h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's not the answer I had, but I think you deserve to win it with that.

I was looking for the words Dartford, Bonelli and Pallas - they're all varieties of warbler (the bird, not the singer).

So, over to you, Laura...

What connects...

- an South-American bird,
- an NFL team, and
- the music genome project?

I reckon that Rhea, Titan and Pandora are moons of Saturn.

The points go to Icy.

That one seemed a bit too easy. I'm much better at answering than asking, so over to you for the next question.

Back to films: can you link these three actors?

1. A 1990 oscar winner
2. Siegfried
3. Someone whose other half is French*

*but since divorced

Icy

Brilliant!

The last two were completely over my head but after trawling through all the Siegfrieds I knew (Das Nibelung, Sassoon, & Roy) I finally got to Siegfried out of All Creatures Great And Small, who was Robert Hardy, it turns out.

So Morgan FREEMAN got an oscar in 1990 for Driving Miss Daisy
Robert HARDY was Siegfried
So Bruce WILLIS would be the one whose other half was French (Demi)

Thwarted again!

Good detective work, Chris

Over to you...

Okay, have a go at

What connects -

1)US horror director Frank Henenlotter
2)Eric Idle
3)Henry Ford?

This might be a silly question to some, but I can't see the connection between

"Morgan FREEMAN got an oscar in 1990 for Driving Miss Daisy
Robert HARDY was Siegfried
So Bruce WILLIS would be the one whose other half was French (Demi)"

Can someone enlighten me please .... trying to get the hang of all this

A well-known UK shoe-shop chain: Freeman Hardy & Willis

Apologies if it was a bit UK centric. I'll avoid next time.

Thank you - no need to apologise - if I ever think of one I'll make it Oz-centric

I'll pad this out a bit, 'cause I think I've been a bit too vague. It's not *very* UK-centric but is still a toughie if you're not, er, *in the zone*. Or something.

So, what connects

1) US horror director Frank Henenlotter
2) Eric Idle/Wings
3) Henry Ford
4) August 1999, Cornwall particularly
5) Celebrated US Magazine
6) Mammon?

Apologies if this makes it worse.

Dark Side of the Moon?

Yuppity yup

Or Pink Floyd in general...

1) (Frank Henenlotter directed) Brain Damage
2) (Eric Idle was in Nuns) On The Run / (Wings did Band) On The Run
3) (Henry Ford said the Model T was available in) Any Colour You Like (as long as it's black)
4) (August 1999, Cornwall site of a Solar) Eclipse
5) (Celebrated US Magazine) Time
6) (Mammon) Money

All tracks on Dark Side Of The Moon.

Five more actors to connect:

1. A guy who provoked the 1992 LA Race Riot
2. Eric Sykes's local bobby
3. Gilroy of the Rovers
4. Oh What a Beautiful Morning
5. A guy who was thoroughly embarrassed by his girlfriend in Katz's Deli, Manhattan.

Warning: UK centric
Clue: they're in chronological order, and I don't need the surnames.

Icy

(Just realised no 1 isn't an actor - I'm looking for his real name. The others are actors.)

I've got

Rodney (King)
Derek (Guyler) as Corky Turnbull
Roy (Barraclough) or Julie (Goodyear) as Alec & Bet Gilroy
Gordon (Macrae) as Curly in Oklahoma!
Harry (Met Sally; "Yes! Yes! Oh Yes!")

After the first two I would have gone for characters in Only Fools & Horses, but I'm stumped.