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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is a minute living organism? |
Microbe |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is considered America's Foremost Playwrightt? |
O Neil |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is a large percussion instrument? |
Kettledrum |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is to throw into disorder? |
Disrupt |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a singer who gathers no moss? |
Jagger |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a us missile? |
Pershing |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' comes before beat, burn and ache? |
Heart |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is a large edible sea snail? |
Whelk |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is the city Firenzo? |
Florence |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' was a titled romantic poet?? |
Byron |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation? |
Laser |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is the ancient native religion of japan? |
Shinto |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is the loss of a plants water by evaporation? |
Transpiration |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' was the boxer who won the world middleweight title five times? |
Robinson |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' literally means the anointed one? |
Christ |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is a disease affecting many people at the same time? |
Epidemic |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is a famous warrior and the name of a river? |
Amazon |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' was one of the cinema's first sex symbols? |
Valentino |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is the period between conception and birth? |
Gestation |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' means existing in name only? |
Nominal |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is pickled sturgeon roe? |
Caviar |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is thermal, or heat, radiation? |
Infra Red |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is classical Japanese drama? |
No / Noh |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is to do what you're told to? |
Obey |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' comes before buttress, fish and saucer? |
Flying |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' was an English economist and monetary expert? |
Keynes |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' has the effect of neutralizing acid? |
Alkali |
| 028 |
P |
What `P' is a triangular or swallow-tailed fag? |
Pennant |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is a town near Reigate? |
Dorking |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' was the only major sea battle between Germany and Britain in World War I? |
Jutland |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is extract of deadly nightshade? |
Belladonna |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is playback using four sound transmission channels? |
Quadrophonic |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' was the director of Psycho? |
Hitchcock |
| 034 |
L |
What 'I,' is a non-evergreen conifer? |
Larch |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is a vast region mostly in the USSR? |
Siberia |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is a vehicle propelled by ejection of gasses? |
Rocket |
| 037 |
E |
What `E' was a 20th century English sculptor? |
Epstein |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a greenish to yellow-red tropical fruit? |
Mango |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' was 33rd president of the USA? |
Truman |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' means all of one mind? |
Unanimous |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' starred in The Rockford Files? |
Garner |
| 042 |
Z |
What 'Z' was formerly the Congo? |
Zaire |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is a colour — and a fossil? |
Amber |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is a form of voltage and current amplifier? |
Transistor |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' has been the Papal residence since the 14th century? |
Vatican |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' is a desert snake named for its way of moving? |
Sidewinder |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is a motive beyond what is apparent? |
Ulterior |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is a microscopically small living creature? |
Bacteria |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is the wearing away of the earth's surface? |
Erosion |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is 'laughing' gas? |
Nitrous Oxide |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is a flower and also part of the eye? |
Iris |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' was the actress mistress of Edward VII? |
Langtry |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' was a U S director of action films? |
Peckinpah |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is masses of cash? |
Oodles |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' was an 18th century satiric painter? |
Hogarth |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is a non-French official Belgian language? |
Flemish |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is Europe's longest river? |
Danube |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a long-distance sweet? |
Marathon |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' comes before bird, yard and bait? |
Jail |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' means ready to be gathered or eaten? |
Ripe |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is a separate seat for one? |
Chair |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' forms the base line from which latitude is calculated? |
Equator |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is a hormone secreted by the pancreas? |
Insulin |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' comes before cast, reel and stand? |
News |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a machine whose name comes from the Czech for drudgery? |
Robot |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' was the Irish wit jailed in 1895? |
Wilde |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is the fuel oil used in heavy road vehicles? |
Derv / Diesel |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of the Sudan? |
Khartoum |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a prickly bush used in pipe making? |
Briar |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is the group of some one hundred West Indian islands? |
Virgin |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is a plant cultivated for its textile fibre? |
Flax |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is the ancient city that features in Homer's Iliad? |
Troy |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is shallow or on the surface? |
Superficial |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a sailor for pleasure? |
Yachtsman |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a type of tree — and a silent film comic? |
Laurel |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' was the French painter who lived in Tahiti? |
Gaughin |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is a magazine published at regular intervals? |
Periodical |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is a natural pigment like ochre, but darker? |
Umber |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is to place side by side? |
Juxtapose |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is a marble-like stone? |
Alabaster |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' was a pioneer car maker? |
Ford |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is regular, customary or usual? |
Ordinary |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' was the first president of Kenya? |
Kenyatta |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is a grain used in whisky making? |
Rye |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' was the Russian revolutionary murdered in Mexico? |
Trotsky |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a tree and also a residue from fire? |
Ash |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' comes before drum, hole and wig? |
Ear |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' is a mound from behind which people shoot? |
Butt |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' was the film studio whose name means `Superior to all others'? |
Paramount |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is a yellow spring flower? |
Daffodil |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is an annual prize for outstanding achievement? |
Nobel |
| 092 |
J |
What 'T' is an old-fashioned word for a joke or jest? |
Jape |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a doctor who performs operations? |
Surgeon |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' was an influential English philosopher? |
Hobbes |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is an expression of revulsion? |
Ugh |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' was an Apache chieftain? |
Geronimo |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is an opaque fluid secreted by female mammals? |
Milk |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is a controversial Austrian politician? |
Waldheim |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is an alkaloid of opium used as a painkiller? |
Codeine |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is the green shoot at the end of a branch or twig? |
Leaf |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is a Pulitzer-prize winning U S novelist? |
Mailer |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is a fixation or persistent preoccupation? |
Onsession |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is the seaweed once used in soap- making? |
Kelp |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a skin specialist? |
Dermatologist |
| 105 |
J |
What 'T' is a Brazilian tree with trumpet-shaped blue flowers? |
Jacaranda |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a chemically set hairstyle? |
Perm |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' was the English composer of 'The Planets'? |
Holst |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' starred as the 'Equalizer'? |
Woodward |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is the part of a seed plant that contains its reproductive organs? |
Flowers |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is slang for sandwich? |
Butty |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a board game played with dice and counters? |
Ludo |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is a West African republic bordered by the Atlantic? |
Senegal / Sierra Leone |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who mindlessly follows the fashion? |
Trendy |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is the largest order of mammals? |
Rodents / Rodentia |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is a Swiss mountain dairy hut? |
Chalet |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' comes before worm, born and work? |
Earth |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is the first name of the heroine in the title of a Tolstoy novel? |
Anna |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is a sub-microscopic disease-carrying organism? |
Virus |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is the science of the earth's formation? |
Geography |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a member of a wandering tribe? |
Nomad |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a wild mountain antelope? |
Chamois |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' are sloping letters used for emphasis? |
Italic |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is apparently cool or unconcerned? |
Nonchalant |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' comes before beat, shoot and shore? |
Off |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' was the last leader of the Labour Party? |
Foot |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is a colourless oil less dense than water? |
Kerosene |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a company that sells cosmetics door to door? |
Avon |
| 128 |
P |
What `P' is the result of an irritation in a bivalve mollusc? |
Pearl |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' wrote My Family and Other Animals? |
Durrell |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' was an old Norse chieftain? |
Jarl |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a cured side of pig? |
Bacon |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation? |
Quango |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' starred in Tootsie? |
Hoffman |
| 134 |
L |
What `L' is a hinged or detachable cover? |
Lid |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is a detergent — and sea breaking on a shore? |
Surf |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is a long loose outer garment? |
Robe |
| 137 |
E |
What `E' is an inflammatory condition of the skin? |
Eczema |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a widely cultivated cereal grass? |
Maize |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is a testing or experiment? |
Trial |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is a rain-gauge? |
Udometer |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is the unit by which inheritable characteristics are passed on? |
Gene |
| 142 |
Z |
What 'Z' was formerly Northern Rhodesia? |
Zambia |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is the sport of fishing with hook and line? |
Angling |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is a board appointed to settle disputes? |
Tribunal |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is the use of live animals for scientific research? |
Vivisection |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is something left over? |
Surplus |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is being everywhere at the same time? |
Ubiquity |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' comes before gone, law and pass? |
By |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' means enthusiastic or exuberant? |
Ebullient |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is a poisonous alkaloid derived from tobacco? |
Nicotine |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is to supply land with water? |
Irrigate |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is a false written statement that damages someone? |
Libel |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is an alcoholic drink made from pears? |
Perry / Poire |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is a tube leading from the mouth to the stomach? |
Oesophagus |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' was a lyric latin poet? |
Horace |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' was the actor father of the actors Peter & Jane? |
Fonda |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is a white-cliffed port? |
Dover |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is insufficiency of the nutrients necessary for health? |
Malnutrition |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is a pedestrian who crosses the street where he shouldn't? |
Jaywalker |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is the outer ring of a wheel? |
Rim |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is a swivel-eyed, prehensile-tailed lizard? |
Chameleon |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is abnormal elation? |
Euphoria |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is a tubular portion of the digestive system? |
Intestine |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for spruce or stylish? |
Nifty |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is a cleft in the Earth? |
Rift |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is a short bearlike mammal related to the weasel? |
Wolverine |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is the singular of dice? |
Die |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is a canine shelter? |
Kennel |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is a British actor whose first name is a type of knife? |
Bogarde |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' was US Secretary of State under President Carter? |
Vance |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is the most chemically active non-metallic element? |
Fluorine |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is the fly that transmits sleeping sickness? |
Tsetse |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' is a woody plant with several stems at its base? |
Shrub |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a fashionable Mexican plant? |
Yucca |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is a door or gate fastener? |
Latch / Lock |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a glutinous material obtained from animals? |
Gelatine |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is the first stage of transition from vegetation to coal? |
Peat |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' comes before lift, beat and braid? |
Up |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is a Spanish wine sold in litre cartons? |
Jumilla |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is a diminutive US comedian? |
Allen |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is a furious feeding of sharks? |
Frenzy |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' can you not make without breaking eggs? |
Omelette |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' was a black civil rights leader? |
King |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is stony? |
Rocky |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is a latticework that supports climbing plants? |
Trellis |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is someone specially skilled at sports? |
Athlete |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' means in the past? |
Erstwhile |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is to make a mess of a job? |
Bungle / Botch |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is to tell beforehand? |
Predict |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is a mental plan or preliminary sketch? |
Design |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is quick or snappy? |
Nippy |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a varnish giving a hard brilliant finish? |
Japan |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is the front part of the leg between ankle and knee? |
Shin |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' was the type of writing used in ancient Egypt? |
Hieroglyphics |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is lots and lots? |
Umpteen |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' created Perry Mason? |
Gardner |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' was the only world heavyweight boxing champion who never lost a fight? |
Marciano |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a small bird — and great architect? |
Wren |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is an odd old person? |
Codger |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' comes before Supper, Tango and legs? |
Last |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is a railway system using a single rail? |
Monorail |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' are internal organs used as food? |
Offal |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' was the former capital of Japan? |
Kyoto |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is unwholesomely damp? |
Dank |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' had hits with 'Crocodile Rock' and 'Yellow- brick Road'? |
John |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is a cougar? |
Puma |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a humorous or mischievous deception? |
Hoax |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' comes before break, blown or fall? |
Wind |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' is a safety device used to protect an electric current? |
Fuse |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is the poet who married Robert Browning? |
Barrett |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is the capital of Zambia? |
Lusaka |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is a wading bird — and a margarine? |
Stork |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' are two offsprings produced at one birth? |
Twins |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is the sound of dry leaves in motion? |
Rustle |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is a low-pressure area? |
cyclone |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' means far-reaching or comprehensive? |
Extensive |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is the fabled 'Lost Continent'? |
Atlantis |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is sticky? |
Viscous |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is a large carnivorous fish of the sea-bass family? |
Grouper |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is a conventional symbol that represents a number?
|
Numeral |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a form of transport — and a recurrent period of events? |
Cycle |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' were six rulers of Russia? |
Ivan |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' is to pinch or squeeze sharply? |
Nip |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a London exhibition centre? |
Olympia |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is a Swiss dish of white wine and melted cheese? |
Fondue |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is the start of a game? |
Kickoff |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' comes before clock, energy and bomb? |
Atomic |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is a publically displayed advertising placard? |
Poster |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a grey horse with darker spots? |
Dappled |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is youthful or characteristic of youth? |
Juvenile |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of the Congo? |
Brazzaville |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is to nullify or suppress completely? |
Quash |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is a school subject and is information about the past? |
History |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is to rise and float in the air? |
Levitate |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' was the star of Hello Dolly? |
Streisand |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is reddish-brown? |
Russet |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' means outermost or furthest from the centre? |
Extreme |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a body preserved by embalming? |
Mummy |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is the period between sunset and total darkness? |
Twilight |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' is to comprehend? |
Understand |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is a notorious part of Glasgow? |
Gorbals |
| 242 |
Z |
What 'Z' was the supreme Greek god? |
Zeus |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is the legal term for an attack? |
Assault |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' are the oldest living group of reptiles? |
Turtles |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' means on the belly? |
Ventral |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' are the temperate grasslands of Eurasia? |
Steppes |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' is the seventh planet from the sun? |
Uranus |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' was the creator of Tarzan? |
Burroughs |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' is an apparatus to put out fire? |
Extinguisher |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' comes before ward, sea and pole? |
North |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is the capital of Pakistan? |
Islamabad |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is a rod passed through an axle-end to keep a wheel on? |
Linchpin |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' are apes, monkeys and man? |
Primates |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' were the singers Donny and Marie? |
Osmonds |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is a line used to join two words? |
Hyphen |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is a huge fairground wheel? |
Ferris |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is an intelligent person's persistent difficulty in learning to read? |
Dyslexia |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' was the prophet of Islam? |
Mohammed |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is fair or proper? |
Just |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is a rebaked piece of bread? |
Rusk |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is the island with Nicosia as its capital? |
Cyprus |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' comes before tooth, sore and shadow? |
Eye |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is a novel by Sir Walter Scott? |
Ivanhoe |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is a racing tip — and a short sleep? |
Nap |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is a hernia? |
Rupture |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is to twist or roll about in pain? |
Writhe |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is a branch of mechanics concerned with motion? |
Dynamics |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is the capital of Kuwait? |
Kuwait |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a type of large hawk? |
Buzzard |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is the sixth sign of the zodiac? |
Virgo |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' produced the first dated book in print? |
Faust |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is a silly fool? |
Twit / Twerp |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' has Damascus as its capital? |
Syria |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a milk chocolate bar? |
Yorkie |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is the unlawful hanging of someone by a mob? |
Lynching |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a biblical giant? |
Goliath |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is a tall structure that carries power cables? |
Pylon |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' are the mammary glands of cattle? |
Udders |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' was the queen of the Netherlands who abdicated in 1980? |
Julianna |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is a scraping off of skin? |
Abrasion |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' are plants without chlorophyll, roots or leaves? |
Fungi |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is yes in French? |
Oui |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is a small orange/yellow citrus fruit? |
Kumquat |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is to cause continuing irritation? |
Rankle |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' comes before shirt, pee and total? |
Tee |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is a swimming and diving bird like a puffin? |
Auk |
| 287 |
E |
What `E' is the opposite of extinct? |
Extant |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' has Rangoon as its capital? |
Burma |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is an edible seed — and the throbbing of arteries? |
Pulse |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is a line of hereditary rulers? |
Dynasty |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is to take small bites at? |
Nibble |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' comes before pot, boot and ass? |
Jack |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is Australia's oldest settlement? |
Sydney |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a song of praise to God? |
Hymn |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' means affording shade? |
Umbriferous |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' was an English-born heart-throb film star who married five times? |
Grant |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is a recurrent, very severe, form of headache? |
Migraine |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is verbose? |
Wordy |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is a sovereign's topping? |
Crown |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is an easy bounding gait? |
Lope |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' was dictator of Italy 1928-45? |
Mussolini |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is a pearl-producing mollusc? |
Oyster |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is American slang for someone nutty? |
Kook |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is a dull or deadening influence? |
Damper |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is a hare stewed in wine? |
Jugged |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is to blow in short gusts? |
Puff |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is a device that raises a moving boat from the water? |
Hydrofoil |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is a past or present member of Winchester college? |
Wykehamist |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is a sweet made with cream and sugar? |
Fudge |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' comes after ginger — and before belly? |
Beer |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' was Prime Minister of Ireland? |
Lynch |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is a maple-like tree? |
Sycamore |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is an artificial underground passage? |
Tunnel |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is a persistent heavy demand for a commodity? |
Run |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' comes before cut, ruff and bill? |
Cross |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' won the Wimbledon tennis women's singles three times? |
Evert |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is the state capital of Texas? |
Austin |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a large carrion-eating bird? |
Vulture |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' was the mistress of Charles II? |
Gwyn |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is very well (and unfavourably) known? |
Notorious |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is the film star who says 'not a lot of people know that'? |
Caine |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is an irritation of the skin? |
Itch |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' means open to settlement through discussion? |
Negotiable |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a typewriter manufacturer? |
Olivetti |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' comes before cake, machine and fly? |
Fruit |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is a popular Hindu deity? |
Krishna |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is a professional examination of financial accounts? |
Audit |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is a biscuit — and a bird? |
Penguin |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is to decline, shrink or waste away? |
Dwindle |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is a plant fibre used for mats and sacking? |
Jute |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' comes before foot, headed and legged? |
Bare |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is soft marshy ground that quakes under foot? |
Quagmire |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is king of Jordan? |
Hussein |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is an Olympic racing sleigh? |
Luge |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' has Bern as its capital? |
Switzerland |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is an uproar? |
Rumpus |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is to return a criminal to the country he committed his crime in? |
Extradite |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' comes after brass — and before puzzle? |
Monkey |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' was a 19th century Swiss modeller in wax? |
Tussaud |
| 340 |
U |
What `U' is the navel? |
Umbilicus |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is the capital of Guyana? |
Georgetown |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a herbivorous hoofed African mammal? |
Zebra |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is the male singer whose first three singles were all number one hits? |
Astley |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is an acrobat — and a drinking glass? |
Tumbler |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' means capable of being wounded? |
Vulnerable |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is artificially produced? |
Synthetic |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is to seize power wrongfully? |
Usurp |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' was U S Vice-President in 1988? |
Bush |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is an eagle's nest? |
Eyrie |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for incapacitated or 'got at'? |
Nobbled |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' are elephants' tusks made of? |
Ivory |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is a machine used for weaving? |
Loom |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' comes before path, therapy and analysis? |
Psycho |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is the capital of Norway? |
Oslo |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is a cross between two different types of plants? |
Hybrid |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is a kind of pasta? |
Fettucine |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is to paddle — or engage in something superficially? |
Dabble |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is Prime Minister of Zimbabwe? |
Mugabe |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is land overgrown with vegetation? |
Jungle |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is to send someone down temporarily from university? |
Rusticate |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' was the comic partner of Dudley Moore? |
Cook |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is spoken or done without preparation? |
Extempore |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is a lustrous, ductile, malleable, silver-grey metal? |
Iron |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' is the back of the neck? |
Nape |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is the crosspiece between the legs of a chair? |
Rung |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' comes before hand, round and snade? |
Whip |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is neat and spruce in appearance? |
Dapper |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is a divided Asian country? |
Korea |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is the singer who named himself after a knife? |
Bowie |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is an archaic word meaning condescend to grant? |
Vouchsafe |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is tissue injury caused by exposure to cold? |
Frostbite |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' was an 18-19th century English landscape painter? |
Turner |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' are hogs? |
Swine |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a fashionable Mexican plant? |
Yucca |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is the monarchy bordered by Belgium? |
Luxembourg |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is a mixture of sulphur, saltpetre and charcoal? |
Gunpowder |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is an African race of very small people? |
Pygmies |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is an implement in domestic use? |
Utensil |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is the science of human law? |
Jurisprudence |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is the sudden descent of a great mass of snow? |
Avalanche |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is the sugar found in honey and fruit? |
Fructose |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' are the games that originated in ancient Greece? |
Olympic |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' are friends and relations? |
Kin / Kith |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' comes before draft, house and shod? |
Rough |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' has Tunis as its capital? |
Tunisia |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is a respiratory disorder resulting in laboured breathing? |
Asthma |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is the crime of obtaining money through fear or force? |
Extortion |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is a reliable person — and a building material? |
Brick |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' are monumental Egyptian tombs? |
Pyramids |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is a small dark-purple plum? |
Damson |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is to recommend or propose for something? |
Nominate |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' was Jupiter's wife in Roman mythology? |
Juno |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' are fast, swallow-like birds? |
Swifts |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is an 'air-cushion' vehicle? |
Hovercraft |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is suave or blandly polite? |
Urbane |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' was the first European to print with moveable type? |
Gutenberg |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is quicksilver? |
Mercury |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' is a furrow-like depression in the skin? |
Wrinkle |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is a tree that sounds like a country? |
Cypress |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' wrote the third book of the New Testament? |
Luke |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is contractive tissue that effects body movement? |
Muscle |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is Japan's third largest city? |
Osaka |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is a nautical measure of speed? |
Knot |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is a poetic term for a young unmarried woman? |
Damsel |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' was the founder of analytical psychology? |
Jung |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is to contract into wrinkles or folds? |
Pucker |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is an artificially induced form of trance? |
Hypnosis |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is to squirm or twist and turn? |
Wriggle / Writhe |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' is the boundary between adjacent masses of air? |
Front |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is masonry built against a wall to strengthen it? |
Buttress |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' was the German leader of the Protestant reformation? |
Luther |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' does one sometimes put in tea and coffee to sweeten them? |
Sugar |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is tissue composed of cells that grow abnormally? |
Tumour |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is to trump at cards? |
Ruff |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' are lobsters, crabs and shrimps? |
Crustaceans |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is to alienate one person from another? |
Estrange |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' was the first black man to win Wimbledon? |
Ashe |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is a tube that carries blood to the heart? |
Vein |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is a tropical fruit used in jellies? |
Guava |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is a loop with a tightening knot? |
Noose |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is a constant disbeliever in good motives or happy endings? |
Cynic |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' is the world's twentieth largest island? |
Ireland |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' comes before intervention, commissioned and starter? |
Non |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is a musical instrument with pipes and keyboards? |
Organ |
| 425 |
D |
What 'F' was a major twentieth century American poet? |
Frost |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is an Australian 'bear'? |
Koala |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is the industry of heavier-than-air aircraft? |
Aviation |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' is slang for someone who bets? |
Punter |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is to deprave or pervert from moral rectitude? |
Debauch |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' was the French female who defeated the English in battle? |
Joan |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is the base of a plant — and a glass globe? |
Bulb |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is complaining or peevish? |
Querulous |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is slight undulation of land? |
Hill |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is the capital of Angola? |
Luanda |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' is a malleable alloy of iron and carbon? |
Steel |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is a wily stratagem or trick? |
Ruse |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is to 'clean up' a book prior to pub!ication by editing? |
Expurgate |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a viral disease marked by a swollen neck? |
Mumps |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is a private teacher? |
Tutor |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is (door-related) slang for mentally unbalanced or unglued? |
Unhinged |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is the African country with Conakry as its capital? |
Guinea |
| 442 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a metallic element essential for growth? |
Zinc |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is a mythological Titan — and a mountain range? |
Atlas |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' comes before cast, script and set? |
Type |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is to cause air to circulate freely in? |
Ventilate |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is the largest freshwater lake in the world? |
Superior |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is a sense of slight or injury? |
Umbrage |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is a long-lived American comedian? |
Burns |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a medicine that helps clear the lungs by coughing? |
Expectorant |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for arrested? |
Nicked |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is a dwelling made of compacted snow? |
Igloo |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L'is an English lord wanted by the police? |
Lucan |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is a plant of the nightshade family with starchy tubes? |
Potato |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is a type of frivolous light opera? |
Opretta |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is a street pipe for attaching a hose to? |
Hydrant |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' are Quakers the religious society of? |
Friends |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is to smear with plaster, paint or clay? |
Daub |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a small rodent with a pointed snout and slender tail? |
Mouse |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' was Napoleon's wife for thirteen years? |
Josephine |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a principle to which action is intended to conform? |
Rule |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' starred in most of the major Hammer films? |
Cushing |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' is to show, display or manifest? |
Exhibit |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is the habitual inability to get enough sleep? |
Insomnia |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' are three Irish singing sisters? |
Nolans |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is India's monetary unit? |
Rupee |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' are flowers or leaves wound together in a ring? |
Wreath |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' comes before ages, room and horse? |
Dark |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is probably the world's most influential book after the Bible? |
Koran |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is a British heavyweight boxer? |
Bruno |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is someone who comes to see a person or place? |
Visitor |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' is the art of painting on plaster? |
Fresco |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a sudden involuntary contraction or movement? |
Twitch |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is where most Nobel Prizes are awarded? |
Stockholm |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an appreciative exclamation at food? |
Yum |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' is a plant pod we use in the bath? |
Loofah |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' was a writer of Westerns? |
Grey |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' are the mountains that separate France and Spain? |
Pyrenees |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is an open sore? |
Ulcer |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is an ass, a crane and a female wren? |
Jenny |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is the Roman emperor a month is named after? |
Augustus |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' comes before polish, bread and Revolution? |
French |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' is the branch of medicine concerned with bones? |
Orthopaedics |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is a furnace for firing or drying? |
Kiln |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is slang for a Rolls Royce? |
Roller |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is to twirl one's thumbs idly? |
Twiddle |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' were living in Mexico when the Spanish conquered it? |
Aztects |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' means freed from something others are subject to? |
Exempt |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' was the youngest winner of the men's Wimbledon title Occuring in the 80's? |
Becker |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is a migratory diving bird of the Auk family? |
Puffin |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is a shortage of food? |
Dearth |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is a series of prayers on nine successive days? |
Novena |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is legal authority? |
Jurisdiction |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' is considered the 20th century's greatest composer? |
Stravinsky |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is a television cop — and a rabbit's pen? |
Hutch |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' is one in French? |
Un / Une |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is the capital of Guatemala? |
Guatemala |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is an adult with arrested mental development? |
Moron |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is to close and open an eye quickly? |
Wink |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is a vicious lawn game played with mallets? |
Croquet |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is a poetic word for forlorn? |
Lorn |
