Programme 3 - The North vs The Midlands

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(3/12) 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. This third contest features The North of England and The Midlands. You can follow the questions in each edition on the Round Britain Quiz webpages. Each week's questions will be posted on the day of transmission. Teams: Stewart Maconie and Jenny Ryan - The North Frankie Fanko and Stephen Maddock - The Midlands Questions in today's edition: Q1 What can you draw from this report on tonight’s football fixtures? “There was a peaceful turnout here in Darlington this evening, but Plymouth are at the start of a very long journey, Southampton are seeking their salvation, and in Woking, the faithful donned their traditional crimson robes.” Q2 Where might you find these hidden in Asia? A chandelier-swinging singer Plans for future wealth A boy in striped pyjamas A ship’s tracking system Wonder’s ‘always’ song And thus, in Spain, it is thereabouts–like this. , And yes. Q3 Music: What ties these tracks together? And why would adding the first two and subtracting the third one make the perfect score? Q4 In this rhyme we’re looking for three people and another ditty that links them all… A Clement soap matriarch with earrings so grand, A flame-haired drummer with sticks in hand, A big, sleepy novelist, noir in shade- what links their names in the world of trade? Q5 (from Sam Fugill) What connects all of these: Where might Peter and Pat, try to stop Paul and Jenny, as they cross paths with Judith, Athol, Keith, and Bruce, and who might they hope to find working on a grouse moor, to help drive away Australian Loafers. Q6 (from Daniel Kitto) Music: Think about why you might be particularly wary of this combination in Prague? Q7 (from Susan Chlopicki) What connects these four women, and who was the lucky one? One ruled in an 80s dynasty and survived a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. She served dinners in a Manchester canteen and found love in Halifax. She sold shampoo and fed imaginary milk to a controversial politician. She sang her heart out in a notorious women’s prison. Q8 Why would… a chemist and part-time composer, a city of the Otago peninsula, Hanna Diyab’s Chinese tale, the first Sultan of Egypt, and a ‘cow whisperer’ (who was the subject of a 2010 film), all cause a racket on a networking site? Host: Kirsty Lang Recorded by: Phil Booth Sound Design: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer: Carl Cooper Questions set by: Lucy Porter, Alan Poulton, and public contributors.