Round Britain Quiz

[Pastis]

I haven't got the answer! It was from the last programme and, as I said earlier it was on in the background 

But... I think the A & C monument is the V&A Museum... and the statue opposite was re-gilded in the last couple of years...

Is there a detective series set in Suffolk?

I have a cunning plan... I'll get the answer off the iPlayer listen again OK   

Right.
Mars = red planet, correct
A&C monument = red house, correct

That leaves the Suffolk bit and the prizewinner. It's not Doris Lessing, although the team were going the same route if it's any consolation. Try a different year.

[Darwins Selection]

I am working on an idea about Doris Lessing 

Mars is easy
Doris gorrit in 2007
Arts and Craft Monument:Red House- MOrris?
Red Planet
Golden Notebook
The Suffolk one eludes me at present.
Artistic or literary?

Red or Golden? 

Orhan Pamuk won it in 2006 and wrote a book called "My Name is Red"

Suffolk I have no idea, unless it is 'Suffolk red cabbage' 

[Pastis]

Bravo!

Apparently there was a famous case in 1827 ... The Murder in the Red Barn which occurred in Suffolk


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Barn_Murder

[Pastis]

I fear a couple of habitués might get this easily:

Where would you have found the following in a three-legged race, and all without a drop taken?
A storm-stirring sprite; what Jesus wants me for; a sans-pareil; a black leopard; and one who suffered for his sanity on a starry, starry night?

[Barman]

What the fuck...? 

[Nick]

I fear a couple of habitués might get this easily:

Where would you have found the following in a three-legged race, and all without a drop taken?
A storm-stirring sprite; what Jesus wants me for; a sans-pareil; a black leopard; and one who suffered for his sanity on a starry, starry night?

1. Ariel
2.Sunbeam
3.  Steam train or engine of some sort
4. Panther?
5  Vincent (Van G)

Are we in makes of car/bike  (obsolete largely) but the three legged race has me foxed ?

Anyhow it's late.

[Darwins Selection]

I fear a couple of habitués might get this easily:

Where would you have found the following in a three-legged race, and all without a drop taken?
A storm-stirring sprite; what Jesus wants me for; a sans-pareil; a black leopard; and one who suffered for his sanity on a starry, starry night?

1. Ariel
2.Sunbeam
3.  Steam train or engine of some sort
4. Panther?
5  Vincent (Van G)

Are we in makes of car/bike  (obsolete largely) but the three legged race has me foxed ?

Anyhow it's late.

Motorbikes.
sans-pareil = Matchless

Three-legged race = IOM TT

[Nick]

I woke up at three with that three legged solution.Yes.IoM deffo.

But that "without a drop" but? 

[Darwins Selection]

I woke up at three with that three legged solution.Yes.IoM deffo.

But that "without a drop" but? 

I am sure TMR will confirm that 'dropping' is two-wheeled slang for 'falling off'.

[Nick]

 

[Pastis]

Well done gents!

Without a drop taken ~ no alcohol ~ teetotal ~ TT ~ Tourist Trophy

[Nick]

I was going off on some riff about Thomas the Tank engine last night (Sodor and all that  )

[Darwins Selection]

I was going off on some riff about Thomas the Tank engine last night (Sodor and all that  )

Don't forget Gomorrah.

[Nick]

Gomorrah never comes?

[Nick]

Been listening to the new series. Either I have got much much cleverer ( ) or the questions are dead easy. I think it's the latter