Blockbusters Goldrun 01 - (Submitted By Yoda)
Question Answer 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