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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is a British car and French underground? |
Metro |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is to lubricate? |
Oil |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of Nepal? |
Katmandu |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' comes before lap, drop and berry? |
Dew |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is sprightly or affecting unconcern? |
Jaunty |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a family of tropical trees? |
Palm |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' was an atomic bomb site? |
Hiroshima |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is someone whose occupation is warfare? |
Warrior |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is a digit? |
Finger |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is a city in Massachusetts? |
Boston |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is the expanded organ of a plant? |
Leaf |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is an ex-Mr Universe film star? |
Schwarzenegger |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' are animals' feet when we eat them? |
Trotters |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is the largest town in Nevada? |
Reno |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is a set of bird's eggs? |
Cluth |
| 016 |
E |
What `E' is 'mercy killing'? |
Euthanasia |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is to stop or take into custody? |
Arrest |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is a winnowing machine - and a front of an army? |
Van |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' means to cover with a layer of gold? |
Gild |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is directly east of Great Britain? |
North Sea |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is a freshwater mussel? |
Clam |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is an area of north London? |
Islington |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' comes before jar, shade and time? |
Night |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is a poetic term meaning frequently? |
Oft |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is a stout cotton - and a kind of polecat? |
Ferret |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of Pakistan? |
Karachi |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' comes before deacon, duchess and angel? |
Arch |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is the state of immobility? |
Paralysis |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is a crown? |
Diadem |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is esoteric speech? |
Jargon |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is a hod, a hassock and an employer? |
Boss |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' means to renounce? |
Quit |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' was king of Israel at the time of Christ? |
Herod |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is the Russian city once called St Petersburg? |
Leningrad |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is to trip over an obstacle? |
Stumble |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is Europe's most polluted river? |
Rhine |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' means letter? |
Epistle |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is an edge or border? |
Margin |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a tinge, tint or slight infusion? |
Tincture |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is unconsecrated ground? |
Unhallowed |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is a supposedly beneficial Chinese root? |
Ginseng |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a year-old horse? |
Yearling |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is a fragrance? |
Aroma |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is a surgical instrument for cutting bone? |
Trepan |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' was the Germanic tribe that ravaged Europe? |
Vandal |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' is to hit a golf ball a glancing blow? |
Slice |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is a large pearl, a federation and an organ-isation? |
Union |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is a southern Africa country? |
Botswana |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' was Abel's mother? |
Eve |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is a single tone of definite pitch? |
Note |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is probably Kipling's best known poem? |
If |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' is a nautical measure of length equal to three miles? |
League |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is a patterned wooden flooring? |
Parquet |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is an evergreen Mediterranean fruit tree? |
Olive |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is to worry by repeated attacks? |
Harass |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' comes before fly, iron and screen? |
Fire |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' was the creator of Sherlock Holmes? |
Doyle |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a puppet worked by strings? |
Marionette |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' was the kinsman and forerunner of Jesus? |
John |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is a Spanish wine-growing region? |
Rioja |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' was Sri Lanka? |
Ceylon |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' means relating to morals? |
Ethical |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is a Red Indian tribe? |
Iroquis |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is a northerly European kingdom? |
Norway |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a plant and a derisory cry? |
Rhubarb |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is a world-ranked snooker player? |
White |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is a painting with two folding leaves? |
Diptych |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is paraffin? |
Kersosene |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' were US illicit liquor traders? |
Bootleggers |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is to estimate something's worth'? |
Value |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' comes before tail, wife and hook'? |
Fish |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' was the heroine of a Hardy novel? |
Tess |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is indispensable to micro chips'? |
Silicon |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a spar slung forward of a mast? |
Yard |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a strife-torn Middle Eastern country'? |
Lebanon |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is unintelligible speech'? |
Gibberish |
| 077 |
P |
What 'V is an animal's foot'? |
Paw |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' means always accusing in the same form? |
Uniform |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' was the city captured by Joshua'? |
Jericho |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is brick made of mud'? |
Adobe |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is a state of lasting hostility? |
Feud |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' means to eye someone amorously? |
Ogle |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is a major Tokyo suburb? |
Kawasaki |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' forms a fulcrum for an oar? |
Rowlock |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is a headdress of wound cloth? |
Turban |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a burrowing animal of the order Edentata? |
Armadillo |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is to think highly of? |
Esteem |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' is a lively Spanish dance? |
Bolero |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' comes before shooter, nut and soup? |
Pea |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is an insatiable craving for alcohol? |
Dipsomania |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for common sense? |
Nous |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is the Old Testament name of God? |
Jehovah |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' means capable of feeling? |
Sentient |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is the official report of Parliamentary proceedings? |
Hansard |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is an ointment or salve? |
Unguent |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' means dizzy or affected with vertigo? |
Giddy |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is the leading city of the Philippines? |
Manila |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is Elton John's football team? |
Watford |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is wine from Bordeaux? |
Claret |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a newspaper's own opinion column? |
Leader |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is a major part of New York City? |
Mahattan |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is someone commissioned in the army? |
Officer |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is a species of small hawk? |
Kestrel |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' was an early chemical name for silver? |
Diana |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' comes before bag, plant and fish? |
Jelly |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is very strong emotion? |
Passion |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is suicide by disembowelment? |
Hara Kiri |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is a mostly mountainous principality? |
Wales |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' in Roman Numerals Is V? |
Five |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' means cow-like? |
Bovine |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a building whose rafters rest against another building? |
Lean to |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' was St Peter called? |
Simon |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' is an ancient city and system of weight? |
Troy |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' comes before Grande, de Oro and de Janeiro'? |
Rio |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' means to form into a mass? |
Coongeal |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' are inhabitants of the Arctic? |
Eskimos |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is the God of Islam? |
Allah |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is the slit at the back of a jacket? |
Vent |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is a Romany? |
Gypsy |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a maritime Canadian province? |
Nova Scotia |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a tiny case of silky threads? |
Cocoon |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' is an old American car and African antelope? |
Impala |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' means given to wrongdoing through dis- obedience? |
Nasughty |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is an old-fashioned term for bus? |
Omnibus |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is to make a colour permanent? |
Fix |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is a vessel for boiling water? |
Kettle |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a point at rackets and a top aviator'? |
Ace |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' means upstart or 'Nouveau riche"? |
Parvenu |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is the midriff? |
Disphragm |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is to elude by dodging? |
Jink |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' Was once president of South Africa'? |
Botha |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' means the most essential part of something'? |
Quintessence |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is a strumpet or prostitute? |
Harlot |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is a crack which lets fluid through? |
Leak |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' comes before lifter, front and keeper'? |
Shop |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' was co-writer of Jesus Christ, Superstar'? |
Rice |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is the medium for electro-magnetic trans-mission? |
Ether |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is an Alpine peak'? |
Matterhorn |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' are cards used to tell fortunes'? |
Tarot |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' was a French painter'? |
Utrillo |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' comes before snap, bread and ale? |
Ginger |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the double veil worn by Moslem women? |
Yashmak |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' was David's third son in the Bible? |
Absalom |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is a parasite which infests the alimentary canal? |
Tapeworm |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is a weathercock? |
Vane |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' was Selina the female presenter of Breakfast Time? |
Scott |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is a supposedly restorative liquor? |
Underberg |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is a British prison in south London? |
Brixton |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is an attempt to lessen blame? |
Excuse |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is sexless? |
Neuter |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is a triangle with two equal sides? |
Isosceles |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is an aquatic blood-sucking worm? |
Leech |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is the segment of an orange? |
Pig |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' means capable of anything? |
Omnipotent |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' was head of the Gestapo? |
Himmler |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' is the Old English prefix meaning son? |
Fitz |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is the Jutland peninsula part of? |
Denmark |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is Indian hemp? |
Marijuana |
| 159 |
J |
What 'Y' is a painted strumpet? |
Jezebel |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is to go backwards? |
Reverse |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' are orthopterous insects of the genus Blatta? |
Cockroaches |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is the country once called Abyssinia? |
Ethiopia |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' comes before play, national and city? |
Inter |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' was the feature Adam could not have had? |
Navel |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' was known as 'The Lionheart'? |
Richard I |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is the Polish city on the river Vistula? |
Warsaw |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is a gossip columnist? |
Dempster |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is a flying toy? |
Kite |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is an Elizabethan dagger? |
Bodkin |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is an ointment derived from petroleum? |
Vaseline |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is stone and a piece of bunting? |
Flag |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is a violent storm? |
Tempest |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' is a sea-swell on a seashore? |
Surf |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is China's monetary unit? |
Yuan |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is a reputedly mass-suicidal animal? |
Lemming |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a young green cucumber? |
Gherkin |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' was an American horror writer? |
Poe |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' means of last month? |
Ultimo |
| 179 |
J |
What 'Y is someone who works in wood? |
Joiner |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is the rearing of birds? |
Aviculture |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is a flaming scarlet, long-legged bird? |
Flamingo |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is seaweed, sap and slime? |
Ooze |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is an English racecourse which is a Park? |
Kempton |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' was the macho soldier portrayed by Sylvester Stallone? |
Rambo |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is something aimed at? |
Target |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is to turn away? |
Avert |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' was a Greek mathematician? |
Euclid |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is a sink? |
Basin |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is a strong ripple of water? |
Popple |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' helped suppress malaria? |
DDT |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' comes before Foundland, South Wales and York? |
New |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a junction? |
Joint |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' was the star of Funny Girt? |
Streisand |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is a combination of notes to form chords? |
Harmony |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is someone who decides between contenders? |
Umpire |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' comes before head, speed and father? |
God |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is the Roman god of war? |
Mars |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a white Anglo-Saxon protestant? |
WASP |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is played for ashes? |
Cricket |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' was the husband of Yoko Ono? |
Lennon |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is the fruit used in chutney? |
Mango |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is a centre of higher education? |
Oxford |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' is a cured herring? |
Kipper |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a tributary of the river Trent? |
Derwent |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is merry or jokeful? |
Jocular |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is an enclosure for horses? |
Paddock |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' means random or by chance? |
Haphazard |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' was a French pastoral painter? |
Watteau |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' comes before foot, head and bottom? |
Flat |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is a communist? |
Bolshevik |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is a fruit more acid than lemon? |
Lime |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is a Yorkshire coalfield? |
Selby |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' was a Welsh poet? |
Thomas |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is the disorderly retreat of a beaten army? |
Rout |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is part of horse's hoof and a pie crust? |
coffin |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is an Australian tree? |
Eucalyptus |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' means pertaining to the sense of hearing? |
Acoustic |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is a spirit largely distilled from rye? |
Vodka |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is a measure and respiratory organ? |
Gill |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is to direct the course of a ship? |
Navigate |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a tooth on the edge of a wheel? |
cog |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is an offspring and a legal question? |
Issue |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' was a British newspaper owner? |
Northcliffe |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' comes before spring, cut and hand? |
Off |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is an open fruit tart? |
Flan |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is a country in eastern Africa? |
Kenya |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' means extremely savage, wicked or cruel'? |
Atrocious |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is the game bird that lives in 'coveys'? |
Partridge |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' was heroine of Shakespeare's Othello? |
Desdemona |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is a harvest tick and a billiards rest? |
Jigger |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is a wine region in southern France? |
Bordeaux |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a curl of hair low on the forehead? |
Quiff |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' was an English painter and caricaturist? |
Hogarth |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is someone who studies butterflies? |
Lepidopterist |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' means separated, sheltered and secluded? |
Sequestered |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a kind of backpack? |
Rucksack |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is the government department concerned with Revenue? |
Exchequer |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a type of vermouth? |
Martini |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is slow, done late or reluctant'? |
Tardy |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' was the group which recorded Sing your own Song? |
UB40 |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is the spirit originally flavoured with juniper? |
Gin |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a disease producing raspberry-like skin tumors? |
Yaws |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' are the planetary bodies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter? |
asteroids |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is the second largest US state? |
Texas |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' are abnormally dilated veins? |
Varicose |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is a durable twilled woollen cloth? |
Serge |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' is a Swedish-born actress? |
Ullman |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' was a province of India? |
Bengal |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' comes before ordinary, terrestrial and sensory? |
Extra |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' was the 1970 Derby winner? |
Nijinski |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is someone always craving more? |
Insatiable |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is the carnivore panthera pardus? |
Leopard |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is an umbelliferous plant used for seasoning? |
Parsley |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' means egg-shaped or egg-like? |
Ovoid |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is a British Public School? |
Harrow |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is a flat bottle? |
Flask |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' was a toothy Transylvanian? |
Dracula |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is someone who dies for their faith? |
Martyr |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is a city and type of artichoke? |
Jerusalem |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is refuse material? |
Rubbish |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is an Australian word for mate? |
Cobber |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' is a river in south-western Asia? |
Euphrates |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is a climbing evergreen shrub? |
Ivy |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is to take little bites of something? |
Nibble |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is a fresh red complexion? |
Rubicund |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' was the author of The Time Machine? |
Wells |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is a TV series set in Texas? |
Dallas |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is the 'Blue Grass' American state? |
Kentucky |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a British composer? |
Britten |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is to revile or abuse? |
Vituperate / Vilify |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is the animal kingdom's greatest jumper? |
Flea |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is the legal term for a wrong? |
Tort |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is a range of hills or mountains? |
Sierra |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a bundle of straw laid straight for thatching? |
Yelm |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' means lion-like? |
Leonine |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a microbe which causes disease? |
Germ |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is to portray or delineate by using colours? |
Paint |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is a rain-gauge? |
Udometer |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is something thrown overboard to lighten a ship? |
Jetsam |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' meant originally 'fruit of the open country'? |
Acorn |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a small flute? |
Flautino |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is a night-hunting bird? |
Owl |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is the Russian city which gave its name to a chicken dish? |
Kiev |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is the school that changed football? |
Rugby |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is to see-saw or totter? |
Teeter |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is The Lost Continent'? |
Atlantis |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is a castrated male? |
Eunich |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' was once part of Pakistan? |
Bangladesh |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is a brightly coloured tropical bird? |
Parakeet |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' means the same? |
Ditto |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is a coin collector? |
Numismatist |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' is black marble and a stream of water? |
Jet |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is a French five centime piece? |
Sou |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a viscid fluid derived from flower nectar? |
Honey |
| 295 |
U |
What 'V is someone who carries out funeral arrangements? |
Undertaker |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is a racially restricted section of a city? |
Ghetto |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is a dressmaker's model? |
Mennequin |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is joining metals through heat? |
Welding |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' was Byzantium? |
Constantinople |
| 300 |
L |
What 'I' is a brand of jeans? |
Levi |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is to cast someone ashore on a desert island? |
Maroon |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is the lowest of the cardinal numbers? |
One |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' comes before pin, fisher and ship? |
King |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is a 'dead-pan' TV comic? |
Dawson |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' means to expose to danger? |
Jeopardise |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is a type of thin biscuit eaten with curry? |
Popadam |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is an epidermal sheath growing round a bony core? |
Horn |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' was the aircraft company over which two ministers resigned? |
Westland |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is an instrument for threshing corn? |
Flail |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is a dropsical tropical disease? |
Beri Beri |
| 311 |
L |
What 'I' is the linear measurement of something? |
Length |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is a short strip of railway track? |
Siding |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is an automatic instrument for regulating temperature? |
Thermostat |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' was a popular English outlaw and a bird? |
Robin |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is coconut fibre used to make matting? |
Coir |
| 316 |
E |
What `E' is the world's largest song contest? |
eurovision |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is the ultimate conflict between nations? |
Armageddon |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' means giving birth to live young? |
Viviparous |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a monster that supposedly feeds on corpses? |
Ghoul |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' was India's first Prime Minister?
|
Nehru |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' discovered Hawaii? |
Cook |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is the outer garment of a Moslem woman? |
Izar |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is a top female tennis player? |
Navratilova |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a drama in which music is vital? |
Opera |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is someone who makes bows and arrows? |
Fletcher |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is the 'Garden of England'? |
Kent |
| 327 |
A |
What `A' is a political grouping? |
Alliance |
| 328 |
P |
What `P' is a Brazilian world champion racing driver? |
Piquet |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is crystallised carbon? |
Diamond |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is a cloth shearing machine and cartoon mouse? |
Jerry |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' unified 19th century Germany? |
Bismarck |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a province of Canada? |
Quebec |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is a middle-eastern pipe? |
Hookah |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is a disease which eats away the body? |
Leprosy |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is a snake with unusual motion? |
Sidewinder |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is to raise and stiffen feathers? |
Ruffle |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is Darwin's theory of natural selection? |
Evolution |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is the French national anthem? |
Marseillaise |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is saying the same thing twice in different words? |
Tautology |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' means beyond what is immediate? |
Ulterior |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' are innards or entrails? |
Gibhlets |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the highest living domesticated animal? |
Yak |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is acetylsalicylic acid? |
Aspirin |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' means long and tiresome? |
Tedious |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a place where animals are kept almost in their natural state? |
Vivarium |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' was Freud's first name? |
Sigmund |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is an interjection of disgust? |
Ugh |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' was an Italian sculptor and painter? |
Bernin |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is the sacrament of transubstantiation? |
Eucharist |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is to feed, nourish or rear? |
Nuture |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' was a repressive ecclesiastic tribunal? |
Inquisition |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is an Irish elf? |
Leprechaun |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' was winner of the golf Open Championship? |
Player / Palmer |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is a tributary of the St Laurence River? |
Ottowa |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is robust - and a novelist? |
Hardy |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' were cars called in the 1920s? |
Flivvers |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' was the creator of 'Man Friday"? |
Defoe |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' are animals that carry their young in a pouch? |
Marsupials |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is an Elizabethan close-fitting jacket? |
Jerkin |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is a US abbreviation for a nasty insect? |
Roach |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' was a military genius with warts? |
Cromwell |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is the gas expulsion system in a car? |
Exhaust |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is a hostile incursion? |
Invasion |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' is the Pope's representative at a foreign court? |
Nuncio |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' was William 11's surname? |
Rufus |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a pleasant or hearty greeting? |
Welcome |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is to be suspended and sway to and fro? |
Dangle |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is a carpet town in Worcestershire? |
Kidderminster |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is a system of embossed writing? |
Braille |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a goddess and a planet? |
Venus |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' was a two shilling piece? |
Florin |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who never drinks alcohol? |
Teetotal |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' was sent to find Livingstone in Africa? |
Stanley |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a ball in cricket that pitches directly below the bat? |
Yorker |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is a clinging mollusc with a tent-shaped shell? |
Limpet |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is to cast a momentary look? |
Glance |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is a Polish film maker? |
Polanski |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' means widely distributed or present everywhere? |
Ubiquitous |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is a performer of Legerdemain? |
Juggler |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is a devoted follower? |
Acolyte |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' means having the form of a flower? |
Floriform |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' was the first English drama with a black hero? |
Othello |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' was US Secretary of State under Nixon? |
Kissinger |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is capital of Saudi Arabia? |
Royadh |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is a conical Red Indian tent? |
Tepee |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is romantic if the Pacific is terrific? |
Atlantic |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is above a manager in business? |
Executive |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' means in addition, as well and moreover? |
Besides |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' was Prime Minister from 1859 to 1865? |
Palmerston |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is two vowels pronounced in one syllable? |
Dipthong |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' means denoting number? |
Numeral |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is bellicose patriotism? |
Jingoism |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' was the builder of the first public railway locomotive? |
Stevenson |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is any graded organisation? |
Hierarchy |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is the constellation 'The Great Bear' or `Plough'? |
Ursa Major |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is fruit covered with icing? |
Glace |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' was an elephant-like prehistoric animal? |
Mastodon / Mammoth |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' is a Wiltshire town noted for carpet making? |
Witon |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' was a 16th century Spanish satirist? |
Cervantes |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is ground on which golf is played? |
Links |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' means to pound to pulp? |
Mash |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is a South American river? |
Orinoco |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is a type of chocolate biscuit? |
Kat |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is renowned for painting dancers? |
Degas |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' is to fight on horseback with lances? |
Joust |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is a mischievous trick? |
Prank |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' was a hirsute musical? |
Hair |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is a cross between a greyhound and terrier? |
Whippet |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' is floating debris from a shipwreck? |
Flotsam |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' was a venerable church historian? |
Bede |
| 411 |
L |
What 'I' was the tool Archimedes claimed he could lift the world with? |
Lever |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is the US name for water ice? |
Sherbet |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is a fork-tailed gull-like sea bird? |
Tern |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is a pasta filled with mince meat? |
Ravioli |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' was Prime Minister immediately prior to World War II? |
Chamberlain |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is the first name of the singer Humperdinck? |
Englebert |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is to connect by joints or speak clearly? |
Articulate |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is a subterranean storage chamber? |
Vault |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' co-wrote light operas? |
Gilbert |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' comes before hook, hatch and meg'? |
Nut |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is derived from the 'coca' plant? |
Cocaine |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' means to bury? |
Inter / Inhume |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is foul, filthy, dirty or unclean? |
Nasty |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is a part of the body with special functions? |
Organ |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is a smoke duct in a chimney? |
Flue |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' was a British poet born in Bombay? |
Kipling |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' was the inventor of dynamic tension? |
Allas |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' is to pronounce publicly on a sacred subject? |
Preach |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is the flower whose name means lion's tooth'? |
Dandelion |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' means season of rejoicing? |
Jubilee |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is a long stuffed pillow? |
Bolster |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the absence of disturbance? |
Quiet |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is an otter's lair? |
Holt |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' was a famous African explorer? |
Livingstone |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' is an Irish fighting stick? |
Shillelagh |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is a stew made with rice? |
Risotto |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is an obstruction of an artery? |
Embolism |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a member of a religious community? |
Monk |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is the lens that makes distant objects seem nearer'? |
Telephoto |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is serviceable or helpful? |
Useful |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' was a Victorian Liberal Prime Minister'? |
Gladstone |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a turf-covered Asian hut'? |
Yourt |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' was the builder of modern Turkey'? |
Ataturk |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who keeps a firm hold? |
Tenacious |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a tub that holds liquids and a tax'? |
Vat |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is textile that is flimsy or slight'? |
Sleazy |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is a moneylender who charges excessive interest? |
Usurer |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' means to stew'? |
Braise |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a milky liquid with resinous particles? |
Emulsion |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is the anatomical term for nostrils? |
Nares |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is something which makes you drunk'? |
Intoxicant |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' was assassinated at the theatre'? |
Lincoln |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is caution exercised in advance? |
Precaution |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' was the author of Look Back in ,4 nger? |
Osbourne |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is to clear the throat noisily'? |
Hawk |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is a warm Alpine wind? |
Fohn |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is a deed furnishing evidence'? |
Document |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is an eating trough in a stable'? |
Manger |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a Chinese idol'? |
Joss |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a counterstroke in fencing'? |
Riposte |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is a community of clergy or society of scholars? |
College |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' is a bird allied to the cassowary? |
Emu |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is a unit of measurement? |
Inch |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for nimble, sharp or quick? |
Nippy |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is someone in competition with someone else? |
Rival |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is any plant of the genus salix? |
Willow |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is elevation of manner or stateliness? |
Dignity |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' was the island which erupted in 1883? |
Krakatoa |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is a nursery rhyme that involves hiding? |
Bo Peep |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is one who abstains from eating flesh? |
Vegetarian / Vegan |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' was the Scottish discoverer of penicillin? |
Fleming |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who holds a property on a lease? |
Tenanat |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is the fortified wine from Jerez? |
Sherry |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a North American plant with a woody stem and swordlike leaves? |
Yucca |
| 475 |
L |
What 'I' is cloth woven from flax? |
Linen |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is a mechanical contrivance? |
Gadget |
| 477 |
P |
What 'V is a flat fried cake made of batter? |
Pancake |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is a river in South Wales? |
Usk |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is another name for the god Jupiter? |
Jove |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is a jacket worn in Arctic regions? |
Anorak |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is a US state whose capital is Tallahassee? |
Florida |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' was an eighth-century dyke building king? |
Offa |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is a twist in wire or rope? |
Kink |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is the prescribed order of performing a religious service? |
Ritual |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is a Red Indian war axe? |
Tomahawk |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is a charm worn against evil? |
Amulet |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' is the sharpened side of a blade? |
Edge |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is to whiten? |
Blanch |
| 489 |
P |
What `P' are twin gymnastic bars? |
Parallel |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is a prescribed course of food? |
Diet |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is a bright cloud or halo? |
Nimbus |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is a jersey? |
Jumper |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' means characteristic of or resembling an ape? |
Simian |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is to thumb a lift? |
Hitch Hike |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' is a Russian mountain range? |
Urals |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is a spring evergreen shrub with yellow flowers? |
Gorse |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' comes before sail, rail and tint? |
Mono |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is to pay court to someone? |
Woo |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is to bump or crash into? |
Collide |
| 500 |
L |
What 'I' is an embrocation rubbed into the body for rheumatism? |
Liniment |
