Blockbusters Goldrun 13 - (Submitted By Yoda)
Question Answer 001 MM What 'MM' Was The First Ever Person to Sing A James Bond theme? Matt Munro 002 TH What 'TH' Was The Name Of The Poet Laureate Who Died In October 1998? Ted Hughes 003 RM What 'RM' Does An Omophagic Creature Eat? Raw Meat 004 ST What 'ST' Was The Pilot Of Thunderbird 1? Scott Tracy 005 DW What 'DW' Is The Name Given To A Lift In A Restaurant Used To Deliver Food? Dumb Waiter 006 TPA What 'TPA' Is The Nickname Of New Yorks 28th Street? Tin Pan Alley 007 SPP What 'SPP' Is The Capital Of Guernsey? St Peters Port 008 KP What 'KP' Connects Afghanistan & Pakistan? Khyber Pass 009 DQM What 'DQM' Is A Common Internet Phrase Used Online? Don't Quote Me 010 SA What 'SA' Is The Texan City Where The Alamo Is Situated? San Antonio 011 DED What 'DED' Is Employment With Very Few Prospects? Dead End Job 012 GA What 'GA' consists of Nicola, Nadine, Sarah, Kimberley and Cherl? Girls Aloud 013 JLS What 'JLS' consists of Jonathan, Marvin, Ortise and Aston? JLS 014 AD What 'AD' Was The Actress Who Wwas Voted Rear Of The Year In 1987? Anita Dobson 015 ES What 'ES' Composed The Music To Coronation Street? Eric Spear 016 TB What 'TB' Is A Movie In Which Sting Played The Character Of Baron Frankenstein? The Bride 017 JK Which 'JK' Is The Lead Singer Of Simple Minds? Jim Kerr 018 FT What 'FT' Lives On The Island Of Craggy Head? Father Ted 019 TGE What 'TGE' Is An Album By Blur That Also Shares Its Name With A Classic 60's Movie? The Great Escape 020 CAV What 'CAV' Is The Name Given To The Dish Of Chicken, Bacon And Red Wine? Coq Au Vin 021 WC What 'WC' Was The Singer Lee Marvin Born Under? Wandering Star 022 LC What 'LC' Is A Dhoti? Loin Cloth 023 FS What 'FS' Is A Mechanism Built Into A System So That If Something Goes Wrong It Shuts Down? Fail Safe 024 TCC What 'TCC' Was The Name Given To The Period Of Financial Hardship That Shoppers Faced In 2008/2009 The Credit Crunch 025 JN What 'JN' Is French for Happy Christmas? Joyeux Noel 026 NP What 'NP' Could Have Been A Survey Carried Out In Alaska North Pole 027 CP What 'CP' Is One of the ghosts from “A Christmas Carol” Christmas Present 028 MOK What 'MOK' Was A Christmas Number One In 1977 Mull Of Kintyre 029 SN What 'SN' Is Another Name For Father Christmas Saint Nicholas 030 OO What ‘OO’ was the codename for the D-Day Landings Operation Overlord 031 EV What ‘EV’ Had A 1990 UK Top Ten Hit Entitled “Hold On” En Vogue 032 PSB What 'PSP Had A 1988 Top Ten Hit With The Song "Domino Dancing" Pet Shop Boys 033 DOI What 'DOI' Has Been Won By Gaynor, Kyran, Suzanne And Ray Dancing On Ice 034 AA What ‘AA’ Is The Capital Of Ethiopia Addis Ababa 035 SAF What 'SAF' is a geological fault line extending more than 600 miles through California? San Andreas Fault 036 SH What 'SH' is the British theoretical physicist who wrote 'A Brief History of Time'? Stephen Hawking 037 CS What 'CS' is a song by the band 'Oasis', featuring Paul Weller as backing vocals and lead guitar? Champagne Supernova 038 TRIL What 'TRIL' Was A Song Released By Lonnie Donegan In 1956 The Rock Island Line 039 BB What 'BB' Was The name Of The Serial Killer Pursued By Clarice Starling In The Movie "The Silence Of The Lambs" Buffalo Bill 040 STH What 'STH' Starts With The Lyrics "Theres A Lady Who's Sure All That Glitters Is Gold" Stairway To Heaven 041 YSTO What “YSTO” Was The First UK Hit For Shania Twain You’re Still The One 042 DJD What “DJD” Became This After Receiving A Prestigious Honour From The Queen In 1988 Dame Judi Dench 043 TB Which “TB” Once Fronted A Band Called The Ugly Rumours Tony Blair 044 VW What #VW' Opened a shop in 1982 called The Nostalgia Of Mud
Vivien Westwood 045 SPA What 'SPA' is the three-word motto of Marks & Spencers Strive Prove Apply 046 KOTT What 'KOTT' is Britain’s oldest Order of Chivalry – Knights of the Thistle
Knights Of The Thistle 047 KM What 'KM' was declared bankrupt in September 1992 with debts of over £400 million
Kevin Maxxwell 048 SL Wha 'SL Is a country’s who's name literally means, “resplendent isle” Sri Lanka 049 NA What 'NA' was 300 cubits long, 15 cubits wide and 30 cubits high – Noah’s Ark Noah's Ark 050 GS What 'GS' is the ruling body of the Church of England called – General Synod General Synod 051 GC What 'GC' is the former name of Ghana
Gold Coast 052 LB What 'LB' was the very first product made by the Phillips company Light Bulb 053 AOTC What 'AOTC' was lost when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC Ark Of The Covenant 054 LF What 'LF' Is a viral disease is named after the Nigerian village where it originated Lassa Fever 055 TFB What 'TFB' In London has 10 rising gates Thames Flood Barrier 056 BP What 'BP' Is Lowered With A Better Blocker Blood Pressure 057 TAHM Which 'TAHM' Used To Drive A Car Called The Bullet Proof Bomb The Ant Hill Mob 058 AM What 'AM' Was Named Toy Of The Year In 1966 Action Man 059 TP What 'TP' Is The More Common Name Of Magnesium Silicate Talcum Powder 060 GC Which 'GC' A famous sportsman was voted World Champion budgie breeder in 1993 Geoff Capes 061 LS What 'LS' Has Tatooine As Their Home Planet Luke Skywalker 062 AI What 'AI' Won The Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 Amnesty International 063 KD What ‘KD’ is the world’s largest lizard Kimono Dragon 064 GE What ‘GE’ term describes the trapping of solar heat by gases Greenhouse Effect 065 FF What ‘FF’ is the generic name for natural gas, coal and oil Fossil Fuels 066 AB What ‘AB’ Had a backing band called “The Paramount Jazz Band” Acker Bilk 067 SOTT What 'SOTT' is a verbal faux pas? Slip Of The Tongue 068 MA What 'MA' is to Atone? Make Amends 069 MB What 'MB' received $18.5 million for nine minutes of screen time? Marlon Brando 070 BOAF What 'BOAF' means people of the same ilk? Birds Of A Feather 071 SH What 'SH' does someone do when they quibble? Split Hairs 072 BK What 'BK' is the largest lake in Japan? Biwa Ko 073 ISS What 'ISS' means scarce? In Short Supply 074 BF What 'BF' is genuine? Bona Fide 075 ATCF What 'ATCF' means in a direct line? As the Crow Flies 076 RD What 'RD' is the fastest land animal in Britain? Roe Deer 077 DV What 'DV' is the hottest place on the earth? Death Valley 078 TS What 'TS' is an epidermal way of saying insensitive? Thick Skinned 079 KTBR What 'KTBR' means to keep something going? Keep the ball Rolling 080 WW What' WW' is thin, weak or sloppy? Wishy Washy 081 HBTY What 'HBTY' is the most frequently sung of all? Happy Birthday To You 082 GB What 'GB' is a mediator? Go Between 083 DD What 'DD' is slang for gibberish? Double Dutch 084 SASP What 'SASP' is a popular Chinese restaurant dish? Sweet And Sour Pork 085 MOFW What 'MOFW' is a tight lipped male? Man of few words 086 CDB What 'CDB' had a hit throughout Europe with "Missing You"? Chris De Burgh 087 HGL What 'HGL' means carefree? Happy Go Lucky 088 TTL What 'TTL' means to behave as you are expected to? Toe the line 089 TTC What 'TTC' are the basis of Judaeo-Christian morality? The ten commandments 090 HH What 'HH' is top secret? Hush Hush 091 APOL What 'APOL' is a saying for something utterly untrue? A pack Of Lies 092 TW What 'TW' are air currents blowing almost continually towards the equator? Trade Winds 093 PLS What 'PLS' is to support in words but not deeds? Pay Lip service 094 ATU What 'ATU' is an even-money chance? A Toss Up 095 CB What 'CB' was a titled US Jazz Musician? Count Basie 096 SNT What 'SNT' is the ultimate bid in bridge? Seven No Trumps 097 CC What 'CC' is a narrow escape? Close Call 098 TTYH What 'TTYH' is to turn and run? Take To Your Heels 099 BS What 'BS' separates North America from the USSR? Bering Straits 100 SYNO What 'SYNO' means to expose yourself to risk? Stick Your Neck Out 101 TW What 'TW' is a US TV series set in the depression years? The Waltons 102 HU What 'HU' is poor? Hard Up 103 BB What 'BB' was a forerunner of Reggae music? Blue Beat 104 PP What 'PP' won the 1988 Pakistan general election? Peoples Party 105 NTK What 'NTK' is a risqué story? Near the knuckle 106 TFC What 'TFC' is Britain’s biggest landowner? The Forestry Commission 107 TTPO What 'TTPO' is to substitute for? Take The Place Of 108 GTP What 'GTP' means to run to seed? Go To Pot 109 BYT What 'BYT' is to wait patiently? Bide Your Time 110 FT What 'FT' is a prognosticator? Fortune Teller 111 FD What 'FD' is an old fashioned person? Fuddy Duddy 112 OC What 'OC' means slightly unwell? Off Colour 113 YC What 'YC' should you cut your coat according to? Your Cloth 114 HACA What 'HACA' means to attempt? Have A Crack At 115 IOW What 'IOW' means alternatively expressed? In Other Words 116 RG What 'RG' is a loose estimate? Rough Guess 117 TQM In which 'TQM' does John Wayne win the steeplechase? The Quiet Man 118 CAAC What 'CAAC' is the opposite of warm as toast? Cool as a Cucumber 119 R Which 'R' is a musical term meaning slowing down? Rallentando 120 TML Which 'TML' is the Painting whose official name is La Gioconda? The Mona Lisa 121 PE Which 'PE' makes Welsh Rarebit into Buck Rarebit? Poached Egg 122 ASS What 'ASS' are lucky people said to have in their mouths at birth? A Silver Spoon 123 WFW What 'WFW' is verbatim? Word For Word 124 RF Which 'RF' did Sherlock Holmes apparently meet his death in? Reichenbach Falls 125 TOF What 'TOF' was a Spy film and novel? The Odessa File 126 RH What 'RH' was the founder of Scientology? Ron Hubbard 127 AWB What 'AWB' is a weed or drip? A Wet Blanket 128 DI What 'DI' is a former French penal colony? Devils Island 129 ARD What 'ARD' is a worthy, but unpolished person? A Rough Diamond 130 LBL What 'LBL' means gradually? Little By Little 131 A What 'A' is another name for Pimento? Allspice 132 OC What 'OC' had the world’s first parking meters in 1935? Oklahoma City 133 NON What 'NON' is at this moment - or not at all? Now or Never 134 TLO What 'TLO' is to elucidate? Throw Light On 135 CAJ What 'CAJ' is a type of weightlifting? Clean And Jerk 136 JL What 'JL' was the world’s longest reigning heavyweight boxing champion? Joe Louis 137 EMF What 'EMF' wrote A Room With A View? Edward Morgan Forster 138 CR What 'CR' is a Central American republic? Costa Rica 139 CG What 'CG' is used for destroying bacteria in water? Chlorine Gas 140 SA What 'SA' is the world’s oldest major golf course? St Andrews 141 BB What 'BB' is a French Casserole with wine? Bouef Bourgignon 142 P What 'P' does the Colorado beetle attack? Potato 143 RP What 'RP' is the world’s longest snake? Reticulated Python 144 NN What 'NN' is said to be good news? No News 145 FAAP What 'FAAP' describes something completely flat? Flat as a pancake 146 C What 'C' is the common name for the painful spasmodic contraction of a muscle? Cramp 147 ARD What 'ARD' is a worthy, but unpolished person? A Rough Diamond 148 HK What 'HK' was Chancellor of West Germany? Helmut Kohl 149 LBL What 'LBL' means gradually? Little By Little 150 OC What 'OC' had the world’s first parking meters in 1935? Oklahoma City 151 HW What 'HW' said ‘A week is a long time in Politics’? Harold Wilson 152 FAAP What 'FAAP' describes something completely flat? Flat as a pancake 153 RDC What 'RDC' was a non-urban local governing body? Rural District Council 154 CR What 'CR' is a Central American republic? Costa Rica 155 MW What 'MW' is an annual beauty pageant? Miss World 156 NON What 'NON' is at this moment - or not at all? Now or Never 157 OC What 'OC' means slightly unwell? Off Colour 158 JL What 'JL' was the world’s longest reigning heavyweight boxing champion? Joe Louis 159 EMF What 'EMF' wrote A Room With A View? Edward Morgan Forster 160 YC What 'YC' should you cut your coat according to? Your Cloth 161 BTT What 'BTT' was a TV contest between school masters and pupils? Beat The Teacher 162 DD What 'DD' is a simple way of paying bills? Direct Debit 163 AK What 'AK' is hereditary head of the ismaili Muslims? Aga Khan 164 HACA What 'HACA' means to attempt? Have A Crack At 165 RP What 'RP' is the world’s longest snake? Reticulated Python 166 MB What 'MB' helps you work, rest and play? Mars Bar 167 DF Which 'DF' hosts a breakfast talk show on Sunday Morning? David Frost 168 WD Which 'WD' provided the voice for Mickey Mouse? Walt Disney 169 TQM In which 'TQM' does John Wayne win the steeplechase? The Quiet Man 170 RHG Which 'RHG' does an MP become when he is a privy councillor? Right Honourable Gentleman 171 FD Which 'FD' occurs in Helston Cornwall on the 8th May every year? Furry Dance 172 TML Which 'TML' is the Painting whose official name is La Gioconda? The Mona Lisa 173 PE Which 'PE' makes Welsh Rarebit into Buck Rarebit? Poached Egg 174 IF Which 'IF' wrote the Goldfinger? Ian Fleming 175 RB Which 'RB' is one of the countries top impressionists? Rory Bremner 176 WSJ Which' WSJ' is New York’s equivalent of the Financial Times? Wall Street Journal 177 PTQ What 'PTQ' do you do when you propose marriage? Pop the Question 178 WS What 'WS' is a best-selling adventure writer? Wilbur Smith 179 CG What 'CG' is used for destroying bacteria in water? Chlorine Gas 180 ASIT What 'ASIT' saves nine? A Stitch in time 181 PP What 'PP' became a British subject on 28th February 1947? Prince Philip 182 BB What 'BB' is a French Casserole with wine? Bouef Bourgignon 183 CF What 'CF' was happy to sing Who’s Sorry Now? Connie Francis 184 ASS What 'ASS' are lucky people said to have in their mouths at birth? A Silver Spoon 185 SA What 'SA' is the world’s oldest major golf course? St 186 SCW What 'SCW' designed St Pauls Cathedral Sir Christopher Wren 187 SJG What 'SJG' was a British Shakespearean actor? Sir John Gielgud 188 AWB What 'AWB' is a weed or drip? A Wet Blanket 189 DI What 'DI' is a former French penal colony? Devils Island 190 BAW What 'BAW' is a monochrome photo? Black and White 191 GB What 'GB' was at the time the oldest actor at 80 to win an Oscar? George Burns 192 WFW What 'WFW' is verbatim? Word For Word 193 BM What 'BM' is a congenital blemish of the skin? Birth Mark 194 MA What 'MA' is US Secretary of State? Madeline Albright 195 CAJ What 'CAJ' is a type of weightlifting? Clean And Jerk 196 IRBM What 'IRBM' is a rocket powered weapon? Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile 197 SS What 'SS' is a form of ballet in water? Synchronised Swimming 198 MC What 'MC' is the capital of Monaco? Monte Carlo 199 TIO What 'TIO' is slang for attempt to fool someone? Try It On 200 AZ What 'AZ' is the lowest temperature that could possibly exist? Absolute Zero 201 FF What 'FF' directed La Dolce Vita? Federico Fellini 202 SIAT What 'SIAT' means a big fuss about almost nothing? Storm In A Tea Cup 203 PA What 'PA' was a leader of Britain’s ‘Liberal Democrats’? Paddy Ashdown 204 DW What 'DW' starred Jon Pertwee, Billy Piper and Tom Baker? Doctor Who 205 CWM What 'CWM' means whatever happens? Come What May 206 AS What 'AS' was the Egyptian President who shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize? Anwar Sadat 207 GB What 'GB' was once head of the CIA? George Bush 208 TMC What 'TMC' spoil the Broth? Too Many Cooks 209 ST What 'ST' is a dish of Raw Minced Beef? Steak Tartar 210 AA What 'AA' is the capital of Ethiopia? Addis Ababa 211 MITS What 'MITS' is the Average Man? Man In The Street 212 OTM What 'OTM' means deliriously happy? Over The Moon 213 LON What 'LON' was the forerunner of the United Nations? League of Nations 214 PL What 'PL' is an epic poem by John Milton? Paradise Lost 215 KB What 'KB' previously replaced Terry Wogan on Radio 2? Ken Bruce 216 FAFB What 'FAFB' is a saying for rare? Few And Far Between 217 NAT What 'NAT' means lacking full mental capacity? Not All There 218 CSM What 'CSM' is a rank in the army? Company Sergeant Major 219 HGV What 'HGV' is a lorry? Heavy Goods Vehicle 220 GB What 'GB' helped develop cubism? George Braque 221 LB What' LB' scores a run in cricket? Leg Bye 222 RC What 'RC' is an international medical relief agency? Red Cross 223 CB What 'CB' designed the first mechanical computer in 1835? Charles Babbage 224 STR What 'STR' means to be logically evident? Stands To Reason 225 HF What 'HF' starred in the ‘Indiana Jones’ movies? Harrison Ford 226 TBC What 'TBC' was once an important Midlands coal-mining area? The Black Country 227 DH What 'DH' is a British Pop Art Artist? David Hockney 228 HS What 'HS' is something airtight? Hermetically Sealed 229 LA What 'LA' is the City Of Angels? Los Angeles 230 TW What 'TW' gives you a parking ticket? Traffic warden 231 LIW What 'LIW' are the Queen’s attendants? Ladies In Waiting 232 GMT What 'GMT' is a temporal classification? Greenwich Mean Time 233 BR What 'BR' managed England’s Football team? Bobby Robson 234 FK What 'FK' is a switchblade? Flick Knife 235 CR What 'CR' played the Joker Ceaser Romero 236 LW What 'LW' starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover Lethal Weapon 237 FAAF What 'FAAF' is someone in great physical health said to be? Fit As A Fiddle 238 BA What 'BA' is the tail-less monkey found on Gibraltar? Barbary Ape 239 RMA What 'RMA' is Sandhurst? Royal Military Academy 240 MA What 'MA' is the Boxer who was once CC? Muhammed Ali 241 AO What 'AO' is the world’s second largest water mass? Atlantic Ocean 242 VSOP What 'VSOP' is a type of Brandy? Very Special Old Pale 243 RJ What 'RJ' was co-founder of the SDP? Roy Jenkins 244 OU What 'OU' won the 1986 Littlewoods Cup? Oxford United 245 EP What 'EP' is now Bangladesh? East Pakistan 246 BP What 'BP' founded the boy scouts and girl guides? Baden Powell 247 BB What 'BB' was the first woman leader of a Muslem country? Benazir Bhutto 248 LBIA What 'LBIA' was the play which made John Osborne famous? Look Back in Anger 249 ITB What 'ITB' means inherited or ingrained? In The Blood 250 BYB What 'BYB' is to put yourself in a position of no return? Burn your bridges / Boats 251 FT What 'FT' was the TV comedy series written by John Cleese and Connie Booth? Fawlty Towers 252 SB What 'SB' is an obstacle in golf? Sand Bunker 253 TMA What 'TMA' inevitably follows over indulgence? The Morning After 254 BA What 'BA' was founded by William the Conqueror at Hastings in 1067? Battle Abbey 255 BS What 'BS' is the singer nicknamed The Boss? Bruce Springsteen 256 ICB What 'ICB' means coolly and deliberately? In Cold Blood 257 HK What 'HK' reverted to China in 1997? Hong Kong 258 CG What 'CG' was Archibald Leach’s stage name? Cary Grant 259 TABE What 'TABE' might be described as doing a Nelson? Turning A Blind Eye 260 WOM What 'WOM' means oral? Word of mouth 261 HB What 'HB' is gibbous? Hunch Back 262 BO What 'BO' is a nocturnal bird with a heart shaped white face? Barn Owl 263 ON A What 'ONA' is insignificant or worthless? Of No Account 264 HT What 'HT' is a style of Modern architecture? High Tech 265 DP What 'DP' is the cast of a play? Dramatis Personae 266 PN What 'PN' is the nether end of a chicken? Parsons / Popes Nose 267 CO What 'CO' was the Greek Billionairess who died in 1988? Christina Onassis 268 CFH What 'CFH' had a hit record with ‘You always hurt the one you love’ in 1961? Clarence Frogman Henry 269 JD What 'JD' was the cult actor who only made 3 films? James Dean 270 AE What 'AE' is an avid listener said to be? All Ears 271 WO What 'WO' is to eradicate? Wipe Out 272 PBS What 'PBS' married the authoress of Frankenstein? Percy Blysshe Shelley 273 AS What 'AS' are outlawed drugs for athletes? Anabolic Steroid 274 SOF What 'SOF' is the Quaker religion? Society Of Friends 275 GP What 'GP' is the popular pet also known as cavy? Guinea Pig 276 TOTU What 'TOTU' is the TV programme originally introduced by Roald Dahl? Tales Of The Unexpected 277 STC What 'STC' is to shun or ostracise someone? Send To Coventry 278 IA What 'IA' are you when you’re behind with a payment? In Arrears 279 RB What 'RB' was a hard-drinking Welsh film star? Richard Burton 280 TPT What 'TPT' is a classification of the known elements? The Periodic Table 281 YP What 'YP' is traditionally eaten with Roast Beef? Yorkshire Pudding 282 AD What 'AD' was a 1930s style of art? Art Deco 283 SB What 'SB' is a basic safe? Strong Box 284 LD What 'LD' is an almost circular mountainous area in Cumbria? Lake District 285 POTB What 'POTB' means to congratulate? Pat On The Back 286 WWW What 'WWW' is a damp sounding pop group? Wet Wet Wet 287 IG What ‘IG’ Was A Cartoon Character, That Was Turned Into A Real Life Action Movie In 1999 Inspector Gadget 288 OED The 'OED' Is The Abbreviation Of Which Well Known Book Oxford English Dictionary 289 DD What ‘DD’ Is The Slang Term For Nonsense Or Incomprehensible Talk? Double Dutch 290 KP What ‘KP’ Connects Afghanistan & Pakistan Khyber Pass 291 SA What ‘SA’ Is The Texan City Where The Alamo Is Situated San Antonia 292 VW What 'VW' Opened a shop called The Nostalgia Of Mud In 1982 Vivienne Westward 293 SPA What is the three-word motto of Marks & Spencers ? Strive, Prove, Apply 294 KOTT What is Britain’s oldest Order of Chivalry ? Knights Of The Thistle 295 KM Who was declared bankrupt in September 1992 with debts of over £400 million ? Kevin Maxwell 296 AM What was named Toy Of The Year in 1966 ? Action Man 297 KD What is the world’s largest lizard ? Kimono Dragon 298 SL Which country’s name literally means, “resplendent isle” ? Sri Lanka 299 NA What was 300 cubits long, 15 cubits wide and 30 cubits high ? Noahs Ark 300 GE What term describes the trapping of solar heat by gases ? Greenhouse Effect 301 FF What is the generic name for natural gas, coal and oil ? Fossil Fuels 302 AHM Which group of gangsters competed in Wacky Races ? Ant Hill Mob 303 PIAS What 'PIAS' Is A Famous Quote From The Movie Casablanca Play It Again Sam 304 AB What 'AB' Had A backing band called The Paramount Jazz Band ? Acker Bilk 305 TB What 'TB' Once fronted a pop group called The Ugly Rumours ? Tony Blair 306 GS What 'GS' is the ruling body of the Church of England called ? General Synod 307 GC What 'GS' is the former name of Ghana ? Gold Coast 308 LB What 'LB' was the very first product made by the Phillips company ? Light Bulb 309 AOTC What 'AOTC' was lost when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC ? Ark Of The Convenant 310 TP What 'TP' is the more common name for magnesium silicate ? Talcum Powder 311 BP What 'BP' is lowered by a beta-blocker ? Blood Pressure 312 LS What 'LS' Lived on his home planet of Tatooine ? Luke Skywalker 313 LF What 'LF' Is a viral disease named after the Nigerian village where it originated ? Lassa Fever 314 TFB What 'TFB' In London what has 10 rising gates ? Thames Flood Barrier 315 GC What 'GC' a famous sportsman was voted World Champion budgie breeder in 1993 ? Geoff Capes 316 HITW What ‘HITW’ Is Another Name For A Cash Machine Hole In The Wall 317 TTWM What ‘TTWM’ Are Gaspar, Melchior And Balthasar More Commonly Known The Three Wise Men 318 TSSS What ‘TSSS’ Is The Alternative Name For The 1991 Cher Song “It’s In His Kiss” The Shoop Shoop Song 319 HCIYH What 'HCIYH' Is A TV Show Featuring Aggie Mackenzie & Kim Woodburn How Clean Is Your House 320 LA Which ‘LA’ Was Known As “Satchmo” Louis Armstrong 321 IDAD What ‘IDAD’ Is The Name Of The Debut Album By Britain’s Got Talent Sensation Susan Boyle” I Dreamed A Dream 322 AF Which ‘AF’ Was Known As “The Queen Of Soul” Aretha Franklin 323 RH What ‘RH’ Was The Last Person To Be Imprisoned In The Tower Of London? Rudolph Hess 324 MM What 'MM' Is A Ficticious Movie Character That Lives In The Town Of Hill Valley, California Marty McFly 325 TMSP Which "TMSP" Are A Welsh Alternative Rock Band Fronted By "James Dean Bradfield" The Manic Street Preachers 326 BG Which 'BG' was known as “The King Of Swing” Benny Goodman 327 DB Which 'DB' was known as “The Son Of Sam” David Berkowitz 328 RR Which 'RR' was known as “King Of The Cowboys” Roy Rogers 329 TGF What 'TGF' Are Carole Richardson, Patrick Armstrong, Paul Hill & Gerald Conlon More Commonly Known? The Guildford Four 330 ETV What ‘ETV’ Was A Film In Which Michael Caine Played “Captain John Colby” Escape To Victory 331 TBD What ‘TBD’ At Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach Is Sometimes Called The Plough The Big Dipper 332 HW What ‘HW’ In a church what is kept in a stoup? Holy Water 333 MJ Which ‘MJ’ provided backing vocals on the Carly Simon hit, You’re So Vain Mick Jagger 334 TPE What ‘TPE’ Is The Name Of The Local Newspaper Read by Derek & Rodney Trotter The Peckham Echo 335 IW What ‘IW’ Was Voted Male Rear Of The Year In 2005 Ian Wright 336 TT What ‘TT’ Is The Name Americans Use To Define A Drawing Pin Thumb Tack 337 VD What ‘VD’ is the name of the US counterpart to Britain’s Remembrance Day? Veterans Day 338 BM What ‘BM’ Had A Mistress Called “Clara Petacci” Benito Mussolini 339 MC What 'MC' Is The Capital Of Monaco? Monte Carlo 340 IG What ‘IG’ (A Fictional Hero) Has An Arch Nemesis Called “Dr Claw” Inspector Gadget 341 PD What ‘PD’ Is The Name Given To The Principal Female Singer In An Opera Prima Donna 342 TT What ‘TT’ Was A Swashbuckling Reptile That Had A Canine Companion Called Dum Dum Touche Turtle 343 TLNM What ‘TLNM’ Has A Museum Entirely Dedicated To It Located In “Drumnadochit” The Loch Ness Monster 344 SJW What ‘SJW’ Is The Area Of London That Features On The Beatles Album “Abbey Road” St Johns Wood 345 GB Which ‘GB’ Is The Name Of The US Naval Base Located In Cuba Guantanamo Bay 346 TWSJ What ‘TWSJ’ Is The Name Of New York’s Counterpart To The Financial Times The Wall Street Journal 347 SS What ‘SS’ Is The Name Of The Cocktail Said To Have Been Created At The Raffles Hotel Singapore Sling 348 WB What 'WB' Which Almost Every Household In The UK Owns Are The Company MGB Randalls The Largest Producer Of Wheelie Bins 349 BR What ‘BR’ Is The Alternative Title For The Usher Of The Upper Chamber Black Rod 350 VF What 'VF' Becky Sharp is the heroine of this novel by Thackeray Vanity Fair 351 CAB What ‘CAB’ Is A Company That Claims It’s Products Are 10 O’Clock Tested Crosse And Blackwell 352 CD What ‘CD’ Infamously Held The Title Of “Knight of the Order of the Inverted Dragon” Count Dracula 353 HG What ‘HG’ Is Sometimes Referred To As A “Mills Bomb” Hand Grenade 354 OOT What ‘OOTS’ Was A Book Written In “1859” By The Grandson Of Josiah Wedgewood Origin Of The Species 355 TCM What ‘TCM’ Was Known As The XY Position Indicator When It Was First Invented The Computer Mouse 356 PB What ‘PB’ Was Once Described By Harold Wilson As A “Squalid Raffle” Premium Bonds 357 LTBL What ‘LTBL’ Is How The Latin Phrase “Fiat Lux” Translates Into English Let There Be Light 358 CC What ‘CC’ Is Heavily Researched At The “Hadley Centre” In Exeter Climate Change 359 LGS What ‘LGS’ Is A Foodstuff Also Happens To Be Britain’s Oldest Brand Name Lyles Golden Syrup 360 GI What ‘GI’ Is The Road To Hell Said To Be Paved With Good Intentions 361 FS What ‘FS’ Is A Famous Make Of Guitar That Celebrated Its 50th Anniversary In 2004? Fender Stratocaster 362 BD What ‘BD’ With Regard To Computing Is The Proper Name For The Abbreviation “Bit” Binary Digit 363 AFOD What ‘AFOD’ Was A Remake Of The Japanese Movie Yojimbo? A Fistful Of Dollars 364 TC What ‘TC’ Is The Popular Name Given To The University Of Dublin Trinity College 365 TPP What 'TPP' Is A Dickens book that includes Mr Jingle, Mrs Bardell and Mr Snodgrass? The Pickwick Papers 366 PB What 'PB.' Came From Peru And Was Created By Michael Bond? Paddington Bear 367 OTS What 'OTS' Is The Place Where Spinsters Of A Certain Age Are Said To find themselves? On The Shelf 368 JS What ‘JS’ Is A Former World Champion Who Penned An Autobiography Entitled “Faster” Jackie Stewart 369 RS What ‘RS’ Is The Alternative Name For The Dog Fish Rock Salmon 370 FP What ‘FP’ Is A Well Known Company That Employs The Slogan “Play, Laugh, Grow”? Fisher Price 371 TTT What 'TTT' Were A Band That Had Love On Their Side In 1983? The Thompson Twins 372 FT What ‘FT’ Is The More Common Name For A Fatiloquist? Fortune Teller 373 TLR The ‘TLR’ Is The Name By Which “John Reid” Is More Commonly Known The Lone Ranger 374 USO What 'USO' is a term in horse racing, when the white flag is raised, just before the off? Under Starters Orders 375 TMC What ‘TMC’ Is An Organisation That Has Paul Daniels As One Of Its Members The Magic Circle 376 WW What ‘WW’ Was Invented In 1902 By Mary Anderson Windscreen Wipers 377 TJGG What ‘TJGG’ Is An Advertising Character That Originates From The Town Of Blue Earth, Minnesota The Jolly Green Giant 378 NS What 'NS' Is The Proper Name Of Most Type Of Christmas Tree? Norway Spruce 379 RAR What 'RAR' Is A Term That Means Perfectly OK Right As Rain 380 AH What ‘AH’ Was A 1930’s Career First Achieved By Eileen Church Air Hostess 381 SRR What ‘SRR’ Was The Alias Of Boxing World Champion Walker Smith Sugar Ray Robinson 382 TPOE What 'TPOE'Begins With The Rivers Turning To Blood & Ends With The Death Of The First Born? The Plagues Of Egypt 383 SHFD What ‘SHFD’ Were The 4 Words That Were Written On Al Capone’s Business Card? Second Hand Furniture Dealer 384 NCR What ‘NCR’ Is The Name By Which The A406 In London Is More Commonly Known North Circular Road 385 OO What ‘OO’ Is A Fictional Character Who Has A Father Called Cole & A Mother Called Nana Olive Oil 386 BB What ‘BB’ Were The Alleged Last Words Of King George V? Bugger Bognor 387 FHAC What ‘FHAC’ Is The Motto Of The Women’s Institute? For Home And Country 388 CL What ‘CL’ Is Produced When Zinc Oxide & Iron oxide Are Suspended In Water? Calamine Lotion 389 SS What 'SS' Is A Brewer That Operates from the oldest brewery in Yorkshire? Samuel Smith's 390 SM What 'SM' Iis the largest of the Scilly Isles? St Mary's 391 LATT What 'LATT' Completes the proverb, you can’t tell which way a train is going by … Looking At The Track 392 SAM What 'SAM' Are known as zeppelins in a fog in an American diner? Sausages And Mash 393 BF What 'BF' Was The Breed Of Dog "Buster", the pet pooch of Paul O’Grady? Bichon Frise 394 BG What 'BG' One Said ”There is nothing in the Bible that says I must wear rags”? Billy Graham 395 WBH What ' WBH' Was killed by Jack McCall?
Wild Bill Hickok 396 KP What 'KP' Connects Windermere with Ullswater? Kirkstone Pass 397 BAMG What 'BAMG' Are A Married couple Who were named Time Magazine People of the Year in 2005? Bill And Melinda Gates 398 SOAT What 'SOAT' Have The Words 'Get Stuffed' As Their Mottto Society Of American Taxidermists 399 TBOS What 'TBOS' In Italian Is Known As The Ponte Dei Sospiri? The Bridge Of Sighs 400 SG What ‘SG’ Was Born On Monday & Died The Following Saturday In A Nursery Rhyme? Solomon Grundy 401 SOL What 'SOL' holds a torch outside New York Statue Of Liberty 402 DS What ‘DS’ Was Born Ladonna Andrea Gaines Donna Summer 403 SIM What ‘SIM’ do those initials signify with regard to SIM cards in mobile phones? Subscriber Identity Module 404 JB What ‘JB’ Had A mother Monique Delacroix Who Died When He Was Just 11 Years Old? James Bond 405 TKF What 'TKF' Was A TV Show First Won By Marion Chanter In 1987 The Krypton Factor 406 HS What ‘HS’ Is A Gas That Emits An Odour Of Rotten Eggs? Hydrodgen Sulphide 407 MM What 'MM' was Agatha Christie's female detective Miss Marple 408 FV What ‘FV’ Are The 2 Word Inscription On The Victoria Cross For Valour 409 HM Which ‘HM’ Was The First Woman To Appear Naked On The Cover Of The Radio Times? Helen Mirren 410 GF What ‘GF’ Was once described as being “the only man to ever enter Parliament with honourable intentions” Guy Fawkes 411 BB What ‘BB’ An Aid To Pedestrians Safety Was Named After A 30s Minister Of Transport? Belisha Beacon 412 AR What ‘AR’ Is The Name Given To Precipitation With A High Level Of Sulphur Dioxide Acid Rain 413 JB What ‘JB’ Is A Singer Who Came 4th In A 2006 Poll To Find Britain’s Most Annoying Person James Blunt 414 NR What ‘NR’ Is The More Common Name For Urticaria? Nettle Rash 415 OOW What 'OOW' Is Where A Fish Can't Swim Out Of Water 416 NHC What ‘NHC’ First Began In 1959 as an indoor event at St Pancras Town Hall and first moved outdoors in 1965 Notting Hill Carnival 417 MR What ‘MR’ Is The Name Of The Owner Of TV’s The Magic Roundabout Mr Rusty 418 BV What ‘BV’ Is A Variety Of Ascetic Acid That Originated In The Italian Province Of Modena Balsamic Vinegar 419 FTSE What 'FTSE' Has These Initials With Regards To The world Of Finance Financial Times Stock Exchange 420 FP What ‘FP’ Is The Solution Of Shellac In Alcohol More Commonly Known French Polish 421 NT What 'NT' collective names for places like Basildon, Cumbernauld and Corby New Towns 422 HF What ‘HF’ Is The Only American To Receive A Favourable mention in Hitler’s Mein Kampf Henry ford 423 TPOP What 'TPOP' is the better known title for The Slave of Duty The Pirates Of Penzance 424 TBB What ‘TBB’ Links James Brown, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin The Blues Brothers 425 MC What ‘MC’ Is Transmitted By An Aldis Lamp Morse Code 426 CD Which ‘CD’ Was According To A 2006 Poll The Worst Celebrity Autograph Giver Cameron Diaz 427 TFW What ‘TFW’ Does The Opera “La Traviata” Translate Into English? The Fallen Woman 428 LPW What 'LPW' is a detective created by Dorothy L Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey 429 AS What ‘AS’ Was The breed of dog That Was Crowned Cruft’s Supreme Champion in 2006? Australian Shepherd 430 DW What ‘DW’ Is The Name Given To A Lift In A Restaurant Used To Deliver Food Dumb Waiter 431 CC What ‘CC’ Are The 2 Words That Feature In The Abbreviation “CCTV” Closed Cicuit 432 RITJ What ‘RITJ’ Was A Major Sporting Event That Took Place On Oct 30th 1974 In Zaire (Now Known As Congo) Rumble In The Jungle 433 ST What ‘ST’ Was The Pilot Of Thunderbird 1 Scott Tracy 434 RM What ‘RM’ Does An Omophagic Creature It Raw Meat 435 TH What ‘TH’ Is The Name The Poet Laureate Who Died In October 1998 Ted Hughes 436 TBB What ‘TBB’ Is The Nickname Given To The British Lightweight Boxing Champ Amir Khan The Bolton Bomber 437 MO What ‘MO’ Won The TV Show Celebrity Big Brother In The Year 2002 Mark Owen 438 TGF What 'TGF' Are Carole Richardson, Patrick Armstrong, Paul Hill & Gerald Conlon More Commonly Known? The Guildford Four 439 TSOE What 'TSOE' Is The Name Of The Angel Found On Most Models Of Rolls Royce Cars The Spirit Of Ecstasy 440 CT What 'CT' confessed to an affair with Fiona McKechnie? In 2006 Chris Tarrant 441 AG Which 'AG' Was A famous Irish man who was born in 1725 and died in 1803? Arthur Guinness 442 JL What 'JL' Earned £12.6 million in 2005 despite the fact that he is dead? John Lennon 443 WTC What 'WTC' Had A Father Called "Robert The Devil' William The Conqueror 444 SCD What 'SCD' Is Celebrated On October 25th St Crispins Day 445 LOYK What 'LOYK' Are The 5 Words That Complete The Complete The Following Quote? It’s better to die on your feet than to Live On Your Knees 446 JA What 'JA' Is The Alter Ego Of Mrs Gerald Scarfe Jane Asher 447 TPH What 'TPH' Sstretches For 30km From Carnwath to Edinburgh? The Pentland Hills 448 FSC What ' FSC' Are the three classification groups of diamonds? Flats Stones Cleaveges 449 SR What 'SR' With regard to medical ranks what comes immediately below consultant? Senior Registrar 450 BB What 'BB' In the world of sport what was named in 1839 after a captain with the first name of Martin? Bechers Brook 451 CM What 'CM' Is The Welsh Golf Course That Hosted The 2010 Ryder Cup Celtic Manor 452 BCC What 'BCC' Was First Opened In 1921 at 61 Marlborough Road, Holloway, London? Birth control clinic 453 DB What 'DB' Iis the alternative name for the tumblebug? Dung Beetle 454 AL What 'AL' Is The world’s largest aircraft carrier and is named after A Famous statesman Abraham Lincoln 455 BAS What 'BAS' Is A Popular English Dish That Is Known As "Colcannon" In Ireland Bubble And Squeak 456 AO What 'AO' Was Nicknamed Little Miss Sureshot? Annie Oakley 457 FDR What 'FDR' Do The Initials Sstand For With Regard To Aircraft? Flight Data Recorder 458 IAMD What 'IAMD' Completes the following quote from John Betjeman? “Every man should try everything once except for" Incest And Morris Dancing 459 THB What 'THB' Were Posner, Aktar, Scripps, Crowther, Lockwood, Dakin and Rudge collectively known? The History Boys 460 TBMG What 'TBMG' What is the alternative name of the Red Army Faction? The Baader Meinhof Gang 461 LO What 'LO' In science terms Is Known As LOX Liquid Oxygen 462 SAD What 'SAD' Is An Acronym regarding chronic depression during winter months? Seasonally affected disorder 463 SG Which 'SG' Found The Holy Grail Sir Galahad 464 FMOK What 'FMOK' Was The Nickname bestowed upon the mother of King Richard II? Fair Made Of Kent 465 ECA What 'ECA' Was The Novel That Inspired The Movie "The Dam Busters" Enemy Coast Ahead 466 AT What 'AT' Was the first European to sight New Zealand? Abel Tasman 467 SN What 'SN' Who Was The sidekick Of Dick Turpin was born John Nevison Swift Nick 468 EM What 'EM' is the former name of the White House? Executive Mansion 469 PF What 'PF' is the name of the opera singing bird in Sesame Street? Placido Flamingo 470 JBW What 'JBW' Is A fictional resident of the Blue Ridge Mountains who attended Boatwright University John Boy Walton 471 VF What ' VF' Is A Novel That Carries The subtitle " A Novel Without a Hero" Vanity Fair 472 KN What 'KN' Is A DJ That Was Sacked after selling topless photos of Sophie Rhys Jones to The Sun? Kara Noble 473 GC What ' GC' was the first Australian to score 7000 Test runs? Greg Chappell 474 PR What 'PR' Is A Latin Phrase That Means In Proportion? Pro Rata 475 PP What 'PP' Is A TV seriesThat featured episodes entitled The Sheep in the Clover Field and Letters On Ice? Postman Pat 476 TWOA What 'TWOA' In The Literal Translation Of " Kismet" The Will Of Allah 477 RB What 'RB' Was An Author Responsible For The Creation Of " Fungus the Bogeyman"? Raymond Briggs 478 MS What 'MS' Is A Variety Of Moth Nnamed After A 16th century Yorkshire Born Prophetess? Mother Shipton 479 AGYG What 'AGYG' Is A Musical Which That Features the song There’s No Business Like Show Business? Annie Get Your Gun 480 TFS What 'TFS' begins in Britain on the 1st of March each year? Trout Fishing Season 481 MS What 'MS' With regard to the Andes, is puna? Mountain Sickness 482 AAF What 'AAF' is the title of the national anthem of Australia? Advance Air Fair 483 FW What ' FW' In the USA Is A city That forms a metropolitan area with Dallas? Forth Worth 484 CK What 'CK' In The Childrens TV Series The Herbs Was The Name Of The Policeman? Constable Knapweed 485 TCOS What 'TCOS' Is The Nckname That Is is given to the nine of diamonds? The Curse Of Scotland 486 LTLC What 'LTLC' Originally ran from Calder Naughton to Clarke’s Basin? Leeds To Liverpool Canal 487 RM What 'RM' Do Private Eye magazine refer to as The Dirty Digger? Rupert Murdoch 488 YOTG What YOTG' Is the oldest corps in the British Army? Yeoman Of The Guard 489 SB What 'SB' Has a university named after him in Caracas? Simon Bolivar 490 LEF What 'LEF is the three word motto of France in English? Liberty Equality Fraternity 491 NB What 'NB' had siblings called Caroline, Pauline, Elisa, Lousi, Jerome and Joseph? Napoleon Bonaparte 492 TLOG What 'TLOG' Was A TV comedy screened in South Korea under the title of Psychoville? The Leage Of Gentlemen 493 AR What 'AR' Wwas named after a Chief Secretary of South Australia? Ayers Rock 494 TM What 'TM' was the first ever guest in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner? Ted Moult 495 EC What ' EC' Aacquired the nickname of the Man with the Golden Trumpet? Eddie Calvert 496 PS What 'PS' is the smallest mammal indigenous to Britain? Pygmy Shrew 497 TFT What T'FT' are sanguine, melancholic, choleric and lethargic collectively known? The Four Temperaments 498 GD What 'GD' Complete's the following quote by Rudyard Kipling – “You’re a better a man than I am…”? Gunga Din 499 CH What 'CH' Who died In 1877 Had The Real Name T’asunka Witko Crazy Horse 500 MC What 'MC' Became the first female lecturer at the Sorbonne? Marie Curie
