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