Programme 7, 2019
The most fiendish quiz anywhere on radio pits the teams from Wales and the north of England against one another this week, with Tom Sutcliffe chairing.
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Wales take on the North of England for the second time this season, with Wales hoping to reverse their narrow defeat last time. Myfanwy Alexander and David Edwards play for Wales, against Adele Geras and Stuart Maconie of the North. Tom Sutcliffe is in the questionmaster's chair and will be armed with cryptic puzzles such as:
Why would an Ipswich and England footballer, a coincidental novelist, and two Dr Whos, lend weight to an insult often misattributed to Napoleon?
As usual, there's a generous sprinkling of question ideas suggested by Round Britain Quiz listeners. Today's contest was recorded before an audience at the Harrogate Literature Festival.
Producer: Paul Bajoria
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Last week's teaser question
We were looking for chronological titles by those artists from those years. One of Bryan Adams' best known hits is The Summer of '69. The Four Seasons sang about December '63. And one of the late Michel Legrand's most famous film scores was for Summer of '42.
So the correct order is Michel Legrand - the Four Seasons - Bryan Adams.
Well done if you worked that out!
The 2019 RBQ League Table
1聽 The Midlands聽 聽 Played 2聽 Won 2聽 Drawn 0聽 Lost 0聽 Total points 362=聽 Wales聽 聽P2聽 W1聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 382=聽 South of England聽 聽P2聽 W1聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 384聽 Northern Ireland聽 聽P2聽 W1聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 375聽 North of England聽 P2聽 W1聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 336聽 Scotland聽 聽P2聽 W0聽 D0聽 L2聽 Pts 32
Questions in this programme
Q2聽 An Arts and Crafts designer drinks a hot beverage while waiting in a queue somewhere in America, which stretches around all four sides of the block - for a play involving a British actor. What's his name?
Q3聽 (Music) What diminutive sequence do these pieces represent?
Q4聽 Why would an Ipswich and England footballer, a coincidental novelist and two Doctor Whos lend weight to an insult often misattributed to Napoleon?
Q5 If Fortune's partner, the Thresher Poet and a South African England full-back acquired a longcase clock and some watches with outer casings, the title characters would still be missing. Can you supply them?
Q6聽 (Music) How do these pieces suggest the unfortunate children's writer Daniel Handler, Ford's 1950s failure, and a 19th century journalist and popular dramatist who packed a Punch?
Q7 (from Vicky Cole)聽 Why would a football move, medical transport, a Boomtown Rats hit, a religious man and a baby's nappy be useful to the creators of a Pink Floyd album?
Q8聽 At a disastrous house-party, a famous drug dealer stains a sofa; the owner of a nuclear power plant sets fire to it; and a female pop star steals some valuables. The exasperated homeowner, an explorer, imposes a financial penalty for the damage. Who is he?
This week's teaser question
See if your answer matches ours when Tom unveils the solution next time.
Broadcasts
- Mon 11 Feb 2019 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 16 Feb 2019 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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