Athenians v Bookworms

Series 11, Episode 20

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Henry Hudson

Ambrose Bierce

Clue 2

Jimmy Hoffa

Clue 3

Amelia Earhart

Clue 4

Disappeared

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Chair of Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution

Chancellor of City University London

Clue 2

Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City

Clue 3

First Lord of the Treasury

Clue 4

Ex-officio titles

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Nicknames of London skyscapers

The Helter Skelter, The Cheesegrater, The Walkie-Talkie, The Gherkin

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Crazy

Crazy He Calls Me by Aretha Franklin, You're Driving Me Crazy by The Temperance Seven, Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon, Crazy in Love by Beyoncé & Jay-Z

Answer

𓈗 Water

The Cradle Will Rock

The Pilgrim’s Progress

Clue 2

The New Statesman

Clue 3

The Mr. Men

Clue 4

Appropriately named characters

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Uma Thurman: Mother

Steve Martin: Parent

Clue 2

Ellar Coltrane: Boy

Clue 3

Noel Clarke: Kidult

Clue 4

Hoods in "___hood" films

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

11 + 12 + 20 = 6

3 + 7 + 8 = 5

Clue 2

4 + 5 + 9 = 4

Clue 3

1 + 2 + 6 = 3

Number of letters in the number

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Zaireeka

Sandinista!

Clue 2

Songs in the Key of Life

Clue 3

(e.g.) Thriller

4, 3, 2, 1 discs

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

1954: Hungary

1974: The Netherlands

Clue 2

1990: Argentina

Clue 3

2014: Argentina

German World Cup wins

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

Spruce trees

Most common British trees. Birch, Oak, Pine, Spruce

Answer

𓈗 Water

Punjabi

Indo-Aryan

Clue 2

Indo-Iranian

Clue 3

Indo-European

Language family tree

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

4: Trianon (Hungary)

3: Neuilly (Bulgaria)

Clue 2

2: Saint Germain (Austria)

Clue 3

1: Versailles (Germany)

Post-WW1 treaties

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Taff

Dee

Wye

Usk

Welsh rivers

Answer

Eye

Pop

Deed

Level

Palindromes

Answer

Sea

Poppy

Shuttle

Pea

___cock

Answer

Shag

Swift

Twite

Jay

British birds

Answer

𓈗 Water

Boyle

Henry

Avogadro

Gay-Lussac

Gas laws

Answer

Dettori

Knuckles

Vaughan

Avalon

Famous Frankies

Answer

Shangri-La

Atlantis

Asgard

Shambhala

Mythical places

Answer

Compact

Eldorado

Triangle

Crossroads

Former British soap operas

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Black and white

PNK YS

PIANO KEYS

PP NNT SNCH SS

OPPONENTS IN CHESS

FRSNS

FRIESIANS

PP LP W

PEPE LE PEW

Song titles advanced by one season

HZ YS HD FSP RNG

HAZY SHADE OF SPRING

SM MRT MF RHT LR

SUMMERTIME FOR HITLER

T MN TMBLS

AUTUMNTIME BLUES

WNT RLM NC

WINTER ALMANAC

Sisters

VN SN DSRN

VENUS AND SERENA

LSN DNN

ELSA AND ANNA

B TR CNDG N

BEATRICE AND EUGENIE

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