Blockbuster Bonanza
1 AL on the OW- What is the official march tune for the Royal Marines?
2 NR – What is the more common name for urticaria?
3 MIMC – Paul Daniels has those initials after his name. What do they stand for?
4 S – What was granted city status in March 2002?
5 PM – Who controversially borrowed £373,000 from Geoffrey Robinson?
6 B of the M – What is the name of the US counterpart to the Royal Mint?
7 VD – What is the name of the US counterpart to Britain’s Remembrance Day?
8 HM – Who was the first woman to appear naked on the front cover of the Radio Times?
9 FL of the T – What five words are inscribed on the letter box of the front door at 10 Downing Street?
10 RTW – How does prêt a porter translate into English?
11 The BB – What BB is the symbol for the Church of Scotland?
12 CB – Medellin Supremo is a variety of what?
13 TW – Which member of the canine family is so named because its natural habitat is forests?
14 HF – Who is the only American to garner a favourable mention in Hitler’s Mein Kampf?
15 LG – What is responsible for the manufacture of white blood cells?
16 FF – Drosophilia melanogaster is the scientific name for which insect?
17 The S of S – What was returned to Scotland on St Andrew’s Day 1996?
18 The LR – How is John Reid otherwise known?
19 GC – What RAF rank is held by Prince Charles?
20 LTBL – How does the Latin phrase fiat lux translate into English?
21 FT – What is the more common term for a fatiloquist?
22 F – What does a mycologist study?
23 The T of B – What did Noah’s descendents build on reaching Shinar?
24 T to MF – What was the official slogan of the 2006 World Cup?
25 M – What is gamophobia the fear of?
26 JP – What JP was invented by George Spilsbury?
27 GS – What is the name of the Church of England’s ruling body?
28 WA – What is the Duke of Bedford’s stately home called?
29 LL – What LL is an alternative name for a daffodil?
30 C and C – What is the motto of the Automobile Association?
31 DS – Who was born Ladonna Andrea Gaines?
32 A of the C – What is said to have been lost when the Babylonians ransacked Jerusalem in 586 BC?
33 F of the H – What title is given to the longest serving MP in the Commons?
34 S – A criosphinx has the head of which creature?
35 SC – What is the capital of Tenerife?
36 NS – Acadia is the former name of which NS?
37 OWH – How does the word Esperanto translate into English?
38 TT – What name do Americans give to a drawing pin?
39 PD – What name is given to a principal female singer in an opera?
40 SHFD – What four words were written on Al
Capone’s business card?
Answers
1 A Life on the Ocean Wave
2 Nettle rash
3 Member of the Inner Magic Circle
4 Stirling
5 Peter Mandelson
6 Bureau of the Mint
7 Veterans Day
8 Helen Mirren
9 First Lord of the Treasury
10 Ready to Wear
11 The Burning Bush
12 Coffee bean
13 Timber wolf
14 Henry Ford
15 Lymph glands
16 Fruit fly
17 Stone of Scone
18 The Lone Ranger
19 Group Captain
20 Let there be light
21 Fortune teller
22 Fungi
23The Tower of Babel
24 Time To Make Friends
25 Marriage
26 Jigsaw puzzle
27 General Synod
28 Woburn Abbey
29 Lent lily
30 Courtesy and Care
31 Donna Summer
32 Ark of the Covenant
33 Father of the House
34 Sheep
35 Santa Cruz
36 Nova Scotia
37 One who hopes
38 Thumb tack
39 Prima Donna
40 Second hand furniture dealer