4. Scotland vs Wales
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Scotland and Wales in the notoriously cryptic quiz.
Teams from all over the UK will face Kirsty Lang's cryptic questions across the series, with Kirsty offering support and the odd hint where it might be needed.
The fourth match in the series is between Scotland and Wales.
As always, they'll drop points every time they need a clue from the chair to steer them towards the right solution.
You can follow the questions for this episode which will appear below on the day of the match.
Teams:
Scotland - Val McDermid and Alan McCredie
Wales: Cariad Lloyd and Myfanwy Alexander.
Host: Kirsty Lang
Recorded by: Phil Booth
Sound Design: Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow
Producer: Carl Cooper
A 麻豆社 Studios Production
Questions set by Lucy Porter, Martin Mor, and by you, the listeners!
Questions in today's edition:
Q1 (From David Piper)
Place these in their correct numerical order - and identify the odd one out:
The title of a 1987 Hollywood comedy starring Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg.
A popular rural TV series whose title was taken from a children's nursery rhyme.
A misnamed novel by a female author published in 1865 set on the Atlantic coast of the USA.
A 1911 book describing a 140-kilometre walking journey across Sussex.
And a series of children's adventure books written in the days before helicopter parents
Q2 (From George Crozier)
Why might an unwon jackpot, a wading bird, the motherly cart-horse from Orwell鈥檚 Animal Farm, Mel鈥檚 lethal partner and something that鈥檚 spread further than intended, help you have a successful date 鈥� and what might you wear for the occasion?
Q3 (Phil Ware)
Music: Why are the following on a train, and who is waiting at journey鈥檚 end?
Q4 (David Winpenny)
Can you put these five in proper order from highest to lowest?
The Voice of the Dark Side. A pur茅e of mashed potato, egg yolk and butter. Nurse Gladys. Longleat鈥檚 fashionable chatelaine, and Tarzan.
Q5 (Christopher Dickins)
How were the birthplace of a prodigy, the origin of Lady鈥檚 twin nemeses, the Sooner State! A lofty part of Indonesia, and Captain Smith鈥檚 coastline
visited by Lorenz and Jerome鈥檚 successors?
Q6 (From Simon and Tom Meara)
Music: Listen to the following pieces of music - can you give them a small, appropriate honorific?
Q7 (From George Crozier)
At 337.5 degrees, why might an individual with a burdensome amount of knowledge, with symptoms of Meniere鈥檚 Disease, and a title shared by Brad, Angelina, Donald and Maya, keep you in suspense?
Q8 (From Helena Minton)
Why would someone with diplopia recognise these?
A spa town at the foot of the Black Forest;
A Eurasian bird in the crow family;
A 1977 movie starring Minnelli and De Niro
And a band with three unrelated Taylors.
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Last Week's Teaser Question
Kirsty鈥檚 question was:
If you sang a song of joy in 1973聽
Were ready for the time of your life in 1986
And had no worries in 1988
What were you missing out on?
ANSWER
Musical instruments.
These all refer to acapella hit singles - created only using the human voice.
In 1973 Steeleye Span hit the charts with Gaudete - meaning 鈥淩ejoice鈥� in Latin. It was an arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol.
In 1986 The Housemartins topped the charts with Caravan of Love, an acapella version of the Isley-Jasper-Isley 1985 single.
In 1988 Bobby McFerrin had a worldwide hit with 鈥淒on鈥檛 Worry Be Happy鈥�. It remains the only number one acapella hit on the US billboard charts.
This week鈥檚 teaser question
From Patrick Haigh in Bristol In what context would a Croatian town, a Bratpack actress and a criterion of judgment lead next, to a Private Investigator in Hawaii, and ultimately to a mythological king punished by Apollo over a musical difference?
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- Sun 26 Apr 2026 16:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 2 May 2026 23:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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