Polyhymnians v Severns

Series 16, Episode 20

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

501. Garibaldi

1001. Tsunami

Clue 2

9. Chamonix

Clue 3

60. Calx

Clue 4

End with Roman numerals

DI, MI, IX, LX

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Geppetto and Pinocchio

James Bartley (perhaps)

Clue 2

Rainer Schimpf (briefly)

Clue 3

Jonah

Clue 4

Inside whales

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

John Le Carré titles

A Small Town in Germany, The Little Drummer Girl, The Tailor of Panama, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Things we throw

My BOOMERANG Won't Come Back by Charlie Drake, DARTS of Pleasure by Franz Ferdinand, RUBBER BALL by Bobby Vee, PAPER PLANES by M.I.A.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Badminton: shuttlecock

Slacklining: feet

Clue 2

Volleyball: ball

Clue 3

Hacky sack: hacky sack

Clue 4

Must not touch the ground

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Portrait of Henry VIII eating turkey

Rich Uncle Pennybags’ monocle

Clue 2

“Shazaam” starring Sinbad

Clue 3

1980s death of Nelson Mandela

Clue 4

The Mandela effect

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

1: CHD

2: RWND

Clue 2

3: KZKHSTN

Clue 3

?

4: MDGSCR

Countries with 1, 2, 3, 4 As removed

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Hong Kong

→

Yokohama

Yokohama

→

San Francisco

Clue 2

San Francisco

→

New York

Clue 3

?

New York → London

Phileas Fogg's travel itinerary

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

All kinds of horn

Over 1000 reeds

Clue 2

110 cornets

Clue 3

?

76 trombones

Instruments in "76 Trombones"

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

7 (e.g.) Michael Schumacher

Multiple world champions. Evander Holyfield, Eric Bristow, Steve Davis, Michael Schumacher.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Beecham Pills

Beecham Group

Clue 2

SmithKline Beecham

Clue 3

?

GlaxoSmithKline

Beecham corporate history

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Florin

Large 10p

Clue 2

Large 50p

Clue 3

?

Round £1

Demonetised coins. 1993, 1993, 1998, 2017.

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Lawson

Slater

Kennedy

Bond

Nigels

Answer

Jean

Pant

Boxer

Short

Singularised clothing

Answer

Dent

Cade

My

Rest

Ar___

Answer

Bar line

Brace

Tie

Slur

Symbols in sheet music

Answer

𓈗 Water

Tunes

Movie

Pod

Books

iProducts

Answer

Nimby

Cave

Wasp

Dink

Acronyms for types of people

Answer

Bird

Cloud

Frog

Acharnian

Singular for Aristophanes titles

Answer

Nolte

Knight

Frost

Drake

Nicks

Answer

Round 4

Museum signs

FRN TRY

FREE ENTRY

NPH TGR PHY

NO PHOTOGRAPHY

GLL RYCL SDFR RNV TNS

GALLERY CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS

TRS TR TSH R

TOUR STARTS HERE

Films with "cat" replaced by "dog"

DGNH TT NRF

DOG ON A HOT TIN ROOF

THD GNT HHT

THE DOG IN THE HAT

D GS

DOGS

THT RT HB TD GSN DD GS

THE TRUTH ABOUT DOGS AND DOGS

Words with all their letters in reverse alphabetical order

WR NG

WRONG

TH

THE

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