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Programme 8, 2023

Kirsty Lang chairs a contest between Scotland and the North of England in the latest heat of the cryptic quiz.

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Kirsty Lang is in the chair as Val McDermid and Alan McCredie of Scotland take on Stuart Maconie and Adele Geras of the North of England. Scotland will be going all-out to reverse the defeat they suffered at the hands of the North earlier in the series.

Their general knowledge might stand them in good stead when it comes to the origins of band names, the titles of Spaghetti westerns or rugby internationals - but Wimbledon stars of the 1950s, opera singers and 80s dance hits might prove more of a sticking point.

As always, there's a generous helping of questions taken from the many hundreds of suggestions received from Round Britain Quiz listeners.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Jun 2023 23:00

2023 League Table

The rankings so far this series, going into today's contest, are as follows:

1  Northern Ireland    Played 2  Won 2  Drawn 0  Lost 0  Total points 43
2  North of England   P2  W2  D0  L0  Pts 39
3  South of England    P3  W1  D1  L1  Pts 54
4  Midlands    P3  W1  D0  L2  Pts 59
5  Scotland    P2  W0  D1  L1  Pts 37
6  Wales    P2  W0  D0  L2  Pts 34

Last week's teaser question

Kirsty asked: If Harry uses his design skills, Jeremy presses clean washing before putting it away, and Tom just sits patiently... who are they?
Well done if you realised these are famous names which are also two-word sentences: Harry Styles, Jeremy Irons, Tom Waits.

Questions in this programme

Q1 (from Jane Ann Liston)  What might Sergio Leone make of Allan Quartermain's companion, a Michael Jackson album and a citrus fruit?
Q2  Why might you be likely to find an original Sex Pistol, Althea's Wimbledon partner, a journalist and peer who got to the heart of the matter, and a Yorkshire baritone, in or around a National Park - and which one?
Q3 (from Dr Oliver Thomas)  Music: Why might the following come to the Rescue in your hour of need?
Q4 (from Mark Nellthorp)  What communicative deity successfully bands together: the fourth Greek capital, melodious Marlow's loveliest word, and the final tale from a Bloody Chamber?
Q5  Why does no-one write to a Bond villain created by Kingsley Amis, Elvis's manager, a Trapped musician or an entrepreneur with a secret recipe?
Q6  Music: Can you place these in order from east to west?
Q7  Why might a rugby-playing and fund-raising hero, Stevenson's unfinished novel, and the Master of the King's Music, obstruct your progress?
Q8 (from Robbie Lumsden)  If one person can connect a cowardly lion and a defacer of library books, and another a peer interested in prison reform and an inmate at Fotheringay Castle, who would you need to connect a Bloomsbury painter and her novelist sister?

This week's teaser question

Which is the odd one out from: a racing driver's card game, Mrs Routledge's flowers, a noisy sporting implement, some geometric flooring and an assumed name?
Don't write to us because sadly there are no prizes: but you can see if your answer matches ours when Kirsty reveals the solution next time. 

Broadcasts

  • Mon 29 May 2023 15:00
  • Sat 3 Jun 2023 23:00

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