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Radio's most fiendish quiz, with cryptic questions on unpredictable fields of knowledge

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Round Britain Quiz: Programme 7, 2015

30/11/2015

Programme 7, 2015

BBC Radio 4 - Round Britain Quiz, Programme 7, 2015

Tom Sutcliffe chairs the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.

Wales play Scotland in the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, with Tom Sutcliffe asking the questions.

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Tom Sutcliffe chairs a contest between the Welsh and the Scots, in the first of this season's 'revenge' fixtures. Last time these teams met, Wales beat Scotland by a single point. Myfanwy Alexander and David Edwards are the Welsh team, while Scotland is represented by Val McDermid and Roddy Lumsden.

The challenge is thrown down from the off, as the teams are asked: 'Why could Philip Pirrip, a short high-pitched cry, and the Saint who decided how we should calculate Easter, all have been seen by our grandparents in the mirror?' Tom will be providing clues whenever the teams are getting too bogged down or pursuing false trails, but they'll have points deducted for every kindly nudge they need in the right direction.

As always, several of today's questions have been selected from the many ideas submitted by listeners over the past year or so.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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