T166 THE ALPHABET QUIZ
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:03 pmA – On whose show did the Osmond’s make their TV debut?
ANDY WILLIAMS
B – What did Dahomey change its name to?
BENIN
C – Which university administers the Pulitzer Prizes?
COLOMBIA
D – Which shiny fabric was named after the capital of Syria?
DAMASK
E – What is the world’s largest species of antelope?
ELAND
F – What is the longest bone in the human body?
FEMUR
G – What is phasmophobia the fear of?
GHOSTS
H – The firm Radley is famed for the manufacture of what?
HANDBAGS
I – To which group of Greek islands do Corfu and Zante belong?
IONIAN
J – What is the name of the Roman God of beginnings?
JANUS
K – What is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet?
KAPPA
L – What is the alternative one word name for the Feast of First Fruits?
LAMMAS
M – Which word derives from the Hebrew for anointed one?
MESSIAH
N – What is the name of Debenhams customer loyalty card?
NECTAR
O – Which poisonous acid is present in rhubarb?
OXALIC
P – The name of which colour derives from the French word for flea?
PUCE
Q – Which religious group was founded in the city of Philadelphia?
QUAKERS
R – What was the surname of the brothers who led the rival gang to the Krays?
RICHARDSON
S – Which cat created by TS Eliot is known as the Railway Cat?
SHIMBLESHANKS
T – In which town is the Mikado set?
TITIPU
U – What does the word nisi mean with regard to the term decree nisi?
UNLESS
V – Lucy Snowe is the central character in which novel?
VILLETTE
W – What is the largest member of the weasel family?
WOLVERINE
X – A marimba is a variety of what?
XYLOPHONE
Y – What is the most recorded song of all time?
YESTERDAY
Z – Which dish comprises of egg yolks and Marsala?
ZABAGLIONE
ANDY WILLIAMS
B – What did Dahomey change its name to?
BENIN
C – Which university administers the Pulitzer Prizes?
COLOMBIA
D – Which shiny fabric was named after the capital of Syria?
DAMASK
E – What is the world’s largest species of antelope?
ELAND
F – What is the longest bone in the human body?
FEMUR
G – What is phasmophobia the fear of?
GHOSTS
H – The firm Radley is famed for the manufacture of what?
HANDBAGS
I – To which group of Greek islands do Corfu and Zante belong?
IONIAN
J – What is the name of the Roman God of beginnings?
JANUS
K – What is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet?
KAPPA
L – What is the alternative one word name for the Feast of First Fruits?
LAMMAS
M – Which word derives from the Hebrew for anointed one?
MESSIAH
N – What is the name of Debenhams customer loyalty card?
NECTAR
O – Which poisonous acid is present in rhubarb?
OXALIC
P – The name of which colour derives from the French word for flea?
PUCE
Q – Which religious group was founded in the city of Philadelphia?
QUAKERS
R – What was the surname of the brothers who led the rival gang to the Krays?
RICHARDSON
S – Which cat created by TS Eliot is known as the Railway Cat?
SHIMBLESHANKS
T – In which town is the Mikado set?
TITIPU
U – What does the word nisi mean with regard to the term decree nisi?
UNLESS
V – Lucy Snowe is the central character in which novel?
VILLETTE
W – What is the largest member of the weasel family?
WOLVERINE
X – A marimba is a variety of what?
XYLOPHONE
Y – What is the most recorded song of all time?
YESTERDAY
Z – Which dish comprises of egg yolks and Marsala?
ZABAGLIONE
