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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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