麻豆约拍

The rankings in the 2023 series so far, going into today's contest, are as follows:
1=聽 South of England聽 聽Played 1聽 Won 1聽 Drawn 0聽 Lost 0聽 Total points 23
1=聽 North of England聽 聽P1聽 W1聽 D0聽 L0聽 Pts 23
1=聽 Northern Ireland聽 聽P1聽 W1聽 D0聽 L0聽 Pts 23
4聽 Midlands聽 聽 P1聽 W0聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 20
5=聽 Scotland聽 聽P1聽 W0聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 19
5=聽 Wales聽 聽P1聽 W0聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 19聽

Last week Kirsty asked: If an award-winning photojournalist, and a British comedian known for Big Train and Blue Jam, met a man who sat on the Woolsack in the Napoleonic era, what game would they play?
The game we had in mind was the videogame Elden Ring - because the people referred to are all named Eldon (albeit spelled differently from the game).
Dan Eldon was the British photojournalist tragically killed in Mogadishu in the 1990s while working for Reuters.
Blue Jam and Big Train are among the credits of the actor and comedian Kevin Eldon. (His own acclaimed TV series was called It's Kevin,聽but mentioning that might have given too much away.)
The Lord Chancellor of Great Britain for many years in the Napoleonic era was Lord Eldon, born John Scott in Newcastle in 1751.

Q1聽 Why might going on location help you towards an order of chivalry, a reward for extreme sycophancy and a public body that caused a fuss for Truss?
Q2 (from Jonathan Perry)聽 What island country would you reach by lining up a description of Don Draper's advertising men, a military commander in the Ottoman empire, and the antagonist in The Lion King?
Q3聽 Music: Why might a programme of music by these composers be a big draw?
Q4聽 Why, by appearing to double them, might you turn a provider of grapes into an 80s singer and drag queen; Beethoven's Choral finale into a current conductor; a commercial vehicle into a bed; and a Freudian concept into the owner of the 'Hand of God'?
Q5 (from Karl Sabbagh)聽 Explain why these pairings might lead to a good contest: a Midlands town and a pheasant, an orthodontic device and the sap of an oriental tree, and an insect and a source of light and heat?
Q6 (from David Midlane) Music: Who are these and what do they share?聽
Q7 (from Ivan Whetton)聽 Why might the result be sweet if Freedland's nom de plume, Damon's recurring hero and a seasonal stream all turned up in the same French town?
Q8 (from Barry Etheridge)聽 Why might it take you ages to summon a policeman, make a call to almost anybody else, hitch a ride in a 1980s sports car, or enjoy a relaxing soak?

Can you explain why a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter, an American grandmother, a King of Sweden and Norway and the actor Bernard Schwartz might feel especially pleased with themselves?
There are no prizes: but you can see if your answer matches ours when Kirsty reveals it next time.