Mathematicians v Wordsmiths

Series 2, Episode 2

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𝝰 Alpha

$$\frac{\ln(-1)}{i}$$

$$4 \arctan(1)$$

Clue 2

$$\frac{4}{1} – \frac{4}{3} + \frac{4}{5} – …$$

Clue 3

$$\frac{C}{d}$$

Clue 4

Equal 'pi'

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Epistle to the Ephesians

De Profundis

Clue 2

Don Quixote

Clue 3

Pilgrim’s Progress

Clue 4

Written in jail

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Poker hand nicknames

Anna Kournikova (AK), Kojak (KJ), Flat tyre (J4), American Airlines (AA)

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Fog

Equal by definition

Clue 2

MPs’ obligation to vote

Clue 3

Exit 300yds ahead

Clue 4

Signified by three parallel lines

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Charles Clarke

Tom Jones

Clue 2

Monty Panesar

Clue 3

Dr Rowan Williams

Clue 4

'Beard of the Year' award winners

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

Based on German originals

Mack the Knife, Wooden Heart, The Happy Wanderer, 99 Red Balloons

Answer

Round 2

𝝰 Alpha

4th: Church Street

3rd: Main Street

Clue 2

2nd: Station Road

Clue 3

?

1st: High Street

Most common road names in the UK

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Chron

Age

Clue 2

Epoch

Clue 3

?

Period

Geological time periods

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

Thomas

Edward

Clue 2

Henry

Clue 3

?

Gordon

Engines in 'Thomas the Tank Engine'

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Xerophthalmia

Pellagra

Clue 2

Scurvy

Clue 3

?

Rickets

Lack of vitamin A, B, C and D

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

Archer

Signs of the Zodiac: Virgin, Scales, Scorpion, Archer

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

30 = Greece

31 = Netherlands

Clue 2

32 = Belgium

Clue 3

?

33 = France

International dialling codes

Answer

Round 3

𝝰 Alpha

Hay

Green

Tea

Grass

Names for marijuana

Answer

Rabbit

Knife

Hammer

Ass

Jack ____

Answer

Berlin

Hume

Mill

Locke

Philosophers

Answer

Question

Pot

Gun

Employee

Things you can 'fire'

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Arena

Time

Vogue

Prospect

Names of magazines

Answer

Issue

Mountain

Bush

Glass

Burning ____

Answer

Fairbanks

Rockefeller

Agnew

Humphrey

US Vice Presidents

Answer

Reed

Lean

Forbes

Powell

British film directors

Answer

Round 4

Quest objects

GL DNF LC

GOLDEN FLEECE

PHLS PH RSS TN

PHILOSOPHER'S STONE

NRN G

ONE RING

MLT SFL CN

MALTESE FALCON

Famous newspaper headlines

DW YD FTST RMN

DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN

CRS SWH TCR SS

CRISIS, WHAT CRISIS?

HLD NDL DND LD

HE LIED AND LIED AND LIED

FR DD STR RTM YHM STR

FREDDIE STAR ATE MY HAMSTER

Nobel Peace Prize winners

LC HWL S

LECH WALESA

NTDN TN SPCKPN GFR CS

UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCES

LGR

AL GORE

M NS TYN TRNT NL

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Social Dances

PSDB L

PASO DOBLE

S TCS TS WNG

EAST COAST SWING

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