Episode 12 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Denise Smith, a retired teacher.

Her specialist subject - the rock band Fleetwood Mac.

Next, James Mackenzie, Head of Partnerships. His subject - the lost railways of West Yorkshire.

Rob Green, a songwriter. He'll be answering on astronomy.

And Martin O'Gorman, a teacher. His subject - the novels of John Updike.

Hello and welcome to Mastermind, with me John Humphrys.

Four more contenders take TV's ultimate test of nerve and knowledge.

They will answer two minutes of questions on their specialist subject, 2½ on general knowledge.

The winner goes to the semi-final and takes a step closer to becoming the owner of the great glass bowl.

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

Let's ask our first contender to join us, please.

And your name is...?

In two minutes. At which prestigious festival did they give their first live performance in August, 1967?

-The Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival.

-Before John McVie joined, Bob Brunning was recruited as bassist

after he responded to an advert in which music magazine?

-Record Mirror?

-Melody Maker. In 1969, which instrumental track gave them their first UK number one?

Albatross. On which album did Christine Perfect make her first appearance as a guest artist?

-Mr Wonderful?

-Yes. The group's third UK single was a cover of which song written by Little Willie John?

-Forgotten, pass.

-In 1970, after their lease at Kiln House expired,

they bought a large country house in Hampshire. What was its name?

-Benifols.

-While in Los Angeles during their '71 tour, Jeremy Spencer joined which religious sect?

-The Children of God.

-Which track on the Rumours album was written by all five members of the band?

-The Chain.

-Jeremy Spencer habitually imitated which famous blues musician whose guitar style he mastered?

-Elmore James.

-They accidentally destroyed the original master tapes of which album by taking them

through the X-ray machines at airport security?

Em...

-Em...pass.

-Which member of the band was sacked during a US tour which was then cancelled,

only for the band's manager to assemble a new band to resume the tour claiming to be Fleetwood Mac?

-Danny Kirwan.

-Bob Weston. Christine McVie recorded Songbird in the empty auditorium of which US university?

-It was Zellerbach.

-Berkeley. In March, 1976, which single became their biggest American hit so far

when it reached number 11 with the band's new line-up including Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham?

-Over My Head?

-No, Rhiannon.

-BEEP

You had two passes. The band destroyed the original master tape of Bare Trees.

And the group's third UK single was a cover of Need Your Love So Bad.

-Those two passes, Denise Smith. You have seven points.

-Thank you.

And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Two minutes. Which railway that opened in 1885 having cost £4m-£6m

was one of the last independent Victorian railways to be built?

-Pass.

-The branch line to which town joined the Huddersfield to Penistone line at Brockholes?

-Holmfirth.

-Which river is crossed by the Castleford Viaduct on the Castleford to Garforth line?

-Calder.

-Aire. What station on the line between Skipton and Ilkley was a frequent destination for royalty

visiting the Duke of Devonshire?

-Bolton Abbey.

-Which town was served by Central Station on a loop of the line from Wakefield to Leeds?

-Dewsbury.

-On 6th January, 1964, one of the first Yorkshire lines closed by the Beeching Report

linked Harrogate to which station on the York to Leeds line?

-Church Fenton.

-Which tunnel between Halifax and Keighley was the longest on the Great Northern Railways?

-Queensbury.

-What line provided a connection with Lancashire and Yorkshire's main Calder Valley line?

-Pass.

-Which 15-inch gauge railway was laid on the track bed of the Clayton West branch?

-Kirkless Light.

-What nickname was given to lines from Bradford to Halifax due to its steep gradients?

-The Alpine Route.

-Which town between Leeds and Bradford had stations called Lowtown and Greenside?

-Pudsey.

-The line from Oakenshaw to Thornhill has been converted into a cycle way. What's it now called?

-Spen Valley Greenway.

-Which tunnel on the old North Midland line between Derby and Leeds

-was opened into a cutting in the '20s?

-Pass.

-Otley was served by the Midland Railway and what other?

-NER.

-What was the nickname of the rail motor service operating from Ossett to Chickenley Heath?

-Chickenley Coddy.

-Which company built the line between Huddersfield and Leeds that opened in 1900?

-London North Western.

-Which 22-arch viaduct between Brighouse and the Calder Valley main line

-was partially demolished...

-BEEP

..in 1987, 35 years after the line was closed?

-The Wyke Viaduct.

-Correct.

Three passes. That tunnel was the Chevet Tunnel.

The line connecting Lancashire and Yorkshire's Calder Valley line was the Horbury West Curve.

And that railway that opened in 1885 was Hull and Barnsley.

Three passes, but James Mackenzie you have 13 points.

And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Two minutes. In which constellation is the red dwarf that is the nearest star to Earth apart from the Sun?

-Centaurus.

-Which type of galaxy did Edwin Hubble denote by the uppercase letters SB and lowercase A-C,

in order of increasing openness?

-Spiral.

-No, barred spirals. What name is given to the cluster of galaxies to which ours belongs?

-Local Group.

-What's the popular name for tunnels that theoretically lie between two black holes?

-Wormholes.

-Who first inferred the existence of dark matter in 1933

when he observed that some galaxies would fly apart if invisible matter was not holding them together?

-Pass.

-When viewed from two widely different points in space,

a nearby star appears to shift slightly in position in respect to distant stars. What is this called?

-Parallax.

-The number of sun spots visible on the Sun waxes and wanes. What's the average cycle period?

-11 years.

-An Italian astronomer's 1877 map of Mars showed lines that he called canali or channels,

which lead to the idea that there might be artificial waterways. What was his name?

-Schiaparelli.

-Which feature in Neptune's southern hemisphere was observed by Voyager II in 1989,

but has subsequently disappeared?

-A blue spot.

-Yes, great dark spot. What term, similar to the Big Bang, is used for the theory

that the universe might eventually collapse back on itself?

-The Big Crunch.

-The locations of the Trojan asteroids in Jupiter's orbit

are an example of which points in space, named after an 18th century French mathematician,

where a small body can remain at relative rest?

-Lagrange Points.

-What name is given to the phase of the Moon when it is more than half, but less than full?

-Gibbous.

-A mass of icy bodies at the edge of the Solar System is the source of certain comets.

Which Dutch astronomer is it named after?

-Oort.

-In 1603, which German astronomer introduced the system...

-BEEP

..of assigning Greek letters to the stars in a constellation, the brightest being given Alpha,

-followed by a form of the constellation's Latin name?

-Pass.

I can tell you that was Johann Bayer and the name of that chap who first inferred dark matter

-was Fritz Zwicky. You have, Rob Green, 11 points.

-Thank you.

And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Two minutes. What is the real name of Rabbit, the subject of Updike's novel sequence from 1960 to 2001?

-Harry Angstrom.

-Which 1968 Updike novel centres around a web of adulterous relationships in Tarbox?

-Couples.

-Who flags down Ahmad Mulloy's explosive-laden truck as it heads to the Lincoln Tunnel?

-Jack Lehman.

-Jack Levy. Which novel opens with, "What's this?" and closes with, "What was it?"?

-The Centaur?

-The Poorhouse Fair. In The Witches of Eastwick,

Suki Rougemont is employed as a reporter on what weekly newspaper?

-The Eastwick Word.

-In A Month Of Sundays, what is said to reveal more than decades of conversation?

-Golf.

-What is the revolving restaurant where Roger meets Verna in Roger's Version?

-Eyes of The World?

-The Three-Sixty. To whom in Marry Me does Jerry say, "You're a great blonde.

"When you get up... I want to pledge allegiance"?

-Jenny.

-Sally. Which Surrealist artist does Hope Chafetz describe as a one-man circus in Seek My Face?

-Guy...

-No, Salvador Dali. To which fellow writer does Updike dedicate his 1978 novel The Coup?

-Evelyn Waugh?

-His mother. What is the occupation of Thord, an elderly employee on Feng's estate,

in Gertrude and Claudius?

-He keeps hawks.

-Of which fictional African country is Colonel Hakim Felix Ellellou the President

as well as Minister of National Defence in The Coup?

-Kush.

-Which novel, published shortly before Updike's death is the sequel to The Witches of Eastwick?

-Widows of Eastwick.

-What's the name of the Whitmans' cat in Couples?

-Cotton.

-Developments in Hardware and You Don't Want To Know are chapters in which 2004 novel?

BEEP

-The Terrorist.

-No, it's Villages.

No passes. Martin O'Gorman, you have eight points.

So that's the end of the first round. Let's look at the scores.

In fourth place, Denise Smith.

Third place, Martin O'Gorman.

Second place, Rob Green.

In the lead, 13 points, James Mackenzie.

It is the general knowledge round now. If there's a tie, the number of passes is taken into account.

The person with the fewer passes is the winner. If they tie on passes, we have a tie-break.

The six highest-scoring runners-up also claim a semi-final place.

Let's get on with it and ask Denise Smith to join us again, please.

And you start with seven points with your knowledge of Fleetwood Mac.

Let's see how you do.

In the song Scarborough Fair, which herb is mentioned with parsley, sage and rosemary?

-Thyme.

-Which childhood disease, weakening bones, is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D?

-Rickets?

-Yes. What is a small arrangement or spray of flowers worn on the bodice of evening gowns?

-Nosegay?

-Corsage. Which antiques dealer was played by Ian McShane from 1986 to 1994?

-Lovejoy.

-Which historic region of eastern Europe was part of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918

-when it was incorporated into Romania?

-Pass.

In horse racing, who rode all seven winners at Ascot in 1996?

-Frankie Dettori.

-Which poem by Rupert Brooke contains the line,

"There's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England"?

-Dulce Et Decorum Est?

-The Soldier. In which English city is the Theatre Royal,

the country's oldest continuously working theatre, opened in 1766 and home of the Old Vic Company?

-Coventry?

-Bristol. What thick Italian omelette is made with a variety of vegetables

and made like Spanish tortilla?

-Pass.

-In 2011, who published a diary of life in Downing Street entitled Behind The Black Door?

-Pass.

-Which film stars Julia Roberts as a single mother who gets a job as a legal assistant

-and brings down a power company accused of polluting?

-Pass.

Which journalist and explorer was born in Denbigh in 1834,

-the illegitimate son of John Rowlands and Elizabeth Parry?

-Pass.

What name that describes part of the drapery to conceal curtain rails

is also used for a sheet under a mattress covering the legs of a bed?

-Valance?

-Yes. Which US President got his nickname Dutch when his father said he looked like a fat Dutchman?

-Roosevelt?

-Reagan.

Sir Tim Rice collaborated with two members of ABBA to write which stage musical?

-Chess.

-What is the plant disease caused by fungi which produce a dusty white surface on leaves?

-Mildew.

-Which law enforcement agency was formed in 1873 to deal with traders from the United States

selling illicit whisky to the local Indians?

-CIA?

-The Mounties. Which female novelist edited the 5th and 6th editions

-of the Oxford Companion to English Literature?

-Margaret Drabble?

-Yes. In Greek mythology, who was the personification of the rainbow?

-BEEP

-Iris?

-Iris is correct. You have five passes.

The explorer born in 1834 was Henry Morton Stanley. Erin Brockovich was that film.

Sarah Brown, Gordon's wife, wrote Behind The Black Door.

Frittata is that thick Italian omelette and that historic region of eastern Europe

was Transylvania. You have now a total of 16 points.

And Martin O'Gorman next, please.

And you start off with eight points with your knowledge of John Updike and his books.

General knowledge. In which organ of the body is bile produced?

-The liver.

-What name is given to a newly-elected parliament with no overall majority?

-Hung.

-Which plant produces an abundance of tiny white flowers and is known as Baby's Breath?

Its proper name comes from the Greek for chalk-loving.

-Pass.

-Which fashion accessories of the early 1980s, originally worn by ballet dancers over tights,

were seen in Fame and Flashdance?

-Leg warmers.

-What is the process discovered in 1839 by the American inventor Charles Goodyear,

whereby rubber is heated with sulphur to toughen it?

-Coalescing?

-Vulcanization. Which lake, drained at its northern end by the River Eamont,

is England's second largest?

-Windermere?

-Ullswater. Which New York band had a UK hit single with I Don't Feel Like Dancin'?

-Wham?

-Scissor Sisters.

What expression for noble descent comes from the Spanish sangre azule

and is thought to derive from the visible veins of the aristocracy?

-Blue-blooded.

-Which city did Joan Didion describe as "the most extreme and allegorical American settlement,

"bizarre and beautiful in its venality and devotion to immediate gratification"?

-San Francisco?

-Las Vegas.

In David Copperfield, which humble character is thought by some to be based on Hans Christian Andersen?

-Uriah Heep.

-Sir Charles Isham is generally credited with introducing what garden ornaments to Britain

after a trip to Germany?

-Garden gnomes.

-Which tennis player's Uncle Miguel was a footballer called The Beast of Barcelona?

-Monica Seles?

-Nadal. Which former Friends actor appeared in the TV series Episodes

as a larger-than-life version of himself?

-Michael Schwimmer?

-Matt Leblanc. The last king of Lydia, renowned for his great wealth,

died in 546BC. What was his name?

-Croesus.

-Which Buckinghamshire town gives its name to a large duck?

-Aylesbury.

-Which poet published a new translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in 2007?

-John Duffield?

-Simon Armitage. The story of whose journey around South America as a young medical student

is told in the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries?

-Che Guevara.

-What is the part of a flag furthest from the mast?

-The bar?

-No, the fly. What is...

-BEEP

..the title of Elgar's cycle of five songs for contralto and orchestra that includes The Swimmer?

-Enigma Variations?

-No, it's The Sea Pictures.

You had one pass. That plant with the white flowers is gypsophila.

You have a total now, Martin O'Gorman, of 17 points.

And Rob Green now, please.

You begin this round with 11 points with your knowledge of astronomy.

Let's see how you do. 2½ minutes.

The 17-syllable verse form the haiku originated in which country?

-Pass.

-Which broadcaster and former barrister has presented Have I Got News For You and Loose Ends?

-Clive James?

-Clive Anderson. What is the soft-bodied larva of various insects such as the housefly

found in decaying organic matter?

-Maggots.

-Which island is divided into two French departements with Bastia and Ajaccio as the capitals?

-New Guinea?

-Corsica. Alpha particles emitted by radioactive substances are nuclei of which element?

-Hydrogen.

-Helium. What two-word rhyming phrase from America is used for a radio phone-in presenter

or disc jockey who is deliberately offensive?

-Shock jock.

-Which future king on first seeing his wife-to-be said,

"Harris, I am not well. Pray get me a glass of brandy"?

-George III?

-George IV! On TV, in which fictional village did Geraldine Granger become the vicar

of St Barnabas' Church?

-Dibley.

-Who began his football managerial career with East Stirling in 1974 before moving to St Mirren?

-Jock Stein?

-Ferguson. Which bridge across the Thames, built by John Rennie between 1811 and 1817,

was originally to be called Strand Bridge?

-Westminster?

-Waterloo. Which album by the Rolling Stones from 1968

includes Sympathy For The Devil and Street Fighting Man?

-Beggars Banquet?

-Yes. What collective name is usually given to a famous translation of 11 tales

of Welsh folklore and mythology published between 1838 and 1849?

-Mabinogion?

-Yes! Which Impressionist painter's reclining nude Olympia

was based on Titian's Venus of Urbino?

-Pass.

-Which Liberal Democrat MP was appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

when the coalition took office in May, 2010?

-Sorry, pass.

-What unit, commonly used for measuring land area, is equal to 10,000 square metres?

-A hectare?

-Yes. Which Russian-born composer was commissioned by Diaghilev to write The Firebird?

-BEEP Stravinsky!

-Stravinsky is correct.

You had three passes. It was Chris Huhne who became Energy Secretary in May, 2010.

Manet was the Impressionist painter with his reclining nude, Olympia.

And the haiku came from Japan.

-You have, Rob Green, 18 points.

-Thank you.

And, finally, James Mackenzie again, please.

And you begin with 13 points with your knowledge of those lost railways.

General knowledge. A chemical compound called cupric or cuprous contains which metal?

-Copper.

-Mohamed al-Fayed unveiled a statue of which singer at Craven Cottage football ground in 2011?

-Michael Jackson.

-What nickname was Margaret Thatcher given when she ended free school milk?

-Milk Snatcher.

-What scene features in Michelangelo's fresco on the west wall of the Sistine Chapel?

-Last Supper?

-The Last Judgment. Which range of granite peaks in Northern Ireland extends 9 miles

from Newcastle to Rostrevor?

-Giant's Causeway?

-Mourne Mountains. What showcase for new talent was opened by Don Ward in May, '79,

-over a strip club in Soho?

-100 Club?

The Comedy Store. In March, 1960, in which South African township did police open fire on a crowd,

killing or wounding 250 people?

-Pretoria?

-Sharpeville. Who won the 2003 Man Booker Prize

with his debut novel Vernon God Little, set in Martino, Texas?

-DBC Pierre.

-In which part of the body is the brachial artery found?

-Pass.

-Which broad, ribbon-like pasta takes its name from an Italian word for "to gobble up"

and is served with heavy dishes like wild boar?

-Linguine?

-No, pappardelle. American techno DJ and performer Richard Melville Hall uses what stage name

referring to the fact he's related to Herman Melville?

-Moby.

-Which member of the thrush family, famed for its song, is poetically known as Philomel?

-Nightingale.

-In the 2010 film Conviction, who plays Betty Anne Waters, who dedicates her life

to proving the innocence of her brother, convicted of murder?

-Angelina Jolie?

-Hilary Swank. Which name of Old French or Middle Dutch origin is given to an anchored float

that serves as a navigation mark?

-A buoy.

-Who took a four-stroke lead into the final round of the 2011 US Masters golf tournament,

but finished up 10 strokes behind?

-Rory McIlroy.

-Which river flows into the Mediterranean through the Rosetta and the Damietta?

-Pass.

-Which Liverpool-born actor played brooding farmer Robert Carne

in the 2011 TV version of South Riding?

-David Morrissey.

-In the Bible, what's the hill in Jerusalem

where an existing Jebusite fortress became David's royal capital?

-Mount Semmon?

-Mount Zion. Which of Shakespeare's historical plays

has the alternative title All Is True?

BEEP

-Henry IV Part II.

-Henry VIII!

Two passes. The River Nile flows into the Med through those branches. You knew it.

And the part of the body with the brachial artery is the upper arm.

However, James Mackenzie, you have 22 points.

So there we are. A clear winner. Let's look at the final scores.

In fourth place, Denise Smith.

Third place, Martin O'Gorman.

Second place, very close so far, Rob Green.

In first place, he leapt away - 22 points, James Mackenzie.

So James is tonight's winner and goes through to the semi-finals.

Congratulations to him. If you would like to play an online version of Mastermind

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And do join us next time for more Masterminds. Thank you for watching. Goodbye.

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