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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is the six million dollar man who became the fall guy? |
Majors |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is someone who corrects irregular teeth? |
Orthodondist |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is Afghanistan's former capital and second largest city? |
Kandahar |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' comes before seated, freeze and water? |
Deep |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a computer input device? |
Joystick |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' were voted the best new musical group of 1988? |
Pasadenas |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is a bleeding disease where the blood does not clot normally? |
Haemophilia |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' was a Red Indian word for money? |
Wampum |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' discovered penicillin — and created James Bond? |
Fleming |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is an account of a person's life? |
Biography |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is flexible, loose-limbed or lithe? |
Limber |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' means of priests or priesthood? |
Sacerdotal |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is a Japanese car maker? |
Toyota |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is to narrate or relate in detail? |
Recount |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is a composition for a solo instrument and orchestra? |
Concerto |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' are the salty particles that can bleed out of plaster walls? |
Efforescence |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is the country once called the `Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires'? |
Argentina |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is the strictest of vegetarians? |
Vegan |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is to stimulate (as if) by electricity? |
Galvanize |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is a garden bird that frequently feeds upside down? |
Nuthatch |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' was a 19th century Polish composer? |
Chopin |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is the severest degree of mental deficiency? |
Idiocy |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is the central aisle of a church? |
Nave |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' reached number one in the 1989 pop charts with 'You got It'? |
Orbison |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is cat-killing? |
Felicide |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is a territory disputed between India and Pakistan? |
Kashmir |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is a mark used to indicate possession or a missing letter? |
Apostophe |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is US slang for worn out? |
Pooped |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is the Royal Navy College? |
Dartmouth |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' gave his name to a unit of energy? |
Joule |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' comes before fly, maid and tender? |
Bar |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a ship's petty officer who attends to compass, tiller and signals? |
Quartermaster |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is a kind of bright white light? |
Halogen |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is Clint Eastwood's most frequent co-star? |
Locke |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is a plant — and the earliest Chinese dynasty? |
Sage |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is to repulse or drive back? |
Repel |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' was President Carter's middle name? |
Earl |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a small book for handy use? |
Manual |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a spider that gave its name to a dance? |
Tarantula |
| 040 |
W |
What 'W' is the seventh Sunday after Easter? |
Whitsin |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a roof? |
Gable |
| 042 |
Z |
What 'Z' are also called Brahman cattle? |
Zebus |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' was the first major Allied victory of World War II? |
Alamein |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' means to cause to slope? |
Tilt |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is German for 'people's car'? |
Volkswagen |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' presented the TV show Trick or Treat? |
Smith |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is the navel? |
Umbilicus |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' founded a major religion more than 400 years before Christ? |
Buddha |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is a large animal with a trunk? |
Elephant |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is a decorative recess in a wall? |
Niche |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' was a number one hit for John Lennon in 1965? |
Imagine |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' comes before guard, line and boat? |
Life |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is the 'ball' in ice hockey? |
Puck |
| 054 |
C |
What 'C' is the innermost part of the structure of the Earth? |
Core |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' means filled with excitement or feverishly active? |
Hectic |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is the bookshop with the most books in the world? |
Foyles |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' comes before Dinmont to complete the name of a terrrier? |
Dandy |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is another word for a panga? |
Machete |
| 059 |
T |
What 'T' is to write down briefly or hastily? |
Jot |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is a French motor car manufacturer?
|
Renault |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' was the 'Club' boy George belonged to? |
Culture |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is the study of the origin and meaning of words? |
Etymology |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' are our chisel-like front teeth? |
Incisors |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is someone who is continuously scolding? |
Nag |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' won an Oscar in 1980 as director of Ordinary People? |
Redford |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' comes after Korean, Gulf and Vietnam? |
War |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is to injure the reputation of someone? |
Defame |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is a Greek dish of skewered chunks of lamb? |
Kebab |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is the sanctuary area on a billiards table? |
Baulk / Balk |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' had a hit in 1988 with 'She won't talk to Me'? |
Vandros |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' means sickle-shaped? |
Falciform |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is a large, flat, white-fleshed European fish? |
Turbot |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is a major newspaper exclusive? |
Scoop |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a walled and paved area open to the sky? |
Yard |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is the drink with 'the totally tropical taste'? |
Lilt |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' travelled to Brobdingnag and Lilliput? |
Gulliver |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is a pen-name? |
Pseudonym |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is South America's smallest country? |
Uruguay |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is a cheek, jawbone or jaw? |
Jowl |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is the stake put up by poker players before drawing cards? |
Ante |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' comes after fish — and before lift? |
Face |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is a surgeon who operates on children? |
Orthopaedic |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' presents Entertainment USA on TV? |
King |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is a dried grape? |
Raisin |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is the sending of messages over a distance? |
Telecommunication |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is the city with the world's oldest stock exchange? |
Amsterdam |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' was the son of Alfred the Great? |
Edward (The Elder) |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' is school slang for to claim on the grounds of being first? |
Bag |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is a minute opening in the skin? |
Pore |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' put Tom Jones on the pop map in 1968? |
Delilah |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is a baby bird? |
Nestling |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is an Indian religion dating from the 16th century? |
Jainism |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a light, fluffy dish using baked whisked eggs? |
Souffle |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' describes someone who is good at DIY? |
Handy |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is the US state bordered by Colorado and Nevada? |
Utah |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' is a large, loosely tied umbrella? |
Gamp |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' became British heavyweight boxing champion in 1989? |
Mason |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' comes before weary, wide and war? |
World |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' means corpse-like? |
Cadaverous |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is to treat someone as a celebrity or a big cat |
Lionize |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the structure above and around a fireplace? |
Mantel |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' was the university established in 1969? |
Open |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is a much-recorded Austrian conductor? |
Karajan |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is scattered fragments or wreckage? |
Debris |
| 105 |
T |
What 'T' is the principal name of God in the Old Testament? |
Jehovah |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' comes before number and minister? |
Prime |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is a hanging canvas bed? |
Hammock |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' was a TV 'minder'? |
Waterman |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is one side of a cut gem? |
Facet |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is the country with the world's highest recorded murder rate? |
Brazil |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a short, classifying phrase or name? |
Label |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' was twice a hit record for Lulu? |
Shout |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' comes from coal and goes into road-making? |
Tar |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' was Zimbabwe originally named after? |
Rhodes |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' are the highest clouds? |
Cirrus |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is the opposite of an introvert? |
Extrovert |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' was the king of the gods in Egyptian mythology? |
Ammon |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is used as a flavouring for ice cream? |
Vanilla |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is the highest order of English knighthood? |
Garter |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is the point of a tool or pen? |
Nib |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is the commonest surname in the world? |
Chang |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' means urgent or expressing command? |
Imperative |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' comes before time, best and door? |
Next |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is a non-renewable natural resource? |
Oil |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is an exact copy? |
Facsimile |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' starred in The Good Life and To the Manor Born? |
Keith |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' was the French colony which became independent in 1962? |
Algeria |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is the chief female singer in an opera? |
Primadonna |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is to distribute cards to players? |
Dial |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is the 'club' which regulates horseracing? |
Jockey |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is the hair of the lower face? |
Beard |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' had the radio ga-ga with 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? |
Queen |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is a type of finch with a relatively massive beak? |
Hawfinch |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is a building used for chemical research? |
Laboratory |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is a Dickens character and a miserly person? |
Scrooge |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is to remember? |
Recall / Recollect |
| 137 |
E |
What `E' was the 'universal' language devised in 1887? |
Esperanto |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a duck, a Chinese official and an orange? |
Mandarin |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is the longest road bridge in Britain? |
Tay |
| 140 |
W |
What 'W' was an actress that starred in Gorilla's in the Mist? |
Weaver |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is the site of the Sphinx and Great Pyramids? |
Giza |
| 142 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a striped black and white animal of the horse family? |
Zebra |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' means to stick fast to? |
Adhere |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is a fresh-water tortoise? |
Terrapin |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is a hot, pungent Indian dish? |
Vindaloo |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' was the barefoot singer who had three number one hits in the sixties? |
Shaw |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is German for 'and'? |
Und |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' will be an official sport for the first time in the 1992 Olympics? |
Baseball |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' comes before chair, going and rider? |
Easy |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is the country with the world's highest taxation? |
Norway |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is the instinctive element of the personality? |
Id |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is a cross between a greyhound and a sheepdog? |
Lurcher |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is someone excessively self-righteous or affectedly precise? |
Prig |
| 154 |
C |
What 'C' was the Bizet opera first performed in 1875? |
Carmen |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is a place for hatching fish eggs? |
Hatchery |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' is fictional writing that closely follows fact? |
Faction |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' features in the TV programme with the three Muskehounds? |
Dogtanian |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is an uncirculated coin? |
Mint |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is either of two minerals both white to green in colour? |
Jade |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is the sign for Aries? |
Ram |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' was the 1981 musical with Wayne Sleep as head dancer? |
Cats |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' comes before mark, trumpet and shot? |
Ear |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' were Oliver Cromwell's crack troops? |
Ironsides |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is the acid HNO3? |
Nitric |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is a well seasoned stew with a thick sauce? |
Ragout |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' plays TV's Equalizer? |
Woodward |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' glitters on a baseball pitch? |
Diamond |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is slang (from German) for broken or done for? |
Kaput |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is capital of Catalonia and site of the 1992 Olympics? |
Barcelona |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is a wart of the foot? |
Verruca |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' means capable of being wrong? |
Fallible |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is a system of displaying information on TV? |
Teletext |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' played Magnum on TV? |
Selleck |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a Japanese unit of currency? |
Yen |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is a site of miraculous healings? |
Lourdes |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a type of radiation — and a Greek letter? |
Gamma |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' means unequalled? |
Peerless |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is the republic which supplies the USSR with 25% of its food? |
Ukraine |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is Jewish? |
Judaic |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is a star-like punctuation mark? |
Asterisk |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is a Scottish land agent or estate manager? |
Factor |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is an aperture, mouth or opening? |
Orifice |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' was the first Queen consort of Henry VIII? |
Katharine |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' had a top ten hit in 1989 with 'Cuddly Toy'? |
Roachford |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is the instrument used by surveyors for measuring angles? |
Tehodolite |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is the 'cradle continent' which produced the first man-like beings? |
Africa |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is where the sun rises? |
East |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' was a Celtic minstrel or early poet? |
Bard |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' comes before cat, axe and vault? |
Pole |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is someone's first appearance on stage? |
Debut |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is an old word for promontory or headland? |
Ness |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' was the American blues and acid rock singer who died in 1970? |
Joplin |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is the Royal Military Academy? |
Sandhurst |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is a large covered basket for food and cutlery? |
Hamper |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is a state of unawareness? |
Unconsciousness |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is a glance — or a male goose? |
Gander |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is a make of motor car oil? |
Mobil |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a tiny British bird? |
Wren |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is 'serious', as opposed to 'popular' music? |
Classical |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is a Tibetan monk? |
Lama |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is a breed of cat without tails? |
Manx |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is a musical interval of eight diatonic degrees? |
Octave |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' was leader of the labour party in the 1980's |
Kinnock |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' comes after birth – and before time? |
Day |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is an Islamic religious war? |
Jihad |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is left, a gateway – and a harbour? |
Port |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' was emperor of Japan for 62 years? |
Hirohito |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is a smooth compact yarn from long wool fibres? |
Worsted |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' is someone who literally does everything for you? |
Factotum |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' crossed the Atlantic in a hot air balloon? |
Branson |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' means tearful or given to weeping? |
Lachrymore |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' was Thailand once called? |
Siam |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is the world's all-time bestselling record album? |
Thriller |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is an instrument of torture – and a cut of lamb? |
Rack |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is to raise irrelevant objections to something? |
Cavil |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is frugality? |
Economy |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is an official language of South Africa? |
Afrikaans |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is an insect carrier of disease? |
Vector |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is French for waiter? |
Garcon |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is good when it's no? |
News |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a computer language used almost exclusively for business work? |
Cobol |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is a French playwright of the absurd? |
Ionesco |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' means of the nerves? |
Neural |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' was the chief god of Scandinavian mythology? |
Odin |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' describes the heart that 'never won fair lady'? |
Faint |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is a dish of rice, flaked fish and hardboiled eggs? |
Kedgeree |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is one of the world's largest copper mines — and a snake? |
Anaconda |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' means having a peaceful nature? |
Pacifist |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a plain, ten-sided figure? |
Decagon |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' are North American hares? |
Jackrabbits |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' comes before hand, wash and side? |
Back |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is one of the commonest rock-forming minerals? |
Quart |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' had heavy metal hits with 'What about Love' and 'These Dreams'? |
Heart |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' was the name of the first dog in space? |
Laika |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is a small surgeon's knife? |
Scalpel |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' annexed Greece in 146 B.C.? |
Rome |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is a golf hole played in two strokes under par? |
Eagle |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a kind of palm — and parrot? |
Macaw |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' was a 19th century Russian composer? |
Tchaikovsky |
| 240 |
W |
What 'W' describes an officer who is neither commissioned nor non-commissioned? |
Warrant |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is to embellish a dish for the table? |
Garnish |
| 242 |
Z |
What 'Z' is Yugoslavia's second largest city? |
Zagreb |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' comes before drome, foil and gram? |
Aero |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is a major London art gallery? |
Tate |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is a liquid that dries to a hard shiny coating? |
Varnish |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' was the singer who burst out in 1988 with `Boys, Boys, Boys'? |
Sabrina |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' is a sense of resentment or offence? |
Umbrage |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' originally meant a young knight serving under another's banner? |
Bachelor |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' are the most influential groups in a political system? |
Elite / Establishment |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' comes after maiden and before sake? |
Name |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' was the Spanish queen who financed Columbus? |
Isabella |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is a computer programming language? |
Lisp |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is the distance covered by a single step? |
Pace |
| 254 |
C |
What 'C' is the world's most valuable fish roe? |
Caviar |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is a Sunday TV show starring Harry Secombe? |
Highway |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is a character fault, flaw or shortcoming? |
Failing / Foible |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is a stoppered crystal container into which wine is transferred? |
Decanter |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' sang with The Mechanics in a UK number one hit? |
Mike |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' means of the reign of James I? |
Jacobean |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is a fatal disease that is non-existent in Britain? |
Rabies |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' did Halley predict (in 1704) would return? |
Comet |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' is money paid to confirm a contract or seal a bargain? |
Earnest |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' means lacking in symmetry or evenness? |
Irregular |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' was the first president of the republic of Egypt? |
Nasser |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' made Sylvester Stallone a millionaire? |
Rocky |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is a town in Wiltshire — and a make of carpet? |
Wilton |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' comes before heat, end and pan? |
Dead |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is something retained as a memento? |
Keepsake |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is the (outdoor) game played in England since the 13th century? |
Bowls |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' means university? |
Varsity |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is a sham attack to divert attention (from a real one)? |
Feint |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' had a top-ten singles hit with 'Radio Romance'? |
Tiffany |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is an international hotel chain? |
Sheraton |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the part of an egg that can harbour Salmonella? |
Yolk |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is supposed not to strike in the same place twice? |
Lightning |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a large and fragrant white or yellow flower? |
Gardenia |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is a notorious London prison? |
Pentonville |
| 278 |
U |
What 'J' means made for practical use rather than appearance? |
Utiltarian |
| 279 |
J |
What 'T' was the seventh president of the USA? |
Jackson |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is a Hamito-Semitic language of North Africa and West Asia? |
Arabic |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is the radioactivity after a nuclear explosion? |
Fallout |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' has Muscat as its capital? |
Oman |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is a stone edging to a pavement? |
Kerb |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is the toothy presenter of a life-based TV show? |
Rantzen |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is a metal or plastic cap worn to protect the finger? |
Thimble |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' are the, a and an? |
Articles |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' was the god of darkness in Greek mythology? |
Erebus |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' is a place near Oxford — and a type of cake? |
Banbury |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is the fluid component of blood? |
Plasma |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is the country with the world's highest suicide rate? |
Denmark |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' are stinging plants of the family Urticaceae? |
Nettles |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' comes before pony, cherry and artichoke? |
Jerusalem |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' recorded the number one pop single 'Viva Espana'? |
Silvia |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is an adult male red deer? |
Hart |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' means characteristic of a town or city? |
Urban |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is to stand and gape or gawp? |
Gawk |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' kills the bull in bullfights? |
Matador |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is a mostly mountainous principality of Great Britain? |
Wales |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is a hiding place for valuables? |
Cache |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' plays one of TV's The Two Of Us? |
Lyndhurst |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is a film starring Michael Jackson? |
Moonwalker |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is a common Russian woman's name? |
Olga |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a poetic word for hankerchief? |
Kerchief |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is to destroy one in ten of a population? |
Decimate |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is the site of the oldest known human settlement? |
Jericho |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is the proprietor of an Italian restaurant? |
Padrone |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is a TV show hosted by Derek Jameson? |
Headliner |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' was a former English county that is now part of Cumbria? |
westmoreland |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is the evil demon that supposedly attends a witch? |
Familiar |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is the sport that was practised as long ago as 1500 B.C.? |
Boxing |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' is a cord used to tie up a bleeding artery? |
Ligature |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' was the first UK group to have three records go straight to number one? |
Slade |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is the smallest duck in Europe? |
Teal |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' comes before light, hot and head? |
Red |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a deep narrow hollow running through mountains? |
Canyon |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' was a Greek geometrician? |
Euclid |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is absolute government by an absolute ruler? |
Autocracy |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' was the place in Norse mythology where the souls of slain heroes feasted? |
Valhalla |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' means of the stomach? |
Gastic |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is the sum remaining after necessary deductions? |
Net |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' was the last site of a noticeable earthquake in Britian? |
Carlisle |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is a deadlock, or position of no escape? |
Impasse |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is the capital of Niger? |
Niamey |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is an orchestral introduction to an opera or ballet? |
Overture |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' comes before bottom, hood and alarm? |
False |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is the Labour Party spokesman for foreign affairs? |
Kaufman |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is a word formed from the initial letters of other words? |
Acronym |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is the headquarters of the US military establishment? |
Pentagon |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is legal jargon for dead? |
Deceased |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' was the 'brother' of Jesus Christ according to the gospels? |
James |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' comes after hand — and before pipe? |
Bag |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the world's most abundant bird? |
Quela |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' was a 1978 horror film with Jamie Lee Curtis? |
Halloween |
| 334 |
L |
What `L' is the monetary unit of Turkey? |
Lira |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' had the UK number one hit 'Under the Moon of Love'? |
Showaddywady |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a central London park? |
Regents |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is plates or pots made of baked clay? |
earthenware |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is the way a thing is done or happens? |
Manner |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is the weekly event named after the Scandinavian god Thor? |
Thursday |
| 340 |
W |
What 'W' was 'The Bionic Woman'? |
Wagner |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' comes before ball, keeper and licence? |
Game |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a cell formed by the union of two gametes? |
Zygotte |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' became president of Argentina in 1983? |
Alfonsin |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is one of the three enclosures at a racecourse? |
Tattersalls |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is slang for aura or atmosphere? |
Vibes |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is a weedy south-west Atlantic sea? |
Sargasso |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is a breach in a body surface that fails to heal? |
Ulcer |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' was the painter of The Birth of Venus (1482)? |
Botticelli |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is a make of petrol — and a mischievous fairy? |
Elf |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' means having a basic grasp of maths? |
Numerate |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' is something (threateningly) imminent? |
Impending |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is the largest European bird of prey? |
Lammergeyer |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is a detachable hanging lock? |
Padlock |
| 354 |
C |
What 'C' is Madonna's (born) surname? |
Ciccone |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is one of five tendons at the back of the knee? |
Hamstring |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' describes crops which are grown to feed livestock? |
Forage |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' means to decode? |
Decipher |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' were the 'nutty boys' who had 15 top ten hits? |
Madness |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is the kingdom with Amman as its capital? |
Jordan |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is an incisive reply or apt repartee? |
Retort |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is the care of, and protection of, the biosphere? |
Conservation |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' became Prime Minister in 1955? |
Eden |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is the West Yorkshire town with a lazy name? |
Idle |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' is a small notch or groove? |
Nick |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' raised their pop ratings with 'Break 4 Love'? |
Raze |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' comes before way, answer and headed? |
Wrong |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is to make known your dutiable goods to customs? |
Declare |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' won an Oscar for portraying Annie Hall? |
Keaton |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is a social assembly for dancing? |
Ball |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a segment of the backbone? |
Vertebra |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' has been an Olympic sport since 1896? |
Fencing |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is light reflected from the upper atmosphere when the sun is below the horizon? |
Twilight |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is a district in both London and New York? |
Soho |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is when someone clever was not born? |
Yesterday |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' had a fleece as white as snow'? |
Lamb |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is the lower end of a flitch of salted bacon? |
Gammon |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is an adherent of a party or cause? |
Partisan |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' means the outcome or final result? |
Upshot |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' was the first permanent English settlement in America? |
Jamestown |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' describes ants that travel in devouring columns? |
Army |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' do the Americans call a tap? |
Faucet |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is the second most frequently used word in the English language? |
Of |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' was the winner of the 1988 Derby? |
Kahasi |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is to repay an attack or insult in kind? |
Retaliate |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is a weekly international news magazine? |
Time |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' was the president of Chile deposed and killed in 1973? |
Allende |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is a group of disorders characterized by seizures or fits? |
Epilepsy |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is an originally feudal term meaning commonplace? |
Banal |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' helped Olive Oil in a jam? |
Popeye |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is a taking away — or conclusion reached by reasoning? |
Deduction |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is Japan in Japanese? |
Nippon |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' was an early 20th century writer of horror stories? |
Jacobs |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' comes before fish, out and shock? |
Shell |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is to weight horses to make them run more equally? |
Handicap |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is the rear of a stage? |
Upstage |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is the cathedral city which the Romans called Glevum? |
Gloucester |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is someone who makes a plundering raid? |
Marauder |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' was the scandal which forced President Nixon to resign? |
Watergate |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is the outermost part of the structure of the Earth? |
Crust |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' comes after tiger —and before livered? |
Lily |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' was the Bee Gees' first hit (in 1967)? |
Massachusetts |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is a medical term for extreme corpulence? |
Obesity |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' gave his name to a scale of temperature? |
Kelvin |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' means forced to deviate from a fixed course? |
Deflected |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' are the once-headhunting Indians of Ecuador? |
Jivara |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is a place for milking cows? |
Parlour |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is to move the ball out of the back of a rugby scrum? |
Heel |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is leader of Solidarity? |
Walesa |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F.' is the German city that gave its name to a sausage? |
Frankfurt |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is to incline an aircraft sideways when turning? |
Bank |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' is a round fruit small and more acid than lemon? |
Lime |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is a metal-bladed boot — and a fish? |
Skate |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is the battle at which Nelson died (in 1805)? |
Trafalgar |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is restless or ill-at-ease? |
Restive |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is the world's largest toothed mammal? |
Cachalot |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' comes before cute, plate and magnetic? |
Electro |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' was the biblical founder of the Jewish nation? |
Abraham |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is poison injected by an animal? |
Venom |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is a geographical dictionary? |
Gazeteer |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is no number or amount? |
Nil |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' are the lowest clouds? |
Cumulus |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' was a late 19th century movement in art? |
Impressionism |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is trifling or persistently annoying? |
Niggling |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is an English actor elevated to the peerage? |
Oliver |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' comes before fare, light and belt? |
Fan |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is an Arab headdress? |
Kefiyeh |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is a set of conventional symbols for the purpose of writing? |
Alphabet |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' is penny-pinching or stinginess? |
Parsimony |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' is a children's TV programme with a rodent hero and his sidekick penfold? |
Dangermouse |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' is to hoax or pull someone's leg? |
Josh |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' are the notices in church of intended marriage? |
Banns |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' recorded the rock hit 'There She Goes Again'? |
Quireboys |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is a harbour or place of refuge? |
Haven |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is a desert that forms part of the Sahara? |
Libyan |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' was the inventor of the first continous stitch sewing machine? |
Singer |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is to begin again? |
Resume / Restart |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is a hard cheese honeycombed with holes? |
Emmenthal |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' had the '70s pop hits 'Tiger Feet' and 'The Cat Crept In'? |
Mud |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is a schedule of rates or prices? |
Tariff |
| 440 |
W |
What 'W' is the opposite of wane? |
Wax |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is England's number two airport? |
Gatwick |
| 442 |
Z |
What 'Z' was father of the disciples, James and John? |
Zebedee |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' became Prime Minister (after Churchill) in 1945? |
Atlee |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is a loudspeaker broadcasting apparatus? |
Tannoy |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a medical term for a blister? |
Vesicle |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is a bright red colour? |
Scarlet |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is French for union? |
Union |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is an Australian insect-eating marsupial? |
Bandicoot |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a substance produced by living cells which promotes chemical change? |
Enzyme |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' was England north of the Humber? |
Northumbria |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is to confiscate or take possession of? |
Impound |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' comes before foot, house and hearted? |
Light |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' was an early agitator for women's rights? |
Pankhurst |
| 454 |
C |
What 'C' is a vocal or instrumental flourish at the close of a movement in music? |
Cadenza |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is the square board used by plasterers? |
Hawk |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is an organism's ability to reproduce? |
Fertility |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is to think carefully? |
Deliberate |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a large and powerful working dog? |
Mastiff |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' was a 20th century portrait painter? |
John |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a snub, cold-shoulder or repulse? |
Rebuff |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' sang on the first recording to achieve a million sales? |
Caruso |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' is to disengage a chemical substance from a compound? |
Educe |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' describes cold or stormy weather? |
Inclement |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is a far western US state? |
Nevada |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is corded upholstery fabric — and a type of theatre? |
Rep |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' comes before top, shop and shy? |
Work |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' means to provide for the payment of? |
Defray |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' was the co-winner of the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize? |
Kissinger |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is a noisy tout? |
Barker |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism? |
Veda |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' is a full-length film? |
Feature |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is the bank note with Florence Nightingale on it? |
Ten / Tenner |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is the black township near Johannesburg? |
Soweto |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' had the number one pop single The Only Way Is Up? |
Yazz |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' was the author of White Fang? |
London |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is the world's smallest colony? |
Gibraltar |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is a fruit or jam pie enclosed in pastry and baked without a dish? |
Pasty |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' was the father of the Titans in Greek mythology? |
Uranus |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is a coin-operated record player? |
Jukebox |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' was the Mexican resort where The Four Tops went loco? |
Acapulco |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is an organ in certain animals for testing things by touch? |
Feeler |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' was a Nobel Prize-winning US dramatist? |
O Neill |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is a type of paraffin? |
Kerosene |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is to reprove or reprimand? |
Rebuke |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is a milky pudding made from the cassava? |
Tapioca |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is the Indian city which is the religious centre of the Sikhs? |
Amritsar |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' was commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in World War II? |
Eisenhower |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is sheepish or shy? |
Bashful |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is a track formed by frequent passage? |
Path |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is a disordered state of mind with incoherent speech? |
Delirium |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is a town noted for horseracing and sales? |
Newmarket |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' was the disciple who betrayed Christ? |
Judas |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' is a word-building board game? |
Scrabble |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' comes before storm, proof and stone? |
Hail |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' is the dark central part of a sun spot? |
Umbra |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is Italy's chief port? |
Genoa |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' completes the saying 'mad as a ... hare? |
March |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' was the writer who created Jeeves? |
Wodehouse |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is a Spanish gentleman? |
Caballero |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is a bounding line or terminal point? |
Limit |
