Episode 11 Mastermind

In the spotlight tonight,

Jonathan Perry, a translator from London.

His subject is the Japanese writer Mori Ogai.

Craig Rice, an assembly worker from Newcastle.

He answers questions on the Anglo-Zulu War.

Elizabeth Hashmi, a civil servant from Northampton.

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

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

His subject, the films of Clint Eastwood.

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Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

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

of nerve and knowledge. In the famous black chair,

they'll answer questions on their specialist subject,

then on general knowledge.

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

to owning the great glass bowl.

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

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

And your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject.

Mori Ogai in two minutes, starting now.

Which semi-autobiographical short story of 1890

about a young student's experiences in Berlin

was the first published work of Ogai?

Maihime.

Ogai studied medicine in Tokyo before being sent

to which country in 1884?

-Germany.

-Towards the end of his college career,

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

-What was it called?

-Kamijo.

The memoirs of which fictional professor

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

Shizuka Kanai.

He became opposed to the old form of medicine

practised in Japan, based on traditional Chinese methods.

What is this form of medicine called?

-Kampo.

-His trilogy of romance stories

based on his experiences in Germany

consist of Maihime, Utakata no ki,

and which other work, published in 1891?

Fumizukai.

Which play by Ibsen, in a translation by Ogai,

was produced by the Jiyu Gekijo in November 1909?

John Gabriel Borkman.

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

two or three dictionaries and which other book?

Pass.

Ogai wrote a detailed biography

of an obscure Toyokawan scholar and physician

that was published in 1916. What was his name?

Shibue Chusai.

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

Berlin and which other city, where he watched training

for the evacuation of soldiers wounded in battle?

Dresden.

In Vita Sexualis, when Shizuka is introduced

to a potential future wife

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

what meal does he ask for

because he's being troubled with a decaying tooth?

Pass.

The novel, Gan, starts in the 13th year

of the reign of which emperor?

Meiji.

In Germany, he studied under which bacteriologist

at Berlin University's Hygiene Institute?

-Robert Koch.

-The suicide of which general,

following the death of the emperor Meiji in July 1912,

shocked Ogai and sparked his interest in historical fiction?

Nogi Maresuke.

Maihime begins on a train standing in which Asian port

as Ota Toyotaro makes his way back to Japan

after five years abroad?

-BEEP Vladivostock.

-No, Saigon.

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

because he'd been troubled with a decaying tooth.

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

was the Almanac de Gotha.

Two passes, Jonathan Perry. 12 points.

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And our next contender, please.

Your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject.

The Anglo-Zulu War in two minutes.

How many Victoria Crosses

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

-11.

-In 1879, Britain's campaign against the Zulus

led to a disastrous defeat for the British

in the shadow of which rocky outcrop?

Isandlhwana.

Which administrator of the Natal population,

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

in the name of Queen Victoria in September 1873?

Theophilus Shepstone.

Who was the Swedish Missionary Society's

first representative in Southern Africa?

Otto Witt.

Which long-bladed, short-hefted spear,

a refinement of the traditional assegai,

was the Zulus' usual close combat weapon?

Iklwa.

Who was the artist for the Illustrated London News

whose picture of the aftermath of the Battle of Isandlhwana

was censored by the paper before publication?

Melton Prior.

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

and was a trusted advisor to Cetshwayo

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

John Dunn.

Rorke's Drift was a mission station

near which river between Natal and Zululand?

-Blood River?

-Sorry?

-Blood River?

-No, Buffalo River.

The deaths of two wives of a Zulu sub-chief

in July 1878 were described by the British

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

What was the sub-chief's name?

Sihayo?

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

with disastrous results for the Zulu nation?

Henry Bartle Frere.

In January 1907, Lt Teignmouth Melvill

and which other officer were awarded VCs posthumously

for their bravery in the aftermath of Isandlhwana?

Lt Coghill?

In which year did Cetshwayo visit London,

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

-1880?

-1882.

After being defeated in the final Zulu uprising

against British rule in 1888,

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

Pass.

Which force was founded in 1878 as a result

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

-BEEP

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

with an auxiliary unit from the indigenous African population?

Natal Native Contingent.

You had only one pass.

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

You have, Craig Rice, 11 points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject.

Mary Eleanor Bowes in two minutes.

Mary Eleanor Bowes, an ancestor of the Queen Mother,

was one of the wealthiest heiresses in the country.

In which stately home was she brought up?

Gibside.

What title was held by John Lyon,

who became Mary's first husband in February 1767,

two days after her 18th birthday?

9th Earl of Strathmore.

What is the name of the poetical drama

that Mary started writing in 1769,

completing it in 1771?

The Siege of Jerusalem.

Which naturalist did Mary send to Southern Africa

to find new and exotic plants for her?

William Paterson.

What was imposed on John Lyon

and her second husband, Andrew Stoney,

after it had been listed

as a condition in her father's will?

They had to include the name Bowes with their name.

Which hostess introduced the young Mary

to the Blue Stocking Club,

where she mixed with the intellectuals of the day?

-Mary Wortley-Montagu.

-Elizabeth Montagu.

Andrew Stoney, Mary's second husband,

abused Mary during their relationship.

In which church were they married in January 1777?

St James, Piccadilly.

What was the name of her footman,

with whom she was accused of having an affair?

George Walker.

What was the name of the first of the five children

Mary had by John Lyon?

Maria Jane.

Under what name did Mary install herself in lodgings

after she ran away from Stoney in 1785?

Pass.

Who became Mary's lover

while she was still married to the ailing John Lyon?

He was the father of her daughter Mary.

George Grey.

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

in Oxford Street by Stoney,

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

-A draperer's...

-An ironmonger's.

What judge delivered the verdict

restoring Mary's rights to her inherited lands

against the claims of Stoney?

A landmark decision in married women's rights.

-Lord Mansfield.

-No, Francis Buller.

In which village near Darlington was Mary rescued

following her abduction, after a chase

across Northern England?

-Streetlam.

-Neesham.

Mary was buried in Westminster Abbey,

reputedly wearing what item of clothing?

Her wedding dress from her first wedding.

You had one pass.

When she installed herself in lodgings after she'd

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

One pass, Elizabeth Hashmi. You have 10 points.

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And our final contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject.

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

Eastwood made his debut as a director with a 1971 film

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

What is the title?

Play Misty For Me.

In which '88 film did Eastwood make

his last appearance as "Dirty Harry" Callahan?

The Dead Pool.

For which role in Unforgiven

was Eastwood nominated for a Best Actor Oscar?

William Munny.

In The Rookie, who plays detective David Ackerman?

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

Charlie Sheen.

Who wrote and directed the 1974 film

Thunderbolt And Lightfoot,

in which Eastwood plays a bank robber?

Michael Cimino.

In Gran Torino, Eastwood's character

gives his neighbour, Thao, which of his war medals

before confronting Thao's cousin's gang?

-Congressional Medal of Honour?

-The Silver Star.

Who won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal

of the boxing hopeful Maggie Fitzgerald

in his 2004 film Million Dollar Baby?

Hilary Swank.

In Letters From Iwo Jima, General Kuribayashi

dines with which Olympic equestrian gold medal-winning

cavalry officer played by Tsuyoshi Ihara?

-Baron Nishi?

-Yes.

In Coogan's Bluff, Eastwood plays a deputy sheriff

sent to New York to extradite which killer,

played by Don Stroud?

James Ringerman.

For which 2008 film directed by Eastwood

and based on the Wineville Chicken Murders,

did he also write original music?

Erm...The Changeling?

In The Good, The Bad And The Ugly,

the three title characters are looking for,

and end up fighting over a buried army cash box

containing how much in gold coins?

-300,000?

-200,000.

Which character does Eastwood play

opposite an orangutan

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

Philo Beddoe.

Scenes from which 1955 film,

where he made an uncredited appearance as a pilot,

are shown in the background

in Coogan's Bluff and The Rookie?

-Lafayette Escadrille?

-Tarantula.

In which 1993 film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen,

does Eastwood play a Secret Service Agent,

haunted by his failure to protect President Kennedy?

BEEP In The Line of Fire.

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

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

In fourth place,

10 points, Elizabeth Hashmi.

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

In the lead, with 12 points, Jonathan Perry.

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

the number of passes is taken into account,

and the contender with the fewer passes is the winner.

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

The six highest-scoring runners up can also claim

a place in the semi-final.

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

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

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

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

is used to describe the art of fine penmanship?

-Calligraphy.

-Which Shakespeare play features the line,

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

Romeo and Juliet.

Which airbase near Newbury became a centre

for anti-nuclear protests, after it was announced

that cruise missiles would be sited there?

-Hungerford?

-Greenham Common.

What is the title of Sibelius' nationalistic work,

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

-Finnish Symphony.

-Finlandia.

What word for a pithy statement of the truth

comes from the Greek for a distinction or definition?

Pass.

Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone

were the principal characters of which sitcom?

Absolutely Fabulous.

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

in the upper part of the throat

that tend to shrink after early childhood?

-Tonsils.

-Adenoids.

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

to enable young people to go to developing countries

and help in tasks such as teaching and nursing?

-Christian Aid?

-VSO. Voluntary Service Overseas.

Which 1994 Oscar-nominated film about a banker sentenced

to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife,

was adapted from a short story by Stephen King?

Shawshank Redemption.

In February 2011, a blue plaque was unveiled

celebrating Britain's oldest example

of what type of building?

-Theatre.

-A beach hut.

Which city in Northern Ireland is the seat

of both Anglican and Roman Catholic Archbishops?

-Derry.

-Armagh.

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

"I keep your picture upon the wall,

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

I'm Not In Love.

What title was applied to a Turkic or Mongol ruler,

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

-Caliph.

-Khan.

Which shrub, similar to gorse

but without the spines,

grows on heathland and sandy soil

over most of Britain?

Pass.

Which sculptor, born in Wakefield in 1903,

has a gallery dedicated to her work in the town?

It opened in May 2011.

-Elizabeth Frinkley?

-Barbara Hepworth.

The French town of Grasse is renowned for what product?

-Perfume.

-In which sport has Doggett's Coat and Badge

been competed for annually since 1715,

in one of the world's oldest continuing races?

Rowing.

Citronella is derived from a close relative

of which perennial grass often used in Thai cooking?

BEEP Lemongrass.

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

You had two passes. And that shrub is broom.

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

Or ah-phorism, if you prefer.

Two passes, you have 18 points.

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And now Craig Rice again, please.

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

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

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

worn around the waist and in front of the kilt?

-Sporran.

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

-Quran.

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

was built to hold the works of which British artist?

Pass.

What is the device fitted to commercial vehicles

to record speed, travel, time and other information?

Pass.

Which shark is a popular game fish in British waters,

and has a name thought to be of Cornish origin?

Porbeagle?

Which 19th-century author wrote a series of novels

set in the fictional county of Barsetshire,

and the town of Barchester?

-Thomas Hardy?

-Anthony Trollope.

Who hosted the Radio Four programme, Home Truths

until his death in 2004?

Pass.

Which city became a railway centre

when companies that were to form the Midland Railway

opened their workshops there in about 1840?

-Crewe?

-Derby.

The motto of Sir Thomas Bond,

was used as the title for which James Bond film?

Never Say Never Again?

The World Is Not Enough.

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

which has a covering to prevent water coming in?

Kayak?

Most of which planet's earliest discovered moons

were named after titans of Greek mythology?

Saturn?

Which Italian port on the Adriatic was at the centre

of a territorial dispute with Yugoslavia

after the Second World War

that was only settled in 1975?

-Naples?

-Trieste.

What name is given to an upright post

at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs?

Banister? Newel post.

Which guitarist, born in Seattle in 1942,

had the original forenames Johnny Allen,

later changed to James Marshall?

-Duane Eddy?

-Jimi Hendrix.

Which fruit that originated in China

and resembles a small orange

can be eaten whole cos the rind is edible?

-Ugli fruit?

-Kumquat.

Who was appointed director

of the England cricket team in 2009,

leading them to the Ashes victory

in the winter of 2010-11?

Pass.

In which science-fiction novel by Ray Bradbury

do firemen burn books instead of putting out fires?

-Fahrenheit 101?

-Fahrenheit 451.

What animal epithet did Sir Winston Churchill

use as a euphemism for his bouts of depression?

-Bulldog?

-Black dog.

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

which 5th century BC writer

whose nine-volume history includes an account

of the wars between the Greeks and the Persians,

is known as "the Father of History?"

-Tacitus?

-Herodotus.

You had four passes. It was Andy Flower

who was appointed director of the England cricket team.

John Peel used to host Home Truths on Radio Four.

The device fitted in commercial vehicles, records speed

and all that, is a tachograph.

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

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

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And now John O'Hagan again, please.

And you also start with 11 points.

Let's see how you do with general knowledge.

Here we go. Which celebrated highwayman

and horse thief was executed in York in April 1739?

Dick Turpin.

The downy feathers of which sea duck are valued

as a warm filling for winter clothing?

Eider.

What is featured on the badge of John Gaunt?

One of the most common pub names in Britain.

Red lion.

Which writer is remembered for novels about the Mafia,

particularly The Godfather?

Mario Puzo.

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

commemorating the date in 1867

when its federal government was established?

Canada.

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

that gives the sound "nya?"

Tilde.

Which rose provided the title of a 1999 film

that won five Oscars

including Best Director for Sam Mendes?

-A Beautiful Mind?

-American Beauty.

Which abbey is celebrated in the poem by Wordsworth

on revisiting the banks of the Wye

during a tour in July 1798?

-Walsingham?

-Tintern.

What was the housing development corporation

whose financial affairs caused Bill Clinton

considerable embarrassment?

Whitewater.

The Dance of the Mirlitons, or reed flutes,

features in which ballet by Tchaikovsky?

The Nutcracker?

Which American comedy series starred Eric McCormack and Debra Messing

as a gay man and his straight woman flatmate?

Will and Grace.

What London landmark was designed by John Nash

as the entrance to Buckingham Palace?

Marble Arch.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive strain injury

caused by inflammation of the nerve

in which part of the body?

-The fingers?

-The wrist.

Which Jewish festival commemorates the Hebrews'

liberation from slavery in Egypt?

Passover.

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

-The face guard?

-The helmet.

Which Italian dish consists of cured, air-dried,

thinly sliced beef served with dressings

of lemon juice and olive oil?

-Marinara.

-Bresaola.

Which country singer and songwriter was born

one of 12 children in 1946,

on a farm in Locust Ridge, Tennessee?

-Dolly Parton.

-In business law,

what's the insolvency process,

whereby a company's debts are frozen

while a rescue package is attempted

by a person appointed by the court?

-Receivership?

-Administration.

Which Italian painter and architect

is best known for Lives of the Artist,

the fundamental source of information

on Italian Renaissance art?

-Botticelli.

-Vasari.

Mombasa is the principal port of which African country?

Kenya.

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius

and Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome from 96 to 180 AD.

How were they collectively known?

The last five emperors?

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

They turned out to be good blokes.

No passes. John O'Hagan, 24 points.

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And finally, Jonathan Perry again, please.

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

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

Here we go with your general knowledge.

"Here's one I made earlier"

was a catchphrase on which programme?

-Blue Peter.

-Which extinct members

of the cat family got their name

from the elongated teeth in their upper jaw?

-Sabre-toothed tiger.

-In tennis, what name's given

to the lines that mark the boundary

between the inner court and the outer court?

Tram lines.

In 1911, American explorer

Hiram Bingham discovered the ruins

of which Inca stronghold

about 50 miles northwest of Cusco?

Machu Picchu.

Which explosive is also used in medicine

to ease cardiac pain?

-TNT.

-Nitro-glycerine.

What was the name of the school

of design architecture and applied art

founded in Weimar in 1919

by the German architect Walter Gropius?

Bauhaus.

Which science-fiction writer's works include

a trilogy set on the planet Hain

and the Earthsea novels for children?

-Arthur C. Clarke.

-No, Ursula Le Guin.

In July 2010, which digital radio station

did the BBC say would stay open

after an online petition and protest

from stars such as David Bowie and Lily Allen?

-BBC Radio 6.

-Yes, BBC 6 Music.

What two-word Hindi name,

translating roughly as "hot mixture,"

is given to a combination of spices

used in Indian cookery?

-Garam masala.

-Which American inventor,

best known for a means of communication,

was an accomplished painter and taught art

at New York University in the 1830s?

Samuel Morse.

Which school of philosophy

comes from the Greek word for dog,

the nickname of Diogenes,

who is regarded as its founder?

-Cynics.

-The actor and comedian

Richard Ayoade made his directorial debut in 2011

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

-40 First Dates.

-Submarine.

From which country did Texas win its independence

at the Battle of San Jacinto of April 1836?

-Spain.

-Mexico.

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

was a torch-bearer at Beethoven's funeral

and was buried near him?

-Mozart.

-Schubert.

What name was given to the agreement

reached in February 2011

between Britain's four biggest banks

and the government?

-Baltu.

-Merlin. Project Merlin.

Which city was founded in Roman times

as Aqua sulis,

and dedicated to the Celtic goddess Suil?

-Bath.

-Which percussion instrument,

made from a pair of dried gourds with seeds inside,

have been used in works by Prokofiev and Bernstein?

Maracas.

According to the Gospels of Mark and John,

who was the first to see Christ after his resurrection?

Mary Magdalene.

Which of Lord Byron's mistresses

wrote that he was

"mad, bad and dangerous to know?"

-Lady Caroline.

-In 1882,

which outlaw was shot in his own home

by Robert Ford, a member of his gang?

BEEP Ned Kelly.

No, it was Jesse James.

No passes, Jonathan Perry. You have 25 points.

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

Let's look at the scores.

In fourth place, 16 points, Craig Rice.

Third place, 18 points, Elizabeth Hashmi.

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

With 25 points, Jonathan Perry.

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

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

And if you would like to play an online version of Mastermind,

or indeed be a contender on the next series,

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