Four Letter Words
The answers to the next 40 questions all contain 4 letters

1 What turns litmus paper red?

2 King Priam was the last ruler of which ancient city?

3 What is the 40th wedding anniversary?

4 What did French Sudan change its name to?

5 What is the name of the Roman counterpart to the Greek goddess Hera?

6 Portree is the chief town on which island?

7 What does an oenophile study?

8 Who rode an eight legged horse called Sleipner?

9 In mythology, a silkie is half man, half what?

10 Which song topped the singles chart for Spandau Ballet in 1983?

11 Which singer topped the UK charts with Orinoco Flow?

12 Which spice is obtained from the outer shell of a nutmeg?

13 Which animated movie features the voices of Sylvester Stallone, Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone?

14 Which boy’s first name is also the Italian word for eight?

15 A filibeg is what type of garment?

16 What is the second largest city in Poland?

17 In Greek mythology who visited his lover Leda in the guise of a swan?

18 What is the name of the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz?

19 What is the name of the lion in The Wizard of Oz?

20 What name is given to the highest point of a triangle?

21 What word for a violent criminal derived from a Hindu sect who murdered and robbed travellers?

22 On which Hawaiian island is Pearl Harbour located?

23 Which three number one hits for Take That comprised of four letter one word titles?

24 N’djamena is the capital of which country?

25 Which country is home to the Zagros Mountains?

26 Which opera was composed to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal?

27 What is the traditional gift for a seventh wedding anniversary?

28 What is the more common name for clarified pig fat?

29 The tarantula hawk is a species of what?

30 What is trichology the study of?

31 Which song was a hit for Tom Jones and Prince?

32 What is the chief constituent of glass?

33 What is the name of Spain’s longest river?

34 What is the name of Postman Pat’s pet cat?

35 In the Bible, what is the name of the home city of Goliath?

36 Which film was adapted from the novel Sheep Pig?

37 Des Moines is the state capital of which US state?

38 The Cowdray Park Gold Cup is contested in which sport?

39 Which company was founded by Ingvar Kamprach?

40 What is the German word for five?

Answers to Four Letter Words

1 Acid
2 Troy
3 Ruby
4 Mali
5 Juno
6 Skye
7 Wine
8 Odin
9 Seal
10 True
11 Enya
12 Mace
13 Antz
14 Otto
15 Kilt
16 Lodz
17 Zeus
18 Hunk
19 Zeke
20 Apex
21 Thug
22 Oahu
23 Pray, Sure, Babe
24 Chad
25 Iran
26 Aida
27 Wool
28 Lard
29 Wasp
30 Hair
31 Kiss
32 Sand
33 Ebro
34 Jess
35 Gath
36 Babe
37 Iowa
38 Polo
39 Ikea
40 Funf