Tom Sutcliffe chairs the latest heat of the cryptic general knowledge quiz. Scotland take on Northern Ireland.

Question 1
Scotland

Why would a certain dog, a cad, and a cardie all tell a moving tale?

Question 2
Northern Ireland

Start with something dead easy. When you find it's right up your street, you’ll realise you’ve got a reward beyond expectation. Which meal are we having?

Question 3
Scotland

What game are we playing?

Question 4
Northern Ireland

Why are these two contradictory? And which environmentalist stands between them?

Question 5 – listener question from James Brown in Dereham
Scotland

A wailing musician, an Englishman who thrilled Wimbledon, and a secretly murdered student, are sure to pay a visit next year – but you’re probably not sure precisely when. Why not?

Question 6 – listener question from Anne Parker in London
Northern Ireland

What links Elia’s author, Scarlett’s servant, and Paul’s birthplace?

Question 7
Scotland

Proceed in equal steps from John Berger to Hunter S. Thompson, via 180ml, a possible cause of the end of the world, and the Isle of Calypso.

Question 8
Northern Ireland

Where, together, might you find the auditory organs of a small rodent, a bedraggled garden bird, a baby’s toy in a primary colour, a mist across four Ridings, and some very sharp kitchen implements? Show less