Blockbusters Goldrun 04 - (Submitted By Yoda)
Question Answer 001 TTFB What 'TTFB' Is A Device Protecting London That First Came Into Operation In 1984? The Thames Flood Barrier 002 AR What ' AR' Was A Post Occupied In 2007 By Martin Rees? Astronomer Royal 003 JC What 'JC' Was Born in Birmingham in 1961 who is the author of the acclaimed novel The Rotter’s Club? Jonathan Coe 004 WD What 'WD' Is Penguin publishing company’s best ever selling novel? Watership Down 005 BOM What 'BOM' Is the literal meaning of the word knickerbocker? Baker Of Marbles 006 AC What 'AC' Is A Chart Topping singer That Was on the very first panel of Juke Box Jury? Alma Cogan 007 TFC What TFC' Is A Government department That Was Established in 1919 to protect Britain’s woodlands? The Forestry Commision 008 LG What 'LG' Is A newspaper Where the awards of Victoria Crosses traditionally announced first? London Gazette 009 ER What 'ER' insured his taste buds for £250,000? In 1982 Egon Ronay 010 MF What 'MF' Is The Highest Point In Yorkshire? Mickle Fell 011 TP What ' TP' Is The Geological Feature Where The Majority Of Earhquakes Occur Tectonic Plates 012 SN What 'SN' Is A Mountain Range That Separates Granada From The Mediterranean Sea? Sierra Nevada 013 TGOP What 'TGOP' Did the writer Fay Weldon describe as, “Vulgar, very middle class with rich colours and double glazed”? The Gates Of Paradise 014 JB What 'JB' Was A Famous TV presenter That Suffered From Poland Syndrome? Jeremy Beadle 015 WB What 'WB' was a follow up to Up Pompeii? Whoops Baghdad 016 SIP What 'SIP' Is lalaphobia the fear of? Speaking In Public 017 BTB What 'BTB' Lives In The Fictional Town Of Sunflower Valley Bob The Builder 018 TCH What 'TCH' Was The Name Given To The Late Steve Irwin The Crocodile Hunter 019 CAP What 'CAP' Is The Term For Removing Text From One Location On A Computer A Placing Into Another Cut And Paste 020 RB What ‘RB’ Is A Popular Drink That Contains Caffeine, Taurine & Originally Cocaine Red Bull 021 PP What ‘PP’ Is The Most Famous Fan Of Pencaster Utd FC Postman Pat 022 RP What ‘RP’ Is An Illegal Blow To The Back Of The Head In Boxing Rabbit Punch 023 WS What ‘WS’ Is Sometimes Referred To As A Blind Man’s Lantern? Walking Stick 024 MT What ‘MT’ Is A Fictional Cartoon Character With Very Long Arms Mr Tickle 025 DD What 'DD' could talk to the animals? Dr Dolittle 026 HTA What ‘HTA’ Was The Charity That Prince Charles Became A patron Of In 2006 Help The Aged 027 SC What ‘SC’ Was voted World’s Sexiest Pensioner? In 2005 Sean Connery 028 PF What 'PF' Went Around The World In 80 Days? Phileas Fogg 029 JM What ‘JM’ In A Verbal Outburst Called Umpire Ted James “The Pits Of The World” John McEnroe 030 KK What ‘KK’ Was Voted In FHM Magazine The Sexiest Woman In 2006?
Keira Knightley 031 RC What ‘RC’ Was Voted BBC Sports Personality Of The Year In 1980? Robin Cousins 032 CS Which ‘CS’ Is A Vessel That Has A Name That Means Short Skirt? Cutty Sark 033 SG What ‘SG’ Has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez Speedy Gonzales 034 BC What ‘BC’ Had an Epitaph That Read, “He was an average guy who could carry a tune”? Bing Crosby 035 HD What ‘HD’ Is Affectionately Known As A Milwaukee Vibrator? Harley Davidson 036 DAB What ‘DAB’ Is The More Common Name For Taraxacum Officianale & Actium Lppa? Dandelion And Burdock 037 JL What ‘JL’ Is An Actress Who Received An Honorary Degree From St Andrews University? Joanna Lumley 038 SC What ‘SC’ Is The Capital Of Tenerife? Santa Cruz 039 WW What 'WW' reference book of contemporary biography? Who's Who 040 TTOB What ‘TTOB’ Did Noah’s Descendents Build On Reaching Shinar? The Tower Of Babel 041 CB What ‘CB’ Has A Variety Called A “Medellin Supremo” Coffee Bean 042 JP What ‘JP’ A Leisure Item Was Invented By George Spilsbury? Jigsaw Puzzle 043 BR What ‘BR’ Is A Piece Of sporting equipment That Was Originally Called a battledore? Badminton Racket 044 MA What ‘MA’ Is A Non Residential Area That Has The Postcode M90? Manchester Airport 045 TMC What ‘TMC’ Is An Organisation That Has The Motto “Not apt to disclose secrets” The Magic Circle 046 WAP What ‘WAP’ Do These Initials Stand for with regard to mobile phones Wireless Application Protocol 047 MF What ‘MF’ Does the Latin phrase mea culpa mean? My Fault 048 AS What ‘AS’ In Edinburgh Has A Height Of 822 feet Arthurs Seat 049 ROTR What ‘ROTR Is A Fictional Character Ceated By Derek Birnage In 1954? Roy Of The Rovers 050 TYS What ‘TYS’ Was An Animated Film That Featured The Beatles The Yellow Submarine 051 NB What ‘NB’ Has The Proper Medical Term Epitaxis Nose Bleed 052 JLC What ‘JLC’ Played Arnold Schwarzenegger's Wife In The Film True Lies Jamie Lee Curtis 053 TPOD What ‘TPOD’ Is The Alternative Name Of The Heavy Metal Rocker Ozzy Osbourne The Prince Of Darkness 054 DL What ‘DL’ Are Traditionally Used As A Remedy For Nettle Stings? Dock Leaves 055 TMR What ‘TMR’ Is A Fictional Object That Is Owned By Mr Rusty The Magic Roundabout 056 MBC What ‘MBC’ Was A Hit For Both Harry Belafonte And Boney M Mary's Boy Child 057 IKB What ‘IKB’ Is Responsible For The Design & Construction Of The Great Western Railway
Isambard Kingdom Brunel 058 SI What ‘SI’ Was The Brainchild Of Toshihiro Nishikado In 1978 Space Invaders 059 MMTS What “MMTS” Was The Term Used By Jeremy Clarkson When Describing High Performance Motor Vehicles More Money Than Sense 060 AOTN What ‘AOTN’ Was Designed By Anthony Gormley In 1994 Angel Of The North 061 QM What ‘QM’ Is A former Transatlantic Liner That Is Now Moored At Long Beach California? Queen Mary 062 CT What ‘CT’ Is a Place Where All The Drinks Are Free But There’s Just Enough For Everyone Club Tropicana 063 TESC What ‘TESC’ Was An Idea Conceived By Marcel Bezencon And First Aired In 1956 The Eurovision Song Contest 064 TBTP What ‘TBTP’ Took Place On The 16th December 1773? The Boston Tea Party 065 TEB What ‘TEB’ Is A Well Known Book & Source Of Reference That Was First Published In 1768 The Encyclopedia Britannica 066 TCB What ‘TCB’ Is The Stage Name Adopted By Paul & Barry Elliot The Chuckle Brothers 067 DAD What ‘DAD’ Is A 2002 Movie That Starred Halle Berry As The Character Jinx Die Another Day 068 PP What ‘PP’ Is A Foodstuff Often Associated With The Leicestershire Town Of Melton Mowbary Pork Pies 069 THOG What ‘THOG’ Was A Controversial Sporting Moment That Many England Fans Won’t Forget In A Hurry The Hand Of God 070 TBS What ‘TBS’ Is The More Common Name For Ellis Bell, Acton Bell and Currer Bell The Bronte Sisters 071 TPAD What ‘ TPAD’ Was An Unfortunate Event That Took Place In 1988 In The North Sea The Piper Alpha Disaster 072 ASITD What ‘ASITD’ Was The 1964 Movie Sequel To The 1963 Movie The Pink Panther A Shot In The Dark 073 TCM What ‘TCM’ Was Invented In 1964 By Douglas Engelbart The Computer Mouse 074 TSBJ What ‘TSBJ’ Were A Merseybeat Band Founded In 1957 By Ray Ennis & Les Braid The Swinging Blue Jeans 075 TTC What ‘TTC’ Is Where Carol Hersee (13) First Appeared In 1967 & Remained Until 1986 The Test Card 076 TLF What ‘TLF’ Are A Duo That Consists Of "Tunde Baiyewu & Paul Tucker" The Lighthouse Family 077 DMF What ‘DMF’ Was A Ballerina That Is Alleged To Have Been Involved In A Plot To Overthrow The Government Of Panama Dame Margo Fonteyn 078 ASIT What ‘ASIT’ Is Said To Save Nine A Stitch In Time 079 LLTH What ‘LLTH’ Is The Advertising Slogan Of The Video Game Giant Nintendo Leave Luck To Heaven 080 WS What 'WS' Are The Two Words Sometimes Associated With The BBC World Service 081 LOTT What 'LOTT' Is The Excuse Rail Companies Often Give For Trains That Are Delayed Or Cancelled Leaves On The Track 082 WS What 'WS' Is A Famous Landmark First Constructed In 1923 Wembley Stadium 083 BGT What 'BGT' Is A TV Show In Which Paul Potts Emerged As The First ever Winner Britains Got Talent 084 TGP What 'TGP Is A Historical Event That Took Place In 1605 The Gunpowder Plot 085 TDOH What 'TDOH' Is A TV Show With A Theme Tune That Was Sung By Waylon Jennings The Dukes Of Hazzard 086 ACP What 'ACP' Is The Term Americans Use To Describe What We Brits Call A Mobile Phone A Cell Phone 087 ST What ‘ST’ Is The Physical Property That Allows A Needle To Float On Water Surface Tension 088 TBB What ‘TBB’ Is The Term Used To Describe The Beginning Of The Universe? The Big Bang 089 IB What ‘IB’ Is A Drink That Was First Introduced In 1901 And Is Manufactured In Cumbernauld, Scotland Iron Brew (Irn Bru) 090 RPJ What ‘RPJ’ Had A 1984 Hit With The Song Ghostbusters Ray Parker Junior 091 CP What ‘CP’ Was The Last British Governor Of Hong Kong Chris Patten 092 TJRT What ‘TJRT’ Is The Official Name Of The Trophy Most Of Us Know As “The World Cup” The Jules Rimet Trophy 093 AGB What ' AGB' Was Known As The Father Of The Telephone Alexander Graham Bell 094 IBB What 'IBB' Was Arnies Catchphrase In The Terminator Movies I'll Be Back 095 THM What ‘THM’ Is The Emergency Procedure Often Performed On A Choking Person The Heimlich Manoeuvre 096 LW What ‘LW’ Does The Word Vodka Actually Mean When Translated Into English Little Water 097 DS What ‘DS’ Is The Name Of A Chinese Dish Usually Served With Tea Dim Sum 098 TLS What ‘TLS’ Had A 1996 Hit With The Song “Three Lions” The Lightning Seeds 099 CS What ‘CS’ is the name given to a workplace where employees are compelled to be union members? Closed Shop 100 RB What ‘RB’ Is An Energy Drink That Contains Taurine & Caffeine
Red Bull 101 TBT What ‘TBT’ In The Human Body Has The Medical Term “The Haulux”
The Big Toe 102 AKT What ‘AKT’ Was A 2001 Movie Starring The Late Heath Ledger A Knights Tale 103 TFT What ‘TFT’ Is An English Phrase Meaning “Equivalent Retaliation”
Tit For Tat 104 NTT What ‘NTT’ Was A TV Game Show Hosted By Tom O Connor In The 1980’s
Name That Tune 105 HC What ‘HC’ Is The Name Of The Tree That Produces Conkers Horse Chestnut 106 CTM What 'CTM' Is A Popular Asian Dish Served In England Chicken Tikka Masala 107 NT What 'NT' Was The Name Of The Operating System Released By Microsoft In 1993 New Technology 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500
