Strigiformes v Crustaceans

Series 18, Episode 28

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

The American Party

Sergeant Schultz in “Hogan’s Heroes”

Clue 2

The Socratic Paradox

Clue 3

Manuel in “Communication Problems”

Clue 4

I know nothing

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Eponymous sporting moves

Olga Korbut/Korbut flip, Tillakaratne Dilshan/Dilscoop, Antonin Panenka/Panenka penalty, Dick Fosbury/Fosbury Flop

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Follow All Your Dreams

The Berlin Wall Years

Clue 2

Warsaw Ally

Clue 3

Withdrawal Lyrics

Clue 4

Where's Wally?

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Musicals based on operas

Written in the Stars by Elton John and LeeAnn Rimes from Aida the Musical (based on Verdi's Aida), The Heat is On in Saigon from Miss Saigon (based on Puccini's Madame Butterfly), Stan' Up an' Fight from Carmen Jones (based on Bizet's Carmen), La Vie Bohème from Rent (based on Puccini's La bohème)

Answer

𓈗 Water

Railway service consultation in Northern Ireland

Korean UN secretary-general visits LA on the eve of the Oscars

Clue 2

Michael Foot to lead committee looking at nuclear disarmament

Clue 3

Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat Celtic 3-1, at Celtic

Clue 4

Famous headlines

Over £100 milllion, is this the rail price? Is this just fantasy? Caught up in land buys, no escape from bureaucracy, Ban Ki Goes to Hollywood, Foot Heads Arms Body, Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Walter Pidgeon: Best Actor in “Mrs. Miniver”

Annette Bening: Best Actress in “American Beauty”

Clue 2

Clark Gable: Best Actor in “Gone with the Wind”

Clue 3

Woody Allen: Best Actor in “Annie Hall”

Clue 4

Near misses for the "Big 5" Oscars

The only one not to win the Oscar in their category for the film referenced

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

nauru

Canada

Clue 2

BOlivia

Clue 3

?

SOUth africa

Increasing number of capitals. None, Ottawa, Sucre/La Paz, Cape Town/Pretoria/Bloemfontein.

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Pope Patrick I

Pope Colin II

Clue 2

Pope Rupert III

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Pope Allen IV

Spelling POPE

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Developer of Myst video games

1859 Lombardy battle site

Clue 2

2000 Coldplay hit

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Type of hole

CMYK. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black.

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Group of Nations in 2014

Pussycat Dolls in 2008

Clue 2

Team Pursuit formation towards end of race

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Tonight is the night

8→7, 6→5, 4→3, 2→1

Answer

𓈗 Water

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

1st: (e.g.) Siberian husky

Dogs from largest countries. Boston Terrier (USA), Shar pei (China), Newfoundland (Canada), Siberian Husky (Russia)

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

?

(e.g.) Leave Right Now by Will Young

White Christmas by Bing CROSBY, Lola Stars and Stripes by The STILLS, Foundations by Kate NASH, Leave Right Now by Will YOUNG

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

1865

1881

1901

1963

US President assassination years

Answer

10

300

1917

2012

Films with number titles

Answer

343

404

1771

2002

Palindromes

Answer

1

100

1001

10000

Square numbers in binary

Answer

𓈗 Water

1497

1749

1947

9471

Anagrams of each other

Answer

1945

1974

1997

2001

Labour election victories

Answer

13

19

1999

2112

Albums with number titles

Answer

21

63

147

2211

A number followed by its half

Answer

Round 4

Competitors in significant duels

HCT RNDC HL LS

HECTOR AND ACHILLES

RNBR RNDL XND RHM LTN

AARON BURR AND ALEXANDER HAMILTON

DM NDBL CKD DRN DT HD KFWLL NGTN

EDMUND BLACKADDER AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON

ST RGF RM SN DCR ST CNS

STRIGIFORMES AND CRUSTACEANS

Incremented proverbs

STTC HNT MS VSTN

(A) STITCH IN TIME SAVES TEN

LFB GN STF RTYN

LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY ONE

PC TR SWR THTH S NDND NWRDS

(A) PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND AND ONE WORDS

THRH DSRB TTRT HNT W

THREE HEADS ARE BETTER THAN TWO

A planet and what rain is made of there

RT HN DWT R

EARTH AND WATER

N PTN NDD M NDS

NEPTUNE AND DIAMONDS

J PTRN DLQ DHLM

JUPITER AND LIQUID HELIUM

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