quiz 1213 – four letter word

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1	Which four letter word beginning with A is the name of a god depicted as a bull, symbolising fertility and strength in war?
2	Which four letter word beginning with B means to cause a floating log to spin rapidly by rotating it with the feet?
3	Which four letter word beginning with C is a clamp fastened across the strings of a fretted musical instrument to raise their tuning?
4	Which four letter word beginning with D is another word for lentils, and is an Indian dish?
5	Which four letter word beginning with E is the yellowish-brown colour of unbleached linen?
6	Which four letter beginning with F is a puffer fish eaten as a Japanese delicacy, after highly poisonous parts have been removed by an authorised chef?
7	Which four letter word beginning with G is a large, unwieldy umbrella, named after a Dickens character?
8	Which four letter word beginning with H is a Romanian or Israeli dance in which the performers form a ring?
9	Which four letter word beginning with I is the person who leads prayers in a Mosque?
10	Which four letter word beginning with J is a soft, long shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse strong threads?
11	Which four letter word beginning with K is a narcotic, sedative drink made in Polynesia from the crushed roots of a plant of the pepper family?
12	Which four letter word beginning with L is a light toboggan for one or two people, ridden in a sitting or supine position?
13	Which four letter word beginning with M describes the Wise Men from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus?
14	Which four letter word beginning with N is a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness, then gradually returning to its original state over a period of weeks to years?
15	Which four letter word beginning with O is the greatest single work of an artist, writer or composer?
16	Which four letter word beginning with P is a beaver skin used as a standard unit of value in the fur trade?
17	Which four letter word beginning with Q is one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy?
18	Which four letter word beginning withR is a large, flightless South American bird, resembling a small osrtich?
19	Which four letter word beginning with S is an Arab marketplace or bazaar?
20	Which four letter word beginning with T is a small mountain lake?
21	Which four letter word beginning with U is the pigmented layer of the eye, lying beneath the sclera and cornea, and comprising of the iris, choroid and ciliary body?
22	Which four letter word beginning with V is a small, usually glass, closable container for holding liquids?
23	Which four letter word beginning with W describes, in weaving, the crosswise threads on a loom, over and under which the warp are passed to make cloth?
24	Which four letter word beginning with X is an Arctic fork-tailed gull?
25	Which four letter word beginning with Y is the basic monetary unit of China, equal to 100 Fen?
26	Which four letter word beginning with Z is an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for holding a coffee cup?