Blockbusters Goldrun 01 - (Submitted By Yoda)
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001 AV What 'AV' is the explorer America is named after? Amerigo Vespucci
002 EYM What 'EYM' is a person thought to be suitable as a husband? Eligible Young Man
003 FW What 'FW' was James Joyce's last novel? Finnegan's Wake
004 HAD What 'HAD' is another way of saying six? Half A Dozen
005 IT What 'IT was introduced for the first time in 1799 and is still with us? Income Tax
006 CTC What 'CTC is to stop silly talk and come to the point? Cut The Cackle
007 GCG What 'GCG' was a high-ranking officer who refused to leave Khartoum and was killed by the Mahdi? General Charles Gordon
008 PT What 'PT' is a voyeur? Peeping Tom
009 KITR What 'KITR' is to osculate within the circle; a children's game? Kiss In The Ring
010 NT What 'NT are collective names for places like Basildon, Cumbernauld and Corby? New Towns
011 LIW What 'LIW' is to lurk in ambush? Lie In Wait
012 JOS What 'JOS' was a proposal to halve a baby between two women? Judgement Of Soloman
013 OTS What 'OTS' is the place where spinsters of a certain age are said to find themselves? On The Shelf
014 WH What 'WH' is any insensate campaign, like McCarthy's against communists in America? Witch Hunt
015 VBP What 'VBP' is to take part in an election on behalf of someone else? Vote By Proxy
016 PW What 'PW' was the pretender who wasn't Lambert Simnel? Perkin Warbeck
017 WAG What 'WAG' is Liverpool's picture exhibition? Walker Art Gallery
018 MOTR What 'MOTR' is one of the titles of Lord Denning? Master Of The Rolls
019 AGC What 'AGC is a form of nuclear reactor favoured by the Scottish Electricity Board? Advanced Gas Cooled
020 UMW What 'UMW' is Dylan Thomas' play for voices? Under Milk Wood
021 BNG What 'BNG' was the uniform worn by the Confederate Army? Butter Nut Grey
022 YOT What 'YOT' do you blow when you boast? Your Own Trumpet
023 PV What 'PV' is a sweet-scented, purple-blue flower from an Italian city that's famous for ham? Parma Violet
024 SC What 'SC' is something immune from criticism or aggression, like a holy animal? Sacred Cow
025 CY What 'CY' is a bright colour beloved by Auguste Renoir? Cadmium Yellow
026 WB What 'WB' were relations who flew a bi-plane for the first time at Kitty Hawk? Wright Brothers
027 RC What 'RC' did President Kennedy use to sit in to ease his back? Rocking Chair
028 OAM What 'OAM' is a term for 'of great age', like a biblical bloke? Old As Methuselah
029 JB What 'JB' wrote 39 Steps and became Lord Tweedsmuir? John Buchan
030 ITD What 'ITD' is the place you end up in if you fall overboard, or crash an aircraft at sea? In The Drink
031 LRP What 'LRP' is the grave, when you finally get there? Last Resting Place
032 PIL What 'PIL' is when you've decided to leave something on one side for the time being? Put In Limbo
033 FYC What 'FYC' is a group whose record 'Johnny' achieved some cult interest in 1985? Fine Young Cannibals
034 NOS What 'NOS' is a tennis player thought likely to be top? Number One Seed
035 ER What 'ER' is a Scottish dance for four couples in line? Eightsome Reel
036 MM What 'MM' was the girlfriend of the outlaw of Sherwood Forest? Maid Marian
037 KD What 'KD' sang 'Don't go breaking my heart' with Elton John? Kiki Dee
038 FM What 'FM' is the highest rank of army officer? Field Marshal
039 HTS What 'HTS' is the call to crew before departure of merchant vessels? Hands To Stations
040 GAD What 'GAD' is the revived Damon Runyan musical? Guys And Dolls
041 OUAT What 'OUAT' is how fairy stories ought to begin? Once Upon A Time
042 COO What 'COO' is the critical atmosphere; what people think at the moment? Climate Of Opion
043 ITB What 'ITB' is if you are dotty, potty or barmy; this is where you have bats? In The Belfry
044 GA What 'GA' is a contract without legal force that will be fulfilled as a matter of honour? Gentleman's Agreement
045 AP What 'AP' built his grotto of seashells in Twickenham? Alexander Pope
046 ND What 'ND' is a person who thinks it impressive to mention famous acquaintances all the time? Name Dropper
047 SAA What 'SAA' is the tall, thin knight in Twelfth Night? Sir Andrew Aguecheek
048 RAR What 'RAR' is perfectly OK, like a wet day in a drought? Right As Rain
049 JPS What 'JPS' was the philosopher who, with Simone de Beauvoir, made existentialism a Big Thing? Jean Paul Sarte
050 UDF What 'UDF' is the Irish Citizen Army?' Ulster Defence Force
051 HT What 'HT' is the altoist with 'Air' and with a sextet? Henry Threadgill
052 POW What 'POW' was an inmate of a war camp? Prisoner Of War
053 WC What 'WC' was War Correspondent for the Morning Post during the Boer War - among other things? Winston Churchill
054 ATPM What 'ATPM' is a film based on the Watergate story? All The President's Men
055 VDL What 'VDL' was a Dutchman's name originally given to Tasmania? Van Diemen's Land
056 MD What 'MD' is September 29th? Michaelmas Day
057 TOL What 'TOL' was the one that didn't have the Fruit of Knowledge on it? Tree Of Life
058 PKS What 'PKS' is the forensic pathologist who wrote 40 Years of Murder? Professor Keith Simpson
059 LB What 'LB' won the Daily Mail prize for flying the Channel in 1909? Louis bleriot
060 FSL What 'FSL' is professional chief of the British Navy? First Sea Lord
061 ET What 'ET' was Velvet who won The National? Elizabeth Taylor
062 CR What 'CR' wanted the British to be in control from Cape to Cairo? Cecil Rhodes
063 DS What 'DS' is also known as Sirius or Alpha Canis Majoris? Dog Star
064 IMF What 'IMF' is the World Financial Organisation? International Monetary Fund
065 PIB What 'PIB' is a pantomime about a cat? Puss In Boots
066 GB What 'GB' is among the largest and fiercest carnivores of North America? Grizzly Bear
067 AGP What 'AGP' is one of the wonderful landmarks in Egypt? A Great Pyramid
068 ON What 'ON' is the devil in elderly form? Old Nick
069 RFH What 'RFH' is the South Bank musical venue? Royal Festival Hall
070 BOJ What 'BOJ' was where Jellicoe was inconclusively in command in May 1916? Battle Of Jutland
071 FOB What 'FOB' is in high spirits, or having eaten pulses? Full Of Beans
072 MR What 'MR' composed Bolero? Maurice Ravel
073 YOB What 'YOB' do you get when you are revenged? Your Own Back
074 KB What 'KB' acts in Duty Free and has a Cornish restaurant? Keith Baron
075 NSD What 'NSD' is not to speak of expiring? Never Say Die
076 VOW What 'VOW' is Goldsmith's famous novel about a parson? Vicar Of Wakefield
077 WRH What 'WRH' was the original chief character in Citizen Kane? William Randolph Hearst
078 AT What 'AT' was the greatest conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra and probably in the world? Arturo Toscanini
079 JW What 'JW' pioneered Neo-Classical China with white figures on a blue background? Josiah Wedgwood
080 LRB What 'LRB' is the famous small publication by Mao Tse-tung? Little Red Book
081 LOM What 'LOM' is a kind of sleeve or cut of meat? Leg Of Mutton
082 HF What 'HF introduced the assembly line into car manufacture? Henry Ford
083 CTC What 'CTC' is dancing very close; not done now? Cheek To Cheek
084 RP What 'RP' is used for flattening pastry and erring husbands? Rolling Pin
085 GB What 'GB' is a television set? Goggle Box
086 IPC What 'IPC' is an established magazine group? International Publishing Corporation
087 JP What 'JP' was the man who was once Argentina's president? Juan Peron
088 NP What 'NP' is what you are said to be as neat as? New Pin
089 OTWS What 'OTWS' means you are bad-tempered, and this is how you get out of bed? On The Wrong Side
090 AS What 'AS' is the doyen of players of the Spanish guitar? Andres Segovia
091 FF What 'FF is a scaled creature that can get airborne?' Flying Fish
092 BO What 'BO' is a sporting competition won five times by Peter Thomson? British Open
093 PR What 'PR' is a system of Parliamentary voting favoured by the Liberals? Proportional Representation
094 ES What 'ES' is the name for magnesium sulphate as a purgative? Epsom Salts
095 KCC What 'KCC is in Cambridge, where nine Lessons and Carols are sung each Christmas? Kings College Chapel
096 STD What 'STD' means to come to a compromise by division of the remainder? Split The Difference
097 TPIR What 'TPIR' was hosted by Leslie Crowther? The Price Is Right
098 MOO What 'MOO' is Joan of Arc's nickname because of the town she relieved? Maid Of Orleans
099 DSS What 'DSS' are Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts stored in a cave near Qumran? Dead Sea Scrolls
100 UBR What 'UBR' the 130th of which was delayed, took place on Sunday March 18th 1984?
University Boat Race
101 AK Which 'AL' was an American President killed in the theatre? Abraham Lincoln
102 KR What 'KR' is a phrase used at the end of an informal letter? Kind Regards
103 NB What 'NB' was born in Corsica and died in St Helena? Napoleon Bonaparte
104 TOTC What TOTC was Dickens' novel set against the back¬ground of the French Revolution? Tale Of Two Cities
105 CR What 'CR' is the Ecclesiastical Head of the United Synagogue in Great Britain? Chief Rabbi
106 JB What 'JB' are edible infants? Jelly Babies
107 PD What 'PD' is said of boxers suffering from brain damage due to constant blows? Punch Drunk
108 RM What 'RM' are off-the-peg clothes, not to customers' own measurements? Ready Made
109 BYU What 'BYU' is Uncle Robert telling me 'All will be well'? Bob's Your Uncle
110 FM What 'FM' means not quite right in the head? Feeble Minded
111 LC What 'LC' do printers call the small letters? Lower Case
112 NN What 'NN' is the Charles Dickens' novel in which Smike is a central character? Nicholas Nickleby
113 PM What 'PM' is the impossible system to provide unceasing movement? Perpetual Motion
114 SH What 'SH' is the detective who first appears in A Study in Scarleft Sherlock Holmes
115 TFLW What 'TFLW' is the film for which Jeremy Irons won the Variety Club's Best Actor Award? The French Lieutenant's Woman
116 YHA What 'YHA' is cheap accommodation for hikers who belong? Youth Hostels Association
117 CS What 'CS' is the famous clipper in dry dock at Greenwich? Cutty Sark
118 EP What 'EP' is the finished article as opposed to raw material? End Product
119 GEM What 'GEM' is the strange looking creature that jealousy is described as in Shakespeare's Othello! Green Eyed Monster
120 RT What 'RT' is a colloquial phrase for the garment business?
Rag Trade
121 WP What 'WP' became Prime Minister at the age of twenty-four? William Pitt
122 SM What 'SM' is a novel written by Mary Ann Evans under a pseudonym? Silas Marner
123 NF What 'NF' is the home of small, hardy, half-wild ponies in Southern England? New Forest
124 PM What 'PM' is an NCO commanding regimental bagpipes? Pipe Major
125 HG What 'HG' was the object of quest for Arthurian Knights? Holy Grail
126 CY What 'CT' is a type of story that contains warnings and morals? Cautionary Tale
127 AH What 'AH' was the maker of the thriller called Strangers on a Train"? Alfred Hitchcock
128 DL What 'DL' was the Scottish missionary who was finally found at Ujiji? David Livingstone
129 FAC What 'FAC' is England's national take-away food? Fish And Chips
130 HP What 'HP' is author of The Caretaker, and husband of Antonia Fraser? Harold Pinter
131 LO What 'LO' means to omit? Leave Out
132 NPG What 'NPG' is a collection of pictures of notable Britons, in St Martin's Lane? National Portrait Gallery
133 RR What 'RR' is the ecclesiastical prefix for designating a bishop? Right Reverend
134 TOL What 'TOL' had the white part of it originally built for William the Conqueror? Tower Of London
135 WI What 'WI' is the organisation for the benefit of rural females? Women's Institute
136 DITR What 'DITR' is a sharp nudge in the midriff? Dig In The Ribs
137 BT What 'BT' was author of farces, including Rookery Nook"? Ben Travers
138 EO What 'EO' is something astonishing, a revealing event? Eye Opener
139 GNR What 'GNR' goes from London towards Scotland as the A1? Great North Road
140 JL What 'JL' was the famous black boxer called The Brown Bomber?
Joe Louis
141 GB What 'GB' is a band of open country round a city? Green Belt
142 AH What 'AH' was the author who wrote Brave New World? Aldous Huxley
143 KS What 'KS' was the nuclear worker who was killed in a car accident, played by Meryl Streep? Karen Silkwood
144 SAS What 'SAS' is football with an odd, small sounding team? Seven A Side
145 IV What 'IV' means without success? In Vain
146 TC What 'TC' means successive united hurrahs? Three Cheers
147 BSR What 'BSR' were precursors of the force introduced by Sir Robert Peel? Bow Street Runners
148 OD What 'OD' is an illness like silicosis, caused by a person's work? Occupational Disease
149 HC What 'HC' is a tree that produces conkers? Horse Chestnut
150 RW What 'RW' was the revolutionary composer who spent his last years at Bayreuth? Richard Wagner
151 YM What 'YM' is a famous church damaged by lightning in July 1984? York Minster
152 VF What 'VF' is the novel by Thackeray in which Becky Sharp is the heroine? Vanity Fair
153 UTS What 'UTS' is a phrase that sounds the opposite but means the same as down the drain? Up The Spot
154 VD What 'VD' is February 14th? Valentines Day
155 GD What 'GD' is the American apple now grown in France and derided in Britain? Golden Delicious
156 LC What 'LC' is the army officer in command of a regiment? Lieutenant Colonel
157 COC What 'COC is the offence against the authority of a Judge? Contempt Of Court
158 EJ What 'EJ' sang goodbye to the Yellow Brick Road? Elton John
159 ITR What 'ITR' means being overdrawn at the bank? In The Red
160 BE What 'BE' is a phrase that means to make neither profit or loss? Break Even
161 FS What 'FS' is a naval vessel carrying an admiral? Flag Ship
162 NMA What 'NMA' formed in February 1645, won the English Civil War? New Model Army
163 OT What 'OT' is a room in a hospital reserved for surgery? Operating Theatre
164 RF What 'RF' is a tropical jungle? Rain Forest
165 UAD What 'UAD' means alternating good and bad patches of luck? Ups And Downs
166 TC What 'TC' is the popular name for the University of Dublin? Trinity College
167 CJ What 'CJ' is Britain's busiest station - found in South London? Clapham Junction
168 WE What 'WE' means an unwanted gift? White Elephant
169 UB What 'UB' is the dole? Unemployment Benefit
170 HJ What 'HJ' is an athletic competition in which you leap over a bar? High Jump
171 WHC What 'WHC' is the title won by Jersey Joe Walcott? World Heavyweight Championship
172 DH What 'DH' was Chancellor of The Exchequer for Labour from 1974 to 1979? Denis Healey
173 ITLD What 'ITLD' was where David found himself? In The Lions Den
174 KL What 'KL' was the legendary monarch who had daughters called Regan, Goneril and Cordelia? King Lear
175 PD What 'PD' is Wiltshire's special Pathogens Laboratory? Porton Down
176 YL What 'YL' is a lump of wood burnt on Christmas Eve? Yule Log
177 MC What 'MC' did many of his stunts in Some Mothers Do Have Em? Michael Crawford
178 SE What 'SE' is an Andrew Lloyd Webber show? Starlight Express
179 GMC What 'GMC' is the body that regulates the right to practise as a doctor in the UK? General Medical Council
180 LW What 'LW' are all Socialists, more or less?
Left Wing
181 FP What 'FP' was the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title? Floyd Patterson
182 KH What 'KH' played opposite Jane Fonda's father in his last film? Katherine Hepburn
183 WS What 'WS' is a painted burial place or metaphorically a hypocrite? Whited Sepulchre
184 NWT What 'NWT' is part of coldest Canada? North West Territories
185 AM What 'AM' was the convict father of Estelle in Great Expectations! Abel Magwitch
186 LTT What 'LTT' sang for his supper? Little Tommy Tucker
187 GP What 'GP' was succeeded by the 1666 Fire of London? Great Plague
188 PA What 'PA' is treatment of the mind, associated with a Liberal MP's grandfather? Psycho Analysis
189 MS What 'MS' means encouragement given by taking someone's side in matters of opinion? Moral Support
190 YC What 'YC' is shown to a soccer player when he's getting a caution? Yellow Card
191 HS What 'HS' is a gas that smells of bad eggs? Hydrodgen Sulphide
192 RVW What 'RVW' was once the grand old man of English music? Ralph Vaughan Williams
193 TH What 'TH' is an overture by Mendelssohn about Scotland, sometimes called Fingal's Cave? The Hebrides
194 BS What 'BS' invented Dracula? Bram Stoker
195 DED What 'DED' destroyed thousands of trees in Europe? Dutch Elm Disease
196 FL What 'FL' might be translated as Dirty Money? Filthy Lucre
197 IB What 'IB' is a famous England cricket captain? Ian Botham
198 VQ What 'VQ' means a much disputed or discussed point? Vexed Question
199 COA What 'COA' is a device in heraldry containing a family's armorial bearing? Coat Of Arms
200 GTF What 'GTF' is the first person of the Trinity?
God The Father
201 KW What 'KW' is the composer of the Threepenny Opera? Kurt Weill
202 RH What 'RH' is the time at which traffic is busiest? Rush Hour
203 ACM What 'ACM' is the RAF equivalent of an admiral or a general? Air Chief Marshal
204 DP What 'DP is solid carbon dioxide? Dry Ice
205 SC What 'SC' was the man who founded the shipping line that bore his name? Samuel Cunard
206 YH What 'YH' is a hedgerow bird that sings 'a little bit of bread and no cheese? Yellow Hammer
207 FPN What 'FPN' is the paper money worth five hundred pence? Five Pound Note
208 BK What 'BK' is an affectionate greeting with the eyelashes? Butterfly Kiss
209 ML What 'ML' is the title of a work by George Meredith and of a David Bowie number? Modern Love
210 TBO What 'TBO' is a theatrical event that made Rich gay, and Gay rich? The Beggers Opera
211 IR What 'IR' is a cream for the skin to discourage mosquitoes from biting you? Insect Repellent
212 WW What 'WW' was a Scottish national hero, executed in 1305? William Wallace
213 CP What 'CP' is a bird used to take messages? Carrier Pigeon
214 KTE What 'KTE' was the trip in 1947 from Peru to Tuamotu? Kon Tiki Expedition
215 OC What 'OC' means not quite well - pale perhaps? Off Colour
216 GBS What 'GBS' wrote Man and Superman? George Bernard Shaw
217 PLS What 'PLS' means crowded together like small tinned fish? Packed Like Sardines
218 EL What 'EL' wrote The Owl and the Pussycat"? Edward Lear
219 LP What 'LP' won the Derby for the ninth time on 'Teenoso'? Lester Piggott
220 BNF What 'BNF' is in charge of Sellafield? British Nuclear Fuels
221 BM What 'BM' is a double saucepan, like a glue pot? Bain Marie
222 JC What 'JC' was a Polish born writer of sea-faring novels in English? Joseph Conrad
223 MA What 'MA' said 'Friends, Romans and countrymen, lend me your ears'? Mark Anthony
224 OF What 'OF is a onetime sweetheart who was once hot stuff? Old Flame
225 TIA What 'TIA' is a sequence of famous pictures by Hogarth depicting a lazy young learner? The Idle Apprentice
226 AT What 'AT' means a liking gained by experience? Aquired Taste
227 CD What 'CD' revolutionised fashion with the New Look, The Sack, and the H Line? Christian Dior
228 FC What 'FC' is the name for LHASA in Tibet because foreigners are kept out? Forbidden City
229 ITT What 'ITT' was first Czar of Russia, who killed his own son? Ivan The Terrible
230 LG What 'LG' is a very small receptacle for sweet, strong drink? Liquer Glass
231 RE What 'RE' was the territory established by Augustus in 27 BC? Roman Empire
232 WAM What 'WAM' are methods or by which a purpose can be accomplished sometimes meaning money? Ways And Means
233 DH What 'DH' was a notorious Dickensian school in Yorkshire? Dotheboys Hall
234 GA What 'GA' is the name of the mountain sometimes called K2? Godwin Austen
235 KAK What 'KAK' are one's own people, family and friends? Kith And Kin
236 SG What 'SG' is the place in the House of Commons where visitors can watch debates? Strangers Gallery
237 EOE What 'EOE' is Charles Lamb's most famous solo work? Essays Of Elia
238 NW What 'NW' means The Americas - especially to Dvorak? New World
239 CO What 'CO' was leaked from the Torrey Canyon off Land's End? Crude Oil
240 FF What 'FF' is the so-called 'Apple' that got us all into trouble? Forbidden Fruit
241 EV What 'EV is a speed of at least 29,000 km per hour? Escape Velocity
242 GH What 'GH' is the composer of The Planets Gustav Holst
243 OM What 'OM' is an elderly spinster or a card game? Old Maid
244 ROI What 'ROI' is a part of Europe where they still drive on the left? Republic Of Ireland
245 AP What 'AP' is a way of making pictures, popularised by Jackson Pollock? Action Painting
246 CDL What 'CDL' is an epithet or name for Richard the First? Coeur De Lion
247 IB What 'IB' is a domestic article on which clothes are pressed? Ironing Board
248 DE What 'DE' is a jazz pianist and composer whose band made 'Mood Indigo' world famous? Duke Ellington
249 KT What 'KT means to dispose of leisure with idle pursuits? Kill Time
250 ST What 'ST' is the preferred acting partner of Katherine Hepburn? Spencer Tracy
251 WW What 'WW' is the reference book of contemporary biography? Who's Who
252 BHA What 'BHA' is Murdoch's partner and Anthea's father? Big Hearted Arthur
253 FS What 'FS' Is The Original UFO Flying Saucer
254 JT What 'JT' is the English pioneer of the seed-drill - or a pop group? Jethro Tull
255 MC What 'MC' now has more inhabitants than Tokyo? Mexico City
256 THD What 'THD' was the period between Elba and Waterloo? The Hundred Days
257 VB What 'VB' is the flying mammal that sucks blood? Vampire Bat
258 CB What 'CB' was the girl who had a hit with 'Anyone Who Had a Heart'? Cilla Black
259 GL What 'GL' is the economist's law that says 'bad money drives out good'? Gresham's Law
260 AG What 'AG' plays eight roles in Kind Hearts and Coronets? Alec Guinness
261 BH What 'BH' is either sent by messenger, or else not done on a machine? By Hand
262 UN What 'UN' was the first premier of Tanzania? Julias Nyerere
263 LM What 'LM' is a machine for cutting grass? Lawn Mower
264 TNN What 'TNN' were the years at the end of the 1800s thought to be wicked but jolly? The Naughty Nineties
265 DE What 'DE' was the comic whose catch phrase was 'Ooh you are awful but I like you"? Dick Emery
266 FFT What 'FFT is nourishment for cogitation? Food For Thought
267 PR What 'PR' is the title sometimes given to a sovereign's eldest daughter? Princess Royal
268 TTT What 'TTT had love on their side in 1983? The Thompson Twins
269 AD What 'AD' was a clever young scoundrel, originally in Oliver Twist? Artful Dodger
270 CO What 'CO' means to unmoor, or to finish a piece of knitting? Cast Off
271 ES What 'ES' is a new name for what was once called geography? Earth Science
272 HOH What 'HOH' means rather deaf? Hard Of Hearing
273 LBIA What 'LBIA' is Osborne's most famous play? Look Back In Anger
274 VC What 'VC' is a suction apparatus for cleaning carpets? Vacuum Cleaner
275 DC What 'DC' means bravery induced by drink? Dutch Courage
276 FL What 'FL' was the Abbe famous for Hungarian Rhapsody? Franz Liszt
277 IB What 'IB' was the world's first river crossing in Coal-brookdale designed by Abraham Darby? Iron Bridge
278 TLK What 'TLK' is the film in which Alec Guinness plans to murder his landlady? The Lady Killers
279 WC What 'WC was the father of printing in England? William Caxton
280 GM What 'GM' is rubella, a danger to young, pregnant women? German Measles
281 AF What 'AF' is someone whose leg is pulled on the first of the fourth? April Fool
282 GP What 'GP' is a report of proposals to which the Government is not yet committed? Green Paper
283 MOG What 'MOG' was a shameful assassination of Macdonalds in a valley? Massacre Of Glencoe
284 RW What 'RW' was always regarded as our first Prime Minister? Robert Walpole
285 TQE What 'TQE' means to decide to give evidence for the prosecution against accomplices? Turn Queen's Evidence
286 CC What 'CC' is kaolin, used in making porcelain? China Clay
287 FFF What 'FFF' is where thy father lies, with pearls for eyes? Full Fathom Five
288 KP What 'KP' is the way through the mountains that leads to Afghanistan? Khyber Pass
289 NN What 'NN' was the onetime name of the Russian town now called Gorky? Nizhni Novgorod
290 SM What 'SM' is Warren Beatty's famous sister? Shirley MacLaine
291 VG What 'VG' is help in choosing a possible career? Vocational Guidance
292 BB What 'BB' is between a north-east Canadian island and Greenland? Baffin Bay
293 DV What 'DV' means God willing or permitting? Deo Volente
294 HK What 'HK' is leader of the German Christian Democrats? Helmut Kohl
295 LSD What 'LSD' is something that makes work easier? Labour Saving Device
296 RM What 'RM' was England's first Labour Prime Minister? Ramsay MacDonald
297 CK What 'CK' wrote The Water Babies? Charles Kingsley
298 EH What 'EH' do greyhounds race after? Electric Hare
299 IM What 'IM' was sparked off by grease on ammunition in 1857? Indian Mutiny
300 JK What 'JK' once had a hit with 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon' and now reports on the New York pop scene?
Jonathan King
301 BB What 'BB' means in prison? Behind Bars
302 EKN What 'EKN' is the Mozart work for strings whose English name is 'A Little Night Music'? Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
303 VV What 'VV' means the other way round? Vice Versa
304 AWB What 'AWB' was once the youngest MP and is now known as TB? Anthony Wedgewood Benn
305 JC What 'JC is the name of the King of Spain? Juan Carlos
306 LM What 'LM' took the song 'Wanderin' Star' to number 1 in 1970? Lee Marvin
307 TBM What 'TBM' were unfortunate rodents who lost their tails to a farmer's wife? Three Blind Mice
308 OA What 'OA' is the Argentine footballer acquired by Spurs? Oswaldo Ardiles
309 MHR What 'MHR' is a conventional birthday wish? Many Happy Returns
310 RC What 'RC' means manipulation from a distance? Remote Control
311 UTC What 'UTC' is Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery book? Uncle Toms Cabin
312 EE What 'EE' composed 'Enigma Variations'? Edward Elgar
313 FK What 'FK' is where the USA keeps its bullion? Fort Knox
314 HF What 'HF' means clumsy: as if one's hands were pig's legs? Ham Fisted
315 DS What 'DS' is a way of classifying books? Dewey System
316 NM What 'NM' means limited in outlook and often prudish as well? Narrow Minded
317 WM What 'WM' was an arts and crafts pioneer who founded the Kelmscott Press? William Morris
318 CC What 'CC first landed at Botany Bay in 1770? Captain Cook
319 EAI What 'EAI' is a McCartney and Wonder song that sounds like a piano keyboard? Ebony And Ivory
320 GF What 'GF is a valuable instrument played by James Galway? Golden Flute
321 ES What 'ES' was the poetic sister of Osbert and Sacheverell? Edith Siwell
322 IP What 'IP' is the part of the hand that longs for money? Itching Palm
323 MK What 'MK' is the German title of Hitler's book about his life? Mein Kampf
324 UIA What 'UIA' means angry, militant and protesting? Up In Arms
325 BA What 'BA' is the nickname of the proceedings that made Judge Jeffreys famous? Bloody Assizes
326 TGG What 'TGG' is the novel about a bootlegger, by F. Scott Fitzgerald? The Great Gatsby
327 DAH What 'DAH' means so poor that you can't afford to have your shoes repaired? Down At Heel
328 SP What 'SP' was England's most celebrated diarist? Samuel Pepys
329 HH What 'HH' means to travel by getting lifts from cars and lorries? Hitch Hike
330 JS What 'JS' is bargain time in the big stores at the beginning of the year? January Sales
331 CW What 'CW' planned to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666? Christopher Wren
332 WO What 'WO' do you sow in a misspent youth? Wild Oats
333 DB What 'DB' is sometimes called 'the remains'? Dead Body
334 FM What 'FM' is someone who brings up a child not her own? Foster Mother
335 HS What 'HS' is the tomb outside Jerusalem in which the body of Jesus was placed? Holy Sepulchre
336 LOTF What 'LOTF' is the sinister story about stranded schoolboys on an island? Lord Of The Flies
337 MY What 'MY' are five Birmingham schoolboys who made it to number 1? Musical Youth
338 SOL What 'SOL' holds a torch outside New York? Statue Of Liberty
339 UD What 'UD' grew up to be a swan? Ugly Duckling
340 AN What 'AN' are stories told over a long period as entertainments for a sultan?
Arabian Nights
341 FP What 'FP' is a pile of wood for burning a corpse in antiquity or in parts of Asia? Funeral Pyre
342 HM What 'HM' is the French wife of King Charles the First? Henrietta Maria
343 ADL What 'ADL' means a life of misery associated with canines? A Dogs Life
344 DS What 'DS' was a pupil of Glazunov who composed a Seventh Symphony known as 'The Leningrad'? Dmitri Shostakovich
345 IVV What 'IVV' is the Latin phrase meaning that you blurt out the truth when drunk? In Vino Veritas
346 NG What 'NG' is mostly methane and often found with petroleum? Natural Gas
347 TR What 'TR' is the name for the German State under Hitler? Third Reich
348 WB What 'WB' is the star turned director who won an Oscar for Redsl

Warren Beatty

349 CN What 'CN' is the stone spike from Egypt that's no good for sewing? Cleopatra's Needle
350 EL What 'EL' is the most cherished possession in the form of a young female sheep? Ewe Lamb
351 JOA What 'JOA' was born at Dom Remy in about 1412? Joan Of Arc
352 PG What 'PG' is the landlocked sea behind the Strait of Hormuz? Persian Gulf
353 RAC What 'RAC' means loaded with money like a King of Lydia? Rich As Croesus
354 VP What 'VP' is a favourable position for viewing an event, or a situation? Vantage Point
355 BF What 'BF' invented the lightning conductor? Benjamin Franklin
356 DBM What 'DBM' means the verdict of killing by accident? Death By Misadventure
357 GH What 'GH' means money given on retirement or redundancy? Golden Handshake
358 ML What 'ML' is the emblem of Canada? Maple Leaf
359 OTT What 'OTT' means walking quietly and surreptitiously? On Tip Toe
360 TH What 'TH' was a fearful Greek wooden gift? Trojan Horse
361 BD What 'BD' means completely dessicated, like an old skeleton? Bone Dry
362 FF What 'FF' is part of a parachute jump before the chute opens? Free Fall
363 IAH What 'IAH' is where Ernest Worthing was found? In A Handbag
364 MR What ' MR' is the country singer whose big hit was 'El Paso'? Marty Robins
365 POM What 'POM' means quick thinking in an emergency? Presence Of Mind
366 TCH What 'TCH' is triangular headgear, and a ballet by De Falla? Three Cornered Hat
367 AD What 'AD' was the French army officer convicted in 1894 and only finally exonerated in 1930? Alfred Dreyfus
368 LJG What 'LJG' was the Nine Days' Queen? Lady Jane Grey
369 SA What 'SA' is the country whose Minister for Oil is Sheik Yamani? Saudi Arabia
370 NS What 'NS' is the proper name of most Christmas trees? Norway Spruce
371 RM What 'RM' is the title and form of address to the Superior of a convent? Reverend Mother
372 UTF What 'UTF' is the famous Romantic novel by Ouida? Under Two Flags
373 JA What 'JA' was one of the Railway Children and also went walkabout? Junny Agutta
374 FRB What 'FRB' is modern, and right beside a famous nineteenth century railway bridge? Fourth Road Bridge
375 CB What 'CB' is the clavicle: a bone that riders often break? Collar Bone
376 GB What 'GB' achieved the highest batting average in England in 1979? Geoffrey Boycott
377 IN What 'IN' is seen with his telescope on the back of the old one pound note? Isaac Newton
378 MHT What 'MHT' is where Alice watched weird goings on with the Dormouse? Mad Hatters Teaparty
379 OC What 'OC was the Parliamentary leader who wanted his portrait to show warts and all? Oliver Cromwell
380 SK What 'SK' is the country whose capital is Seoul? South Korea
381 NO What 'NO' is sometimes called the Cradle of Jazz? New Orleans
382 SG What 'SG' is the contents of a church window? Stained Glass
383 VOI What 'VOI' was Mountbatten the last of? Viceroy Of India
384 BMA What 'BMA' is the governing body for doctors? British Medical Association
385 DK What 'DK' is the actress who often plays opposite Woody Allen? Diane Keaton
386 HJ What 'HJ' is a coat meant for riding? Hacking Jacket
387 WA What 'WA' is the name given to termites because they are social insects and of pale colour? White Ants
388 CAV What 'CAV' means an exact reference, originally to the Bible? Chapter And Verse
389 FBM What 'FBN' is someone who decamps in the dark? Fly By Night
390 IW What 'IW' is the pre-Roman trackway from Wiltshire to Norfolk? Icknield Way
391 TTP What 'TTP' is a solemn engagement to give up drink? Take The Pledge
392 EH What 'EH' sang with Bob Dylan on 'Desire'? Emmylou Harris
393 GSOE What 'GSOE' did Barnum call his circus? Greatest Show On Earth
394 LB What 'LB' is the opera by Puccini based on Parisian artists' lives? La Boheme
395 NL What 'NL' is another name for aurora borealis? Northern Lights
396 RM What 'RM' is where the money really comes from? Royal Mint
397 VL What 'VL' returned to Russia from Switzerland in 1917 in a sealed train? Vladimir Lenin
398 HAD What 'HAD' means up out of the water and stranded? High And Dry
399 MLK What 'MLK.' was an assassinated black religious leader in the USA? Martin Luther King
400 OY What 'OY' was a hit for the Flying Pickets? Only You
401 STW What 'STW' was a campaign initiated by Greenpeace? Save The Whale
402 AP What 'AP' wrote 'To err is human, to forgive divine' and built his grotto at Twickenham? Alexander Pope
403 SAA What 'SAA' summons witnesses before Select Committees of the House of Commons? Sargeant At Arms
404 MH What 'MH' should we do while the sun shines? Make Hay
405 RDN What 'RDN' starred in the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver" Robert De Niro
406 SWB What 'SWB' defended the mission station at Rorke's Drift in the Zulu War? South Wales Borderers
407 WW What 'WW' was the English poet whose home was in the Lake District? William Wordsworth
408 PC What 'PC' is used as an accompaniment to Italian dishes? Parmesan Cheese
409 BA What 'BA' is the only monkey native to Europe? Barbary Ape
410 MAS What 'MAS' has Lord Seiff as its Chairman? Marks And Spencer
411 NA What 'NA' said 'A giant leap for mankind'? Neil Armstrong
412 HDH What 'HDH' is a TV programme set in a holiday camp? Hi De Hi
413 MC What 'MC' was signed by King John at Runneymede? Magna Carta
414 RM What 'RM' has opened a printing plant at Wapping in East London? Robert Maxwell
415 CP What 'CP' is a houseplant with large leaves which you cannot eat? Cheese Plant
416 SB What 'SB' is the right hand side front on board ship? Starboard Bow
417 TC What 'TC' was the founder of Habitat? Terence Conran
418 CP What 'CP' are on the south Kent coast and had Sir Winston Churchill as their Warden? Clinque Ports
419 HF What 'HF' means gunpowder has not burnt the main charge; or more commonly to delay? Hang Fire
420 CH What 'CH' does a Member of Parliament apply for when he voluntarily resigns his seat? Chiltern Hundreds
421 AEH What 'AEH' wrote A Shropshire Ladl Alfred Edward Houseman
422 LM What 'LM' is a big Italian lake with Stresa on its shore? Lake Maggiore
423 UK What 'UK' has the civil aircraft marking "G"? United Kingdom
424 CC What 'CC' have replaced the old Assizes? Crown Courts
425 FZ What 'FZ' made the film La Traviata with Teresa Stratas? Franco Zefferelli
426 JG What 'JG' was a would-be President; ex-astronaut? John Glenn
427 SOF What 'SOF' is otherwise known as the Quakers? Society Of Friends
428 UP What 'UP' means a good golf score? Under Parr
429 BH What 'BH' sang with the Crickets? Buddy Holly
430 DAAB What 'DAAB' means mad as a hatter or nutty as a fruit cake? Daft As A Brush
431 GT What 'GT' is a traveller who goes sightseeing all round the world? Globe Trotter
432 IP What 'IP' invented one sort of shorthand? Isaac Pitman
433 MG What 'MG' was the author of Cranford? Mrs Gaskell
434 OOW What 'OOW' is where a fish can't swim? Out Of Water
435 TAJ What 'TAJ' became better known as Simon and Garfunkel? Tom And Jerry
436 WL What 'WL' is all the wavelengths of the spectrum combined? White Light
437 CR What 'CR' is the world's most famous bobsleigh track? Cresta Run
438 GO What 'GO' wrote Down and Out in Paris and London? George Orwell
439 NE What 'NE' means money saved up? Nest Egg
440 MQOS What 'MQOS' is the film in which Glenda and Vanessa are two monarchs? Mary Queen Of Scots
441 CC What 'CC' is a completely full football stadium? Capacity Crowd
442 AB What 'AB' was an Austrian 19th century composer of huge symphonies? Anton Bruckner
443 TR What 'TR' was the flower adopted as a badge by Henry VII? Tudor Rose
444 FYN What 'FYN' means to fill your house with luxuries as a result of nefarious activities? Feather Your Nest
445 MC What 'MC' is the capital of Monaco? Monte Carlo
446 OG What 'OG' is the name used by some Americans for the US flag? Old Glory
447 SB What 'SB' is the Irish Nobel prize-winner whose characters waited for Godot? Samuel Beckett
448 CA What 'CA' was the law of 1799 which sought to prevent the formation of Trades Unions? Combination Act
449 ETB What 'ETB' was said by Caesar when stabbed by his best mate? Et Tu Brute
450 GOG What 'GOG' was the scene of Christ's agony on the Mount of Olives? Garden Of Gethsemane
451 NML What 'NML' means the area between two armies belonging to neither? No Man's Land
452 PP What 'PP' is the book by Dickens that includes Mr Jingle, Mrs Bardell and Mr Snodgrass? Pickwick Papers
453 RIP What 'RIP' means punishment in store, like onions in vinegar? Rod In Pickle
454 TA What 'TA' is a person who never touches alcohol? Total Abstainer
455 BR What 'BR' is a plant metaphor for a person who is weak, and unreliable? Broken Reed
456 DOW What 'DOW' was the Tory Prime Minister of George IV? Duke Of Wellington
457 FL What 'FL' is what the Americans call the President's wife? First Lady
458 HMSV What 'HMSV' is Nelson's flag ship and still in commission? Her Majesty's Ship Victory
459 JS What 'JS' was Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, who wrote Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift
460 PH What 'PH' made a 'Whiter Shade of Pale*? Procul Harem
461 AOC What 'AOC' was a Royal Wife nicknamed 'The Flemish or Flanders Mare'? Anne Of Cleeves
462 BD What 'BD' is a Schottische performed in a farm building? Barn Dance
463 CBAH What 'CBAH' tells you where Christian love starts? Charity Begins At Home
464 DB What 'DB' is a famous sand spit in the North Sea between Denmark and England? Dogger Bank
465 EB What 'EB' is the Ragtime composer and pianist who died in 1983? Eubi Blake
466 FE What 'FE' are throwing or jumping athletics not performed on a track? Field Events
467 GF What 'GF' is a strong, lightweight and corrosion-resistant material used in boat and vehicle-body construction? Glass Fibre
468 HOH What 'HOH' is a much revered place, like the Caaba of Mecca? Holy Of Holies
469 JW What 'JW' was a Sci-Fi writer who invented kids with yellow eyes and plants with a fatal sting? John Wyndam
470 IF What 'IF' was the source of speculation in conjunction with an immovable object? Irresistable Force
471 LB What 'LB' was a golden boxing trophy donated by a Lord? Lonsdale Belt
472 MS What 'MS' was not Beethoven's name for his Opus No. 27 No. 2 for piano? Moonlight Sonata
473 JH What 'JH' was the first Englishman to trade in slaves? John Hawkins
474 OL What 'OL' relates the flow of electric current to voltage? Ohm's Law
475 PL What 'PL' is Milton's most famous long poem? Paradise Lost
476 RHM What 'RHM' is indispensable male help and support? Right Hand Man
477 SD What 'SD' is the US equivalent of the Foreign Office? State Department
478 TH What 'TH' is responsible for English Lighthouses and Lightships? Trinity House
479 WM What 'WM' describes whiskers hanging down like those of a marine mammal? Walrus Moustache
480 BAC What 'BAC' means two people taking it in turns to do something? Box And Cox
481 RS What 'RS' describes the phenomenon observed as light moves away from earth? Red Shift
482 PL What 'PL', author of The Whitsun Weddings, died in 1985? Philip Larkin
483 AS What 'AS' played the landlord in The Young Ones! Alexei Sayle
484 CPBS What 'CPBS' means to waste one's words on the ignorant? Cast Pearls Before Swine
485 FB What 'FB' were pilotless aircraft used in World War 2? Flying Bombs
486 BS What 'BS' was 'Born in the USA' in 1985? Bruce Springsteen
487 CAD What 'CAD' fall to earth during heavy storms? Cats And Dogs
488 TDF What 'TDF' means literally the land of fire? Tierra Del Fuego
489 HN What 'HN' is a wrestler's grip? Half Nelson
490 LM What 'LM' played Sally Bowles in Cabaret? Liza Minnelli
491 PCA What 'PCA' deals with complaints about government? Parliamentary Commisioner Administration
492 RS What 'RS' at night is a shepherd's delight? Red Sky
493 AWP What 'AWP' features Geordies working on a building site in Germany? Auf Wiedersehen
494 MW What 'MW' is made from grain and Highland spring water? Malt Whiskey
495 AK What 'AK' was the founder of vast armaments factories at Essen? Alfred Krupp
496 RE What 'RE' has as its motto the word Ubique, meaning, everywhere? Royal Engineers
497 CF What 'CF' is the black and white signal that a motor race is finished? Chequered Flag
498 FT What 'FT' is a chart of ancestors in arboreal form? Family Tree
499 HYW What 'HYW' started in 1337 and ended in 1453? Hundred Years War
500 PS What 'PS' means exerting an influence behind the scenes? Pulling Strings