Peacocks v Strigiformes

Series 18, Episode 10

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

“Deal or No Deal” prize amounts

Cars in classic Milky Way advert

Clue 2

Morpheus’ pills

Clue 3

Boxers’ corners

Clue 4

Red and blue

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Ireland: Douglas Corrigan

Scotland: Steam train

Clue 2

Finland: Paavo Nurmi

Clue 3

Netherlands: Ghost ship

Clue 4

The Flying ___

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

“Listen to How it Goes”

“Slowly”

Clue 2

“Livin’ The Crazy Life”

Clue 3

“The Bamba”

Clue 4

Spanish song titles, in English

Oye Como Va, Despacito, Livin' La Vida Loca, La Bamba

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Γ

W

Clue 2

L

Clue 3

M

Clue 4

Nintendo character hats

Waluigi, Wario, Luigi, Mario

Answer

𓈗 Water

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Whales

Fin, Blue, Humpback, Sperm

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Genres of music

Rock 'n Roll by Daft Punk, Doo-Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill, D-I-S-C-O by Ottawan, All That Jazz from Chicago

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

(e.g.) Dulux

AndrEX, WeetabIX, VictorinOX, DulUX

Answer

𓃭 Lion

1/4: QU

2/4: AR

Clue 2

3/4: TE

Clue 3

4/4: RS

QUARTERS in quarters

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Louis

Vuitton

Clue 2

Moët

Clue 3

Hennessy

LVMH

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Starter

Bonus question

Clue 2

Pass / No answer

Clue 3

Incorrect interruption

Points on University Challenge. 10, 5, 0, -5.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Mary 4

Washing 3

Clue 2

Virgin 2

Clue 3

(e.g.) Indian 1

Endless US states. Maryland, Washington, Virginia, Indiana.

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Doctor who?

Doctor

Clue 2

Who’s there?

Clue 3

Knock knock

Kconk kconk

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Spartacus

Coppélia

Don Quixote

Firebird

Ballets

Answer

Baffle

Foil

Puzzle

Stump

To confuse

Answer

Rook

Nutcracker

Piapiac

Crow

Corvidae

Answer

Hammer

Toffee

Magpie

Fox

Singular football team nicknames

Answer

𓈗 Water

Echo

Argus

Gazette

Herald

Local newspaper names

Answer

Albus

Rubeus

Dolores

Minerva

Hogwarts staff

Answer

Flora

Juno

Venus

Diana

Roman goddesses

Answer

Stork

Blue Bonnet

Clover

Vitalite

Butter alternatives

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Stations with a platform numbered zero

LND NKN GSC RSS

LONDON KING'S CROSS

ST CKP RT

STOCKPORT

HYM RKT

HAYMARKET

CRD FFC NTRL

CARDIFF CENTRAL

They have alternating vowels and consonants (or vice versa)

TR MS LT

TARAMASALATA

NT DR BMR TS

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

VR SM LTD

VERISIMILITUDE

ZN DNZ DN

ZINEDINE ZIDANE

Writers who participated in the Spanish Civil War

RN STH MNG WY

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

GRGR WLL

GEORGE ORWELL

LR L

LAURIE LEE

ST PHNS PNDR

STEPHEN SPENDER

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