{"id":142696,"date":"2023-10-10T15:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142696"},"modified":"2023-10-10T15:53:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:53:36","slug":"only-connects-missing-vowels-questions-leaves-viewers-dumbfounded-but-can-you-solve-it-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/tv-movies\/only-connects-missing-vowels-questions-leaves-viewers-dumbfounded-but-can-you-solve-it-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Connect\u2019s missing vowels questions leaves viewers dumbfounded &#8211; but can you solve it? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONLY Connect\u2019s missing vowels questions has left viewers dumbfounded &#8211; but can you solve it?<\/p>\n<p>The BBC Two quiz show hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell is notoriously difficult, and regularly leaves viewers scratching their heads. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/24-07-2023-844663876-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NINTCHDBPICT000845228284-1.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The show <span>features<\/span> a number of different rounds, including one where the two teams have to fill in <span>the missing<\/span> vowels from words connected to a particular topic. <\/p>\n<p>In Series 15, Episode 5, the final round&#x27;s topic was things that were &#x27;Happening right now&#x27;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The words the Only Connect teams needed to fill out to get the correct words were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>C NZC R<\/li>\n<li>TW NTYF RS TCNT RY<\/li>\n<li>CL MTC HNG<\/li>\n<li>MS SN GV WL SR ND<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Read More on Only Connect<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/connect-s17-presenter-generics-no-693933377-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/connect-s17-presenter-generics-no-693933377-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/connect-s17-presenter-generics-no-693933377-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inside Only Connect host Victoria Coren&#x27;s marriage to famous husband<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24268569.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24268569.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24268569.jpg\"><\/picture><span>whatsupp! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Now The Sun has FIVE WhatsApp channels to join &#8211; from news or sport to showbiz<\/h3>\n<p>It left the contestants perplexed, and viewers at home equally baffled, especially as one of the questions referenced the show itself in a further twist. <\/p>\n<p>Can you work out the answers? <\/p>\n<p>If it helps, you could write down the letters on a piece of paper and try inserting different vowels to see what makes sense. <\/p>\n<p>But if you would rather just get to the point and find out the answers, here they are:<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in TV<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24346718-1696890695119.jpg\"><\/picture><span>a winter romance? <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sammy Root spotted cosying up to Love Island star just days after split<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24346183-1696884379260.jpg\"><\/picture><span>big shock <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Big Brother in racism row as viewers slam Olivia for comment aimed at Yinrun<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24345526-1696878019921.jpg\"><\/picture><span>baby joy <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Celebrity Big Brother star reveals she\u2019s pregnant with her third child<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/KH_09_10_ANTHONY_HUTTON_V2_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HOT MESS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I won Big Brother after infamous romp but fame was tough\u2026 now I&#8217;ve got normal job<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cenozoic Era<\/li>\n<li>Twenty-First Century<\/li>\n<li>Climate Change<\/li>\n<li>Missing Vowels Round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, the show sneakily referenced the round the contestants were currently playing. Did you get it?<\/p>\n<p>If you did, let&#x27;s see if you can get this other brain teaser from the show right. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>During another missing vowels round in episode 37 of season 12, the category was &quot;five words in alphabetical order&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>The clues were: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0BGB GBGB GBG <\/li>\n<li>PTTN GPTT NGPT TNGPT TNGP TTNG <\/li>\n<li>MSS SMS SSM SS SMS SSM SSS <\/li>\n<li>LS TL ST LST LS TL ST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#x27;s a lot of consonants to add vowels too! But can you solve any?<\/p>\n<p>If you can, maybe you should apply for the show. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#x27;s the answers for this one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BAG BEG BIG BOG BUG <\/li>\n<li>PATTING PETTING PITTING POTTING PUTTING <\/li>\n<li>MASSES MESSES MISSES MOSSES MUSSES <\/li>\n<li>LAST LEST LIST LOST LUST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If vowels aren&#x27;t your thing, you can have a go at a question that even Victoria branded her &quot;least favourite&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>The episode in question saw teams The Golfers and The Jukeboxers try and find the missing links between words or phrases. <\/p>\n<p>The teams were initially presented with two mathematical equations, which amounted to 20 acres and 43 acres respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Then a photograph of a combine harvester was given as the third clue &#8211; before team The Jukeboxers buzzed in to give the correct answer, do you know what it is?<\/p>\n<p>They correctly guessed the fourth photograph would be a key, in reference to The Wurzel&#x27;s No 1 hit song &#x27;The Combine Harvester&#x27;.<\/p>\n<p>The song features the line: &quot;I got 20 acres, and you got 43. Now I got a brand new combine harvester and I&#x27;ll give you the key.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/excited-man-piggybacking-friend-woman-838654428.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/excited-man-piggybacking-friend-woman-838654428.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/excited-man-piggybacking-friend-woman-838654428.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TIME OUT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How to take 55 days&#x27; holiday in 2024 by booking just 25 days of annual leave<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24342003-1696861419327.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24342003-1696861419327.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24342003-1696861419327.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MARKED DOWN <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan home-shamed as they reveal decor at mansion<\/h3>\n<p>A shocked Victoria then said: &quot;This is my least favourite question in the whole series. 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