Q is for... ?

Q is for Quack! what ducks say

Q is for Quote, what other people have said

Q is for Quip, a funny saying

Q is for Quiet, the sound of not saying anything

Q is for Quiz Show, a competition to say the correct thing

Q is for Question, what children and Quiz Show hosts do exclusively

Q is for Qualm, a minor worriment; what parents do

Q is for Quibble, a minor disagreement

Q is for the Queen, a major lady not to be Quibbled with

Q is for Quintuplets, what the Queen’s kids are

Q is for Quest, taken in the Queen’s name

Q is for Queue, what hopeful knights do (pronounced “kew”)

Q is for Sir Quinn, the knight at the head of the Queue chosen to embark on a Quest

Q is for Quality, what Sir Quinn’s sword and shield should be

Q is for Quicksand, an obstacle encountered whilst on a Quest

Q is for Quickness, a method of averting Quicksand and other obstacles

Q is for Quitting, not to be considered especially whilst in the midst of Quicksand

Q is for Quilt, what warms you in the winter and is quite useless in Quicksand

Q is for Quiche, it warms your tummy in any season (pronounced “keesh”)

Q is for Quince, an apple/pear hybrid-like fruit (not pronounced “chicken”)

Q is for Quirky, someone who doesn’t like Quiche or Quince

Q is for Quagga, an extinct species of zebra that was probably Quirky

Q is for Quomodocunquize, a Quagga’s guess is as good as mine

and finally, Q is for Quits, let’s call it.

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(What do you call an abecedary that only has Q words?)