quiz 1213 – four letter word (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 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?