M

Question 1

What ‘M’ is an insect of the order Lepidoptera?

Answer 1

Moth

Question 2

What ‘M’ is the best known italian soup over here (UK)?

Answer 2

Minestrone

Question 3

what ‘M’ is the longest running race in the Olympics?

Answer 3

Marathon

Question 4

What ‘M’ is a significant line through Greenwich?

Answer 4

Meridian

Question 5

What ‘M’ comes before pole, flower and fly?

Answer 5

May

Question 6

What ‘M’ is a bishop’s headdress, and often the name of a pub’?

Answer 6

Mitre

Question 7

What ‘M’ was the sister of Lazarus and Mary?

Answer 7

Martha

Question 8

What ‘M’ is what Michael Jackson does when he appears to walk forward but actually moves backwards?

Answer 8

Moonwalking

Question 9

What ‘M’ is a flacon and King Arthur’s magician?

Answer 9

Merlin

Question 10

What ‘M’ was slain by Theseus in a labyrinth?

Answer 10

Minotaur

Question 11

What ‘M’ founded the Moslem religion?

Answer 11

Mohammed

Question 12

What ‘M’ is the army officer below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain?

Answer 12

Major

Question 13

What ‘M’ comes before gas, marigold and mallow?

Answer 13

Marsh

Question 14

What ‘M’ did Eric Liddell become, professionally, after he gave up athletics

Answer 14

Missionary

Question 15

What ‘M’ was relieved after a long siege in the Boer War?

Answer 15

Mafeking

Question 16

What ‘M’ is Olivia’s servant, who teases Malvolio in ‘Twelfth Night’?

Answer 16

Maria

Question 17

What ‘M’ is the day that is celebrated as Labour Day?

Answer 17

Mayday

Question 18

what ‘M’ are the spirits that are sold for burning, and re

Answer 18

Methylated

Question 19

What ‘M’ is a secret society of dubious reputation originating Sicily but now active in the USA as well?

Answer 19

Mafia

Question 20

What ‘M’ is the reporter played by John Thaw in a series that bears the reporter’s name?

Answer 20

Mitch