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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is made of Seville oranges and eaten for breakfast? |
Marmalade |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is a thorough examination with remedies or repairs if necessary? |
Overhaul |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' are the gloves to use for handling something very gingerly? |
Kid |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' had the names, John Juddam, as well as the `Charles' by which he is world famous? |
Dickens |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is an object of laughter - a joke? |
Jest |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' means to poke with a stick or other object? |
Prod |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' was chancellor of Germany before Hitler? |
Hindenburg |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' goes before nut, chair and commander? |
Wing |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is the last part of an opera, or a musical and is often grand? |
Finale |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' comes in the form of silverside, skirt and shin? |
Beef |
| 011 |
I |
What 'I' follows Burke's, Gresham's and Boyle's? |
Law |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' goes before dog, scout and captain? |
Sea |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' in Italy has kept a shroud for many years? |
Turin |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is used for shaving? |
Razor |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is a salad-plant whose roasted roots make a coffee substitute? |
Chocory |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' comes before drum, wig and ache? |
Ear |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is another name for a motor car? |
Automobile |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' was a man who governed a country in the name of its ruler, especially in the British Empire? |
Viceroy |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is pickled and is like a little cucumber? |
Gherkin |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is another word for the renal, meaning 'of the kidneys'? |
Nephritic |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is called a heifer when young? |
Cow |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is a holy statue or picture? |
Icon |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' created the French Legion of Honour? |
Napoleon |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is a padded chest (used as a seat) or a Turk of the 13th century? |
Ottoman |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is six times twelves, minus thirty-two? |
Forty |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is another word for paraffin? |
Kerosene |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' was christened 'Phoebe Ann Moses', and called `Little Sureshot' by Sitting Bull? |
Annie |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' succeeded in taming the shrew? |
Petrucchio |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is needed to play chuck-a-luck or acey deucey? |
Diced |
| 030 |
W |
What 'W' is the pot that never boils? |
Watched |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is the all-girl group consisting of Sarah, Siobhan and Karen? |
Bananarama |
| 032 |
G |
What 'G' is the inclination of a slope? |
Gradient |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' comes before ghost, grail and Roman Empire? |
Holy |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is a brown, soaring bird? |
Lark |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is the Persian word for king? |
Shah |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is measured by a Pluviometer? |
Rain |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' get about (and hunt) in a Kayak? |
Eskimos |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is the common wild duck? |
Mallard |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' sang 'On the Good Ship Lollipop', when she was about seven, and was called Shirley? |
Temple |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is the anointing with Holy oil of a dying person? |
Unction |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is the syrup that isn't molasses, but is sometimes called treacle? |
Golden |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is spun thread? |
Yarn |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is characteristically white-haired and pink- eyed? |
Albino |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is indicated by an 'M' in roman numerals? |
Thousand |
| 045 |
W |
What 'W' is the best known product of Orvieto in Italy? |
Wine |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' is a person who gets blamed for everything? |
Scapegoat |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' was Grecian and addressed by Keats? |
Urn |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is the symbol of happiness, and the name of the Campbell record-breaking boats? |
Bluebird |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' when it's fair is said to be `No robbery"? |
Exchange |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is the part of a church often referred to as the aisle? |
Nave |
| 051 |
C |
What 'C' is the master of a merchant ship, or the pilot of a civil aircraft? |
Captain |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L.' is the adjective applied to Robin Hood's companion John? |
Little |
| 053 |
P |
What `P' is an adjective often used with elephant, eye and Floyd? |
Pink |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' was ranked second only to the emerald, as a gemstone, by the Romans? |
Opal |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' are the pointers of a watch or clock? |
Hands |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is the enclosed space before a building or the part of a petrol station where the pumps are? |
Forecourt |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is a dabbler in art, science, or literature, a superficial lover of the arts? |
Dilettante |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' was described as an 'elderly, imported American' by the Bishop of Durham? |
Macgregor |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' is part of the railway for which Clapham is famous? |
Junction |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' ought to have been called `Voley' in 'The Wind in the Willows'? |
Ratty |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is mixed with zinc to make brass? |
Copper |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is one of the seven deadly sins? |
Envy |
| 063 |
H |
What 'H' is an extremely large and rather uncommon wasp? |
Hornet |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is the bomb designed to kill people rather than damage buildings? |
Neutron |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' are Ena Harkness, Josephine Bruce and Coral Cluster? |
Roses |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' wrote 'The Time Machine' and 'Ann Veronica'? |
Wells |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is a small furrow for seeds, or a tool for making holes? |
Drill |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is the Muslim prayer book? |
Koran |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a male pig? |
Boar |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' are dilated or enlarged veins, usually in the legs? |
Varicose |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' do you take to something you suddenly find you like? |
Fancy |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' wears a frill with bells to frighten away the devil, is an entertaining dog, and is also a jug? |
Toby |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is an everyday name for an accordion? |
Squeeze Box |
| 074 |
O |
What 'O' are a pair of socks that don't match in colour? |
Odd |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' are caterpillars, grubs and tadpoles? |
Larvae |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is a system for transferring credits between banks and post offices? |
Giro |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is the main square in an Italian town? |
Piazza |
| 078 |
M |
What 'M' is the lawyer, writer called John, who created `Rumpole' and many other characters? |
Mortimer |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' was the name of One of Henry VIII's wives? |
Jane |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' was the Greek conqueror who was educated by Aristotle? |
Alexander |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' was pulled or waved in India by a punkah wallah? |
Fan |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' are kidneys, liver and heart when eaten? |
Offal |
| 083 |
I |
What 'I' is applied to a person who dies without making a will? |
Intestate |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is a problem for dyslexics? |
Reading |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is an old-fashioned term for a pub or inn? |
Tavern |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a sport where 'A Gold' is the bullseye? |
Archery |
| 087 |
E |
With what 'E' were Miss Beale and Miss Buss concerned? |
Education |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' is a gesture of obeisance or respect? |
Bow |
| 089 |
P |
What `P' are soldiers dropped into positions from aeroplanes? |
Paratroops |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is an amount deducted from the price of an article as an incentive to pay cash? |
Discount |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is a musical sign, a short written communication and to observe something? |
Note |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is a wild member of the dog family? |
Jackal |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is finely sliced cabbage pickled in German style? |
Sauerkraut |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is very cold rain and a greeting? |
Hail |
| 095 |
V |
What 'V' is a pea, carrot, potato, but not a tomato? |
Vegetable |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' was a famous bearded doctor who for years dominated English cricket? |
Grace |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is said to have been seen by a motorist in 1933 swimming in Loch Ness? |
Monster |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is done by a dog when it is happy? |
Wag |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is a little red fruit that makes the jelly that's eaten with turkey? |
Cranberry |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' was the favourite subject of the painter John Constable? |
Landscape |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the name connected with anti-communist hysteria in the United States? |
MacCarthy |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is an emerging stratum of rock at the surface? |
Outcrop |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' wrote an ode on a 'Grecian Urn"? |
Keats |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a magistrate of Venice? |
Doge |
| 105 |
J |
What 'I' was the Capulet who first drugged and then stabbed herself? |
Juliet |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a word meaning a marvel, that is often applied to infants? |
Prodigy |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' are human beings, dogs and cats to fleas? |
Hosts |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' was called the Iron Duke? |
Wellington |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' are stories recounted or collected by Grimm, Andersen and Perrault? |
Fairy |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is the composer who means so much to Schroeder in 'Peanuts'? |
Beethoven |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a grand duchy bordered by Belgium, France and Germany? |
Luxembourg |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is the general name for British currency, and a standard for silver? |
Sterling |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' was the occupation, study, or profession, of Niebuhr (pronounced Nee-boor) and Niemoller (pronounced Niemerler)? |
Theology |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is the 'R' of USSR? |
Republics |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is said to cry hypocritical tears? |
Crocodile |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is a short journey to deliver goods or messages? |
Errand |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' consists chiefly of .03% carbon dioxide, 21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen'? |
Air |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' was the French writer whose works include `Candide"? |
Voltaire |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is the American evangelist who toured Britain in 1984? |
Graham |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' do you turn up when you scorn something'? |
Nose |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is wood that has undergone smothered slow combustion? |
Charcoal |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' helps police reconstruct pictures of criminals? |
Identikit |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is the bespectacled Mouskouri? |
Nana |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is to express disapproval? |
Object |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is lucre? |
Filthy |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is the Scottish word for cabbage? |
Kale |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' comes before tern, ocean and fox? |
Arctic |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is the unit of currency in Bolivia, Cuba and Argentina? |
Peso |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is the currency of the USA? |
Dollar |
| 130 |
W |
What 'W' is one of the two ways in which iron can be smelted; the other being 'cast'? |
Wrought |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is the name of a flower and of a little private railway in Sussex? |
Bluebell |
| 132 |
G |
What 'G' is the name given to the Bible that was printed in 1456? |
Gutenberg |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is the name by which Secombe, one-time Goon, is known? |
Harry |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' will have to be removed from petrol by 1990? |
Lead |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is the plain in Somerset where James II's troops defeated Monmouth? |
Sedgemoor |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' was originally a gondola race in Venice, but is now a term used for races for many kinds of boats? |
Regatta |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is a seismic disturbance? |
Earthquake |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is the name of a tall white lily, and of pictures or statues of the Virgin Mary? |
Madonna |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is the better known name of the 'Mavis' - a British song bird? |
Thrush |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is a vote showing that everybody is of the same |
Unanimous |
| 141 |
G |
What `G' are the four accounts of the life of Jesus in the Bible? |
Gospels |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is slang for American people? |
yanks |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' consists of the ionosphere, the stratosphere and the troposphere? |
Atmosphere |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is the heroine who goes with Pyramus? |
Thisbe |
| 145 |
W |
What 'W' means scared, but is applied to the city of Chicago with a different sense? |
Windy |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' are fish that come tightly packed in tins? |
Sardines |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is 'beyond what is openly seen or known' and applied to motives? |
Ulterior |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is part of a drill, or the mouthpiece of a bridle? |
Bit |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' was thought of by Alfred Russell at the same time as Darwin? |
Evolution |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' was Macdonald's coalition government of 1931? |
National |
| 151 |
C |
What 'C' is a soft head-covering with a peak, worn by schoolboys and sportsmen? |
Cap |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' are small rodents given to sudden disastrous migrations? |
Lemming |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' goes before officer, fish and light? |
Pilot |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is a place where you can buy alcoholic drinks but can't consume them on the premises? |
Off Licence |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' has a famous dynasty that ruled Austria, Hungary and Bohemia? |
Hapsburg |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' was the character based on Sir John Oldcastle by Shakespeare? |
Falstaff |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' are woad, tyrian purple and airline mauve? |
Dyes |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is a small creature that can beat a cobra? |
Mongoose |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' used to be a combat between knights on horseback? |
Joust |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is the acronym for the best known theatre school in this country? |
Rada |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is another name for a janitor and the name of a Pinter play? |
Caretaker |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is the gas container of a balloon, or the cover for a letter? |
Envelope |
| 163 |
H |
What 'H' is the name given to the snail's tentacles, or a beetle's antenna? |
Horn |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' do you keep to the grindstone when kept hard at work? |
Nose |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is another name for a carousel or merry-go- round? |
Roundabout |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' had a son called Sam, in a book by Dickens, and said, 'Be very careful o'viders all your life!'? |
Weller |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is a primitive canoe made out of a hollowed tree trunk? |
Dugout |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is the material for and act of starting a fire? |
Kindle |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' was the cathedral town invented and made famous by Trollope? |
Barchester |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is a surgeon who treats sick animals? |
Veterinary |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is a largish bundle of sticks? |
Faggot |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is the first name of dramatist Stoppard? |
Tom |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' was a Thracian leader of rebellious slaves in 73 BC? |
Sparticus |
| 174 |
O |
What 'O' is a poem meant to be sung, or else a long lyric in exalted style? |
Ode |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' was seen in a dream going up to heaven, by Jacob? |
Ladder |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a reddish-yellow colour or a hot root? |
Ginger |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' was an American Indian princess, who married an Englishman in the 16th century? |
Pocohontas |
| 178 |
M |
What 'M' do you get for jam or old rope? |
Money |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is a river running into the Dead Sea? |
Jordan |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is the sign of the zodiac for January 31st? |
Aquarius |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is the square root of sixteen? |
Four |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is a rectangle? |
Oblong |
| 183 |
I |
What 'I' is in a pen? |
Ink |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is another name for the disease hydrophobia? |
Rabies |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is an agreement for a temporary cessation of hostilities? |
Truce |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' were the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood? |
Artists |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is the biblical name for paradise? |
Eden |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' was the town where the Liberals held their 1984 assembly? |
Bournemouth |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' was used as writing material by the ancient Egyptians and was a form of sedge? |
Papyrus |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is brown crystalline sugar? |
Demerara |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is a serviette used for wiping one's mouth or fingers when eating? |
Napkin |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a bird that has an eye for glittering prizes? |
Jackdaw |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is a weekly or monthly payment in return for work? |
Salary |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is a kind of bean? |
Haricot |
| 195 |
V |
What 'V' is a strict vegetarian? |
Vegan |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' are pheasants, deer, partridges and grouse? |
Game |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' precedes nature, love and courage? |
Mother |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' does a bowler aim at in cricket? |
Wicket |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is a clear, transparent, ice-like mineral- usually pure quartz? |
Crystal |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is the South American quadruped that spits? |
Llama |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is the only primate to get lice? |
Man |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' killed his father and married his mother? |
Oedipus |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' is meat cooked on a skewer? |
Kebab |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a dog named after a Yugoslav province? |
Dalmatian |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is an Asian monarchy consisting of four main islands? |
Japan |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' rode nine Derby winners? |
Piggott |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a bumpkin? |
Hick |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is an Australian marsupial living wild in Yorkshire? |
Wallaby |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' founded psychoanalysis? |
Freud |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of Barbados? |
Bridgetown |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is a team game borrowed from the Red Indians? |
Lacrosse |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is a bird belonging to the Queen? |
Swan |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is a much-married actress? |
Taylor |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is a burrowing mammal - and aimless chatter? |
Rabbit |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is a mound of stones forming a memorial or landmark? |
Cairn |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is full of keen desire? |
Eager |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a colourless mixture of argon, nitrogen and oxygen? |
Air |
| 218 |
C |
What 'V' was the volcano that wiped out Pompeii? |
Vesuvius |
| 219 |
G |
What `G' was the first man in space? |
Gagarin |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is a poisonous alkaloid used as an insecticide? |
Nicotine |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a pigtail, a leather-tipped stick - and a signal to an actor? |
Cue |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' was a great Norwegian playwright? |
Ibsen |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' runs army canteens? |
NAAFI |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' was the first black hero in English drama? |
Othello |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is the longest bone in the human body? |
Femur |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' lies between Thailand and Vietnam? |
Kampuchea |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is the most common metal in the Earth's crust? |
Aluminium |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' was world motor-racing champion in 1981 and 1983? |
Piquet |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world? |
Damascus |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is an Islamic Holy War? |
Jihad |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is a large monkey with a dog-like muzzle? |
Baboon |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' comes before sand, silver and step? |
Quick |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is a quick way of saying SOS? |
Help |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' was a British soldier who led the Arabs against the Turks? |
Lawrence |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is 300 times as sweet as sugar? |
Saccharin |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a marked, greyish-brown American mammal? |
Raccoon |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' means freedom from pain or trouble? |
Ease |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a port-like drink, and a river in Brazil? |
Madeira |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' was also known as Lord Greystoke? |
Tarzan |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' is a flying saucer? |
UFO |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is a poisonous lizard? |
Gila Monster |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a horse more than one and less than two years old? |
Yearling |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is the world's longest land mass? |
America |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is a type of roofer and ruler of Britain? |
Thatcher |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' like a mole likes a hole? |
Vole |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is the great North African desert? |
Sahara |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' is portable weather protection? |
Umbrella |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a nocturnal, carnivorous, burrowing quadruped related to the weasel? |
Badger |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' comes before nut, works and worm? |
Earth |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' was an Englishman grown rich in India? |
Nabob |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is another form of water? |
Ice |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' designed the lions in Trafalgar Square? |
Landseer |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' was the earliest known paper? |
Papyrus |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is a large, round ball produced by a wasp? |
Oak Apple |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is a beautiful woman of the Moslem paradise? |
Houri |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is American for a water tap? |
Faucet |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' was a World War II concentration camp? |
Dachau |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is a large South American parrot? |
Macaw |
| 259 |
J |
What 'T' is a town in India and riding britches? |
Jodhpur |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is the use of electro-magnetic waves to carry |
Radio |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is a system of religious worship? |
Cult |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' won the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum theory? |
Einstein |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' was an English composer of chamber music? |
Ireland |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is a downy surface, a recommendation - and a short sleep? |
Nap |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is an ordained Jewish official? |
Rabbi |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is the people of the southern province of Belgium? |
Walloon |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is another name for crane-fly? |
Daddy Long Legs |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is a German word meaning broken? |
Kapt |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a Somerset town noted for its hot springs? |
Bath |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is a Cross, a London station and was a Queen? |
Victoria |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' invented the mercury thermometer? |
Fahrenheit |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is a bear named after a US president? |
Teddy |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is a general term for tailed amphibians? |
Salamander |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is to be filled with longing? |
Yearn |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is a primitive, eel-like fish with a round sucking mouth? |
Lamprey |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a public opinion survey? |
Gallup |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is another name for leopard? |
Panther |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' means deep blue? |
Ultramarine |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is a shabby place, a connecting point between bones - and a cannabis cigarette? |
Joint |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is a purple or violet kind of quartz? |
Amethyst |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a young female racehorse? |
Filly |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is Britain's most honoured actor? |
Olivier |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' used to box people in circuses? |
Kangaroo |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is a group of people of common stock? |
Race |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' does the song say 'it's a long way to'? |
Tipperary |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is the largest living snake? |
Anaconda |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' executed her sister Mary? |
Elizabeth |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' was the Greek god of wine and merriment? |
Bacchus |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' means godless? |
Pagan |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is a Spanish surrealist painter? |
Dali |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' was a 19th century hospital reformer? |
Nightingale |
| 292 |
J |
What 'T' supports a floor or ceiling? |
Joist |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is a herb of the mint family - and a very wise man? |
Sage |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a large number, consecrated bread and someone who entertains you? |
Host |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' is possibly the most fertile country in Africa? |
Uganda |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is a crocodile with a long, extremely narrow snout? |
Gavial |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is the oldest European colony in the Far East? |
Macao |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is the simplest compound of hydrogen and oxygen? |
Water |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is a family of flowering plants that thrives in desert regions? |
Cactus |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' comes before bird, like and ship? |
Lady |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is the largest single river in North America? |
Mackenzie |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' formulated a fundamental law of electric current? |
Ohm |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a falcon that hovers for ground prey? |
Kestrel |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' was an early photographic process? |
Daguerreotype |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' was the Irish author of Ulysses? |
Joyce |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is god of the dead, a cartoon dog and a planet? |
Pluto |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' was an 18th century furniture maker? |
Hepplewhite |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' were strings of shells used by Red Indians as money? |
Wampum |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' are vertical rows on a chess board? |
Files |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is worthless, deficient, of poor quality? |
Bad |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' was a defensive circle of wagons? |
Laager |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is now called 'Ho Chi Minh City'? |
Saigon |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' was a 'travelling temple' in the Old Testament? |
Tabernacle |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is the capital of Morocco? |
Rabat |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a metallic element chemically similar to zinc and mercury? |
Cadmium |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' preferred a woman to the throne of England? |
Edward VIII |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is a one-celled animal that moves by changing shape? |
Amoeba |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is the Haitian form of witchcraft? |
Voodoo |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' are tropical lizards that can walk across ceilings upside down? |
Gecko |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' was probably the prototype of the unicorn? |
Narwhal |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is a unit of quantity of heat? |
Calorie |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' was the first Tsar of Russia? |
Ivan The Terrible |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' are tailed amphibians of the salamander family? |
Newts |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a loose fibre got by picking old rope to pieces? |
Oakum |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' comes before value, cloth and lift? |
Face |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is the cat-sized South American 'honey bear'? |
Kinkajou |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is capital of the Netherlands? |
Amsterdam |
| 328 |
P |
What `P' is a type of barley, something precious - and an infamous harbour? |
Pearl |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' was a French mathematician and philosopher? |
Descartes |
| 330 |
J |
What 'I' is a small, rugged, multi-purpose vehicle? |
Jeep |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' founded the Boy Scouts in 1908? |
Baden Pwell |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a pigtail? |
Queue |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' do you make while the sun shines? |
Hay |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' means chemically unstable? |
Labile |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is both a sea and a fresh water fish? |
Salmon |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a market town - and an archbishop? |
Ramsey |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is supposedly home to the Yeti? |
Everest |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' makes offers you can't refuse? |
Mafia |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T is the world's most densely populated country? |
Taiwan |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' was the Roman name for Odysseus? |
Ulysses |
| 341 |
G |
What `G' is an adult male goose? |
Gander |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes after back, ship and builders? |
Yard |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' are the essential organic acids which link to form protein in living tissue? |
Amino |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is the capital of Taiwan? |
Taipei |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' creeps by night and sucks blood? |
Vampire |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is sodium chloride? |
Salt |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' was a Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning novelist? |
Uudset |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' are there more kinds of than any other animal? |
Beetle |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' lies between Columbia and Peru? |
Equador |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' are fragments of crushed cocoa-beans - and pen-points? |
Nibs |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' was a sacred bird to the ancient Egyptians? |
Ibis |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is the de facto capital of Bolivia? |
La Paz |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is the setting agent in jam? |
Pectin |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is a kind of negro sorcery? |
Obeah |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' built Britain's longest wall? |
Hadrian |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is arable land left unneeded for a year? |
Fallow |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is a tap, an adept at games - and a flat fish? |
Dab |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is the highest capital in Europe? |
Madrid |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' was called 'the wisest fool in Christendom'? |
James |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is someone with extreme hydrophobia? |
Rabid |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is the world's second largest country? |
Canada |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is the process whereby a solid or liquid is resolved into vapour? |
Evaporation |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' are the most numerous creatures on Earth? |
Insects |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' means bond or connection? |
Nexus |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is the capital of Burma? |
Rangoon |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a rotary internal combustion engine? |
Wankel |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is the American word for maisonette? |
Duplex |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is sharp, eager - and a wail? |
Keen |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' composed the Brandenburg Concertos and the B Minor Mass? |
Bach |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a unit of electromotive force? |
Volt |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is a predatory bird related to the eagle? |
Falcon |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' won the Wimbledon mixed doubles with John Lloyd in 1983 and 1984? |
Turnbull |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is a sort of flattened sea urchin? |
Sand Dollar |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes before club, full and hostel? |
Youth |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is the protective substance secreted by an insect of the same name? |
Lac |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is a small room just under the roof of a house? |
Garret |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' supposedly drove all snakes out of Ireland? |
Patrick |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is an open sore? |
Ulcer |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is slang for both a chamber pot and German soldier? |
Jerry |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is a Portuguese-speaking republic in West- central Africa? |
Angola |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is literally 'a man of all work'? |
Factotum |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' means to obscure or make bewildering? |
Obfuscate |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is a cotton wool used for stuffing cushions? |
Kapok |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is a root with a peppery taste? |
Radish |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is something forbidden? |
Taboo |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is a substance our bodies produce to fight invading viruses? |
Antobody |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is equidistant from the North and South Poles? |
Equator |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is an English philosopher — and a cured cut of pig? |
Bacon |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' are marine worms that mate without meeting? |
Palolo |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is the lower section of a room's wall when faced with wood? |
Dado |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is a stingy person? |
Niggard |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' comes before lag, black and set? |
Jet |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is an outward sign of inward grace? |
Sacrament |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is the Eve of All Saints' Day? |
Halloween |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is the smallest South American republic? |
Uruguay |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is another word for bushbaby? |
Galago |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' wrote about political machinations in The Prince? |
Machiavelli |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' is pale or exhausted-looking? |
Wan |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is India's largest city? |
Calcutta |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is our most popular beetle? |
Ladybird |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' was an 18th century English dandy who affected European ways? |
Macaroni |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is a South American cat? |
Ocelot |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is a small barrel? |
Keg |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is colour-blindness? |
Daltonism |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' is the Old Testament God? |
Jehovah |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is a great Brazilian footballer? |
Pele |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is an old-fashioned word meaning 'as a result'? |
Hence |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' comes before coat, line or band? |
Waist |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' comes before lights, land and rings? |
Fairy |
| 410 |
B |
What 'S' is connected cells, hammered brass - and a military gun emplacement? |
Battery |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' is part of Newfoundland and a gun dog? |
Labrador |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' conquered Jerusalem in 1187? |
Saladin |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' was a doubting disciple? |
Thomas |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' stands for radio detection and ranging? |
Radar |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is the collective name for the mountains of North and Central Wales? |
Cambrian |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' selects prizewinning premium bonds? |
ERNIE |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is the capital of South Yemen? |
Aden |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' was a third century Christian martyr? |
Valentine |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' comes before plank, show and way? |
Gang |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is a pop-eyed toad with a muttering croak? |
Natterjack |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' means to remove an animal from a flock? |
Cull |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' was an epic poem on the siege of Troy? |
Iliad |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is Africa's longest river? |
Nile |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is a Japanese woman's sash? |
Obi |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is a member of a mendicant order of the Catholic church? |
Friar |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is the sum of a person's actions that determines his destiny? |
Karma |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is man's nearest living relative? |
Ape |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' comes before stripe, point and up? |
Pin |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is a retaining barrier - and an animal's mother? |
Dam |
| 430 |
J |
What 'T' is a small, usually solitary, wild dog? |
Jackal |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' means to worry or nag - and lives in a set? |
Badger |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a medical charlatan? |
Quack |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' was the painter who wrote Mein Kampf? |
Hitler |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' was once capital of Russia? |
Leningrad |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' was a 12th-19th century Japanese warrior? |
Samurai |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is the condensation of water vapour in the air? |
Rain |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' was a classical English composer? |
Elgar |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is one of the most important food fishes? |
Mackerel |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet? |
Theta |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is a small, four-stringed guitar? |
Ukulele |
| 441 |
H |
What 'G' is a method of strangulation used as capital punishment in Spain? |
Garotte |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a sharp, shrill cry? |
Yelp |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is a slow movement in music? |
Adagio |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is fibrous tissue joining muscle to bone? |
Tendon |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' was a Spanish portrait painter? |
Velaquez |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is a seaweed-covered part of the North Atlantic? |
Sargasso |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is the world's major economic power? |
USA |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' means madhouse or scene of uproar? |
Bedlam |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' founded the Christian Scientists? |
Eddy |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is the capital of Kenya? |
Nairobi |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' comes before bred, gotten and advised? |
Ill |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is molten rock? |
Lava |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is Latin for fishes — and the twelfth sign of the Zodiac? |
Pisces |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' means flattened at its poles? |
Oblate |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is the drug from which we get the word assassin? |
Hashish |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is a domesticated form of the Asian polecat? |
Ferret |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' was the Greek philosopher who lived in a tub? |
Diogenes |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' was beheaded by her sister? |
Mary |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a hard gemstone, usually green? |
Jade |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a European capital with more rainfall than London? |
Rome |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is the art of writing beautiful scripts by hands? |
Calligraphy |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' commanded the allied forces in Europe from 1943 to 1945? |
Eisenhower |
| 463 |
T |
What 'T' is a river - and an Egyptian goddess? |
Isis |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' was an early species of prehistoric man? |
Neanderthal |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' comes before sea, deer and currant? |
Red |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is a snooker player nicknamed the Whirlwind? |
White |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is an imaginary line around longitude 180° West? |
Date Line |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is china clay? |
Kaolin |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' was the French author of more than eighty novels? |
Balzac |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is space devoid of matter? |
Vacuum |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' is a group of people related by marriage or birth? |
Family |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a dance named after a spider? |
Tarantella |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1906? |
San Francisco |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is Japanese currency - and desire? |
Yen |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' meaning 'freetown', is the capital of Gabon? |
Libreville |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is a pungent plant of the onion family? |
Garlic |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' was a 14th century Italian poet? |
Petrarch |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is an institute of higher learning? |
University |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is a large South American cat? |
Jaguar |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is a composition for use by a choir in church? |
Anthem |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is the southernmost tip of Greenland - and the northernmost of South Island, New Zealand? |
Farewell Cape |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' is a woodwind, double reed instrument? |
Oboe |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is a skirt? |
Kilt |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is the US president who gave his first name to a bear? |
Roosevelt |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is a common East African gazelle? |
Thompson's |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is a curved load-bearing structure? |
Arch |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' was a Greek dramatist who wrote some eighty plays? |
Euripides |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of Thailand? |
Bangkok |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' was the Spanish painter who co-founded cubism? |
Picasso |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is oozy? |
Dank |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' supposedly fiddled while Rome burned? |
Nero |
| 492 |
J |
What 'T' is a target in bowls, a lifting mechanism - and a playing card? |
Jack |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' are snipe-like birds found on seashores worldwide? |
Sandpipers |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' comes before carbon, electric and foil? |
Hydro |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' was a mediaeval symbol of virginity? |
Unicorn |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is the sacred river of India? |
Ganges |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is a large, deadly snake? |
Mamba |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' was a German operatic composer? |
Wagner |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is a blow with the first - or part of a sleeve? |
Cuff |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is an oil rich North African Republic? |
Libya |
