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Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is traditional English dancing? |
Morris |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is the Provençal language? |
Occtian |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is a sharp-edged kitchen utensil? |
Knife |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' means to put out of shape or misrepresent? |
Distort |
| 005 |
J |
What 'T' was Henry VIII's third wife? |
Jane |
| 006 |
P |
What 'P' is a point of high land jutting out into the sea? |
Promontory |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' gas is used to fill airships? |
Helium |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is a tree commonly associated with sadness? |
Willow |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' is the crook in Oliver Twist? |
Fagin |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is an instrument which measures atmospheric pressure? |
Barometer |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' is a distinct uniform worn by male servants? |
Livery |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is the river that runs through Paris? |
Seine |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is a small format newspaper? |
Tabloid |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is a teller of anecdotes? |
Raconteur |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' in the sky is a mass of vapour? |
Cloud |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is self-centred? |
Egocentric |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' gives marzipan its flavour? |
Almond |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' means brave? |
Valiant |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' was the name given to the 1988 hurricane? |
Gilbert |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' were the members of the German National Socialist Party commonly known as? |
Nazis |
| 021 |
M |
What 'M' is a Scottish Shakespearian tragedy? |
Macbeth |
| 022 |
O |
What 'O' is someone who specializes in eye treatment? |
Oculist |
| 023 |
K |
What 'K' is a bird of prey? |
Kite |
| 024 |
D |
What 'D' means of the day as opposed to nocturnal? |
Diurnal |
| 025 |
J |
What 'J' is a measure of energy? |
Joule |
| 026 |
P |
What 'P' means last but one? |
Penultimate |
| 027 |
H |
What 'H' is a much visited palace or court that belonged to Henry VIII? |
Hampton Court |
| 028 |
W |
What 'W' is a headdress sometimes worn by nuns? |
Wimple |
| 029 |
F |
What 'F' is a high-pitched artificial male voice? |
Falsetto |
| 030 |
B |
What 'B' is a two-footed animal? |
Biped |
| 031 |
L |
What 'L' is a large art gallery in Paris? |
Louvre |
| 032 |
S |
What 'S' wanted his pound of flesh in The Merchant of Venice? |
Shylock |
| 033 |
T |
What 'T' is a Latinate word meaning silent? |
Taciturn |
| 034 |
R |
What 'R' is the ninth month of the Muslim year which involves rigid fasting? |
Ramadan |
| 035 |
C |
What 'C' is supposedly next to Godliness? |
Cleanliness |
| 036 |
E |
What 'E' is a hard, heavy black wood? |
Ebony |
| 037 |
A |
What 'A' means unscripted or unprepared? |
Ad Lib |
| 038 |
V |
What 'V' is the poison of snakes? |
Venom |
| 039 |
G |
What 'G' is a Spanish method of execution by strangulation? |
Garrotte |
| 040 |
N |
What 'N's last words were 'kiss me Hardy'? |
Nelson |
| 041 |
M |
What 'M' is a gorgon-like woman with snakes for hair? |
Medusa |
| 042 |
O |
What 'O' is a type of poem? |
Ode |
| 043 |
K |
What 'K' is the county in England which is home to Canterbury Cathedral? |
Kent |
| 044 |
D |
What 'D' is a great woman singer or prima donna? |
Diva |
| 045 |
J |
What 'J' is another word for a baked potato? |
Jacket Potato |
| 046 |
P |
What 'P' means going from place to place? |
Peripatetic |
| 047 |
H |
What 'H' means content? |
Happy |
| 048 |
W |
What 'W' is a climbing plant often found on the walls of old houses? |
Wisteria |
| 049 |
F |
What 'F' is the fat and jovial character of Shakespeare's Henry IV? |
Flastaff |
| 050 |
B |
What 'B' is a person called who refuses to join a strike? |
Blackleg |
| 051 |
L |
What 'L' was the American president assassinated in a theatre? |
Lincoln |
| 052 |
S |
What 'S' is the capital of Sweden? |
Stockholm |
| 053 |
T |
What 'T' is one who makes clothes? |
Tailor |
| 054 |
R |
What 'R' is the right-hand side of an open book? |
Recto |
| 055 |
C |
What 'C' is a sheer drop to the sea? |
Cliff |
| 056 |
E |
What 'E' composed the 'Enigma Variations'? |
Elgar |
| 057 |
A |
What 'A' means capable of more than one meaning? |
Ambiguous |
| 058 |
C |
What 'V' is the goddess of love? |
Venus |
| 059 |
G |
What 'G' is the device once used for beheading criminals? |
Guillotine |
| 060 |
N |
What 'N' is a novel by George Orwell? |
Nineteen Eighty Four |
| 061 |
M |
What 'M' painted Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe? |
Manet |
| 062 |
O |
What 'O' is a dentist who straightens teeth? |
Orthodontist |
| 063 |
K |
What 'K' is a type of skirt worn by men in Britain? |
Kilt |
| 064 |
D |
What 'D' means to discover by magic or by guessing? |
Divine |
| 065 |
J |
What 'T' are twelve men and women in court? |
Jury |
| 066 |
P |
What 'P' is the arch in front of the stage in a theatre? |
Proscenium |
| 067 |
H |
What 'H' is a mountain range in India? |
Himalayas |
| 068 |
W |
What 'W' is a frying pan used for Chinese cooking? |
Wok |
| 069 |
F |
What 'F' is a system of extreme right-wing views? |
Fascism |
| 070 |
B |
What 'B' is an intellectual or literary woman known as? |
Bluestocking |
| 071 |
L |
What 'L' was home to the Beatles? |
Liverpool |
| 072 |
S |
What 'S' is the new name for Ceylon? |
Sri Lanka |
| 073 |
T |
What 'T' is a herb used for perfuming vinegar? |
Tarragon |
| 074 |
R |
What 'R' in the 16th Century resulted in the establishment of the Protestant Church? |
Reformation |
| 075 |
C |
What 'C' are churchmen known as? |
Clergy |
| 076 |
E |
What 'E' was the German scientist responsible for the General Theory of Relativity? |
Einstein |
| 077 |
A |
What 'A' is someone from another planet? |
Alien |
| 078 |
V |
What 'V' is a type of dizziness? |
Vertigo |
| 079 |
G |
What 'G' is the American word for petrol? |
Gasoline |
| 080 |
N |
What 'N' from the French means artless or unaffected? |
Naive |
| 081 |
M |
What 'M' is the food sent from Heaven in the Bible? |
Manna |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' married his mother? |
Oedipus |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is the Scottish word for church? |
Kirk |
| 084 |
D |
What 'D' wrote Confessions of an English Opium Eater? |
De Quincey |
| 085 |
J |
What 'T' is used to lift one wheel of a car clear of the ground? |
Jack |
| 086 |
P |
What 'P' is the chief person in a drama or a plot of a story? |
Protagonist |
| 087 |
H |
What 'H' in speech means exaggeration? |
Hyberbole |
| 088 |
W |
What 'W' is the hindmost molar known as? |
Wisdom Tooth |
| 089 |
F |
What 'F' means catlike? |
Feline |
| 090 |
B |
What 'B' means rustic or pastoral? |
Bucolic |
| 091 |
L |
What 'L' is a paper that tests acidity? |
Litmus |
| 092 |
S |
What 'S' is a sleep-walker? |
Somnambulist |
| 093 |
T |
What 'T' is Moliere's religious hypocrite? |
Tartuffe |
| 094 |
R |
What 'R' is a popular style of music from the West Indies? |
Reggae |
| 095 |
C |
What 'C' is the county in which Carlisle is found? |
Cumbria |
| 096 |
E |
What 'E' is Latin for behold? |
Ecce |
| 097 |
A |
What 'A' is a very common conjunction? |
And |
| 098 |
V |
What 'V' means passing through or going by way of? |
via |
| 099 |
G |
What 'G' is a summer house or garden pavilion? |
Gazebo |
| 100 |
N |
What 'N' is another word for Christmas? |
Noel |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is a tiny Principality adjoining France? |
Monaco |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? |
Omega |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' is the capital city of Nepal? |
Katmandu |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a collection of tales by Boccaccio? |
Decameron |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' worships at a synagogue? |
Jew |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a fictitious name often used by authors? |
Pseudonym |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is a song of praise? |
Hymn |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is a small edible sea snail? |
Winkle |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' means having windows? |
Fenestrated |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is an anchored float used as a navigation mark? |
Buoy |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a valley in France famous for its chateaux? |
Loire |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is a make of car from Eastern Europe? |
Skoda |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T' in grammar means useless repetition of the same idea in different words? |
Tautology |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' means the killing of a king? |
Regicide |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' had affairs with Caesar and Anthony and was ruler of Egypt? |
Cleopatra |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' from the French means the select few? |
Elite |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is a place where weapons are made? |
Arsenal |
| 118 |
V |
Which 'V' wrote the Aeneid? |
Virgil |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' measures the intensity of radiation? |
Geiger Counter |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' means of the Stone Age? |
Neolithic |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' means to break apart or split? |
Cleave |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' is the country in which Yeats, Joyce and Wilde were born? |
Ireland |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' from the Latin means note well? |
Nota Bene |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' might precede potent, present and bus and means all? |
Omni |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' is a Nile boat? |
Felucca |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is a small barrel? |
Keg |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is someone (particularly in court) who pleads or speaks for another? |
Advocate |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is the long flat-bottomed boat prevalent in Oxford and Cambridge? |
Pint |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' was the name of Samson's lover who betrayed him to the Philistines? |
Delilah |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is Lewis Carrol's nonsense poem? |
Jabberwocky |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a large kind of predatory hawk? |
Buzzard |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is another word for a search? |
Quest |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is a very thin fracture? |
Hairline |
| 134 |
L |
What `L' is Shakespeare's mad king? |
Lear |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is a small Palestinian onion? |
Shallot |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is vitamin B2? |
Riboflavin |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is the daughter of Agamemnon and the sister of Orestes? |
Electra |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' hangs in the Louvre with an enigmatic smile? |
Mona Lisa |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is the art of stuffing and mounting animals? |
Taxidermy |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' is essential for nuclear power? |
Uranium |
| 141 |
C |
What 'C' is the French author of The Stranger? |
Camus |
| 142 |
I |
What 'I' is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms? |
Ion |
| 143 |
N |
What 'N' is Russian for no? |
Nyet |
| 144 |
O |
What 'O' means of dreams? |
Oneric |
| 145 |
F |
What 'F' means containing iron? |
Ferrous |
| 146 |
K |
What 'K' is a colloquial word used for a New Zealander and also a New Zealand bird? |
Kiwi |
| 147 |
A |
What 'A' is a Scottish University city? |
Aberdeen |
| 148 |
P |
What 'P' is an American singing family and the name of a bird? |
Partridge |
| 149 |
D |
What 'D' was the 17th-Century Frenchman who founded the Cartesian school of philosophy? |
Descartes |
| 150 |
R |
What 'R' is the term used for furniture and architecture of the reign of James I? |
Jacobean |
| 151 |
B |
What 'B' is the French stock exchange known as? |
Bourse |
| 152 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a semi-public body with financial support from the government? |
Quango |
| 153 |
H |
What 'H' is a large stringed instrument which is plucked to make music? |
Harp |
| 154 |
L |
What 'L' is the order of insects with four scale-covered wings? |
Lepidoptera |
| 155 |
S |
What 'S' divides Hampshire from the Isle of Wight? |
Solent |
| 156 |
R |
What 'R' is a platform for public speaking? |
Rostrum |
| 157 |
E |
What 'E' is the Latin stage direction meaning they go out? |
Exeunt |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' was signed at 1215 at Runnymede? |
Magna Carta |
| 159 |
T |
What 'T' is another word for a storm and the name of a Shakespeare play? |
Tempest |
| 160 |
U |
What 'U' is a bicycle with one wheel? |
Unicycle |
| 161 |
C |
What 'C' is the author of the Canterbury Tales? |
Chaucer |
| 162 |
I |
What 'I' is a novel by Dostoyevsky and a term of abuse? |
Idiot |
| 163 |
N |
What 'N' is a native or inhabitant of Nazareth? |
Nazarene |
| 164 |
O |
What 'O' means best or most favourable? |
Optimum |
| 165 |
F |
What 'F' is a red flat-topped hat often with a tassel? |
Fez |
| 166 |
K |
What 'K' is a communal farm or settlement in Israel? |
Kibbutz |
| 167 |
A |
What 'A' is the Latin word meaning year? |
Anno |
| 168 |
P |
What 'P' is the capital of China? |
Peking |
| 169 |
D |
What 'D' is the decimal system of classification for library cataloguing? |
Dewey |
| 170 |
J |
What 'J' was the disciple who betrayed Jesus? |
Judas |
| 171 |
B |
What 'B' is a game played with a shuttlecock? |
Badminton |
| 172 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a composition for four voices or instruments? |
Quartet |
| 173 |
H |
What 'H' is a very small village? |
Hamlet |
| 174 |
L |
What 'L' is the city that held the 1984 Olympics? |
Los Angeles |
| 175 |
S |
What 'S' wrote The Grapes of Wrath? |
Steinbeck |
| 176 |
R |
What 'R' means to pillage and plunder? |
Ransack |
| 177 |
E |
What 'E' is the interval between acts of a play? |
Entr; acte |
| 178 |
M |
What 'M' is a character from a Sheridan play who gives her name to mis-statements? |
Mrs Malaprop |
| 179 |
T |
What 'T' is musical time? |
Tempo |
| 180 |
U |
What 'U' is a womb? |
Uterus |
| 181 |
C |
What 'C' is the family to which Juliet belongs in Romeo and Juliet? |
Capulet |
| 182 |
I |
What 'I' means uncompromising? |
Intransigent |
| 183 |
N |
What 'N' was a mythological drink of the gods? |
Nectar |
| 184 |
O |
What 'O' is an inhabitant of the Orkney Islands known as? |
Orcadian |
| 185 |
F |
What 'F' are the long narrow arms of sea between high cliffs, as in Norway? |
Fiords |
| 186 |
K |
What 'K' is the irresistible tendency to steal? |
Kleptomania |
| 187 |
A |
What 'A' are the original natives of Australia? |
Aborigines |
| 188 |
P |
What 'P' is the organ that produces insulin? |
Pancreas |
| 189 |
D |
What 'D' kills herself when Aeneas foresakes her? |
Dido |
| 190 |
J |
What 'T' is a slatted shutter or blind? |
Jalousie |
| 191 |
B |
What 'B' is an Anglo Saxon epic poem written in about 1000? |
Beowolf |
| 192 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the popular name for the Society of Friends? |
Quakers |
| 193 |
H |
What 'H' means to see imaginary visions? |
Hallucinate |
| 194 |
L |
What 'L' is an oriental fruit? |
Lychee |
| 195 |
S |
What 'S' is a mountain in Wales? |
Snowdon |
| 196 |
R |
What 'R' is a recently founded university known as? |
Redbrick |
| 197 |
E |
What 'E' is the sharp pointed sword used in fencing? |
Epee |
| 198 |
M |
What 'M' wrote the Magic Flute? |
Mozart |
| 199 |
T |
What 'T' is a cord by which a muscle is attached to the bone? |
Tendon |
| 200 |
U |
What 'U' means for both sexes? |
Unisex |
| 201 |
C |
What Italian 'C' wrote The Courtesan (II Cortegiano) in the 16th-Century? |
Castiglione |
| 202 |
I |
What 'I' is the plan of a journey? |
Itinerary |
| 203 |
N |
What 'N' is the scientific study of nerve systems? |
Neurology |
| 204 |
O |
What 'O' is being destroyed by CFCs? |
Ozone Layer |
| 205 |
F |
What 'F' is a small high-pitched flute in a military band? |
Fife |
| 206 |
K |
What 'K' is a tailless Australian tree-dwelling animal? |
Koala |
| 207 |
A |
What 'A' is the setting for the Archers? |
Ambridge |
| 208 |
P |
What 'P' is a grey alloy of tin with lead or another metal? |
Pewter |
| 209 |
D |
What 'D' is the 11th-Century book made by order of William the Conqueror? |
Domesday Book |
| 210 |
J |
What 'J' is a country in the West Indies? |
Jamaica |
| 211 |
B |
What 'B' is the Devil? |
Beelzebub |
| 212 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the word for five children at one birth? |
Quintuplets |
| 213 |
H |
What 'H' is another word for hairy? |
Jirsute |
| 214 |
L |
What 'L' was the leader of the Russian revolution? |
Lenin |
| 215 |
S |
What 'S' is someone who has been canonised? |
Saint |
| 216 |
R |
What 'R' is a mechanical man? |
Robot |
| 217 |
E |
What 'E' is an animal whose fur trims robes of state? |
Ermine |
| 218 |
M |
What 'M' is commonly known as sewer gas? |
Methane |
| 219 |
T |
What 'T' means the three hundredth anniversary of any event? |
Tercentenary |
| 220 |
U |
What 'U' is Northern Ireland? |
Ulster |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' were Saints of Alexandria, Genoa and Siena? |
Catherine |
| 222 |
I |
What 'I' means concealed identity? |
Incognito |
| 223 |
N |
What 'N' means neither masculine nor feminine? |
Neuter |
| 224 |
O |
What 'O' is a board used in spiritualist seances? |
Ouija |
| 225 |
F |
What 'F' is tin-glazed earthenware? |
Faience |
| 226 |
K |
What 'K' means prepared according to Jewish dietary laws? |
Kosher |
| 227 |
A |
What 'A' is a combination of two or more metals? |
Alloy |
| 228 |
P |
What `P' is a colouring matter used as a paint or dye? |
Pigment |
| 229 |
D |
What 'D' is author of the Divine Comedy? |
Dante |
| 230 |
J |
What 'L' is a light spear thrown in an athletic sport? |
Javelin |
| 231 |
B |
What 'B' is a blade attached to a rifle? |
Bayonet |
| 232 |
Q |
What 'Q' means to give up or leave? |
Quit |
| 233 |
H |
What 'H' is the old fashioned word for a cab? |
Hansom |
| 234 |
L |
What 'L' was an English explorer of Africa? |
Livingstone |
| 235 |
S |
What 'S' was a Greek tragic poet? |
Sophocles |
| 236 |
R |
What 'R' is a disease of the bones? |
Rickets |
| 237 |
E |
What 'E' is to rub out or obliterate? |
Erase |
| 238 |
M |
What 'M' is a mammal that carries its young in a pouch? |
Marsupial |
| 239 |
T |
What 'T' means existing on this earth? |
Terrestrial |
| 240 |
U |
What 'U' are secret agents? |
Undercover |
| 241 |
C |
What 'C' were the adherents to the king in the Civil War of the 17th Century? |
Cavaliers |
| 242 |
I |
What 'I' is a triangle with two equal sides? |
Isosceles |
| 243 |
N |
What 'N' is a 19th-Century German philosopher? |
Nietzche |
| 244 |
O |
What 'O' is the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief? |
Oxfam |
| 245 |
F |
What 'F' is one-eighth of a mile? |
Furlong |
| 246 |
K |
What 'K' is a poem by Coleridge about a dream? |
Kubla Khan |
| 247 |
A |
What 'A' is the square in which 'EastEnders' is largely set? |
Albert Square |
| 248 |
P |
What `P' means to take and use another's thoughts or writings? |
Plagiarize |
| 249 |
D |
What 'D' is the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet? |
Denmark |
| 250 |
J |
What 'T' is a small four-wheel-drive vehicle? |
Jeep |
| 251 |
B |
What 'B' is the personification of Britain? |
Britannia |
| 252 |
Q |
What 'Q' do most Oxford colleges have? |
Quadrangle |
| 253 |
H |
What 'H' is a widely smoked drug? |
Hashish |
| 254 |
L |
What 'L' is a blood-sucking animal once used in medicine? |
Leech |
| 255 |
S |
What 'S' is the Jewish day of rest? |
Sabbath |
| 256 |
R |
What 'R' is another word for traitor? |
Renegade |
| 257 |
E |
What 'E' is an Alpine flower? |
Eidelweiss |
| 258 |
M |
What 'M' appeared cross-gartered in yellow stockings? |
Malvolio |
| 259 |
T |
What 'T' do you give in court as a witness? |
testimony |
| 260 |
U |
What 'U' is the easternmost lake in the Lake District? |
Ulswater |
| 261 |
C |
What 'C' was a 19th-Century French painter born at Aix-En-Provence? |
Cezanne |
| 262 |
I |
What 'I' means of equal measure? |
Isometric |
| 263 |
N |
What 'N' was the bird that sang in Berkeley Square? |
Nightingale |
| 264 |
O |
What 'O' is a tree that has acorns as its fruit? |
Oak |
| 265 |
F |
What 'F' is the father of your spouse? |
Father In Law |
| 266 |
K |
What 'K' was the 19th-Century poet who wrote Endymion and To a Nightingale? |
Keats |
| 267 |
A |
What 'A' is a cathedral town north of Paris? |
Amiens |
| 268 |
P |
What 'P' is a new form of tax to be introduced? |
Poll Tax |
| 269 |
D |
What 'D' is a short-legged long-bodied breed of dog? |
Dachshund |
| 270 |
T |
What 'T' is a loose hooded cloak worn by Arab men? |
Jellaba |
| 271 |
B |
What 'B' was Conservative Prime Minister at the time of the abdication crisis? |
Baldwin |
| 272 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the number of members that must be present to constitute a valid meeting? |
Quorum |
| 273 |
H |
What 'H' was abolished in this country in the 60s? |
Hanging |
| 274 |
L |
What 'L' is a Scottish lake? |
Loch |
| 275 |
S |
What 'S' were the favourites of King Charles? |
Spaniels |
| 276 |
A |
What 'A' is an animal with scales? |
Reptile |
| 277 |
E |
What 'E' is an inoffensive word or phrase substituted for one considered offensive or hurtful? |
Euphemism |
| 278 |
M |
What 'M' wrote Das Capital? |
Marx |
| 279 |
T |
What 'T' means Germanic? |
Teutonic |
| 280 |
U |
What 'U' isn't beautiful? |
Ugly |
| 281 |
C |
What 'C' is the Russian playwright who wrote The Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard? |
Chekov |
| 282 |
I |
What 'I' is a signed document acknowledging a debt? |
Iou |
| 283 |
N |
What 'N' is the inventor of dynamite who gave his name to an annual prize? |
Nobel |
| 284 |
O |
What 'O' is the Spanish city of Seville famous for? |
Oranges |
| 285 |
F |
What 'F' is the least severe type of burn? |
First Degree |
| 286 |
K |
What 'K' is a college in Oxford designed by William Butterfield? |
Keble |
| 287 |
A |
What 'A' is the mythical creature that was both male and female? |
Androgyne |
| 288 |
P |
What 'P' painted the `Guernica' during the Spanish Civil War? |
Picasso |
| 289 |
D |
What 'D' means to make a god of? |
Deify |
| 290 |
J |
What 'J' is a sleeveless jacket? |
Jerkin |
| 291 |
B |
What 'B' is the Greek god of wine? |
Bacchus |
| 292 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a large city in the French-speaking part of Canada? |
Quebec |
| 293 |
H |
What 'H' is a young cow? |
Heifer |
| 294 |
L |
What 'L' is a salad vegetable that can make you sleepy? |
Lettruce |
| 295 |
S |
What 'S' live on the water and belong to the Queen? |
Swans |
| 296 |
R |
What 'R' is a South American flightless bird? |
Rhea |
| 297 |
E |
What 'E' is abnormally thin? |
Emaciated |
| 298 |
M |
What 'M' was the Conservative Prime Minister Lord Stockton? |
Macmillan |
| 299 |
T |
What 'T' was a character in a Hardy novel who was hanged? |
Tess |
| 300 |
U |
What 'LP means wife-loving? |
Uxorious |
| 301 |
C |
What 'C' is a place where nuns live? |
Convent |
| 302 |
I |
What 'I' is the Greek epic poem attributed to Homer? |
Iliad |
| 303 |
N |
What 'N' is a prefix that means new or revived? |
Neo |
| 304 |
O |
What 'O' is an animal with eight legs? |
Octopus |
| 305 |
F |
What 'F' is one of the two languages in Belgium? |
Flemish |
| 306 |
K |
What 'K' is the palace where Queen Victoria was born? |
Kensington |
| 307 |
A |
What 'A' means plenty? |
Ample |
| 308 |
P |
What 'P' is the measure in which beer comes? |
Pint |
| 309 |
D |
What 'D' means no longer existing? |
Defunct |
| 310 |
T |
What 'T' is a wine bottle six to nine times the normal size? |
Jereboam |
| 311 |
B |
What 'B' is the founder of the Boy Scout movement? |
Baden Powell |
| 312 |
Q |
What 'Q' is an isolation imposed to prevent infection? |
Quarantine |
| 313 |
H |
What 'H' is a Scottish delicacy? |
Haggis |
| 314 |
L |
What 'L' is Italian currency? |
Lire |
| 315 |
S |
What 'S' is the study of earthquakes? |
Seismology |
| 316 |
R |
What 'R' is a primary colour? |
Red |
| 317 |
E |
What 'E' is the dwelling place of the blessed after death in Greek mythology? |
Elysium |
| 318 |
M |
What 'M' has the chemical symbol Mg? |
Magnesium |
| 319 |
T |
What 'T' is the small island off the coast of Australia? |
Tasmania |
| 320 |
U |
What 'U' is 'ever so 'umble' in Dickens? |
Uria Heep |
| 321 |
C |
What 'C' is a college in Oxford built by Cardinal Wolsey? |
Christchurch |
| 322 |
I |
What 'I' is the religion revealed through Mohammed? |
Islam |
| 323 |
N |
What 'N' is a synthetic material invented simultaneously in New York and London? |
Nylon |
| 324 |
O |
What 'O' is an actor's award? |
Oscar |
| 325 |
F |
What 'F' is the goddess of flowers? |
Flora |
| 326 |
K |
What 'K' is a very high mountain in Tanzania? |
Kilimanjaro |
| 327 |
A |
What 'A' is a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine? |
Article |
| 328 |
P |
What 'P' is a name that means rock? |
Peter |
| 329 |
D |
What 'D' means the unravelling of the plot in a play or novel? |
Denouement |
| 330 |
T |
What 'T' is a young kangaroo? |
Joey |
| 331 |
B |
What 'B' is a Russian hunting dog whose name means swift? |
Borzoi |
| 332 |
Q |
What 'Q' is another name for mercury? |
Quicksilver |
| 333 |
H |
What 'H' is a species derived from two or more species? |
Hybrid |
| 334 |
L |
What 'L' is a small harp? |
Lyre |
| 335 |
S |
What 'S' is a native of Shropshire known as? |
Salopian |
| 336 |
R |
What 'R' is a Dutch artist? |
Rembrandt |
| 337 |
E |
What 'E' is the fabled city in South America rich in treasure? |
El Dorado |
| 338 |
M |
What 'M' was Sherlock Holmes's arch rival? |
Moriarti |
| 339 |
T |
What 'T' is the river that runs through Rome? |
Tiber |
| 340 |
U |
What 'U' do policemen wear? |
Uniform |
| 341 |
G |
What 'G' is the third letter of the Greek alphabet? |
Gamma |
| 342 |
Z |
What 'Z' is the celestial sphere that is divided into twelve? |
Zodiac |
| 343 |
A |
What 'A'was a bad cook but a good king? |
Alfred |
| 344 |
T |
What 'T' scores four points in rugby? |
Try |
| 345 |
V |
What 'V' is a Scandinavian sea adventurer? |
Viking |
| 346 |
S |
What 'S' did soldiers hang their washing out on in World War I? |
Siegfried Line |
| 347 |
U |
What `U' is an ailment of the mouth or stomach? |
Ulcer |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is a British bird famous for its booming call? |
Bittern |
| 349 |
E |
What 'E' is the garden in the book of Genesis? |
Eden |
| 350 |
N |
What 'N' is something that induces sleep or stupor? |
Narcotic |
| 351 |
I |
What 'I' is the promised land? |
Israel |
| 352 |
L |
What 'L' is a mathematical reckoning table? |
Logarithm |
| 353 |
P |
What 'P' was a Greek philosopher 400 years before Christ? |
Plato |
| 354 |
O |
What 'O' is a mineral from which metal may be extracted? |
Ore |
| 355 |
H |
What 'H' is a spiral? |
Helix |
| 356 |
F |
What 'F' is the magnetic disk used to store data in the memory of a computer? |
Floppy Disk |
| 357 |
D |
What 'D' is a cleansing agent used with water? |
Detergent |
| 358 |
M |
What 'M' was the ruling family of Florence during the Renaissance? |
Medici |
| 359 |
J |
What `J' is the river of Palestine that flows into the Dead Sea? |
Jordan |
| 360 |
R |
What 'R' is a system of radio waves used for detecting objects in the air or at sea? |
Radar |
| 361 |
G |
What 'G' is a biscuit containing a layer of currants and was once an Italian nationalist? |
Garibaldi |
| 362 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a non-rusting metal? |
Zinc |
| 363 |
A |
What 'A' was the founder of Turkey? |
Attaturk |
| 364 |
T |
What 'T' is the capital of Israel? |
Tel Aviv |
| 365 |
V |
What 'V' is a fierce or abusive woman? |
Virago |
| 366 |
S |
What 'S' is a powerful explosive? |
Semtex |
| 367 |
U |
What 'IP is Thomas More's ideal society? |
Utopia |
| 368 |
B |
What 'B' is the French prison that was stormed in 1789? |
Bastille |
| 369 |
E |
What 'E' is a Swiss cheese with holes in it? |
Emmental |
| 370 |
N |
What 'N' is a colourless, poisonous liquid that occurs in tobacco leaves? |
Nicotine |
| 371 |
I |
What 'I' wrote Hedda Gabler and Ghosts? |
Ibsen |
| 372 |
L |
What 'L' has the chemical symbol Pb? |
Lead |
| 373 |
P |
What 'P' ran off with Helen of Troy? |
Paris |
| 374 |
O |
What 'O' means eastern? |
Oriental |
| 375 |
H |
What 'H' is an alternative medicine? |
Homeopathy |
| 376 |
F |
What 'F' is the city where Dante was born? |
Florence |
| 377 |
D |
What 'D' was the goddess of hunting? |
Diana |
| 378 |
M |
What 'M' is a famous oratorio by Handel? |
Messiah |
| 379 |
J |
What 'T' is an Irish poet and novelist of the first half of this century? |
Joyce |
| 380 |
R |
What 'R' is an animal group which includes the hamster and the mouse? |
Rodent |
| 381 |
G |
What 'G' is an intermittent hot spring? |
Geyser |
| 382 |
Z |
What 'Z' is the Greek king of the Olympian gods? |
Zeus |
| 383 |
A |
Which 'A' was said to carry the world on his shoulders? |
Atlas |
| 384 |
T |
What 'T' do some religions worship in? |
Temple |
| 385 |
V |
What 'V' is the oral part of an exam? |
Viva Voce |
| 386 |
S |
What 'S' is a snack named after an earl? |
Sandwich |
| 387 |
U |
What mythical 'U' fought the lion all round the town? |
Unicorn |
| 388 |
B |
What 'B' was the deadly plague which ravaged England in 1348? |
Black Death |
| 389 |
E |
What 'E' prevents food from entering your trachea? |
Epiglottis |
| 390 |
N |
What 'N' is a gas with the symbol N? |
Nitrogen |
| 391 |
I |
What 'I' is Reykjavik the capital of? |
Iceland |
| 392 |
L |
What 'L' is the capital of Portugal? |
Lisbon |
| 393 |
P |
What 'P' is a woollen material named after a place in Scotland? |
Paisley |
| 394 |
O |
What 'O' is someone in their eighties? |
Octogenarian |
| 395 |
H |
What 'H' is a type of bean? |
Haricot |
| 396 |
F |
What 'F' is the fool in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night? |
Feste |
| 397 |
D |
What 'D' is a positive photographic slide or transparency? |
Diapositive |
| 398 |
M |
What 'M' was the Roman god of war? |
Mars |
| 399 |
J |
What 'T' is a very large vehicle? |
Juggernaut |
| 400 |
R |
What 'R' means to remove oxygen from in chemistry? |
Reduce |
| 401 |
G |
What 'G' is a Venetian canal boat? |
Gondola |
| 402 |
Z |
What 'Z' was a hydrogen-filled German airship? |
Zeppelin |
| 403 |
A |
What 'A' is the home of the Patagonians? |
Argentina |
| 404 |
T |
What 'T' is an energetic dance of the 60s? |
Twist |
| 405 |
V |
What 'V' is a Russian drink distilled from potatoes? |
Vodka |
| 406 |
S |
What 'S' is a firm of art dealers? |
Sothebys |
| 407 |
U |
What 'U' judges cricket matches? |
Umpire |
| 408 |
B |
What 'B' was the British politician who established the National Health Service in 1947? |
Bevan |
| 409 |
E |
What 'E' is a speech addressed to an audience at the end of a play? |
Epilogue |
| 410 |
N |
What 'N' was the treaty that concluded the 'opium war' in 1842? |
Nanking |
| 411 |
I |
What 'I' is one of three main architectural orders? |
Ionic |
| 412 |
L |
What 'L' is the most westerly point of Britain? |
Lands end |
| 413 |
P |
What `P' was the lion in the 'Herb Garden'? |
Parsley |
| 414 |
O |
What 'O' do we breathe? |
Oxygen |
| 415 |
H |
What 'H' do some animals do throughout the winter? |
Hibernate |
| 416 |
F |
What 'F' wrote Madame Bovary? |
Flaubert |
| 417 |
D |
What 'D' is a ruler with absolute power? |
Dictator |
| 418 |
M |
What 'M' is a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan? |
Mikado |
| 419 |
J |
What 'J' is a Japanese unarmed combat and now a sport? |
Judo |
| 420 |
R |
What 'R' is a type of paper that can be eaten? |
Rice Paper |
| 421 |
G |
What 'G' goes home to Nepal? |
Gurkha |
| 422 |
Z |
What 'Z' means the highest point in the sky or in a career? |
Zenith |
| 423 |
A |
What 'A' digs up the past? |
Archeologist |
| 424 |
T |
What 'T' is an art gallery in London founded by sugar refiners? |
Tate |
| 425 |
V |
What 'V' means evaporating rapidly or highly strung? |
Volatile |
| 426 |
S |
What 'S' is the square root of 49? |
Seven |
| 427 |
U |
What 'U' in punctuation are two German dots? |
Umlaut |
| 428 |
B |
What 'B' is the outer wall of a castle? |
Bailey |
| 429 |
E |
What 'E' is devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly food and drink? |
Epicurean |
| 430 |
N |
What 'N' was the Corsican-born French emperor? |
Napoleon |
| 431 |
I |
What 'I' is a flower and part of the eye? |
Iris |
| 432 |
L |
What 'L' is the name for a beaver's home? |
Lodge |
| 433 |
P |
What 'P' is a large city in Western Australia? |
Perth |
| 434 |
O |
What 'O' is a Canadian state? |
Ontario |
| 435 |
H |
What 'H' is unduly anxious about his health? |
Hypochondriac |
| 436 |
F |
What 'F' is an acid used as a preservative? |
Formaldehyde |
| 437 |
D |
What 'D' is the author of Oliver Twist? |
Dickens |
| 438 |
M |
What 'M' is a Chinese ruler and a fruit? |
Mandarin |
| 439 |
J |
What 'J' is a Swiss psychologist who died in 1961? |
Jung |
| 440 |
R |
What 'R' are the edible eggs of a fish? |
Roe |
| 441 |
G |
What 'G' is a revolutionary gunman? |
Guerilla |
| 442 |
Z |
What 'Z' was the holy hill of Jerusalem? |
Zion |
| 443 |
A |
What 'A' holds a boat still? |
Anchor |
| 444 |
T |
What 'T' is another word for inn or public house? |
Tavern |
| 445 |
V |
What 'V' is a bird of prey? |
Vulture |
| 446 |
S |
What 'S' is the study of language? |
Semantics |
| 447 |
U |
What `U' in 'Monopoly' are electricity and water? |
Utilities |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is a West Indian island? |
Bermuda |
| 449 |
E |
What `E' is a decoration on the shoulder of a garment, particularly on military uniforms? |
Epaulette |
| 450 |
N |
What 'N' is Big Ears' friend? |
Noddy |
| 451 |
I |
What 'I' means powerless? |
Impotent |
| 452 |
L |
What 'L' invented denim jeans? |
Levi |
| 453 |
P |
What 'P' is the jewel made by oysters? |
Pearl |
| 454 |
O |
What 'O' is a keyboard instrument supplied with wind by bellows? |
Organ |
| 455 |
H |
What 'H' is a castle used in the TV series 'Brideshead Revisited'? |
Howard |
| 456 |
F |
What 'F' is an edible mould? |
Fungus |
| 457 |
D |
What 'D' - is an Australian Aboriginal musical instrument? |
Didgeridoo |
| 458 |
M |
What 'M' was the fascist leader of Italy during World War II? |
Mussolini |
| 459 |
J |
What 'J' is a combat between two knights on horseback? |
Joust |
| 460 |
R |
What 'R' is a person who changes the status quo? |
Reformer |
| 461 |
G |
What 'G' is a fruit that hangs in bunches like grapes? |
Grapefruit |
| 462 |
Z |
What 'Z' is a Polish coin? |
Zlotty |
| 463 |
A |
What 'A' is a place where animals are slaughtered? |
Abattoir |
| 464 |
T |
What 'T' makes chocolate oranges? |
Terrys |
| 465 |
V |
What 'V' was the 18th-Century French philosopher who wrote Candide? |
Voltaire |
| 466 |
S |
What 'S' was born on a Monday, married on Tuesday, etc? |
Solomon Grundy |
| 467 |
U |
What 'U' is a language spoken in India? |
Urdu |
| 468 |
B |
What 'B' was the Archbishop of Canterbury indirectly murdered by Henry II? |
Becket |
| 469 |
E |
What 'E' is an outbreak of disease among a community? |
Epidemic |
| 470 |
N |
What 'N' is a Welsh town just over the Severn bridge? |
Newport |
| 471 |
I |
What 'I' inhabited Peru before the Spanish conquest? |
Incas |
| 472 |
L |
What 'L' comes out of volcanoes? |
Lava |
| 473 |
P |
What 'P' is a pudding made from meringue and fruit? |
Pavlova |
| 474 |
O |
What 'O' followed Eurydice into the Underworld? |
Orpheus |
| 475 |
H |
What 'H' is a famous department store in Knightsbridge? |
Harrods |
| 476 |
F |
What 'F' is a bushy-tailed quadruped? |
Fox |
| 477 |
D |
What 'D' means lacking self-confidence or excessively modest? |
Diffident |
| 478 |
M |
What 'M' is the word for an Indian prince? |
Maharajah |
| 479 |
T |
What 'T' means to place things side by side? |
Juxtapose |
| 480 |
U |
What 'U' is the Latin for queen? |
Regina |
| 481 |
G |
What 'G' is a doctor's bag? |
Gladstone |
| 482 |
Z |
What 'Z' is the study of animals? |
Zoology |
| 483 |
A |
What 'A' is a bottomless chasm? |
Abyss |
| 484 |
T |
What 'T' wrote The Nutcracker Suite? |
Tchaikovsky |
| 485 |
V |
What 'V' is a bridge-like structure carrying a railway or road across a valley? |
Viaduct |
| 486 |
S |
What 'S' met a pieman going to the fair? |
Simple Simon |
| 487 |
U |
What 'U' do you take when offended? |
Umbrage |
| 488 |
B |
What 'B' was a recent poet laureate? |
Betjeman |
| 489 |
E |
What 'E' commemorates the visit to Christ of the three kings? |
Epiphany |
| 490 |
N |
What 'N' is a long boat used on canals? |
Narrowboat |
| 491 |
T |
What 'T' is a gold bar? |
Ingot |
| 492 |
L |
What 'L' is a type of printing from stone or metal surfaces? |
Lithography |
| 493 |
P |
What 'P' is at the extreme north and south of the earth? |
Pole |
| 494 |
O |
What 'O' is a hormone? |
Oestrogen |
| 495 |
H |
What 'H' is a tropical disease that could be either type A or type B? |
Hepatitus |
| 496 |
F |
What 'F' did Eve wear? |
Fig Leaf |
| 497 |
D |
What 'D' means in a state of disrepair or decay? |
Dilapidated |
| 498 |
M |
What 'M' is French for handkerchief? |
Mouchoir |
| 499 |
T |
What 'T' is the J of JP (meaning magistrate)? |
Justice |
| 500 |
R |
What 'R' is a garden tool? |
Rake |
