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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' was Britain's first Labour Prime Minister? |
Macdonald |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is an edible plant of the lily family? |
Onion |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of Nepal? |
Katmandu |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' comes before land, boat and world? |
Dream |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is the U S word for (edible) jelly? |
Jello |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a piece of wood used to pin something down? |
Peg |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is a nocturnal reddish-brown rodent? |
Hamster |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' comes before bug, buffalo and chestnut? |
Water |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' are the volcanic islands in the North Atlantic? |
Faroes |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' comes before puppy, foot, bee — and rhymes with humble? |
Bumble |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is the part of the throat that holds the vocal cords? |
Larynx |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is a kind of clover? |
Shamrock |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is an island Australian State? |
Tasmania |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is a magistrate — and a type of flute? |
Recorder |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' married a girl called Spencer? |
Charles |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is a sung-about Alpine plant? |
Edelweiss |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' were 'Murder Incorporated'? |
Assassins |
| 018 |
C |
What 'V' was a feudal peasant? |
Villein |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is a light volatile fuel oil? |
Gasoline |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is a loony — and a hard-shelled fruit? |
Nut |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is a dog favoured by royalty? |
Corgi |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' was a 19th century Norwegian dramatist? |
Ibsen |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' comes after hair — and before ball? |
Net |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' means of the mouth? |
Oral / Oscular |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' was a swashbuckling U S actor? |
Fairbanks / Flynn |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is Pakistan's largest city? |
Karachi |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' led the knights of the Round Table? |
Arthur |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is a plant with yellow flowers and an edible root? |
Parsnip |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' is slang for an attractive person? |
Dish |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is the 18th book of the Old Testament? |
Job |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is Bruce Wayne? |
Batman |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a 25 cent piece? |
Quarter |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' played the part of the Elephant Man? |
Hurt |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' comes before about, man and over? |
Lay |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is a sea fish of the family Salmonidae? |
Salmon |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' was 40th President of the USA? |
Reagan |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' is a tall tree with a fan-shaped crown? |
Elm |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a coarse lace or fringe of knotted thread? |
Macrame |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a terrestrial turtle? |
Tortoise |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is to move with a wavy motion? |
Undulate |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is an Italian leather-maker? |
Gucci |
| 042 |
Z |
What 'Z' is an imaginary zone in the heavens? |
Zodiac |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is something made by man? |
Artifact |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' was a legendary Swiss archer? |
Tell |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is to uphold or exonerate? |
Vindicate |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' comes before dollar, piper and stone? |
Sand |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is a vase with a foot? |
Urn |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' was a Welsh film star? |
Burton |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' was the Nazi war criminal hanged in 1962? |
Eichmann |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' means consisting of many units? |
Numerous |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is someone who puts perfection before practicality? |
Idealist |
| 052 |
L |
What LI' is a landed proprietor in Scotland? |
Laird |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' became Greek premier in 1981? |
Papandreou |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is a condensed form of oxygen? |
Ozone |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is the largest city in the West Indies? |
Havana |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is to make easy? |
Facilitate |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is a scaly condition of the scalp? |
Dandruff |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' is an ill-tempered tennis player? |
McEnroe |
| 059 |
T |
What 'T' is an orange variety of quartz? |
Jasper |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is the process of mentally interpreting written symbols? |
Reading |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' was Labour Prime Minister before Margaret Thatcher? |
Callaghan |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is a way of preserving the body after death? |
Embalming |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is the chief river of Pakistan? |
Indus |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' comes before Castle, Bridge and Church? |
New |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' is a caribou? |
Reindeer |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is to form fabric by interlacing threads? |
Weave |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' was a one-eyed Israeli commander? |
Dayan |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is a hopping antipodean marsupial? |
Kangaroo |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is the second letter of the Greek alphabet? |
Beta |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' wrote Around the World in 80 days? |
Verne |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' was a Russian goldsmith renowned for his eggs? |
Faberge |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is the best wood for shipbuilding? |
Teak |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is capital of Chile? |
Santiago |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a university — and a lock? |
Yale |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is a large body of water entirely surrounded by land? |
Lake |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' introduced 'glasnost' to Russia? |
Gorbachev |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is the opposite of active? |
Passive |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' comes before Kingdom, Nations and States? |
United |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is danger? |
Jeopardy |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' are Irish islands? |
Aran |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' is the thigh-bone? |
Femur |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is the capital of Canada? |
Ottowa |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is an insect that makes a sound like its name? |
Katydid |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' comes after sting — and before gun? |
Ray |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is a brand name for a non-stick surfacing? |
Teflon |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a German Shepherd? |
Alsatian |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' is a reflective poem of lamentation or regret? |
Elegy |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' divides into queens, workers and drones? |
Bee |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' was the then village conquered by Caesar in 52 BC? |
Paris |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' means removing hair? |
Depilatory |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' are fibres that conduct stimuli to the brain? |
Nerves |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' was Hyde's other persona? |
Jekyll |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' comes before cow, weed and urchin? |
Sea |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' is a US university? |
Harvard |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' is a portable shield from the rain? |
Umbrella |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' was the first name of a film star and princess? |
Grace |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is an open-sea fish that lives in schools? |
Mackerel |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is the plant cultivated since 5000 BC? |
Wheat |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is a blood cell? |
Corpuscle |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a run in a stocking? |
Ladder |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is the highest mountain in America? |
McKinley |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' comes before bar, farm and bank? |
Oyster |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' are knickers short for? |
Knickerbockers |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' was the author of Crime and Punishment? |
Dostoyevsky |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is a dish of curds and whey? |
Junket |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a stamp collector? |
Philatelist |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is a prickly nocturnal mammal? |
Hedgehog |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' was the oscar-winning actor who died in 1979? |
Wayne |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is hyperopia? |
Farsightedness |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' are the world's most numerous insects? |
Beetles |
| 111 |
L |
What `L' is an old and smaller version of a harp? |
Lyre |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is the fluid that moves through a plant? |
Sap |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' is the speed at which music is played? |
Tempo |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is someone forced to flee their native land? |
Refugee |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is a fit or seizure? |
Convulsion |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is a prohibition on commerce? |
Embargo |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' were Sweden's most successful singers? |
Abba |
| 118 |
C |
What 'V' is a distant view? |
Vista |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is the drink made from pomegranates? |
Grenadine |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is to snuggle comfortably down? |
Nestle |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' was the debutantes' `Coming Out' ball? |
Charlotte's |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' are colourless, odourless gasses? |
Inert |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' is Holland? |
Netherlands |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' are the universities of Oxford and Cambridge? |
Oxbridge |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' are sticks bound together as fuel? |
Faggots |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' was a German philosopher? |
Kant |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is the square in EastEnders? |
Albert |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is savoury liver paste? |
Pate |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' starred in the original film The Blue Angel? |
Dietrich |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' comes before bone, fish and breaker? |
Jaw |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a device to blow air? |
Bellows |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' has Brisbane as its capital? |
Queensland |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is a viral inflammation of the liver? |
Hepatitus |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' does a falconer recall his hawk with? |
Lure |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is a transparent blue gem? |
Sapphire |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is a State where power rests with its people? |
Republic |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' invented the record player? |
Edison |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is a silent act? |
Mime |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is hard-baked red-brown clay? |
Terracotta |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' means born of the same mother, but not the same father? |
Uterine |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is an equatorial central African republic? |
Gabon |
| 142 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a place for animal containment? |
Zoo |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' With the first name Anthony married Princess Margaret? |
Armstrong-Jones |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' means hackneyed from much use? |
Trite |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' comes before tex, disc and recorder? |
Video |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is the Muslim Friday, Jewish Saturday and Christian Sunday? |
Sabbath |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' is customary? |
Usual |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' was a plant-eating dinosaur? |
Brontosaurus |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is the river flowing through West Germany? |
Elbe |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' is a silver-white metallic element? |
Nickel |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' was the founder of Saudi-Arabia? |
Ibn Saud |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L' is theft? |
Larceny |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is a piece of cloth worn over the eye? |
Patch |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' was king of southern England, 757-796? |
Offa |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is the gas used in air-ships? |
Helium |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F' were the Greek goddesses of vengeance? |
Furies |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is a kind of baboon — and a boring tool? |
Drill |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is a flat on two floors? |
Maisonette |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' was co-founder of the SDP? |
Jenkins |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' was the theory introduced by Einstein? |
Relativity |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' was an American frontiersman? |
Crockett |
| 162 |
E |
What 'E' is a process used in metal plating? |
Electrolysis |
| 163 |
I |
What 'I' encompasses more than 3,000 islands? |
Indonesia |
| 164 |
N |
What 'N' are the lowest high tides? |
Neap |
| 165 |
R |
What 'R' is a very large receptacle for water? |
Reservoir |
| 166 |
W |
What 'W' is an English satirical novelist? |
Waugh |
| 167 |
D |
What 'D' were Nissan cars? |
Datsuns |
| 168 |
K |
What 'K' was the actor who won fame as Frankenstein? |
Karloff |
| 169 |
B |
What 'B' is an official in charge of funds? |
Bursar |
| 170 |
V |
What 'V' is a country in the north of South America? |
Venezuela |
| 171 |
F |
What 'F' comes before optics, board and glass? |
Fibre |
| 172 |
T |
What 'T' is nicknamed the 'Lone Star State'? |
Texas |
| 173 |
S |
What 'S' is a horny outgrowth of an animal's skin? |
Scale |
| 174 |
Y |
What 'Y' is some three inches short of a metre? |
Yard |
| 175 |
L |
What 'L' is a sandy-brown singing bird? |
Lark |
| 176 |
G |
What 'G' is another word for sex? |
Gender |
| 177 |
P |
What 'P' is to chase or follow? |
Pursue |
| 178 |
U |
What 'U' is an Indian language? |
Urdu |
| 179 |
T |
What 'T' is a very short time? |
Jiffy |
| 180 |
A |
What 'A' is a long-running radio soap? |
Archers |
| 181 |
F |
What 'F' developed the first dynamo? |
Faraday |
| 182 |
O |
What 'O' is the group of 25,000 small Pacific islands? |
Oceania |
| 183 |
K |
What 'K' are makers of breakfast food? |
Kellogs |
| 184 |
R |
What 'R' is a stream of water larger than a stream? |
River |
| 185 |
T |
What 'T' is a building where drama is performed? |
Theatre |
| 186 |
A |
What 'A' was a royal portrait painter? |
Annigoni |
| 187 |
E |
What 'E' is ornamental needlework? |
Embroidery |
| 188 |
B |
What 'B' was a number one hit single for Michael Jackson? |
Bad |
| 189 |
P |
What 'P' is the head of a monastery? |
Prior |
| 190 |
D |
What 'D' comes after front, back and side? |
Door |
| 191 |
N |
What 'N' is the capital of Cyprus? |
Nicosia |
| 192 |
T |
What 'T' is the liquid part of vegetables? |
Juice |
| 193 |
S |
What 'S' is tropical grassland? |
Savannah |
| 194 |
H |
What 'H' was an 18th century English composer? |
Handel |
| 195 |
U |
What 'U' means adverse or unfavourable? |
Untoward |
| 196 |
G |
What 'G' is a chocolate bar — and millions of stars? |
Galaxy |
| 197 |
M |
What 'M' is unblended whisky? |
Malt |
| 198 |
W |
What 'W' is a process for joining metals? |
Welding |
| 199 |
C |
What 'C' was the politician who wrote The Second World War? |
Churchill |
| 200 |
L |
What 'L' is present, but hidden? |
Latent |
| 201 |
M |
What 'M' comes before Pole, resonance and tape? |
Magnetic |
| 202 |
O |
What 'O' is the formation of a word that sounds like the object? |
Onomatopoeia |
| 203 |
K |
What 'K' was the world's youngest chess Grand Master? |
Karpov |
| 204 |
D |
What 'D' is a famous make of china? |
Dresden |
| 205 |
J |
What 'J' are large veins of the neck? |
Jugular |
| 206 |
P |
What 'P' is a light tap — and a small piece of butter? |
Pat |
| 207 |
H |
What 'H' is a district in Los Angeles? |
Hollywood |
| 208 |
W |
What 'W' is secreted by glands on bees' abdomens? |
Wax |
| 209 |
F |
What 'F' were forerunners of the IRA? |
Fenians |
| 210 |
B |
What 'B' is a royal retreat? |
Balmoral |
| 211 |
L |
What 'I' is an African capital on four islands? |
Lagos |
| 212 |
S |
What 'S' is a fin-footed marine mammal? |
Seal |
| 213 |
T |
What 'T' means of extraordinary size or excellence? |
tremendous |
| 214 |
R |
What 'R' is to dig something up with the snout? |
Root |
| 215 |
C |
What 'C' is a disease which produces an itchy rash? |
Chichenpox |
| 216 |
E |
What 'E' composed 'Land of Hope and Glory'? |
Elgar |
| 217 |
A |
What 'A' is a kind of nut? |
Almond |
| 218 |
V |
What 'V' is a quantity having both magnitude and direction? |
Vector |
| 219 |
G |
What 'G' was president of Argentina, 1981-2? |
Galtieri |
| 220 |
N |
What 'N' was the drink of the gods? |
Nectar |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is unconsciousness from which you cannot be roused? |
Coma |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' is a persistent increase in the price of goods? |
Inflation |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' is nicknamed 'The Cornhusker State'? |
Nebraska |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a synthetic textile fibre? |
Orlon |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is to manufacture or invent? |
Fabricate |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' was a German novelist and short story writer? |
Kafka |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is something (valuable) made in an earlier period? |
Antique |
| 228 |
P |
What 'P' comes before flower, fruit and play? |
Passion |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' was the actress nominated for an Academy Award ten times? |
Davis |
| 230 |
J |
What 'J' is to put at risk? |
Jeopardize |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is a large coarse fern? |
Bracken |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' is an Australian airline? |
Quantas |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' did Rex Harrison play in My Fair Lady? |
Higgins |
| 234 |
L |
What 'I,' is a room or closet for food? |
Larder |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' is a large-jawed predatory fish? |
Shark |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a Greek goddess — and flightless bird? |
Rhea |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is a siliceous substance that fuses with metal? |
Enamel |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is the largest country in West Africa? |
Mali |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' was the nun who won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize? |
Theresa |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' is not pretty? |
Ugly |
| 241 |
G |
What 'G' originally meant a soldier who threw grenades? |
Grenadier |
| 242 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a type of Buddhism? |
Zen |
| 243 |
A |
What 'A' directed the film Ghandi? |
Attenborough |
| 244 |
T |
What 'T' is a device for transmitting and receiving speech? |
Telephone |
| 245 |
V |
What 'V' is the Italian navigator America is named after? |
Vespucci |
| 246 |
S |
What 'S' is an arachnid with a deadly tail? |
Scorpion |
| 247 |
U |
What 'U' comes before modern, violet and conservative? |
Ultra |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' was Northern Ireland's best footballer? |
Best |
| 249 |
E |
What 'E' is agitation of mind? |
Emotion |
| 250 |
N |
What 'N' was the last czar of Russia? |
Nicholas II |
| 251 |
I |
What 'I' is a contagious disease caused by a number of viruses? |
Influenza |
| 252 |
L |
What 'L' is clarified fat for frying? |
Lard |
| 253 |
P |
What 'P' is an artist's medium of chalk and pigment in sticks? |
Pastel |
| 254 |
O |
What 'O' is an awkward dim-wit? |
Oaf |
| 255 |
H |
What 'H' was the wife of Zeus? |
Hera |
| 256 |
F |
What 'F' are soles, flounders and halibuts? |
Flatfish |
| 257 |
D |
What 'D' was an English classical composer? |
Delius |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' are shackles or handcuffs? |
Manacles |
| 259 |
J |
What 'J' is a tight fix? |
Jam |
| 260 |
R |
What 'R' is the way from one place to another? |
Route |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' is a virus infection of the nose and throat? |
Cold |
| 262 |
E |
What `E' was the French engineer who built a 984- foot tower? |
Eiffel |
| 263 |
I |
What 'I' is to call forth? |
Invoke |
| 264 |
N |
What 'N' means evil or iniquitous? |
Nefarious |
| 265 |
R |
What 'R' is to answer a question? |
Reply / Respond |
| 266 |
W |
What 'W' comes before balloon, satellite and forecast? |
Weather |
| 267 |
D |
What 'D' is red/green colour blindness? |
Daltonism |
| 268 |
K |
What 'K' is Africa's highest mountain? |
Kilimanjaro |
| 269 |
B |
What 'B' is a T V arts programme presenter? |
Bragg |
| 270 |
V |
What 'V' is wine made from a particular season's harvest? |
Vintage |
| 271 |
F |
What 'F' is the sharp sport that uses foils and epées? |
Fencing |
| 272 |
T |
What 'T' is the study of God? |
Theology |
| 273 |
S |
What 'S' is underwater diving with an aqualung? |
Scuba |
| 274 |
Y |
What 'Y' is to chatter aimlessly? |
Yatter |
| 275 |
L |
What 'I' was the author of Piers Plowman? |
Langland |
| 276 |
G |
What 'G' is the process of coating iron or steel with zinc? |
Galvanizing |
| 277 |
P |
What 'P' is a fizzy soft drink? |
Pepsi |
| 278 |
U |
What 'U' is the lowest Hindu caste? |
Untouchable |
| 279 |
J |
What 'J' starred in the first major film with sound? |
Jolson |
| 280 |
A |
What 'A' is white-skinned and pink-eyed? |
Albino |
| 281 |
F |
What 'F' was a German film director? |
Fassbinder |
| 282 |
O |
What 'O' is farming that excludes synthetic fertilizers and pesticides? |
Organic |
| 283 |
K |
What 'K' comes before ten — and is short for Christopher? |
Kit |
| 284 |
R |
What 'R' is a basic element of music? |
Rhythm |
| 285 |
T |
What 'T' is the sound produced by lightning? |
Thunder |
| 286 |
A |
What 'A' is a room at the top? |
Attic |
| 287 |
E |
What 'E' was 34th President of the USA? |
Eisenhower |
| 288 |
B |
What 'B' forms 1/14th of a man's body weight? |
Blood |
| 289 |
P |
What 'P' married — and survived — Henry VIII? |
Parr |
| 290 |
D |
What 'D' comes before back, bridge and string? |
Draw |
| 291 |
N |
What 'N' is the least densely populated South American country? |
Nicaragua |
| 292 |
J |
What 'T' is an agitated bath? |
Jacuzzi |
| 293 |
S |
What 'S' are ruminant woolly mammals? |
Sheep |
| 294 |
H |
What 'H' was Irish Prime Minister before Fitzgerald? |
Haughey |
| 295 |
U |
What 'U' is to overturn? |
Upset |
| 296 |
G |
What 'G' is the local death of body tissue? |
Gangrene |
| 297 |
M |
What 'M' is a woman who models clothing? |
Mennequin |
| 298 |
W |
What 'W' was an English political party? |
Whig |
| 299 |
C |
What 'C' are oriental eating utensils? |
Chopsticks |
| 300 |
L |
What 'L' comes from the abdominal fat of pigs?
|
Lard |
| 301 |
M |
What 'M' is a tropical hardwood used for furniture? |
Mahogany |
| 302 |
O |
What 'O' is to swing back and forth like a pendulum? |
Oscillate |
| 303 |
K |
What 'K' became president of Greece in 1980? |
Karamanalis |
| 304 |
D |
What 'D' is to vanish? |
Dissapear |
| 305 |
J |
What 'J' is said to have had his nose rebuilt three times? |
Jackson |
| 306 |
P |
What 'P' is to rain hard, move fast — and throw? |
Pelt |
| 307 |
H |
What 'H' was a monster with a bird's body and a woman's head? |
Harpy |
| 308 |
W |
What 'W' is where a cargo ship unloads? |
Wharf |
| 309 |
F |
What 'F' is a herb of the carrot family used in sauces? |
Fennel |
| 310 |
B |
What 'B' is the vertebral column? |
Backbone |
| 311 |
L |
What 'I' is capital of Peru? |
Lima |
| 312 |
S |
What 'S' is a widely found mineral — and means snake-like? |
Serpentine |
| 313 |
T |
What 'T' is a sailing boat with three hulls? |
Trimaran |
| 314 |
R |
What 'R' is a grain cereal of the grass family'? |
Rice |
| 315 |
C |
What 'C' is a powerful muscular spasm? |
Cramp |
| 316 |
E |
What 'E' was a 'titled' jazz musician? |
Ellington |
| 317 |
A |
What 'A' is to stay? |
Abide |
| 318 |
V |
What 'V' was the Roman god of fire? |
Vulcan |
| 319 |
G |
What 'G' is a strip of land adjoining Egypt and Israel? |
Gaza |
| 320 |
N |
What 'N' is a halo? |
Nimbus |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is the shaking of the brain by a blow to the head? |
Concussion |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is a viscous compound used for printing? |
Ink |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? |
Newman |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is gilded bronze used in furniture decoration? |
Ormolu |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' were the three Greek goddesses who controlled human life? |
Fates |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is president of Zambia? |
Kaunda |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' are ludicrous actions? |
Antics |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is a transparent body used to refract light? |
Prism |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' used to introduce Tales of the Unexpected? |
Dahl |
| 330 |
J |
What 'J' comes before bone, fish and breaker? |
Jaw |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is a fruity, all-girl pop group? |
Bananarama |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf? |
Qatar |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' was an 18th century Austrian composer? |
Haydn |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is financially profitable? |
Lucrative |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is the feathered cork used in badminton? |
Shuttlecock |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a famous French fictional fox? |
Reynard |
| 337 |
E |
What `E' is the legendary land of gold? |
Eldorado |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' is a skin disease of hairy and woolly animals? |
Mange |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' was the author of Vanity Fair? |
Thackeray |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' is the highest in place or rank? |
Uppermost |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' was an English portrait and landscape painter? |
Gainsborough |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' is an island in the Indian Ocean? |
Zanzibar |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A' had a spare rib? |
Adam |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' is the gland that regulates the body's metabolic rate? |
Thyroid |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a leading U S university? |
Vassar |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' is a small crustacean with ten legs? |
Shrimp |
| 347 |
U |
What 'U' is a T V star of Girls on Top? |
Ulman |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' comes before milk, fly and scotch? |
Butter |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is one liquid dispersed in droplets throughout another? |
Emulsion |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is expressing or implying denial? |
Negative |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' are approaching a million species? |
Insects |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is an English town — and a the surname of U S film star? |
Lancaster |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' is to arrange feathers with a beak? |
Preen |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is a newspaper account of someone recently dead? |
Orbituary |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is the disease which inhibits blood clotting? |
Haemophilia |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is an object believed to have magical powers? |
Fetish |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' was the baseball player who married Marilyn Monroe? |
Dimaggio |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' is the largest Balearic island? |
Majorca |
| 359 |
J |
What 'J' is the berry used in making gin? |
Juniper |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is a track left by wheels? |
Rut |
| 361 |
C |
What 'C' is transmission of disease by direct contact? |
Contagion |
| 362 |
E |
What 'E' are species whose chances of survival are doubtful? |
Endangered |
| 363 |
I |
What 'I' literally means 'Strives with God'? |
Israel |
| 364 |
N |
What 'N' was 37th president of the USA? |
Nixon |
| 365 |
R |
What 'R' is a fashionable French resort area? |
Riviera |
| 366 |
W |
What 'W' is to coax by endearments or flattery? |
Wheedle |
| 367 |
D |
What 'D' is a place where medicines are dealt out? |
Dispensary |
| 368 |
K |
What 'K' was an Iranian religious leader? |
Khomeini |
| 369 |
B |
What 'B' is a major horse trials? |
Badminton |
| 370 |
V |
What 'V' was Britain's longest-reigning monarch? |
Victoria |
| 371 |
F |
What 'F' is a substance used to make soil more productive? |
Fertilizer |
| 372 |
T |
What 'T' are on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue? |
Tonsils |
| 373 |
S |
What 'S' comes before worm, shape and wreck? |
Ship |
| 374 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the second-largest city in Japan? |
Yokohama |
| 375 |
L |
What 'L' was world darts champion? |
Lowe |
| 376 |
G |
What 'G' was the chief scene of the ministry of Jesus Christ? |
Galilee |
| 377 |
P |
What 'P' are antibiotics obtained from mould? |
Penicillin |
| 378 |
U |
What 'U' is someone who has risen suddenly from a humble position? |
Upstart |
| 379 |
J |
What 'J' comes before jet — and after mumbo? |
Jumbo |
| 380 |
A |
What 'A' is the opposite of diabolic? |
Angelic |
| 381 |
F |
What 'F' was the director of the film La Dolce Vita? |
Fellini |
| 382 |
O |
What 'O' is therapy based on the manipulation of bones and muscles? |
Osteopathy |
| 383 |
K |
What 'K' is a long loose Japanese robe? |
Kimono |
| 384 |
R |
What 'R' is a recruit or beginner? |
Rookie |
| 385 |
T |
What 'T' is the height above which trees cannot grow? |
Timberline |
| 386 |
A |
What 'A' is a ghost? |
Apparition |
| 387 |
E |
What 'E' are the glands that produce hormones? |
Endocrine |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' was the author of Peter Pan? |
Barrie |
| 389 |
P |
What 'P' is an evergreen hedge with white flowers and black berries? |
Privet |
| 390 |
D |
What 'D' is to immerse or break a biscuit in liquid? |
Dunk |
| 391 |
N |
What 'N' was Greek goddess of victory — and a brand of sports shoe? |
Nike |
| 392 |
J |
What 'J' was 36th president of the U S A? |
Johnson |
| 393 |
S |
What 'S' is a venue for the Olympic Games in 1988? |
Seoul |
| 394 |
H |
What 'H' is a substance that kills plants? |
Herbicide |
| 395 |
U |
What 'U' is one of a kind? |
Unique |
| 396 |
G |
What 'G' was the mother of Liza Minnelli? |
Garland |
| 397 |
M |
What 'M' comes before ship, wife and summer? |
Mid |
| 398 |
W |
What 'W' was a 14th century German king we still sing about? |
Wenceslas |
| 399 |
C |
What 'C' is the circular window at the front of the eye? |
Cornea |
| 400 |
L |
What 'L' is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand and Burma? |
Laos |
| 401 |
M |
What 'M' is a shooting star? |
Meteor |
| 402 |
O |
What 'O' is a musical ensemble under the direction of the conductor? |
Orchestra |
| 403 |
K |
What 'K' are the low islands of Florida? |
Keys |
| 404 |
D |
What 'D' is a measure of thickness of stockings or tights? |
Denier |
| 405 |
J |
What 'J' was one of England's first great architects? |
Jones |
| 406 |
P |
What 'P' is an edible climbing plant of the pulse family? |
Pea |
| 407 |
H |
What 'H' is an Indian language? |
Hindi |
| 408 |
W |
What 'W' is a slender racing dog? |
Whippet |
| 409 |
F |
What 'F' comes before fly, arm and fighter? |
Fire |
| 410 |
B |
What 'B' is a town renowned for its Regency architecture? |
Bath |
| 411 |
L |
What 'L' comes from apricot kernels — and is wrongly thought to cure cancer? |
Lacrile |
| 412 |
S |
What 'S' is a Spanish classical guitarist? |
Segovia |
| 413 |
T |
What 'T' is a poison produced by a microbe? |
Toxin |
| 414 |
R |
What 'R' means to repent of? |
Rue |
| 415 |
C |
What 'C' was a silent film comedian? |
Chaplin |
| 416 |
E |
What 'E' is a medical salts? |
Epsom |
| 417 |
A |
What 'A' is the norm? |
Average |
| 418 |
V |
What 'V' is a team game where the ball must not touch the ground? |
Volleyball |
| 419 |
G |
What 'G' succeeded Attlee as leader of the Labour Party? |
Gaitskill |
| 420 |
N |
What 'N' is an immense cluster of stellar matter? |
Nebula |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' is an explosive release of air from the lungs? |
Cough |
| 422 |
I |
What 'I' comes before play, course and twine? |
Inter |
| 423 |
N |
What 'N' was a primitive type of man? |
Neanderthal |
| 424 |
O |
What 'O' is an ophthalmologist or optician? |
Oculist |
| 425 |
F |
What 'F' was an actor with a bulbous nose and rasping voice? |
Fields |
| 426 |
K |
What 'K' is a tower or stronghold? |
Keep |
| 427 |
A |
What 'A' is 'the granite city'? |
Aberdeen |
| 428 |
P |
What `P' is a fish — and a bird seat? |
Perch |
| 429 |
D |
What 'D' was the film Omen II? |
Damien |
| 430 |
J |
What 'J' means fatigued and disinterested? |
Jaded |
| 431 |
B |
What 'B' is the gas used in cigarette lighters? |
Butane |
| 432 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a British fashion designer? |
Quant |
| 433 |
H |
What 'H' is a perennial vine of the mulberry family? |
Hop |
| 434 |
L |
What 'L' is born in lawful wedlock? |
Legitimate |
| 435 |
S |
What 'S' are eighty-five islands in the Indian Ocean? |
Seychelles |
| 436 |
R |
What 'R' is breathing? |
Respiration |
| 437 |
E |
What 'E' was the German co-founder of communism? |
Engels |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes? |
Malaria |
| 439 |
T |
What 'T' is a suspended bar used to swing on? |
Trapeze |
| 440 |
U |
What 'U' is someone who covers furniture with fabrics? |
Upholsterer |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' was the author of The Forsythe saga? |
Galsworthy |
| 442 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a central African river? |
Zambesi |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' is to irritate? |
Annoy |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is the metallic element used by tian since the Bronze Age? |
Tin |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a mouselike rodent related to the lemming? |
Vole |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' was the Irish playwright who die( in 1950? |
Shaw |
| 447 |
U |
What 'U' is not changing in form or chara.ter? |
Uniform |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' are the crown jewels' guards? |
Beefeaters |
| 449 |
E |
What 'E' is a protein functioning as a )iological catalyst? |
Enzyme |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is a bird — and the founder cc modern nursing? |
Nightingale |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' is the elimination of segregation? |
Integration |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' is a country between Austria and Switzerland? |
Liechtenstein |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is slightly hungry? |
Peckish |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is a bladed pole that propels a btat? |
Oar |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' was an 18th century English cabinet maker? |
Hepplewhite |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is a limbless aquatic animal? |
Fish |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' is a Scottish liqueur? |
Drambuie |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' is capital of Mozambique? |
Maputo |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a human-shaped sweet? |
Jellybaby |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is the cross-bar in a ladder?
|
Rung |
| 461 |
C |
What 'C' is a South American arrow poison? |
Curare |
| 462 |
E |
What 'E' are The Iliad, The Odyssey and Paradise Lost? |
Epics |
| 463 |
I |
What 'I' is the study of the resistance of organism to infection? |
Immunology |
| 464 |
N |
What 'N' is zero or nothing? |
Nil |
| 465 |
R |
What 'R' is arguably Britain's premier portrait painter? |
Reynolds |
| 466 |
W |
What 'W' is a homeless and neglected child? |
Waif |
| 467 |
D |
What 'D' is a paint whose symbol is a shaggy dog? |
Dulux |
| 468 |
K |
What 'K' was the Soviet premier who died in 1981? |
Kosygin |
| 469 |
B |
What 'B' is a Y-shaped muscle? |
Biceps |
| 470 |
V |
What 'V' is a compound essential to nutrition? |
Vitamin |
| 471 |
F |
What 'F' is a worm, flatfish — and lucky stroke? |
Fluke |
| 472 |
T |
What 'T' was a 20th century Welsh poet? |
Thomas |
| 473 |
S |
What 'S' is a type of maple tree? |
Sycamore |
| 474 |
Y |
What 'Y' comes before hammer, belly and shank? |
Yellow |
| 475 |
L |
What 'L' is pumice stone? |
Lava |
| 476 |
G |
What 'G' is Africa's smallest independent state? |
Gambia |
| 477 |
P |
What 'P' was a 5th century missionary to Ireland? |
Patrick |
| 478 |
U |
What 'U' is to guarantee financial support for? |
Underwrite |
| 479 |
J |
What 'J' is a city — and an artichoke? |
Jerusalem |
| 480 |
A |
What 'A' is a southern English county? |
Avon |
| 481 |
F |
What 'F' was the author of Tom Jones? |
Fielding |
| 482 |
O |
What 'O' is the opposite of subject? |
Object |
| 483 |
K |
What 'K' is of a gentle or benevolent nature? |
Kind |
| 484 |
R |
What 'R' is a chess piece and a bird? |
Rook |
| 485 |
T |
What 'T' is a perennial woody plant with a single self-supporting stem? |
Tree |
| 486 |
A |
What 'A' is money paid to an ex-wife? |
Alimony |
| 487 |
E |
What 'E' is a very valuable stoat? |
Ermine |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral? |
Beckett |
| 489 |
P |
What 'P' is Beijing? |
Peking |
| 490 |
D |
What 'D' is one of the earliest makes of car? |
Daimler |
| 491 |
N |
What 'N' is an oily liquid explosive? |
Nitroglycerine |
| 492 |
J |
What 'J' is an Israeli orange? |
Jaffa |
| 493 |
S |
What 'S' is an instrument for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies? |
Sextant |
| 494 |
H |
What 'H' was the Indian hero of a Longfellow poem? |
Hiawatha |
| 495 |
U |
What 'U' comes before wear, water and ground? |
Under |
| 496 |
G |
What 'G' was the actress born Greta Gustafson? |
Garbo |
| 497 |
M |
What 'M' is a tropical tree that grows out into water? |
Mangrove |
| 498 |
W |
What 'W' was a revolutionary invention? |
Wheel |
| 499 |
C |
What 'C' is an abnormal swelling containing fluid? |
Cyst |
| 500 |
L |
What 'L' was a 19th century painter of dogs? |
Landseer |
