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' was a famous saint of Padua, and a British Foreign Minister called Eden? |
Anthony |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is a conclusion arrived at before hearing any evidence? |
Foregone |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' has a reputation for wisdom and flies and hunts by night? |
Owl |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is a playing card showing a soldier or a servant? |
Knave |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' was the British scientist who first split the atom? |
Rutherford |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' has a new virtuoso called Wynton Marsalis? |
Trumpet |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a word from the Greek, meaning a denunciation or a curse? |
Anathema |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' was the exclamation of Archimedes in his bath? |
Eureka |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' is the canine symbol of Britain? |
Bulldog |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is the white, hard, tasteless wax used to make candles? |
Parafin |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is a badger dog in Germany? |
Dachhund |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' goes before truth, ladies and ape? |
Naked |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' was a person of great patience in the Bible? |
Job |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a holy place or a protected place where birds live in peace? |
Sanctuary |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' was the deerstalker worn by Sherlock Holmes? |
Hat |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is disarmament by only one side? |
Unilateral |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' is the name given to a fumbled attempt at a reef knot? |
Granny |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' was the car in which Alain Prost won the Grand Prix at Nurburgring? |
McLaren |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is a word used for a North American Indian dwelling? |
Wigwam |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is the opuntia or prickly pear? |
Cactus |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is, basically, the offence committed by a burglar? |
Larceny |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the way of identifying a street in America, which would be called a 'High Street' here? |
Main |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is a person who is larger than usual, and needs big clothes? |
Outsize |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is the Hindu god of Fire and Light? |
Krishna |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' received a proposal of marriage, without a carriage, but with a bike made for two? |
Daisy |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' in the calendar is named after the Mother of the gods? |
June |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is sixteen ounces? |
Pound |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is pickled and made into a roll mop? |
Herring |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' wrote 'Ain't Misbehavin" and was called Fats? |
Waller |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is a ball wrongly served at tennis? |
Fault |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' stars Endora, Samantha, and Darrin? |
Bewitched |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' gives psychiatric advice for a small fee in `Peanuts'? |
Lucy |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is a hunting expedition in Africa, or a park in England? |
Safari |
| 113 |
T |
What 'I' is the instrument said to waken the dead at last on Judgement Day? |
Trumpet |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is a keeper in a Royal park or a senior girl guide? |
Ranger |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is the vegetable that is used to represent coolness? |
Cucumber |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' was a royal who was one for the girls, came to the throne late in life, and married Alexandra? |
Edward VII |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is the man in charge of a monastery? |
Abbot |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' was Sherlock Holmes' favourite instrument? |
Violin |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is the Eddy who made 'Electric Avenue'? |
Grant |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a type of orange, or a small depression in the stomach'? |
Navel |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a flexible string of connected metal links? |
Chain |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' means to press, or wedge, as in the case of wisdom teeth that are too close? |
Impact |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' was the title taken by Mr Morris of Morris Motors? |
Nuffield |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' goes before time, coat and cast? |
Over |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is the popular name for a blue flower called Myosotts? |
Forget Me Not |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is what you do on a door? |
Knock |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is the name given to a bumptious, conceited, know-all who thinks he's smart? |
Alec |
| 128 |
P |
What `P' was the country invaded by Hitler in 1939? |
Poland |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' were the R.100 and the Hindenburg? |
Dirigibles |
| 130 |
W |
What 'W' comes before cream, up and away? |
Whipped |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' was the surname of the singer, Harry, who made the hit records, 'Banana Boat Song' and 'Island in the Sun'? |
Belafonte |
| 132 |
G |
What 'G' is an illness known as the rich man's curse? |
Gout |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is north of Nicaragua? |
Honduras |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' was Jimmy Osmond's lover from Liverpool? |
Longhaired |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' goes before pancake, egg and broth? |
Scotch |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is a colloquial term for a newspaper, usually the local one? |
Rag |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is a riddle, puzzling thing, or something difficult to understand? |
Enigma |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' had a brother who worshipped a golden calf? |
Moses |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is the saint associated with the teaching hospital founded by Florence Nightingale? |
Thomas |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is a bike used in circuses, with only one wheel? |
Unicycle |
| 141 |
G |
What `G' is the principal city in the Clyde? |
Glasgow |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a sailing boat? |
Yacht |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is the four weeks that commemorate the first and second coming of Christ? |
Advent |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is the Michael Jackson album that includes `Billy Jean' and 'Beat It'? |
Thriller |
| 145 |
W |
What 'W' is the tree up which the mistaken bark? |
Wrong |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is the dog that tries to shoot down the Red Baron? |
Snoopy |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is the mass of plants, shrubs and bushes, beneath the trees of a wood? |
Undergrowth |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' can be conical, can, spherical or mooring? |
Buoy |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' goes before hall, bath and glass? |
Eye |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is the point of a quill, or fountain pen? |
Nib |
| 151 |
C |
What 'C' is the occupation of Karl Heinz Stockhausen? |
Composer |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' gave up the name Ulyanov and founded the Bolshevik Party? |
Lenin |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is the Jane Austen novel about the secret engagement of Anne Elliott? |
Persuassion |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is the most used lubricant? |
Oil |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' do you feel when you want something to eat? |
Hungary |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' are studied by a biologist called an ichthyologist? |
Fish |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is ten cents in US money? |
Dime |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is the paranoid android in the 'Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'? |
Marvin |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is a stream of water ejected from a nozzle or spout? |
Jet |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is someone who deals in stolen goods; but also means the earpiece of a telephone? |
Receiver |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is a type of sofa, or an earl who wrote letters to his son? |
Chesterfield |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' in the academic world are presided over by invigilators? |
Examinations |
| 163 |
H |
What 'H' was one of the seven dwarfs? |
Happy |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' means any bovine animal, and also 'Tidy'? |
Neat |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' were trained by Cecil Boyd Rochfort? |
Racehorses |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is the popular name of the little white wood anemone? |
Windflower |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is the patron saint of Wales? |
David |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is a school for young children? |
Kindergarten |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is the South American Republic in which Zuazo became president in 1982? |
Bolivia |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is a saint whose feast day is 14th February? |
Valentine |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is the first name by which Mr Knox is known in `Some Experiences of an Irish RM'? |
Flurry |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' are carried in the jawbone, and are made of dentine? |
Teeth |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' is a speech in a play which is spoken by an actor to himself? |
Soliloquy |
| 174 |
O |
What 'O' is a fruit, grown in Spain and Italy, that is sold green and black and produces oil? |
Olive |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' comes before turn, wing and over? |
Left |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is any light filmy substance but especially the webs of small spiders? |
Gossamer |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is the colourful part of a flower? |
Petal |
| 178 |
M |
What 'M' were Adrian Boult, William Walton and Arthur Rubinstein? |
Musicians |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is a make of orange? |
Jaffa |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' comes before suggestion, biography and mobile |
Auto |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is a lucky accidental stroke? |
Fluke |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is an unreasonably persistent idea or interest? |
Obsession |
| 183 |
I |
What 'I' obstructs or hinders? |
Impedes |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is the sport indulged in by members of a club called Leander? |
Rowing |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is the bridge in Scotland that is among the ten longest in the world? |
Tay |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is the English name for the sign of the zodiac called Sagittarius? |
Archer |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' played Che Guevara and is an English county? |
Essex |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is part of a theatre and something you do with your fists? |
Box |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is a more genteel word for sweat? |
Perpiration |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' goes with Stockton, in 1825, in railway history? |
Darlington |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is where 'Operation Overlord' took place? |
Normandy |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a group of twelve men and women sitting in a court of law? |
Jury |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is a mixed drink served in a long glass, or what you put a broken arm into? |
Sling |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' pounces, petty, singles and sails, and is flown at game? |
Hawk |
| 195 |
V |
What 'V' means empty and often goes with null? |
Void |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is a rock that has been in British hands since 1704? |
Gibraltar |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is brown, thick, sticky and syrupy? |
Molasses |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is supposed to be in league with the devil, has a black cat and rides on a broomstick? |
Witch |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' makes a bang in a toy pistol, or when tapped with a hammer |
Cap |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is the loch with bonny bonny banks? |
Lomond |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is the familiar first name of the man who celebrated his 100th birthday in the House of Lords? |
Manny |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is the area furthest from the wicket on a cricket pitch? |
Outfield |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' was a Pulitzer Prize winning president of the USA? |
Kennedy |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' was supplanted by Robespierre, and guillotined in 1794? |
Danton |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' have you got when you are in a flustered state, caused by fright? |
Jitters |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is a game which uses the terms backhander, hooking and chukka? |
Polo |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is milk that has been treated to stop the cream rising? |
Homogenised |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' did Daedalus use to fix wings to himself and his son? |
Wax |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' is the barb of an anchor, a whale's tail, or a happy accident? |
Fluke |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' has an airport called Templehof? |
Berlin |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' was called Martin and proposed ninety-five theses, for the reform of the Catholic Church? |
Luther |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' means a 'day of rest' and is used by the Jews for Saturday? |
Sabbath |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is said to have been the home of Diogenes, probably to show his contempt for riches? |
Tub |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is a word for 'stale' that is chiefly applied to butter? |
Rancid |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is the sort of love that is only shown in the hope of getting something in reward? |
Cupboard |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is the subject in which a book by Adam Smith is a foundation study? |
Economics |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is the city normally associated with the black, hornless cattle from Angus? |
Aberdeen |
| 218 |
C |
What 'V' is famous for its Vaporetti and Lido? |
Venice |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is the name of the warbler known as the reeler or reel bird? |
Grasshopper |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is the only word that goes with fangled? |
New |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a brilliant, British, black bowler from Middlesex? |
Cowans |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is a non-metallic element that produces purple vapour and is never found in nature, uncombined? |
Iodine |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' are now frequently tabloids? |
Newspapers |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O', who sometimes gets spelt with an H, was the stable boy at the inn? |
Ostler |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' are called Dutch or Cambridgeshire Nightingales because of the din they make at night? |
Frogs |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is to carry off by force for ransom? |
Kidnap |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is the first name of Mr Cooper who sang, `School's Out'? |
Alice |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is the European country that produces most of the world's cork? |
Portugal |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a warrigal, or Australian wild dog? |
Dingo |
| 230 |
W |
What 'W' is the name given to the French-speaking people of Southern Belgium? |
Walloons |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of Yugoslavia? |
Belgrade |
| 232 |
G |
What 'G' is a Scottish castle connected with Macbeth, where the Queen Mother spent her childhood? |
Glamis |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' means salubrious? |
Healthy |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is the part of your ear where you wear an earring? |
Lobe |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' comes after cinema, television and rood? |
Screen |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a name for countless dogs and means 'King' in Latin? |
Rex |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' means `to go beyond', especially a speed limit? |
Exceed |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is the religious community that is headed by an Imam? |
Muslim |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is a controversial modern armament, or the spear carried by Britannia? |
Trident |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' is a word used for 'relax' which means to undo a coil, or remove from a bobbin? |
Unwind |
| 241 |
G |
What `G' was Conservative Party Chairman at the time of their 1984 conference? |
Gummer |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' makes bread rise? |
Yeast |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is a spell, or magic formula, used at the beginning of some conjurers' tricks? |
Abracadabra |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' are coastal birds that can be sooty, arctic or fairy? |
Terns |
| 245 |
W |
What 'W' do you cry when you give false alarms? |
Wolf |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is a North Yorkshire resort whose fair, Simon and Garfunkel sing about? |
Scarborough |
| 247 |
U |
What `U' means omnipresence? |
Ubiquity |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a type of shoe, or an Irish accent? |
Brogue |
| 249 |
E |
What `E' sounds like tiring, but means thorough or comprehensive? |
Exhaustive |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' was the statesman whose daughter became Prime Minister of India? |
Nehru |
| 251 |
C |
What 'C' is the patron saint of travellers? |
Christopher |
| 252 |
L |
What `L' is the name or title given to the first violin in a symphony orchestra? |
Leader |
| 253 |
P |
What `P' was an early form of gramophone, using cylinders not discs? |
Phonograph |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is a vegetable, also used to make a yellow dye? |
Onion |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is a large building for housing aircraft? |
Hangar |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F was named after Mr Douglas and is covered with needles? |
Fir |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' was the name given to any extinct reptiles like the Iguanodon and Brontosaurus? |
Dinosaurs |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is traditionally regarded as the author of the second gospel? |
Mark |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is to cast someone off after you've promised to marry them? |
Jilt |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is a musical performance given by one person? |
Recital |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' means to go round to drum up votes? |
Canvass |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' are directed downwards at the start of a game of Bingo? |
Eyes |
| 263 |
H |
What 'H' has kinds called poplar, privit and death's head? |
Hawkmoth |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace? |
Nebuchadnezzar |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is a fast current, like the water channelled into a mill? |
Race |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' causes rill erosion, gully erosion and sheet erosion? |
Water |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is a metal rod that shows when a car engine needs oil? |
Dipstick |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' contains a public telephone? |
Kiosk |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is the important German city divided into East and West by a wall? |
Berlin |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is a large bird of prey? |
Vulture |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' are surgical pincers? |
Forceps |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' was the nation that produced the Seljuk Dynasty? |
Turkish |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is a short gaiter, or the spawn of a shellfish? |
Spat |
| 274 |
O |
What 'O' is a theatrical Lord called Laurence? |
Olivier |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is cloth made from flax fibres? |
Linen |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' are carried by a caddy? |
Golfclubs |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' comes before hanger, chase and weight? |
Paper |
| 278 |
M |
What 'M' is an island whose chief town is Tobermory? |
Mull |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is the Mick in the Rolling Stones? |
Jagger |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is the limb of the sea between Greece and |
Aegean |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a disastrous shortage of food? |
Famine |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is the opposite of on? |
Off |
| 283 |
I |
What 'I' is a very small child? |
Infant |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is carried by a viaduct? |
Road |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is a sikh's headgear? |
Turban |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' was known as the 'Scourge of God' and was leader of the Huns? |
Attila |
| 287 |
E |
What `E' was the descriptive name given to royalists and others who fled the French revolution? |
Emigres |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' comes before beard, stocking and whale? |
Blue |
| 289 |
P |
What `P' is any large, thick skinned animal, like a rhino or an elephant? |
Pachyderm |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is the word used to describe the decorative arrangement of goods in a shop window? |
Dressing |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is the society that collects money for the Provisional IRA in America? |
Noraid |
| 292 |
J |
What 'I' does one have to keep up with? |
Jones's |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is one more than sixteen? |
Seventeen |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a woman's riding dress, religious clothes or a settled tendency? |
Habit |
| 295 |
V |
What 'V' is a fear of heights? |
Vertigo |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is an abbreviation of Luigi and sounds like a child's word for horse? |
Gigi |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' are proverbially made into mountains? |
Molehills |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is armed conflict and have been called Boer, First and Second? |
War |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' are cowboys' leather trousers without a seat? |
Chaps |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is a visible form of electro-magnetic radiation? |
Light |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is the opposite of minimum? |
Maximum |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is one of the competing teams in the University Boat Race? |
Oxford |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' was an African political figure called Jomo? |
Kenyatta |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is the principal river at Ulm? |
Danube |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is a rider of race horses? |
Jockey |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' means many coloured? |
Polychrome |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is said to exist among thieves? |
Honour |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is the surface to which stucco is applied? |
Walls |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is a kind of sword, metal-coated paper or a frustrate? |
Foil |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is the national field game of the USA? |
Baseball |
| 311 |
I |
What 'I' precedes anaesthetic and time? |
Local |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is the fish which is the source of caviar? |
Sturgeon |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is the day of the week that follows Monday? |
Tuesday |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is the name given to the fifty-eight people who signed the death warrant of Charles I? |
Regicides |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' was British Prime Minister in 1978? |
Callaghan |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' decides what goes in a newspaper? |
Editor |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' were Ralph Richardson, David Niven and Richard Burton? |
Actors |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a female fox? |
Vixen |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' Is the American Squirrel introduced to britain in the 19th century? |
Grey |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' consists of seven cervical vertebrae? |
Neck |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is often used to extend or adulterate coffee, especially in France? |
Chicory |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is the wind that blows nobody good? |
Ill |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is called Sidney and is one of Australia's most distinguished painters? |
Nolan |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is the most important fishing port of Belgium? |
Ostend |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is the sweetest of the simple sugars and is found in honey and fruit? |
Fructose |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is used as an expletive, but means ladies underwear? |
Knickers |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is the solution of a base in water? |
Alkali |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is the industry with unions called Natsopa and Sogat? |
Printing |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is the name of the first, or tonic, note in the Solfa or solfeggio system? |
Doh |
| 330 |
W |
What 'W' is the most northerly of the Pacific States of America? |
Washington |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' can be mouse-eared or pipistrelle? |
Bat |
| 332 |
G |
What 'G' is exemplified by 'For what we are about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful'? |
Grace |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' makes water, when combined with oxygen? |
Hydrogen |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' do you gird up when you prepare for action? |
Loins |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' goes before cloud, warning and porch? |
Storm |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is completely to destroy something down to ground level, often a building? |
Raze |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is to root out, or pull up by the roots? |
Eradicate |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' formed the indigenous population of New Zealand? |
Maoris |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is a projecting tooth seen in elephants, walruses, and wild boar? |
Tusk |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' is incompletely cooked - like the best roast beef? |
Underdone |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' was killed in a fairy story, by Jack? |
Giant |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is made from fermented milk? |
Yoghurt |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is Britain's only poisonous snake? |
Adder |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is the little wiggly bit by which a vine climbs and clings? |
Tendril |
| 345 |
W |
What 'W' is a cereal called triticum vulgare? |
Wheat |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is a pedigree stallion when he's a father? |
Sire |
| 347 |
U |
What 'LI' means vacant, empty or idle? |
Unoccupied |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' are marks of parenthesis in punctuation? |
Brackets |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' was once ruled by a son of King Solomon, and is the country whose capital is called Addis Ababa? |
Ethiopia |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' was the official language of Oceania, which was designed to diminish the range of thought in the book '1984'? |
Newspeak |
| 351 |
C |
What 'C' is the common constituent of soot, coal and diamonds? |
Carbon |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' comes before mark, lord and lubber? |
Land |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is either a blue-flowered trailing plant, or an old fashioned name for a shellfish you eat off a pin? |
Periwinkle |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is the abbreviation of Oxfordshire? |
Oxon |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' strangled serpents in babyhood, and did tests of strength most of his life? |
Hercules |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is the nautical, legal and archaic word for the morning? |
Forenoon |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is the site of the fast breeder-reactor power station in Caithness? |
Dounreay |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is a tree with winged seeds that produces sugary syrup? |
Maple |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' described himself as 'a writer of dictionaries a harmless drudge'? |
Johnson |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is the carpet rolled out for dignitaries? |
Red |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is the. city at the mouth of the Taft? |
Cardiff |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is an organic catalyst? |
Enzyme |
| 363 |
H |
What 'H' invented Melstock in Wessex? |
Hardy |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' was the fifth Roman Emperor and a very nasty bit of work? |
Nero |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is the companion of Doctor Who, called K9? |
Robot |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is the chief agricultural product of Paarl in South Africa? |
Wine |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is a pile of snow made by the wind? |
Drift |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is a bell rung at a person's funeral? |
Kenll |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' made a plan that became the Health Service? |
Beveridge |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' was a famous 17th century painter? |
Van Dyke |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' contains your tarsals and metatarsals? |
Foot |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is the name of the process by which hides are turned into leather? |
Tanning |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is a Japanese drink made from rice? |
Sake |
| 374 |
O |
What 'O' is Cleopatra's Needle? |
Obelisk |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is a device for measuring a ship's speed or distance covered? |
Log |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' was the fleece sought by Jason? |
Golden |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' was a Jew from Tarsus, originally called Saul? |
Paul |
| 378 |
M |
What 'M' is called Iris, and wrote 'A Severed Head'? |
Murdoch |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is black, a type of aeroplane and a fast stream of water? |
Jet |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is the German word for a motorway?
|
Autobahn |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is the thing the Americans call 'Old Glory'? |
Flag |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is where astronomers work? |
Observatory |
| 383 |
I |
What 'I' is a medicine administered via a syringe? |
Injection |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is made into gloves to protect your hands, and into bicycle tyres? |
Rubber |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is the site of a rattlesnake's rattle? |
Tail |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' was the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Laurie? |
Annie |
| 387 |
E |
What `E' was the second Prime Minister of the present Queen's reign? |
Eden |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' was a Frenchman who crossed Niagara on a tightrope? |
Blondin |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' is a universal remedy? |
Panacea |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is associated with Grand Coulee, Kariba and Aswan? |
Dam |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' was the description of the idealised savage, or primitive man, of romantic literature? |
Boble |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is a stick that gives off a perfume when burned? |
Joss |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a fish that returns to its birthplace to spawn, and has given its name to one of the shades of pink? |
Salmon |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' has a capital called Budapest? |
Hungary |
| 395 |
V |
What 'V' is a wanderer or vagrant and is considered a rascal? |
Vagabond |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is the name of a painter that's been given to the ESA mission to explore Halley's comet? |
Giotto |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is the economic policy beloved by Geoffrey Howe and Mrs Thatcher? |
Montarist |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' is an old-fashioned term for radio? |
Wireless |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is Lutyens' monument for the fallen in Whitehall? |
Cenotaph |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is the part of the fig-tree associated with modesty? |
Leaf |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' was the mountain first successfully climbed by Edward Whymper? |
Matterhorn |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is the surname of Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny? |
Osmond |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is to deprive of life? |
Kill |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is the MP called Tam, who started the agitation over the Belgrano affair? |
Dalyell |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' is called 'the golden, with milk and honey blessed'? |
Jerusalem |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is what Australians call British immigrants? |
Pommy |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is a man with a domineering wife said to be? |
Henpecked |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' said poetry had its origins in 'emotion recollected in tranquillity'? |
Wordsworth |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' is what happens to the dovecots as a result of a domestic scandal? |
Flutter |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is an instrument for blowing up a fire or a forge? |
Bellows |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' was Dorothy Stanton's stage-name in her many movies with Hope and Crosby? |
Lamour |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is a non-fattening sweetener? |
Saccharin |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' was a city plunged into a long war by the abduction of Helen? |
Troy |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' means quick? |
Rapid |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' comes before up, word and fire? |
Catch |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is the first name of the owner of a yacht called `Morning Cloud'? |
Edward (Heath) |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' used to be of the white, of the red, or of the blue? |
Admirals |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is a parchment made of lamb, or calf-skin? |
Vellum |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' has a president called Karamanlis? |
Greece |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' was the pen name of Mrs Edith Bland, who wrote 'The Railway Children'? |
Nesbit |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' comes before stick, wick and light? |
Candle |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' is to plunge a person below the surface of water as in some forms of baptism? |
Immerse |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is an East Anglican town where the Jockey Club has its HQ? |
Newmarket |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is the opposite of pessimism? |
Optimism |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is a picture at the beginning of a book? |
Frontipiece |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' are small decorative objects and bits and pieces of all kinds? |
Knick Knack |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' were sent out by Jesus to preach the Gospels? |
Apostles |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' is nightwear that comes in two pieces? |
Pyjamas |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' were Boatswain, Diamond and Rufus, who belonged to Byron, Newton and Churchill? |
Dogs |
| 430 |
W |
What 'W' is the slender rod carried by fairies and magicians? |
Wand |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is an army officer's soldier servant? |
Batman |
| 432 |
G |
What 'G' is the unit of currency in the Netherlands (Before The Euro) ? |
Guilder |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is the pen name of the vet who wrote, 'Vet in Harness'? |
Herriot |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is another word for an attic? |
Loft |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' precedes ladder, pink and trout? |
Salmon |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' was the building in Berlin that burnt down in February 1933? |
Reichstag |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is the name of the English Actors' trade union? |
Equity |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' took over 'Family Fortunes' from Bob Monkhouse? |
Max |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' designed many of Russia's most famous aircraft, including the first supersonic passenger plane? |
Tupolev |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is the type of suffrage where everyone can vote? |
Universal |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is a spook or phantom? |
Ghost |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a pudding eaten with milk and is also an English county? |
Yorkshire |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is a little creature symbolic of hard work and thrift? |
Ant |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' was the best known film character played by Johnny Weismuller? |
Tarzan |
| 445 |
W |
What 'W' likes trees and telegraph poles, and can be pied, great spotted, or green? |
Woodpecker |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is a lump of wood supporting a railway track, or a gold circle in a pierced ear? |
Sleeper |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is the `U' of USSR? |
Union |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' comes before words and legs? |
Bandy |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' was the zone to keep out the Argentinians during the Falklands episode? |
Exclusion |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is forty winks? |
Nap |
| 451 |
C |
What 'C' is the public building in which you're most likely to see a hammer-beam roof? |
Church |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is black or golden, and fetches game? |
Labrador |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is swearing to a statement that you know to be false? |
Perjury |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' are words like cock-a-doodle-doo, hiss and quack-quack? |
Onomatopoeic |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is the venue for the Royal Regatta on the Thames? |
Henley |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is a word for very fair hair, because it is as pale as bleached linen? |
Flaxen |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' was a German called Rudolf who invented a compression ignition engine? |
Diesel |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a Portuguese island in the Atlantic and fortified wine? |
Madeira |
| 459 |
J |
What 'I' is the English equivalent of the Russian name Ivan, and the Welsh name Evan, and the Irish name Shaun? |
John |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a fibre used for making hats, baskets and mats, and is used for tying up plants? |
Raffia |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is the cry of the crow and the rook, but not of the raven? |
Caw |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' can come before or after 'Yours' at the end of a friendly letter? |
Ever |
| 463 |
H |
What 'H' is the preserving of health, often by means of cleanliness? |
Hygiene |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' can be lace, tie or cloth? |
Neck |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' was the lover of Juliet? |
Romeo |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is England's oldest public school? |
Winchester |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is a dog called Dinmont or a man who pays attention to his dress? |
Dandy |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is a famous make of camera? |
Kodak |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is the hero of a strip cartoon and whose other name is Bruce Wayne? |
Batman |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is a variety entertainment? |
Vauderville |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' comes before song, dance and lore? |
Folk |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a ship designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk? |
Tanker |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is the name for the longest and the shortest day of the year when the sun appears to stand still? |
Solstice |
| 474 |
O |
What 'O' goes with sage, in the traditional stuffing for duck? |
Onions |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' was Robert Dudley, much fancied courtier of Queen Elizabeth I? |
Leicester |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is still sometimes tested for quality on a touchstone? |
Gold |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' goes before fruit, flower and play? |
Passion |
| 478 |
M |
What 'M' is the fruit tree on whose leaves silkworms feed? |
Mulberry |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is worn for horse-riding? |
Jodpurs |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' had a ragtime band? |
Alexander |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' are cultivated by pisciculture? |
Fish |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' is a prize presented to actors and directors? |
Oscar |
| 483 |
I |
What 'I' is a severe examination by questioning? |
Interrogation |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is a valley in Mid-Glamorgan in South Wales, famous for coal-mining? |
Rhondda |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' comes after reflecting, refracting or Schmidt? |
Telescope |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is the name usually given to the King James version of The Bible? |
Authorised |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' comes after red, white and blue in maritime situations? |
Ensign |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is the type of saw used for logs and often referred to as Swedish? |
Bow |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is a support for a temporary bridge across a river? |
Pontoon |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is a wooden duck or pigeon? |
Decoy |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' are the tricks you can't teach an old dog? |
New |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' was a wren's first name? |
Jenny |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' are demonstrated by the statements 'you have hissed all mystery lessons', and 'taken the town drain'? |
Spoonerisms |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is an ancient children's game based on the idea of not treading on lines? |
Hopscotch |
| 495 |
V |
What 'V' is someone who can throw his voice without moving his lips? |
Venriloquist |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is a topographical (or geographical) index? |
Gazetteer |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' are you said to get for old rope, if something comes easily? |
Money |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is interwoven twigs and used to be used in building with daub? |
Wattle |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is a period of a hundred years? |
Century |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' are you told to use when you are being stupid? |
Loaf |
