Alphabet Quiz #4

Alphabet Quiz #4

Questions

1. The Tokyo stock exchange index?
2. Italian dessert of whipped egg yolks, sugar and marsala wine?
3. Circular collapsible tent of felt or skins used by Mongolian nomads?
4. Irrational fear or dislike of people from foreign countries?
5. US state of which Madison is capital?
6. Roman goddess of the hearth?
7. Mottled green and yellow citrus fruit hybrid between a grapefruit and tangerine?
8. Bride in the 1998 film Bride of Chucky?
9. The white part of the human eye?
10. The right page of an open book?
11. A type of low fat curd cheese?
12. Female part of a flower?
13. A fine translucent stiff cotton muslin used chiefly for making dresses?
14. The fruit in Tarte Tatin?
15. The twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
16. Zurich's river?
17. Basketball-netball hybrid game for mixed male and female teams?
18. Contest fought between medieval knights with lances on horseback?
19. Chemical element with atomic number 53?
20. Metric unit equal to 10,000 square metres?
21. A hot spring which shoots out boiling water and steam?
22. A maker of arrows?
23. Traditional fur trim on ceremonial and heraldic robes?
24. Framework for oil well drilling machinery?
25. Charles Babbage's notable invention?
26. Children's TV programme featuring Professor Yaffle (the wooden woodpecker)?

1. The Tokyo stock exchange index?

   Nikkei
2. Italian dessert of whipped egg yolks, sugar and marsala wine?

   Zabbaglione
3. Circular collapsible tent of felt or skins used by Mongolian nomads?

   Yurt
4. Irrational fear or dislike of people from foreign countries?

   Xenophobia
5. US state of which Madison is capital?

   Wisconsin
6. Roman goddess of the hearth?

   Vesta
7. Mottled green and yellow citrus fruit hybrid between a grapefruit and tangerine?

   Ugli
8. Bride in the 1998 film Bride of Chucky?

   Tiffany
9. The white part of the human eye?

   Sclera
10. The right page of an open book?

    Recto
11. A type of low fat curd cheese?

    Quark
12. Female part of a flower?

    Pistil
13. A fine translucent stiff cotton muslin used chiefly for making dresses?

    Organdie/organdy/organza
14. The fruit in Tarte Tatin?

    Apples
15. The twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?

    Mu
16. Zurich's river?

    Limmat
17. Basketball-netball hybrid game for mixed male and female teams?

    Korfball
18. Contest fought between medieval knights with lances on horseback?

    Joust
19. Chemical element with atomic number 53?

    Iodine
20. Metric unit equal to 10,000 square metres?

    Hectare
21. A hot spring which shoots out boiling water and steam?

    Geyser
22. A maker of arrows?

    Fletcher
23. Traditional fur trim on ceremonial and heraldic robes?

    Ermine
24. Framework for oil well drilling machinery?

    Derrick
25. Charles Babbage's notable invention?

    Computer
26. Children's TV programme featuring Professor Yaffle (the wooden woodpecker)?

    Bagpuss