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In the spotlight tonight,

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Jonathan Perry, a translator from London.

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His subject is the Japanese writer Mori Ogai.

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Craig Rice, an assembly worker from Newcastle.

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He answers questions on the Anglo-Zulu War.

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Elizabeth Hashmi, a civil servant from Northampton.

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Her subject, the 18th century countess Mary Eleanor Bowes.

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And John O'Hagan, a social worker from Derry.

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His subject, the films of Clint Eastwood.

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APPLAUSE

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Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

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Four more contenders are about to take television's ultimate test

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of nerve and knowledge. In the famous black chair,

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they'll answer questions on their specialist subject,

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then on general knowledge.

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The winner goes through to the semi-final, and takes a step closer

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to owning the great glass bowl.

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But the real prize, the honour of becoming the nation's Mastermind.

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So let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.

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And your name is...?

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Your occupation?

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And your specialist subject.

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Mori Ogai in two minutes, starting now.

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Which semi-autobiographical short story of 1890

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about a young student's experiences in Berlin

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was the first published work of Ogai?

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Maihime.

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Ogai studied medicine in Tokyo before being sent

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to which country in 1884?

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-Germany.

-Towards the end of his college career,

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Ogai lived at a boarding house mentioned in his novel, Gan.

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-What was it called?

-Kamijo.

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The memoirs of which fictional professor

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of philosophy were recounted in Ogai's novel, Vita Sexualis?

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Shizuka Kanai.

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He became opposed to the old form of medicine

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practised in Japan, based on traditional Chinese methods.

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What is this form of medicine called?

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-Kampo.

-His trilogy of romance stories

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based on his experiences in Germany

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consist of Maihime, Utakata no ki,

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and which other work, published in 1891?

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Fumizukai.

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Which play by Ibsen, in a translation by Ogai,

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was produced by the Jiyu Gekijo in November 1909?

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John Gabriel Borkman.

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In Maihime, on the train to Russia, Ota takes with him

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two or three dictionaries and which other book?

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Pass.

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Ogai wrote a detailed biography

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of an obscure Toyokawan scholar and physician

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that was published in 1916. What was his name?

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Shibue Chusai.

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While serving in Germany, Ogai studied at Leipzig, Munich,

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Berlin and which other city, where he watched training

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for the evacuation of soldiers wounded in battle?

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Dresden.

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In Vita Sexualis, when Shizuka is introduced

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to a potential future wife

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at the home of the artist, Ichijo, in Bancho,

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what meal does he ask for

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because he's being troubled with a decaying tooth?

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Pass.

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The novel, Gan, starts in the 13th year

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of the reign of which emperor?

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Meiji.

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In Germany, he studied under which bacteriologist

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at Berlin University's Hygiene Institute?

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-Robert Koch.

-The suicide of which general,

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following the death of the emperor Meiji in July 1912,

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shocked Ogai and sparked his interest in historical fiction?

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Nogi Maresuke.

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Maihime begins on a train standing in which Asian port

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as Ota Toyotaro makes his way back to Japan

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after five years abroad?

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-BEEP Vladivostock.

-No, Saigon.

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Two passes. Buckwheat mash was the meal that he asked for

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because he'd been troubled with a decaying tooth.

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And the other book that he took with him on the train journey to Russia

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was the Almanac de Gotha.

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Two passes, Jonathan Perry. 12 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And our next contender, please.

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Your name is...?

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Your occupation?

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And your specialist subject.

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The Anglo-Zulu War in two minutes.

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How many Victoria Crosses

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were awarded to survivors of the Battle of Rorke's Drift?

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-11.

-In 1879, Britain's campaign against the Zulus

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led to a disastrous defeat for the British

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in the shadow of which rocky outcrop?

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Isandlhwana.

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Which administrator of the Natal population,

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known as Somtseu, crowned Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu Nation

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in the name of Queen Victoria in September 1873?

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Theophilus Shepstone.

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Who was the Swedish Missionary Society's

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first representative in Southern Africa?

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Otto Witt.

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Which long-bladed, short-hefted spear,

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a refinement of the traditional assegai,

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was the Zulus' usual close combat weapon?

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Iklwa.

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Who was the artist for the Illustrated London News

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whose picture of the aftermath of the Battle of Isandlhwana

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was censored by the paper before publication?

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Melton Prior.

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Which trader controlled a large area of land as a Zulu sub-chief,

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and was a trusted advisor to Cetshwayo

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before crossing into Natal with his family when war was imminent?

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John Dunn.

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Rorke's Drift was a mission station

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near which river between Natal and Zululand?

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-Blood River?

-Sorry?

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-Blood River?

-No, Buffalo River.

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The deaths of two wives of a Zulu sub-chief

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in July 1878 were described by the British

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as "a frontier violation" and used as a pretext for the war.

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What was the sub-chief's name?

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Sihayo?

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Whom did Lord Carnarvon appoint to be Governor of Cape Colony in 1877,

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with disastrous results for the Zulu nation?

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Henry Bartle Frere.

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In January 1907, Lt Teignmouth Melvill

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and which other officer were awarded VCs posthumously

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for their bravery in the aftermath of Isandlhwana?

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Lt Coghill?

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In which year did Cetshwayo visit London,

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where he was introduced to Queen Victoria and cheered by the crowds?

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-1880?

-1882.

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After being defeated in the final Zulu uprising

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against British rule in 1888,

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to which island was Cetshwayo's son, Dinuzulu, exiled?

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Pass.

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Which force was founded in 1878 as a result

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of Lord Chelmsford's efforts to bolster his troops...

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-BEEP

-..I've started so I shall finish,

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with an auxiliary unit from the indigenous African population?

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Natal Native Contingent.

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You had only one pass.

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The island to which Cetshwayo's son was exiled was St Helena.

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You have, Craig Rice, 11 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And our next contender, please.

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And your name is...?

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Your occupation?

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And your specialist subject.

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Mary Eleanor Bowes in two minutes.

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Mary Eleanor Bowes, an ancestor of the Queen Mother,

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was one of the wealthiest heiresses in the country.

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In which stately home was she brought up?

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Gibside.

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What title was held by John Lyon,

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who became Mary's first husband in February 1767,

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two days after her 18th birthday?

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9th Earl of Strathmore.

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What is the name of the poetical drama

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that Mary started writing in 1769,

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completing it in 1771?

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The Siege of Jerusalem.

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Which naturalist did Mary send to Southern Africa

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to find new and exotic plants for her?

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William Paterson.

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What was imposed on John Lyon

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and her second husband, Andrew Stoney,

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after it had been listed

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as a condition in her father's will?

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They had to include the name Bowes with their name.

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Which hostess introduced the young Mary

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to the Blue Stocking Club,

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where she mixed with the intellectuals of the day?

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-Mary Wortley-Montagu.

-Elizabeth Montagu.

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Andrew Stoney, Mary's second husband,

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abused Mary during their relationship.

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In which church were they married in January 1777?

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St James, Piccadilly.

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What was the name of her footman,

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with whom she was accused of having an affair?

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George Walker.

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What was the name of the first of the five children

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Mary had by John Lyon?

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Maria Jane.

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Under what name did Mary install herself in lodgings

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after she ran away from Stoney in 1785?

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Pass.

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Who became Mary's lover

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while she was still married to the ailing John Lyon?

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He was the father of her daughter Mary.

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George Grey.

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In 1786, Mary was abducted from Edward Foster's shop

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in Oxford Street by Stoney,

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to prevent her from divorcing him. What type of shop was it?

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-A draperer's...

-An ironmonger's.

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What judge delivered the verdict

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restoring Mary's rights to her inherited lands

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against the claims of Stoney?

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A landmark decision in married women's rights.

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-Lord Mansfield.

-No, Francis Buller.

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In which village near Darlington was Mary rescued

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following her abduction, after a chase

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across Northern England?

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-Streetlam.

-Neesham.

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Mary was buried in Westminster Abbey,

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reputedly wearing what item of clothing?

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Her wedding dress from her first wedding.

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You had one pass.

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When she installed herself in lodgings after she'd

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run away from Stoney, she took the name Mrs Jeffries.

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One pass, Elizabeth Hashmi. You have 10 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And our final contender, please.

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And your name is...?

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Your occupation?

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And your specialist subject.

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The films of Clint Eastwood. Two minutes, starting now.

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Eastwood made his debut as a director with a 1971 film

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in which he appeared as Dave Garver, a womanising DJ.

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What is the title?

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Play Misty For Me.

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In which '88 film did Eastwood make

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his last appearance as "Dirty Harry" Callahan?

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The Dead Pool.

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For which role in Unforgiven

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was Eastwood nominated for a Best Actor Oscar?

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William Munny.

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In The Rookie, who plays detective David Ackerman?

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He's partnered with Nick Pulovski, played by Eastwood.

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Charlie Sheen.

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Who wrote and directed the 1974 film

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Thunderbolt And Lightfoot,

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in which Eastwood plays a bank robber?

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Michael Cimino.

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In Gran Torino, Eastwood's character

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gives his neighbour, Thao, which of his war medals

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before confronting Thao's cousin's gang?

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-Congressional Medal of Honour?

-The Silver Star.

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Who won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal

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of the boxing hopeful Maggie Fitzgerald

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in his 2004 film Million Dollar Baby?

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Hilary Swank.

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In Letters From Iwo Jima, General Kuribayashi

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dines with which Olympic equestrian gold medal-winning

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cavalry officer played by Tsuyoshi Ihara?

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-Baron Nishi?

-Yes.

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In Coogan's Bluff, Eastwood plays a deputy sheriff

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sent to New York to extradite which killer,

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played by Don Stroud?

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James Ringerman.

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For which 2008 film directed by Eastwood

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and based on the Wineville Chicken Murders,

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did he also write original music?

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Erm...The Changeling?

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In The Good, The Bad And The Ugly,

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the three title characters are looking for,

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and end up fighting over a buried army cash box

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containing how much in gold coins?

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-300,000?

-200,000.

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Which character does Eastwood play

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opposite an orangutan

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in Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can?

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Philo Beddoe.

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Scenes from which 1955 film,

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where he made an uncredited appearance as a pilot,

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are shown in the background

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in Coogan's Bluff and The Rookie?

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-Lafayette Escadrille?

-Tarantula.

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In which 1993 film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen,

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does Eastwood play a Secret Service Agent,

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haunted by his failure to protect President Kennedy?

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BEEP In The Line of Fire.

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No passes. John O'Hagan, you have 11 points.

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APPLAUSE

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Well, what a close round that was. Let's have a look at the scores.

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In fourth place,

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10 points, Elizabeth Hashmi.

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Joint second place, 11 points apiece, Craig Rice and John O'Hagan.

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In the lead, with 12 points, Jonathan Perry.

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APPLAUSE

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The general knowledge round, now. If there's a tie at the end,

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the number of passes is taken into account,

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and the contender with the fewer passes is the winner.

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If they're tied on passes as well, then there is a tie breaker.

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The six highest-scoring runners up can also claim

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a place in the semi-final.

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So, let's ask Elizabeth Hashmi to join us again, please.

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You got 10 points with your knowledge of Mary Eleanor Bowes.

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Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.

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Starting now. What term, meaning "beautiful writing,"

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is used to describe the art of fine penmanship?

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-Calligraphy.

-Which Shakespeare play features the line,

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"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?"

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Romeo and Juliet.

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Which airbase near Newbury became a centre

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for anti-nuclear protests, after it was announced

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that cruise missiles would be sited there?

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-Hungerford?

-Greenham Common.

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What is the title of Sibelius' nationalistic work,

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written to accompany a series of tableaux shown in Helsinki in 1899?

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-Finnish Symphony.

-Finlandia.

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What word for a pithy statement of the truth

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comes from the Greek for a distinction or definition?

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Pass.

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Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone

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were the principal characters of which sitcom?

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Absolutely Fabulous.

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What's the common name for the gland-like tissues

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in the upper part of the throat

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that tend to shrink after early childhood?

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-Tonsils.

-Adenoids.

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Which organisation was founded in 1958 by Alec and Mora Dickson,

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to enable young people to go to developing countries

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and help in tasks such as teaching and nursing?

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-Christian Aid?

-VSO. Voluntary Service Overseas.

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Which 1994 Oscar-nominated film about a banker sentenced

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to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife,

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was adapted from a short story by Stephen King?

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Shawshank Redemption.

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In February 2011, a blue plaque was unveiled

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celebrating Britain's oldest example

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of what type of building?

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-Theatre.

-A beach hut.

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Which city in Northern Ireland is the seat

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of both Anglican and Roman Catholic Archbishops?

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-Derry.

-Armagh.

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Which UK number 1 hit for 10cc contains the line,

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"I keep your picture upon the wall,

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"It hides a nasty stain that's lying there?"

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I'm Not In Love.

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What title was applied to a Turkic or Mongol ruler,

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and was later used for people of rank in Central Asia?

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-Caliph.

-Khan.

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Which shrub, similar to gorse

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but without the spines,

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grows on heathland and sandy soil

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over most of Britain?

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Pass.

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Which sculptor, born in Wakefield in 1903,

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has a gallery dedicated to her work in the town?

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It opened in May 2011.

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-Elizabeth Frinkley?

-Barbara Hepworth.

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The French town of Grasse is renowned for what product?

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-Perfume.

-In which sport has Doggett's Coat and Badge

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been competed for annually since 1715,

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in one of the world's oldest continuing races?

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Rowing.

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Citronella is derived from a close relative

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of which perennial grass often used in Thai cooking?

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BEEP Lemongrass.

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About to start another one, but we are out of time.

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You had two passes. And that shrub is broom.

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And that word for a pithy statement of the truth is ay-phorism.

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Or ah-phorism, if you prefer.

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Two passes, you have 18 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And now Craig Rice again, please.

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And you have 11 points with your knowledge of the Anglo-Zulu War.

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General knowledge now. Two and a half minutes, starting now.

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In Highland dress, what name's given to the pouch

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worn around the waist and in front of the kilt?

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-Sporran.

-Al-Fatiha is the opening chapter of which holy book?

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-Quran.

-The Clore Gallery, the extension to the Tate Britain,

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was built to hold the works of which British artist?

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Pass.

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What is the device fitted to commercial vehicles

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to record speed, travel, time and other information?

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Pass.

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Which shark is a popular game fish in British waters,

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and has a name thought to be of Cornish origin?

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Porbeagle?

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Which 19th-century author wrote a series of novels

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set in the fictional county of Barsetshire,

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and the town of Barchester?

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-Thomas Hardy?

-Anthony Trollope.

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Who hosted the Radio Four programme, Home Truths

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until his death in 2004?

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Pass.

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Which city became a railway centre

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when companies that were to form the Midland Railway

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opened their workshops there in about 1840?

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-Crewe?

-Derby.

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The motto of Sir Thomas Bond,

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was used as the title for which James Bond film?

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Never Say Never Again?

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The World Is Not Enough.

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What name is given to the canoe used by Inuit men,

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which has a covering to prevent water coming in?

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Kayak?

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Most of which planet's earliest discovered moons

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were named after titans of Greek mythology?

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Saturn?

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Which Italian port on the Adriatic was at the centre

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of a territorial dispute with Yugoslavia

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after the Second World War

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that was only settled in 1975?

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-Naples?

-Trieste.

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What name is given to an upright post

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at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs?

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Banister? Newel post.

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Which guitarist, born in Seattle in 1942,

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had the original forenames Johnny Allen,

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later changed to James Marshall?

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-Duane Eddy?

-Jimi Hendrix.

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Which fruit that originated in China

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and resembles a small orange

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can be eaten whole cos the rind is edible?

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-Ugli fruit?

-Kumquat.

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Who was appointed director

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of the England cricket team in 2009,

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leading them to the Ashes victory

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in the winter of 2010-11?

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Pass.

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In which science-fiction novel by Ray Bradbury

0:18:300:18:33

do firemen burn books instead of putting out fires?

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-Fahrenheit 101?

-Fahrenheit 451.

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What animal epithet did Sir Winston Churchill

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use as a euphemism for his bouts of depression?

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-Bulldog?

-Black dog.

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Which...I've started so I'll finish,

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which 5th century BC writer

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whose nine-volume history includes an account

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of the wars between the Greeks and the Persians,

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is known as "the Father of History?"

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-Tacitus?

-Herodotus.

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You had four passes. It was Andy Flower

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who was appointed director of the England cricket team.

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John Peel used to host Home Truths on Radio Four.

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The device fitted in commercial vehicles, records speed

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and all that, is a tachograph.

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And it's Turner's work that's in the Clore Gallery at Tate Britain.

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Four passes, you have, Craig Rice, 16 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And now John O'Hagan again, please.

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And you also start with 11 points.

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Let's see how you do with general knowledge.

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Here we go. Which celebrated highwayman

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and horse thief was executed in York in April 1739?

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Dick Turpin.

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The downy feathers of which sea duck are valued

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as a warm filling for winter clothing?

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Eider.

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What is featured on the badge of John Gaunt?

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One of the most common pub names in Britain.

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Red lion.

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Which writer is remembered for novels about the Mafia,

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particularly The Godfather?

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Mario Puzo.

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Which country's national day is the 1st of July,

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commemorating the date in 1867

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when its federal government was established?

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Canada.

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In Spanish, what name's given to the wavy line over N

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that gives the sound "nya?"

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Tilde.

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Which rose provided the title of a 1999 film

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that won five Oscars

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including Best Director for Sam Mendes?

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-A Beautiful Mind?

-American Beauty.

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Which abbey is celebrated in the poem by Wordsworth

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on revisiting the banks of the Wye

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during a tour in July 1798?

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-Walsingham?

-Tintern.

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What was the housing development corporation

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whose financial affairs caused Bill Clinton

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considerable embarrassment?

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Whitewater.

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The Dance of the Mirlitons, or reed flutes,

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features in which ballet by Tchaikovsky?

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The Nutcracker?

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Which American comedy series starred Eric McCormack and Debra Messing

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as a gay man and his straight woman flatmate?

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Will and Grace.

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What London landmark was designed by John Nash

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as the entrance to Buckingham Palace?

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Marble Arch.

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive strain injury

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caused by inflammation of the nerve

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in which part of the body?

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-The fingers?

-The wrist.

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Which Jewish festival commemorates the Hebrews'

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liberation from slavery in Egypt?

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Passover.

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What part of a suit of armour was a bascinet or sallet?

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-The face guard?

-The helmet.

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Which Italian dish consists of cured, air-dried,

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thinly sliced beef served with dressings

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of lemon juice and olive oil?

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-Marinara.

-Bresaola.

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Which country singer and songwriter was born

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one of 12 children in 1946,

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on a farm in Locust Ridge, Tennessee?

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-Dolly Parton.

-In business law,

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what's the insolvency process,

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whereby a company's debts are frozen

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while a rescue package is attempted

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by a person appointed by the court?

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-Receivership?

-Administration.

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Which Italian painter and architect

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is best known for Lives of the Artist,

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the fundamental source of information

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on Italian Renaissance art?

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-Botticelli.

-Vasari.

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Mombasa is the principal port of which African country?

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Kenya.

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius

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and Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome from 96 to 180 AD.

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How were they collectively known?

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The last five emperors?

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It could have been. It was the Five Good Emperors.

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They turned out to be good blokes.

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No passes. John O'Hagan, 24 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And finally, Jonathan Perry again, please.

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And you start out with 12 points with your knowledge of Mori Ogai.

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You have to beat 24 if you're to go through to the semi-final.

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Here we go with your general knowledge.

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"Here's one I made earlier"

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was a catchphrase on which programme?

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-Blue Peter.

-Which extinct members

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of the cat family got their name

0:23:020:23:03

from the elongated teeth in their upper jaw?

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-Sabre-toothed tiger.

-In tennis, what name's given

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to the lines that mark the boundary

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between the inner court and the outer court?

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Tram lines.

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In 1911, American explorer

0:23:140:23:15

Hiram Bingham discovered the ruins

0:23:150:23:17

of which Inca stronghold

0:23:170:23:18

about 50 miles northwest of Cusco?

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Machu Picchu.

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Which explosive is also used in medicine

0:23:210:23:24

to ease cardiac pain?

0:23:240:23:27

-TNT.

-Nitro-glycerine.

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What was the name of the school

0:23:290:23:30

of design architecture and applied art

0:23:300:23:32

founded in Weimar in 1919

0:23:320:23:33

by the German architect Walter Gropius?

0:23:330:23:35

Bauhaus.

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Which science-fiction writer's works include

0:23:370:23:39

a trilogy set on the planet Hain

0:23:390:23:41

and the Earthsea novels for children?

0:23:410:23:43

-Arthur C. Clarke.

-No, Ursula Le Guin.

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In July 2010, which digital radio station

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did the BBC say would stay open

0:23:480:23:50

after an online petition and protest

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from stars such as David Bowie and Lily Allen?

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-BBC Radio 6.

-Yes, BBC 6 Music.

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What two-word Hindi name,

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translating roughly as "hot mixture,"

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is given to a combination of spices

0:24:010:24:03

used in Indian cookery?

0:24:030:24:04

-Garam masala.

-Which American inventor,

0:24:040:24:06

best known for a means of communication,

0:24:060:24:09

was an accomplished painter and taught art

0:24:090:24:11

at New York University in the 1830s?

0:24:110:24:14

Samuel Morse.

0:24:140:24:15

Which school of philosophy

0:24:150:24:17

comes from the Greek word for dog,

0:24:170:24:18

the nickname of Diogenes,

0:24:180:24:20

who is regarded as its founder?

0:24:200:24:21

-Cynics.

-The actor and comedian

0:24:210:24:23

Richard Ayoade made his directorial debut in 2011

0:24:230:24:26

with a film about teenage angst. What's it called?

0:24:260:24:29

-40 First Dates.

-Submarine.

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From which country did Texas win its independence

0:24:310:24:34

at the Battle of San Jacinto of April 1836?

0:24:340:24:36

-Spain.

-Mexico.

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Which composer, who died at the age of 31 in 1828,

0:24:370:24:40

was a torch-bearer at Beethoven's funeral

0:24:400:24:42

and was buried near him?

0:24:420:24:44

-Mozart.

-Schubert.

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What name was given to the agreement

0:24:450:24:48

reached in February 2011

0:24:480:24:49

between Britain's four biggest banks

0:24:490:24:52

and the government?

0:24:520:24:53

-Baltu.

-Merlin. Project Merlin.

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Which city was founded in Roman times

0:24:550:24:57

as Aqua sulis,

0:24:570:24:58

and dedicated to the Celtic goddess Suil?

0:24:580:25:00

-Bath.

-Which percussion instrument,

0:25:000:25:02

made from a pair of dried gourds with seeds inside,

0:25:020:25:05

have been used in works by Prokofiev and Bernstein?

0:25:050:25:08

Maracas.

0:25:080:25:09

According to the Gospels of Mark and John,

0:25:090:25:12

who was the first to see Christ after his resurrection?

0:25:120:25:14

Mary Magdalene.

0:25:140:25:15

Which of Lord Byron's mistresses

0:25:150:25:17

wrote that he was

0:25:170:25:19

"mad, bad and dangerous to know?"

0:25:190:25:20

-Lady Caroline.

-In 1882,

0:25:200:25:22

which outlaw was shot in his own home

0:25:220:25:25

by Robert Ford, a member of his gang?

0:25:250:25:27

BEEP Ned Kelly.

0:25:270:25:29

No, it was Jesse James.

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No passes, Jonathan Perry. You have 25 points.

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APPLAUSE

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Well, it doesn't get closer than that, does it?

0:25:460:25:49

Let's look at the scores.

0:25:490:25:50

In fourth place, 16 points, Craig Rice.

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Third place, 18 points, Elizabeth Hashmi.

0:25:520:25:56

Second place with 24 points, John O'Hagan. And he did it.

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With 25 points, Jonathan Perry.

0:26:010:26:04

APPLAUSE

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Which means, of course, that Jonathan Perry is tonight's winner.

0:26:160:26:20

He goes through to the semi-finals. Congratulations to him.

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