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Tom asked: Which computer programming language might be common to the body that regulates drug misuse in sport, a prominent school of acting and a subversive art movement of the 20th century?

The drug regulation body is the World Anti-Doping Authority, or WADA as it is often known. The school of acting is the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, or RADA. And it's not a huge mental leap to conclude that the art movement we need is therefore Dada. Common to all of them are the letters ADA, which is a programming language named after the 19th century computer pioneer Ada Lovelace.

The rankings in the 2019 series going into today's contest are as follows:

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1听 North of England听听 Played 3听 Won 2听 Drawn 0听 Lost 1听 Total points 51

2听 Midlands听 P2听 W2听 D0听 L0听 Pts 36

3听 Wales听 P3听 W1听 D0听 L1听 Pts 55

4听 South of England听 P2听 W1听 D0听 L1听 Pts 38

5听 Northern Ireland听 P2听 W1听 D0听 L1听 Pts 37

6听 Scotland听 P2听 W0听 D0听 L2听 Pts 32

Q1听 What might be alarming about Jenna Coleman Down Under, Edvard's figure at sunset, a Katy Perry million-seller and a Bohemian engraver of views of London?

Q2听 Why could the second novels of Stephen Fry and Lawrence Norfolk, and the final collection of stories by Raymond Carver, be suitable reading for the thick-skinned?

Q3听 Music: How could you determine the truth of the first three by means of the fourth?

Q4听 You'll find me on the top line along with an about-turn, the protagonist of an erotic novel and a rapper. But we have six more celebrated neighbours. Can you explain?

Q5听 The 36th American President is dismissed under Law 36, and the event is covered by a British commercial radio station. How does the President measure his weight?

Q6 (from Andrew Williams and Alan Johnson)听 Music: Why does the connection between these pieces bring about a sinking feeling? And which explorer could help you get there?

Q7听 A clergyman from Devon,听a German听tax collector, a Stuart king and Bernard of Menthon are going out for a walk. Who are they taking with them?

Q8 (from Mark Taylor)听 Who, musically, is responsible for an ascension, a Texas port, an elevated electrician in the Midwest, and the ultimate 'soggy bottom'?

If someone undergoes a medical procedure in Canterbury, someone else is grateful in Taunton, and someone greets a British Prime Minister in York, which room of the house would someone be in in the West end of London?

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