Blockbusters 23 - (Submitted By Yoda)
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001 M What 'M' is a board game whose name means sole power or privilege? Monopoly
002 O What 'O' would you appeal to if in trouble? Ombudsman
003 K What 'K' is an Asian prince or chief? Khan
004 D What 'D' is to cheat, trick or mislead? Deceive
005 J What 'J' refers to youth? Juvenile
006 P What 'P' created Peter Rabbit? Potter
007 H What 'H' had an atomic bomb dropped on it in 1945? Hiroshima
008 W What 'W' is slang for crazy or unusual? Wacky
009 F What 'F' in music, is loudly? Forte
010 B What 'B' is the palace where Winston Churchill was born? Blenheim
011 L What 'L' is smooth ground covered with grass? Lawn
012 S What 'S' is an English egg dish meaning `blown' in French? Souffle
013 T What 'T' is a small tower, often with a winding stair? Turret
014 R What 'R' is a Jewish priest? Rabbi
015 C What 'C' is a North African pirate? Corsair
016 E What 'E' is a West Country cathedral town? Exeter
017 A What 'A' was Prime Minster of Britain from 1945-51? Attlee
018 V What 'V' includes the Pope's palace? Vatican
019 G What 'G' is the British ecological party? Green
020 N What 'N' is to furnish with food? Nourish
021 C What 'C' was a .French designer, famous for her perfumes and much copied? Chanel
022 I What 'I' is writing that slopes to the right? Italic
023 N What 'N' is a link or bond between members of a group? Nexus
024 O What 'O' is a British international athlete, born in 1955? Ovett
025 F What 'F' is the thigh bone? Femur
026 K 'What 'K' wrote Schindler's Ark? Keneally
027 A What 'A' was a Ugandan dictator, head of state from 1971-78? Amin
028 P What `P' is a sauce for spaghetti made from basil? Pesto
029 D What 'D' arises when there is a disturbance in the way the body regulates the sugar in the blood? Diabetes
030 J What 'J' finished first in the 100 metres at Seoul but was disqualified after a drugs test? Johnson
031 B What 'B' is a famous rifle range? Bisley
032 Q What 'Q' sang 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? " Queen
033 H What 'H' was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974-79? Healey
034 L What 'L' was a famous nineteenth-century Scottish explorer? Livingstone
035 S What 'S' was kidnapped, having won the 1981 Derby? Shergar
036 R What 'R' was the royal prince in the English Civil War of 1645? Rupert
037 E What 'E' is a tower erected in 1889? Eiffel
038 M What 'M' wore two cap badges? Montgomery
039 T What 'T' is a new town? Telford
040 U What 'U' is the two dots sometimes used over vowels in German? Umlaut
041 G What `G' is a projecting spout, grotesquely carved? Gargoyle
042 Z What 'Z' is a, white powder used as pigment in paint? Zinc
043 A What 'A' is a policy of segregation of racial groups? Apartheid
044 T What 'T' is the short frilly dress worn by ballet dancers? Tutu
045 V What 'V' is Italian for wine? Vino
046 S What 'S' created Lord Peter Wimsey? Sayers
047 U What 'IJ' is referred to by the adjective avuncular? Uncle
048 B What 'B' became president of the USSR in 1977? Brezhnev
049 E What `E' had hits with 'Rock On' and 'Gonna Make You a Star'? Essex
050 N What 'N' is a sentimental longing for past times? Nostalgia
051 I What 'I' is the instinctive part of the Self? Id
052 L What `L' refers to lips? Labial
053 P What `P' kept a famous diary in the seventeenth century? Pepys
054 O What 'O' would you be dead without? Oxygen
055 H What 'H' is a town in southern England where a rowing regatta is held each year? Henley
056 F What 'F' is to abstain from eating? Fast
057 D What 'D' creates the world's most famous cartoons? Disney
058 M What 'M' starred in Desperately Seeking Susan? Madonna
059 J What 'J' is a disease which turns you yellow? Jaundice
060 R What 'R' was the ruined Shakespeare theatre found in London in 1989? Rose
061 C What 'C' was the prime minister at the outbreak of World War Two? Chamberlain
062 E What `E' is a French shall? Escargot
063 I What 'I' is burned to give fragrant fumes, especially in religious rites? Incense
064 N What.'N' is an East Anglian county? Norfolk
065 R What 'R' is a pickled herring? Rollmop
066 W What 'W' designed St Paul's cathedral? Wren
067 D What 'D' is forever? Diamond
068 K What 'K' is the highest mountain in Africa? Kilimanjaro
069 B What 'B' is two pheasants? Brace
070 V What 'V' is a joint of the backbone? Vertebra
071 F What 'F' is.the sacred Japanese mountain? Fuji Yama
072 T What 'T' is a chewy sweet? Toffee
073 S What 'S' is a herb and a very wise man? Sage
074 Y What 'Y' is slang for an American? Yank
075 L What `L' is the palace where the Archbishop of Canterbury resides? Lambeth
076 G What 'G' was Sir Lancelot's lady love? Guenevere
077 P What 'P' is a computer language? • Pascal
078 U What 'U' is the green heart of Italy? Umbria
079 J What 'J' is unit of energy?. Joule
080 A What 'A' is a posture in ballet, named 'after Arab design? Arabesque
081 F What 'F' is to expose to fumes? Fumigate
082 O What 'O' is an expensive shellfish — supposed to be an aphrodisiac?. Oyster
083 K What 'K' is one of the scales to measure heat? Kelvin
084 R What 'R' was a film actor who became a president? Reagan
085 T What 'T' means three times as much? Triple
086 A What 'A' is acute anxiety -- a German word? Angst
087 E What 'E' became the president of France in 1974? D'Estaing
088 B What 'B' was the creator of The Famoui Five? Blyton
089 P What 'P' is French for bread? Pain
090 D What 'D' is the final resolution in a play? Denouement
091 N What 'N' is the eleventh month? November
092 J What 'J' betrayed Jesus? Judas
093 S What 'S' is a journey for hunting or exploring? Safari
094 H What 'H' was the silent member of the.. Marx brothers? Harpo
095 U What 'U' is the,womb? Uterus
096 G What 'G' is at the top of the theatre? Gods
097 M What 'M' was g Rastafarian hero who died in 1981 at only 36? Marley
098 W What 'W' is slang for to complain or moan? Winge
099 C What 'C' are rich people compared'with? Croesus
100 L What 'L' is a very famous Parisian art gallery? Louvre
101 M What 'M' is the French president? Mitterand
102 O What 'O' turns metals green? Oxygen
103 K What 'K' is a canvas covered canoe? Kayak
104 D What 'D' is to prevaricate? Dither
105 J What 'J' is a sweet-smelling flower? Jasmine
106 P What 'P' comes before duff and stone?, Plum
107 H What 'H' is Kinnock'sAeputy? Hattersley
108 W What 'W' was a famous pop artist? Warhol
109 F What 'F' is thrifty or economical? Frugal
110 B What 'B' goes with Clyde? Bonnie
111 L What 'L' is a Buddhist priest? Lama
112 S What 'S' is a summary? Synopsis
113 T What 'T' is 'a small sledge? Toboggan
114 R What 'R' is a pink wine? Rose
115 C What 'C' is an Australian mate or chum? Cobber
116 E What 'E' is a female sheep? ewe
117 A What 'A' is to amaze? Astonish
118 V What 'V' is a plant with two-coloured leaves? Variegated
119 G What 'G' is an Italian blue cheese? Gorgonzola
120 N What 'N' is' the capital of Kenya?.
Nairobi
121 C What 'C' starred in E'ducating Rita? Caine
122 I What 'I' used to be Persia? Irain
123 N What 'N' is French for new? Nouveau / Nouvelle
124 O What 'O' comes before cry, break and burst? Out
125 F What 'F' is the opposite Of sensible?. Foolish / Frivolous
126 K What 'K' is a Scottish church?, Kirk
127 A What 'A' is a German word used in English meaning to descend by rope? Abseil
128 P What 'P' is a paved area immediately adjacent to a house? Patio
129 D What 'D' was a Spanish surrealist painter? Dali
130 J What 'J' is tea Made from flowers? Jasmine
131 B What 'B' had a hit with `DiOp the Boy' in 1988? Bros
132 Q What 'Q' is to drink in large drafts? Quaff
133 H What 'H' wrote. Tess of the D'Urbervilles? Hardy
134 L What 'L' is the source of many European languages? Latin
135 S What 'S' is large prawns? Scampi
136 R What 'R' is e form of , governjnent mithout a monarch? Republic
137 E What 'E' comes after Lent? Easter
138 M What 'M' is a volcanic island in, the Indian Ocean formerly a member of the Commonwealth? Madagascar
139 T What 'T' was born in Grantham? Thatcher
140 U What 'U' is the pronoun associated with we?.. Us
141 G What 'G' is a male goose? Gander
142 Z What 'Z' is a spy satellite? Zircon
143 A What 'A' is the study of the structure of the bOdY? Anatomy
144 T What 'T' is a moving pavement for pedestrians Travelator
145 V What 'V' is the smallest stringed inStrument in the orchestra? Violin
146 S What 'S' is the spice that makes rice yellow? Saffron
147 U What 'U' takes .over when an actor is sick? Understudy
148 B What 'B' is a basin? Bowl
149 E What 'E' is ncastraied man? Eunich
150 N What 'N' is a feeling of sickness? Nausea
151 I What 'I' is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger portions? Isthmus
152 L What 'L' is the Welsh national eniblern? Leek
153 P What 'P' was the battleship stormed at the beginning of the Russian Revolution? Potemkin
154 O What 'O' is a type of poem, originally intended to be sung? Ode
155 H What 'H' is Margaret Thatcher's middle name? Hilda
156 F What 'F' is the Duchess of York? Ferfie
157 D What 'D' finished his game before .defeating the Spanish? Drake
158 M What 'M' is used in thermometers? Mercury
159 J What 'J' is a wild animal closely allied to the dog? Jackal
160 R What 'R' is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavik
161 C What 'C' is the American detective story writer who created Philip Marlowe? Chandler
162 E What 'E' Never Forgets? Elephant
163 I What 'I' is the most widely used metal? Iron
164 N What 'N' is a very, famous town in the South, of France? Nice
165 R What 'R' is the poet Burns' first name? Robert / Rabbie
166 W What 'W' was the first prime minister to occupy 10 Downing Street (in 1735)? Walpole
167 D What 'D' is a German Thank You? Danke
168 K What 'K' is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul
169 B What 'B' is the Ronnie who is not Corbett? Barker
170 V What 'V' housed the French court in the seventeenth century? Versailles
171 F What 'F' is slang for a free gift?', Freebie
172 T What 'T' is London's river? Thames
173 S What 'S' was the British actori, who was Inspector Clouseau? Sellers
174 Y What 'Y' is a plant with stiff leaves and spiky white flowers? Yucca
175 L What 'L' is the large gland which secretes'bile? Liver
176 G What 'G' is the site of the Royal Observatory? Freenwich
177 P What 'P' starred as Evita? Paige
178 U What 'U' is of or belonging, to the city? Urban
179 J What 'J' married Kylie? Jason
180 A What 'A' is to play the ,notes of a chord in succession? Arpeggio
181 F What 'F' is a French word, also used in English, meaning uproar or noisy quarrel? Fracas
182 O What 'O' is an aniseed-flavoured Greek spirit? Ouzo
183 K What 'K' is a small brilliantly-feathered fishing bird? Kingfisher
184 R What 'R' is the fabulously luxurious hotel? Ritz
185 T What 'T' is a bouncy A.A. Milne character? Tigger
186 A What 'A' was the Merchant of Venice? Antonio
187 E What 'E' is a mild word used in place of a possibly offensive one? Euphemism
188 B What 'B' is played by the New York Yankees? Baseball
189 P What 'P' was a TV series and film about Slade Prison? Porridge
190 D What 'D' is Greek currency? Drachma
191 N What 'N' was a dancer — and a race horse? Nijinksky
192 J What 'J' is a variety of coal which can be cut and polished for jewellery? Jet
193 S What 'S' is the back of a boat? Stern
194 H What 'H' is the tendon at the back of the knee? Hamstring
195 U What 'U' was a German submarine? U Boat
196 G What 'G' is the sport played at Royal Birkdale? Golf
197 M What 'M' is the society for very intelligent people? Mensa
198 W What 'W' is a literary prize and a brand of beer? Whitbread
199 C What 'C' is the Prince of Wales' duchy? Cornwall
200 L What 'L' was hurled from Heaven to Hell and became Satan? Lucifer
201 M What 'M' has opposites which attract? Magnet
202 O What 'O' is the name for an animal's internal organs? Offal
203 K What 'K' is slang for sleep? Kip
204 D What 'D' is a disease of the throat? Diphtheria
205 J What T is the French musician who released `Oxygene'? Jarre
206 P What `P' is a Doric temple which crowns the Acropolis above Athens? Parthenon
207 H What 'H' is part of the blood, contained in the red blood cells in vertebrates? Haemoglobin
208 W What 'W' is the ridge between the shoulder blades of a horse? Withers
209 F What 'F' is the opposite of honesty? Fraud
210 B What 'B' is the hair colour of fair people? Blond
211 L What `L' is an instrument like a harp? Lyre
212 S What 'S' won seven Olympic gold medals for swimming at the Munich Games in 1972? Spitz
213 T What 'T' is an American Indian tent? Teepee
214 R What 'R' is a German word for State? Reich
215 C What 'C' is a pancake and also material? Crepe
216 E What 'E' is a balletic leap in which the dancer clicks his heels together? Entrechat
217 A What 'A' was Queen Victoria's husband? Albert
218 V What 'V' is pasta in long thin threads? Vermicelli
219 G What 'G' is Tarzan's ancestral home? Greystoke
220 N What 'N' is slang for irritable, annoyed or sarcastic? Narky
221 C What 'C' is a measure of radioactivity? Curie
222 I What 'I' is a triangle with two equal sides? Isosceles
223 N What 'N' is the Western defence alliance? NATO
224 O What 'O' comes before bags, English and blue? Oxford
225 F What 'F' is a dowdy woman? Frump
226 K What 'K' is a London road famous for fashion? King's
227 A What 'A' comes before blossom, snow and pie? Apple
228 F What 'F' is an alloy of tin and lead? Pewter
229 D What 'D' is like an eiderdown? Duvet
230 J What is a whirlpool bath? Jacuzzi
231 B What 'B' is one bed over another? Bunk
232 Q What '0' is a source of stone? Quarry
233 H What 'H' is a red hair colouring? Henna
234 L What 'L' is a fungus which grows on trees? Lichen
235 S What 'S' is a large, silky-haired dog? Saluki
236 R What 'R' is a famous rat? Roland
237 E What 'E' is a duo who had a hit with 'We Too Are One'? Eurythmics
238 M What 'M' was a medieval travelling musician? Minstrel
239 T What 'T' was a doubter? Thomas
240 U What 'U' is a mythical beast? Unicorn
241 G What 'G' comes before egg, flesh and step? Goose
242 Z What 'Z' was the most powerful Greek god? Zeus
243 A What 'A' is the mountain where Noah's ark landed after flood? Ararat
244 T What 'T' is a swing used in gymnastics? Trapeze
245 V What 'V' is to overlay with a thin sheet of fine wood or other substance to give superficial refinement? Veneer
246 S What 'S' sang 'Born to Run'? Springsteen
247 U What 'U' goes up when rain comes down? Umbrella
248 B What 'B' is a whisky and also a biscuit? Bourbon
249 E What 'E' is an artificial universal language? Esperanton
250 N What 'N' was the first President of Egypt in 1956? Nasser
251 I What 'I' is a blue-violet colour? Indigo
252 L What 'L' is a bacteria which causes food poisoning? Listeria
253 P What 'P' is a £25 bet? Pon
254 O What 'O' is a famous animal called Tarka? Otter
255 H What 'H' was Eliza Doolittle's mentor? Higgins
256 F What 'F' discovered penicillin? Fleming
257 D What 'D' is a small cake cooked in fat and filled with jam? Doughnut
258 M What 'M' is a device used for beating time in music? Metronome
259 J What 'J' was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia? Johnston
260 R What 'R' goes with Remus? Romulas
261 C What 'C' wrote 'Kubla Khan'? Coleridge
262 E What 'E' falls on 6 January? Epiphany
263 I What 'I' is a south-west Asian republic on the Mediterranean? Israel
264 N What 'N' is to eat in small repeated bites? Nibble
265 R What 'R' occurred in the Arts in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? Renaissance
266 W What 'W' is a drink spelt differently in English from Irish and American? Whisky / Whiskey
267 D What 'D' is a dealer in fabrics? Draper
268 K What 'K' is a pilot bent on self-destruction? Kamikaze
269 B What 'B' is a stormy bay? Biscay
270 V What 'V' is returning the ball before it bounces in tennis? Volley
271 F What 'F' is very fertile? Fecund
272 T What 'T' is the French flag? Tricolour
273 S What 'S' comes before bashing, meal and deal? Square
274 Y What 'Y' is a sweet potato? Yam
275 L What 'L' is cured hides? Leather
276 G What 'G' in American football is the name for the field? Gridiron
277 P What 'P' was a tiny Parisian singer, nicknamed `Sparrow'? Piaf
278 U What 'U' is the comedienne who persuaded Neil Kinnock to appear in her video? Ullman
279 J What 'J' was an ancient Italian two-faced god? Janus
280 A What 'A' is known as the Venice of the north? Amsterdam
281 F What 'F' is a French word for the entrance area of a theatre? Froyer
282 O What 'O' is an old English university? Oxford
283 K What 'K' is a mechanical horn with a rasping sound? Kalaxon
284 R What 'R' used to be the smallest county in England? Rutland
285 T What 'T' is a sort of Indian oven? Tandoori
286 A What 'A' comes between down and heel? At
287 E What 'E' is a protein that acts as a catalyst? Enzyme
288 B What 'B' was the Irish playwright who wrote in both English and French and died in Paris in 1989? Beckett
289 P What 'P' is a public square in Italian? Piazza
290 D What 'D' is the opposite of abundance? Dearth
291 N What 'N' was Kylie's soap? Neighbours
292 J What 'J' was Paul Weller's old band? Jam
293 S What 'S' is an American pavement? Sidewalk
294 H What 'H' was the East German Party leader arrested for corruption in 1989? Honecker
295 U What 'U' comes before root, right and rise? Up
296 G What 'G' is a brand of French cigarette? Gauloise / Gitane
297 M What 'M' is lead singer with The Smiths? Morrisey
298 W What 'W' was the co-founder of the promenade concerts? Wood
299 C What 'C' seized power in Cuba in 1959? Castro
300 L What 'L' is to sound 's' like 'th'? Lisp
301 M What 'M' was a Woody Allen film set in the Big Apple? Manhattan
302 O What 'O' is a black Shakespearean character, husband to Desdemona? Othello
303 K What 'K' is the Islamic bible? Koran
304 D What 'D' is an Indian purée made of pulses? Dhal
305 J What 'J' is of or like Jupiter? Jovian
306 P What 'P' is a London street ending in a circus? Piccadilly
307 H What 'H' is a politician who resigned over the Westland affair? Heseltine
308 W What 'W' is a larva which ruins timber? Woodworm
309 F What 'F' is to cook quickly in fat? Fry
310 B What 'B' comes before off, down and up? Brush
311 L What 'L's' Wife turned to salt? Lot
312 S What 'S' is the heroine in Gone with the Wind? Scarlett
313 T What 'T' twins had a hit with 'Hold Me Now'? Thompson
314 R What 'R' is Ilie Nastase's native country? Romania
315 C What 'C' is a large bracket for supporting cornices, balconies and even bridges? Cantilever
316 E What 'E' is a flightless bird? Emu
317 A What 'A' was Henry VIII's second wife? Anne
318 V What 'V' is a city famous for its white horses? Vienna
319 G What 'G' is a cricketer who rhymes with his skill? Gatting
320 N What 'N' starred in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? Nicholson
321 C What 'C' is King Arthur's court? Camelot
322 I What 'I' is a hormone secreted in the pancreas, promoting the uptake of glucose by the body cells? Insulin
323 N What 'N' is slang for £1? Nicker
324 O What 'O' was the pronouncement made by a priest or priestess in Ancient Greece, supposedly an answer from the gods to a mortal question? Oracle
325 F What 'F' was the author of the original Bond novels? Fleming
326 K What 'K' was Elvis's nickname? King
327 A What 'A' is a long silky haired rabbit, goat or cat? Angora
328 P What 'P' released 'Purple Rain'? Prince
329 D What 'D' is where the St Leger is run? Doncaster
330 J What 'J' is a large vein in the neck? Jugular
331 B What 'B' is a prince of devilish spirits? Beelzebub
332 Q What 'Q' was an ugly, deaf and deformed bellringer? Quasimodo
333 H What 'H' is a bed for a seaman? Hammock
334 L What 'L' is the River of Forgetfulness? Lethe
335 S What 'S' is the right-hand side of a ship? Starboard
336 R What 'R' is a film about a boxer, starring Sylvester Stallone? Rocky
337 E What 'E' is the elder son of Isaac and Rebecca? Esau
338 M What 'M' went on a Long March? Mao
339 T What 'T' is a diminutive 80's pop star, that stands only 4'11" tall? Toyah
340 U What 'U' is a Dickens' character who's a crawler? Uriah
341 G What 'G' is French for station? Gare
342 Z What 'Z' was a Swiss leader in the Reformation? Zwingli
343 A What 'A' is a person or animal who lacks normal pigmentation? Albino
344 T What 'T' is an Eastern head covering? Turban
345 V What 'V' is a blunt-nosed mouse-like rodent? Vole
346 S What 'S' was an English Romantic poet born in 1792? Swinburne
347 U What 'U' organises funerals? Undertaker
348 B What 'B' is a hard bread roll, originally Jewish, often eaten with cream cheese? Bagel
349 E What 'E' ranks between a marquis and a viscount? Earl
350 N What 'N' is midday? Noon
351 I What 'I' is to imprison as a political prisoner? Intern
352 L What 'L' is a plain in Italy? Lombardy
353 P What 'P' is a musical term meaning softly? Piano
354 O What 'O' pertains to midwifery? Obstetrics
355 H What 'H' was the Japanese emperor who died in 1989? Hirohito
356 F What 'F' is a servant able to do many kinds of work? Factotum
357 D What 'D' is the opposite of shallow? Deep
358 M What 'M' had a hit on both sides of the Atlantic with `Our House'? Madness
359 J What 'J' is a person of Hebrew descent? Jew
360 R What 'R' is the weakest animal in a litter? Runt
361 C What 'C' is a bird and a machine for lifting? Crane
362 E What 'E' is an animal in its earliest stages of development? Embryo
363 I What 'I' is a type of lettuce? Iceberg
364 N What 'N' stands all year in Trafalgar Square? Nelson
365 R What 'R' is a herb that goes with lamb? Rosemary
366 W What 'W' is a unit of electrical power? Watt
367 D What 'D' is an Arab boat? Dhow
368 K What 'K' is the Muslim Scriptures? Koran
369 B What 'B' would be lost without Robin? Batman
370 V What 'V' is a city of canals? Venice
371 F What 'F' popularised aerobics? Fonda
372 T What 'T' is God of War? Thor
373 S What 'S' is an Indian lady's garment? Sari
374 Y What 'Y' makes bread rise? Yeast
375 L What 'L' is king of the jungle? Lion
376 G What 'G' is a coat of cotton or wool? Gaberdine
377 P What 'P' is on an orange and also a helmet worn in the jungle? Pith
378 U What 'U' is a brownish pigment made from burnt earth? Umber
379 J What 'J' comes after steeple, apple and black? Jack
380 A What 'A' does Nelson Gabriel appear in? Archers
381 F What 'F' is slang for cigarette? Fag
382 O What 'O' is a Canadian lake? Ontario
383 K What 'K' means citadel in Russian? Kremlin
384 R What 'R' is a plant whose pungent root is used in salads? Radish
385 T What 'T' comes before measure and worm? Tape
386 A What 'A' is the name for the twelve disciples? Apostles
387 E What 'E' is a Welsh musical gathering? Eistddfod
388 B What 'B' often accompanies 'encore'? Bravo
389 P What 'P' is a swinging weight in a clock? Pendulum
390 D What 'D' is a German cathedral bombed in the Second World War? Dresden
391 N What 'N' was India's first prime minister, in 1947? Nerhu
392 J What 'J' was lead singer with the Rolling Stones? Jagger
393 S What 'S' is a sheath, especially for a sword? Sabbard
394 H What 'H' is the doctrine of the pursuit of pleasure? Hedonism
395 U What 'U' is the canal by which urine is discharged? Uretha
396 G What 'G' is a 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John? Grease
397 M What 'M' sang 'Like a Virgin'? Madonna
398 W What 'W' wrote Brideshead Revisited? Waugh
399 C What 'C' is a fossil fuel? Coal
400 L What 'L' in Scotland witnessed a tragic aircrash in December 1988? Lockerbie
401 M What 'M' is a cheese used on pizzas? Mozzarella
402 O What 'O' is the opposite of the Orient? Occident
403 K What 'K' wrote 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'? Keats
404 D What 'D' is a Spanish opera tenor born in 1941? Domingo
405 J What 'J' is an Indonesian island? Java
406 P What 'P' is a dummy pill? Placebo
407 H What 'H' is a row of shrubs forming a boundary? Hedge
408 W What 'W' gets to talk to all the stars? Wogan
409 F What 'F' is a domesticated albino polecat? Ferret
410 B What 'B' is an island which had an item of swimwear named after it? Bikini
411 L What 'L' is a musical term meaning slowly and majestically? Largo
412 S What 'S' is a royal residence? Sandingham
413 T What 'T' comes after Jack and before brush? Tar
414 R What 'R' is decimal South African coinage? Rand
415 C What 'C' is a crescent-shaped pastry? Croissant
416 E What 'E' is a substance to prolong life indefinitely? Elixir
417 A What 'A' is a waterproof hip-length jacket? Anorak
418 V What 'V' is the power to prevent legislation? Veto
419 G What 'G' was an eighteenth-century portraitist? Gainsborough
420 N What 'N' is a sweet spice? Nutmeg
421 C What 'C' is a Scottish word meaning family? Clan
422 I What 'I' is the official Soviet daily newspaper? Isvetia
423 N What 'N' is a prefix meaning new? Neo
424 O What 'O' is an animal reputed to kneel down on Christmas Eve? OPx
425 F What 'F', formerly of Roxy Music, now has a solo career? Ferry
426 K What 'K' is a short pleated man's skirt? Kilt
427 A What 'A' is French for tree? Arbre
428 P What 'P' was a famous Russian ballerina and is also a pudding? Pavlova
429 D What 'D' was an American actor and cult figure who died in a car crash aged 24? Dean
430 J What 'J' is the period of James I? Jacobean
431 B What 'B' is a method of decorating textiles by waxing and dying? Batik
432 Q What 'Q' is a sort of partridge? Quail
433 H What 'H's' president resigned in 1989? Hungary
434 L What 'L' is a large edible crustacean? Lobster
435 S What 'S' wrote the plays Rosencratz and Gildernstern are Dead and Jumpers? Stoppard
436 R What 'R' was threatened with death for writing The Satanic Verses? Rushdie
437 E What 'E' is to free or clear from blame? Exonerate
438 M What 'M' is a savoury spread — and means cooking pot in French? Marmite
439 T What 'T' is the boot of a car in American? Trunk
440 U What 'U' is an institute of higher education? University
441 G What 'G' introduced glasnost? Gorbachev
442 Z What 'Z' is an automaton? Zombie
443 A What 'A' is Pat Cash's native country? Australia
444 T What 'T' is a vigorous Neopolitan dance? Tarantella
445 V What 'V' is a world famous fashion magazine? Vogue
446 S What 'S' wrote Catcher in the Rye? Salinger
447 U What 'U' is the language spoken by most Indians? Urdu
448 B What 'B' was a romantic poet? Byron
449 E What 'E' is a US award for TV programmes? Emmy
450 N What 'N' is a mythical or poetic spirit of nature, usually a girl? Nymph
451 I What 'I' is a representation of Christ or a saint, especially used in Eastern Orthodox churches? Icon
452 L What 'L' won the 1989 FA Cup? Liverpool
453 P What 'P' is a treeless South American plain? Pampas
454 O What 'O' when smoked, induces dreams? Opium
455 H What 'H' is a hero noted for his strength? Hercules
456 F What 'F' was a famous racing-car manufacturer who died in 1989? Ferrari
457 D What 'D' won his sixth world snooker championship in 1989 with great ease? Davis
458 M What 'M' is beaten eggs with oil? Mayonnaise
459 J What 'J' is a type of pier? Jetty
460 R What 'R' is a reddish-brown colour? Russet
461 C What 'C' is a Chinese eating utensil? Chopstick
462 E What 'E' captained England in two Test matches against the West Indies in 1988? Emburey
463 I What 'I' is a town in north-east Scotland, popular with tourists? Inverness
464 N What 'N' is the Buddhist state of blissfulness and enlightenment? Nirvana
465 R What 'R' is a sort of trout? Rainbow
466 W What 'W' is Holmes' companion? Watson
467 D What 'D' is a tree which sheds its leaves? Deciduous
468 K What 'K' is almost synonymous with cornflakes? Kellogs
469 B What 'B' stars John Nettles and is set in Jersey? Bergerac
470 V What 'V' is a Hitchcock film? Vertigo
471 F What 'F' means capricious? Fickle
472 T What 'T' is a brand of polyester fibre? Terylene
473 S What 'S' is a collection of whales? School
474 Y What 'Y' split up in 1983 and included Alison Moyet? Yazoo
475 L What 'L' was raised from the dead? Lazarus
476 G What 'G' was an Indian martyr who preached peaceful rebellion? Gandhi
477 P What 'P' is a flat bread which goes well with hummus? Pitta
478 U What 'U' is a mischie \,ous child, often living on the street? Urchin
479 I What 'I' is a picture puzzle and a sort of tool? Jigsaw
480 A What 'A' wrote Lucky Jim? Amis
481 F What 'F' is the French monetary unit? Franc
482 O What 'O' was a group of singing brothers, including Little Jimmy? Osmonds
483 K What 'K' is china clay? Kaolin
484 R What 'R' acceded to the throne of England in 1377? Richard I
485 T What 'T' was the skinny 60s model? Twiggy
486 A What 'A' is the Day of Judgement of Good and Evil? Armageddon
487 E What 'E' was crowned in January 1959? Elizabeth II
488 B What 'B' wrote the plays Endgame and Waiting for Godot? Beckett
489 P What 'P' was a famous English suffragette who died in 1928? Pankhurst
490 D What 'D' is the opposite of damp? Dry
491 N What 'N' was the planet discovered in 1846? Neptune
492 J What 'J' was a Swiss analytical psychologist? Jung
493 S What 'S' was a Finnish composer born in 1865? Sinelius
494 H What 'H' is dressmaker to the Queen? Hartnell
495 U What 'U' has the capital Montevideo? Uruguay
496 G What 'G' was an Italian military leader, after whom `squashed fly' biscuits are named? Garibaldi
497 M What 'M' was a Beatle? McCartney
498 W What 'W' is the London station with trains for Portsmouth? Waterloo
499 C What 'C' is the scientific name for the skull? Cranium
500 L What 'L' designed the Cenotaph in London and planned New Delhi? Luytens