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|
Question |
Answer |
| 001 |
M |
What 'M' is loose earth, a woolly growth and a templet |
Mould |
| 002 |
O |
What 'O' is very fine translucent muslin |
Organdie |
| 003 |
K |
What 'K' is a South African elevated plateau |
Karroo |
| 004 |
D |
What 'D' is a wood nymph |
Dryad |
| 005 |
J |
What 'J' is a hard oriental varnish |
Japan |
| 006 |
P |
What `P' is partly blind |
Purblind |
| 007 |
H |
What 'H' is a hollow place in a solid body |
Hole |
| 008 |
W |
What 'W' is the capital of the USA |
Washington |
| 009 |
F |
What 'F' comes before gate, light and water |
Flood |
| 010 |
B |
What 'B' is between salt and fresh water |
Brackish |
| 011 |
L |
What 'L' means to flop about or move in an ungainly way |
Lollop |
| 012 |
S |
What 'S' is the currency of Israel |
Shekel |
| 013 |
T |
What 'T' is a picture or carving on three panels side by side |
Triptych |
| 014 |
R |
What 'R' is an actor's part |
Role |
| 015 |
C |
What 'C' beat cancer to win the 1981 Grand National |
Champion |
| 016 |
E |
What 'E' is a female sheep |
Ewe |
| 017 |
A |
What 'A' is a river - and a warrior woman |
Amazon |
| 018 |
V |
What 'V' is robust energy that goes with vigour |
Vim |
| 019 |
G |
What 'G' is a wreath of flowers |
Garland |
| 020 |
N |
What 'N' is a recent arrival |
Newcomer |
| 021 |
C |
What 'C' is the internal diameter of a gun |
Calibre |
| 022 |
I |
What 'I' comes before gotten, omened and natured |
Ill |
| 023 |
N |
What 'N' is to indent - and catch a criminal |
Nick |
| 024 |
O |
What 'O' is a body of instrumental performers |
Orchestra |
| 025 |
F |
What 'F' is a limb adapted for swimming |
Flipper |
| 026 |
K |
What 'K' is the green Alpine New Zealand parrot |
Kea |
| 027 |
A |
What 'A' is a violent poison |
Arsenic |
| 028 |
P |
What 'P' is a colour of mixed red and blue |
Purple |
| 029 |
D |
What 'D' comes after evening, morning and full |
Dress |
| 030 |
J |
What 'J' is a breed of cattle, jumper and island |
Jersey |
| 031 |
B |
What 'B' is a plump and comely woman |
Buxom |
| 032 |
Q |
What 'Q' means most essential or typical |
Quintessential |
| 033 |
H |
What 'H' is aimless |
Haphazard |
| 034 |
L |
What 'L' is money - and a sweet on a stick |
Lolly |
| 035 |
S |
What 'S' is the upper part of a loin of beef |
Sirloin |
| 036 |
R |
What 'R' is a tiny thrush with an orange-red throat |
Robin |
| 037 |
E |
What 'E' comes before day, one and body |
Every |
| 038 |
M |
What 'M' is a nocturnal, lepidopterous insect |
Moth |
| 039 |
T |
What 'T' is a soft felt hat with indented crown |
Trilby |
| 040 |
U |
What 'U' is the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic |
Ulan Bator |
| 041 |
G |
What 'G' is spirited - and lame or crippled |
Game |
| 042 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a veil worn by Moslem women |
Yashmak |
| 043 |
A |
What 'A' is a missile shot from a bow |
Arrow |
| 044 |
T |
What 'T' is connected with a catch as a means of release |
Trigger |
| 045 |
V |
What 'V' is a nest of wasps |
Vespiary |
| 046 |
S |
What 'S' comes before coach, manager and whisper |
Stage |
| 047 |
U |
What 'U' is a usually localised rebellion |
Uprising |
| 048 |
B |
What 'B' is a fluid secreted by the liver |
Bile |
| 049 |
E |
What 'E' is according to the Christian Gospel |
Evangelic |
| 050 |
N |
What 'N' means lower |
Nether |
| 051 |
I |
What 'I' is one who poses as someone else |
Imposter |
| 052 |
L |
What 'L' is a guiding star |
Lodestar |
| 053 |
P |
What 'P' is the fleshy part of fruit |
Pulp |
| 054 |
O |
What 'O' is a musician's composition |
Opus |
| 055 |
H |
What 'H' is a family's dwelling place |
Home |
| 056 |
F |
What 'F' is a switchblade |
Flick-Knife |
| 057 |
D |
What 'D' is fine, dense drops of rain |
Drizzle |
| 058 |
M |
What 'M' means of this world |
Mundane |
| 059 |
J |
What 'J' was a patient biblical patriarch |
Job |
| 060 |
R |
What 'R' is a humanoid machine |
Robot |
| 061 |
C |
What 'C' is a ruler and the successors of Mohammed |
Caliph |
| 062 |
E |
What 'E' is the science of producing fine offspring |
Eugenics |
| 063 |
I |
What 'I' is a wild Alpine goat |
Ibex |
| 064 |
N |
What 'N' is the Greek goddess of retribution |
Nemesis |
| 065 |
R |
What 'R' comes before coaster, blind and skate |
Roller |
| 066 |
W |
What 'W' is martial |
Warlike |
| 067 |
D |
What 'D' is silly nonsense or twaddle |
Drivel |
| 068 |
K |
What 'K' is a dust-coloured dull yellow |
Khaki |
| 069 |
B |
What 'B' is a burning log - and trade mark |
Brand |
| 070 |
V |
What 'V' is prolix or overwordy |
Verbose |
| 071 |
F |
What 'F' is to strip off skin |
Flay |
| 072 |
T |
What 'T' is a three-pronged spear - and a guided missile |
Trident |
| 073 |
S |
What 'S' is a division of a poem |
Stanza |
| 074 |
Y |
What 'Y' is an archaic form of the definitive article |
Ye |
| 075 |
L |
What 'L' is the meeting place of a fraternal organisation |
Lodge |
| 076 |
G |
What 'G' is a shrub with large white or yellow flowers |
Gardenia |
| 077 |
P |
What 'P' is to steal |
Purloin |
| 078 |
U |
What 'U' is unreasonable or inopportune |
Untimely |
| 079 |
J |
What 'J' is a crowbar favoured by burglars |
Jemmy |
| 080 |
A |
What 'A' was a Greek god who held up the world |
Atlas |
| 081 |
F |
What 'F' comes before back, length and house |
Full |
| 082 |
O |
What 'O' is a dramatic performance of which music is an essential part |
Opera |
| 083 |
K |
What 'K' is an Israeli collective farm |
Kibbutz |
| 084 |
R |
What 'R' is a horse that's hay or chestnut mixed with white |
Roan |
| 085 |
T |
What 'T' is a trifling ornament |
Trinket |
| 086 |
A |
What 'A' is a gas used as a filler for light bulbs |
Argon |
| 087 |
E |
What 'E' means to flow back |
Ebb |
| 088 |
B |
What 'B' means like an arm |
Brachial |
| 089 |
P |
What 'P' is a curtain to screen certain women from strangers |
Purdah |
| 090 |
D |
What 'D' is a small draught of spirit |
Dram |
| 091 |
N |
What 'N' is late Stone Age |
Neolithic |
| 092 |
J |
What 'J' is a triangular sail, or projecting arm of a crane |
Jib |
| 093 |
S |
What 'S' is bacon with lines of fat and lean |
Streaky |
| 094 |
H |
What 'H' foreshadows what is to come |
Harbinger |
| 095 |
U |
What 'U' comes before Jack and after trade |
Union |
| 096 |
G |
What 'G' are troops stationed defensively in a fortress |
Garrison |
| 097 |
M |
What 'M' is to assault with intent to rob |
Mug |
| 098 |
W |
What 'W' is a unit of power |
Watt |
| 099 |
C |
What 'C' is a small mountain antelope |
Chamois |
| 100 |
L |
What 'L' is a vein of metal ore |
Lode |
| 101 |
M |
What 'M' is a building temporarily housing dead bodies |
Mortuary / Morgue |
| 102 |
O |
What 'O' is a kind of quartz allied to agate |
Onyx |
| 103 |
K |
What 'K' comes before fisher, maker and pin |
King |
| 104 |
D |
What 'D' is a Greek coin |
Drachma |
| 105 |
J |
What 'J' is a counter with stamped or engraved motif! |
Jetton |
| 106 |
P |
What 'P' is a place of spiritual purging in the after life |
Purgatory |
| 107 |
H |
What 'H' is the official report of Parliamentary proceedings |
Hansard |
| 108 |
W |
What 'W' is something designed to inflict bodily harm |
Weapon |
| 109 |
F |
What 'F' is a time devoted to self-indulgence - or a casual attempt |
Fling |
| 110 |
B |
What 'B' is a clasp, suspending stays, and a pair |
Brace |
| 111 |
L |
What 'L' is a sign representing a word in shorthand |
Logogram |
| 112 |
S |
What 'S' is to remove clothing |
Strip |
| 113 |
T |
What 'T is to flow in a thin slow stream |
Trickle |
| 114 |
R |
What 'R' is a bolt or pin that unites two metal plates |
Rivet |
| 115 |
C |
What 'C' is to stop up a ship's seams with pitch |
Caulk |
| 116 |
E |
What 'E' is the substitution of a mild expression for a harsh one |
Euphemism |
| 117 |
A |
What 'A' is an act of heinous wickedness |
Attrocity |
| 118 |
V |
What 'V' is a small ornamental bottle - and salad dressing |
Vinaigrette |
| 119 |
G |
What 'G' is an off-break ball bowled with leg-break action |
Googly |
| 120 |
N |
What 'N' is a tropical seabird - and a simpleton |
Noddy |
| 121 |
C |
What 'C' comes before kin, call and sup |
Cat |
| 122 |
I |
What 'I' means of Spain and Portugal |
Iberian |
| 123 |
N |
What 'N' first propounded the theory of gravitation |
Newton |
| 124 |
O |
What 'O' is a kind of wild ass |
Onager |
| 125 |
F |
What 'F' means generating gas in the alimentary canal |
Flatulant |
| 126 |
K |
What 'K' is a Scottish church |
Kirk |
| 127 |
A |
What 'A' is a perennial plant whose shoots are a delicacy |
Asparagus |
| 128 |
P |
What 'P' is a chrysalis |
Pupa |
| 129 |
D |
What 'D' is a drawing of money by written order |
Draft |
| 130 |
J |
What 'J' is an opaque variety of quartz |
Jasper |
| 131 |
B |
What 'B' is a blackberry shrub |
Bramble |
| 132 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a member of the Society of Friends |
Quaker |
| 133 |
H |
What 'H' is Japanese ritual suicide |
Hara-Kiri |
| 134 |
L |
What 'L' is an anti-chamber, a bit of hair, and a fastener |
Lock |
| 135 |
S |
What 'S' is to machine gun from a low-flying aircraft |
Strafe |
| 136 |
R |
What 'R' is your competitor |
Rival |
| 137 |
E |
What 'E' is to give off bubbles of gas |
Effervesce |
| 138 |
M |
What 'M' is the god of sleep or dreams |
Morpheus |
| 139 |
T |
What 'T' is a journey by ox wagon |
Trek |
| 140 |
U |
What 'U' means undertaken by one side only |
Unilateral |
| 141 |
G |
What 'G' is a Hungarian stew |
Goulash |
| 142 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a hard, low-growing evergreen tree |
Yew |
| 143 |
A |
What 'A' is a specialised slang |
Argot |
| 144 |
T |
What 'T' is to drag a net for fish |
Trawl |
| 145 |
V |
What 'V' is the sixth zodiacal sign |
Virgo |
| 146 |
S |
What 'S' is strong and fat - and a sweet, dark beer |
Stout |
| 147 |
U |
What 'U' comes before root, braid and stream |
Up |
| 148 |
B |
What 'B' is a biro |
Ballpoint |
| 149 |
E |
What 'E' is the interrelationship of life forms and the environments |
Ecology |
| 150 |
N |
What 'N' means reduced to hopeless perplexity |
Nonplussed |
| 151 |
I |
What 'I' means powerless or lacking in vigour |
Inpotent |
| 152 |
L |
What 'L is to try to influence members of a legislate |
Lobby |
| 153 |
P |
What 'P' is food boiled to pulp and liquidised |
Puree |
| 154 |
O |
What 'O' is the name of the Greek letter 0 |
Omicron |
| 155 |
H |
What 'H' is grey haired with age |
Hoar |
| 156 |
F |
What 'F is a sudden transitory blaze |
Flash |
| 157 |
D |
What 'D' is two cards only of a suit |
Doubleton |
| 158 |
M |
What 'M' is a bog or marsh |
Morass |
| 159 |
J |
What 'J' is a kind of orange |
Jaffa |
| 160 |
R |
What 'R' is the prescribed way of performing a religious service |
Ritual |
| 161 |
M |
What 'M' is a skin disease of dogs and cats |
Manage |
| 162 |
O |
What 'O' is a French town, a colour and a fruit |
Orange |
| 163 |
K |
What 'K' is an insatiable urge to steal |
Kleptomania |
| 164 |
D |
What 'D' is the emblem of peace |
Dove |
| 165 |
J |
What 'J' comes before bird, bait and fever |
Jail |
| 166 |
P |
What 'P' was the Jew who brought Christianity to Europe |
Peter |
| 167 |
H |
What 'H' is deputy leader of the Labour Party at the time Neil Kinnock Was Leader |
Hattersly |
| 168 |
W |
What 'W' is an involuntary shrinking movement |
Wince |
| 169 |
F |
What 'F' is a detergent and a supernatural being |
Fairy |
| 170 |
B |
What 'B' is to be the site of the 1992 Olympics |
Barcelona |
| 171 |
L |
What 'L' was an Arthurian knight |
Lancelot |
| 172 |
S |
What 'S' is the sweetener obtained from coal-tar |
Saccharin |
| 173 |
T |
What 'T' was the 1980 world snooker champion |
Thorburn |
| 174 |
R |
What 'R' is a coin used in Spanish-speaking countries |
Real |
| 175 |
C |
What 'C' is the overflow pipe from a drain |
Cesspipe |
| 176 |
E |
What 'E' was a major British film studio |
Ealing |
| 177 |
A |
What 'A' is a humanoid machine |
Android |
| 178 |
V |
What 'V' is to ravish a woman |
Violate |
| 179 |
G |
What 'G' is a periodical publication or news-sheet |
Gazette |
| 180 |
N |
What 'N' is a rough lump of gold |
Nugget |
| 181 |
C |
What 'C' was the site of a gold rush |
California |
| 182 |
I |
What 'I' comes from the hippo, narwhal and walrus |
Ivory |
| 183 |
N |
What 'N' is a Russian ballet dancer |
Nureyev |
| 184 |
O |
What 'O' is rich or affluent |
Opulent |
| 185 |
F |
What 'F' is a misleading argument or error |
Fallacy |
| 186 |
K |
What 'K' comes before bag, box and cat |
Kit |
| 187 |
A |
What 'A' means literally 'before the flood' |
Antediluvian |
| 188 |
P |
What 'P' is a pin or bolt of wood |
Peg |
| 189 |
D |
What 'D' are cervidae |
Deer |
| 190 |
J |
What 'J' was a naval battle of World War I |
Jutland |
| 191 |
B |
What 'B' is a body of rich ore |
Bonanza |
| 192 |
Q |
What 'Q' is capital of the Philippines |
Quezon |
| 193 |
H |
What 'H' comes before nail, glider and man |
Hang |
| 194 |
L |
What 'L' was a flamboyant American pianist |
Liberace |
| 195 |
S |
What 'S' is the ninth sign of the Zodiac |
Sagittarius |
| 196 |
R |
What 'R' was the fictitious gentleman thief |
Raffles |
| 197 |
E |
What 'E' is the science of the production of wealth |
Economics |
| 198 |
M |
What 'M' means grim or gruesome |
Macabre |
| 199 |
T |
What 'T' is brownish-yellow or tan-coloured |
Tawny |
| 200 |
U |
What 'U' is a widely spoken Indian language |
Urdu |
| 201 |
G |
What 'G' is the badge of the highest order of knighthood |
Garter |
| 202 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a variety of sweet potato |
Yam |
| 203 |
A |
What 'A' was Queen Victoria's husband |
Albert |
| 204 |
T |
What 'T is a tremulous utterance of notes |
Till |
| 205 |
V |
What 'V' is literally 'the people's car' |
Volkswagon |
| 206 |
S |
What 'S' is Charlie Brown's dog |
Snoopy |
| 207 |
U |
What 'U' means dotingly fond of a wife |
Uxorious |
| 208 |
B |
What 'B' comes before shaker, breaker and fish |
Bone |
| 209 |
E |
What 'E' is a hostile motor torpedo boat |
E-Boat |
| 210 |
N |
What 'N' is the capital of Country and Western music |
Nashville |
| 211 |
I |
What 'I' means Spanish and Portugese |
Iberian |
| 212 |
L |
What 'L' is a savage piece of satire |
Lampoon |
| 213 |
P |
What 'P' was the 19th century nickname for policemen |
Peelers |
| 214 |
O |
What 'O' is the path of a heavenly body |
Orbit |
| 215 |
H |
What 'H' built a wall to keep out the Scots |
Hadrian |
| 216 |
F |
What 'F' is loyal, constant and trustworthy |
Faithful |
| 217 |
D |
What 'D' is a fault |
Defect |
| 218 |
M |
What 'M' was Norma Jean |
Marilyn (Monroe) |
| 219 |
J |
What 'J' is the astrological ruler of the planets |
Jupiter |
| 220 |
R |
What 'R' is the disease of softening of the bones |
Rickets |
| 221 |
C |
What 'C' is the capital whose name means, triumphant |
Cairo |
| 222 |
E |
What 'E' is a rank between marquis and viscount |
Earl |
| 223 |
I |
What 'I' is an ignorant person |
Ignoramus |
| 224 |
N |
What 'N' is to render legally null and void |
Nullify |
| 225 |
R |
What 'R' was Archbishop of Canterbury, 1961-74 |
Ramsey |
| 226 |
W |
What 'W' was James Bond's favourite gun |
Walther (PPK) |
| 227 |
D |
What 'D' means to take the leaves off |
Defoliate |
| 228 |
K |
What 'K' is an Israeli co-operative |
Kibbutz |
| 229 |
B |
What 'B' was originally stuffing with cotton wool |
Bombast |
| 230 |
V |
What 'V' is a record seller and an airline |
Virgin |
| 231 |
F |
What 'F' was dictator of Spain |
Franco |
| 232 |
T |
What 'T' were winners of the 1984 UEFA cup |
Tottenham |
| 233 |
S |
What 'S' is the plain where Stonehenge is found |
Salisbury |
| 234 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a young, upwardly-mobile professional |
Yuppy |
| 235 |
L |
What 'L' comes before holder, crab and fall |
Land |
| 236 |
G |
What 'G' is a racketeer |
Gangster |
| 237 |
P |
What 'P' is to defer or postpone to another day |
Procrastinate |
| 238 |
U |
What 'U' is an open sore |
Ulcer |
| 239 |
J |
What 'J' means to be out of harmony or clash |
Jar |
| 240 |
A |
What 'A' was a Greek philosopher |
Aristotle |
| 241 |
F |
What 'F' is a present brought from a fair |
Fairing |
| 242 |
O |
What 'O' was co-founder of the SDP |
Owen |
| 243 |
K |
What 'K' is the lowest longitudinal timber of a sailing vessel |
Keel |
| 244 |
R |
What 'R' is a bushy-tailed American carnivore |
Racoon |
| 245 |
T |
What 'T' is a record-breaking decathlete |
Thompson |
| 246 |
A |
What 'A' means high-born |
Aristocratic |
| 247 |
E |
What 'E' comes before nut, worm and quake |
Earth |
| 248 |
B |
What 'B' is a stringed South American weapon |
Bola |
| 249 |
P |
What 'P' is to poke with a pointed instrument |
Prod |
| 250 |
D |
What 'D' is the miner's safety lamp named after |
Davy |
| 251 |
N |
What 'N' was the site of an atomic explosion |
Nagasaki |
| 252 |
J |
What 'J' is sperm whale tissue - and rubbish |
Junk |
| 253 |
S |
What 'S' was US Secretary of State in 1986 |
Shultz |
| 254 |
H |
What 'H' is London's largest department store |
Harrods |
| 255 |
V |
What 'V means completely or entirely |
Utterly |
| 256 |
G |
What 'G' is to execute by strangulation |
Garotte |
| 257 |
M |
What 'M' is an Italian sports car |
Masserati |
| 258 |
W |
What 'W' means fuddled with drink |
Woozy |
| 259 |
C |
What 'C' was the first conqueror of England |
Caesar |
| 260 |
L |
What 'L' is the enclosed water of an atoll |
Lagoon |
| 261 |
M |
What 'M' is an inhabitant of Manchester |
Mancunian |
| 262 |
O |
What 'O' is essential for life |
Oxygen |
| 263 |
K |
What 'K' was the title of the Mongols' supreme ruler |
Khan |
| 264 |
D |
What 'D' was invented by the founder of the Nobel Peace Prize |
Dynamite |
| 265 |
Y |
What 'Y are the mountains between France and Switzerland |
Jura |
| 266 |
P |
What 'P' is to speak or act evasively |
Prevaricate |
| 267 |
H |
What 'H' comes before stone, board and hunter |
Head |
| 268 |
W |
What 'W' is an SDP female politician |
Williams |
| 269 |
F |
What 'F' is the customary ending for a business letter |
Faithfully |
| 270 |
B |
What 'B' was the illustrator of Dante's Inferno |
Botticelli |
| 271 |
L |
What 'L' is a British motor manufacturer |
Leyland |
| 272 |
S |
What 'S' is to plunder or despoil a city |
Sack |
| 273 |
T |
What 'T is the river that flows through Rome |
Tiber |
| 274 |
R |
What 'R' was world snooker champion |
Reardon |
| 275 |
C |
What 'C' are mountains in Inverness |
Cairngorms |
| 276 |
E |
What 'E' is a hard black wood |
Ebony |
| 277 |
A |
What 'A' was a Greek mathematician |
Archemedes |
| 278 |
V |
What 'V' is someone addicted to sensuous pleasures |
Voluptuary |
| 279 |
G |
What 'G' is a brick, a kind of eel and an overabundance |
Glut |
| 280 |
N |
What 'N' was the last emperor of Russia |
Nicholas ii |
| 281 |
C |
What 'C' is a common British bird |
Crow / Chaffinch |
| 282 |
I |
What 'I' were the ancient people of South America |
Incas |
| 283 |
N |
What 'N' is a small spout on the nose of a pipe |
Nozzle |
| 284 |
O |
What 'O' means eastern |
Oriental |
| 285 |
F |
What 'F' was the founder of the science of electro-magnetism |
Faraday |
| 286 |
K |
What 'K' is a wailing Irish dirge |
Keen |
| 287 |
A |
What 'A' is capable - and a murder victim |
Able |
| 288 |
P |
What 'P' is one who claims to reveal God's will |
Prophet |
| 289 |
D |
What 'D' comes before mouthed, rooted and seated |
Deep |
| 290 |
J |
What 'J' was the emperor who codified Roman law |
Justinian |
| 291 |
B |
What 'B' is a kind of rum and something false |
Bogus |
| 292 |
Q |
What 'Q' is the tube or barrel of a feather |
Quill |
| 293 |
H |
What 'H' was a Conservative prime minister |
Heath / Hume |
| 294 |
L |
What 'L' is sexual drive |
Libido |
| 295 |
S |
What 'S' is a shoe made of a single piece of wood |
Sabot |
| 296 |
R |
What 'R' was a 17th century French dramatist |
Racine |
| 297 |
E |
What 'E' is a pachyderm |
Elephant |
| 298 |
M |
What 'M' is an Italian secret society |
Mafia |
| 299 |
T |
What 'T' is to adjust a ship's sails |
Trim |
| 300 |
U |
What 'U' is a lake in Cumbria |
Ullswater |
| 301 |
G |
What 'G' is the science of heredity |
Genetics |
| 302 |
Y |
What 'Y' is U.S. slang for yes or yeah |
Yep |
| 303 |
A |
What 'A' was the Frenchman who gave his name to a unit of electricity |
Ampere |
| 304 |
T |
What 'T' is capital of Iran |
Tehran |
| 305 |
V |
What 'V' is empty of matter or ideas |
Vacuous / Vacant |
| 306 |
S |
What 'S' is a paperback publisher |
Sphere / star |
| 307 |
U |
What 'U' is a natural dark yellow pigment |
Umber |
| 308 |
B |
What 'B' is to fasten, break away and swallow hastily |
Bolt |
| 309 |
E |
What 'E' was an unready English king |
Ethelbert |
| 310 |
N |
What 'N' are non Church of England Christians |
Nonconformists |
| 311 |
I |
What 'I' is a large Central American lizard |
Iguana |
| 312 |
L |
What 'L is the head of a cabbage |
Loaf |
| 313 |
P |
What 'P' means to propose for consideration |
Propound |
| 314 |
O |
What 'O' is a wild or dissolute revel |
Orgy |
| 315 |
H |
What 'H' was the author of She |
Haggard |
| 316 |
F |
What 'F' is a break in rock strata - and loss of scent in hunting |
Fault |
| 317 |
D |
What 'D' is to draw a conclusion |
Deduce |
| 318 |
M |
What 'M' is the science of prolonging life |
Macrobiotics |
| 319 |
J |
What 'J' Comes before Rabbit, Knife and Daw |
Jack |
| 320 |
R |
What 'R' was the notorious property profiteer
|
Rackman |
| 321 |
E |
What 'C' means the colour of cloudless sky |
Cerulean |
| 322 |
E |
What 'E' is a river in northern England |
Eden / Esk |
| 323 |
I |
What 'I' was a sacred bird to the ancient Egyptians |
Ibis |
| 324 |
N |
What 'N' is a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length |
Novel |
| 325 |
R |
What 'R' comes before course, card and horse |
Race |
| 326 |
W |
What 'W' comes after bantam, feather and heavy |
Weight |
| 327 |
D |
What 'D' is a soldier guilty of a military offence |
Defaulter |
| 328 |
K |
What 'K' is a dish of fish, rice and eggs |
Kedgeree |
| 329 |
B |
What 'B' is a freshwater fish |
Bream |
| 330 |
V |
What 'V' is a south-east Asian socialist republic |
Vietnam |
| 331 |
F |
What 'F' means animals |
Fauna |
| 332 |
T |
What 'T' was a disgraced leader of the Liberal Party |
Thorpe |
| 333 |
S |
What 'S' is state capital of California |
Sacramento |
| 334 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a tree often planted in churchyards |
Yew |
| 335 |
L |
What 'L' is a close-fitting garment worn by dancers |
Leotard |
| 336 |
G |
What 'G' is a group of geese |
Gaggle |
| 337 |
P |
What 'P' is someone who works with pipes and cisterns |
Plumber |
| 338 |
U |
What 'U' is any useful article in a household |
Utensil |
| 339 |
J |
What 'J' were members of a Prussian aristocratic party |
Junkers |
| 340 |
A |
What 'A' is Australia |
Antipodes |
| 341 |
F |
What 'F' is a young fallow deer |
Fawn |
| 342 |
O |
What 'O' is a group or class of persons or things |
Order |
| 343 |
K |
What 'K' is capital of the Sudan |
Khartoum |
| 344 |
R |
What 'R' was the introducer of tobacco to Britain |
Raleigh |
| 345 |
T |
What 'T means sharp-tasting |
Tart |
| 346 |
A |
What 'A' was a mediaeval siege weapon |
Archebus |
| 347 |
E |
What 'E' is a lift |
Elevator |
| 348 |
B |
What 'B' is the Italian town a spaghetti dish is named after |
Bologna |
| 349 |
P |
What 'P' was the jockey who won the Derby nine times |
Piggott |
| 350 |
D |
What 'D' is protection from attack |
Defence |
| 351 |
N |
What 'N' was the character who fell in love with his own reflection |
Narcissus |
| 352 |
J |
What 'J' means of Julius Caesar |
Julian |
| 353 |
S |
What 'S' is the British river 344 km long |
Severn |
| 354 |
H |
What 'H' is a rat-like pet |
Hamster |
| 355 |
U |
What 'U' comes before steer, ground and water |
Under |
| 356 |
G |
What 'G' is the first book in the bible |
Genesis |
| 357 |
M |
What 'M' is a French tyre maker |
Michelin |
| 358 |
W |
What 'W' was Hitler's favourite composer |
Wagner |
| 359 |
C |
What 'C' is a timber, a heraldic term - and a winner |
Champ |
| 360 |
L |
What 'L' is a tropical climbing plant |
Liana |
| 361 |
M |
What 'M' is the aquatic mammal also called `sea-cow' |
Manatee |
| 362 |
O |
What 'O' means to make a metal rust |
Oxidise |
| 363 |
K |
What 'K' was a German-speaking, Czech-born writer |
Kafka |
| 364 |
D |
What 'D' was Poet Laureat |
Dryden |
| 365 |
J |
What 'J' are twelve persons sworn to render a verdict |
Jury |
| 366 |
P |
What 'P' is the glue bees use to fix their combs to their hives |
Propolis |
| 367 |
H |
What 'H' gave his name to a comet |
Halley |
| 368 |
W |
What 'W' comes before bag, fall and mill |
Wind |
| 369 |
F |
What 'F' is a yachting cup race |
Fastnet |
| 370 |
B |
What 'B' is Satan |
Beelzebub / Belial |
| 371 |
L |
What 'L' means of a bluish leaden colour |
Livid |
| 372 |
S |
What 'S' was 1977 world snooker champion |
Spencer |
| 373 |
T |
What 'T' is a sauce with mayonnaise and chopped gherkins |
Tartare |
| 374 |
R |
What 'R' is the Islamic period of fasting |
Ramadan |
| 375 |
C |
What 'C' is a soft kind of limestone |
Chalk |
| 376 |
E |
What 'E' was the poet who inspired Cats |
Eliot |
| 377 |
A |
What 'A' is a spider |
Arachnid |
| 378 |
V |
What 'V' is the world's smallest state |
Vatican City |
| 379 |
G |
What 'G' means non-Jewish |
Gentile |
| 380 |
N |
What 'N' was an 18th to 19th century admiral |
Nelson |
| 381 |
C |
What 'C' is a wine-growing province of eastern France |
Champagne |
| 382 |
I |
What 'I' is an uneasy sensation or irritation of the skin |
Itch |
| 383 |
N |
What 'N' was the home of Jesus Christ |
Nazareth |
| 384 |
O |
What 'O' is the killer whale |
Orca / Ork |
| 385 |
F |
What 'F' are also called the Malvinas |
Falklands |
| 386 |
K |
What 'K' means producing or causing motion |
Kinetic |
| 387 |
A |
What 'A' is forever |
Always |
| 388 |
P |
What 'P' are clothes worn at night |
Pyjamas |
| 389 |
D |
What 'D' is a Dutch glazed earthenware |
Delft |
| 390 |
J |
What 'J' is a peephole and a beast that leads others to slaughter |
Judas |
| 391 |
B |
What 'B' was paymaster in the Anglo-Indian army |
Buckshee |
| 392 |
Q |
What 'Q' is to interrogate |
Question |
| 393 |
H |
What 'H' is an island known for voodoo |
Haiti |
| 394 |
L |
What 'L' means fond of going to law |
Litigious |
| 395 |
S |
What 'S' was a South African world champion driver |
Sheckter |
| 396 |
R |
What 'R' comes before time, bag and doll |
Rag |
| 397 |
E |
What 'E' was the first reigning British monarch to visit China |
Elizabeth II |
| 398 |
M |
What 'M' is the university of Montreal |
McGill |
| 399 |
T |
What 'T' is a levy imposed by the government |
Tax |
| 400 |
U |
What 'U' is to conduct or escort someone |
Usher |
| 401 |
G |
What 'G' was the soldier who helped unify Italy |
Garibaldi |
| 402 |
Y |
What 'Y' is the part in an ovum that nourishes the embryo |
Yolk |
| 403 |
A |
What 'A' is a continuous pain |
Ache |
| 404 |
T |
What 'T' is a race of people in Sri Lanka |
Tamil |
| 405 |
V |
What 'V' was a TV series about alien invasion |
V |
| 406 |
S |
What 'S' was winner of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics |
Spitz |
| 407 |
U |
What 'U' are animals with hooves |
Ungulate |
| 408 |
B |
What 'B' comes before tree, basket and winner |
Bread |
| 409 |
E |
What 'E' means to wrap up |
Enfold / Envelop |
| 410 |
N |
What 'N' is a kind of smooth-skinned peach |
Nectarine |
| 411 |
I |
What 'I' are the East Indian islands |
Indonesia |
| 412 |
L |
What 'L' means causing death |
Lethal |
| 413 |
P |
What 'P' was an Irish racehorse trainer |
Prendergast |
| 414 |
O |
What 'O' is to have as one's possession |
Own |
| 415 |
H |
What 'H' is Germany's second largest city |
Hamburg |
| 416 |
F |
What 'F' is extreme scarcity of food |
Famine |
| 417 |
D |
What 'D' is delightful |
Delectable |
| 418 |
M |
What 'M' means over-sentimental or tearful |
Maudlin |
| 419 |
J |
What 'J' is the note of a nightingale - and slang for jail |
Jug |
| 420 |
R |
What 'R' is capital of Burma |
Rangoon |
| 421 |
C |
What 'C' comes before lain, maid and pot |
Chamber |
| 422 |
E |
What 'E' is a book giving information about almost everything |
Encyclopedia |
| 423 |
I |
What 'I' are creatures without spines |
Invertebrates |
| 424 |
N |
What 'N' is a sweet composed chiefly of sugar and almonds |
Nougat |
| 425 |
R |
What 'R' means to sound off bombastically |
Rant |
| 426 |
W |
What 'W' is wearable stereo |
Walkman |
| 427 |
D |
What 'D' was a Venetian ruler |
Doge |
| 428 |
K |
What 'K' is a prominent socialist politician |
Kinnock |
| 429 |
B |
What 'B' is the cry of the bittern and a blow |
Bump |
| 430 |
V |
What 'V' is a virus modified to provide immunisation |
Vaccine |
| 431 |
F |
What 'F' is a state of intense happiness |
Felicity |
| 432 |
T |
What 'T' is a pub |
Tavern |
| 433 |
S |
What 'S' is the division of the outer case of a flower bud |
Sepal |
| 434 |
Y |
What 'Y' is a U.S. national park |
Yellowstone |
| 435 |
L |
What 'L' is a forty-day period of fasting |
Lent |
| 436 |
G |
What 'G' is an Italian city - and almond-topped cake |
Genoa |
| 437 |
P |
What 'P' is to hinder or stop |
Prevent |
| 438 |
U |
What 'U' means having the smile mother, but not father |
Uterine |
| 439 |
J |
What 'J' is the liquid part of vegetables |
Juice |
| 440 |
A |
What 'A' means literally filled with wonder |
Awful |
| 441 |
F |
What 'F' is an abcess under the nail and a criminal |
Felon |
| 442 |
O |
What 'O' is the term for a contradiction in terms |
Oxymoron |
| 443 |
K |
What 'K' is the capital of Afghanistan |
Kabul |
| 444 |
R |
What 'R' is an exhibition of riding skills |
Rodeo |
| 445 |
T |
What 'T' is an oil-carrying ship |
Tanker |
| 446 |
A |
What 'A' was a Ugandan tyrant |
Amin |
| 447 |
E |
What 'E' means to inspire with love |
Enamour |
| 448 |
B |
What 'B' is the weatherproof jacket favoured by Royals |
Barbour |
| 449 |
P |
What 'P' means powerful or strong |
Potent |
| 450 |
D |
What 'D' is a tickly English comedian |
Dodd |
| 451 |
N |
What 'N' is to observe |
Notice |
| 452 |
J |
What 'J' means pertaining to the neck or throat |
Jugular |
| 453 |
S |
What 'S' is now Ho-Chi-Minh City |
Saigon |
| 454 |
H |
What 'H' is a Shakespearean tragedy |
Hamlet |
| 455 |
U |
What 'U' is to assume power wrongfully |
Usurp |
| 456 |
G |
What 'G' is India's sacred river |
Ganges |
| 457 |
M |
What 'M' is the Greek god of mockery |
Momus |
| 458 |
W |
What 'W' is to accustom a child to the loss of its mother's milk |
Wean |
| 459 |
C |
What 'C' comes before pit, sack and gas |
Coal |
| 460 |
L |
What 'L' is lacking in interest or energy |
Lethargic |
| 461 |
M |
What 'M' was the inventor of a system of road-making |
Macadam |
| 462 |
O |
What 'O' comes before ford, herd and pecker |
Ox |
| 463 |
K |
What 'K' was the emperor of Germany |
Kaiser |
| 464 |
D |
What 'D' means to trace out or outline |
Delineate |
| 465 |
J |
What 'J' is the month of our summer solstice |
June |
| 466 |
P |
What 'P' is a place for keeping dogs |
Pound |
| 467 |
H |
What 'H' was a Beatle |
Harrison |
| 468 |
W |
What 'W' is land in which rabbits breed |
Warren |
| 469 |
F |
What 'F' is a sham attack |
Feint |
| 470 |
B |
What 'B' is a street musician |
Busker |
| 471 |
L |
What 'L' is blue till it is turned red by acid |
Litmus |
| 472 |
S |
What 'S' is the fish that returns to its birthplace to die |
Salmon |
| 473 |
T |
What 'T' is a native of Tangiers |
Tangerine |
| 474 |
R |
What 'R' is a famous TV rat |
Roland |
| 475 |
C |
What 'C' is a furrow, a plank and a narrow range of frequencies |
Channel |
| 476 |
E |
What 'E' is void |
Empty |
| 477 |
A |
What 'A' is hermaphrodite |
Androgynous |
| 478 |
V |
What 'V' was a 17th century Spanish painter |
Velaquez |
| 479 |
G |
What 'G' is a colourful lizard |
Gecko |
| 480 |
N |
What 'N' means existing in name only |
Nominal |
| 481 |
C |
What 'C' is a crack, the lower jaw and a fellow |
Chap |
| 482 |
I |
What 'I' is at war with another 'I' |
Iran / Iraq |
| 483 |
N |
What 'N' was the Greek goddess of retribution |
Nemesis |
| 484 |
O |
What 'O' comes before turn, weight and stay |
Over |
| 485 |
F |
What 'F' is animal's hide and a moorland hill |
Fell |
| 486 |
K |
What 'K' was an assassinated U.S. president |
Kennedy |
| 487 |
A |
What 'A' means in the midst of |
Among / Amongst |
| 488 |
P |
What 'P' is a slang word for crazy |
Potty |
| 489 |
D |
What 'D' is someone who fails in a duty or commits a misdeed |
Delinquent |
| 490 |
J |
What 'J' is a hispanic administrative committee |
Junta |
| 491 |
B |
What 'B' is coarse canvas |
Burlap |
| 492 |
Q |
What 'Q' is a square-headed arrow |
Quarrel |
| 493 |
H |
What 'H' is capital of Finland |
Helsinki |
| 494 |
L |
What 'L' is a territory in Canada and a dog |
Labrador |
| 495 |
S |
What 'S' was shorn of his strength with his hair |
Samson |
| 496 |
R |
What 'R' is located at the confluence of the Thames and Kennet |
Reading |
| 497 |
E |
What 'E' was 'The King' of rock 'n roll |
Elvis |
| 498 |
M |
What 'M' is waltzing in the Australian song |
Matilda |
| 499 |
T |
What 'T' is used to convert hide to leather |
Tannin |
| 500 |
U |
What 'U' is the smallest South American republic |
Uruguay |
