Cambridge Quiz Society v Mathematicians

Series 2, Episode 5

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𝝰 Alpha

Dreams

The Dream of Gerontius, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Träumerei, Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Corners on the 'Top Gear' circuit

(Burt) Bacharach, Chicago, Hammerhead, (Michael) Gambon

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

Marlborough

Dolphin’s head

Clue 2

Spanish scroll

Clue 3

Claw

Clue 4

Feet found on furniture

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Lord Kelvin of Largs

Ebola virus

Clue 2

India

Clue 3

George Orwell

Clue 4

Named after rivers

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Hair

Mousse

Clue 2

Links

Clue 3

Dear

Clue 4

Homonyms of animals

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

70!

\tan(90^\circ)

Clue 2

\sqrt-1

Clue 3

\frac10

Clue 4

Cause 'Error' on a calculator

Images crafted using KaTeX

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𝝰 Alpha

Grain

Fruit

Clue 2

Harvest

Clue 3

Hunter's

Full moons

Answer

𝝱 Beta

8

8,000,000,000

Clue 2

8,000,000,008

Clue 3

8,000,000,018

Whole numbers in alphabetical order

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

Austria

Belgium

Clue 2

Cuba

Clue 3

Germany

Car registration letters

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Clue 2

Clue 3

Johnnie Ray

'We Didn't Start the Fire': Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Aristocrats

Bourgeoisie

Clue 2

Petit bourgeoisie

Clue 3

Proletariat

Marx's social classes

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

Victoria

Edmonton

Clue 2

Regina

Clue 3

Winnipeg

Capitals of Canadian provinces (W to E)

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𝝰 Alpha

He

Gimel

Beth

Nun

Hebrew letters

Answer

Flop

Chip

Shank

Drive

Golf shots

Answer

Chaff

Rib

Kid

Rag

Ways to 'tease'

Answer

Fluke

Divan

Trick

Truss

End in boy's names

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Mock turtle

Alphabet

Palestine

Pea

Soups

Answer

Alice

Buffalo

Palm

Colorado

Places called '____ Springs'

Answer

Lamp

Ape

Shrub

Celia

Anagrams of other clues

Answer

March Hare

Brush

Wet hen

Bag of hammers

'As mad as a ____'

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Fashion designers

MLPC C

EMILIO PUCCI

GR GR MN

GIORGIO ARMANI

MN LN GR

EMANUEL UNGARO

SCM ZRH

ISAAC MIZRAHI

Proverbs about relationships

B SNCM KST HHR TG RWFN DR

ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

L LSFRNL VN DWR

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR

NCBT TNT WCS HY

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY

HL LHT HNFR YLKW MNS CRND

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED

Equipment in a chemistry lab

CPL LR YTB

CAPILLARY TUBE

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