3. Northern Ireland v England

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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 third match in the series is between Northern Ireland and England. 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: Northern Ireland - Paddy Duffy and Freya McClements England - Jenny Ryan and Stuart Maconie Host: Kirsty Lang Recorded by: Phil Booth Sound Design: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer: Carl Cooper A BBC Studios Production Questions set by Lucy Porter, Martin Mor, Justin Edwards, and by you, the listeners! Questions in today's edition: Q1 (From Alan Hay) I have a sentence here that is way too wordy and in desperate need of a prune. How might you improve the following piece of prose? I place a Hawaiian garland in a grassy meadow while reading a novel about a Finch, then I tell a fib about some caustic soda; when a cow moos and makes me think of Captain Mainwaring, so I go to the bathroom in a Cornish coastal town. Q2 (From Charles Gilman) What connects: 4 in the Highlands, 50 in Merseyside, 105 in the West Midlands, 550 in County Durham, 900 in Essex, 1000 in Greater Manchester, and 1050 in Lanarkshire? See if you can crack the code Q3 Music: These songs celebrate famous people, but what other meaning could they carry with them? And which is the odd one out? (4 clips) Q4 (From Pete Armstrong) Why might all these people fit comfortably into a 1995 Britpop anthem… Michael Palin's co-star in The Missionary; Sweden's first lady prime minister; Der Bomber, who scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany; Vasco, who sang about Sally; and the third Spaniard to win the US Masters golf championship? Q5 (Trevor Hawkes) Starting from absolute basics… What do Haydn’s clock, a pack of dogs, the number 5 and a fictional room have in common? And how might it help in a minor emergency? Q6 Why might these clips be united by Bristol, of a fashion? (5 clips) Q7 Why might a Northumbrian Detective and a Scarlet Witch be digging up potatoes and watching The Rivals in search of a missing person? Q8 We’re going to finish with a report of some unsettling events that have been sweeping the region. Here’s what we know: Today’s conditions bring gusts that test the bravest sailor’s grip, A low, uneasy tremor has unsettled the region, Farmers warn of unprecedented burn levels in this year’s crop The strength of nature’s toughest materials is put to the test, And health officials report concerning variations across the nation’s, shall we say… seven natural categories. So you’re looking at five measures here. Four tell us how bad things are and the final one is different. It’s up to you to work out why.