Episode 3 Celebrity Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is the presenter of

CBBC's Dengineers, Lauren Layfield.

Her specialist subject, the Jurassic Park films.

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Next, the writer and broadcaster David Aaronovitch.

He'll be answering questions on The Archers.

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BBC Breakfast reporter Tim Muffett takes as his subject

the films of Danny Boyle.

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And the double Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox

on Arsenal Football Club.

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Hello and welcome to Celebrity Mastermind, with me,

John Humphrys, and four celebrities who've agreed to risk their

reputations in the black chair.

Probably seemed a good idea at the time.

Facing them, 90 seconds of specialist questions,

and two minutes of general knowledge,

and all in the name of charity.

So let us ask our first contender to join us, please.

And your name is...?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Jurassic Park, in 90 seconds, here we go.

In the first film,

Jurassic Park is sited on Isla Nublar, an island 120 miles

off the coast of which Central American country?

-Costa Rica.

-In the film Jurassic World,

what scientific name is given to

the newly created hybrid dinosaur

that escapes captivity

and threatens everybody on the island?

Indominus rex.

What is Dr Ellie Sattler's occupation,

as given when she's introduced to John Hammond by Dr Alan Grant?

Paleobotanist.

In The Lost World, on which island,

87 miles from Isla Nublar, has Site B been established?

Er, Isla Sorna.

In the same film, what is the name of the cargo ship

carrying the captured T-rex

which crashes into the dock at San Diego?

Er, SSS Venture.

Which composer, who's won several Oscars,

wrote the music for the first two films in the series?

-John Williams.

-In Jurassic Park III,

which character stars in the television programme

that Ellie's son Charlie starts to watch

while he's waiting to hand the phone to his mum?

Barney The Dinosaur.

What is the name of the owner of

the Jurassic World theme park,

who's learning to fly a helicopter?

Er, Mr Simon Masrani?

Which actor plays Nick Van Owen,

the environmentalist hired by John Hammond in The Lost World?

-Vince Vaughn.

-What does Billy misguidedly steal

while he's on Isla Sorna?

He planned to take them home because their value would

secure the future of the archaeological dig.

Velociraptor eggs.

The slogan written on the banner brought down by the T-rex

after it has fought off the velociraptors

in the Jurassic Park visitor centre says,

"When dinosaurs ruled...?"

-The world.

-No, the earth, actually.

Which company takes control of Site B on Isla Sorna...

BEEP ..from John Hammond,

and sends a hunting party out to bring back

living dinosaur specimens?

InGen.

Indeed. InGen Bioengineering.

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No, that's good. You get the point!

Oh, I can have a breathe now, though!

You can have a breath now, you absolutely can,

and with the knowledge that you got 11 points.

Yeah!

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And our next contender please.

And your name is...?

Your chosen charity?

And your specialist subject?

90 seconds on The Archers.

Which character was put on trial in September 2016

for stabbing her abusive husband Rob?

Helen Titchener.

The source of an outbreak of e-coli in 2011 was

traced to what product made at Bridge Farm?

-Ice cream.

-What is the name of David Archer's former fiancee,

whose appearance in Ambridge after many years' absence

caused David's wife Ruth to believe

they were having an affair?

-Sophie Barlow.

-Which member of the royal family

made a special appearance as a visitor to Grey Gables

in 2011 to celebrate the 25th anniversary

of the National Osteoporosis Society?

-Camilla.

-Years before she met Rob Titchener,

Helen Archer's long-term partner was

the estate gamekeeper. What was his name?

-Greg Turner.

-In which country did

Debbie Aldridge take a job in order to

look after her stepfather's farming interests there?

-Hungary.

-What was the name of the bar in Borchester run by

Kenton Archer with the financial backing of Jim Lloyd?

Jack's.

Who was left at the altar by Tom Archer on what was meant to

be her wedding day in April...

-Kirsty Miller.

-..2014? Kirsty Miller's correct.

In 2003, Bert Fry quoted Hippocrates in his victory speech when

he had a surprise win in which competition?

The produce show?

No, nettle eating.

What is the name of the former singing partner of Eddie Grundy,

who runs the Bull with her husband, Kenton Archer?

Jolene Rogers.

What item that belonged to Brian Aldridge did his stepdaughter

Debbie see Siobhan use that confirmed her belief that

Brian was the father of Siobhan's baby Ruairi?

A monogrammed handkerchief.

Who made a guest appearance in 2003

when he judged the Ambridge entrants in the Open Gardens competition?

Alan Titchmarsh.

In 2011, which major character died when he fell off a roof...

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It was on the same day that Helen Archer's baby Henry was born.

Nigel Pargetter.

Oh, yes, and we all remember it, don't we?

David, 12 points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

In two minutes, starting now.

On whose novel about the Edinburgh drug scene is

Danny Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting based?

Irvine Welsh.

James Franco plays the outdoor adventurer Aron Ralston

who becomes trapped by a boulder while he's exploring

a canyon in which Boyle film?

-127 Hours.

-Yep.

In Millions, which saint appears to Damian

just before a large bag of stolen money falls onto his cardboard den?

-Saint Clare?

-Yeah.

Which film starts with animal rights activists trying to release

laboratory animals that are infected

with a virus called Rage that goes on to kill most of the population?

-28 Days Later.

-Yeah.

The theft of a Goya painting is central to the plot of Trance.

Which painting?

Witches In The Air.

In Sunshine, a mission to reignite the dying sun and save the Earth

from extinction is lost and so a second is sent.

What name is shared by both missions?

Icarus.

What song does Robert sing with Celine at the country and western

karaoke night in A Life Less Ordinary?

Beyond The Sea.

In Slumdog Millionaire, the question that's worth ten million rupees

asks for the name of which English cricketer?

Jack Hobbs.

Which British actress was nominated for the

Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Steve Jobs'

long-suffering assistant Joanna Hoffman in Boyle's 2015 biopic?

Kate Winslet.

What is the nickname of the drug dealer Swanney in Trainspotting

on account of the length of his habit?

Mother Superior.

Who wrote the novel The Beach on which Boyle's 2000 film is based?

He went on to write the screenplays for Sunshine and 28 Days Later.

Alex Garland.

In Shallow Grave, what's the name of the detective inspector

played by Ken Stott who initially comes to the flat

shared by the main characters to investigate a robbery?

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Oh! Loach.

Oh, you got 'em all right up till then! No, it was McCall.

However, Tim, you still have 11 points.

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And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Arsenal Football Club, in 90 seconds. Here we go.

Arsenal's 4-0 win against Aston Villa on the last day of

the 2015/'16 season secured second place for the Gunners ahead

of which of their local rivals?

Tottenham.

Two French players scored for Arsenal in the last match

at Highbury when they beat Wigan 4-2. Robert Pires got one goal.

Who scored a hat-trick?

Giroud?

Henry. When Arsenal played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in March 2014,

a landmark number of games was reached

in Arsene Wenger's reign as manager. How many?

2,010.

1,000.

Which German midfielder became Arsenal's most expensive signing

when he joined the club from Real Madrid in September 2013?

Ozil.

Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial was the first game played at the

Emirates Stadium in July 2006.

Which Dutch club were the opposition?

Berlin?

Ajax.

In 2014, Arsenal collected their first major trophy for nine years

after beating Hull City 3-2 in what competition?

FA Cup.

Who was named PFA Player Of The Year during the 2011/'12 season?

It was his last with Arsenal before moving to Manchester United.

Fabregas?

Van Persie.

The Gunners suffered one of their heaviest defeats when they

lost to Manchester United in August 2011.

What was the final score?

6-1?

It was 8-2.

Which defender played for the French clubs Guingamp, Tours and Lorient

before he joined Arsenal in 2010?

Mertesacker?

No, Koscielny.

Since 2005, Arsenal have signed Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

and Calum Chambers from which club?

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Take a guess. Just name any old club.

Chelsea.

Well, why not? No, but it was Southampton.

-Kadeena, you got three points.

-Yes!

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Well, some very good scores there. Let's have a look at all of them.

In fourth place with three points, Kadeena.

Joint second place, 11 points apiece, Lauren and Tim.

In first place, 12 points, David.

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Which takes us to the General Knowledge round now,

and if there is a tie at the end of it, then the number of passes

is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.

So, let us get on with it, and ask Kadeena to join us again, please.

And, um...I struggle with this a bit. Two golds from Rio.

One for cycling and one for rowing.

Tell me about the discipline that's involved,

the sheer physical discipline. I mean, how do you do it?

How do you apportion your time and all that sort of thing?

It's pretty tough, obviously, cos I'm doing two sports

at a high level, but I just kind of share it out.

Two days on one, two days on the other and two days in the gym,

-and I guess it's simple when you say it like that.

-Um, well...

Maybe!

-Yeah!

-But it must require a huge amount of effort.

Yeah, it's very, very tough.

I lost my social life throughout the summer, cos I was training,

sleeping, eating, starting again, and that was pretty much my life,

just cos you have to put so much work in. That all disappears.

You forget about all the hard work

and the ups and downs as soon as you've got those medals,

and I had the honour of being the flag-bearer and that was

the icing on the cake, and it was amazing and I'll never forget it,

so yeah, I forget about all the hard work.

And are you going to do it again?

I'd like to, but for now I'm just going to shout, "Gold medal!"

every time I don't know an answer.

How very sensible, yeah!

Well, brilliant. Thank you for that.

Now, then, two minutes of general knowledge. Let's see how you get on.

Here we go.

In the stories by AA Milne, who owned a bear called Winnie the Pooh?

Bob.

Christopher Robin.

Which comedy drama starring James Nesbitt and John Thomson

returned to ITV in September 2016 after a break of 13 years?

Ah...

Emmerdale.

Cold Feet.

What name of French origin is given to an open flan that consists

of a pastry case with a savoury filling made from milk,

eggs and other ingredients?

Pie?

Quiche.

Which British singer usually known by just her first name has had UK

top five singles with Here With Me and Thank You in 2001

and with White Flag in 2003?

Adele?

Dido.

Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains is the highest peak

in which of the four home countries of the United Kingdom?

Scotland.

Northern Ireland.

Which Czech-born tennis player appeared in the men's final

of the US Open in eight consecutive years in the 1980s,

winning the title three times?

Djokovic?

Lendl. What is the name of the main canal in Venice that is spanned by

the Ponte di Rialto?

Pass.

From which fruit is cider most commonly made?

Pears.

-Apples.

-Oh, my God!

What term for a street musician is generally thought to come

from the Spanish to seek or to look?

Think of a street musician.

What does he do?

-Plays music.

-Yeah.

Guitar?

No, busker. Busker's the term I was looking for.

Which American boyband had only a five-week gap between their

UK Number One hit singles You Got It (The Right Stuff)

at the end of 1989 and Hangin' Tough in January 1990?

Pass.

By what generic name are stretchy synthetic materials made of polyurethane known?

The name is an anagram of EXPANDS.

Elastic.

-Spandex.

-Oh!

Which city has been the capital of Egypt since the 13th century?

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-Er... Sharm?

Cairo.

Gold medal?

Well, you had a...

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You had a couple of passes.

Grand Canal is the canal in Venice,

and New Kids On The Block was the American boyband,

and let us put it this way - your score

has not changed since, erm, your three in the earlier round.

-So, you've got three.

-Perfect!

And two gold medals!

And now Lauren again, please.

And, er, Dengineers. Tell me about it. What do you do?

So, the Dengineers is a cracking show on children's television

where we go and surprise very deserving children

and make them their dream den.

So maybe they are a big fan of music,

or maybe they're a massive fan of art

and we kind of transform incredible spaces,

so one unfortunate family let their children have what was basically

a massive music amp painted bright orange in the back garden.

You could see it from miles around.

So you made a den out of a big speaker?

Yes, basically a huge, great big speaker, padded all up,

out of materials, great big space where they can kind of,

you know, get to grips with whatever their passion is.

It's really nice to see all these kids who have all

these little things that they love that kind of comes alive.

-It's quite life-changing.

-And do they stay there?

Yeah!

We say you can't move house,

you've got to stay now for the next ten years, that's you now, set.

How long does it take you to make these things?

-Are we talking big structures here?

-Huge.

So sometimes we've converted an entire basement

in the space of four days, so it really is all hands on deck.

-I am very handy with the drill.

-I'll take your word for it.

-In fact, I'll take your number afterwards.

-There we go.

I can sort you out.

-Right, you've got 11 points so far.

-OK.

-General knowledge, starting now.

In the nursery rhyme, who was born on a Monday and buried on a Sunday?

Oh, the spider.

Solomon Grundy.

What animal was Laika, who went into space in Sputnik 2 in November 1957?

Er, dog?

The title Shogun that means barbarian quelling generalissimo

was held by the hereditary military dictators

of a country who ruled almost continuously from 1192 to 1867.

-Which country?

-Pass.

What fruit gives its name to the expression of mockery made by

blowing with the tongue between the lips?

Raspberry!

In September 2015, the South African comedian Trevor Noah replaced Jon Stewart

as the presenter of which American topical comedy talk show?

The Daily Show?

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the only gorgon

who had snakes instead of hair and was not immortal?

She was beheaded by Perseus.

Medusa?

Yes. The pieces for which property-buying board game are said to be

based on charms from the bracelet of its inventor's wife?

Monopoly.

What term for the apprehension of someone in the act of committing

a crime originally referred to the finding of

a murderer still stained with the blood of their victim?

Arrest?

Red-handed.

Which England all-rounder who made his England Test Match debut

in 2014 has the nickname The Beard That's Feared?

Oh... Freddie Flintoff.

Moeen Ali.

What name is traditionally given to an explosive mixture of

potassium nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur?

Gunpowder?

Sedgemoor Service Area in Somerset is on which motorway?

M...4.

-5.

-Oh!

What general name for the large group of animals that

includes the springbok and the gnu originally referred to an animal

with saw-like horns that was said to inhabit the banks of the Euphrates?

Deers?

Antelope. Which English actor plays Will Turner

in The Pirates Of The Caribbean films

and Legolas in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy?

Orlando Bloom.

The name of which type of red sauce is thought to originate from

the Malay word for a fermented fish sauce?

Ah...ketchup?

Many poets including Shakespeare have used

a form of poem consisting of 14 lines of ten syllables.

BEEP

What is that type of poem called?

Sonnet.

-Yes.

-Yes! Sorry! Yes. I mean, yes!

Feel free!

You may well praise yourself, because, apart from that one pass -

Japan, Shogun and all that - you got 20 points!

SHE SQUEALS

And now Tim again, please.

And, um, Tim, I suppose we've got something in common

in a way cos we both work for early morning programmes,

you for Breakfast telly, me for the radio.

You're the sort of roving... Do we say roving reporter any more?

That expression is still used.

I think everyone knows what that means, but, yes, getting around the country.

You might be covering something very serious -

one day I covered the terrorist attacks in Nice - you might

be covering something much more light-hearted another day -

I went ten-pin bowling with Miley Cyrus, for example!

-Not everybody can say that.

-It's a great mix.

You have to embrace everything with the same kind of enthusiasm and

curiosity and hopefully inform the viewers and hopefully they enjoy it.

But how often do you say to your editor, "You've got to be kidding, I'm not doing that"?

Well, an example - I was rescued from the sea

by a Newfoundland dog just a short while ago...

What, because you were drowning, or...?

No, it was a story about their ability to rescue people

from water, so this involved getting into the water, you know,

and it was...you could have thought, "Goodness, I don't want to do that,

"I don't want to get cold and wet,"

but I thought, "What a fascinating thing to do," to see the fact that they have webbed feet...

They have webbed feet?!

Newfoundland dogs have flaps of skin between their feet, so that makes them such superb swimmers.

-Good Lord!

-So all these interesting things you learn about through your job,

which I feel very lucky to be able to do. It's fascinating.

-I was going to say, "Did it work?" Obviously it worked - you're here!

-I'm here!

Right, 11 points is what you've got so far. The score to beat now is 20.

-OK.

-Here we go. General knowledge.

King Arthur and his knights traditionally sat at

a table of what shape?

Round.

Pomme de terre is the French word for which vegetable?

-Potato.

-Which Dickens character says,

"Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips

"should be boiled with his own pudding

"and buried with a stake of holly through his heart"?

Scrooge.

The German firm Steiff is particularly noted for the manufacture of which soft toy?

Teddy bears.

In 1857, who started to write for the

Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine before going on to edit

and publish A Book Of Household Management:

An Extensive Guide To Running A Household In Victorian Britain?

Oh! Mrs Beeton?

Tallinn is the capital of which of the Baltic republics?

Estonia.

Which theatre was home of the National Theatre Company

from its first season in 1963 until it moved to its permanent site

on the South Bank in 1976?

Old Vic?

What slang word for a man's prominent breasts was added

to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016?

Man boobs.

-No - moobs!

-Oh, moobs!

Which type of plant is the kelp?

It was once an important source of potash and iodine.

Seaweed?

Which Liverpudlian snooker player beat Jimmy White in the final

of the '91 Embassy World Championship to win the title for the only time?

He's now a regular television snooker commentator.

John Parrott.

Which Oscar-winning film-maker directed the 2016 big screen

version of Roald Dahl's classic book The BFG?

Steven Spielberg?

A collection that was established in New York City in 1929

is sometimes known by the abbreviation MOMA.

That stands for Museum Of what?

Modern Art.

In which post-war decade were teabags first sold for home consumption in the UK?

'20s.

'50s.

Which girl group's first chart-topping album was

Saints And Sinners in 2000?

All Saints.

What name is given to the science and study of the structure of

the body, especially as carried out by the process of dissection?

Pathology?

Anatomy.

According to their website, which spoof political party

has its origins in the Sodemall party founded in 1961?

The Raving Loony Party?

The Monster Raving Loony Party.

What is the popular name for an integrated circuit consisting of...

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..an assembly of miniaturised electronic components built as

a single unit onto a thin layer of silicon crystal?

Er... Microchip?

Yeah. Absolutely. And you've now gone up to 25 points.

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Oh. David, your turn.

Getting a bit tense now.

Talking of getting tense, what a year this has been.

You ever experienced a year like this?

No. 2016 is unique, isn't it?

It's been an amazing year for all of us.

Um...but it's been a very bad year for pundits,

because almost everything that people like us tend to

predict about how the world is going to be,

if people are as we think generally sensible or follow the patterns

they've followed before, and then they've just not done it.

Cos you're a journalist and a pundit as well. You have to prophe...

-Well, I try and never predict anything.

-Do you really?

I absolutely do, and I won't even take part in office sweepstakes now.

It's become pointless, John.

Why is my judgment going to be better than somebody who's

doing an awful lot of scientific polling out in the country?

And if it's not better, and then they're wrong,

then what chance have I got?

You sound quite depressed about this.

Well, it does mean that we're less valuable in some ways...

You mean you people who write your columns?

-No, no - my columns are much more valuable.

-Obviously. I'm sorry!

-Other people who write columns.

-People who predict things.

No, I don't predict anything - I just tell you afterwards what it all meant.

-Safer, that, isn't it?

-Much safer.

-Yeah.

Right. Now, look, you've got 12 points at the moment.

The score to beat is 25, so you've got to score 14 now. Here we go.

Two minutes of general knowledge.

The chalk cliffs of Dover are said to be what colour?

White.

Which football manager retired in May '93 after his club

Nottingham Forest were relegated for the first time in his 18 years with them?

Brian Clough.

Who wrote the novel Les Miserables on which the musical is based?

Victor Hugo?

Which extremely common non-prescription pain

relieving medication was synthesized in 1897 by Felix Hoffmann,

a chemist with the German company Bayer?

Aspirin.

Which Western Christian festival day can fall at the earliest

on March 22nd and at the latest on April 25th?

Easter.

Which Libyan dictator's views were contained in The Green Book,

its name is said to have been inspired by Mao Zedong's Little Red Book?

Colonel Gaddafi.

In music, what Italian word is used for

a performer with exceptional skill and technical ability?

-Diva.

-Virtuoso.

To which sudden uncontrollable fear does the Greek god Pan

give his name because he was noted for causing terror?

Pass.

Which American president usually has his middle initial included

in his name to distinguish him from his father,

a former president, who had the same forename?

Quincy Adams.

George W Bush.

Which role does the pop singer Pixie Lott play in the 2016

stage version of Breakfast At Tiffany's?

Pass.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what is the call word for M?

Mother.

Mike.

Styria and Carinthia are among the federal states or provinces

of which largely mountainous European country?

Austria.

Which actor won an Oscar for the role of Terry Malloy

in the 1954 film On The Waterfront?

Marlon Brando.

Which song with June Carter credited as a co-writer was about

her tempestuous relationship with Johnny Cash?

It went on to become a million seller after he recorded it in 1963.

Pass.

What weather condition was called a peasouper, particularly in London?

Fog.

The crane fly is commonly referred to by what name...

Daddy Long Legs.

What was the name of the former Coronation Street

and Dad's Army actor who was the original narrator

of the 1974 Roger Hargreaves Mr Men television animation?

Pass.

According to tradition,

who's supposed to have made his fortune when his cat sent

abroad on a merchant ship killed so many rats the King of Barbary

bought it for a large sum?

-Pass.

-Which city in...

BEEP

..south-west England is linked to the M4 motorway by the M32?

Exeter?

Bristol.

Your passes - you had five of them altogether. Panic - Greek god Pan.

Holly Golightly was Breakfast At Tiffany's.

Ring Of Fire was that song that Johnny Cash turned into a million seller.

Arthur Lowe was the name of the former Coronation Street actor,

and Dick Whittington and cats - he was the boy.

David, 22 points.

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Well, there we are. We have a clear winner.

Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place with three points - and two gold medals - Kadeena.

In third place, 20 points, Lauren Layfield.

Second place, 22 points, David Aaronovitch.

In first place with 25 points, Tim Muffett.

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Tim.

Well done.

It obviously helps for the old general knowledge if you're a generalist reporter.

Well, it clearly does.

I mean, this is the only trophy I've ever won apart from

a table tennis competition at Butlins in 1980.

So, thank you very much.

Well, we can't compete with that, but well done for that, anyway.

Brilliant.

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