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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' means to increase in quantity, get up on - and display? |
Mount |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' was Hamlet's lady love? |
Ophelia |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is the pool in some card games? |
Kitty |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is an academic dud? |
Dunce |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a Boeing 747? |
Jumbo |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' comes before corn, eye and gun? |
Pop |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is the hip or hind legs of a quadruped? |
Haunch |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is a furrow-like crease in the skin? |
Wrinkle |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is elaborate? |
Fancy |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is the federal capital of Switzerland? |
Berne |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is the Light-Bringer or Morning Star? |
Lucifer |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is water saturated with sugar? |
Syrup |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is inflicting pain as a means of persuasion? |
Torture |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' are wide, flat fishes with long spiky tails? |
Rays |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is the apex or culmination? |
Climax |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' was the starship in Star Trek? |
Enterprise |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' means to relieve or mitigate? |
Alleviate |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is the Greek goddess of love? |
Venus |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is the constellation Castor and Pollux? |
Gemini |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is a tough and elastic synthetic fabric? |
Nylon |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is a summons? |
Call |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is the opposite in order, direction or effect? |
Inverse |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' comes before shell, hatch and house? |
Nut |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is the beginning? |
Outset |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is an enclosed apparatus in which heat is produced? |
Furnace |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is the hide of a young beast - and sleep? |
Kip |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is to permit? |
Allow |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is one who shows extreme propriety? |
Pride |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is a beggar's wench or paramour? |
Doxy |
| 030 |
J |
What 'T are blue denim trousers? |
Jeans |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is a friend? |
Buddy |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a ring thrown to encircle a peg? |
Quoit |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' was Nelson's first name? |
Horatio |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is an art museum in Paris? |
Louvre |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is the combination of separate elements into a whole?. |
Synthesis |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is an unsophisticated rural person? |
Rustic |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' means roaming in quest of adventure? |
Errant |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a fish that climbs trees? |
Mudskipper |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a political party whose name comes from the Irish for robber? |
Tory |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is habitual?
|
Usual |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is a castrated horse? |
Gelding |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a country bumpkin? |
Yokel |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' called himself 'The Greatest'? |
Ali |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' comes before step, tone and way? |
Two |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' means causing delight to the senses? |
Voluptuous |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' is to cause to occur at the same time? |
Syncronise |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is the womb? |
Uterus |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is a short fringe of hair - and a sudden loud noise? |
Bang |
| 049 |
E |
What `E' is the Highland Gaelic dialect? |
Erse |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is to burrow into, or rub against, with your nose? |
Nuzzle |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is a bill? |
Invoice |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' means attack verbally, beat or thrash? |
Lambast |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is swine-like or piggy? |
Porcine |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is the most abundant of all terrestrial elements? |
Oxygen |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' was a Roman satirist and poet? |
Horace |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is useless or ineffectual? |
Futile |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is an appointment, a time and a fruit? |
Date |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a world-famous mouse? |
Mickey |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' is a rock singer who gathers no moss? |
Jagger |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is to be boisterously jovial or frolic? |
Rollick |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' was US president from 1976 to 1981? |
Carter |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is an old-fashioned word for marriage? |
Espousal |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is habitual or long-established? |
Inveterate |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is a dolt or thick-head? |
Numbskull |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' comes before diamond, rider and house? |
Rough |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is anger? |
Wrath |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is a brewer's cart without sides? |
Dray |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is a twist in rope? |
Kink |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a large striped antelope - and a small tuned drum? |
Bongo |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is a symphonic English composer? |
Vaughan Williams |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is one of a ship's middle timbers? |
Futtock |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' are used for mastication? |
Teeth |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is a spirit of the air - or slender girl? |
Sylph |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is to sing with frequent changes between normal voice and falsetto? |
Yodel |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a German pistol? |
Luger |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is to bend the knee in worship? |
Genuflect |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' means introduce, give - and offer for show? |
Present |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U is a king who wrongfully assumes the throne? |
Usurper |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is a precious stone? |
Jewel |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' was the Ugandan tyrant deposed in 1979? |
Amin |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' was dictator of Spain? |
Franco |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is a fugitive from justice? |
Outlaw |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is slang for exhausted? |
Knackered |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is an ornament of ribbons for horse's harness? |
Rosette |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' means Hungarian gypsy? |
Tsigane |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' comes before fiend, bishop and enemy? |
Arch |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' comes after a gentleman's name? |
Esquire |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' assassinated Julius Caesar? |
Brutus |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' bleaches hair? |
Peroxide |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is a sea-anchor? |
Drogue |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is a rough lump of precious metal? |
Nugget |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' means to cast off unfeelingly? |
Jilt |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a Jewish congregation? |
Synagogue |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is a man's name that also means ravage? |
Harry |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' shows people to their seats? |
Usher |
| 096 |
G |
What `G' are the people next below the nobility in society? |
Gentry |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is a wooden hammer? |
Mallet |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is the official seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords? |
Woolsack |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is coiled or twisted? |
Convuluted |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a wild cat with tufted ears? |
Lynx |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' was a top female pop singer of 1985? |
Madonna |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is a snow-leopard and a measure of weight? |
Ounce |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is an irresistible tendency to steal? |
Kleptomania |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a Scandinavian kingdom? |
Denmark |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is to scoff? |
Jeer |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a community's lowest class? |
Proletariat |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' comes before priest, rise and school? |
High |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is a large red North American stag? |
Wapiti |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' wrote The Day of The Jackal? |
Forsyth |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is meaningless chatter - and the murmur of water? |
Babble |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a soft fruit with a scaly covering? |
Lychee |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is to faint? |
Swoon |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' are tartan trousers? |
Trews |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is to undergo oxydisation? |
Rust |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is an acrobat who twists him or herself into abnormal positions? |
Contortionist |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is everlasting? |
Eternal |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is the shaft on which a wheel revolves? |
Axle |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' means capable of being wounded? |
Vulnerable |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is an Arabian spirit or goblin? |
Genie |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a writer's pen name? |
Nom De Plume |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a film using animated drawings? |
Cartoon |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' is to devise or originate? |
Invent |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is a word used as the name of a person or thing? |
Noun |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is Turkish? |
Ottoman |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is fluff and down and slang for police? |
Fuzz |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is a South African ravine or valley? |
Kloof |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is sky blue? |
Azure |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' comes before love, fat and dog? |
Puppy |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is a male duck? |
Drake |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is the liquid part of vegetables or fruit? |
Juice |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is sick or nauseous? |
Bilious |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' means completely - or only moderately? |
Quite |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is an air-cushion vehicle? |
Hovercraft |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is an illegal execution by a mob? |
Lynching |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is to barter one thing for another? |
Swap |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is the sound of dry leaves in motion? |
Rustle |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is an administrator in the Common Market? |
Eurocrat |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a world featherweight boxing champion? |
McGuigan |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is an oppressive or cruel ruler? |
Tyrant |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' means like a bear? |
Ursine |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is a kind of civet cat? |
Genet |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is to bark shrilly or fussily? |
Yap |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is a pointed tool for making small holes? |
Awl |
| 144 |
T |
What 'I' is the exact counterpart of a person or thing? |
Twin |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' was an 18th century Italian composer? |
Vivaldi |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is a Eurasian maple tree? |
sycamore |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' means of a town or city? |
Urban |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is coarse canvas? |
Burlap |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' comes before mural, ordinary and terrestrial? |
Extra |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is common sense? |
Nous |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is drunkenness? |
Intoxication |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is the pale fluid resembling blood plasma? |
Lymph |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' was the king of rock 'n' roll? |
Presley |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is to refuse to have social contact with? |
Ostracise |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is a vacuum cleaner? |
Hoover |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F is an Andalusian gypsy dance? |
Flamenco |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is an idler - or male honey bee? |
Drone |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is President of France? |
Mitterand |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is to protrude? |
Jut |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is a girl's name meaning pity or compassion? |
Ruth |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is to make something sore by rubbing? |
Chafe |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is mercy killing? |
Euthanasia |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is a long peninsular extending into the Mediterranean? |
Italy |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is a local anaesthetic? |
Novocaine |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is a bit of bread taken from a loaf and rebaked? |
Rusk |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' provides the means of flight? |
Wing |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is an aborigine of Borneo? |
Dyak |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is smoked herring? |
Kipper |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is slang for your head? |
Bonce |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' means fox-like? |
Vulpine |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is a scarlet-feathered bird with long legs and neck? |
Flamingo |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is an oriental head-dress? |
Turban |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' comes before dance, fish and stick? |
Sword |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an inhabitant of New England? |
Yankee |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is luxuriant, sumptuous - and a drunk? |
Lush |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is headquarters of the WHO and the Red Cross? |
Geneva |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' means fussy and fastidious? |
Pernickety |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is a tumult or violent disturbance? |
Uproar |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' means barely - and fair? |
Just |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is uncle-like? |
Avuncular |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is lacking resilience and flaccid? |
Flabby |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is an expression of sudden pain? |
Ouch |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' are short baggy trousers gathered in at the knee? |
Knickerbockers |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a wiley subterfuge? |
Ruse |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' are minute tongs for picking up small objects? |
Tweezers |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' means pertaining to birds? |
Avian |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is pleasing to the ear? |
Euphonious |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is the chemistry concerned with organisms? |
Biochemsitry |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is an oriental sacred building? |
Pagoda |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is indigestion? |
Dyspepsia |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' comes before reel, stand and agent? |
News |
| 192 |
J |
What 'Y' are a body of persons sworn to render a verdict? |
Jury |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is someone who studies especially hard? |
Swot |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is very large? |
Huge |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is to cover furniture with fabric? |
Upholster |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is a West African republic? |
Ghana |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' was a Philippino dictator? |
Marcos |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' do you tell a horse? |
Whoa |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is part of a song recurring at intervals? |
Chorus |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is to lie hidden with evil intent? |
Lurk |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is the officer ranked just below lieutenant colonel? |
Major |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' means professed or declared? |
Ostensible |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' is a small hill or mound? |
Knoll |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' was the heroine of Shakespeare's Othello? |
Desdemona |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is a flexion and sudden muscular extension of legs? |
Jump |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' means tediously wordy? |
Prolix |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a snooker player nicknamed 'Hurricane'? |
Higgins |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' was an 19th century political party? |
Whig |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' sold his soul to the devil? |
Faustus |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' means pastoral? |
Bucolic |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is a cross between a collie and a greyhound? |
Lurcher |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' comes before board, blade and back? |
Switch |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is an ice-cream of mixed fruits? |
Tutti Frutti |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is the smallest animal of a litter? |
Runt |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is the Messiah? |
Christ |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is high praise? |
Eulogy |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a pear-shaped tropical fruit? |
Avocado |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is the Roman god of fire and metal-working? |
Vulcan |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is both relevant and appropriate? |
Germane |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is the cathedral of Paris? |
Notre Dame |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is the short sharp note of a small bird? |
Chirp |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is to make better? |
Improve |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' is the kingdom on the southern slopes of the Himalayas? |
Nepal |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a large, fish-eating hawk? |
Osprey |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is a lively Spanish dance? |
Fandango |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' comes after slip, granny and reef? |
Knot |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' means askew or twisted? |
Awry |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is to go the rounds of a garrison? |
Patrol |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a black cartoon duck? |
Daffy |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is a political council or committee? |
Junta |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is mild, gracious and not malignant? |
Benign |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is pleasingly old-fashioned? |
Quaint |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' comes before brained, lip and bell? |
Hare |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is a rheumatic affliction of the lower back? |
Lumbago |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is to attempt to hit - or to steal? |
Swipe |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is the currency of India? |
Rupee |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is to cry out? |
Exclaim |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is an obsolete infantryman's gun? |
Musket |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is a large American fowl related to the pheasant? |
Turkey |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' is a soothing or healing salve? |
Unguent |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' was the tenth member of the EEC? |
Greece |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an edible tuber of a tropical climbing plant? |
Yam |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' means unwilling or antipathetic? |
Averse |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is a gas or water driven rotary engine? |
Turbine |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is a solemn promise? |
Vow |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is the mutually beneficial association of dissimilar life forms? |
Symbiosis |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' means to howl or hoot? |
Ululate |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a fundamental? |
Basic |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' is a small supernatural creature? |
Elf |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' comes before drip, stick, existent and fiction? |
Non |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is the republic created in 1945? |
Israel |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is an ear, a sail - and a large marine worm? |
Lug |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is one who is zealous on behalf of his country? |
Patriot |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' comes before draft, land and seas? |
Over |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' was an indecisive Danish prince? |
Hamlet |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is that which is going to happen? |
Future |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is a down-filled quilt? |
Duvet |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is a Greek dish of minced meat and aubergine? |
Moussaka |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is an account of day-to-day events? |
Journal |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is Europe's largest seaport? |
Rotterdam |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is a long green vegetable eaten in salads? |
Cucumber |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' was heaven in Greek mythology? |
Elysium |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is to stamp, influence deeply - and force into service? |
Impress |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' means addictive drug? |
Narcotic |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' lies between Bulgaria and the USSR? |
Romania |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' stays liquid when the rest of the milk curdles? |
Whey |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' created Mickey Mouse? |
Disney |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is the currency of Sweden and a margarine? |
Krona |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a serious disease of cattle and human beings? |
Brucellosis |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is a mass of whirling fluid? |
Vortex |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is a spiny, yellow-flowered evergreen shrub? |
Furze |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is a large spider? |
Tarantula |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is a cavalry sword with a curved blade? |
Sabre |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' was an Irish poet? |
Yeats |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' comes before land, down and brow? |
Low |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a disease-causing micro-organism? |
Germ |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is the gloss produced by age on woodwork? |
Patina |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' assumes liability for an insurance policy? |
Underwriter |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is a Chinese idol? |
Joss |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is a luminous atmospheric phenomenon? |
Aurora |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is one-eighth of a mile? |
Furlong |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is treatment of illness by manipulation of bones? |
Osteopathy |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is a small knob? |
Knobble |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is one of the two chief forms of football? |
Rugby |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is a plant of the ginger family used in curry powder? |
Turmeric |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is an instrument for cleaning ears? |
Aurilave |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' means come from or emerge? |
emanate |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' are gas bubbles in a scuba diver's body? |
Bends |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is a communal dialect? |
Patois |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is long-lasting? |
Durable |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is a strip of dough - and a simpleton? |
Noodle |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' is someone who brings bad luck? |
Jonah |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is England's greatest dramatist? |
Shakespeare |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is an involuntary spasm of respiratory organs? |
Hiccup |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' personifies the United States? |
Uncle Sam |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' comes before ale, bread and nut? |
Ginger |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' means short-sighted? |
Myopic |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is a famous architect, a small bird - and a member of the navy? |
Wren |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is apple brandy? |
Calvados |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is money - especially when filthy? |
Lucre |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is a black bird that can learn to talk? |
Minah |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is an award for cinematic achievement? |
Oscar |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is the world's largest bear? |
Kodiak |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is a waterless, treeless region? |
Desert |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is psychologically immature? |
Juvenile |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is the bow of a ship? |
Prow |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is an aircraft that derives lift from rotors? |
Helicopter |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is a spiral-shelled marine mollusc? |
Whelk |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is an old sweetheart? |
Flame |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is a lord of the realm? |
Baron |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' means to moo like a cow? |
Low |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is mixed raw vegetables? |
Salad |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is an abnormal growth or swelling? |
Tumour |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is waste fragments of brick or stone? |
Rubble |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' equals Celsius? |
Centigrade |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' was Napoleon's first island of exile? |
Elba |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' comes before graph, mobile and biography? |
Auto |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a colourless spirit distilled from rye? |
Vodka |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a small prickly fruit used for pickling? |
Gherkin |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is something not easily classified? |
Nondescript |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is the world's premier dog show? |
Crufts |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' are goods introduced from a foreign country? |
Imports |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is someone in their nineties? |
Nonagenarian |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a straight-horned African antelope? |
Oryx |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is to roll up a sail? |
Furl |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is a native of Kurdistan? |
Kurd |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is an emanation or atmosphere? |
Aura |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is sharp-pointed, piquant or caustic? |
Pungent |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is a machine that converts mechanical into electrical energy? |
Dynamo |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is a fibre used for sacking - and a Germanic invader of England? |
Jute |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is an inflatable rubber bag? |
Balloon |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is bizarre, unwell - and homosexual? |
Queer |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is a trusted follower? |
Henchman |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is the milky fluid rubber comes from? |
Latex |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is a Japanese drink made from fermented rice? |
Sake |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is an animal that chews the cud? |
Ruminant |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is a vast Florida marsh? |
Everglades |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' comes before pie, lark and guard? |
Mud |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is teaching? |
Tuition |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' was a World War II submarine? |
U Boat |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is a kind of butter made in India? |
Ghee |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a divided republic on the Arabian peninsula? |
Yemen |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' means alternatively attracted and repelled? |
Ambivalent |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is a plant with bright-coloured, bell-shaped flowers? |
Tulip |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is empty, vacant - and invalid? |
Void |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is a highly seasoned sausage? |
Salami |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is a radio frequency? |
UHF |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is a flat, blood-sucking insect infesting beds? |
Bug |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' comes after Lent? |
Easter |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' means a person of no importance? |
Nonentity |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' is the force with which a body moves? |
Impetus |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is a kind of pasta dish? |
Lasagne |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is a short-legged, flat-faced dog with silky hair? |
Pekinese |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is a child whose parents are dead? |
Orphan |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is an intuitive feeling? |
Hunch |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' means of public revenue? |
Fiscal |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is a projecting window in a sloping roof? |
Dormer |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is dumb? |
Mute |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is a locomotive crane, a billiards stroke, and a wren? |
Jenny |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is a highly polluted German river? |
Rhine |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' comes before paper, steel and copy? |
Carbon |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' means exhausted and feeble? |
Effete |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is something surgically inserted in living tissue? |
Implant |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' means existing in name only? |
Nominal |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is a rare precious stone? |
Ruby |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a loading platform for ships? |
Wharf |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' means to do with the back? |
Dorsal |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is glory or renown? |
Kudos |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is a barefoot, world record runner? |
Budd |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' means giving birth to live young? |
Viviparous |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is polecat hair? |
Fitch |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is a vigorous pull and a tow boat? |
Tug |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is to sweat, or be faint, from heat? |
Swelter |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a European socialist republic? |
Yugoslavia |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is the primary form of animals that undergo metamorphosis? |
Lava |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is someone of extraordinary size? |
Giant |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' means headlong or recklessly? |
Pell Mell |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' are foods which Jews do not eat? |
Unclean |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is the awarding of what is due? |
Justice |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' means original or genuine? |
Authentic |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' comes before pond, tail and hook? |
Fish |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is to swing back and forth like a pendulum? |
Iscillate |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is Russian rye-beer? |
Krass |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is a girl's name and fragrant herb? |
Rasemary |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is a three-legged stool or stand? |
Tripod |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is absolute government? |
Autocracy |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is an outgoing person? |
Extrovert |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is a creeping plant, a musical instrument — and a glass bead? |
Bugle |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' means transparent or clear? |
Pelucid |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is an aimless scrawl? |
Doodle |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' was a 16th century French prophet? |
Nostradamus |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is to place side by side? |
Juxtapose |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a Hindu religious teacher? |
Swami |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is a knapsack? |
Haversack |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is fever which goes up and down? |
Undulant |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is meaningless sounds? |
Gibberish |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is a marine bivalve mollusc? |
Mussel |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' comes before force, top and shop? |
Work |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is a Chinese dish of noodles and shredded meat? |
Chow Mein |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is a poetic word for forlorn? |
Lorn |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is the compulsory roadworthiness test for cars? |
MOT |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' comes before season, verdict and university? |
Open |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is a kind of cole or cabbage? |
Kale |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is a bullet that expands on impact? |
Dumdum |
| 405 |
J |
What 'I' are the mountains between France and Switzerland? |
Jura |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is an edible seed - and rhythmic throbbing? |
Pulse |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' was the last divine Japanese emperor? |
Hirohito |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is a wild herb growing where it is not wanted? |
Weed |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' means bounded and limited? |
Finite |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' are almost one quarter of all mammals? |
Bats |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' is a medicinal or cosmetic liquid for external use? |
Lotion |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is booty carried off by burglars? |
Swag |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is a triangular framework of beams and a belt worn for a hernia? |
Truss |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is the family of a king? |
Royal |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is a supersonic airliner? |
Concorde |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' means luxuriantly prolific? |
Exuberant |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is to foretell the future from omens? |
Augur |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' provided the historical model for Dracula? |
Vlad |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is plain weave cotton or linen cloth of dyed yarn? |
Gingham |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is a halo? |
Nimbus |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is a tallow or wax cylinder that gives light? |
Candle |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' means with your identity concealed? |
Incognito |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' comes before stick, starter and stop? |
Non |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' was a stableman at an inn? |
Ostler |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is an open fruit tart? |
Flan |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is a Chinese gesture of absolute submission? |
Kowtow |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is to worship? |
Adore |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' is fabric placed to conceal curtain fixtures? |
Pelmet |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is a shapeless lump of food? |
Dollop |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' is the berry used in making gin? |
Juniper |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is muscular strength? |
Brawn |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a proportional part or share? |
Quota |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is capital of Finland? |
Helsinki |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is a gramophone record played at 331/3 rpm? |
LP |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' means irritable, sullen and churlish? |
Surly |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is a mountain oak? |
Rowan |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is a small hole in cloth or a loophole? |
Eyelet |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a slimy exudation? |
Mucus |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is a short club or cudgel? |
Truncheon |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' comes before Kingdom and States? |
United |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' are rubber overshoes? |
Galoshes |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a Canadian and Alaskan river? |
Yukon |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is a lawyer or advocate? |
Attorney |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T is slang for extreme left-winger and diarrhoea? |
Trots |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is sulphuric acid or any of its salts? |
Vitriol |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' comes before scribe, marine and stance? |
Sub |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is a 13 km Cumbrian lake? |
Ullswater |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is a dark or suntanned complexion? |
Brown |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a young hawk taken from the nest for training? |
Eyas |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is a quid? |
Nicker |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is deceptive or unreal? |
Illusory |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is a small bright parrot? |
Lorikeet |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' are fireworks? |
Pyrotechnics |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is the path described by one body revolving around another? |
Orbit |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is a French bean? |
Haricot |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is a game where players hit the ball with their hands? |
Fives |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is to confer a knighthood? |
Dub |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is the fur of the muskrat? |
Musquash |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a coin-operated music player? |
Jukebox |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is Russia's monetary unit? |
Rouble |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' was a stuttering Roman emperor? |
Claudius |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' means to ooze out or give off? |
Exude |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is to dip in liquid? |
Immerse |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' means execution by drowning? |
Noyade |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is a masseur, two games and an eraser? |
Rubber |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is an English cheese? |
Wensleydale |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is someone habitually drunk? |
Drunkard |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is a fortified tower? |
Keep |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is tinned beef, a hockey play - and a petty tyrant? |
Bully |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' means to convert into glass? |
Vitrify |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' destroys fungus? |
Fungicide |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a pig's foot? |
Trotter |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is a party to a lawsuit, or petitioner? |
Suitor |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a light vessel used for pleasure trips and racing? |
Yacht |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' comes after make, play for and fall in? |
Love |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is a structure criminals are hanged on? |
Gallows |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is glass that is heat and chemical resistant? |
Pyrex |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is a centre for higher learning? |
University |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is a desert of sweetened curds and whey? |
Junket |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is a protection or shield? |
Aegis |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is a stock of something ready to be drawn on? |
Fund |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' is a receptacle for bones, or charnel house? |
Ossuary |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is a martial art like Kung Fu? |
Karate |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is an American word for recruit or beginner? |
Rookie |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is a rich chocolate - and wrinkled fungus? |
Truffle |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is the first day of Lent? |
Ash Wednesday |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' is the space over which a thing extends? |
Extent |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is toilet-paper? |
Bumf |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is a gentle golf stroke? |
Putt |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' comes before fight, cart and tired? |
Dog |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is harmful or unwholesome? |
Noxious |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is the slack flesh of the lower jaw? |
Jowl |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' is a moslem sovereign? |
Sultan |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is rear - and a deer? |
Hind |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' has 157 member states? |
UN |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is a chess opening or stratagem? |
Gambit |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' imparts motion? |
Motor |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is a small red-brown carnivore like a stoat? |
Weasel |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is prevailing weather? |
Climate |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' are underpants extending to the ankles? |
Longjohns |
