Blockbusters Goldrun 08 - (Submitted By Yoda)
Question Answer 001 TUC What 'TUC' is the religious movement "Moonies" belong to? The Unification Church 002 SI What 'SI' are guitars, violins and double bass? Stringed Instruments 003 LBBB What 'LBBB' is to forgive and forget? Let Bygones Be Bygones 004 CR What 'CR' is a 'Living Doll' of a pop singer? Cliff Richard 005 CB What 'CB' is an aid to prescience? Crystal Ball 006 ATG What 'ATG' was a conqueror of the ancient world? Alexander The Great 007 BR What 'BR' is the state capital of Louisiana? Baton Rouge 008 TSAN What 'TSAN' featured Patrick Moore discussing stars? The Sky At Night 009 FB What 'FB' is a retrospective sequence in a drama? Flash Back 010 AS What 'AS' was the first US spaceman? Alan Shepherd 011 TW What 'TW' do the superstitious do for luck? Touch Wood 012 RA What 'RA' wrote Watership Down? Richard Adams 013 BTAG What 'BTAG' could a timid thicko not say? Boo To A Goose 014 IB What 'IB' is a Swedish film producer and director? Ingmar Bergman 015 GP What 'GP' is the symbol of the Worldwide Fund for Nature? Giant Panda 016 BBBC What 'BBBC' governs pugilism in the UK? British Boxing Board Of Control 017 WM What 'WM' developed stylized leaf patterns for wallpapers? William Morris 018 GDP What 'GDP' is the sum of a nation's output? Gross Domestic Product 019 WG What 'WG' won the 1954 and 1974 World Cup? West Germany 020 KC What 'KC' was Secretary of State for Health? Kenneth Clarke 021 ESA What 'ESA' is the European equivalent of "NASA"? European Space Agency 022 GE What 'GE' had a hit with One, Two, Three? Gloria Estefan 023 AOTP What 'AOTP' means awry and askew? All Over The Place 024 TM What 'TM' is a technique of focusing the mind? Transcendental Meditation 025 BOB What 'BOB' is someone skeletally thin? Bag Of Bones 026 CAP What 'CAP' were the twin sons of Zeus? Castor And Pollux 027 SW What 'SW' is the US Strategic Defence Initiative? Star Wars 028 RB What 'RB' plays Ironside in the US TV series? Raymond Burr 029 MU What 'MU is a cougar or puma? Mountain Lion 030 SSC What 'SSC' was the conflict of 1936-1939? Spanish Civil War 031 BC What 'BC' is a western Canadian province? British Columbia 032 TBOB What 'TBOB' is the outer reaches of somewhere remote? The Back Of Beyond 033 GBH What 'GBH' is considerable physical injury? Grievous Bodily Harm 034 YG What 'YG' was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin 035 CD What 'CD' wrote the unfinished novel Edwin Drood? Charles Dickens 036 KKK What 'KKK' is a racist US clique? Ku Klux Klan 037 SI What 'SI' is slang for die? Snuff It 038 HR What 'HR' is a one-hit circuit of a baseball pitch? Home Run 039 IB What 'IB' was the Swedish star of Casablanca? Ingrid Bergman 040 BW What 'BW' is piano-based jazz? Boogie Woogie 041 HW What 'HW' is the stone boundary between England and Scotland? Hadrien's Wall 042 MH What 'MH' resigned as Defence Secretary in the Thatcher Government? Michael Heseltine 043 ET What 'ETA' is when you should get somewhere? Estimated Time Of Arrival 044 PCG What 'PCG' is a TV contest between showbiz and sports people? Pro Celebrity Golf 045 COD What 'COD' is an English lexicon? Concise Oxford Dictionary 046 SL What 'SL' is the highest living member of the cat family? Snow Leopard 047 OOD What 'OOD' is the opposite of inside? Out Of Doors 048 GK What 'GK' was a 12th century Mongol conqueror? Genghis Khan 049 RP What 'RP' had a hit single with She Makes My Day? Robert Palmer 050 BOB What 'BOB' is a stormy area of the Atlantic to the west of France? Bay Of Biscay 051 DP What 'DP' was the director of The Killing Fields and Chariots of Fire? David Puttnam 052 AL What 'AL' was the first man to walk in space? Alexi Lenov 053 HN What 'HN' is a fictional narrative set in the past? Historical Novel 054 SC What 'SC' supposedly lives at the North Pole? Santa Claus 055 CITA What 'CITA' are day-dreams? Castles In The Air 056 SM What 'SM' won the 1987 Scottish FA Cup? St Mirren 057 DB What 'DB' is a Dutch-born British actor and writer? Dirk Bogarde 058 OHR What 'OHR' is a man that is unhinged? Off His Rocker 059 WB What 'WB' was a mystical poet and painter? William Blake 060 SR What 'SR' is a Chinese appetiser of bean shoots in batter? Spring Roll 061 ALW What 'ALW' composed the music for Phantom of the Opera? Andrew Lloyd Webber 062 DM What 'DM' is a gin and vermouth cocktail? Dry Martini 063 IOW What 'IOW' means alternatively expressed? In Other Words 064 JM What 'JM' was a blind puritan poet? John Milton 065 MK What 'MK' is an English 'New Town'? Milton Keynes 066 SRL What 'SRL' was world boxing champion at five different weights? Sugar Ray Leonard 067 RG What 'RG' is a loose estimate? Rough Guess 068 TOF What 'TOF' was a spy film and novel? The Odessa Fila 069 SS What 'SS' is the sun and everything in orbit around it? Solar System 070 PP What 'PP' was a major 20th century painter? Pablo Picasso 071 TBN What 'TBN' joins the White Nile at Khartoum? The Blue Nile 072 CC What 'CC' is an unmelodious (feline) din? Cat's Concert 073 BAOR What 'BAOR' is our standing army in West Germany? British Army Of The Rhine 074 TH What 'TH' twice had a hit single with He Ain't Heavy? The Hollies 075 MAAH What 'MAAH' describes someone really loony? Mad As A Hatter 076 HW What 'HW' became Prime Minister in 1964? Harold Wilson 077 PD What 'PD' is a fantastical notion? Pipe Dream 078 RCMP What 'RCMP' is a 'mounty'? Royal Canadian Mounted Police 079 TMR What 'TMR' was a TV programme for young children? The Magic Roundabout 080 KW What 'KW' is the largest member of the dolphin family? Killer Whale 081 BFTB What 'BFTB' is a sudden total surprise? Bolt From The Blue 082 GF What 'GF' commemorates Christ's crucifixion? Good Friday 083 ROD What 'ROD' is a trendy make of shoes? Red Or Dead 084 HJ What 'HJ' wrote The Turn of the Screw? Henry James 085 CG What 'CG' is bowls played on? Crown Green 086 BSC What 'BSC' was the firm denationalised in 1988? British Steel Corporation 087 EM What 'EM' is a form of punctuation used to indicate emphasis? Exclamation Mark 088 TOS What 'TOS' is someone strongly supportive and dependable? Tower Of Strength 089 BW What 'BW' is the largest mammal that has ever existed on Earth? Blue Whale 090 CB What 'CB' was a female star of silent films? Clara Bow 091 HAB What 'HAB' created The Flintstones? Hanna And Barbera 092 SE What 'SE' occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun? Solar Eclipse 093 TTR What 'TTR' was the TV comedy show that ran for more than twenty years? The Two Ronnies 094 CC What 'CC' means turning from right to left? Counter Clockwise 095 PG What 'PG' was the French painter who died in the South Seas? Paul Gaugin 096 GRTB What 'GRTB' is slang for become insane? Go Round The Bend 097 SS What 'SS' ..."catchy monkey" ? Softly Softly 098 SGH What 'SGH' was Foreign Secretary in the Thatcher Government? Sir Geoffrey Howe 099 TB What 'TB' is one of the five boroughs of New York City? The Bronx 100 EJ What 'EJ' is Reginald Dwight? Elton John 101 GTS What 'GTS' is to be fired? Get The Sack 102 IM What 'IM' had a heavy metal hit with The Clairvoyant? Iron Maiden 103 CH What 'CH' was the world's first full scale nuclear power station? Calder Hall 104 LAAF What 'LAAF' describes something weighing very little? Light As A Feather 105 CN What 'CN' is appropriate slang for a cigarette? Coffin Nail 106 EC What 'EC' went to work - disastrously - on an egg? Edwina Currie 107 SAC What 'SAC' were the two mythological monsters guarding the Straits of Messina? Scylla And Charybdis 108 TAF What 'TAF' means backwards and forwards? To And Fro 109 JD What 'JD' was a poet and dean of St Paul's? John Donne 110 RD What 'RD' is called 'wapiti' in North America? Red Deer 111 BK What 'BK' was boxing without gloves? Bare Knuckle 112 STTS What 'STTS' means being thoroughly wet? Soaked To The Skin 113 CAC What 'CA' became President of the Philippines in 1986? Cori Aquino 114 HWB What 'HWB' is a bed-warmer? Hot Water Bottle 115 IP What 'IP' are you when you're hurt? In Pain 116 MC What 'MC' is a cockney film star? Michael Caine 117 RCAD What 'RCAD' is it when there's a torrential downpour? Raining Cats And Dogs 118 AR What 'AR' is a famous French sculptor? Auguste Rodin 119 CPU What 'CPU' is at the heart of all computers? Central Processing Unit 120 SI What 'SI' was a TV satire featuring latex puppets? Spitting Image 121 WR What 'WR' is the largest living animal after the elephant? White Rhinoceros 122 PITS What 'PITS' means to surpass? Put In The Shade 123 AA What 'AA' is an organisation that helps people with drinking problems? Alcoholics Anonymous 124 MCS What 'MCS' is a Chinese dish of edible fungus and bean sprouts? Mushroom Chop Suey 125 LEM What 'LEM' is a moon buggy? Lunar Excursion Module 126 MP What 'MP' wrote Remembrance of Things Past? Marcel Proust 127 GM What 'GM' is a top chess player? Grand Master 128 CD What 'CD' was Australia's most commercially successful film? Crocodile Dundee 129 TAAB What 'TAAB' describes someone really dense? Thick As A Brick 130 YA What 'YA' was Soviet premier from 1983 to 1984? Yuri Andropov 131 BE What 'BE' managed the Beatles? Brian Epstein 132 CAC What 'CAC' means perfectly obvious or transparent? Clear As Crystal 133 GS What 'GS' was a 20th century British landscape artist? Graham Sutherland 134 BAAC What 'BAAC' is a saying for someone hairless? Bald As A Coot 135 SIL What 'SIL' is the TV quiz hosted by Michael Barrymore? Strike It Lucky 136 MU What 'MU' is the highest mountain in Canada? Mount Logan 137 RC What 'RC' is a sturdy building material? Reinforced Concrete 138 WH What 'WH' sang "One Moment in Time"? Whitney Houston 139 TOAP What 'TOAP' means to exalt? Put On A Pedestal 140 MD What 'MD' ran against George Bush Snr in the 1988 US presidential election? Michael Dukakis 141 CO What 'CO' was the Greek billionairess who died in 1988? Christina Onassis 142 AA What 'AA' is aspirin? Acetylsalicyclic Acid 143 JD What 'JD' was the cult actor who only made three films? James Dean 144 AE What 'AE' is an avid listener said to be? All Ears 145 WO What 'WO' is to eradicate? Wipe Out 146 PBS What 'PBS' married the authoress of Frankenstein? Percy Bysshe Shelley 147 AS What 'AS' are outlawed drugs for athletes? Anabolic Steroids 148 SOF What 'SOF' is the Quaker religion? Society Of Friends 149 GP What 'GP' is the popular pet also known as cavy? Guinea Pig 150 TOTO What 'TOTU' is the TV programme originally introduced by Roald Dahl? Tales Of The Unexpected 151 NAT What 'NAT' means lacking full mental capacity? Not All There 152 CSM What 'CSM' is a rank in the army? Company Sargeant Major 153 HGV What 'HGV' is a lorry? Heavy Goods Vehicle 154 GB What 'GB' helped develop cubism? George Braque 155 LB What 'LB' scores a run in cricket? Leg Bye 156 RC What 'RC' is an international medical relief agency? Red Cross 157 CB What 'CB' designed the first mechanical computer (in 1835)? Charles Babbage 158 STR What 'STR' means to be logically evident? Stands To Reason 159 HF What 'HF' starred in the 'Indiana Jones' movies? Harrison Ford 160 TBC What 'TBC' was once an important Midlands coal-mining area? The Black Country 161 MB What 'MB' was the Israeli Prime Minister who shared the Nobel Peace Prize? Menachem Begin 162 TTD What 'TTD' was Prince Charles' favourite female singing group? The Three Degrees 163 TT What 'TT" is a Red Indian drum? Tom Tom 164 PH What 'PH' is a small viewing aperture? Peep Hole 165 PCZ What 'PCZ' is the strip of South American land leased to the USA since 1903? Panama Canal Zone 166 SS What 'SS' is the world's highest paid actor? Sysvester Stallone 167 BAAB What 'BAAB' is a simile for sightlessness? Blind As A Bat 168 HH What 'HH' is a sunken boundary wall? Ha Ha 169 GBS What 'GBS' declared himself a better playwrite than Shakespeare? George Bernard Shaw 170 FC What 'FC' is the fastest stroke in swimming? Front Crawl 171 PAAG What 'PAAG' describes someone lifelessly wan? Pale As A Ghost 172 GS What 'GS' was US Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan? George Schultz 173 NBY What 'NBY' is someone shrewd said to be? Not Born Yesterday 174 IT What 'IT' does the Queen not have to pay? Income Tax 175 EP What 'EP' is the only male bird to incubate a single egg on his feet? Emperor Penguin 176 TIYL What 'TIYL' was a TV show once hosted by Eamonn Andrews? This Is Your Life 177 LH What 'LH' means mentally balanced? Level Headed 178 BG What 'BG' is an androgynous singer? Boy George 179 TS What 'TS' is a loose-fitting exercise garment? Track Suit 180 ALU What 'ALU' is a basic element in computers? Arithmetic Logic Unit 181 LM What 'LM' is a twenty-four-hour motor race? Le Mans 182 GE What 'GE' was the writer Mary Ann Cross (born Evans)? George Eliot 183 TU What 'TU' is to fabricate or concoct? Trump Up 184 CCB What 'CCB' is where the Pilgrim fathers first arrived in America? Cape Cod Bay 185 GL What 'GL' created the character of Indiana Jones? George Lucas 186 JV What 'JV' was a 17th century Dutch painter? Jan Vermeer 187 PAP What 'PAP' is the capital of Haiti? Port Au Prince 188 SH What 'SH' has been portrayed on screen by no less than sixty-nine different actors? Sherlock Holmes 189 DOA What 'DOA' is a classification used in hospitals? Dead On Arrival 190 CTC What 'CTC' is slang for take the blame? Carry The Can 191 JC What 'JC' discovered Canada in 1547? John Cabot 192 DD What 'DD' is duplicity? Double Dealing 193 BD What 'BD' is a small herring-like fish eaten dried? Bombay Duck 194 GUAC What 'GUAC' is the TV game of celebrity charades? Give Us A Clue 195 TG What 'TG' is the value by which a country's imports exceed its exports? Trade Gap 196 EW What 'EW' found fame in America as The Equalizer? Edward Woodward 197 SITG What 'SITG' means a sneaky deceiver? Snake In The Grass 198 IA What 'IA' is a period of glaciation? Ice Age 199 MB What 'MB' is pretence? Make Believe 200 STS What 'STS' is the fastest of all animals? Spine Tailed Swift 201 GTS What 'GTS' was the first illustrated children's book in English? Goody Two Shoes 202 MCC What 'MCC' is cricket's controlling authority? Marleybone Cricket Club 203 IC What 'IC' means not in open court? In Camera 204 LC What 'LC' is a reporter on the spot? Local Correspondent 205 SD What 'SD' was a surrealist painter? Salvador Dali 206 KM What 'KM' is to stay silent? Keep Mum 207 PAAP What 'PAAP' means downright obvious? Plain As A Pikestaff 208 MR What 'MR' is Prime Minister of France? Michael Rocard 209 CS What 'CS' is the religious denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy? Christian Science 210 RDN What 'RDN' won an Oscar as a 'Raging Bull'? Robert De Niro 211 SP What 'SP' is a nark? Stool Pigeon 212 CC What 'CC' is the US's smallest state capital? Carson City 213 BATB What 'BATB' means to shilly-shally? Beat About The Bush 214 IG What 'IG' was an assassinated Indian Prime Minister? Indira Gandhi 215 BH What 'BH' is a place of refuge? Bolt Hole 216 TTTE What ' FITE' was the children's TV series narrated by Ringo Starr? Thomas The Tank Engine 217 BS What 'BS' is a system of defining wind velocity? Beaufort Scale 218 DO What 'DO' was top of the pops in 1973 with "Young Love"? Donny Osmond 219 WA What 'WA' is the longest winged of all birds? Wandering Albatross 220 ST What 'ST' is inconsequential conversation? Small Talk 221 DD What 'DD' is slang for gibberish? Double Dutch 222 BF What 'BF' is reckoned to be the world's greatest ever chess player? Bobby Fischer 223 SOT What 'SOTT' is a verbal faux pas? Slip Of The Tongue 224 WBY What 'WBY' was a 20th century Irish poet? William Butler Yeats 225 BOAF What 'BOAF' means people of the same ilk? Birds Of A Feather 226 RD What 'RD' is the fastest land animal in Britain? Roe Deer 227 CC What 'CC' is a narrow escape? Close Call 228 LVB What 'LVB' is an Austrian composer who went deaf? Ludwig Van Beethoven 229 DS What 'DS' is a rank in the police force? Detective Sargeant 230 WFN What 'WFN' is an international organization for animal conservation? Worldwide Fund For Nature 231 TS What 'TS' found TV fame as 'Magnum'? Tom Selleck 232 FBR What 'FBR' is a type of nuclear power generator? Fast Breeder Reactor 233 SYS What 'SYS' means to get a move on? Stir Your Stumps 234 TR What 'TR' does someone who knows what's what know? The Ropes 235 IC What 'JC' was once King of Spain? Juan Carlos 236 TYL What 'TYL' meant to tempt fortune? Push Your Luck 237 DID What 'DID' is our longest-running record programme on radio? Desert Island Discs 238 NL What 'NL' is Chancellor of the Exchequer? Nigel Lawson 239 LS What 'LS' was Prince Charles a renowned collector of? Lavatory Seats 240 SL Which 'SL' has Freetown as its capital? Sierra Leone 241 OC What 'OC' means slightly unwell? Off Colour 242 IL What 'IL' was the world's longest reigning heavyweight boxing champion? Joe Louis 243 EMF What 'EMF' wrote A Room With A View? Edward Morgan Foster 244 YC What 'YC' should you cut your coat according to? Your Cloth 245 BTT What 'BTT' was a TV contest between school masters and pupils? Beat The Teacher 246 DD What 'DD' is a simple way of paying bills? Direct Debit 247 AK What 'AK' is hereditary head of the Ismaili Muslims? Aga Khan 248 HACA What 'HACA' means to attempt? Have A Crack At 249 RP What 'RP' is the world's longest snake? Reticulated Python 250 MB What 'MB' helps you work, rest and play? Mars Bar 251 KH What 'KH' was the only person to win four Oscars in a starring role? Katherine Hepburn 252 CA What 'CA' is a heart attack? Cardiac Arrest 253 NSW What 'NSW' is an Australian state? New South Wales 254 LCD What 'LCD' is used in digital watches? Liquid Crystal Display 255 ISS What 'ISS' means rare? In Short Supply 256 RR What 'RR' was a top twenty hit for Tiffany? Radio Romance 257 KC What 'KC' was the site of a disastrous London fire in 1987? Kings Cross 258 AP What 'AP' is a tropical fruit often eaten with prawns? Avacado Pear 259 EC What 'EC' do the French call La Manche? English Chanel 260 NAT What 'NAT' is once in a while? Now And Then 261 DH What 'OH' is a British pop artist? David Hockney 262 HS What 'HS' is something airtight? Hermetically Sealed 263 LA What 'LA' is the 'city of angels'? Los Angeles 264 TW What 'TW' gives you a parking ticket? Traffic Warden 265 LIW What 'LIW' are the Queen's attendants? Ladies In Waiting 266 GMT What 'GMT' is a temporal classification? Greenwich Mean Time 267 BR What 'BR' managed England's football team? Brian Robson 268 FK What 'FK' is a switchblade? Flick Knife 269 EC What 'EC' is the world's largest reptile? Esturine Crocodile 270 ST What 'ST' is a travel pass? Season Ticket 271 JK What 'JK' was independent Kenya's first Prime Minister? Jomo Kenyetta 272 NJ What 'NJ' was a hit single for both Bananarama and The Supremes? Nathan Jones 273 BO What 'BO' was the wartime prohibition on light? Black Out 274 AA What 'AA' are the components of proteins? Amino Acids 275 JF What 'JF' directed the classic western Stagecoach? John Ford 276 GP What 'GP' are events which form the world motor racing championship? Grand Prix 277 DAAP What 'DAAP' is someone who can hear nothing said to be? Deaf As A Post 278 NTT What 'NTT' was one a very popular musical TV quiz show? Name That Tune 279 PM What 'PM' is an autopsy? Post Mortem 280 JS What 'JS' was an 18th century Irish satirist? Jonathan Swift 281 RL What 'RL' is thirteen-a-side football with an oval ball? Rugby League 282 DA What 'DA' is a junky? Drug Addict 283 KYES What 'KYES' means to keep a lookout for? Keep Your Eyes Skinned 284 CE What 'CE' was Dirty Harry? Clint Eastwood 285 NCC What 'NCC' is a UK agency to protect wildlife? Nature Conservancy Council 286 TM What 'TM' is the world's longest running play? The Mousetrap 287 TPR What 'TPR' was the only female not given a sex test in the 1976 Olympics? The Princess Royal 288 DG What 'DG' is head of the BBC? Director General 289 RA What 'RA' had a hit with Take Me To Your Heart? Rick Astley 290 CP What 'CP' is something so easy it's puerile? Child's Play 291 ARD What 'ARD' is a worthy, but unpolished, person? A Rough Diamond 292 HK What 'HK' is Chancellor of West Germany? Helmut Kohl 293 LBL What 'LBL' means gradually? Little By Little 294 OC What 'OC' had the world's first parking meters (in 1935)? Oklahoma City 295 HW What 'HW' said "A week is a long time in politics"? Harold Wilson 296 FAAP What 'FAAP' describes something completely flat? Flat As A Pancake 297 RDC What 'RDC' was a non-urban local governing body? Rural District Council 298 CR What 'CR' is a Central American republic? Costa Rica 299 MW What 'MW' is an annual televised beauty pageant? Miss World 300 NON What 'NON' is at this moment or not at all? Now Or Never 301 DJ What 'DJ' does a man wear to a smart occasion? Dinner Jacket 302 CT What 'CT' is the legislate capital of South Africa? Cape Town 303 OTS What 'OTS' means a specific place? On The Spot 304 HK What 'HK' is a ritual suicide? Hara Kiri 305 TT What 'TT' is slang for goodbye? Ta Ta 306 HM What 'HM' was the British sculptor who died in 1987? Henry Moore 307 TDF What 'TDF' is a major European bicycle race? Tour De France 308 DP What 'DP' is a conduit for waste water? Drain Pipe 309 JFK What 'JFK' was an assassinated president? John Fitzgerald Kennedy 310 CC What 'CC' is your 'flexible friend'? Credit Card 311 EC What 'EC' is measured in amperes? Electric Current 312 ST What 'ST' was the youngest actress (aged 5) to win an Oscar? Shirley Temple 313 RIBA What 'RIBA' has been at loggerheads with Prince Charles? Royal Institute British Athletics 314 AASP What 'AASP' means extremely slowly? At A Snails Pace 315 BTB What 'BTB' had an 80's hit with the Song "Say A Little Prayer"? Bomb The Bass 316 SA What 'SA' is the religious movement founded in 1865 by William Booth? Salvation Army 317 HI What 'HI' is a slang way to say go away? Hop It 318 FM What 'FM' was President of France? Francois Mitterand 319 SB What 'SB' is the heaviest breed of domestic dog? Saint Bernard 320 HR What 'HR' found fame with The Carpetbaggers? Harold Robbins 321 TTPO What 'TTPO' is to substitute for? Take The Place Of 322 CC What 'CC' was a major comic figure of silent films? Charlie Chaplin 323 DES What 'DES' is the capital of Tanzania? Dar Es Salaam 324 OAP What 'OAP' are elderly British people? Old Aged Pensioners 325 CAAC What 'CAAC' is the opposite of warm as toast? Cool As A Cucumber 326 JS What 'JS' was the Soviet leader whose name means (man of) steel? Joseph Stalin 327 FD What 'FD' is an old-fashioned person? Fuddy Duddy 328 MA What 'MA' is the world's tallest tree? Mountain Ash 329 MF What 'MF' led the Labour Party from 1980-1983? Michael Foot 330 NTT What 'NTT' was a TV sitcom about rival antique dealers? Never The Twain 331 PTQ What 'PTQ' do you do when you propose marriage? Pop The Question 332 WS What 'WS' is a bestselling adventure writer? Wilbur Smith 333 CG What 'CG' is used for destroying bacteria in water? Chlorine Gas 334 ASIT What 'ASIT' '...saves nine'? A Stitch In Time 335 PP What 'PP' became a British subject on 28 February, 1947? Prince Philip 336 BB What 'BB' is a French beef casserole with wine? Beef Bourgignon 337 CF What 'CF' was happy to sing Who's Sorry Now? Connie Francis 338 ASS What 'ASS' are lucky people said to have in their mouths at birth? A Silver Spoon 339 SA What 'SA' is the world's oldest major golf course? Saint Andrews 340 SCW What 'SCW' designed St Paul's Cathedral? Sir Christopher Wren 341 PC What 'PC' was the first heir to the British throne to have gone to school? Prince Charles 342 TKOL What 'TKOL' is a form of artificial respiration? The Kiss Of Life 343 ISS What 'ISS' means scarce? In Short Supply 344 WG What 'WG' wrote Lord Of The Flies? William Golding 345 ATD What 'ATD' is a military command for 'move it!'? At The Double 346 CI What 'CI' are a group of self-governing islands off the north-west coast of France? Channel Islands 347 LN What 'LN' played Doctor Spock in Star Trek? Leonard Nimoy 348 ATCF What 'ATCF' means in a direct line? As The Crow Flies 349 WM What 'WM' is a major darts tournament? World Masters 350 BF What 'BF' is genuine? Bona Fide 351 BC What 'BC' sang White Christmas? Bing Crosby 352 TAGW What 'TAGW' is Britain's largest trades union? Transport And General Workers 353 HP What 'HP' is mildly improper behaviour? Hanky Panky 354 AM What 'AM' do Americans call their old school? Alma Mater 355 GS What 'GS' is the most massive living thing on Earth? General Sherman 356 SI What 'SI' are islands off Cornwall? Scilly Isles 357 SDI What 'SDI' is America's Star Wars programme? Strategic Defense Initiative 358 AG What 'AG' was the sculptor of stick-like figures? Alberto Giacometti 359 BTMO What 'BTMO' means to work late? Burning The Midnight Oil 360 RR What 'RR' was the animated 'framed' co-star of Bob Hoskins? Roger Rabbit 361 DF What 'DF' invented the mercury thermometer (in 1714)? Daniel Fahrenheit 362 PT What 'PT' does a traffic warden give you? Parking Ticket 363 LL What 'LL' is Lake Geneva? Lac Leman 364 TLO What 'TLO' is to elucidate? Throw Light On 365 FS What 'FS' is competitive self-propulsion on ice? Figure Skating 366 CAW What 'CAW' used to be called hill-billy music? Country And Western 367 CT What 'CT' does one decorate for 25th December? Christmas Tree 368 VC What 'VC' is the world's smallest independent country? Vatican City 369 NN What 'NN' is said to be good news? No News 370 BD What 'BD' is Robert Zimmerman? Bob Dylan 371 SASP What 'SASP' is a popular Chinese restaurant dish? Sweet And Sour Pork 372 TS What 'TS' is an epidermal way of saying insensitive? Thick Skinned 373 AA What 'AA' is the British dramatist who wrote The Norman Conquests? Alan Ayckbourn 374 WW What 'WW' is thin, weak or sloppy? Wishy Washy 375 OAB What 'OAB' is a fruit machine? One Armed Bandit 376 LW What 'LW' starred as The Bionic Woman? Lindsay Wagner 377 AR What 'AR' was the first aircraft carrier to be used effectively in action? Ark Royal 378 KTBR What 'KTBR' means to keep something going? Keep The Ball Rolling 379 NYC What 'NYC' is the US's metropolis? New York City 380 RM What 'RM' was 007? Roger Moore 381 DF What 'DF' is a jockey turned novelist? Dick Francis 382 RADA What 'RADA' is a major stage school? Royal Academy Dramatic Arts 383 HH What 'HH' is top secret? Hush Hush 384 TW What 'TW' are air currents blowing almost continually towards the Equator? Trade Winds 385 WR What 'WR' is basically Cheddar cheese on toast? Welsh Rarebit 386 CB What 'CB' was the rock singer nicknamed 'Crazy Legs'? Chuck Berry 387 PLS What 'PLS' is to support in words but not deeds? Pay Lip Service 388 HS What 'HS' is the commonest street in London? High Street 389 GMH What 'GMH' was a 19th century English poet? Gerald Manley Hopkins 390 APOL What 'APOL' is a saying for something utterly untrue? A Pack Of Lies 391 SS What 'SS' is a form of ballet in water? Synchronised Swimming 392 MC What 'MC' is the capital of Monaco? Monte Carlo 393 MO What MO' is slang for attempt to fool someone? Try It On 394 AZ What 'AZ' is the lowest temperature that could possibly exist? Absolute Zero 395 FF What 'FF' directed La Dolce Vita? Federico Fellini 396 SIAT What 'SIAT' means a big fuss about almost nothing? Storm In A Teacup 397 PA What 'PA' is leader of Britain's 'Democrats'? Paddy Ashdown 398 DW What 'DW' is a twenty-five-year-old TV series? Doctor Who 399 CWM What 'CWM' means whatever happens? Come What May 400 AS What 'AS' was the Egyptian President who shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize? Anwar Sadat 401 RR What 'RR' starred in Bedtime for Bonzo? Ronald Reagan 402 TMU What 'TMU' is a reviving drink? Pick Me Up 403 HK What 'HK' has the world's highest traffic density? Hong Kong 404 BH What 'BH' rocked The Comets? Bill Haley 405 GTHO What 'GTHO' means to begin to understand? Get The Hang Off 406 NASA What 'NASA' is the body governing America's space missions? National Aeronautics Space Administration 407 PA What 'PA' was given a £4,000 toy car at the age of six? Prince Andrew 408 LV What 'LV' calls itself the world's gambling capital? Las Vegas 409 OTH What 'OTH' is someone who's 'past it'? Over The Hill 410 CU What 'CU' is to happen or appear unexpectedly? Crop Up 411 TCS What 'TCS' was a TV fashion programme? The Clothes Show 412 IC
What 'IC' is the theoretical division between East and West? Iron Curtain 413 PP What 'PP' is table tennis? Ping Pong 414 SPH What 'SPH' was director of the National Theatre? Sir Peter Hall 415 AS What 'AS' are operations on the belly? Abdominal Surgery 416 STB What 'STB' is slang for reveal all? Spill The Beans 417 YS What 'YS' was premier of Israel? Ytsak Shamir 418 AFCW What 'AFCW' was a smash hit film starring John Cleese? A Fish Called Wanda 419 NC What 'NC' was a style of 19th century architecture? Neo Classical 420 VAO What 'VAO' is to suggest a point of view? Venture An Opinion 421 HGW What 'HGW' wrote The Time Machine? Herbert George Wells 422 TB What 'TB' sometimes decides the outcome of a set of tennis? Tie Break 423 TC What 'TC' do you let 'out of the bag' when you disclose a secret? The Cat 424 BA What 'BA' is the capital of Argentina? Buenos Aires 425 AS What 'AS' is Old English? Anglo Saxon 426 IOM What 'IOM' does a Manx come from? Isle Of Man 427 SS What 'SS' is an old term for the cinema? Silver Screen 428 CB What 'CB' is daltonism? Colour Blindness 429 PO What 'PO' is the world's largest body of water? Pacific Ocean 430 MO What 'MO' was twice overthrown as President of Uganda? Milton Obote 431 MOFW What 'MOFW' is a tight-lipped male? Man Of Few Words 432 LPO What 'LPO' is a major musical ensemble? London Philharmonic Orchestra 433 DV What 'DV' is the hottest place in the world? Death Valley 434 JG What 'JG' was Liza Minelli's mother? Judy Garland 435 NF What 'NF' was a British fascist party? National Front 436 BW What 'BW' is an infantile term for dog? Bow Wow 437 PA What 'PA' was the British royal who married an ex waiter? Princess Alexandra 438 HDH What 'HDH' was the TV comedy starring Ruth Madoc? Hi De Hi 439 TU What 'TU' are organisations to further workers' interests? Trade Unions 440 MJ What 'MJ' did good with 'Bad'? Michael Jackson 441 SJG What 'SJG' is a British Shakespearean actor? Sir John Gielgud 442 AWB What 'AWB' is a 'weed' or 'drip'? A Wet Blanket 443 DI What 'DI' is a former French penal settlement? Devil's Island 444 BAW What 'TAW' is a monochrome photo? Black And White 445 GB What 'GB' was the oldest actor (at 80) to win an Oscar? George Burns 446 WFW What 'WFW' is verbatim? Word For Word 447 BM What 'BM' is a congenital blemish of the skin? Birth Mark 448 JB What 'JB' is US Secretary of State? James Baker 449 CAF What 'CAF is a type of weightlifting? Clean And Jerk 450 IRBM What 'IRBM' is a rocket-powered weapon? Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile 451 KA What 'KA' won the 1986 Booker Prize for fiction? Kingsley Amis 452 TAW What 'TAW' is Newcastle-Upon-Tyne found in? Tyne And Wear 453 BB What 'BB' had a hit with He Ain't No Competition? Brother Beyond 454 AV What 'AV' is the USA named after? Amerigo Vespucci 455 KYCU What 'KYCU' is a way of staying cheerful? Keep Your Chin Up 456 IS What 'IS' is one of Britain's most popular televised sports? International Snooker 457 RE What 'RE' is the world's busiest seaport? Rotterdam Europort 458 GTP What 'GTP' means to tip or bribe? Grease The Palm 459 MPH What 'MPH' is a measurement of speed? Miles Per Hour 460 BSR What 'BSR' is a dish of charcoaled cuts of pork? Barbecued Spare Ribs 461 NT What 'NT' is your born language? Native Tongue 462 TIC What 'TIC' is the ceremony at public mounting of garrison guards? Trooping Of The Colour 463 ST What 'ST' is a garden bird related to the blackbird? Song Thrush 464 LC What 'LC' was Wonder woman? Linda Carter 465 TP What 'TP' is a board game requiring the skill of general knowledge? Trivial Pursuit 466 MN What 'MN' won seven Wimbledon singles titles? Martina Navratilova 467 TOTE What 'TOTE' is an organization to protect our environment? Friends Of The Earth 468 CD What 'CD' is a component of air? Carbon Dioxide 469 AS What 'AS' was a Russian winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature? Alexander Solzhenitsyn 470 MTMO What 'MTMO' means to maximise? Make The Most Of 471 TA What 'TA' was the Italian-German alliance of World War II? The Axis 472 ADL What 'ADL' is something utterly useless? A Dead Loss 473 AM What 'AM' was the playwrite married to Marilyn Monroe? Arthur Miller 474 FW What 'FW' is a term for sleep? Forty Winks 475 TS What 'TS' is to become a Q.C.? Take Silk 476 SW What 'SW' got on well with seven 'little men'? Snow White 477 ES What 'ES' is a strife-torn Central Amercian republic? El Salvador 478 SNP What 'SNP' had a hit single with Twist And Shout? Salt N Pepper 479 WD What 'WD' won twenty Academy Awards? Walt Disney 480 POW What 'POW' is a pun? Play On Words 481 BH What 'BH' was the film that won the most awards ever? Ben Hur 482 WHN What 'WHN' is thingummybob? What's His Name 483 QV What 'QV' called votes for women 'A mad wicked folly'? Queen Victoria 484 PAH What 'PAH' is the longest driveable road in the world? Pan American Highway 485 NDP What 'NDP' is a writer's alias? Nom De Plume 486 CC What 'CC' is a virus infection of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat? Common Cold 487 BATB What 'BATB' means to fail to come to the point? Beat About The Bush 488 SOH What 'SOH' is legerdemain? Sleight Of Hand 489 DB What 'DB' was 'the man who fell to Earth'? David Bowie 490 FTB What 'FTB' is to do all that's required? Fit The Bill 491 GWOC What 'GWOC' is the man-made object most visible from space? Great Wall Of China 492 BB What 'BB' was a forerunner of Reggae music? Blue Beat 493 HU What 'HU' is poor? Hard Up 494 ASC What 'ASC' recorded events from 449 to 1154? Anglo Saxon Chronicles 495 TS What 'TS' wrote Of Mice And Men? John Steinbeck 496 TTYH What 'TTYH' is to turn and run? Take To Your Heels 497 YA What 'YA' is leader of the PLO? Yasser arafat 498 TW What 'TW' is a US TV series set in the Depression years? The Waltons 499 OP What 'OP' is deliberately? On Purpose 500 WP What 'WP' was originally called 'Soccer in Water'? Water Polo
