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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
F |
What 'F is a ball game played with the hands |
Fives |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is to constrain legally or morally |
Obligate |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is the German munitions dynasty |
Krupp |
| 004 |
R |
What 'R' is a cooked mixture of butter and flour |
Roux |
| 005 |
T |
What 'T' is an island off south-east China |
Taiwan |
| 006 |
A |
What 'A' are all the things you own |
Assets |
| 007 |
E |
What 'E' was the Greek god of love |
Eros |
| 008 |
B |
What 'B' is a voracious West Indian fish |
Barracuda |
| 009 |
P |
What 'P' is the UK supreme legislature |
Parliament |
| 010 |
D |
What 'D' is a ship's crane |
Davit |
| 011 |
N |
What 'N' comes before line, tie and lace |
Neck |
| 012 |
J |
What 'J' is a young kangaroo |
Joey |
| 013 |
S |
What 'S' is to hit at hard and recklessly |
Swipe |
| 014 |
H |
What 'H' is the line at which earth and sky seem to meet |
Horizon |
| 015 |
U |
What 'U' are the mammary glands of cattle |
Udder |
| 016 |
G |
What 'G' is treachery, deceit or cunning |
Guile |
| 017 |
M |
What 'M' is a plant whose seeds are used as a condiment |
Mustard |
| 018 |
W |
What 'W' is a young puppy |
Whelp |
| 019 |
C |
What 'C' was the first English printer |
Caxton |
| 020 |
L |
What 'L' means pertaining to the moon |
Lunar |
| 021 |
M |
What 'M' was the detective created by Raymond Chandler |
Marlowe |
| 022 |
O |
What 'O' is the calling on God as one's witness |
Oath |
| 023 |
K |
What 'K' is something retained as a momento |
Keepsake |
| 024 |
D |
What 'D' is to dip bread into soup |
Dunk |
| 025 |
J |
What 'J' is an island and a jumper |
Jersey |
| 026 |
P |
What 'P' is a Spanish cubist painter |
Picasso |
| 027 |
H |
What 'H' comes before shot, worm and nose |
Hook |
| 028 |
W |
What 'W' is an Aboriginal spear-throwing stick |
Woomera |
| 029 |
F |
What 'F' is a 'modern' ballroom dance |
Foxtrot |
| 030 |
B |
What 'B' is a Moroccan horse, black pigeon and hooked hair |
Barb |
| 031 |
L |
What 'L' was a Russian revolutionary leader |
Lenin |
| 032 |
S |
What 'S' is to cheat someone out of their money |
Swindle |
| 033 |
T |
What 'T' is a sharp darting pain |
Twingle |
| 034 |
R |
What 'R' is to make a thorough search |
Rummage |
| 035 |
C |
What 'C' is a living prehistoric fish |
Coelcanth |
| 036 |
E |
What 'E' is to send goods abroad |
Export |
| 037 |
A |
What 'A' was the province ceded by Germany to France |
Alsace |
| 038 |
V |
What 'V' is a contagious poison which causes infection |
Virus |
| 039 |
G |
What 'G' is to dupe or fool someone |
Gull |
| 040 |
N |
What 'N' is a diaper |
Nappy |
| 041 |
C |
What 'C' is a firm of auctioneers |
Christie |
| 042 |
I |
What 'I' is a unit of measure - and a small Scottish Island |
Inch |
| 043 |
N |
What 'N' is the back of the neck |
Nape |
| 044 |
O |
What 'O' was the formulator of the law of electric current |
Ohm |
| 045 |
F |
What 'F' means tending to split |
Fissile |
| 046 |
K |
What 'K' is benevolent |
Kind |
| 047 |
A |
What 'A' is a pear-shaped sub-tropical fruit |
Avocado |
| 048 |
P |
What 'P' is a Northern Irish politician |
Paisley |
| 049 |
D |
What 'D' is slang for foolish or crazy |
Daft |
| 050 |
J |
What 'J' is a hoarse or discordant noise |
Jangle |
| 051 |
B |
What 'B' comes before royal, ship and axe |
Bathe |
| 052 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a ring thrown to encircle a peg |
Quoit |
| 053 |
H |
What 'H' is an animal supporting a parasite |
Host |
| 054 |
L |
What 'L' is a guitar-like mediaeval instrument |
Lute / Lyre |
| 055 |
S |
What 'S' is a landlocked European country |
Switzerland |
| 056 |
R |
What 'R' is a hernia |
Rupture |
| 057 |
E |
What 'E' is to rejoice openly |
Exult |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is used as a perfume fixative |
Musk |
| 059 |
T |
What 'T' is a minute pair of tongs |
Tweezers |
| 060 |
U |
What 'U' is the best of one's abilities |
Utmost |
| 061 |
H |
What 'G' was Ronnie Barker's cellmate in Porridge |
Godber |
| 062 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a mining territory in North West Canada |
Yukon |
| 063 |
A |
What 'A' is to declare invalid |
Annul |
| 064 |
T |
What 'T' comes before spoon, mat and tennis |
Table |
| 065 |
V |
What 'V' is a large carrion-eating bird |
Vulture |
| 066 |
S |
What 'S' is an Italian white wine |
Soave |
| 067 |
U |
What 'U' is a word of hesitation in speech |
Um |
| 068 |
B |
What 'B' is a wickerwork container |
Basket |
| 069 |
E |
What 'E' was a prince who quit the marines |
Edward |
| 070 |
N |
What 'N' is to relate or recount a story |
Narrate |
| 071 |
I |
What 'I' means close in acquaintance |
Intimate |
| 072 |
L |
What 'L' is the UK city with thirty-two boroughs |
London |
| 073 |
P |
What 'P' is the knob on the hilt of a sword |
Pommel |
| 074 |
O |
What 'O' is to preoccupy intensely |
Obess |
| 075 |
H |
What 'H' is the natural home of a species |
Habitat |
| 076 |
F |
What 'F' means amusement or enjoyment |
Fun |
| 077 |
D |
What 'D' is a deduction from a price |
Discount |
| 078 |
M |
What 'M' is a soft pulp - or mawkish sentiment |
Mush |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' was Secretary of State for education |
Josphe |
| 080 |
R |
What 'R' is German measles |
Rubella |
| 081 |
C |
What 'C' is part of an axle - and an eccentric |
Crank |
| 082 |
E |
What 'E' is a Sicilian volcano |
Etna |
| 083 |
I |
What 'I' is mental insight attained without reasoning |
Intuition |
| 084 |
N |
What 'N' means to do with birth |
Natal |
| 085 |
R |
What 'R' comes before stamp, tree and plant |
Rubber |
| 086 |
W |
What 'W' is a student at Winchester College |
Wykehamist |
| 087 |
D |
What 'D' is money given as a down payment |
Deposit |
| 088 |
K |
What 'K' is a Malay village or enclosed space |
Kampong |
| 089 |
B |
What 'B' was a Celtic minstrel or poet |
Bard |
| 090 |
V |
What 'V' was the US Secretary of State who resigned in 1980 |
Vance |
| 091 |
F |
What 'F is an illegal snooker shot |
Foul |
| 092 |
T |
What 'T' is an independent North African state |
Tunisia |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is the trail animals leave behind |
Spoor |
| 094 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a unit of currency - and a strong desire |
Yen |
| 095 |
L |
What 'L is to be hidden in |
Lurk |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' were a TV comedy threesome |
Goodies |
| 097 |
P |
What 'P' is an American card game |
Poker |
| 098 |
U |
What 'U' is suave, or smooth, in manner |
Urban |
| 099 |
J |
What 'J' is 'many a true word spoken in' |
Jest |
| 100 |
A |
What 'A' is a non-metric system of weights |
Avoirdupois |
| 101 |
F |
What 'F' means marked by an otherworldly air |
Fey |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is inflexible or stubbornly persistent |
Obdurate |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is a tomato sauce made with vinegar |
Ketchup |
| 104 |
R |
What 'R' is ready for eating |
Ripe |
| 105 |
T |
What 'T' is a ballerina's short, stiff skirt |
Tutu |
| 106 |
A |
What 'A' is the Duke of York |
Andrew |
| 107 |
E |
What 'E' is to work out something unknown from what is known |
Extrapolate |
| 108 |
B |
what 'B' is is a native of Biscay |
Basque |
| 109 |
P |
What 'P' is Adrian Mole's girlfriend |
Pandora |
| 110 |
D |
What 'D' is delicately lovely or choice |
Dainty |
| 111 |
N |
What 'N' is an Arctic sea-creature with a long straight horn |
Narwhal |
| 112 |
J |
What 'J' is to poke roughly or stab |
Jab |
| 113 |
S |
What 'S' comes before ball, storm and plough |
Snow |
| 114 |
H |
What 'H' is grey haired with age |
Hoar |
| 115 |
U |
What 'U' is a Russian-born film star |
Ustinov |
| 116 |
G |
What 'G' is a mortar, placed between tiles |
Grout |
| 117 |
M |
What 'M' is to attack with intent to rob |
Mug |
| 118 |
W |
What 'W' is a female member of the navy and a bird |
Wren |
| 119 |
C |
What 'C' is a disease that lasts |
Chronic |
| 120 |
L |
What 'L' means wolf-like |
Lupine |
| 121 |
M |
What 'M' led World War H's most popular band |
Miller |
| 122 |
O |
What 'O' is to hinder or block |
Obstruct |
| 123 |
K |
What 'K' are the 'Royal Botanic Gardens' |
Kew |
| 124 |
D |
What 'D' is to have a commanding influence over someone |
Dominate |
| 125 |
J |
What 'J' was goddess of womanhood |
Juno |
| 126 |
P |
What 'P' is a survey of people's opinion |
Poll |
| 127 |
H |
What 'H' is an otter's lair |
Holt |
| 128 |
W |
What 'W' is a tool to turn nuts and bolts |
Wrench |
| 129 |
F |
What 'F' is fancy-free, flirtatious or fickle |
Flighty |
| 130 |
B |
What 'B' is a flat-bottomed canal boat |
Barge |
| 131 |
L |
What 'L' was a German protestant reformer |
Luther |
| 132 |
S |
What 'S' is an island republic in South-East Asia |
Singapore |
| 133 |
T |
What 'T' is the reverse side of a coin |
Tails |
| 134 |
R |
What 'R' is to do with the country |
Rural / Rustic |
| 135 |
C |
What 'C' is to twist or wrinkle |
Crinkle |
| 136 |
E |
What 'E' is a dead volcano or species |
Extinct |
| 137 |
A |
What 'A' was the first man on the moon |
Armstrong |
| 138 |
V |
What 'V' means characteristic of the common people |
Vulgar |
| 139 |
G |
What 'G' is darkness or despondency |
Gloom |
| 140 |
N |
What 'N' comes before shirt, club and light |
Night |
| 141 |
C |
What 'C' is metal money |
Coin |
| 142 |
I |
What 'I' is to insert at intervals |
Intersperse |
| 143 |
N |
What 'N' is of little width in proportion to length |
Narrow |
| 144 |
O |
What 'O' is dark volcanic rock like bottle glass |
Obsidian |
| 145 |
F |
What 'F' is a TV games show host |
Forsythe |
| 146 |
K |
What 'K' is a low island or reef |
Key |
| 147 |
A |
What 'A' are stress marks over letters |
Accents |
| 148 |
P |
What 'P' is a south Devon seaport |
Plymouth |
| 149 |
D |
What 'D' is a flat fish - and a pat |
Dab |
| 150 |
J |
What 'J' is a counter with an engraved device |
Jetton |
| 151 |
B |
What 'B' is a knife attached to a gun |
Bayonet |
| 152 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a diamond-shaped pane of glass |
Quarrel |
| 153 |
H |
What 'H' means goat-like |
Hircine |
| 154 |
L |
What 'L' was first Prime Minister of the independent Congo |
Lumumba |
| 155 |
S |
What 'S' is the righthand side of a boat |
Starboard |
| 156 |
R |
What 'R' comes before table, house and head |
Round |
| 157 |
E |
What 'E' is Ireland |
Eire |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is silent or unable to speak |
Mute |
| 159 |
T |
What 'T' is nineteen plus one |
Twenty |
| 160 |
U |
What 'U' is a motive and is remote, beyond and in the future |
Ulterior |
| 161 |
G |
What 'G' was worth one pound and one shilling |
Guinea |
| 162 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a South-West Arabian republic |
Yemen |
| 163 |
A |
What 'A' is parched |
Arid |
| 164 |
T |
What 'T' is a Scottish twilled woollen fabric |
Tweed |
| 165 |
V |
What 'V' is to hit a ball before it hits the ground |
Colley |
| 166 |
S |
What 'S' is Rin Tin Tin's dog |
Snowy |
| 167 |
U |
What 'U' is religious anointing with oil |
Unction |
| 168 |
B |
What 'B' comes before wood, tea and eater |
Beef |
| 169 |
E |
What 'E' was US president from 1953 to 1961 |
Eisenhower |
| 170 |
N |
What 'N' is the city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius |
Naples |
| 171 |
I |
What 'I' is underhand plotting |
Intrigue |
| 172 |
L |
What 'L' are the breathing organs for most vertebrates |
Lungs |
| 173 |
P |
What 'P' is to contaminate |
Pollute |
| 174 |
O |
What 'O' is a woodwind double reed instrument |
Oboe |
| 175 |
H |
What 'H' is the last day of the Scottish year |
Hogmanay |
| 176 |
F |
What 'F' is a bird used in blood sports |
Falcon |
| 177 |
D |
What 'D' is a single record |
Disc |
| 178 |
M |
What 'M' is an organ that moves a body part |
Muscle |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' was minister for agriculture |
Jopling |
| 180 |
R |
What 'R' was Romulus' legendary co-founder of Rome |
Remus |
| 181 |
C |
What 'C' is a Moroccan town - and a Bogart film |
Casablanca |
| 182 |
E |
What 'E' comes before lark, lid and tooth |
Eye |
| 183 |
I |
What 'I' is communication of disease |
Infection |
| 184 |
N |
What 'N' is a police informer |
Nark |
| 185 |
R |
What 'R' is the singer born Harold Webb |
Richard |
| 186 |
W |
What 'W' is a beaver-like marsupial |
Wombat |
| 187 |
D |
What 'D' is an event in the decathlon |
Discus |
| 188 |
K |
What 'K' is the rare gas element Number 36 |
Krypton |
| 189 |
B |
What 'B' is a ludicrous descent from sublime to commonplace |
Bathos |
| 190 |
V |
What 'V' is an Italian volcano |
Vesuvius |
| 191 |
F |
What 'F' comes before gold, mate and errand |
Fool's |
| 192 |
T |
What 'T' is a long pointed tooth |
Tusk |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is a Hindu religious teacher |
Swami |
| 194 |
Y |
What 'Y' was winner of the 1983 John Player League |
Yorkshire |
| 195 |
K |
What 'L' is slang for a drunk |
Lush |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' was an Apache chieftain |
Geronimo |
| 197 |
P |
What 'P' is to make glossy by friction |
Polish |
| 198 |
U |
What 'U' is a state of commotion |
Uproar |
| 199 |
J |
What 'J' is someone who rides for money |
Jockey |
| 200 |
A |
What 'A' is a savoury meat jelly |
Aspic |
| 201 |
F |
What 'F' is a festival or outdoor bazaar |
Fete |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is a rectangle with unequal adjacent sides |
Oblong |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' is a long loose Japanese robe |
Kimono |
| 204 |
R |
What 'R' was musical co-writer of The Sound of Music |
Rodgers |
| 205 |
T |
What 'T' is a highnecked sweater |
Turtleneck |
| 206 |
A |
What 'A' is fervour or warm emotion |
Arduous |
| 207 |
E |
What 'E' is grossly excessive |
Exorbitant |
| 208 |
B |
What 'B' is a tap on one's privacy and an insect |
Bug |
| 209 |
P |
What 'P' is a place for holding people captive |
Prison |
| 210 |
D |
What 'D' is a mental plan |
Design |
| 211 |
N |
What 'N' is the kingdom on the southern Himalayas |
Nepal |
| 212 |
Y |
What 'Y' was the Irish author of Dubliners |
Joyce |
| 213 |
S |
What 'S' comes after lady, friend and lord |
Ship |
| 214 |
H |
What 'H' is a killer drug |
Heroin |
| 215 |
U |
What 'U' is portable protection against rain |
Umbrella |
| 216 |
G |
What 'G' is a coarse or boisterous laugh |
Guffaw |
| 217 |
M |
What 'M' is a wild American horse |
Mustang |
| 218 |
W |
What 'W' is to squirm or roll around in pain |
Writhe |
| 219 |
C |
What 'C' was an Egyptian princess |
Cleopatra |
| 220 |
L |
What 'L' is a falconer's apparatus for recalling his hawk |
Lure |
| 221 |
M |
What 'M' is a fast-growing edible fungus |
Mushroom |
| 222 |
O |
What 'O' is a bow or gesture expressing submission |
Obeisance |
| 223 |
K |
What 'K' is approximately 2.21bs |
Kilogram |
| 224 |
D |
What 'D' is a TV current affairs presenter |
Dimbleby |
| 225 |
J |
What 'J' is an Israeli orange |
Jaffa |
| 226 |
P |
What 'P' was the US composer of High Society |
Porter |
| 227 |
H |
What 'H' is a game played on ice with a puck |
Hockey |
| 228 |
W |
What 'W' is a significant injury to human tissue |
Wound |
| 229 |
F |
What 'F' is a state of excitement - and a table leaf |
Flap |
| 230 |
B |
What 'B' comes after stretcher, message and litter |
Bearer |
| 231 |
L |
What 'L' is to make slippery by applying fluid |
Lubricate |
| 232 |
S |
What 'S' is the world's third most populous city |
Shanghai |
| 233 |
T |
What 'T' is a sudden involuntary contraction or movement |
Twitch |
| 234 |
R |
What 'R' was a Flemish painter |
Rubens |
| 235 |
C |
What 'C' is to burn a corpse |
Cremate |
| 236 |
E |
What 'E' was Prime Minister after Churchill |
Eden |
| 237 |
A |
What 'A' is unselfish regard for others' welfare |
Altruism |
| 238 |
V |
What 'V' is a female fox |
Vixen |
| 239 |
G |
What 'G' means of the throat |
Gutteral |
| 240 |
N |
What 'N' is a substance inducing sleep or stupor |
Narcotic |
| 241 |
C |
What 'C' is a caricature or funny illustration |
Cartoon |
| 242 |
I |
What 'I' is something that cannot be seen |
Invisible |
| 243 |
N |
What 'N' is the horse racing capital of England |
Newmarket |
| 244 |
O |
What 'O' is grossly indecent or repugnant |
Obscene |
| 245 |
F |
What 'F' was the saga written by Galsworthy |
Forsyte |
| 246 |
K |
What 'K' is the dent in the bottom of a bottle |
Kick |
| 247 |
A |
What 'A' is an upper limb of the human body |
Arm |
| 248 |
P |
What 'P' comes before point, money and stripe |
Pin |
| 249 |
D |
What 'D' is the lower few feet of a wall when bordered with wood |
Dado |
| 250 |
J |
What 'J' is Australian slang for sheep |
Jumpbuck |
| 251 |
B |
What 'B' are sedative drinks |
Barbiturates |
| 252 |
Q |
What 'Q' was the hunchback of Notre Dame |
Quasimodo |
| 253 |
H |
What 'H' is a continuous record of events |
History |
| 254 |
L |
What 'L' is a muscular or rheumatic affliction |
Lumbago |
| 255 |
S |
What 'S' is a flexible shoot cut from a tree |
Switch |
| 256 |
R |
What 'R' was founder of a banking dynasty |
Rothschild |
| 257 |
E |
What 'E' is to charm or bewitch |
Enchant |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is a painting done on a wall |
Mural |
| 259 |
T |
What 'T' is an old-fashioned word for a jailor |
Turnkey |
| 260 |
U |
What 'U' is an East African country |
Uganda |
| 261 |
G |
What 'G' is a sound characteristic of pigs |
Grunt |
| 262 |
Y |
What 'Y' was the Chinese river now called Chang Jiang |
Yangtze |
| 263 |
A |
What 'A' is the science of numbers |
Arithmetic |
| 264 |
T |
What 'T' is a small tower |
Turret |
| 265 |
V |
What 'V' is moral excellence or a commendable quality |
Virtue |
| 266 |
S |
What 'S' was the British comic actor who died in 1980 |
Sellers |
| 267 |
U |
What 'U' is a final statement of terms |
Ultimatum |
| 268 |
B |
What 'B' is a boxer who weighs no more than 8st 61b |
Bantamweight |
| 269 |
E |
What 'E' is a preacher of the Gospel |
Evangelist |
| 270 |
N |
What 'N' is to persistently provoke someone |
Needle |
| 271 |
I |
What 'I' is a very young child |
Infant |
| 272 |
L |
What 'L' were the 19th century group who wanted to destroy machinery |
Luddites |
| 273 |
P |
What 'P' is Ireland's patron saint' |
Patrick |
| 274 |
O |
What 'O' means pertaining to the eye |
Ocular |
| 275 |
H |
What 'H' is rock music with an extra strong beat |
Hard |
| 276 |
F |
What 'F' is a small bet |
Flutter |
| 277 |
D |
What 'D' was a surrealist painter |
Dali |
| 278 |
M |
What 'M' comes before box, centre and hall |
Music |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is a sleeved outer garment |
Jacket |
| 280 |
R |
What 'R' is an animal that chews the cud |
Ruminant |
| 281 |
C |
What 'C' is a withered old woman |
Crone |
| 282 |
E |
What 'E' was an English composer |
Elgar |
| 283 |
I |
What 'I' is to fix deeply in the mind |
Impress |
| 284 |
N |
What 'N' is surrounded by West Germany, Belgium and the North Sea |
Netherlands |
| 285 |
R |
What 'R' is a game like baseball |
Rounders |
| 286 |
W |
What 'W' is Australian slang for a killjoy |
Wowser |
| 287 |
D |
What 'D' is a large spotted dog |
Dalmatian |
| 288 |
K |
What 'K' are a make of a casual shoe |
Kickers |
| 289 |
B |
What 'B' comes after blue, black and goose |
Berry |
| 290 |
V |
What 'V' can be seen |
Visible |
| 291 |
F |
What 'F is a 'Page 3' pin up and singer |
Fox |
| 292 |
T |
What 'T' is the sound of a plucked guitar string |
Twang |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' is to move in eddies or whirls |
Swirl |
| 294 |
Y |
What 'Y' was the site of a conference between Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt |
Yalta |
| 295 |
L |
What 'L' is a truck |
Lorry |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is slang for to cheat or swindle |
Gyp |
| 297 |
P |
What 'P' was the author of Doctor Zhivago |
Pasternak |
| 298 |
U |
What 'U' is to overturn or knock over |
Upset / Upturn |
| 299 |
J |
What `J' is a drinking bout |
Jug |
| 300 |
A |
What 'A' is a type of gazelle and a detergent |
Ariel |
| 301 |
F |
What 'F' means taxation or public revenues |
Fiscal |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is dark or hard to comprehend |
Obscure |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a blood relative |
Kin |
| 304 |
R |
What 'R' is an inclined course for skiing |
Run |
| 305 |
T |
What 'T' comes before writer, face and cast |
Type |
| 306 |
A |
What 'A' is your signature |
Autograph |
| 307 |
E |
What 'E' is an organic catalyst formed by living cells |
Enzyme |
| 308 |
B |
What 'B' is a pedestal, foundation or base |
Basis |
| 309 |
P |
What 'P' was destroyed by Vesuvius |
Pompeii |
| 310 |
D |
What 'D' is red-green colour blindness |
Daltonism |
| 311 |
N |
What 'N' is a community of people within a defined territory |
Nation |
| 312 |
J |
What 'J' is the rock singer born Reginald Dwight |
John |
| 313 |
S |
What 'S' is to climb up using hands and feet |
Swarm |
| 314 |
H |
What 'H' was the deputy leader of the Labour Party while Neil Kinnock was leader |
Hattersley |
| 315 |
U |
What 'U'was a Nazi submarine |
U-Boat |
| 316 |
G |
What 'G' is a faster pace than a canter |
Gallop |
| 317 |
M |
What 'M' is an East Indian curry soup |
Mulligatawny |
| 318 |
W |
What 'W' is verbose |
Wordy |
| 319 |
C |
What 'C' was a female whodunnit writer |
Christie |
| 320 |
L |
What 'L' comes before jack, yard and room |
Lumber |
| 321 |
M |
What 'M' comes before racial, millionaire and lingual |
Multi |
| 322 |
O |
What 'O' is the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth |
Obstetrics |
| 323 |
K |
What 'K' is a male sovereign |
King |
| 324 |
D |
What 'D' is the heart of the US motor industry |
Detroit |
| 325 |
J |
What 'J' is a doleful prophet or denouncer of the times |
Jermiah |
| 326 |
P |
What 'P' was an English satiric poet |
Pope |
| 327 |
H |
What 'H' is to bargain or wrangle |
Haggle |
| 328 |
W |
What 'W' is an invertebrate limbless creeping animal |
Worm |
| 329 |
F |
What 'F' is a sweetheart - and part of a fire |
Flame |
| 330 |
B |
What 'B' is the game played by the Harlem Globetrotters |
Basketball |
| 331 |
L |
What 'L' is a sudden thrust or forward movement |
Lunge |
| 332 |
S |
What 'S' was the surname of The Yorkshire Ripper' |
Sutcliffe |
| 333 |
T |
What 'T' is a white-fleshed root plant of the mustard family |
Turnip |
| 334 |
R |
What 'R' is rough, disorderly and noisy |
Rowdy |
| 335 |
C |
What 'C' was a French existentialist novelist |
Camus |
| 336 |
E |
What 'E' is to dig out or unearth |
Excavate |
| 337 |
A |
What 'A' was a mythological figure with 100 eyes |
Argus |
| 338 |
C |
What 'V' is ravenous |
Voracious |
| 339 |
G |
What 'G' was the folk singer who died in 1967 |
Guthrie |
| 340 |
N |
What 'N' is a toad with a yellow-striped back |
Natterjack |
| 341 |
C |
What 'C' comes before piece, liver and fish |
Cod |
| 342 |
I |
What 'I' means answering to one's highest conception |
Ideal |
| 343 |
N |
What 'N' is tidy or undiluted |
Neat |
| 344 |
O |
What 'O' is a building for studying stars |
Observatory |
| 345 |
F |
What 'F is the prevailing custom in dress |
Fashion |
| 346 |
K |
What 'K' are glandular organs in the abdominal cavity |
Kidneys |
| 347 |
A |
What 'A' are periodical county court sessions |
Assizes |
| 348 |
P |
What 'P' was Conservative Leader of the House of Commons |
Prior / Pym |
| 349 |
D |
What 'D' is a north country valley |
Dale |
| 350 |
J |
What 'J' is slang for talking at length |
Jaw |
| 351 |
B |
What 'B' is the noise of hunting dogs |
Baying |
| 352 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a member of the Society of Friends |
Quaker |
| 353 |
H |
What 'H' is a burnt offering, or wholesale destruction |
Holocaust |
| 354 |
V |
What 'V' means the light-bringer |
Lucifer |
| 355 |
S |
What 'S' is a device to frighten birds |
Scarecrow |
| 356 |
R |
What 'R' is a woman's name - and precious stone |
Ruby |
| 357 |
E |
What 'E' is a test of a student's knowledge |
Examination |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is a kingdom in north-west Africa |
Morocco |
| 359 |
T |
What 'T' is an oleo-resin used to dilute paint |
Turpentine |
| 360 |
U |
What 'U' is a children's author |
Utley |
| 361 |
G |
What 'G' is mean time fixed by |
Greenwich |
| 362 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a south-east European socialist republic |
Yugoslavia |
| 363 |
A |
What 'A' means working by itself |
Automatic |
| 364 |
T |
What 'T' is the pale colour between green and blue |
Turquoise |
| 365 |
V |
What 'V' is empty space or vacuum |
Void |
| 366 |
S |
What 'S' comes before title, marine and standard |
Sub |
| 367 |
U |
What 'U' is the opposite of downtown |
Uptown |
| 368 |
B |
What 'B' is a British heavyweight boxer |
Bruno |
| 369 |
E |
What 'E' is a baby eel |
Elver |
| 370 |
N |
What 'N' is a feeling of sickness |
Nausea |
| 371 |
I |
What 'I' were the original inhabitants of North America |
Indians |
| 372 |
L |
What 'L' is to sail nearer the wind |
Luff |
| 373 |
P |
What 'P' was the English suffragette |
Pankhurst |
| 374 |
O |
What 'O' is pushy or forward in manner |
Obtrusive |
| 375 |
H |
What 'H' is a long tramp in the country |
Hike |
| 376 |
F |
What 'F are the limbs a turtle swims with |
Flippers |
| 377 |
D |
What 'D' is an indoor game involving pointed missiles |
Darts |
| 378 |
M |
What 'M' is an institution exhibiting objects of interest |
Museum |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' was the US civil war general nicknamed `Stonewall' |
Jackson |
| 380 |
R |
What 'R' is an animal's tail end |
Rump |
| 381 |
C |
What 'C' is a perforated washing or straining vessel |
Colander |
| 382 |
E |
What 'E' is a high-brow or intellectual |
Egghead |
| 383 |
I |
What 'I' is to point out |
Indicate |
| 384 |
N |
What 'N' is an ice-cream with different flavoured layers |
Neapolitan |
| 385 |
R |
What 'R' is a pirate, a make of car and a boy scout |
Rover |
| 386 |
W |
What 'W' is the fleece of goat or alpaca |
Wool |
| 387 |
D |
What 'D' was the eldest son of a French king |
Dauphin |
| 388 |
K |
What 'K' comes before errant, hood and templar |
Knight |
| 389 |
B |
What 'B' is a type of dinosaur |
Brontosaurus |
| 390 |
V |
What 'V' is a whirlpool or mass of whirling fluid |
Vortex |
| 391 |
F |
What 'F is the Scottish river 165km long |
Forth |
| 392 |
T |
What 'T' is the total sales revenue of a business |
Turnover |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is the language of East Africa |
Swahili |
| 394 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a rough, idle youth |
Yobbo / Yob |
| 395 |
L |
What 'L' means having full use of one's faculties |
Lucid |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' was the composer of Porgy and Bess |
Gershwin |
| 397 |
P |
What 'P' means multilingual |
Polyglot |
| 398 |
U |
What 'U' is a horse with a horn on its head |
Unicorn |
| 399 |
J |
What 'J' was an Empress of France |
Josephine |
| 400 |
A |
What 'A' is the act of washing clean |
Ablutions |
| 401 |
F |
What 'F is excessive or unnecessarily obsequious |
Fulsome |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is an eight-sided polygon |
Octagon |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is a rounded protuberance on a door |
Knob |
| 404 |
R |
What 'R' is a Latin American ballroom dance |
Rumba |
| 405 |
T |
What 'T' is a US term for dinner jacket |
Tuxedo |
| 406 |
A |
What 'A' is a post-mortem examination |
Autopsy |
| 407 |
E |
What 'E' means native to a particular place or people |
Endemic |
| 408 |
B |
What 'B' is a narrow strip of squared timber |
Batten |
| 409 |
P |
What 'P' was a French psychological novelist |
Proust |
| 410 |
D |
What 'D' was in the TV series Bonzo and the Rest |
Dodger |
| 411 |
N |
What 'N' is a planet and a sea god |
Neptune |
| 412 |
J |
What 'J' is a volcanic Indonesian island |
Java |
| 413 |
S |
What 'S' comes before fall, coming and circuit |
Short |
| 414 |
H |
What 'H' is a bleeding disease |
Haemophilia |
| 415 |
U |
What 'U' is a stand-in for theatrical performers |
Understudy |
| 416 |
G |
What 'G' is a widely-occurring natural sugar |
Glucose |
| 417 |
M |
What 'M' is a maxim adopted as a rule of conduct |
Motto |
| 418 |
W |
What 'W' is a sorceror - and slang for wonderful |
Wizard |
| 419 |
C |
What 'C' is to compress into plaits or folds |
Crimp |
| 420 |
L |
What 'L' were many French kings |
Louis |
| 421 |
M |
What 'M' is to kill someone unlawfully and intentionally |
Murder |
| 422 |
O |
What 'O' is a South American wild cat |
Ocelot |
| 423 |
K |
What 'K' comes after Granny, reef and slip |
Knot |
| 424 |
D |
What 'D' was the woman who cut Samson's hair |
Delilah |
| 425 |
J |
What 'J' is Australian slang for a novice |
Jackaroo |
| 426 |
P |
What 'P' is an old-fashioned Bohemian dance |
Polka |
| 427 |
H |
What 'H' is obscuration of the atmosphere |
Haze |
| 428 |
W |
What 'W' is an expression of astonishment or admiration |
Wow |
| 429 |
F |
What 'F' means the offspring-bearing sex |
Female |
| 430 |
B |
What 'B' is the movement of a conductor's baton |
Beat |
| 431 |
L |
What 'L' is a parasitic insect infesting human hair |
Louse |
| 432 |
S |
What 'S' is Britain's fourth largest city |
Sheffield |
| 433 |
T |
What 'T' is strong string of two or more strands |
Twine |
| 434 |
R |
What 'R' is a spirit distilled from sugar cane |
Rum |
| 435 |
C |
What 'C' comes before hammer, shoulder and cream |
Cold |
| 436 |
E |
What 'E' is the ability to withstand hardship |
Endurance |
| 437 |
A |
What 'A' is a writer |
Author |
| 438 |
V |
What 'V' means of one's own free will |
Voluntary |
| 439 |
G |
What 'G' is a small pointed beard |
Goatee |
| 440 |
N |
What 'N' was independent India's first Prime Minister |
Nehru |
| 441 |
C |
What 'C' is to wind into rings or spirals |
Coil |
| 442 |
I |
What 'I' is a little devil or mischievous child |
Imp |
| 443 |
N |
What 'N' was President of Egypt before Sadat |
Nasser |
| 444 |
O |
What 'O' is to make unnecessary |
Obviate |
| 445 |
F |
What 'F is fustiness of air in a room |
Fug |
| 446 |
K |
What 'K' is a public telephone box |
Kiosk |
| 447 |
A |
What 'A' means conscious or knowing |
Aware |
| 448 |
P |
What 'P' comes before line, smoker and dream |
Pipe |
| 449 |
D |
What 'D' is Australian slang for genuine |
Dinkum |
| 450 |
J |
What 'J' was the Roman emperor who tried to restore paganism |
Julian |
| 451 |
B |
What 'B' is a bell tower |
Belfry |
| 452 |
Q |
What 'Q' was the 'Experiment' in a famour horror film |
Quatermass |
| 453 |
H |
What 'H' are the long feathers on a pigeon's neck |
Hackles |
| 454 |
L |
What 'L' comes before sugar, sum and fish |
Lump |
| 455 |
S |
What 'S' is to make a sudden downward attack |
Swoop |
| 456 |
R |
What 'R' is a 17th century broad starched collar |
Ruff |
| 457 |
E |
What 'E' is to escape adroitly or evade |
Elude |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is a land-locked republic in central Africa |
Malawi |
| 459 |
T |
What 'T' is an upper layer of soil bound by grass |
Turf |
| 460 |
U |
What 'U' means a great many |
Umpteen |
| 461 |
G |
What 'G' is an effigy burnt on the 5th November |
Guy |
| 462 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes after solar, church and fiscal |
Year |
| 463 |
A |
What 'A' is to shrink from with horror |
Abhor |
| 464 |
T |
What 'T' is a device for increasing an engine's power |
Turbocharger |
| 465 |
V |
What 'V' is a mouse-like rodent |
Vole |
| 466 |
S |
What 'S' is someone who values property |
Surveyor |
| 467 |
U |
What 'U is unpleasing or repulsive to sight |
Ugly |
| 468 |
B |
What 'B' is an establishment for the custody of money |
Bank |
| 469 |
E |
What 'E' is an insect with pincers at its rear end |
Earwig |
| 470 |
N |
What 'N' was a heroine of the Crimean War |
Nightingale |
| 471 |
I |
What 'I' is to pass on or communicate |
Impart |
| 472 |
L |
What 'L' is a liquid medicinal preparation used externally |
Lotion |
| 473 |
P |
What 'P' are the first settlers in a territory |
Pioneers |
| 474 |
O |
What 'O' is the 'heads' sign of a coin |
Observe |
| 475 |
H |
What 'H' is the TV cop played by William Shatner |
Hooker |
| 476 |
F |
What 'F was Jung's psychoanalytic teacher |
Freud |
| 477 |
D |
What 'D' is the river that runs through Budapest |
Danube |
| 478 |
M |
What 'M' comes before piece, organ and watering |
Mouth |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia |
Johnson |
| 480 |
R |
What 'R' is to stir up or provoke |
Rouse |
| 481 |
C |
What 'C' is a tiny Mexican dog |
Chihuahua |
| 482 |
E |
What 'E' is a white Alpine flower |
Edelweiss |
| 483 |
I |
What 'I' is restlessly desirous |
Impatient |
| 484 |
N |
What 'N' was a 16th century prophet |
Nostradamus |
| 485 |
R |
What 'R' is a disturbance or noisy commotion |
Rumpus / Row / Ruckus |
| 486 |
W |
What 'W' means the British governing powers |
Whitehall |
| 487 |
D |
What 'D' is the Surrey town on the River Mole |
Dorking |
| 488 |
K |
What 'K' is a caress given with the lips |
Kiss |
| 489 |
B |
What 'B' is a flag, a headline and a symbol of principles |
Banner |
| 490 |
V |
What 'V' is a unit of electromotive force |
Volt |
| 491 |
F |
What 'F' was the star of The Day of the Jackal |
Fox |
| 492 |
T |
What 'T' is a US plant rolled about by the wind |
Tumbleweed |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' comes before sonic, market and Ted |
Super |
| 494 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes before yo and ho |
Yo |
| 495 |
L |
What 'L' is HQ of the MCC |
Lords |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is a light white wine - and a burying place |
Graves |
| 497 |
P |
What 'P' are minute spores discharged from the anther of flowers |
Pollen |
| 498 |
U |
What 'U' is last or final |
Ultimate |
| 499 |
J |
What 'J' was the blameless biblical character who suffered endlessly |
Job |
| 500 |
A |
What 'A' is the centre of an escutcheon - and a bottomless gulf |
Abyss |
