大象传媒

The rankings in the current series so far, going into today's contest, are:

1聽 Northern Ireland聽 聽 聽Played 2聽 Won 2聽 Drawn 0聽 Lost 0聽 Total points 43
2聽 South of England聽 聽 P2聽 W1聽 D1聽 L0聽 Pts 41
3聽 North of England聽 聽 聽P1聽 W1聽 D0聽 L0聽 Pts 23
4聽 Scotland聽 聽 聽 聽P2聽 W0聽 D1聽 L1聽 Pts 37
5聽 Midlands聽 聽 聽 P2聽 W0聽 D0聽 L2聽 Pts 38
6聽 Wales聽 聽 聽P1聽 W0聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 19

At the end of last week's edition Kirsty asked: Why might Bathsheba feel well disposed towards one of the racing Classics, a district of Birmingham and Tony Orlando's million-seller?
Bathsheba Everdene is the heroine of Thomas Hardy's novel Far From The Madding Crowd, and of her various suitors the one to whom she leans is the reliable Gabriel Oak. The clues all gives us Oaks in one form or another: the horse race the Oaks, for three-year-old fillies, run at Epsom since 1779; the Selly Oak district of Birmingham; and the song 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ol' Oak Tree' which was a worldwide hit for Tony Orlando and his band Dawn in 1973.

Q1聽 An Ambassador with a sweet tooth; a scorer for the Toffees in 1966; and a sleuth with a wife called Steve: where might they all worship?
Q2 (from Fiona Jenkins)聽 Where might you find a statistician with a lamp, a very naughty boy, a singer-songwriter with a Nobel prize and the father of the Sons of Thunder - and in what direction would they be travelling?
Q3聽 Extracts: Why could these leave you all at sea?
Q4 (from Don Fitzpatrick)聽 What connects the following to a 1964 Elvis Presley musical: a dictator literally and symbolically toppled in 2003; the inventor of detective fiction; and the 'father of science fiction'?
Q5聽 How does Laurey's cowboy beau combine with the Velvet Underground's drummer and Dennis the Dachshund's Toytown pal to create an American vaudeville act?
Q6聽 Music: Why might you fear taking a ride with these four?
Q7聽 You might express surprise at finding one on the north coast of Devon and two in the province of Quebec; and for a time you'd have found one in the state of Ohio, but it's no longer there. What am I talking about?
Q8 (from Joe Wainwright)聽 What have Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas got to do with Falstaff's mustard, a cockney's hair, Orlando's former lady friend, and Vic Reeves's comedy partner in a state of rage?聽

In what way might Bismarck, the painter of a perfect circle and a nationwide raffle embrace the adult version of Tiswas?

Don't write to us: sadly there are no prizes, but you can see if your answer matches ours at the beginning of next week's programme.