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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is the fine white hair of Angora goats? |
Mohair |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is the West? |
Occident |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' comes before start, back and off? |
Kick |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' are forever? |
Diamonds |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is the largest of the Channel Islands? |
Jersey |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a voracious South American fish? |
Piranha |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is a four inch measure used in reckoning the height of horses? |
Hand |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is a squiggle? |
Wiggle |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' founded the largest monastic order in the Catholic church? |
Francis |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is an Australian bird that paints its nest? |
Bower |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' comes from wool and is a base for ointments? |
Lanolin |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' was the English poet who drowned in Italy? |
Shelley |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is the longest road bridge in Britain? |
Tay |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is a highly ornamental style of art? |
Rococo |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is a watercourse with locks? |
Canal |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' are a mongoloid people with yellow skin and black hair? |
Eskimo |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is the capital of South Australia? |
Adelaide |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is a fabric with a soft, dense pile? |
Velvet |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' scored over 54,000 runs in first-class cricket? |
Grace |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is a neutral particle which carries energy and spin? |
Neutrino |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' are the thirteen volcanic islands off north-west Africa? |
Canaries |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is the tendency of all bodies to resist changes in motion? |
Inertia |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' Sang in Berkeley Square? |
Nightingale |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' are birds that largely live on grazing animals? |
Oxpecker |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' was the American statesman who invented the lightning conducter? |
Franklin |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is a low island in the Caribbean? |
Key |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is the only armoured mammal? |
Armadillo |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' comes before nut, sty and tail? |
Pig |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is a roof shaped like an inverted bowl? |
Dome |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is a semite? |
Jew |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is an underarm swelling - and is a type of plague? |
Bubonic |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is an excavation - and object of pursuit? |
Quarry |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' Was a TV Blockbusters quizmaster? |
Holness |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' stands for light amplifications by stimulated emission of radiation? |
Laser |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is tropical grassland? |
Savanna |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is a public performance of cowboy skills? |
Rodeo |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' is a saracen prince or governor? |
Emir |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' are members of the church of 'Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'? |
Mormons |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a display of childish bad temper? |
Tantrum |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' means having no like? |
Unique |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is the useless rock in which ore is found? |
Gangue |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is volunteer cavalry recruited from farmers? |
Yeomanry |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' was the first man on the moon? |
Armstrong |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who never drinks alcohol? |
Teetotal |
| 045 |
V |
What `V' were raiders and pirates? |
Vikings |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' comes before flower, stroke and glasses? |
Sun |
| 047 |
U |
What 'II' is a moslem doctor of theology? |
Ulema |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is the world's third largest island? |
Borneo |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is the obstruction of an artery? |
Embolism |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is an inert gas minutely present in air? |
Neon |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' are tusks? |
Ivory |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' was half a comedy team - and a tree? |
Laurel |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' was a woman's saddle put behind a man's on a horse? |
Pillion |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' grow gems? |
Oysters |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' ruled Austria for over 600 years? |
Haspburgs |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is the largest river of Papua, New Guinea - and is an insect? |
Fly |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' are sold as `rock salmon'? |
Dogfish |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' was the only impressionist painter fully recognised in his lifetime? |
Monet |
| 059 |
J |
What 'Y' is a throwing spear? |
Javelin |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' are snakes with a warning signal? |
Rattlesnakes |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' eat meat? |
Carnivores |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is the funnel-shaped mouth of a river? |
Estuary |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is a major religion? |
Islam |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' might be called 'the pits'? |
Nadir |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' comes before worthy, hog and side? |
Road |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is a tepee? |
Wigwam |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is a lure or enticement for ducks? |
Decoy |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' was a short-lived English poet? |
Keats |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' comes back? |
Boomerang |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is a vegetarian who avoids all animal derivatives? |
Vegan |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is Western Australia's principal port? |
Freemantle |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' was a melodious Russian composer? |
Tchaikovsky |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' mean make dizzy? |
Stun |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is used in breadmaking? |
Yeast |
| 075 |
I |
What 'L' is the main food-producing part of a plant? |
Leaf |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' are flies with only one pair of wings? |
Gadflies |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' was the pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle? |
Plato |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is another word for Hindustani? |
Urdu |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' are lily-trotters? |
Jacanas |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is a social hymenopterous insect? |
Ant |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is a litter of pigs? |
Farrow |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' means not transmitting light? |
Opaque |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' wrote If? |
Kipling |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is a type of deer - and a mass of eggs? |
Roe |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is the longest river in England? |
Thames |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' was the first Roman emperor? |
Augustus |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is a demand for more? |
Encore |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' are snakes that suffocate their prey? |
Boa |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is a flute with an octave higher range than normal flutes? |
Piccolo |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is government by two independent authorities? |
Diarchy |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is an ice-cream - and a native of Naples? |
Neapolitan |
| 092 |
T |
What 'T' is a randomly mingled mass of things? |
Jumble |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' built the first locomotive for a public railway? |
Stephenson |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is one of the largest flat fishes? |
Halibut |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is impossibly ideal? |
Utopia |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' were the secret police of Nazi Germany? |
Gestapo |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is the tower of a mosque? |
Minaret |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' comes before netting, wool and worm? |
Wire |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' lost his head in 1649? |
Charles |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a white blood cell? |
Leucocyte |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the principal alkaloid of opium? |
Morphine |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' are nocturnal birds of prey? |
Owls |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' was the USA's first Catholic president? |
Kennedy |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a chair, a pack of cards and a ship's floor? |
Deck |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is a woman of stately beauty? |
Junoesque |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' was an impressionist landscape painter? |
Pissarro |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is the growing of plants without soil? |
Hydroponics |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is a marvel? |
Wonder |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is the second month of the Gregorian calendar? |
February |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of Queensland? |
brisbane |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' coined the word 'oxygen'? |
Lavosier |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' means under the skin? |
Subcutaneous |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T is the soft white element found in the ore cassiterite? |
Tin |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is a rude sound - and a red fruit? |
raspberry |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' was the 18th century Swede who gave his name to a temperature scale? |
Celcius |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is an unwritten code of behaviour? |
Etiquette |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is the largest city in New Zealand? |
Auckland |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is a tropical climbing orchid? |
Vanilla |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is a graceful African antelope? |
Gazelle |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is the lowest high tide? |
Neap |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a church dignitary - and a shot in billiards? |
Canon |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' means to 'accuse by legal process'? |
Indict |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' comes before lace, tie and line? |
Neck |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is a portent? |
Omen |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' are flowerless, seedless plants that reproduce by scattering spores? |
Ferns |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is the second book of Islam? |
Koran |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' wrote Pride and Prejudice? |
Austen |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is a republic in south-western Europe? |
Portugal |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' are probably the most intelligent mammals after man? |
Dolphins |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is eleven times the diameter of Earth? |
Jupiter |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' means cloyed or tired of pleasure? |
Blase |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is an entertaining test of knowledge? |
Quiz |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' was a German composer who lived in England? |
Handel |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is forty days of fasting? |
Lent |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' shoot their mates with a 'love dart'? |
snails |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is a flat fish and a beam of light? |
Ray |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' do the Australians call 'gum tree'? |
Eucalyptus |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' followed the Ming dynasty in China? |
Manchu |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' occupies a high, windswept plateau of south- central Asia? |
Tibet |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' means to chide or reproach? |
Upbraid |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is a slum area where a minority group lives? |
Ghetto |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' was William Pitt known as? |
Younger |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' was the first archbishop of Canterbury? |
Augustine |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is the Malay word for lord or master? |
Tuan |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is to disappear? |
Vanish |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is to walk heavily, baffle and dismiss a cricketer? |
Stump |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' do the Australians call an apartment? |
Unit |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is a metalloid element, symbol B? |
Boron |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' means short-lived? |
Ephemeral |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is a structure where animals live? |
Nest |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' was the birthplace of civilisation? |
Iraq |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' successfully defended his world heavyweight title twenty six times? |
Louis |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is best known for its pungent pong? |
Polecat |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' comes after carry, catch and hold? |
On |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954? |
Hemingway |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' is a hispanic festival? |
Fiesta |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is Old and New - and the capital of India? |
Delhi |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is uncrystalised sugar cane juice after boiling? |
Molasses |
| 159 |
J |
What 'T' is to run at a slow trot? |
Jog |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' measures earthquakes? |
Richter Scale |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is an American reindeer? |
Caribou |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is a sharp-pointed duelling sword? |
Epee |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is an animal with no backbone? |
Invertebrate |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is the doctrine that rejects all doctrine? |
Nihilism |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is an international news agency? |
Reuter |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is a cuddly-looking Australian marsupial? |
Wombat |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is where President Kennedy was shot? |
Dallas |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' was a 16th century Scottish reformer? |
Knox |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is a two masted, square-rigged vessel? |
Brig |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is wilful defacement of property? |
Vandalism |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is an intricate manipulation, a swindle - and a violin? |
Fiddle |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' was the hanging place where Marble Arch now stands? |
Tyburn |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' composed over 400 waltzes? |
Strauss |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is wool oil - and the yellow of an egg? |
Yolk |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is a dictionary? |
Lexicon |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a computerised system of money transfer? |
Giro |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is a large, spiny rodent? |
Porcupine |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is a fruit somewhere between grapefruit and tangerine? |
Ugli |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' contains some two-thirds of the population of Indonesia? |
Java |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is the world's second largest continent? |
Africa |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is the acid secreted by ants? |
Formic |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' means to decide in favour of something? |
Opt |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is the most rapidly growing industrial country in the world? |
Korea |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a grain-yielding grass? |
Rice |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is three persons in one God? |
Trinity |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is a branch of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey? |
Aegean |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' comes before librium, distant and lateral? |
Equi |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is salt water? |
Brine |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' inhabited Scotland in pre-Roman times? |
Picts |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' are extinct Mesozoic reptiles? |
Donosaurs |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is a wanderer? |
Nomad |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a fishing line - and a lively dance? |
Jig |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' was a major French novelist whose works include Le Rouge et Le Noir? |
Stendhal |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is the religion of most Indians? |
Hinduism |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is a roguish youngster? |
Urchin |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is radiation used to fight cancer? |
Gamma |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' calls the Islamic faithful to prayer? |
Muezzin |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is the ridge between horses' shoulder blades? |
Withers |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is a knitted jumper with buttons or a zip down the front? |
Cardigan |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is the literary text of an opera? |
Libretto |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is the material used to slow neutrons in an atomic pile? |
Moderator |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' does the dove of peace carry? |
Olive |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' was the 18th century German philosopher? |
Kant |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a ten-footed crustacean? |
Decapod |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is related to the crow? |
Jackdaw |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is a very fine type of pottery? |
Porcelain |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' means cornucopia? |
Horn |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is a limbless invertebrate? |
Worm |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' is wood or metal fastened alongside something to strengthen it? |
Fishplate |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of South America's largest country? |
Brasilia |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' comes before boat, guard and line? |
Life |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' ruled Russia for almost thirty years? |
Starlin |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' means curt or concise? |
Terse |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is a linked chain of prayer beads? |
Rosary |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is a small craft pointed at both ends? |
Canoe |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' was the manifestation of Christ to the Magi? |
Epiphany |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' did Alexander the Great found in 332 BC? |
Alexandria |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is an endorsement on a passport? |
Visa |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is the world's tallest animal? |
Giraffe |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is a loop - that rhymes with a US deer? |
Noose |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a measure of weight for precious stones? |
Carat |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is the world's second most populated country? |
India |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' is architecture characterised by semi-circular arches? |
Norman |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a pungent white bulb used in cooking? |
Onion |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' comes before bug, guard and side? |
Fire |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is the largest living lizard? |
Komodo |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is the capital of Ethiopia? |
Addis Ababa |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is an inflammation of the lungs? |
Pneumonia |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a kind of small pigeon? |
Dove |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is a very large truck? |
Juggernaut |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' was a race found by the Romans in England? |
Britons |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a witty or sarcastic observation? |
Quip |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' was a blind epic poet? |
Homer |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' was abolished in 1964 as a scientific unit of volume? |
Litre |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is an odd-looking African cat? |
Serval |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a gambling game that highly favours the casino? |
Roulette |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is the outer layer of our skin? |
Epidermis |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a strong scented plant - and a place that makes money? |
Mint |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is also called lock-jaw'? |
Tetanus |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' are Russian mountains? |
Urals |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is a wildebeest? |
Gnu |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the Hindu god who judges the dead? |
Yama |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' are the highest mountains in Europe? |
Alps |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' means having made a valid will? |
testate |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is a person of great prestige? |
VIP |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' spends some 75% of its life asleep? |
Sloth |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' did the Voyager space-probe photograph? |
Uranus |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a nearly spherical underground stem? |
Bulb |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' contains 20% of the world's population? |
Europe |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' means marriageable? |
Nubile |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is a climbing evergreen plant with shiny leaves? |
Ivy |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is to lean to one side? |
List |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is a radioactive metallic element? |
Plutonium |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is a red-brown ape? |
Orangutan |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is converted from sucrose to mixed fructose and glucose? |
Honey |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is the Moslem sabbath? |
Friday |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is an aboriginal wind instrument? |
Didgeridoo |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' had the golden touch? |
Midas |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' controls an aircraft's elevators and ailerons? |
Joystick |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is a spirit made from molasses? |
Rum |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is an exaggerated drawing of someone? |
Caricature |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' is a republic that is 96% desert? |
Egypt |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' means `to put in an urn'? |
Inurn |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is the explosion of a star? |
Nova |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' suck up to sharks? |
Remora |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is a kind of North American marmot? |
Woodchuck |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is the chief material of the chromosomes found in every living cell? |
DNA |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' activates Qantas? |
Koala |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is the central, most complex part of the nervous system? |
brain |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is a loud, overbearing woman? |
Virago |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' are plants that reproduce from spores and lack chlorophyll? |
Fungi |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is a mineral valued as a gem? |
Topaz |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is the world's second smallest mammal? |
Shrew |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a South American water opossum? |
Yapok |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is a stretcher, rubbish - and an animal's offspring? |
Litter |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is to grind the teeth? |
Gnash |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is second to last? |
Penultimate |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' means suave and courteous? |
Urbane |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is an alcoholic mint drink? |
Julep |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is an eye defect where the lens cannot focus properly? |
Astigmatism |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a nine-gallon wooden cask? |
Firkin |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is a Scandinavian unit of currency? |
Ore |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' means 'of motion'? |
Kinetic |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' are textiles containing cellulose? |
Rayon |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is a devastating wind? |
Tornado |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is the snake that killed Cleopatra? |
Asp |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is an attempt or a composition? |
Essay |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' is a system whereby the blind can read? |
Braille |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' are the main chemical substances of living matter? |
Proteins |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is a disease that blocks the breathing passages? |
Diphteria |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is bare? |
Nude |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' is a special anniversary? |
Jubilee |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is the wind instrument invented by Adolphe Sax? |
Saxophone |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a short-tailed largely nocturnal rodent? |
Hamster |
| 295 |
U |
What `U' is pressing? |
Urgent |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is a stick, lump - or mouth? |
Gob |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' painted a 6,000 square-foot masterpiece? |
Michelangelo |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is done at the Wall in Jerusalem? |
Wailing |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' has the head of a man and body of a horse? |
Cantaur |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' are a type of voracious grasshopper? |
Locust |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is an old Scots word for much? |
Mickie |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' means dim or indistinct? |
Obscure |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a South African enclosure for animals? |
Kraal |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is compulsion? |
Duress |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is a unit of work or energy? |
Joule |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is pastry, an adder - and a ball? |
Puff |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is a wrangle or trying problem? |
Hassle |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is the Norse god a day of the week is named after? |
Woden |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' are the Europeans who call themselves Suomi? |
Finns |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is hairless? |
Bald |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' is a substance to minimise friction? |
Lubricant |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is a long-winged, fork-tailed insectivorous bird? |
Swallow |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' comes before bug, down and weed? |
Tumble |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' means to repent or deeply regret? |
Rue |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a metal container? |
Can |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' is a major British public school? |
Eton |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is a nautical term meaning stop? |
Avast |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is an organic compound essential to nutrition? |
Vitamin |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a picturesque cave? |
Grotto |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' comes before Front, Velvet and anthem?
|
National |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' means attractive or pretty? |
Cute |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is a close examination? |
Inspection |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is the largest British bat? |
Noctule |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a group of eight singers or players? |
Octet |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' means full of fury? |
Furious |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' do Eskimos do by rubbing noses? |
Kiss |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' means friendly? |
Amicable |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is a chicken less than one year old? |
Pullet |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' comes before bin, jacket and pan? |
Dust |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is to talk or gossip for a long time? |
Jaw |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is one meant to be as blind as? |
Bat |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a hard, yellow, acid fruit rather like an apple? |
Quince |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is to visit or inhabit as a ghost? |
haunt |
| 334 |
L |
What `L' is a song to send you to sleep? |
Lullaby |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is a fruit drink, tight mass of people - and ball game? |
Squash |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' founded the Singapore colony and London Zoo? |
Raffles |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' means to praise or place high in rank? |
Exalt |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is a British duck? |
Mallard |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' originally meant great prince in Japanese? |
Tycoon |
| 340 |
Y |
What 'U' is an indentifying dress worn by members of the same group?
|
Uniform |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is a morbid enlargement of the thyroid gland? |
Goitre |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the Christmas festival? |
Yule |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' lies north and west of Pakistan? |
Afghanistan |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' was an English landscape painter? |
Turner |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' are all plants? |
Vegetable |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' means to show off or swagger? |
Swank |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is all things that exist? |
Universe |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' invented Tarzan? |
Burroughs |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' comes before witness, lash and tooth? |
Eye |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is a wally? |
Nurd |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' means to make poor? |
Impoverish |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is a type of beer? |
Lager |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is the rubber disk used in ice hockey? |
Puck |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is spoken? |
Oral |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is slang for advertising or promotion? |
Hype |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' means untrue? |
False |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is double-dealing? |
Duplicity |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is largeness or importance? |
Magnitude |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is US slang for loo? |
John |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' are the beams that form a roofs framework? |
Rafter |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' was prime minister from 1976 to 1979? |
Callaghan |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is to try? |
Endeavour |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is a volcanic island with ice-covered plateaux? |
Iceland |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' means containing nitrogen? |
Nitric |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' comes before hog, back and house? |
Road |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' looked out on the Feast of Stephen? |
Wenceslas |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is the first portion of the small intestine? |
Duodenum |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is a bird of prey and a toy that flies? |
Kite |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is a red edible root used in salads? |
Beetroot |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' was American's deep space probe? |
Voyager |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' means devil? |
Fiend |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is to shine with a flickering light? |
Twinkle |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is a word that means the same as another? |
Synonym |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the day just gone? |
Yesterday |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' means after proper time, recent and dead? |
Late |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is bizarre or absurdly distorted? |
Grotesque |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is a sacred song or hymn? |
Psalm |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' means hoofed? |
Ungulate |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is a man's close-fitting jacket? |
Jerkin |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' was the son of Philip of Macedon? |
Alexander |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' comes before engine, lighter and bug? |
Fire |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' means stubborn? |
Obdurate |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' were German emperors? |
Kaisers |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is primitive, violent, hearty - and offensive? |
Rude |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is used as a solvent and paint thinner? |
Turpentine |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is known as the 'Cotton State'? |
Alabama |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is the joint between fore and upper arm? |
Elbow |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is the 'Caped Crusader'? |
Batman |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' means fatherly? |
Paternal |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is a castle's subterranean cell? |
Dungeon |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is neither masculine nor feminine? |
Neuter |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is the 'gentle' martial art? |
Judo |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a type of turnip? |
Swede |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is an ungulate quadruped with flowing mane and tail? |
Horse |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' means worn by both sexes? |
Unisex |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is a cloth covering for legs below the knee? |
Gaiter |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is the dawn? |
Morning |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' was fought on June 18, 1815? |
Waterloo |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' means cross-shaped? |
Cruciform |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is a passionate expression of grief? |
Lament |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is the study of fungi? |
Mycology |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' comes before caste, back and doors? |
Out |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is an East African republic? |
Kenya |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is an edible kind of seaweed? |
Dulse |
| 405 |
J |
What `J' is a wine bottle eight to twelve times normal size? |
Jeroboam |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' literally means turn to stone'? |
Petrify |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is exaggeration for the sake of emphasis? |
Hyberbole |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is a man who becomes a wolf? |
Werewolf |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' are the Polynesian islands of Tonga? |
Friendly |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is to strike repeatedly? |
Beat |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' is the form of public worship? |
Liturgy |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is to wriggle or twist like a worm? |
Squirm |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is a hard metallic element with a very high melting point? |
Tungsten |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is a straight slender stick? |
Rod |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is to nestle together and hug? |
Cuddle |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is to treat as equivalent? |
Equate |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is the region covering southern Spain? |
Andalusia |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' was George Ill's grand-daughter? |
Victoria |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is a stringed instrument? |
Guitar |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' means 'Great Land of the Rising Sun'? |
Nippon |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is the currency of Brazil'? |
Cruzeiro |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' is close and familiar? |
Intimate |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is a small sheltered place? |
Nook |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' are the innards of animals used as food? |
Offal |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' means containing iron? |
Ferreous |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is an electric motor horn? |
Klaxon |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is a market town in Hampshire? |
Andover |
| 428 |
P |
What `P' means treacherous? |
Perfidious |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is the opposite of light? |
Dark |
| 430 |
J |
What 'I' preceded rock 'n' roll? |
Jive |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is to conduct oneself? |
Behave |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a misgiving or momentary queasiness? |
Qualm |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' comes before sensitive, active and market? |
Hyper |
| 434 |
L |
What `L' is fortune or chance? |
Luck |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' is to diverge abruptly from a regular line of motion? |
Swerve |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is a mouse-like rodent? |
Rat |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is graceful, tasteful, refined? |
Elegant |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is half woman, half fish? |
Mermaid |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is a treeless plain with permanently frozen subsoil? |
Tundra |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' are the mammary glands of cattle? |
Udders |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is a disembodied spirit? |
Ghost |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a toy you throw to come back? |
YoYo |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is a seafaring prince? |
Andrew |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' means in accordance with fact? |
True |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is Europe's longest river? |
Volga |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is a formal meeting to decide ecclesiastical matters? |
Synod |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' means on? |
Upon |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is a male who shares your parents? |
Brother |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' comes after rear, back and up? |
End |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' was Germany's National Socialist Party? |
Nazi |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is the anti-hero of Shakespeare's Othello? |
Iago |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is idle? |
Lazy |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is to languish or waste away from grief? |
Pine |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is a condensed form of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule? |
Ozone |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' means towards this place? |
Hither |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is someone or something deviating from the norm? |
Freak |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is an Australian wild dog? |
Dingo |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a disguise for the face? |
Mask |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is another word for the god Jupiter? |
Jove |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' means boisterous? |
Rowdy |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is a republic of north-central Africa? |
Chad |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' means and so on? |
Etcetera |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is an irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin? |
Itch |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is a small measure of liquor? |
Noggin |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' comes before snake, brain and trap? |
Rattle |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is a male witch or wizard? |
Warlock |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is a remarkably strong aluminium alloy? |
Duralumin |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is an undergarment? |
Knickers |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' means able to float or light-headed? |
Buoyant |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is the decision of a jury? |
Verdict |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' means stealthy or sneaky? |
Furtive |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a cartoon cat? |
Tom |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is sentence construction? |
Syntax |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is to deviate erratically from a course? |
Yaw |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' is a large, edible, ten-legged marine crustacean? |
Lobster |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is the superlative of general? |
Generalissimo |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is inordinate self-esteem - and a group of lions? |
Pride |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is the best of one's ability? |
Utmost |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is an ill-fated Shakespearean heroine? |
Juliet |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is a post-mortem? |
Autopsy |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is speedy? |
Fast |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' is egg-shaped or oval? |
Ovoid |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is a furnace for baking or drying? |
Kilm |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is a Russian composer and pianist? |
Rachmaninov |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' comes before coat, table and stile? |
Turn |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' means at all times? |
Always |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' is a Cumbrian river, a prime minister - and paradise? |
Eden |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is slang for alcoholic drink? |
Booze |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is a hymn of praise and thanksgiving? |
Paean |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is also called the red-backed sandpiper? |
Dunlin |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is the unoccupied area between opposing armies? |
No Mans Land |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is an African fetish? |
JuJu |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' is a summary or brief outline? |
Synopsis |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is a slight indication? |
Hint |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' is to make use of? |
Utilise |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is a leaf-bud? |
Gemma |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is long thick hair on the head? |
Mane |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' are German armed forces? |
Wehrmacht |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary? |
Candlemas |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' are the sine qua non in Blockbusters? |
Letters |
