Mothers Ruined v Morporkians

Series 18, Episode 22

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

Stringed instruments

Love Is Like A VIOLIN by Ken Dodd, CELLO Song by Nick Drake, With My Little UKULELE in My Hand by George Formby, While My GUITAR Gently Weeps by George Harrison

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Defunct high-street retailers

TEXAS, Jessica TANDY, STAPLES, COMET

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Gods of Egypt: tomorrow

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: the Battle of the Labyrinth: Sofia, Four and Abraham Lincoln

Clue 2

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: spider

Clue 3

Oedipus Rex: man

Clue 4

Answers to sphinx riddles

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Joan of Arc (1431)

Martin Luther (1521)

Clue 2

Not Madonna (despite her claims)

Clue 3

Henry VIII (1538)

Clue 4

Excommunications

Answer

𓈗 Water

Your New Adventure

Gran Valse

Clue 2

Marimba

Clue 3

Hello Moto

Clue 4

Default ringtones

Google Pixel, Nokia, iPhone, Motorola

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Dave Lee

The Blessed Madonna

Clue 2

The Chicks

Clue 3

Lady A

Clue 4

Names changes in the wake of BLM

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) David Soul and 45

AE, EI, IO, OU in surnames. Joan BAEz, Craig REId, Celine DIOn, David SOUl.

Answer

𓃭 Lion

4: on a tramway

3: on a typical junction

Clue 2

2: on a pelican crossing for pedestrians

Clue 3

?

1: (e.g.) on a zebra crossing

Traffic signal lights

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

1970-1974: Michael Maloney

1974-1976: Jason Watkins

Clue 2

1976-1979: [does not feature]

Clue 3

?

1979-1990: Gillian Anderson

Prime Ministers in "The Crown". Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher.

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

[(3√3)/2]*b²

5/2(α*b)

Clue 2

b²

Clue 3

?

1/2(b*h)

Areas of regular polygons. Hexagon, pentagon, square, triangle.

Answer

𓈗 Water

…civil hands unclean

…to new mutiny

Clue 2

…lay our scene

Clue 3

?

...alike in dignity

"Romeo and Juliet" prologue

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Eleven-time Grand Slam singles winner

President of ITF (1977-91)

Clue 2

The middle

Clue 3

?

Three-time Grand Slam singles winner

Rod Laver (Australian Open), Philippe Chatrier (French Open), Centre (Wimbledon), Arthur Ashe (US Open)

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Carnegie

Orange

Orwell

Booker

Literary prizes

Answer

Wykeham

Tyre

Normandy

Malmesbury

William of ___

Answer

Keitel

Shepherd

Foster

De Niro

In "Taxi Driver"

Answer

Nurture

Forward

Back

Champion

Help develop

Answer

𓈗 Water

Blessed

May

Sewell

Lara

Brians

Answer

Champ

Barmbrack

Colcannon

Crubeens

Irish food

Answer

Winner

Vanquisher

Conqueror

Champion

Winner

Answer

Yuri

Victor

Yevgraf

Strelnikov

Dr Zhivago characters

Answer

Round 4

Contain sticks

HC KYG M

(A) HOCKEY GAME

F RNC HBK RY

(A) FRENCH BAKERY

C LLL Y

ICE LOLLY

DR MMR SH ND

(A) DRUMMER'S HAND

Contain stones

P CH

(A) PEACH

JW LLR Y

JEWELLERY

KD NY

(A) KIDNEY

CRL NGR NK

(A) CURLING RINK

Contain bones

SK LTN

(A) SKELETON

THS TRSH PNT RP RS

THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE

BR SSB ND

(A) BRASS BAND

THJ LL YR GR

THE JOLLY ROGER

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