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5. England v Wales

Kirsty Lang referees a contest between England and Wales in the notoriously cryptic quiz.

Teams from all over the UK will face Kirsty Lang's cryptic questions across the series, with Kirsty offering support and the odd hint where it might be needed.

The fifth match in the series is between England and Wales.

As always, they'll drop points every time they need a clue from the chair to steer them towards the right solution.

You can follow the questions for this episode which will appear below on the day of the match.

Teams:
England - Jenny Ryan and Stuart Maconie
Wales - Myfanwy Alexander and Cariad Lloyd

Host: Kirsty Lang
Recorded by: Phil Booth
Sound Design: Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow
Producer: Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios Production

Questions set by Lucy Porter, Martin Mor and by you, the listeners!

Questions in today's edition:

Q1 (From Laurence Phillips)
Why would Lord Charles' gentleman companion,
Marion's Western incarnation,
Kramer's adversarial Dancing Queen,
a colourful corvid and
a presidential duck
have caused teenage hysteria half a century ago?

Q2 Observe the guest list for this rather eclectic dinner party and tell me:
Which meal would these guests earn, and why does the final member of the group find themselves going hungry?
Philip E. Marlow
Jeanne Paule Marie Deckers
Big Mouth Billy Bass
An East German kids film that inspired a wind powered sculpture overlooking Burnley
...and someone of interest to Dr. Sam Ryan.

Q3 I want you tell me why these 4 tunes all provide a pick-me-up? (4 clips)

Q4 (from James Douglas)
Why could you sum up the following as causing Brad Pitt to feel sinful:
Start by dividing Murphy’s Hours by Marshall’s Miles before dividing Lumet’s disagreeing dozen, by McDormand’s Midwest Manifestos, and finish by subtracting Kieślowski’s colours.

Q5 (from Phil Ware)
What would cause Modern English to melt,
Simon and friends to lament,
Kate to respire,
a pink binary sunset and
a famous former royal to party?

Q6 (from Simon Meara) Music: Which Mariah Carey song might they remind you of?

Q7 If you started at Hayle Estuary in Cornwall
Then travelled up the River Avon
And ended your journey at Uig Bay on the Isle of Lewis
Why might dolphins, whales and bats be able to find you?

Q8 (from Tim Riley)
What drab colour covers:
A whale’s unlikely gift to perfumers;
A pale Alsatian pressed from a ghostly grape;
A river with a feline hiss through ancient lands;
And the green gown worn by a goddess of freedom?

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28 minutes

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Next Saturday23:30

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Last Week's Teaser Question

From Patrick Haigh in Bristol In what context would a Croatian town, a Bratpack actress and a criterion of judgment lead next, to a Private Investigator in Hawaii, and ultimately to a mythological king punished by Apollo over a musical difference? ANSWER In the context of the sizes of bottles of wine: SPLIT – a Croatian town [¼ bottle] DEMI – Demi Moore, a Bratpack actress [½ bottle] STANDARD – a criterion of judgment [1 bottle] MAGNUM – ‘Magnum PI’, an American TV crime series starring Tom Selleck [2 bottles] MIDAS - a king given ass’s ears by Apollo for preferring Pan’s music to his own [40 bottles in one container]

This week’s teaser question

Kirsty's question this week is:
In what way are a Christian outlaw, a Norman felon, a 1930s big-band swing musician and arranger and a French express associated?

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