J Flashcards
What ‘J’ comes before Dory, Bull and O’Groats?
John
What ‘J’ were in exile in Babylon in the 6th century BC?
Jews
What ‘J’ means to poke roughly, or is slang for an injection?
Jab
What ‘J’ is the southernmost of the Channel Islands?
Jersey
What ‘J’ is the adjective applied to furniture and buildings of the early 17th century?
Jacobean
What ‘J’ is the central column in an aeroplane cock-pit that controls the elevators and ailerons?
Joystick
What ‘J’ is an iota, whit, or tittle - anyway, something very small?
Jot
What ‘J’ comes before frost, daw and boot?
Jack
What ‘J’ was Ahab’s wife a shameless painted woman who came to a bad end?
Jezebel
What ‘J’ is a crowbar (or something similar), carried by a burglar?
Jemmy
What ‘J’ traded the family cow for a sack of beans?
Jack
What ‘J’ is a general feeling of disorientation and fatigue, as a result of long flights?
Jetlag
What ‘J’ Is the name given to people who climb chimneys
Jack
What ‘J’ is the very short time preceded by the phrases ‘I shan’t be a…’, and ‘it won’t take a…’?
Jiffy
What ‘J’ comes before tar, and after steeple?
Jack
What ‘J’ is an acquisitive member of the crow family with a grey head and neck?
Jackdaw
What ‘J’ is the large Indonesian island in which fossils of homo erectus were found?
Java
What ‘J’ was the christian name of Charlotte Bronte’s most famous character
Jane
What ‘J’ is the American slang for W.C., and is a man’s name?
John
What ‘J’ is a fibre, once manufactured in Dundee and now in Calcutta?
Jute
What ‘J’ sits in a box, has a foreman, is controlled by a bailiff and brings a verdict?
Jury
What ‘J’ is the French word used for any ornamental pot or stand for displaying growing plants?
Jardiniere
What ‘J’ is a contraction of the Hebrew for Joshua and is the name of the founder of Christianity?
Jesus
What ‘J’ is a piece of an animal’s body, as cut up for the
Joint
What ‘J’ is a fool or clown in Shakespeare?
Jester
