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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is new wine, mould and a frenzied elephant's state? |
Must |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is lots and lots and lots? 31 |
Oodles |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is one-hundredth of a rouble? |
Kopek |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is the enclosure in court for prisoners? |
Dock |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a very short time? |
Jiffy |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a heap of combustible material? |
Pyre |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' comes before bitten, core and board? |
Hard |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is to form fabric from thread? |
Weave |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is a stuffy atmosphere? |
Fug |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is unexpected prosperity - and an old TV series? |
Bonanza |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' comes before Mayor, Lieutenant and ship? |
Lords |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is hard fat around the kidneys in beef or mutton? |
Suet |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is a bed that slides beneath a higher bed? |
Trucklebed |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is a colony of penguins or seals? |
Rookery |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' failed to turn back the tide? |
Canute |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is a species that has died out? |
Extinct |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is a wind-activated harp? |
Aeolian |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is built on islets and gradually sinking? |
Venice |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' kills germs? |
Germicide |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is a small drink, a pinch - and slang for a Japanese person? |
Nip |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' comes before feed, hearted and pox? |
Chicken |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' is without delay? |
Immediate |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' was a 19th century German philosopher? |
Nietzsche |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is an enclosure with fruit trees? |
Orchard |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is something cobbled together - and a sweet? |
Fudge |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is an Eskimo canoe? |
Kayak |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is the first sign of the Zodiac? |
Aries |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' comes before button, chair and bike? |
Push |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is an equatorial region of calms? |
Doldrums |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is another word for danger? |
Jeopardy |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' was a Liverpool band? |
Beatles |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is five children born at one birth? |
Quintruplets |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is a boat that lifts out of the water at speed? |
Hydrofoil |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' means talkative? |
Loquacious |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' was a woman who agitated for the right to vote? |
Suffragette |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is a gypsy? |
Romany |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' means to go off with a loud noise? |
Explode |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is to eat with considerable jaw action? |
Munch |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' was a Russian revolutionary under Lenin? |
Trotsky |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' flows past Newport to the Bristol Channel? |
Usk |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is necrosis with decomposition of part of the body? |
Gangrene |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a lemon-coloured bird of the bunting family? |
Yellow Hammer |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is a poetic word for rustic paradise? |
Arcady |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is victorious? |
Triumphant |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is a calling to a career or occupation? |
Vocation |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' comes before tax, sonic and structure? |
Super |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is the racecourse between Derby and Stoke-on- Trent? |
Uttoexeter |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' Was a TV quiz that featured the goldrun? |
Blockbusters |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is someone with special skill or knowledge? |
Expert |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' is a silvery element - and a US coin? |
Nickel |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' means drink in? |
Imbibe |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' is to run with long, bounding strides? |
Lope |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is a prize of money - and a small bag? |
Purse |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is a very heavy metal of the platinum group? |
Osmium |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is a group of females associated with one male? |
Harem |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is a hidden defect - and a squall of wind? |
Flaw |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' was a Victorian Prime Minister? |
Disraeli |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is a contractile fibrous band that produces movement? |
Muscle |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' is a small Spanish horse? |
Jennet |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is a device producing a fulcrum for an oar? |
Rowlock |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' was an Italian navigator? |
Columbus |
| 062 |
E |
What `E' is a car's expulsion of the biproducts of combustion? |
Exhaust |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' comes before planting, view and pose? |
Inter |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is a shallow recess in a wall? |
Niche |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a French ewe's milk cheese? |
Roquefort |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' means to make, or become, crooked? |
Warp |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is a conduit or tube for conveying liquid? |
Duet |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is a Jewish mourner's prayer? |
Kaddish |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a receptacle and an evergreen shrub? |
Box |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is a season's produce of grapes? |
Vintage |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' comes before bag, bite and pit? |
Flea |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is a flat-bladed tool for spreading mortar? |
Trowel |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is undressed kid? |
Suede |
| 074 |
Y |
Y. What 'Y' is the Belgian site of World War I battles? |
Ypres |
| 075 |
L |
What ' is lower on one side than the other? |
Lopsided |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is a long-armed ape? |
Gibbon |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is a contrivance designed to test your ingenuity? |
Puzzle |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is the most northerly Shetland Island? |
Unst |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is a kind of Welsh Methodist - and a loose garment? |
Jumper |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' is Sagittarius? |
Archer |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is a drab, old-fashioned woman? |
Frump |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is a bushy, mint-related herb? |
Oregano |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is the largest known bat? |
Kalong |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' comes before empire, numeral and Catholic? |
Roman |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is the edible stomach tissue of cows? |
Tripe |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a bower or shady retreat? |
arbour |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is the day before - and first woman? |
Eve |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' comes before bean, knife and fingers? |
Butter |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is a long strip of cloth worn around lower legs? |
Puttee |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' was Mussolini known as? |
Duce |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' comes before World, born, Year and moon? |
New |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is to cross the street regardless of traffic? |
Jaywalk |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is the sugar occurring in most plants? |
Sucrose |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is Egyptian privet used on hair? |
Henna |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is the financial centre of the Netherlands? |
Utrecht |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' means to open wide - or stare curiously? |
Gape |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is a source of artistic inspiration? |
Muse |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is very small? |
Wee |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is a Christmas song? |
Carol |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a dried seed pod used as a rough sponge?
|
Loofah |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is loose earth, a woolly growth and a templet? |
Mould |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is very fine translucent muslin? |
Organdie |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is a South African elevated plateau? |
Karroo |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a wood nymph? |
Dryad |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is a hard oriental varnish? |
Japan |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is partly blind? |
Purblind |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is a hollow place in a solid body? |
Hole |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is the capital of the USA? |
Washington |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' comes before gate, light and water? |
Flood |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is between salt and fresh water? |
Brackish |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' means to flop about or move in an ungainly way? |
Lollop |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is the currency of Israel? |
Shekel |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' is a picture or carving on three panels side by side? |
Triptych |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is an actor's part? |
Role |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' beat cancer to win the 1981 Grand National? |
Champion |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is a female sheep? |
ewe |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is a river - and a warrior woman? |
Amazon |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is robust energy that goes with vigour? |
Vim |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is a wreath of flowers? |
Garland |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a recent arrival?
|
Newcomer |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' is the internal diameter of a gun? |
Calibre |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' comes before gotten, omened and natured? |
Ill |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is to indent - and catch a criminal? |
Nick |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is a body of instrumental performers? |
Orchestra |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is a limb adapted for swimming? |
Flipper |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is the green Alpine New Zealand parrot? |
Kea |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a violent poison? |
Arsenic |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is a colour of mixed red and blue? |
Purple |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' comes after evening, morning and full? |
Dress |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is a breed of cattle, jumper and island? |
Jersey |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a plump and comely woman? |
Buxom |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' means most essential or typical? |
Quintessential |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is aimless? |
Haphazard |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is money - and a sweet on a stick? |
Lolly |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is the upper part of a loin of beef? |
Sirloin |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is a tiny thrush with an orange-red throat? |
Robin |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' comes before day, one and body? |
Every |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a nocturnal, lepidopterous insect? |
Moth |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is a soft felt hat with indented crown? |
Trilby |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic? |
Ulan Bator |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is spirited - and lame or crippled? |
Game |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a veil worn by Moslem women? |
Yashmak |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is a missile shot from a bow? |
Arrow |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is connected with a catch as a means of release? |
Trigger |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is a nest of wasps? |
Vespiary |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' comes before coach, manager and whisper? |
Stage |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is a usually localised rebellion? |
Uprising |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is a fluid secreted by the liver? |
Bile |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is according to the Christian Gospel? |
Evangelic |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' means lower? |
Nether |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' is one who poses as someone else? |
Imposter |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is a guiding star? |
Lodestar |
| 153 |
P |
What `P' is the fleshy part of fruit? |
Pulp |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is a musician's composition? |
Opus |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is a family's dwelling place? |
Home |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' is a switchblade? |
Flick Knife |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is fine, dense drops of rain? |
Drizzle |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' means of this world? |
Mundane |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' was a patient biblical patriarch? |
Job |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is a humanoid machine? |
Robot |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is a ruler and the successors of Mohammed? |
Caliph |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is the science of producing fine offspring? |
Eugenics |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' is a wild Alpine goat? |
Ibex |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' is the Greek goddess of retribution? |
Nemesis |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' comes before coaster, blind and skate? |
Roller |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is martial? |
Warlike |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' is silly nonsense or twaddle? |
Drivel |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' is a dust-coloured dull yellow? |
Khaki |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is a burning log - and trade mark? |
Brand |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is prolix or overwordy? |
Verbose |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' is to strip off skin? |
Flay |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is a three-pronged spear - and a guided missile? |
Trident |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' is a division of a poem? |
Stanza |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an archaic form of the definitive article? |
Ye |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is the meeting place of a fraternal organisation? |
Lodge |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is a shrub with large white or yellow flowers? |
Gardenia |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is to steal? |
Purloin |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is unreasonable or inopportune? |
Untimely |
| 179 |
J |
What 'J' is a crowbar favoured by burglars? |
Jemmy |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' was a Greek god who held up the world? |
Atlas |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' comes before back, length and house? |
Full |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is a dramatic performance of which music is an essential part? |
Opera |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' is an Israeli collective farm? |
Kibbutz |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a horse that's bay or chestnut mixed with white? |
Roan |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is a trifling ornament? |
Trinket |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' is a gas used as a filler for light bulbs? |
Argon |
| 187 |
E |
What `E' means to flow back? |
Ebb |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' means like an arm? |
Brachial |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is a curtain to screen certain women from strangers? |
Purdah |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' is a small draught of spirit? |
Dram |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is late Stone Age? |
Neolithic |
| 192 |
J |
What 'J' is a triangular sail, or projecting arm of a crane? |
Jib |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is bacon with lines of fat and lean? |
Streaky |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' foreshadows what is to come? |
Harbinger |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' comes before Jack and after trade? |
Union |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' are troops stationed defensively in a fortress? |
Garrison |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is to assault with intent to rob? |
Mug |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a unit of power? |
Watt |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' is a small mountain antelope? |
Chamois |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is a vein of metal ore? |
Lode |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' is a building temporarily housing dead bodies? |
Mortuary |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is a kind of quartz allied to agate? |
Onyx |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' comes before fisher, maker and pin? |
King |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a Greek coin? |
Drachma |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' is a counter with stamped or engraved motif? |
Jetton |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is a place of spiritual purging in the after life? |
Purgatory |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is the official report of Parliamentary proceedings? |
Hansard |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is something designed to inflict bodily harm? |
Weapon |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' is a time devoted to self-indulgence - or a casual attempt? |
Fling |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is a clasp, suspending stays, and a pair? |
Brace |
| 211 |
L |
What 'L' is a sign representing a word in shorthand? |
Logogram |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is to remove clothing? |
Strip |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' is to flow in a thin slow stream? |
Trickle |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is a bolt or pin that unites two metal plates? |
Rivet |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is to stop up a ship's seams with pitch? |
Caulk |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' is the substitution of a mild expression for a harsh one? |
Euphemism |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is an act of heinous wickedness? |
Attrocity |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is a small ornamental bottle - and salad dressing? |
Vinaigrette |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' is an off-break ball bowled with leg-break action? |
Googly |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' is a tropical seabird - and a simpleton? |
Noddy |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' comes before kin, call and sup? |
Cat |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' means of Spain and Portugal? |
Iberian |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' first propounded the theory of gravitation? |
Newton |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a kind of wild ass? |
Onager |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' means generating gas in the alimentary canal? |
Flatulant |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' is a Scottish church? |
Kirk |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is a perennial plant whose shoots are a delicacy? |
Asparagus |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' is a chrysalis? |
Pupa |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is a drawing of money by written order? |
Draft |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is an opaque variety of quartz? |
Jasper |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is a blackberry shrub? |
Bramble |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a member of the Society of Friends? |
Quaker |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is Japanese ritual suicide? |
Hara Kiri |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' is an anti-chamber, a bit of hair, and a fastener? |
Lock |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is to machine gun from a low-flying aircraft? |
Strafe |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is your competitor? |
Rival |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is to give off bubbles of gas? |
Effervesce |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is the god of sleep or dreams? |
Morpheus |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' is a journey by ox wagon? |
Trek |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' means undertaken by one side only? |
Unilateral |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' is a Hungarian stew? |
Goulash |
| 242 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a hard, low-growing evergreen tree? |
Yew |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' is a specialised slang? |
Aragot |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is to drag a net for fish? |
Trawl |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is the sixth zodiacal sign? |
Virgo |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is strong and fat - and a sweet, dark beer? |
Stout |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' comes before root, braid and stream? |
Up |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a biro? |
Ballpoint |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' is the interrelationship of life forms and the environments? |
Ecology |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' means reduced to hopeless perplexity? |
Nonplussed |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' means powerless or lacking in vigour? |
Impotent |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is to try to influence members of a legislate? |
Lobby |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is food boiled to pulp and liquidised? |
Puree |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is the name of the Greek letter 0? |
Omicron |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' is grey haired with age? |
Hoar |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' is a sudden transitory blaze? |
Flash |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' is two cards only of a suit? |
Doubleton |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' is a bog or marsh? |
Morass |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is a kind of orange? |
Jaffa |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is the prescribed way of performing a religious service? |
Ritual |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is a swivel-eyed, colour-changing lizard? |
Chameleon |
| 262 |
E |
What 'E' means former? |
Erstwhile |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is ignorant of letters? |
Illiterate |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' is a female goat? |
Nanny |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is a mass of fish eggs? |
Roe |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' comes before cock, louse and pecker? |
Wood |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is a plug of tobacco left unsmoked in a pipe? |
Dottle |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' means blood relationship? |
Kinship |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is an ale cask, the thicker end - and a shooter's stand? |
Butt |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' means of the nature of vice? |
Vicious |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is hair that is a pale yellowish-brown? |
Flaxen |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T is a trembling effect in singing? |
Tremelo |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' comes after tomb, gall and hail? |
Stone |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a semi-solid preparation of fermented milk? |
Yoghourt |
| 275 |
L |
What 'L' is disinclined or reluctant? |
Loath |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is a connoisseur of food and wine? |
Gourmet |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is feeble, weak and undersized? |
Puny |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is one prepared to act another's part? |
Understudy |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' is a West Indian republic? |
Jamaica |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is a thistle-like plant with an edible flower head? |
Artichoke |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' is a small cake of syrup and oats? |
Flapjack |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is the mountain where the Greek gods lived? |
Olympus |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' is an unprincipled fellow or rogue? |
Knave |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is a violent public disorder? |
Riot |
| 285 |
T |
What 'I' is the main tube by which air passes to the lungs? |
Trachea |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is a fancy flat race meeting? |
Ascot |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' is a negatively charged elementary atomic particle? |
Electron |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' comes before storm, pan and wave? |
Brain |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' is a small figure moved by strings? |
Puppet |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' is doctrine laid down by the Church? |
Dogma |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' are plants with stinging hairs? |
Nettles |
| 292 |
J |
What 'J' is a place of ruthless struggle for survival? |
Jungle |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' means mean? |
Stingy |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' are jointed devices on a door? |
Hinges |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' means ingratiatingly smooth? |
Unctious |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' means article of clothing? |
Garment |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is a machine gun - and general truth? |
Maxim |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' is to attack from ambush? |
Waylay |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' is a Swiss mountain cottage? |
Chalet |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' is fertile soil chiefly of clay and sand? |
Loam |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is an alcoholic drink made from honey? |
Mead |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is best or most favourable? |
Optimum |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' is a cumin-flavoured liqueur? |
Kummel |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' comes before trodden, right and hearted? |
Down |
| 305 |
J |
What 'T' is matter thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress? |
Jetsam |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is a learned man or teacher? |
Pundit |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' is a chronological record of past events? |
History |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is a place where rabbits abound? |
Warren |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is a flourish of trumpets? |
Fanfare |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is imitation butter? |
Butterine |
| 311 |
L |
What 'L' is a glandular organ that purifies the blood? |
Liver |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is to dissipate or spend wastefully? |
Squander |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is a rising body of warm air? |
Thermal |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is an Italian dish of rice and chicken? |
Risotto |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is the eastern part of a church reserved for clergy? |
Chancel |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' is the congress of Welsh bards? |
Eisteddfod |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is an East African soldier or guard? |
Askari |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' is an animal with a spinal column? |
Vertebrate |
| 319 |
G |
What `G' is a round, Dutch cheese? |
Gouda |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is undue favour shown to relatives?
|
Nepotism |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is a Scottish two-handed broadsword? |
Claymore |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is a tapering formation produced by freezing? |
Icicle |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is the Buddhist paradise? |
Nirvana |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet? |
Omega |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is a trying predicament, a position found and a junkie's shot? |
Fix |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is a bag strapped to the back? |
Knapsack |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is any microbe that lives on free oxygen from the air? |
Aerobe |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is to reduce to powder? |
Pulverise |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' is scurf? |
Dandruff |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' is a court entertainer? |
Jester |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' comes before window, man and line? |
Bow |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a traitor who collaborates with invaders? |
Quisling |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is a humorous or mischievous deception? |
Hoax |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is America's best known statue? |
Liberty |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is another word for a docker? |
Stevedore |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a small fried cake of cooked, minced food? |
Rissole |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is to supplement, contrive to make? |
Eke |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is a lively Polish dance? |
Mazurka |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' means poisonous? |
Toxic |
| 340 |
U |
What 'W' is an avant-garde group that functions outside the Establishment? |
Underground |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is a large, short-winged hawk? |
Goshawk |
| 342 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a bridge hand with no card above a nine? |
Yarborough |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' is a slender Zulu spear? |
Assagai |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is a perennial plant with a single woody stem? |
Tree |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a service of evening worship? |
Vespers |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is an instrument to study sounds in our bodies? |
Stethoscope |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is a university student who has not taken his degree? |
Undergraduate |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' means sham? |
Bogus |
| 349 |
E |
What `E' is senior - and a white flowered tree? |
Elder |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is a woman's Wimbledon champion? |
Navratilova |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' is the striking of one thing against another? |
Impact |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' comes before bow, hand and jump? |
Long |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is observant of the appointed time? |
Punctual |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' can't you make without breaking eggs? |
Omelette |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is a trough on a pole for carrying mortar? |
Hot |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is a light fleecy tuft? |
Flake |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is a very dear person? |
Darling |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is a woman's name that means song thrush? |
Mavis |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is a close-fitting sleeveless jacket? |
Jerkin |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is a worthless horse, a split - and a stretch of broken water? |
Rip |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is cement mixed with sand and gravel? |
Concrete |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' is a pachyderm? |
Elephant |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' is an imbecile? |
Idiot |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' is the upright post round which a spiral staircase winds? |
Newel |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is a swift return thrust in fencing? |
Riposte |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' comes before hope, house and elephant? |
White |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is hazardous? |
Dangerous |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' is the Queen's famous diamond? |
Koh I Noor |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is a French sweet? |
BonBon |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' is a structure of arches that carries a road? |
Viaduct |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is a stone slab, coarse grass and cloth used as a symbol? |
Flag |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' is a flat Mexican maize cake? |
Tortilla |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' is someone who breeds livestock? |
Stockbreeder |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes after tax, calendar and leap? |
Year |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' is a society of marine underwriters? |
Lloyds |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' was a snake-haired woman whose look turned people to stone? |
Gorgon |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' is another word for cougar? |
Puma |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is a tunnel taking one road beneath another? |
Underpass |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' is to make a harsh, discordant noise? |
Jangle |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is a mythical being with 100 eyes? |
Argus |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' is to make a hissing or spluttering sound? |
Fizz |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' are words whose sound suggests their meaning? |
Onomatopoeia |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is a rare inert gaseous element? |
Krypton |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' means stiff or unyielding? |
Rigid |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is to touch so as to cause laughter? |
Tickle |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' were the horses who sailed to find the Golden Fleece? |
Argonauts |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' is to preserve a body from decay? |
Embalm |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' is a downy beetle - and the hum of a bee? |
Buzz |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' is a draught horse, a drink, a puppet and a blow? |
Punch |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is the stroke of a pen, a sudden burst and a unit of Morse? |
Dash |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' is the feeling you are going to be sick? |
Nausea |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' is a young kangaroo? |
Joey |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a D-shaped metal frame suspended from a saddle? |
Stirrup |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is a London park? |
Hyde |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is everywhere or omnipotent? |
Uniquitous |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' comes before bladder, fly and stone? |
Gall |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' is a cocktail made with gin and dry vermouth? |
Martini |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' is pottery with a cameo-like design in white relief? . |
Wedgwood |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' comes before gang, mail and saw? |
Chain |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is flexible or supple? |
Lithe |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is a skin disease of dogs and cats? |
Mange |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is a French town, a colour and a fruit? |
Orange |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' is an insatiable urge to steal? |
Kleptomania |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is the emblem of peace? |
Dove |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' comes before bird, bait and fever? |
Jail |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' was the Jew who brought Christianity to Europe? |
Peter |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is deputy leader of the Labour Party? |
Hattersley |
| 408 |
V |
What 'V' is an involuntary shrinking movement? |
Wince |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F" is a detergent and a supernatural being? |
Fairy |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is to be the site of the 1992 Olympics? |
Barcelona |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' was an Arthurian knight? |
Lancelot |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is the sweetener obtained from coal-tar? |
Saccarin |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' was the 1980 world snooker champion? |
Thorburn |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' is a coin used in Spanish-speaking countries? |
Real |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' is the overflow pipe from a drain'? |
Cesspipe |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' was a major British film studio'? |
Ealing |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is a humanoid machine? |
Android |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is to ravish a woman? |
Violate |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' is a periodical publication or news-sheet'? |
Gazette |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is a rough lump of gold? |
Nugget |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' was the site of a gold rush? |
California |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' comes from the hippo, narwhal and walrus? |
Ivory |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' is a Russian ballet dancer? |
Nureyev |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is rich or affluent? |
Opulent |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' is a misleading argument or error? |
Fallacy |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' comes before bag, box and cat? |
Kit |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' means literally 'before the flood'? |
Antediluvian |
| 428 |
P |
What 'V is a pin or bolt of wood? |
Peg |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' are cervidae? |
Deer |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' was a naval battle of World War I? |
Jutland |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is a body of rich ore? |
Bonanza |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is capital of the Philippines? |
Quezon |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' comes before nail, glider and man? |
Hang |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' was a flamboyant American pianist? |
Liberace |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' is the ninth sign of the Zodiac? |
Sagittarius |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' was the fictitious gentleman thief? |
Raffles |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' is the science of the production of wealth? |
Economics |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' means grim or gruesome? |
Macabre |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is brownish-yellow or tan-coloured? |
Tawny |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is a widely spoken Indian language? |
Urdu |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is the badge of the highest order of knighthood? |
Garter |
| 442 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a variety of sweet potato? |
Yam |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' was Queen Victoria's husband? |
Albert |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is a tremulous utterance of notes? |
Trill |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is literally 'the people's car"? |
Volkswagon |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is Charlie Brown's dog? |
Snoopy |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' means dotingly fond of a wife? |
Uxorious |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' comes before shaker, breaker and fish? |
Bone |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a hostile motor torpedo boat? |
E Bat |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is the capital of Country and Western music? |
Nashville |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' means Spanish and Portugese'? |
Iberian |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is a savage piece of satire? |
Lampoon |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' was the 19th century nickname for policemen? |
Peelers |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is the path of a heavenly body'? |
Orbit |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' built a wall to keep out the Scots? |
Hadrian |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is loyal, constant and trustworthy? |
Faithful |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is a fault? |
Defect |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' was Norma Jean? |
Marilyn |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is the astrological ruler of the planets'? |
Jupiter |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is the disease of softening of the bones? |
Rickets |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is the capital whose name means triumphant? |
Cairo |
| 462 |
E |
What `E' is a rank between marquis and viscount? |
Earl |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is an ignorant person? |
Ignoramus |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is to render legally null and void? |
Nullify |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' was Archbishop of Canterbury, From 1961 To 1974? |
Ramsey |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' was James Bond's favourite gun? |
Walther |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' means to take the leaves off'? |
Defoliate |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' is an Israeli co-operative? |
Kibbutz |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' was originally stuffing with cotton wool'? |
Bombast |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is a record seller and an airline? |
Virgin |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' was dictator of Spain? |
Franco |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' were winners of the 1984 UEFA cup? |
Tottenham |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is the plain where Stonehenge is found'? |
Salisbury |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a young, upwardly-mobile professional? |
Yuppy |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' comes before holder, crab and fall? |
Land |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is a racketeer? |
Gangster |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' is to defer or postpone to another day? |
Procrastinate |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is an open sore? |
Ulcer |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' means to be out of harmony or clash? |
Jar |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' was a Greek philosopher'?
|
Aristotle |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' is a present brought from a fair? |
Fairing |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' was co-founder of the SDP? |
Owen |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is the lowest longitudinal timber of a sailing vessel? |
Keel |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is a bushy-tailed American carnivore? |
Racoon |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is a record-breaking decathlete? |
Thompson |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' means high-born? |
Aristocratic |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' comes before nut, worm and quake? |
Earth |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' is a stringed South American weapon? |
Bola |
| 489 |
P |
What `P' is to poke with a pointed instrument? |
Prod |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is the miner's safety lamp named after? |
Davy |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' was the site of an atomic explosion? |
Nagasaki |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is sperm whale tissue - and rubbish? |
Junk |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' was US Secretary of State in 1986? |
Shultz |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' is London's largest department store? |
Harrods |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' means completely or entirely? |
Utterly |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' is to execute by strangulation'? |
Garotte |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is an Italian sports car? |
Masserati |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' means fuddled with drink? |
Woozy |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' was the first conqueror of England? |
Caesar |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' is the enclosed water of an atoll? |
Lagoon |
