Tubers v Bardophiles

Series 12, Episode 1

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Alfréd Radok: Czech Republic

Molière: France

Clue 2

Antoinette Perry: USA

Clue 3

Laurence Olivier: UK

Clue 4

Eponymous national theatre awards

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Brittain, Britten, Britton, Brittan

Vera Brittain, Benjamin Britten, Fern Britton, Leon Brittan

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Hegel’s Holiday (Magritte)

Hong Kong protests, 2014

Clue 2

Ten weeks at number one, 2007

Clue 3

Poppins transportation device

Clue 4

Umbrellas

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Brownies

Michael Fagan

Clue 2

Freddie Krueger

Clue 3

Milk Tray Man

Clue 4

Bedroom visitors

Answer

𓈗 Water

Joyful

The Merry Widow Waltz; Jolly Holiday; Reasons to Be Cheerful, part 3; Glad All Over

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Decides season’s champions

Completes stellar explosion

Clue 2

Loses all resistance at low temperatures

Clue 3

Is written above normal script

Clue 4

'Super'

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

1 of 4:
$1 obverse

2 of 4:
$2 obverse

Clue 2

3 of 4:
not on current banknotes

Clue 3

4 of 4: $5 obverse

Mount Rushmore presidents on US banknotes. (Lincoln)

Answer

𓃭 Lion

All this happened, more or less.

Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner…

Clue 2

There were four of us – George, and William Samuel Harris…

Clue 3

(e.g.) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

First lines of books containing numbers. Slaughterhouse-Five, The Sign of Four, Three Men in a Boat, A Tale of Two Cities (e.g.)

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Heathen

Reality

Clue 2

The Next Day

Clue 3

Blackstar

Final David Bowie albums

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

(e.g.) Dickie Bird

4, 3, 2, 1 fingers: Mr Spock, Scout, Winston Churchill, (e.g.) Dickie Bird

Answer

𓈗 Water

Charlotte I

George VII

Clue 2

William V

Clue 3

Charles III

Next UK monarchs, reverse order of succession.

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

‘We’re doomed, I tell you – doomed!’

‘Don’t panic! Don’t panic!!’

Clue 2

‘Do you think that’s awfully wise?’

Clue 3

(e.g.) 'You stupid boy!'

Dad's Army catchphrases up through the ranks

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

30

Punk

Plymouth

Northern

____ Rock

Answer

Cowboy

Saint

Patriot

Charger

NFL Teams

Answer

Beefeater

Magellan

No. 3

Gordon's

Gins

Answer

Raven

Fusilier

Crown Jewels

Paul Cummins

Tower of London

Answer

𓈗 Water

Tucker

Sheila

Barbie

Yakka

Australian slang terms

Answer

Cavalier

Jackass

Policeman

Gas

Laughing ___

Answer

Stock

Butt

Grip

Barrel

Parts of a rifle

Answer

Blind

Best

Law

Bruce

Manchester United players

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Entries in the official glossary of Parliament

FLB STRNG

FILIBUSTERING

W LSC K

WOOLSACK

YN DNL BBS

AYE AND NO LOBBIES

R YLS SNT

ROYAL ASSENT

What do points mean?

DRV NGP NLTS

DRIVING PENALTIES

RLW YL NJN CTNS

RAILWAY LINE JUNCTIONS

FL DNG PST NSN CRC KT

FIELDING POSITIONS IN CRICKET

PR ZS

PRIZES

Non-lethal weapons

PR CN GG NS

PRICING GUNS

CNT RYC LBS

COUNTRY CLUBS

BRT NYS PRS

BRITNEY SPEARS

WLN TWH PS

WALNUT WHIPS

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