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Tom asked how a hummingbird, Bruce Springsteen's disguise, a comic novel by Clive James and a diamond with 58 facets might聽all be said to excel?

The answer is that they are all 'brilliant'.

A brilliant is a name given to a group of species of hummingbird, because of their especially bright colours, mostly found in Central and South America. Bruce Springsteen's song 'Brilliant Disguise' appeared on his Tunnel of Love album in 1987. Clive James' first novel was Brilliant Creatures (1983), a satire on London literary society. And a gemstone - especially a diamond - cut so that it has 58 facets is referred to as a brilliant.

Going into today's contest the RBQ league table for 2017-18 (ranked according to the number of wins)聽stands as follows.

1聽 NORTH OF ENGLAND聽 Played 3聽 Won 2聽 Drawn 0聽 Lost 1聽 Total points 55

2聽 WALES聽 P2聽 W2聽 D0聽 L0聽 Pts 40

3=聽 SOUTH OF ENGLAND聽 P3聽 W1聽 D1聽 L1聽 Pts 54

3=聽 SCOTLAND聽 P3聽 W1聽 D1聽 L1聽 Pts 54

5聽 THE MIDLANDS聽 P3聽 W1聽 D0聽 L2聽 Pts 53

6聽 NORTHERN IRELAND聽 P2聽 W0聽 D0聽 L2聽 Pts 31

Q1 (from James Tween)聽 One was a President honoured for seeking "peaceful solutions to international conflicts"; another silenced a King who had received the same honour; and the third provided a king with his voice, though he's better known as a Lord. In conclusion, they all differ - but who are they?

Q2聽 Why should the connection between an incipient flower, half of a Crazy duo, and the man who made up Barbie and the Munsters, be on the tip of your tongue?

Q3 (from Peter Whitehead)聽 Music - What links these performers with an orphan who was expelled from Eton, yet is a companion of both St Michael and St George?

Q4聽 What do fizzy water, a double or triple decker, and keep-fit meels have in common with Dudley Moore and Tutankhamun, and why might they suit you?

Q5聽(from David Pracy)聽 Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment; in art, a pilgrimage to the island of love; and a versatile Australian all-rounder who survived an onslaught from Wahab - why would all of this sound familiar to friends of Bertie?

Q6聽 Music - What initial amendments might you make to link Joe's boys with a Desperately suburban setting and a poisoner in the milk?

Q7 (from Ivan Whetton)聽 Explain how, by losing a bar for skiers, the nation was celebrating the 2016 achievements of an expression of merriment, a game played in SW19 and a British surgeon who described a bone disease?

Q8 (from Sacha Weinberg)聽 Why might Rovio's smash hit; James Fox, Terry-Thomas and Gert Frobe; and an unlikely pig, send you Back to the Future?

Take Peggy Mitchell's sister to the Dance of the Seven Veils, going via the Italian Social Republic and a tragic Spanish motorcyclist.

There are no prizes for getting the answer - but you can see if you're right when Tom reveals the solution at the beginning of the next edition.