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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is a board game whose name means sole power or privilege? |
Monopoly |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' would you appeal to if in trouble? |
Ombudsman |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is an Asian prince or chief? |
Khan |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is to cheat, trick or mislead? |
Deceive |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' refers to youth? |
Juvenile |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' created Peter Rabbit? |
Potter |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' had an atomic bomb dropped on it in 1945? |
Hiroshima |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is slang for crazy or unusual? |
Wacky |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' in music, is loudly? |
Forte |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is the palace where Winston Churchill was born? |
Blenheim |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is smooth ground covered with grass? |
Lawn |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is an English egg dish meaning `blown' in French? |
Souffle |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is a small tower, often with a winding stair? |
Turret |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is a Jewish priest? |
Rabbi |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' is a North African pirate? |
Corsair |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is a West Country cathedral town? |
Exeter |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' was Prime Minster of Britain from 1945-51? |
Attlee |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' includes the Pope's palace? |
Vatican |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is the British ecological party? |
Green |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is to furnish with food? |
Nourish |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' was a .French designer, famous for her perfumes and much copied? |
Chanel |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is writing that slopes to the right? |
Italic |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is a link or bond between members of a group? |
Nexus |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is a British international athlete, born in 1955? |
Ovett |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is the thigh bone? |
Femur |
| 026 |
K |
'What 'K' wrote Schindler's Ark? |
Keneally |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' was a Ugandan dictator, head of state from 1971-78? |
Amin |
| 028 |
P |
What `P' is a sauce for spaghetti made from basil? |
Pesto |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' arises when there is a disturbance in the way the body regulates the sugar in the blood? |
Diabetes |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' finished first in the 100 metres at Seoul but was disqualified after a drugs test? |
Johnson |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is a famous rifle range? |
Bisley |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' sang 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? " |
Queen |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974-79? |
Healey |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' was a famous nineteenth-century Scottish explorer? |
Livingstone |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' was kidnapped, having won the 1981 Derby? |
Shergar |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' was the royal prince in the English Civil War of 1645? |
Rupert |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' is a tower erected in 1889? |
Eiffel |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' wore two cap badges? |
Montgomery |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a new town? |
Telford |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is the two dots sometimes used over vowels in German? |
Umlaut |
| 041 |
G |
What `G' is a projecting spout, grotesquely carved? |
Gargoyle |
| 042 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a, white powder used as pigment in paint? |
Zinc |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is a policy of segregation of racial groups? |
Apartheid |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is the short frilly dress worn by ballet dancers? |
Tutu |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is Italian for wine? |
Vino |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' created Lord Peter Wimsey? |
Sayers |
| 047 |
U |
What 'IJ' is referred to by the adjective avuncular? |
Uncle |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' became president of the USSR in 1977? |
Brezhnev |
| 049 |
E |
What `E' had hits with 'Rock On' and 'Gonna Make You a Star'? |
Essex |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is a sentimental longing for past times? |
Nostalgia |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is the instinctive part of the Self? |
Id |
| 052 |
L |
What `L' refers to lips? |
Labial |
| 053 |
P |
What `P' kept a famous diary in the seventeenth century? |
Pepys |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' would you be dead without? |
Oxygen |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is a town in southern England where a rowing regatta is held each year? |
Henley |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is to abstain from eating? |
Fast |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' creates the world's most famous cartoons? |
Disney |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' starred in Desperately Seeking Susan? |
Madonna |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' is a disease which turns you yellow? |
Jaundice |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' was the ruined Shakespeare theatre found in London in 1989? |
Rose |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' was the prime minister at the outbreak of World War Two? |
Chamberlain |
| 062 |
E |
What `E' is a French shall? |
Escargot |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is burned to give fragrant fumes, especially in religious rites? |
Incense |
| 064 |
N |
What.'N' is an East Anglian county? |
Norfolk |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a pickled herring? |
Rollmop |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' designed St Paul's cathedral? |
Wren |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is forever? |
Diamond |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is the highest mountain in Africa? |
Kilimanjaro |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is two pheasants? |
Brace |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is a joint of the backbone? |
Vertebra |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is.the sacred Japanese mountain? |
Fuji Yama |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is a chewy sweet? |
Toffee |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is a herb and a very wise man? |
Sage |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is slang for an American? |
Yank |
| 075 |
L |
What `L' is the palace where the Archbishop of Canterbury resides? |
Lambeth |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' was Sir Lancelot's lady love? |
Guenevere |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is a computer language? • |
Pascal |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is the green heart of Italy? |
Umbria |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is unit of energy?. |
Joule |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is a posture in ballet, named 'after Arab design? |
Arabesque |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is to expose to fumes? |
Fumigate |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is an expensive shellfish — supposed to be an aphrodisiac?. |
Oyster |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is one of the scales to measure heat? |
Kelvin |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' was a film actor who became a president? |
Reagan |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' means three times as much? |
Triple |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is acute anxiety -- a German word? |
Angst |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' became the president of France in 1974? |
D'Estaing |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' was the creator of The Famoui Five? |
Blyton |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is French for bread? |
Pain |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is the final resolution in a play? |
Denouement |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is the eleventh month? |
November |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' betrayed Jesus? |
Judas |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is a journey for hunting or exploring? |
Safari |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' was the silent member of the.. Marx brothers? |
Harpo |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is the,womb? |
Uterus |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' is at the top of the theatre? |
Gods |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' was g Rastafarian hero who died in 1981 at only 36? |
Marley |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is slang for to complain or moan? |
Winge |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' are rich people compared'with? |
Croesus |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a very famous Parisian art gallery? |
Louvre |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the French president? |
Mitterand |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' turns metals green? |
Oxygen |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is a canvas covered canoe? |
Kayak |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is to prevaricate? |
Dither |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is a sweet-smelling flower? |
Jasmine |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' comes before duff and stone?, |
Plum |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is Kinnock'sAeputy? |
Hattersley |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' was a famous pop artist? |
Warhol |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is thrifty or economical? |
Frugal |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' goes with Clyde? |
Bonnie |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a Buddhist priest? |
Lama |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is a summary? |
Synopsis |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' is 'a small sledge? |
Toboggan |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is a pink wine? |
Rose |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is an Australian mate or chum? |
Cobber |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is a female sheep? |
ewe |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is to amaze? |
Astonish |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is a plant with two-coloured leaves? |
Variegated |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is an Italian blue cheese? |
Gorgonzola |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is' the capital of Kenya?.
|
Nairobi |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' starred in E'ducating Rita? |
Caine |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' used to be Persia? |
Irain |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is French for new? |
Nouveau / Nouvelle |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' comes before cry, break and burst? |
Out |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is the opposite Of sensible?. |
Foolish / Frivolous |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is a Scottish church?, |
Kirk |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a German word used in English meaning to descend by rope? |
Abseil |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is a paved area immediately adjacent to a house? |
Patio |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' was a Spanish surrealist painter? |
Dali |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is tea Made from flowers? |
Jasmine |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' had a hit with `DiOp the Boy' in 1988? |
Bros |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is to drink in large drafts? |
Quaff |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' wrote. Tess of the D'Urbervilles? |
Hardy |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is the source of many European languages? |
Latin |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is large prawns? |
Scampi |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is e form of , governjnent mithout a monarch? |
Republic |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' comes after Lent? |
Easter |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a volcanic island in, the Indian Ocean formerly a member of the Commonwealth? |
Madagascar |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' was born in Grantham? |
Thatcher |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is the pronoun associated with we?.. |
Us |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is a male goose? |
Gander |
| 142 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a spy satellite? |
Zircon |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is the study of the structure of the bOdY? |
Anatomy |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is a moving pavement for pedestrians |
Travelator |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is the smallest stringed inStrument in the orchestra? |
Violin |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is the spice that makes rice yellow? |
Saffron |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' takes .over when an actor is sick? |
Understudy |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is a basin? |
Bowl |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is ncastraied man? |
Eunich |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is a feeling of sickness? |
Nausea |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger portions? |
Isthmus |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is the Welsh national eniblern? |
Leek |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' was the battleship stormed at the beginning of the Russian Revolution? |
Potemkin |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is a type of poem, originally intended to be sung? |
Ode |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is Margaret Thatcher's middle name? |
Hilda |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' is the Duchess of York? |
Ferfie |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' finished his game before .defeating the Spanish? |
Drake |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is used in thermometers? |
Mercury |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is a wild animal closely allied to the dog? |
Jackal |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is the capital of Iceland?
|
Reykjavik |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is the American detective story writer who created Philip Marlowe? |
Chandler |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' Never Forgets? |
Elephant |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is the most widely used metal? |
Iron |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is a very, famous town in the South, of France? |
Nice |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is the poet Burns' first name? |
Robert / Rabbie |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' was the first prime minister to occupy 10 Downing Street (in 1735)? |
Walpole |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is a German Thank You? |
Danke |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is the capital of Afghanistan? |
Kabul |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is the Ronnie who is not Corbett? |
Barker |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' housed the French court in the seventeenth century? |
Versailles |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is slang for a free gift?', |
Freebie |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is London's river? |
Thames |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' was the British actori, who was Inspector Clouseau? |
Sellers |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a plant with stiff leaves and spiky white flowers? |
Yucca |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is the large gland which secretes'bile? |
Liver |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is the site of the Royal Observatory? |
Freenwich |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' starred as Evita? |
Paige |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is of or belonging, to the city? |
Urban |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' married Kylie? |
Jason |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is to play the ,notes of a chord in succession? |
Arpeggio |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' is a French word, also used in English, meaning uproar or noisy quarrel? |
Fracas |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is an aniseed-flavoured Greek spirit? |
Ouzo |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is a small brilliantly-feathered fishing bird? |
Kingfisher |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is the fabulously luxurious hotel? |
Ritz |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is a bouncy A.A. Milne character? |
Tigger |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' was the Merchant of Venice? |
Antonio |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is a mild word used in place of a possibly offensive one? |
Euphemism |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' is played by the New York Yankees? |
Baseball |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' was a TV series and film about Slade Prison? |
Porridge |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is Greek currency? |
Drachma |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' was a dancer — and a race horse? |
Nijinksky |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a variety of coal which can be cut and polished for jewellery? |
Jet |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is the back of a boat? |
Stern |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' is the tendon at the back of the knee? |
Hamstring |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' was a German submarine? |
U Boat |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is the sport played at Royal Birkdale? |
Golf |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is the society for very intelligent people? |
Mensa |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a literary prize and a brand of beer? |
Whitbread |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is the Prince of Wales' duchy? |
Cornwall |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' was hurled from Heaven to Hell and became Satan? |
Lucifer |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' has opposites which attract? |
Magnet |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is the name for an animal's internal organs? |
Offal |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' is slang for sleep? |
Kip |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a disease of the throat? |
Diphtheria |
| 205 |
J |
What T is the French musician who released `Oxygene'? |
Jarre |
| 206 |
P |
What `P' is a Doric temple which crowns the Acropolis above Athens? |
Parthenon |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is part of the blood, contained in the red blood cells in vertebrates? |
Haemoglobin |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is the ridge between the shoulder blades of a horse? |
Withers |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' is the opposite of honesty? |
Fraud |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is the hair colour of fair people? |
Blond |
| 211 |
L |
What `L' is an instrument like a harp? |
Lyre |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' won seven Olympic gold medals for swimming at the Munich Games in 1972? |
Spitz |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is an American Indian tent? |
Teepee |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is a German word for State? |
Reich |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is a pancake and also material? |
Crepe |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is a balletic leap in which the dancer clicks his heels together? |
Entrechat |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' was Queen Victoria's husband? |
Albert |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is pasta in long thin threads? |
Vermicelli |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is Tarzan's ancestral home? |
Greystoke |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for irritable, annoyed or sarcastic? |
Narky |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is a measure of radioactivity? |
Curie |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is a triangle with two equal sides? |
Isosceles |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' is the Western defence alliance? |
NATO |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' comes before bags, English and blue? |
Oxford |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is a dowdy woman? |
Frump |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is a London road famous for fashion? |
King's |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' comes before blossom, snow and pie? |
Apple |
| 228 |
F |
What 'F' is an alloy of tin and lead? |
Pewter |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is like an eiderdown? |
Duvet |
| 230 |
J |
What is a whirlpool bath? |
Jacuzzi |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is one bed over another? |
Bunk |
| 232 |
Q |
What '0' is a source of stone? |
Quarry |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is a red hair colouring? |
Henna |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is a fungus which grows on trees? |
Lichen |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is a large, silky-haired dog? |
Saluki |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a famous rat? |
Roland |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is a duo who had a hit with 'We Too Are One'? |
Eurythmics |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' was a medieval travelling musician? |
Minstrel |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' was a doubter? |
Thomas |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' is a mythical beast? |
Unicorn |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' comes before egg, flesh and step? |
Goose |
| 242 |
Z |
What 'Z' was the most powerful Greek god? |
Zeus |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is the mountain where Noah's ark landed after flood? |
Ararat |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is a swing used in gymnastics? |
Trapeze |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is to overlay with a thin sheet of fine wood or other substance to give superficial refinement? |
Veneer |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' sang 'Born to Run'? |
Springsteen |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' goes up when rain comes down? |
Umbrella |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a whisky and also a biscuit? |
Bourbon |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' is an artificial universal language? |
Esperanton |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' was the first President of Egypt in 1956? |
Nasser |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is a blue-violet colour? |
Indigo |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is a bacteria which causes food poisoning? |
Listeria |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is a £25 bet? |
Pon |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is a famous animal called Tarka? |
Otter |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' was Eliza Doolittle's mentor? |
Higgins |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' discovered penicillin? |
Fleming |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is a small cake cooked in fat and filled with jam? |
Doughnut |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is a device used for beating time in music? |
Metronome |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia? |
Johnston |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' goes with Remus? |
Romulas |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' wrote 'Kubla Khan'? |
Coleridge |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' falls on 6 January? |
Epiphany |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is a south-west Asian republic on the Mediterranean? |
Israel |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is to eat in small repeated bites? |
Nibble |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' occurred in the Arts in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? |
Renaissance |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' is a drink spelt differently in English from Irish and American? |
Whisky / Whiskey |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is a dealer in fabrics? |
Draper |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is a pilot bent on self-destruction? |
Kamikaze |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a stormy bay? |
Biscay |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is returning the ball before it bounces in tennis? |
Volley |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is very fertile? |
Fecund |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is the French flag? |
Tricolour |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' comes before bashing, meal and deal? |
Square |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a sweet potato? |
Yam |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is cured hides? |
Leather |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' in American football is the name for the field? |
Gridiron |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' was a tiny Parisian singer, nicknamed `Sparrow'? |
Piaf |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is the comedienne who persuaded Neil Kinnock to appear in her video? |
Ullman |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' was an ancient Italian two-faced god? |
Janus |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is known as the Venice of the north? |
Amsterdam |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a French word for the entrance area of a theatre? |
Froyer |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is an old English university? |
Oxford |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is a mechanical horn with a rasping sound? |
Kalaxon |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' used to be the smallest county in England? |
Rutland |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is a sort of Indian oven? |
Tandoori |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' comes between down and heel? |
At |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is a protein that acts as a catalyst? |
Enzyme |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' was the Irish playwright who wrote in both English and French and died in Paris in 1989? |
Beckett |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is a public square in Italian? |
Piazza |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is the opposite of abundance? |
Dearth |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' was Kylie's soap? |
Neighbours |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' was Paul Weller's old band? |
Jam |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is an American pavement? |
Sidewalk |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' was the East German Party leader arrested for corruption in 1989? |
Honecker |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' comes before root, right and rise? |
Up |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is a brand of French cigarette? |
Gauloise / Gitane |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is lead singer with The Smiths? |
Morrisey |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' was the co-founder of the promenade concerts? |
Wood |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' seized power in Cuba in 1959? |
Castro |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is to sound 's' like 'th'? |
Lisp |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' was a Woody Allen film set in the Big Apple? |
Manhattan |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is a black Shakespearean character, husband to Desdemona? |
Othello |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is the Islamic bible? |
Koran |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is an Indian purée made of pulses? |
Dhal |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is of or like Jupiter? |
Jovian |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is a London street ending in a circus? |
Piccadilly |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is a politician who resigned over the Westland affair? |
Heseltine |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is a larva which ruins timber? |
Woodworm |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is to cook quickly in fat? |
Fry |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' comes before off, down and up? |
Brush |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L's' Wife turned to salt? |
Lot |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is the heroine in Gone with the Wind? |
Scarlett |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' twins had a hit with 'Hold Me Now'? |
Thompson |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is Ilie Nastase's native country? |
Romania |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a large bracket for supporting cornices, balconies and even bridges? |
Cantilever |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' is a flightless bird? |
Emu |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' was Henry VIII's second wife? |
Anne |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is a city famous for its white horses? |
Vienna |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a cricketer who rhymes with his skill? |
Gatting |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' starred in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? |
Nicholson |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is King Arthur's court? |
Camelot |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is a hormone secreted in the pancreas, promoting the uptake of glucose by the body cells? |
Insulin |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is slang for £1? |
Nicker |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' was the pronouncement made by a priest or priestess in Ancient Greece, supposedly an answer from the gods to a mortal question? |
Oracle |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' was the author of the original Bond novels? |
Fleming |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' was Elvis's nickname? |
King |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is a long silky haired rabbit, goat or cat? |
Angora |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' released 'Purple Rain'? |
Prince |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is where the St Leger is run? |
Doncaster |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is a large vein in the neck? |
Jugular |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is a prince of devilish spirits? |
Beelzebub |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' was an ugly, deaf and deformed bellringer? |
Quasimodo |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is a bed for a seaman? |
Hammock |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is the River of Forgetfulness? |
Lethe |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is the right-hand side of a ship? |
Starboard |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a film about a boxer, starring Sylvester Stallone? |
Rocky |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is the elder son of Isaac and Rebecca? |
Esau |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' went on a Long March? |
Mao |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is a diminutive 80's pop star, that stands only 4'11" tall? |
Toyah |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' is a Dickens' character who's a crawler? |
Uriah |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is French for station? |
Gare |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' was a Swiss leader in the Reformation? |
Zwingli |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is a person or animal who lacks normal pigmentation? |
Albino |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is an Eastern head covering? |
Turban |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a blunt-nosed mouse-like rodent? |
Vole |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' was an English Romantic poet born in 1792? |
Swinburne |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' organises funerals? |
Undertaker |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is a hard bread roll, originally Jewish, often eaten with cream cheese? |
Bagel |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' ranks between a marquis and a viscount? |
Earl |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is midday? |
Noon |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' is to imprison as a political prisoner? |
Intern |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is a plain in Italy? |
Lombardy |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is a musical term meaning softly? |
Piano |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' pertains to midwifery? |
Obstetrics |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' was the Japanese emperor who died in 1989? |
Hirohito |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is a servant able to do many kinds of work? |
Factotum |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is the opposite of shallow? |
Deep |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' had a hit on both sides of the Atlantic with `Our House'? |
Madness |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is a person of Hebrew descent? |
Jew |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is the weakest animal in a litter? |
Runt |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is a bird and a machine for lifting? |
Crane |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is an animal in its earliest stages of development? |
Embryo |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is a type of lettuce? |
Iceberg |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' stands all year in Trafalgar Square? |
Nelson |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is a herb that goes with lamb? |
Rosemary |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is a unit of electrical power? |
Watt |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is an Arab boat? |
Dhow |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is the Muslim Scriptures? |
Koran |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' would be lost without Robin? |
Batman |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a city of canals? |
Venice |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' popularised aerobics? |
Fonda |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is God of War? |
Thor |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is an Indian lady's garment? |
Sari |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' makes bread rise? |
Yeast |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is king of the jungle? |
Lion |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' is a coat of cotton or wool? |
Gaberdine |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is on an orange and also a helmet worn in the jungle? |
Pith |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is a brownish pigment made from burnt earth? |
Umber |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' comes after steeple, apple and black? |
Jack |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' does Nelson Gabriel appear in? |
Archers |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is slang for cigarette? |
Fag |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is a Canadian lake? |
Ontario |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' means citadel in Russian? |
Kremlin |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is a plant whose pungent root is used in salads? |
Radish |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' comes before measure and worm? |
Tape |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is the name for the twelve disciples? |
Apostles |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is a Welsh musical gathering? |
Eistddfod |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' often accompanies 'encore'? |
Bravo |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' is a swinging weight in a clock? |
Pendulum |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is a German cathedral bombed in the Second World War? |
Dresden |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' was India's first prime minister, in 1947? |
Nerhu |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' was lead singer with the Rolling Stones? |
Jagger |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a sheath, especially for a sword? |
Sabbard |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is the doctrine of the pursuit of pleasure? |
Hedonism |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is the canal by which urine is discharged? |
Uretha |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' is a 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John? |
Grease |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' sang 'Like a Virgin'? |
Madonna |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' wrote Brideshead Revisited? |
Waugh |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is a fossil fuel? |
Coal |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' in Scotland witnessed a tragic aircrash in December 1988? |
Lockerbie |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is a cheese used on pizzas? |
Mozzarella |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is the opposite of the Orient? |
Occident |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' wrote 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'? |
Keats |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is a Spanish opera tenor born in 1941? |
Domingo |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' is an Indonesian island? |
Java |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is a dummy pill? |
Placebo |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is a row of shrubs forming a boundary? |
Hedge |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' gets to talk to all the stars? |
Wogan |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' is a domesticated albino polecat? |
Ferret |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is an island which had an item of swimwear named after it? |
Bikini |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' is a musical term meaning slowly and majestically? |
Largo |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is a royal residence? |
Sandingham |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' comes after Jack and before brush? |
Tar |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is decimal South African coinage? |
Rand |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is a crescent-shaped pastry? |
Croissant |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is a substance to prolong life indefinitely? |
Elixir |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is a waterproof hip-length jacket? |
Anorak |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is the power to prevent legislation? |
Veto |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' was an eighteenth-century portraitist? |
Gainsborough |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is a sweet spice? |
Nutmeg |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is a Scottish word meaning family? |
Clan |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' is the official Soviet daily newspaper? |
Isvetia |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is a prefix meaning new? |
Neo |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is an animal reputed to kneel down on Christmas Eve? |
OPx |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F', formerly of Roxy Music, now has a solo career? |
Ferry |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is a short pleated man's skirt? |
Kilt |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is French for tree? |
Arbre |
| 428 |
P |
What 'P' was a famous Russian ballerina and is also a pudding? |
Pavlova |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' was an American actor and cult figure who died in a car crash aged 24? |
Dean |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' is the period of James I? |
Jacobean |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is a method of decorating textiles by waxing and dying? |
Batik |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a sort of partridge? |
Quail |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H's' president resigned in 1989? |
Hungary |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is a large edible crustacean? |
Lobster |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' wrote the plays Rosencratz and Gildernstern are Dead and Jumpers? |
Stoppard |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' was threatened with death for writing The Satanic Verses? |
Rushdie |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is to free or clear from blame? |
Exonerate |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a savoury spread — and means cooking pot in French? |
Marmite |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is the boot of a car in American? |
Trunk |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is an institute of higher education? |
University |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' introduced glasnost? |
Gorbachev |
| 442 |
Z |
What 'Z' is an automaton? |
Zombie |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is Pat Cash's native country? |
Australia |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is a vigorous Neopolitan dance? |
Tarantella |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a world famous fashion magazine? |
Vogue |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' wrote Catcher in the Rye? |
Salinger |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is the language spoken by most Indians? |
Urdu |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' was a romantic poet? |
Byron |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a US award for TV programmes? |
Emmy |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is a mythical or poetic spirit of nature, usually a girl? |
Nymph |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is a representation of Christ or a saint, especially used in Eastern Orthodox churches? |
Icon |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' won the 1989 FA Cup? |
Liverpool |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is a treeless South American plain? |
Pampas |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' when smoked, induces dreams? |
Opium |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is a hero noted for his strength? |
Hercules |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' was a famous racing-car manufacturer who died in 1989? |
Ferrari |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' won his sixth world snooker championship in 1989 with great ease? |
Davis |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is beaten eggs with oil? |
Mayonnaise |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a type of pier? |
Jetty |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a reddish-brown colour? |
Russet |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is a Chinese eating utensil? |
Chopstick |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' captained England in two Test matches against the West Indies in 1988? |
Emburey |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is a town in north-east Scotland, popular with tourists? |
Inverness |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is the Buddhist state of blissfulness and enlightenment? |
Nirvana |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is a sort of trout? |
Rainbow |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is Holmes' companion? |
Watson |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is a tree which sheds its leaves? |
Deciduous |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is almost synonymous with cornflakes? |
Kellogs |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' stars John Nettles and is set in Jersey? |
Bergerac |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is a Hitchcock film? |
Vertigo |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' means capricious? |
Fickle |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' is a brand of polyester fibre? |
Terylene |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is a collection of whales? |
School |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' split up in 1983 and included Alison Moyet? |
Yazoo |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' was raised from the dead? |
Lazarus |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' was an Indian martyr who preached peaceful rebellion? |
Gandhi |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is a flat bread which goes well with hummus? |
Pitta |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is a mischie \,ous child, often living on the street? |
Urchin |
| 479 |
I |
What 'I' is a picture puzzle and a sort of tool? |
Jigsaw |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' wrote Lucky Jim? |
Amis |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is the French monetary unit? |
Franc |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' was a group of singing brothers, including Little Jimmy? |
Osmonds |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is china clay? |
Kaolin |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' acceded to the throne of England in 1377? |
Richard I |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' was the skinny 60s model? |
Twiggy |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is the Day of Judgement of Good and Evil? |
Armageddon |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' was crowned in January 1959? |
Elizabeth II |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' wrote the plays Endgame and Waiting for Godot? |
Beckett |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' was a famous English suffragette who died in 1928? |
Pankhurst |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is the opposite of damp? |
Dry |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' was the planet discovered in 1846? |
Neptune |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' was a Swiss analytical psychologist? |
Jung |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' was a Finnish composer born in 1865? |
Sinelius |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is dressmaker to the Queen? |
Hartnell |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' has the capital Montevideo? |
Uruguay |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' was an Italian military leader, after whom `squashed fly' biscuits are named? |
Garibaldi |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' was a Beatle? |
McCartney |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' is the London station with trains for Portsmouth? |
Waterloo |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is the scientific name for the skull? |
Cranium |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' designed the Cenotaph in London and planned New Delhi? |
Luytens |
