Cn y hn dl t? Take our devilishly difficult Only Connect quiz

Horned viper or eye of horus? ... Only Connect’s host Victoria Coren-Mitchell. Photograph: Patrick Olner/BBC/Parasol Media

1. What connects these four apparently random clues? A hammer and a feather; six US flags; Eugene Shoemaker's ashes; two golf balls.

   1. In Donald Trump's Oval Office

   2. On the moon

   3. Depicted in Salvador Dalí paintings

   4. Featured in the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony

2. And these ones? Lanthanides; Gaelic football teams; the UN security council; a Scottish jury in a criminal trial

   1. Include a "keeper" element

   2. Not recognised by England

   3. Associated with Alex Salmond

   4. Have 15 members

3. What is the link here? Nothing at all; Welsh rock band; superseded by FSA; a British football governing body

   1. SFA

   2. Stereos

   3. Zero

   4. HMRC

4. 

   What connects these four apparently random pictures?

   1. They are acronyms

   2. They were created by Swedes

   3. They are anagrams of animal noises

   4. They first appeared in the 60s

5. What connects these four apparently random people? Spike Milligan; Joanna Lumley; Cliff Richard; Julie Christie

   1. Their children are cabinet ministers

   2. Their real names are Harry

   3. They were born in India

   4. They appeared in The Goon Show

6. 

   Who comes fourth in this sequence? Val Kilmer; George Clooney; Christian Bale; ...

   1. Ben Affleck

   2. Robert Pattinson

   3. Adam West

   4. Michael Keaton

7. What comes fourth in this sequence? Parietal; clavicles; patellae; …

   1. Metacarpals

   2. Stapes

   3. Femurs

   4. Phalanges

8. What comes fourth in this sequence? That place; This place; Before; …

   1. Wherever

   2. Never

   3. About

   4. After

9. 

   Who might come fourth in this sequence? (Left to right, top to bottom.)

   1. Iain M Banks

   2. George W Bush

   3. John F Kennedy

   4. Michael J Fox

10. What comes fourth in this sequence? Why berillium?; why carbon?; why gold?; …

    1. Why aluminium?

    2. Why nitrogen?

    3. Why selenium?

    4. Why helium?

11. For questions 11 to 15, you need to work out the questions as well as the answers: WH TCLR B RTS RW RNBY NPC KP NGTR PS?

    1. R D

    2. GR N

    3. W HT

    4. B L

12. WH TS THMS TCM MNS RNMN THR PBL CFR LND?

    1. KL LY

    2. SL LVN

    3. MR PH Y

    4. BY RN

13. WH TW STH FFTT HST TTJ NTHN TD STT SFM RC?

    1. L SK

    2. H W

    3. RZN

    4. NW Y RK

14. NW HCH MNT HST HFR STBN KHLD Y FTH YRN THK?

    1. MR CH

    2. M Y

    3. JNR Y

    4. G S T

15. WH TST HFR STWR DF THS NGBH MNRH PS DY?

    1. MM

    2. Y

    3. S

    4. WH

Solutions

1:B - They are all artificial items that have been left on the surface of the Moon., 2:D - The lanthanides are 15 consecutive elements in the periodic table from lanthanum to lutetium., 3:A - Sweet Fanny Adams; Super Furry Animals; the Securities and Futures Authority (SFA) was replaced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which has since been replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA); the Scottish Football Association., 4:A - Pakistan: Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan; Abba: Anni-Frid, Björn, Benny and Agnetha; Tardis: time and relative dimensions in space; Radar: radio detection and ranging., 5:C - Milligan was born in Ahmednagar, Lumley in Srinagar, Richard in Lucknow and Christie in Chabua., 6:A - This is the order in which they played the role of Batman in films, going forward in time., 7:D - These are scientific names for bones found in the head, shoulders, knees, toes., 8:C - The clues indicated are "there", "here" and "ere", taking the first letter off each time. So, "re" indicates "about"., 9:A - Middle initials J, K, L, M: Mary J Blige, Stephen K Amos, Samuel L Jackson, Iain M Banks., 10:C - Because ... if you take the chemical symbols for these elements, you get Be, C, Au, Se: Why? BeCAuSe., 11:D - What colour berets are worn by UN peacekeeping troops? Blue (not red, green or white)., 12:C - What is the most common surname in the Republic of Ireland? Murphy (not Kelly, Sullivan or Byrne)., 13:B - What was the fiftieth state to join the United States of America? Hawaii (not Alaska, Arizona or New York)., 14:C - In which month is the first bank holiday of the year in the UK? January (not March, May or August)., 15:C - What is the first word of the song Bohemian Rhapsody? Is (not Mama, You or Who).

Scores

1. 15 and above.

   Looking at the final scores, you're clearly an Only Connect champion in the making

2. 14 and above.

   Looking at the final scores, you're clearly an Only Connect champion in the making

3. 13 and above.

   Looking at the final scores, you're clearly an Only Connect champion in the making

4. 12 and above.

   Looking at the final scores, you're clearly an Only Connect champion in the making

5. 11 and above.

   Looking at the final scores, you're clearly an Only Connect champion in the making

6. 10 and above.

   The bell's gone for the end of the quiz ... and you've managed an impressive 10. Good job you didn't have to take on the connecting wall, though

7. 9 and above.

   The bell's gone for the end of the quiz ... and you've managed an impressive 9. Good job you didn't have to take on the connecting wall, though

8. 8 and above.

   The bell's gone for the end of the quiz ... and you've managed an impressive 8. Good job you didn't have to take on the connecting wall, though

9. 7 and above.

   The bell's gone for the end of the quiz ... and you've managed an impressive 7. Good job you didn't have to take on the connecting wall, though

10. 6 and above.

    The bell's gone for the end of the quiz ... and you've managed an impressive 6. Good job you didn't have to take on the connecting wall, though

11. 5 and above.

    You had a go ... but perhaps you should stick to picking Egyptian hieroglyphics rather than attempting the questions

12. 4 and above.

    You had a go ... but perhaps you should stick to picking Egyptian hieroglyphics rather than attempting the questions

13. 3 and above.

    You had a go ... but perhaps you should stick to picking Egyptian hieroglyphics rather than attempting the questions

14. 2 and above.

    You had a go ... but perhaps you should stick to picking Egyptian hieroglyphics rather than attempting the questions

15. 1 and above.

    You had a go ... but perhaps you should stick to picking Egyptian hieroglyphics rather than attempting the questions

16. 0 and above.

    You had a go ... but perhaps you should stick to picking Egyptian hieroglyphics rather than attempting the questions

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