1. A sailing  boat        Yacht

2. A country bumpkin        Yokel

3. An American University?        Yale

4. Where was there a wartime conference of the Allied leaders        Yalta

5. Similar to a sweet potato with large edible root        Yam

6. Americans record their schooldays in this?        Yearbook

7. Which two Chinese rivers are in the top 10 of the world's longest rivers?        Yellow and Yangtse

8. What do you call a bet on 4 races simultaneously?        Yankee

9. You might hear this in the Swiss mountains        Yodel

10. Who had a hit with For Your Love        Yardbirds

11. A car made by Toyota?        Yaris

12. Seaside towns In Norfolk and also on the Isle of Wight?        Yarmouth

13. Used in the production of bread....and beer        Yeast

14. Which character did Clint Eastwood play in the TV series 'Rawhide'?        Rowdy Yates

15. A small 2 masted sailing ship?        Yawl

16. Who had a 1988 No 1 with The Only Way is Up?        Yazz

17. Flag which signifies a diseased ship?        Yellow

18. Tropical disease        Yellow fever

19. Which sea lies between NE China and Korea’s West Coast?        Yellow Sea

20. Which Beatles cartoon film takes place in Pepperland?        Yellow Submarine

21. Aden is the capital of where?        Yemen

22. The currency of Japan        Yen

23. Worn across the shoulder to bear heavy weights        Yoke

24. What is the official name of the Beefeaters?        Yeomen of the Guard

25. Which Westcountry football club plays at Huish Park?        Yeovil Town

26. From which wood were longbows traditionally made?        Yew

27. Used to measure length?        Yardstick       

28. Stretching exercise?        Yoga

29. A piece of wood joining two animals?        Yoke

30. 'Oversexed, overpaid and over here.....'        Yanks

31. What is the name of the 1973 war when Egypt attacked Israel        Yom Kippur

32. Who was the jester in the Danish court (Shakespeare - Alas, I knew him well....)        Yorick

33. Ripon is the tourist centre for which national park?        Yorkshire Dales

34. Recorded a famous LP called Harvest?        Neil Young

35. Every time You Go Away was a no 1 hit for whom?        Paul Young

36. Which song begins "It’s a little bit funny, this feeling inside"?        Your Song by Elton John

37. What completes the title of Chic’s "Dance, Dance, Dance"?        Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah

38. A famous peninsula in Mexico?        Yucatan

39. New Mexico’s state flower – having long spiny leaves and greeny-white flowers?        Yucca

40. Which company makes Opium?  (The perfume, not the drug!)        Yves St Laurent