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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is a cocktail named after part of New York? |
Manhattan |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is to anticipate and dispose of in advance? |
Obviate |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' was the Russian composer who died in 1978? |
Khathaturian |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is a postponement? |
Delay |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a star of Miami Vice? |
Johnson |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is an aromatic herb used to season lamb? |
Parsley |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' comes before dresser, trigger and pin? |
Hair |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' was a Red Indian on when he put on warpaint? |
Warpath |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' consists of some 800 Pacific islands? |
Jiji |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is a quarrel, or a prize fight? |
Barney |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is a large car with a partition between driver and passengers? |
Limousine |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is the back of an animal's neck? |
Scruff |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is direct mind-to-mind communication? |
Telepathy |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is a summons to come back? |
Recall |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' were all Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian? |
Caesar |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' means to give off bubbles of gas? |
Effervesce |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' was Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I? |
Asquith |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is to subect to careful and thorough appraisal? |
Vet |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is a town in Somerset with a 10th century Abbey? |
Glastonbury |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is pain along a peripheral sensory nerve? |
Neralgia |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is a motor car with fixed sides and a folding top? |
Convertable / Cabriolet |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is to apply with pressure so as to imprint? |
Impress |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is an old word for simpleton or ninny? |
Nincompoop |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is an animal that feeds on both plants and animals? |
Omnivore |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' comes before some, nought and less? |
Fear |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of Zaire? |
Kinshasa |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' means at right angles to a ship's length? |
Abeam |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is to participate or take a part of? |
Partake |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is slang for a look? |
Dekko |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is the tailor who became the seventeenth president of the USA? |
Johnson |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' means to hoot or jeer at? |
Barrack |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a state of enforced isolation? |
Quarantine |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' comes after paper — and before panky? |
Hanky |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is a floor covering made with hardened linseed oil? |
Linoleum |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is a bicycle seat? |
Saddle |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' was a 17th century Dutch painter? |
Rembrandt |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' is to expel or evict? |
Eject |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is an experienced and trusted advisor? |
Mentor |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is the area from which a golf ball is struck at start of play? |
Tee |
| 040 |
W |
What 'W' was the actress who used to suggest 'come up and see me some time'? |
West |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' comes before city, party and gnome? |
Garden |
| 042 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a metallic element used in flashbulbs? |
Zirconium |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' was the philosopher and saint who lived 354-430AD? |
Augustine |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is a brown bird with a speckled breast? |
Thrush |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is a low area more or less enclosed by hills? |
Valley |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' is exceptionally thin and slight? |
Scrawny |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' was Italy's last king? |
Umberto |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is a three-masted vessel — and the cry of a fox? |
Bark |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is sewage or liquid industrial refuse? |
Effluent |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' means a decree that comes into effect at a specified time? |
Nisi |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is the mid-western US state named after its principal river? |
Illinois |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' is not stiff? |
Loose / Limp |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is a silver-white metal more precious than gold? |
Platinum |
| 054 |
C |
What 'C' is a restaurant where customers fetch what they want from counters? |
Cafeteria |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is part of a Hebrides island renowned for its tweed? |
Harris |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' was the main form of social stratification in mediaeval Europe? |
Feudalism |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is the muscle of the shoulder lifting the upper arm? |
Deltoid |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a female equine animal? |
Mare |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' is the general who became Premier of Poland in 1981? |
Jaruzelski |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is to put right? |
Rectify |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is a zinc-based lotion used to soothe itching? |
Calamine |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' means characteristic of the period 19011910? |
Edwardian |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is the manager of an opera or concert company? |
Impressario |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is an elementary particle emitted during the decay of other particles? |
Neutrino |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' was an Indian prince or ruler? |
Rajah |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is a top rugby league club? |
Wigan / Widnes/ Warrington |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is to become not material or disappear? |
Dematerialize |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is the indentation in the bottom of a bottle? |
Kick |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a type of goose — and a shellfish that clings to ships? |
Barnacle |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is the apex or highest point? |
Vertex |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' comes before brain, bed and head? |
Feather |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is someone who had died having made a will? |
Testate |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is an East African word for a journey? |
Safari |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the oldest living British tree? |
Yew |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a soothing cough mixture? |
Linctus |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is the Mull which is the most southern point of Scotland? |
Galloway |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is a paste-like mixture used for coating walls and ceilings? |
Plaster |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' was the East German statesman who built the Berlin Wall? |
Ulbricht |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is a hurdler or steeplechaser? |
Jumper |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is a kidnapper? |
Abductor |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is the blue-flowered plant which produces linseed? |
Flax |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' was a German composer of light operas? |
Offenbach |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' comes before off, joy and time? |
Kill |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' was the lexicographer who gave his name to a standard reference work? |
Roget |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is to express gratitude? |
Thank |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is an inhabitant of Aberdeen? |
Aberdonian |
| 087 |
E |
What `E' did Edwina Currie go to work on — disastrously? |
Eggs |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' is a damming — or barrier of shellfire? |
Barrage |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' are the line of holes in a sheet of stamps? |
Perforations |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' was Othello's wife? |
Desdemona |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is to dope a racehorse? |
Nobble |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is a black American Democrat politician? |
Jackson |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is to be frugal or skimp? |
Scrimp |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is the anterior part of an animal's body? |
Head |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is the Florence palace with one of the world's richest art collections? |
Uffizi |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' is an organization to preserve the environment? |
Greenpeace |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is to soak food in spiced oil or wine? |
Marinade |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' was Britian's first Prime Minister? |
Walpole |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is the largest and most highly evolved part of the brain? |
Cerebrum |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a lime tree? |
Linden |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is an extract of brewer's yeast to spread on bread? |
Marmite |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is a maker of artificial eyes? |
Ocularist |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' means class, sort or variety? |
Kind |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' does David Jason portray in Only Fools and Horses? |
Dell / Derek |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' was the founder of Pakistan? |
Jinnah / (Muhammed Ali) |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a seabird, a publisher and a biscuit? |
Penguin |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is to avoid committing yourself? |
Hedge |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' was arguably the greatest ever outdoor pop concert? |
Woodstock |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is an irregular shape outside the rules of conventional geometry? |
Fractal |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is an inhabitant of Bath? |
Bathonian |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is an official assisting an umpire or referee? |
Linesman |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is a neck of mutton or veal? |
Scrag |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' comes before paper, tube and match? |
Test |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' was the sculptor of The Thinker? |
Rodin |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is the slight arching of a road? |
Camber |
| 116 |
E |
What `E' is spookily strange or weird? |
Eerie |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' was the first hormone to be discovered? |
Adrenalin |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is a space devoid of all matter? |
Vacuum |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is the island between the Arctic Ocean and Baffin Bay? |
Greenland |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is execution by drowning? |
Noyade |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is a 'stone' in the body – and a method of calculation? |
Calculus |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' is something that motivates or spurs you on? |
Incentive |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' comes before bag, dive and band? |
Nose |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is a hydrocarbon of the paraffin series? |
Octave |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' was a female jazz vocalist? |
Fizgerald |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is worthless pretentiousness in art? |
Kitsch |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' describes a person of the meanest condition? |
Abject |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is a type of paint, school book and divice for igniting gunpowder? |
Primer |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' (apart from Donald) is a cartoon duck? |
Daffy |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' was the author of Three Men In A Boat? |
Jerome |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a substance capable of combining with an acid to form a salt? |
Base |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' means to overwhelm thoroughly? |
Quell |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is a tiller or wheel which directs a boat's rudder? |
Helm |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is a soft material for dressing wounds? |
Lint |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is to sniff or sniffle repeatedly? |
Snuffle |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' was the US President the teddy bear is named after? |
Roosevelt |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' comes after moray, conger and electric? |
Eel |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' means brownish-crimson? |
Maroon |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is larceny? |
Theft |
| 140 |
W |
What 'W' won the 1980 world amateur snooker championship? |
White |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' comes before Cayman, Canal and Canyon? |
Grand |
| 142 |
Z |
What 'Z' is the largest city in Switzerland? |
Zurich |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is blooming? |
Abloom |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is a pack of 78 pictoral playing cards? |
Tarot |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is giddiness with a sensation of spinning? |
Vertigo |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is a motorcycle race over very rough ground? |
Scramble |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is one of the oldest cites in Holland? |
Utrecht |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' comes before The Bass, to form the name of a pop group? |
Bomb |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is a Welsh musical congress? |
Eisteddfod |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' forms 80% of the Earth's atmosphere? |
Nitrogen |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is the site of 'The Indy 500' motor race? |
Indianapolis |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' means of, or formed by, the tongue? |
Lingual |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is to act in a play? |
Perform |
| 154 |
C |
What 'C' is a soft rich Normandy cheese? |
Camembert |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is a border made by turning over the edge of cloth and sewing it down? |
Hem |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' was the 1983 film about breakdancing? |
Flashdance |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is a sweet — and a US coin? |
Dime |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' comes after love, safety and football? |
Match |
| 159 |
T |
What 'T' is a volcanic Indonesian island? |
Java |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is to renounce a previously held opinion? |
Recant |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' describes work-hardened hands? |
Caullused |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' comes after self when people make themselves inconspicuous? |
Effacing |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is the US state with Des Moines as its capital? |
Iowa |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is a person authorized to draw up contracts? |
Notary |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is army slang for a reconnaissance? |
Recce |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' was the East German world champion woman's figure skater? |
Witt |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is to pull down or destroy a building? |
Demolish |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' comes before fisher, pin and ship? |
King |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is a French word meaning geniality? |
Bonhomie |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' means of, or containing, blood vessels? |
Vascular |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is the Italian town where the Renaissance began? |
Florence |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is a long-snouted mammal related to the horse and rhinoceros? |
Tapir |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' is a rock-strewn mountain slope? |
Scree |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the capital of the United Republic of Cameroon? |
Yaounde |
| 175 |
L |
What `L' is an Italian sports car? |
Lambourgini / Lancia |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is the city where Batman keeps the peace? |
Gatham |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is eternal death or damnation? |
Perdition |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is element number 92 in the periodic table? |
Uranium |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is a type of narcissus, or pale yellow colour? |
Jonquil |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is a ceremonial washing? |
Ablution |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' was a British world champion boxer at three different weights? |
Fitzsimmons |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' comes before the cheap and the sly? |
On |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is the pool or pot in a card game? |
Kitty |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a written acknowledgement of having received goods or money? |
Receipt |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is an incrustation of calcium salts on the teeth? |
Tartar |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is a slaughterhouse? |
Abbatoir |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' means worked out with great attention to detail? |
Elaborate |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is a native of the western Pyrenees? |
Basque |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is an odd Australian mammal? |
Platypus |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' describes a very fast, fierce bowler in cricket? |
Demon |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is to cherish, nurse or sustain with food? |
Nourish |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is questionmaster of TV's Headliners? |
Jameson |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is a propeller — and a threaded metal pin? |
Screw |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' comes after moor and before pecked? |
Hen |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' is the high-frequency sonic waves used to investigate the body? |
Ultrasound |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is the Gate Bridge which spans San Francisco Bay? |
Golden |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is a set of straps to prevent a horse rearing? |
Martingale |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' was the actor Marion Morrison? |
Wayne |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is an improvised, originally West Indian, song? |
Calypso |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is a brand of antiseptic mouthwash? |
Listerine / Listermint |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is a worker in stone? |
Mason |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' comes after push and before colour? |
Off |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' do you tie when you get married? |
Knot |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' should Sir Francis Male Duck's surname really be? |
Drake |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is the largest of the Channel Islands? |
Jersey |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' used to claim it 'washes whiter — and it shows'? |
Persil |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a seven-sided figure? |
Heptagon |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' was the US President who declared war on Germany in 1917? |
Wilson |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' did John Travolta stir up on Saturday night? |
Fever |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' comes before post, spread and time? |
Bed |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is a scaly fruit with a large 'nut' and soft pale flesh? |
Lychee |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is a Polish trades union? |
Solidarity |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is a type of vacuum flask? |
Thermos |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is the rebound of a gun after firing? |
Recoil |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' comes after Roman — and before stick? |
Candle |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is insolence or shameless audacity? |
Effontery |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a graze? |
Abrasion |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is the country with Caracas as its capital? |
Venezuela |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is a type of Dutch cheese? |
Gouda |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is an annoying person or thing?
|
Nuisance |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is part of the leg — and a young bovine animal? |
Calf |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is the site of the world's first cast-iron bridge? |
Ironbridge |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' comes before ball, way and wonder? |
No |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is someone between 79 and 90 years old? |
Octogenarian |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' was the heavyweight boxer nicknamed Smokin Joe'? |
Frazier |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is a maker of film and cameras? |
Kodak |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is to jump bail or escape from the law? |
Abscond |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' describes the shrew which is Britain's smallest mammal? |
Pygmy |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a refusal of a request? |
Denial |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' was French commander-in-chief in World War I? |
Joffre |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is an oriental market? |
Bazaar |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a formulated series of questions? |
Questionaire |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is an animal with both male and female sex organs? |
Hermaphrodite |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' was a writer of nonsense rhymes? |
Lear |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is a cleansing and emulsifying agent? |
Soap |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a re-establishment of friendship after a quarrel? |
Reconciliation |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is the resistor in an electric heater or kettle? |
Element |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' means not easily forgotten? |
Memorable |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' comes before bomb, honoured and table? |
time |
| 240 |
W |
What 'W' was the US tennis player who gave her name to a US v. Britain cup? |
Wightman |
| 241 |
G |
What `G' comes after poison — and before tank? |
Gas |
| 242 |
Z |
What 'Z' was the last king of Albania? |
Zog |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is an event occurring without apparent cause? |
Accident |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is the offspring of a tiger and a lioness? |
Tigon |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is the grassy plateaux of southern Africa? |
Veld |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is a scientist who studies earthquakes? |
Seismologist |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' comes before rumours, customer and duckling? |
Ugly |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a series of poultry cages for intensive egg laying? |
Battery |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' describes shoes that make people taller? |
Elevator |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' is a type of local anaesthetic? |
Novocaine |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' did Yasser Arafat officially recognise in 1988? |
Israel |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is a metallic element resembling sodium? |
Lithium |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is to plunge or fall like lead? |
Plummet |
| 254 |
C |
What 'C' is slang for drunk? |
Canned / Cut |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is the site of an annual regatta on the Thames? |
Henley |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' was an 18th century French painter? |
Fragouard |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is a massed public exhibition of opinion? |
Demonstration |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' means well matured or softened by age? |
Mellow |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is a West Indian republic? |
Jamaica |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is to reclaim or regain possession of something? |
Recover |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is a high-kicking French dance? |
Cancan |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' is the patron saint of seamen? |
Elmo |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is an Austrian ski centre? |
Innsbruck |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is the legal status of a country that does not take part in war? |
Neutrality |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is to throw back heat, light or sound? |
Reflect |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is a railway station, an Abba hit and decisive defeat? |
tWaterloo |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is mental deterioration due to physical changes in the brain? |
Dementia |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is a brand of margarine? |
Krona |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is the marshy offshoot of a southern US river? |
Bayou |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' was Spock of Star Trek's race? |
Vulcan |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' was an 18th century English novelist? |
Fielding |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' comes before deck, worm and measure? |
Tape |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is either of a pair of light oars used by a single rower? |
Scull |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the peninsula which extends from Mexico into Guatemala? |
Yucatan |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is a metric unit of capacity? |
Litre |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is 'the village' in New York? |
Greenwich |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is a length of fabric that conceals curtain rods? |
Pelmet |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is a Pulitzer Prize winning American author? |
Updike |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is to stew a hare or rabbit in wine? |
Jug |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' comes after current, joint and deposit? |
Account |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' was the only person to win the same event at three consecutive Olympics? |
Fraser |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' means burdensome? |
Onerous |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' was the scene of an 1890s gold rush? |
Klondyke |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is a newly enlisted member of the armed forces? |
Recruit |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' comes after bad — and before bud? |
Taste |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is a subordinate partner in crime? |
Accomplice |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is to fix firmly in a surrounding mass? |
Embed |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' comes before blood — and after Deacon? |
Blue |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is a sound made by plucking a stringed instrument? |
Plunk / Plink |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' means crass or closely compacted? |
Dense |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is a hard aromatic seed used as spice? |
Nutmeg |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' is the TV star of Only Fools And Horses? |
Jason |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is a train ticket for unlimited travel in a limited period? |
Season |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' is a mythological figure of prodigious strength? |
Hercules |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' is the sky-blue pigment originally obtained from lapis lazuli? |
Ultramarine |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is the capital of Guyana? |
Georgetown |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is a puppet? |
Marionette |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is to sing Christmas carols from house to house? |
Wassail |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is an animal that eats its own species? |
Cannibal |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is a doctor's stand-in? |
Locum |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is slang for worthless, contemptible or spotty? |
Measly |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is the major Soviet Black Sea port? |
Odessa |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is the element which made Superman weak? |
Kryptonite |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is a cream to remove unwanted hair? |
Depilatory |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is the 365-day calendar named after Caesar? |
Julian |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is a type of strong thin board? |
Ply |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' are involuntary spasms of the respiratory organs? |
Hiccups |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is an old-fashioned word for waster or good-for-nothing? |
Wastrel |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' was a forward-looking movement in art? |
Futurism |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is a gymnastics bar of balance? |
Beam |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' is slang for head or common sense? |
Loaf |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is the quasi-religious sect founded by L. Ron Hubbard? |
Scientology |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is a white, wood-eating 'ant'? |
Termite |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is a diet or medically prescribed way of life? |
Regimen |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' was the Earl who gave his name to a style of jersey? |
Cardigan |
| 316 |
E |
What `E' is the obstruction of an artery by a clot of blood? |
Embolism |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' comes before math, birth and thought? |
After |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a Swedish automobile manufacturer? |
Volvo |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a province in Spain, a car — and a TV region? |
Granada |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' was the golfer who won the 1986 British Open? |
Norman |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is a division of a long poem? |
Canton |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? |
Iota |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is featured on the £10 note? |
Nightingale |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is an instrument that measures how far you walk? |
Odometer |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is a high-tech British architect? |
Foster |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of Jamaica? |
Kingston |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' `speak louder than words'? |
Actions |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' comes before corn, music and gun? |
Pop |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is to abandon or forsake? |
Desert |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is a tropical bird that walks on floating leaves? |
Jacana |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is a small perforated ball for threading with others on string? |
Bead |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a state of perplexity or doubt? |
Quandary |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is the Evening Star? |
Hesperus |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is something you can both spend and suck? |
Lolly |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is the next-to-last match in a knockout competition? |
Semi Final |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' do the Americans call an estate agent? |
Realator |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is an ailment of the lungs often associated with smoking? |
Emphysema |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is a type of toast — and a peach pudding? |
Melba |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is a common and widespread amphibian? |
Toad |
| 340 |
W |
What 'W' was the British novelist whose surname at birth was Stephen? |
Woolf |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' comes before way, plank and leader? |
Gang |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' was the first space probe to achieve `circumlunar flyby'? |
Zond |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is the four week period before Christmas? |
Advent |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' are the points of a fork? |
Times |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a French mineral water — and a World War II government? |
Vichy |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is thick greasy mud or muck? |
Sludge |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' was the US chemist who isolated heavy water and discovered denterium? |
Urey |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is an amphibious broad-tailed rodent? |
Beaver |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is an old-fashioned word for shop? |
Emporium |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' was the Indian guru who founded Sikhism? |
Nanak |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' is the seat of Cornell University? |
Ithaca |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is Spanish for insane? |
Loco |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is a small herd of seals or whales? |
Pod |
| 354 |
C |
What 'C' is an eating place — and a case of cutlery? |
Canteen |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is a concealment used for observing wild animals? |
Hide |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' were both, father and son, swashbuckling film stars? |
Fairbanks |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is a bowler hat — and a horse race? |
derby |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is an informal term for a doctor? |
Medic |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is an ornamental pot for growing flowers? |
Jardiniere |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' means intended as a remedy? |
Remedial |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is the zodiacal sign represented by a goat? |
Capricorn |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' are 'vessels' that 'make the most sound'? |
Empty |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' was the tribe of which Bodica was Queen? |
Iceni |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' is the golfer nicknamed 'The Golden Bear'? |
Nicklaus |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is the Day which falls on the 11th November? |
Rememberance |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a pattern visible in paper held to the light? |
Watermark |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is a surface impression made by a blunt instrument? |
Dent |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is a tribe of Indians of the North American plains? |
Kiowa |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' describes something so wet it hangs limp? |
Bedraggled |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a sinking Italian city? |
Venice |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' won the best actress Oscar for Amadeus? |
Field |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is a place where refuse is left? |
Tip |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' are a pair of pruning clippers? |
Secateurs |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes before bitter, pudding and grit? |
Yorkshire |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is a large worm used as a fishing bait? |
Lugworm / Lobworm |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is the republic which straddles the Central American isthmus? |
Guatemala |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is the falcon that is the world's fastest animal? |
Peregrine |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is a major river of central Africa? |
Ubangi |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is US slang for someone thick or useless? |
Jerk |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is a naval commander-in-chief? |
Admiral |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' was the world's first war photographer? |
Fenton |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is an African mammal that resembles a stunted giraffe? |
Okapi |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' are makers of processed cheese? |
Kraft |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is a highly seasoned sauce eaten with plainer food? |
relish |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is a war-axe — and a guided missile? |
Tomahawk |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' was the number one man? |
Adam |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is the coating of our teeth? |
Enamel |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is something left to someone in a will? |
Bequest |
| 389 |
P |
What `P' is the name of a perfume and a deadly substance? |
Poison |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' did the material serges de tdmes become in England? |
Denim |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' in Greek mythology was a guardian spirit of nature? |
Nymph |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is carpentry? |
Joinery |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a squalid district in a city? |
Slum |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is a major set of northern Indian languages? |
Hindi |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' describes the principle which limits an atomic particle's momentum? |
Uncertainty |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' are the lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario? |
Great |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' comes before ton, phone and pod? |
Mega |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' was a kitchen utensil used in `skiffle' bands? |
Washboard |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' comes after football and before size? |
Cup |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is a bird that rhymes with park? |
Lark |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' was the first queen of England? |
Matilda |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' was the wonderful wizard? |
Oz |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is used for firing pottery? |
Kiln |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is a slow mournful song? |
Dirge |
| 405 |
J |
What 'T' is the Roman king of the gods? |
Jupiter |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' wrote the play Six Characters In Search Of An Author? |
Pirandello |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' was the English king killed in 1066? |
Harold |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is the famous Staffordshire china? |
Wedgwood |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' is a word in the English language which has all the vowels in the right order? |
Facetios |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is the capital of Yugoslavia? |
Belgrade |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' did Thomas Crapper invent? |
Lavatory |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is the sacred dung beetle of Ancient Egypt? |
Scarab |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is used on the surface of roads? |
Tarmac |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is a term meaning of the kidneys? |
Renal |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is a pillar in the form of a woman? |
Caryatid |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' did Oscar Wilde think it was important to be? |
Ernest |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' means able to write with both the left and the right hand? |
Ambidextrous |
| 418 |
C |
What 'V' was the artist who cut his ear off? |
Van Gogh |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is the place where the Cutty Sark is moored? |
Greenwich |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is the fictitious land created by C.S.Lewis? |
Narnia |
| 421 |
M |
What 'M' is someone from Manchester? |
Mancunian |
| 422 |
O |
What 'O' is a cartoon character often depicted carrying an obelisk? |
Obelix |
| 423 |
K |
What 'K' is a Turkish rug? |
Lilim |
| 424 |
D |
What 'D' means to deprive of weapons? |
Disarm |
| 425 |
J |
Which 'J' wrote one of the four gospels? |
John |
| 426 |
P |
What 'P' is Botticelli's most famous painting? |
Primavera |
| 427 |
H |
What 'H' is a chain of furniture shops? |
Habitat |
| 428 |
W |
What 'W' is a well known dance in triple time? |
Waltz |
| 429 |
F |
What 'F' is a member of a religious order? |
Friar |
| 430 |
B |
What 'B' is a well known Spanish golfer? |
Ballesteros |
| 431 |
L |
What 'L' is Ash Wednesday the first day of? |
Lent |
| 432 |
S |
What 'S' is an artificial sweetener? |
Saccharin |
| 433 |
T |
What 'T' do records go round on? |
Turntable |
| 434 |
R |
What 'R' was the king who lost the Battle of Bosworth? |
Richard III |
| 435 |
C |
What 'C' is Voltaire's best known book? |
Candide |
| 436 |
E |
What 'E' is a puzzling thing or person? |
Enigma |
| 437 |
A |
What 'A' is the Latin for I love? |
Amo |
| 438 |
V |
What 'V' eats no animal products? |
Vegan |
| 439 |
G |
What 'G' is the Friday before Easter? |
Good |
| 440 |
N |
What 'N' is the principal ingredient of air? |
Nitrogen |
| 441 |
M |
What 'M' is a 17th Century French playwright? |
Moliere |
| 442 |
O |
What 'O' means very fat? |
Obese |
| 443 |
K |
What 'K' is a young goat? |
Kid |
| 444 |
D |
What 'D' means not in harmony? |
Discordant |
| 445 |
J |
Which 'T' is the month that gets its name from a two-faced god? |
January |
| 446 |
P |
What 'P' is a bear named after a London station? |
Paddington |
| 447 |
H |
What 'H' do bees live in? |
Hive |
| 448 |
W |
What 'W' is the battle where Napoleon was defeated by Wellington? |
Waterloo |
| 449 |
F |
What 'F' is the French king who was contemporary with Henry VIII? |
Francis |
| 450 |
B |
What 'B' is the unit of currency in Venezuela? |
Bolivar |
| 451 |
L |
What 'L' is a landowner in Scotland? |
Laird |
| 452 |
S |
What 'S' is a type of food poisoning? |
Salmonella |
| 453 |
T |
What 'T' is a famous tomb in India? |
Taj Mahal |
| 454 |
R |
What 'R' was the first labour prime minister of Britain? |
Ramsey Macdonald |
| 455 |
C |
In what 'C' is a closed meeting held? |
Camera |
| 456 |
E |
What 'E' is a Greek exclamation meaning I have found it? |
Eureka |
| 457 |
A |
What 'A' is the first animal in the dictionary? |
Asrdvark |
| 458 |
C |
What 'V' is Giscard d'Estaing's Christian name? |
Valerie |
| 459 |
G |
What 'G' is the Celtic language of Scotland and Ireland? |
Gaelic |
| 460 |
N |
What 'N' fell in love with his own reflection? |
Narcissus |
| 461 |
M |
What 'M' is the capital of Bavaria? |
Munich |
| 462 |
O |
What 'O' is a notice of death, particularly in a newspaper? |
Obituary |
| 463 |
K |
What 'K' is a Japanese house-coat? |
Kimono |
| 464 |
D |
What 'D' is a well known American cartoonist of this century? |
Disney |
| 465 |
J |
What 'T' is a book by Kipling that features Baloo the Bear? |
Jungle Book |
| 466 |
P |
What 'P' is someone who knows several languages? |
Polyglot |
| 467 |
H |
What 'H' had six wives? |
Henry VIII |
| 468 |
W |
What 'W' is a sudden fancy or caprice? |
Whim |
| 469 |
F |
What 'F' is an exact copy? |
Facsimile |
| 470 |
B |
What 'B' means to condemn to exile? |
Banish |
| 471 |
L |
What 'L' is the cavity in your throat which holds the vocal chords? |
Larynx |
| 472 |
S |
What 'S' means both brother and sister? |
Sibling |
| 473 |
T |
What 'T' is a set of kettledrums in an orchestra? |
Timpani |
| 474 |
R |
What 'R' is a Jewish scholar or teacher? |
Rabbi |
| 475 |
C |
What 'C' is a small changing room often known as? |
Cubicle |
| 476 |
E |
What `E' is a large flightless Australian bird? |
Emu |
| 477 |
A |
What 'A' is the noun from the adjective arrogant? |
Arrogance |
| 478 |
V |
What 'V' is the Pope's official residence? |
Vatican |
| 479 |
G |
What 'G' is the most virtuous knight of the Round Table? |
Galahad |
| 480 |
N |
What Russian 'N' wrote Lolita? |
Nabakov |
| 481 |
M |
What 'M' painted the Sistine Chapel? |
Michelangelo |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' means compulsory? |
Obligatory |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is the name of a boy and the title of a novel by Kipling? |
Kim |
| 484 |
D |
What 'D' is a long detailed essay? |
Dissertation |
| 485 |
J |
What 'T' was king of England and Scotland? |
James |
| 486 |
P |
What 'P' is the head of the Roman Catholic Church? |
Pop |
| 487 |
H |
What 'H' returns from the dead in A Winter's Tale? |
Hermione |
| 488 |
W |
What 'W' is a familiar term for a detective story? |
Whodunnit |
| 489 |
F |
What 'F' is the face of a building? |
Facade |
| 490 |
B |
What 'B' means recurring every two years? |
Biennial |
| 491 |
L |
What 'L' is the capital of Tibet? |
Lhasa |
| 492 |
S |
What 'S' was the ancient symbol of the sun adopted by the Nazis? |
Swstika |
| 493 |
T |
What 'T' is a repository for holy things? |
Taberbacle |
| 494 |
R |
What 'R' wrote Gargantua? |
Rabelais |
| 495 |
C |
What 'C' could be used as an instrument of corporal punishment? |
Cane |
| 496 |
E |
What 'E' is a novel by Jane Austen? |
Emma |
| 497 |
A |
What 'A' is Dante's surname? |
Alighieri |
| 498 |
V |
What 'V' is a space entirely devoid of matter? |
Vacuum |
| 499 |
G |
What 'G' is a 20th-century statistician who gave his name to a poll? |
Gallup |
| 500 |
N |
What 'N' designed the Royal Pavilion in Brighton? |
Nash |
