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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is a high rock tableland with precipitous sides? |
Mesa |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is the citrus fruit that originated in China? |
Orange |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is a weapon worn over the clenched fist? |
Knuckleduster |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is one 'out for' in cricket if the batsman scores nothing? |
Duck |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is the skin of a potato? |
Jacket |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is the French car with a lion as its badge? |
Peugeot |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is a British actor and also a type of wound? |
Hurt |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' comes before louse, pigeon and pulp? |
Wood |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is the resistance met by one object moving over another? |
Friction |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is bordered by Rumania, Yugoslavia and Greece? |
Bulgaria |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is something whose outcome depends solely on luck? |
Lottery |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' was the star of the 'Conan' films? |
Schwarzenegger |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is the disease consumption? |
Tuberculosis |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' means unable to eat or drink anything more? |
Replete |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is a small, swift prairie wolf? |
Coyote |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' was an ancient Greek mathematician? |
Euclid |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' are the islands about 900 miles west of Portugal? |
Azorez |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' means concerned with, or essential to, life? |
Vital |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is a nickname for U S dollars? |
Greenbacks |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is something unavoidable or indispensable? |
Necessity |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' was co-inventor of the aqualung? |
Cousteau |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is a type of dentine? |
Ivory |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' are the properties or fine points? |
Niceties |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' are the 170-odd islands off Scotland? |
Orkneys |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' was the 'horror' novel written by Mary Shelley? |
Frankenstein |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is a Swedish unit of currency? |
Krona |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is the mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth? |
Atmosphere |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is a call-name for cats? |
Puss |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' comes before beat, pan and reckoning? |
Dead |
| 030 |
T |
What 'T' was US president after Abraham Lincoln? |
Johnson |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is pugilism? |
Boxing |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a musical trill — and a curly potato snack? |
quaver |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is to sharpen on a whetstone? |
Hone |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is the foremost French museum of art? |
Louvre |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' are numerical facts systematically collected? |
statistics |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is waste fragments of brick or stone? |
Rubble |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' were the writers of the four gospels? |
Evangelists |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a blood-sucking insect related to the fly? |
Mosquito |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a cashier's money container? |
Till |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is someone with authority to settle a controversy?
|
Umpire |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is a legendary creature with an eagle's head and a lion's body? |
Griffin |
| 042 |
Z |
What 'Z' are a southern African people? |
Zulu |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is New Zealand's largest city? |
Auckland |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is a swindler — and a whirlwind? |
Twister |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' was the first manned space vehicle? |
Vostok |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' is a poem of fourteen lines with a specified rhyme scheme? |
Sonnet |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is renowned for speaking gobbledegook? |
Unwin |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is a road that skirts a town? |
Bypass |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is an Australian gum tree? |
Eucalyptus |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is to nourish or rear? |
Nurture |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' means travelling from place to place? |
Itinerant |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' is a pair of opera glasses with a long handle? |
Lorgnette |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is the mooring place for large ships? |
Port |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' comes before rate, power and play? |
Over |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is an Eskimo dog? |
Husky |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is the framework of an aeroplane? |
Fuselage |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is to undergo decomposition? |
Decay |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a wind that changes direction with the seasons? |
Monsoon |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' was an American outlaw of the 'Wild West'? |
James |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is to wake someone from sleep?
|
Rouse |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is disposal of a corpse by fire? |
Cremation |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is Australia's largest lake and lowest point? |
Eyrie |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is one's self and sounds like the organ you see with? |
I |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is the bird Keats wrote an ode to? |
Nightingale |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a wanderer, a senior boy scout and a car? |
Rover |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is a poetic word for bitter grief? |
Woe |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is to pour wine from one vessel into another? |
Decant |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' became Chancellor of West Germany in 1982? |
Kohl |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a sculpture of a head and shoulders? |
Bust |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' means very poisonous or containing a virus? |
Virulent |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is a young salmon? |
Fry |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is to walk with short tottering steps? |
Toddle |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is sound recorded simultaneously by two or more microphones? |
Stereophonic |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is to submit? |
Yield |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is the shrine where healing miracles are said to occur? |
Lourdes |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' comes before fowl, pig and hen? |
Guinea |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is an irresistible urge to start fires? |
Pyromania |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' was the author of Exodus? |
Uris |
| 079 |
T |
What 'T' is a place where things meet? |
Junction |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is the capital of Paraguay? |
Asuncion |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is a Canadian river and Australian Prime Minister? |
Fraser |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is someone of rank? |
Officer |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is a short tight twist or curl? |
Kink |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' means turning on an axis like a wheel? |
Rotary |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is a minute pair of tongs? |
Tweezer |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a hoofed mammal of the genus Equus? |
Ass |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is conventional rules of behaviour in polite society? |
Etiquette |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' married Adolf Hitler? |
Braun |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' are domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat? |
Poultry |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' comes after new, raw and square? |
Deal |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is an American/Canadian waterfall? |
Niagara |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is mirthful or humorous? |
Jocular |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' was King of England 1135-54? |
Stephen |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is a storm wind of over seventy-five miles per hour? |
Hurricane |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is the process of anointing with oil? |
Unction |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' is any plant of the family Gramineae? |
Grass |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is a burrowing mammal — and a 'deep cover' secret agent? |
Mole |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' comes before bed, buffalo and bus? |
Water |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is a neck-chop of lamb or veal? |
Cutlet |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is the material a kitchen floor is often covered with? |
Linoleum |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth? |
Month |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' means inclined to aloofness? |
Offish |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' was the site of the 1897 gold rush? |
Klondycke |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a German police and guard dog? |
Dobermann |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' comes before Bull, Dunn and O'Groats? |
John |
| 106 |
P |
What `P' is the disease Infantile Paralysis? |
Polio |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is a woman who entertains guests? |
Hostess |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is to flinch? |
Wince |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is the city that gave its name to a sausage? |
Frankfurt |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is an anchored marker float? |
Buoy |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' was the heavyweight champion called 'The Brown Bomber'? |
Louis |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is the supporting structure of a plant? |
Stem |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' was the family that ruled England 14851603? |
Tudor |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is to reprove or reprimand? |
Rebuke |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' means of the skin? |
Cutaneous |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is to think highly of? |
Esteem |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is a tropical evergreen with pear-shaped fruit? |
Avocado |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is the capital of Austria? |
Vienna |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is very hard coarse-grained rock? |
Granite |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a rain cloud? |
Nimbus |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a short, curved pirate's sword? |
Cutlass |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' comes before box, breaker and age? |
Ice |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' was the author of The Moon's a Balloon? |
Niven |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is forcible violation of others' rights? |
Outrage |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is something preserved from prehistoric times? |
Fossil |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is slang for exhausted? |
Knackered |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a fibrous silicate resistant to fire? |
Asbestos |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' was an Italian operatic composer? |
Puccini |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is the capital of the republic of Djibouti? |
Dijibouti |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is to change the direction of a boat's sail? |
Jib |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a writing desk with drawers and a sloping top? |
Bureau |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a test of general knowledge? |
Quiz |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is to spend the winter in a torpid state? |
Hibernate |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is a south-central American state? |
Louisiana |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' created the first railway locomotive? |
Stephenson |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is a cosmetic used to redden the lips? |
Rouge |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is to set something up on a permanent basis? |
Establish |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is the Earth's single natural satellite? |
Moon |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is a sharp darting pain? |
Twinge |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is the lending of money at exorbitant rates? |
Usury |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' was Queen of England for nine days? |
Grey |
| 142 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a type of photographic lens? |
Zoom |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' means to increase? |
Augment |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is a twin chocolate biscuit bar? |
Twix |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is a noble ranking between an earl and a baron? |
Viscount |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? |
Stevenson |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' comes before roar, root and rising? |
Up |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is an Oscar-winning star of The Godfather? |
Brando |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is spying? |
Espionage |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' were the Vikings? |
Norsemen |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is a tapering ice formation? |
Icicle |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is Northern Ireland's second largest city? |
Londonderry |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is a marionette? |
Puppet |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is pushily noisy, defiant or unruly? |
Obstreperous |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' was a British world champion motor racing driver? |
Hunt |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' is a numerical quantity that is not a whole number? |
Fraction |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is conforming to standards of propriety? |
Decent |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is a nocturnal lepidopterous insect? |
Moth |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is one of the greatest heroes of Greek mythology? |
Jason |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is one hundred copecks? |
Rouble |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is a sweet sauce made with eggs and milk? |
Custard |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is to be superior or surpass in achievement? |
Excel |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is volcanic rock? |
Igneous |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' runs our military shops and canteens? |
Naafi |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' was the first man to split the atom? |
Rutherford |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is a soft-bodied limbless invertebrate? |
Worm |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is beheading? |
Decapitation |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' won the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature? |
Kipling |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is a sleeping berth — and nonsense? |
Bunk |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' means to inspect by eye? |
View |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' comes before fall, mason and will? |
Free |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is a chirp? |
Tweet |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' was the author of The Red and the Black? |
Stendhal |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a frame to link oxen? |
Yoke |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is the Italian actress married to Carlo Ponti? |
Loren |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is the dried fruit of a cereal grass? |
Grain |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is the capital of Czechoslovakia? |
Prague |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U is citified? |
Urbanized |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is the site of the world's oldest known human settlement? |
Jericho |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is dry or parched? |
Arid |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is the general who ruled Spain for thirty- six years? |
Franco |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is outdated? |
Obsolete |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is an Australian 'laughing' bird? |
Kookaburra |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' are the lift-providing blades of a helicopter? |
Rotors |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is to pinch and twist sharply? |
Tweak |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' was the first man to walk on the moon? |
Armstrong |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is a passage taken from a book? |
Excerpt |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' was the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge? |
Brooklyn |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is a dog associated with France? |
Poodle |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is a plane ten-sided figure? |
Decagon |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is a decrepit horse? |
Nag |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a winter-blooming shrub with yellow flowers? |
Jasmine |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' was the author of The Grapes of Wrath? |
Steinbeck |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' comes before radish, chestnut and shoe? |
Horse |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is one when in tears? |
Upset |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is uniting two plants so they grow as one? |
Grafting |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' gave his name to signals used on the telegraph? |
Morse |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a female member of the Navy? |
Wren |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is discourteously brief? |
Curt |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is France's longest river? |
Loire |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' has Rabat as its capital? |
Morocco |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is a hardy cereal grown in temperate climates? |
Oats |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' was a 19-20th century British field marshal? |
Kitchener |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is to present something false as true? |
Deceive |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' are riding breeches? |
Jodhpurs |
| 206 |
P |
What `P' was the author of Remembrance of Things Past? |
Proust |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a protruberance on the back? |
Hump |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' comes before power, weary and wide? |
World |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' are the nuns 'The Poor Clares'? |
Franciscans |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' was the surname of a swede who won Wimbledon five times? |
Borg |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is the science of reasoning? |
Logic |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is a ball game — and a concentrated drink? |
Squash |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is a string of two or more strands? |
Twine |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is a cartoon bear who is over fifty years old? |
Rupert |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is American slang for to curse? |
Cuss |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is someone appointed to carry out the provisions of a will? |
Executor |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a tool for making holes in leather? |
Awl |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is someone injured? |
Victim |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' was commander of the Union army in the American Civil War? |
Grant |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for food? |
Nosh |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is the female equivalent of bowing? |
Curtseying |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is a form of expression peculiar to a language? |
Idiom |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' is highly strung or easily agitated? |
Nervous |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' was a British war poet? |
Owen |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' comes before glove, hound and trot? |
Fox |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is a Russian coin? |
Kopeck |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is to inflict retribution? |
Avenge |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is a red, multi-seeded fruit? |
Pomegranate |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is the capital of Indonesia? |
Djarkata |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' means yes in German? |
Ja |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is a type of bird and also a material used for flags? |
Bunting |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is an allotted share? |
Quota |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' was a leading literary figure of 19th century France? |
Hugo |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is tetanus? |
Lockjaw |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is a gun dog originating in Spain? |
Spaniel |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a string of Catholic prayer beads? |
Rosary |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is one thing representative of all the type to which it belongs? |
Example |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a 'shooting star'? |
Meteor |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is a soft drink — and a tag? |
Tab |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' wrote The Catcher in the Rye? |
Updike |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is a sometimes deforming form of arthritis? |
Gout |
| 242 |
Z |
What 'Z' was a Roman Emperor? |
Zeno |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' means to do with birds? |
Avian |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is a drink of hot spirits? |
Toddy |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is a musical instrument with four strings of treble pitch? |
Violin |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is peat moss? |
Sphagnum |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' is a British actor of Russian origin? |
Ustinov |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' comes before cup, fingers and fly? |
Butter |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' means pleasing to the ear? |
Euphonious |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' is the practise of going naked as often as possible? |
Nudism |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is a striking of one thing against another? |
Impact |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' was the author of Call of the Wild? |
London |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is a game played on horseback? |
Polo |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is a milky night-time drink? |
Ovaltine |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is to give out loud puffs of breath or steam? |
Huff |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is criminal deception? |
Fraud |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is a form of depressurization? |
Decompression |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is the world's second largest French- speaking city? |
Montreal |
| 259 |
T |
What 'T' is an unsettling blow, movement or shock? |
Jolt |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' are young children's overalls? |
Rompers |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is to deviate from a straight line? |
Curve |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' comes after real — and before agent? |
Estate |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' means distinguished or renowned? |
Illustrious |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' was the first president of Tanzania? |
Nyere |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is an elephant living apart from the herd? |
Rogue |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is a woman practising sorcery? |
witch |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is the style and layout of furniture and decoration? |
Decor |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' negotiated the ceasefire in the Vietnam war? |
Kissinger |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is an animal's hole in the earth? |
Burrow |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is speaking so that your voice seems not to come from you? |
Ventriloquism |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' wrote A Room With a View? |
Foster |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is a sweet made of sugar, water and butter? |
Toffee |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' comes before heat, boat and roller? |
Steam |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a howl of an animal in distress? |
Yowl |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is a grasshopper that travels in vast swarms? |
Locust |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a Hindu spiritual teacher? |
Guru |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is the substance used to hold glass in window frames? |
Putty |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is the bone of the forearm on the little finger side? |
Elna |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is a mingled noise like small bells? |
Jingle |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is to take upon oneself? |
Assume |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' are light brown spots on the skin? |
Freckles |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is the pen-name of Eric Arthur Blair? |
Orwell |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is a school for very young children? |
Kindergarten |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is to ramble unsystematically over the countryside? |
Roam |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is an ornamental tuft of hanging threads? |
Tassel |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is another word for clumsy? |
Awkward |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is to burst violently from limits or restraint? |
Erupt |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' is the world's third largest island? |
Borneo |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' was a 20th century American poet? |
Pound |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' means enfeebled with age and infirmity? |
Decrepit |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is an archaic word for nearby? |
Nigh |
| 292 |
T |
What 'T' are the timbers that support floor or ceiling? |
Joists |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' comes before wars, board and fish? |
Star |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a wretched or miserable dwelling? |
Hovel |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' is joblessness? |
Unemployment |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' was the author of The Wind in the Willows? |
Grahame |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is a small, cobra-killing mammal? |
Mongoose |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is a 'worthy oriental gentleman'? |
Wog |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is to consign someone to damnation? |
Curse |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is the body's largest glandular organ? |
Liver |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' are members of 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'? |
Mormons |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is a constituent of porridge? |
Oatmeal |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a very low price? |
Knockdown |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is to disfigure or mar the appearance of? |
Deface |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' comes before black, set and fighter? |
Jet |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is the governing body of the USSR? |
Politburo |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' was made Poet Laureate in 1984? |
Hughes |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is the seventh Sunday after Easter? |
Whitsun |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is a bustle or show of (affectionate) attention? |
Fuss |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is to make a mess of a job? |
Bodge / Bungle |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' is the least dense metal? |
Lithium |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' was the director of Raiders of the Lost Ark? |
Spielberg |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is a slab of baked clay used for roofing? |
Tile |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' means smelling or tasting rank? |
Rancid |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a (hot), spicy oriental dish? |
Curry |
| 316 |
F |
What `E' is the actors' trade union? |
Equity |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is a German motorway? |
Autobahn |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a trace, evidence or sign? |
Vestige |
| 319 |
C |
What 'G' is a desert of c500,000 square miles? |
Gobi |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is a thin strip of pasta? |
Noodle |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is the blind Roman god of love? |
Cupid |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is someone who is proof against contagion? |
Immune |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is the opposite of good? |
Naughty |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is a woman's magazine — and choices? |
Options |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is to roll or bind a sail? |
Furl |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is an irresistible desire to steal? |
Kleptomaniac |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' has someone with the right to expect obedience? |
Authority |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is the camera that prints its own pictures? |
Polaroid |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is to put off or postpone? |
Delay / Defer |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' was a retainer kept to amuse a court? |
Jester |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' comes before skin, thorn and tooth? |
Buck |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a case for holding arrows? |
Quiver |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is a knot — and a sudden stoppage? |
Hitch |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is a small medicated sweet? |
Lozenge |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' has a woman's head and the body of a lion? |
Sphinx |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is haphazard or lacking pattern? |
Random |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is a statement of the expected cost of a job? |
Estimate |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is nicknamed 'The Treasure State'? |
Montana |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is a pick-me-up? |
Tonic |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' is unpleasing or repulsive to the sight? |
Ugly |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is a chemically inactive malleable metal? |
Gold |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' is an area distinct from adjoining areas? |
zone |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' comes after pay, attract and stand at? |
Attention |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is to convert raw hide into leather? |
Tan |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is the space probe due to encounter Neptune in 1989? |
Voyager |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is the mentha spicata flavour in chewing gum? |
Spearmint |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' means to do with all persons or things in the world? |
Universal |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is a laboratory burner? |
Bunsen |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is a separate event that is part of a larger series? |
Episode |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' was the site of the 1945-56 war crimes tribunal? |
Nuremberg |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' means type or sort? |
Ilk |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is an English city — and American president? |
Lincoln |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' comes before pen, ivy and gas? |
Poison |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' was an important Irish dramatist? |
O' Casey |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' means at right angles to the vertical? |
Horizontal |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is careful and economical? |
Frugal |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' means distinct or with exact limits? |
Definate |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is the periodic shedding and renewal of fur or feathers? |
Moulting |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is sun-dried beef? |
Jerky |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is an elaborate, mid-18th century style of art?
|
Rococo |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' comes before crake, cob and flour? |
Corn |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is having no fixed course? |
Erratic |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is to bring into danger? |
Imperil |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' has the largest glacier field in Europe? |
Norway |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is to possess qualities that approach those of another? |
Rival |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a prison guard? |
Warden |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is the opposite of inflation? |
Deflation |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is the key person in an undertaking? |
Kingpin |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is the Samurai code of honour? |
Bushido |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' are the internal organs in the great cavities of the body? |
Viscera |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is confused by drink? |
Fuddled |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' are trifling pursuits? |
Trivial |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is a high-protein bean with 2,500 varieties? |
Soya / Soy |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a lout? |
Yob |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is a sudden thrust or forward movement? |
Lunge |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' was German air minister under Hitler? |
Goering |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is a length of tartan worn as part of Highland dress? |
Plaid |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is a pigment of various shades of blue? |
Ultramarine |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is to talk or gossip long-windedly? |
Jaw |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is a mystical atmosphere surrounding someone? |
Aura |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is the horny pad in the centre of a horse's sole? |
Frog |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is the prospect for the future? |
Outlook |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is dust-coloured or yellowish-brown? |
Khaki |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is an incline joining two levels of ground? |
Ramp |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is a special aptitude or faculty? |
Talent |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is the edible fruit of the egg-plant? |
Aubergine |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is to fold someone (affectionately) in your arms? |
Embrace |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is a panda, a brown and a grizzly? |
Bear |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' is an epidemic causing many deaths? |
Plague |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' means lacking in? |
Deficient |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is a composition for nine voices or instruments? |
Nonet |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' comes before fish, bag and roll? |
Jelly |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is the device used to locate submerged objects? |
Sonar |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is a game played with sticks and a ball with a football-style goal net at each end of the pitch? |
Hockey |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is made for practical purposes rather than beauty? |
Utilarian |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' was the originator of vulcanized rubber? |
Goodyear |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is fungi that cause plant disease? |
Mildew |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' comes after iron, wood and hard? |
Work |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is a curious object of art? |
Curio |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' eans to do with the moon? |
Lunar |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is a French socialist president? |
Mitterand |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' comes before lip, hide and tail? |
Ox |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is a small kitchen or cooking alcove? |
Kitchenette |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is dead, deceased or no longer existing? |
Defunct |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' is the liver infection that turns you yellow? |
Jaundice |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is an obsolete weapon? |
Pike |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is the fruit of the wild rose? |
Hip |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' comes after high — and before tap? |
Wire |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' are the ridges on a guitar's fingerboard? |
Frets |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is an American 'buffalo'? |
Bison |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' is a compact shapeless mass? |
Lump |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is bordered by Kenya and Ethiopia? |
Somalia |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is a chamber or vault for the dead? |
Tomb |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is a garden tool — and a dissipated man? |
Rake |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is a game played on ice with round flat stones? |
Curling |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is a brass instrument resembling a tuba? |
Euphonium |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is the American name for a lawyer? |
Attorney |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is the act of keeping awake when you usually sleep? |
Vigil |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' were ancient Roman professional fighters? |
Gladiators |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is a person of no importance? |
Nonentity |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' have you got when you sneeze and cough? |
Cold |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' is hardworking? |
Industrious |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' were the three Norse Fates who wove the web of life? |
Norns |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' means having a cloudy sky? |
Overcast |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is chicken in a white sauce? |
Fricassee |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' means to do with motion? |
Kinetic |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is to fasten one thing to another? |
Attach |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' is the city famous for its leaning tower? |
Pisa |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is a measure of sonic intensity? |
Decibel |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' is a state of nervousness or anxiety? |
Jitters |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is a type of Australian parakeet? |
Budgerigar |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is to repeat a person's words either verbally or written down? |
Quote |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' comes before foot, head and house? |
Hot |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is tepid? |
Likewarm |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' is molten alloy used as a metallic binder? |
Soldier |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is American street slang for talking? |
Rapping |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is to authorize someone to do something? |
Empower |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is the optical illusion of water? |
Mirage |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is the game where one player has to touch another? |
Tag |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is falsely sincere or ingratiatingly smooth? |
Unctious |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is considered the father of Soviet literature? |
Gorky |
| 442 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a supposedly reanimated corpse? |
Zombie |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is to fill with bewilderment and wonder? |
Astonish / Astound |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is a subject on which one speaks, writes or thinks? |
Theme |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a French mineral water? |
Vitel / Vichy |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' comes before probe, shuttle and flight? |
Space |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is to divest someone of armour? |
Unarm |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' performed the first human heart transplant? |
Barnard |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is to remove errors? |
Emend |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is a game, usually played by girls and rather like basketball? |
Netball |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is to drive forward? |
Impel |
| 452 |
L |
What 'I,' is something that projects like an ear? |
Lug |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is an unlicensed copy of an original tape? |
Pirate |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is the branch of zoology dealing with birds? |
Ornithology |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is the period of one's greatest vigour or prosperity? |
Heyday |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' was a wartime nickname for a German? |
Fritz |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is something used to lure one into a trap? |
Decoy |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is the longest river of the USA? |
Missouri |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' are the large veins of the neck? |
Jugular |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a fortification? |
Rampart |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is a regulation requiring people to withdraw from the streets? |
Curfew |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' is a young eel? |
Elver |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is to refuse to notice? |
Ignore |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is the city with the world's largest naval base? |
Norfolk |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is a rogue or a knave? |
Rascal |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is a poetic word for 'from what place'? |
Whence |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is to provide for the payment of? |
defray |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' comes before joint, cap and deep? |
Knee |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is a make of gun — and a British poet? |
Browning |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' means turning with ease from one thing to another? |
Versatile |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' is to search someone for weapons? |
Frisk |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a cloth for drying after washing? |
Towel |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is the Russian winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for literature? |
Solzhenitsyn |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an essential ingredient in fermentation? |
Yeast |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' is to sail nearer the wind? |
Luff |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is a constantly moving mass of mountain ice? |
Glacier |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' are evergreens with needlelike leaves? |
Pinces |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is the watery fluid formed by the kidneys? |
Urine |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is to scoff derisively? |
Jeer |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is the trial of metallic purity? |
Assay |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is intensely cold? |
Freezing |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' was a James Bond film? |
Octopussy |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' means of basic importance? |
Key |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is a palm fibre used for basket making? |
Raffia |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is an insect, a recurring noise and a merit mark? |
Tick |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is a clear, savoury meat jelly? |
Aspic |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' comes before board, grease and room? |
Elbow |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is to search idly through a book? |
Browse |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' were ancient inhabitants of Scotland? |
Picts |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is a study or scheduled work room? |
Den |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is someone aged between ninety and ninety nine? |
Nonagenarian |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is at least twice the size of a magnum? |
Jeroboam |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' is the capital of Bulgaria? |
Sofia |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is a funnel-shaped receptacle for discharging grain? |
Hopper |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' was a star of M.A.S.H.? |
Ulmann |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is a respiratory organ of aquatic animals? |
Gill |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' was a wandering nrtelieval musician? |
Minstrel |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is to sharpen on stone? |
Whet |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' was the 16th century conqueror of Mexico? |
Cortes |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is the thriller writer and author of The Bourne Identity and the Holcroft Covenant?
|
Ludlum |
