Initial Thoughts

Just like the TV show Blockbusters you have the initials to help you get the answers

1 VW In 1982 who opened a shop called The Nostalgia Of Mud? (Vivienne Westwood)

2 MS In the Andes what is known as puna? (Mountain sickness)

3 SPA What is the three-word motto of Marks & Spencers? (Strive, Prove, Apply)

4 AS what was used for the first time ever at the 1980 Winter Olympics? (Artificial snow)

5 KOTT What is Britain’s oldest Order of Chivalry? (Knights Of The Thistle)

6 AI Which organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977? (Amnesty International)

7 PC In France they call them trombones. What do we call them in Britain? (Paper clips)

8 KM Who was declared bankrupt in September 1992 with debts of over £400 million? (Kevin Maxwell)

9 UBB What event ended with the ants dancing with the fleas? (Ugly Bug Ball)

10 AM What was named Toy Of The Year in 1966? (Action Man)

11 KD What is the world’s largest lizard? (Komodo Dragon)

12 MT How was prisoner No 922335 much better known? (Mike Tyson)

13 SL Which country’s name literally means, “resplendent isle”? (Sri Lanka)

14 NA What was 300 cubits long, 15 cubits wide and 30 cubits high? (Noah’s Ark)

15 GE What term describes the trapping of solar heat by gases? (Greenhouse effect)

16 DG Which operatic hero claimed to have had 1003 lovers? (Don Giovanni)

17 FF What is the generic name for natural gas, coal and oil? (Fossil fuels)

18 AHM Which group of gangsters competed in Wacky Races? (Ant Hill Mob)

19 TCOTLB What historical event occurred on October 25, 1854? (The Charge Of The Light Brigade)

20 AB Whose backing band was called The Paramount Jazz Band? (Acker Bilk)

21 TB Which famous man once fronted a pop group called The Ugly Rumours? (Tony Blair)

22 CM What was the title of the play from which Stephen Fry fled in 1995? (Cell Mates)

23 GS What is the ruling body of the Church of England called? (General Synod)

24 GC What is the former name of Ghana? (Gold Coast)

25 CTJ By what name is Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez otherwise known? (Carlos the Jackal)

26 LB What was the very first product made by the Phillips company? (Light bulbs)

27 AOTC What was lost when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC? (Ark of the Covenant)

28 SHFD What was printed on Al Capone’s business cards? (Second hand furniture dealer)

29 TP What is the more common name for magnesium silicate? (Talcum powder)

30 HCA Whose autobiography is entitled The Tale Of My Life? (Hans Christian Andersen)

31 CDS What was held for the first time in Islington in 1891? (Cruft’s Dog Show)

32 UTWC For how long did Mary Poppins say she would stay with the Banks children in the novel by PL Travers? (Until the wind changed)

33 BFAM What were the first words spoken by God to man in the Bible? (Be fruitful and multiply)

34 AP What are the Fourth Gutter and The Palace of Weariness? (Acupuncture points)

35 WCPTC What annual event takes place at Coxheath Fete? (World Custard Pie Throwing Championships)

36 BP What is lowered by a beta-blocker? (Blood pressure)

37 LM Which famous novel was penned by Victor Hugo on the island of Guernsey? (Les Miserables)

38 LS Whose home planet is called Tatooine? (Luke Skywalker)

39 OF What is an alternative name for a piccolo? (Octave flute)

40 AIGF In which sitcom did Richard Briers play a vicar? (All In Good Faith)

41 SC What is the more common name for a malignant melanoma? (Skin cancer)

42 AR What post did Sir Martin Rees take up in 1995? (Astronomer Royal)

43 GP If one is experiencing horipitulation what is the body covered with? (Goose pimples)

44 LF Which viral disease is named after the Nigerian village where it originated? (Lassa Fever)

45 OO What code name was given to the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II? (Operation Overlord)

46 KC Which police force was created by Mack Sennett? (Keystone Cops)

47 UP Who was the father of the legendary King Arthur? (Uther Pendragon)

48 TB In London what has 10 rising gates? (Thames Barrier)

49 SS In 1965 what were used at Newmarket for the first time? (Starting stalls)

50 GC Which famous name in the world of sport was voted World Champion budgie breeder in 1993? (Geoff Capes)