Episode 16 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Alison Rawlinson,

a registered nurse from Godalming.

Her subject, the children's fiction of Rudyard Kipling.

Next, Euan McCullough, a solicitor from Perthshire.

He'll be answering questions on passenger liners.

Martin Smith, a lecturer from Shillingstone.

His subject is the British heavy metal band, Motorhead.

And George Ferzoco, a researcher and translator from Bristol.

His subject, the Italian film director, Federico Fellini.

APPLAUSE

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 will answer two minutes of questions on their specialist subject

and then two and a half minutes on general knowledge.

The winner goes through to the semi-finals

and takes a step closer to owning the great glass bowl,

but the real prize, of course,

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?

Alison Rawlinson.

Your occupation?

Registered nurse.

And your specialist subject?

The children's fiction of Rudyard Kipling.

Children's fiction of Rudyard Kipling, two minutes, starting now.

In the Jungle Books, what animal is Baloo,

who teaches the law of the jungle to the wolf cubs and Mowgli?

-A bear.

-What's the name of the Little Friend Of All The World

-who's the title character in Kipling's novel published in 1901?

-Kim.

In the Just So stories, The Beginning Of The Armadillos

tells the tale of how the painted jaguar is outwitted

by the slow, solid tortoise and which other animal?

Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog.

Which of the schoolboys in Stalky & Co assume the name Stalky

-or Uncle Stalky after outsmarting the farmer, Vidley?

-Corcoran.

The poem A Smugglers Song in Puck of Pook's Hill,

repeats the instruction "To watch the war, my darling, while..?

-The gentlemen go by.

-What is the name of the of the little fenced wood

that Dan and Una maintain as their very own kingdom in Gloriana?

-Pass.

-Which historical figure says he is "a priest in spite of myself,"

in a story in Rewards And Fairies?

-Nicholas Culpeper?

-No, Taleron.

In which story of the Jungle Books does the Viceroy of India

receive a visit from the Emir of Afghanistan,

"He is a wild king of a very wild country?"

-No. Pass.

-Which conflict provides the setting

for the story The Way That He Took,

collected in The Land And Sea Tales For Scouts And Guides?

-The Boer War.

-In Weland's Sword, Puck Of Pook's Hill

rebukes Dan and Una for using the word "fairies."

-What term does he prefer?

-Farisees.

-No, "the people of the hills."

In the language of the schoolboys in Stalky & Co, what is a tweaker?

-A catapult.

-What's the title of the last of the Mowgli stories,

at the end of which, the grown-up Mowgli leaves the jungle?

-The Spring Running.

-In the story, The Wrong Thing,

Hal of the Draft recalls first meeting his enemy Benedetto

in which English city?

No. Pass.

At what time of day does the Kangaroo first visit the Little God Nqa

to demand he be made different from all the other animals in the story,

The Singsong Of Old Man Kangaroo?

-Six before breakfast. BEEP

-Correct.

We're out of time. You had three passes.

In The Wrong Thing, Hal of the Draft meets Benedetto in Oxford.

Servants of the Queen is that story in the Jungle Book

where the Viceroy of India gets a visit from the Emir of Afghanistan,

and the name of the little fenced wood is Willow Shaw.

You have, Alison Rawlinson, nine points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Euan McCulloch.

-Your occupation?

-Solicitor.

And your specialist subject?

The world's passenger liners, 1939 to 1979.

Liners in two minutes.

What was the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Japan,

hurriedly renamed in 1942 following Japan's entry into the war?

-Empress of Scotland.

-Which ship set sail from Liverpool on 20th August 1947

as Cunard's first post-war built transatlantic liner?

-Media.

-Which French liner capsized in New York harbour in February 1942

because of the amount of water pumped into the vessel by fire boats

after she caught fire while being converted to a troop ship?

-Normandy.

-What was the name of the modification

made to the funnel top of the P&O liner Himalaya in 1953

to reduce the amount of soot falling on deck?

-Thornycroft.

-Who was the architect of SS United States,

the last large liner to win the blue ribbon

for the fastest transatlantic crossing?

William Francis Gibbs.

Which island set up its own shipping company

after Union Castle ended its passenger service in 1977?

-St Helena.

-During the second world war,

which liner of the Holland America Line was sunk three times

while still under construction at the shipyard?

-Noordam.

-Westerdam. What name did the Rio Tunuyan carry

from 1952 till '55 when she reverted to her original name

following a regime change in Argentina?

-Evita.

-Which of the British India Line's four D-class liners

built after the war sank after being damaged

by a terrorist bomb in the spring 1961?

-Dara.

-What was the last four-funnelled Atlantic liner

when it was withdrawn from service in 1949?

Aquitania.

Which Shaw Savill liner was painted white

for the Queen's post-coronation Commonwealth tour?

-Gothic.

-In what capacity did HMS Atheling

and HMS Fencer serve in the war before being converted

by Flatta Lauro into the Roma and Sydney?

-Aircraft carriers.

-What was the name of the ZIM Lines' new flagship liner

which started a transatlantic service

from Haifa to New York in April '64?

-Shalom.

-The Infante Dom Henrique entered service on the African colonial run

in September 1961 as which country's largest ever liner?

-Portugal.

-In October 1942, the Queen Mary, acting as a troop ship, collided

with which Royal Navy cruiser escorting her towards the Clyde?

-Curacao. BEEP

-Indeed it was. HMS Curacao.

You had no passes.

You have, Euan McCulloch, 14 points.

Thank you. APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Martin Smith.

-Your occupation?

-Lecturer.

-And your specialist subject?

-Motorhead.

-Motorhead in two minutes.

Starting now. Ian Kilmister, better known as Lemmy,

formed Motorhead in 1975 having been fired from which other group?

-Hawkwind.

-In June 1981, what's the name of the band's first live album?

It went straight into the album charts at number one.

-No Sleep Till Hammersmith.

-The band's logo, often know as War-Pig or Snaggletooth,

was designed by which artist?

-Joe Petagno.

-Please Don't Touch,

which reached number five in the UK singles chart

in 1981 as part of the Valentine's Day Massacre EP

was a collaboration between Motorhead and which all-female band?

-Girlschool.

-Which Motorhead single includes the line,

"If you like to gamble, I tell you, I'm your man?"

-Ace Of Spades.

-For which label did the band record their first album,

On Parole, although it wasn't released until 1979?

United Artists.

Which former member of the Pink Fairies

was the original lead guitarist, soon replaced by Fast Eddie Clarke?

-Larry Wallis.

-In 1979, the band were thrown into jail in which country

after a rampage on a bus following a not very successful concert?

-Finland.

-In 1976, a deal was made with Stiff Records for Motorhead

to record White Line Fever. It was arranged by the band's manager

who'd formerly managed the Moody Blues and The Move. What was his name?

-Doug Smith.

-Tony Secunda.

Lemmy plays Spider in which film by the Comic Strip team

with Motorhead providing songs for the soundtrack?

-Eat the Rich.

-After Eddie Clark's departure,

Brian Robertson joined the band as lead guitarist,

but features only on which studio album?

Another Perfect Day.

The band's first album was the 1977 eponymous Motorhead.

Who produced the album?

-Speedy Keen.

-Yes, John Keen.

With which punk band did Motorhead record

a version of The Sweet's Ballroom Blitz in 1978?

It appeared as the B-side of I Just Can't Be Happy Today.

-The Damned.

-On which track on the '92 album March or Die

does Ozzy Osbourne share the vocals with Lemmy?

-Pass.

-What is the name of the 1988 live album released in an attempt

to match the success of No Sleep Till Hammersmith,

although it only reached number 79 in the charts?

-No Sleep At All.

-Which track on the Bomber album...

-BEEP

-I've started, so I shall finish.

..includes the line, "I ain't no beauty,"

and features Eddie Clarke on lead vocals instead of Lemmy?

-Step Down.

-Is correct. You had just one pass.

The track on the '92 album March Or Die in which

Ozzy Osbourne shares the vocals is I Ain't No Nice Guy.

You have, also, 14 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-George Ferzoco.

-Your occupation?

-Researcher and translator.

And your specialist subject?

The life and films of Federico Fellini.

Fellini in two minutes, starting now. Fellini was born in which resort

that attracted circus and vaudeville performers who influenced his work?

-Rimini.

-What's the name of the character in La Dolce Vita

who makes a living capturing celebrities in comprising situations?

It's the source of the word for photo reporter.

-Paparazzo.

-At the age of 19, Fellini moved to Rome

where he contributed to which humour magazine?

-Marc'Aurelio.

-In the 1940s, he received Oscar nominations

for his work on the screenplays of two Roberto Rossellini films,

Rome, Open City and...?

-Paisan.

-In which film, his first solo directorial effort,

did Fellini's wife Giulietta Masina

make her first appearance as the prostitute Cabiria?

-The White Sheik.

-In Amarcord, what Greek word does Ovo,

the naughty schoolboy, deliberately mispronounce,

much to the chagrin of his schoolmaster?

-Emarpsamen.

-Of which composer's death did he say,

"I was left with a kingdom of silent shadows."

The last film they worked on together was Orchestra Rehearsal.

-Nino Rota.

-In the film 8 1/2, Guido,

the director played by Marcello Mastroianni,

is advised to take 300 gram doses of what,

to be drunk in three stages at 15-minute intervals?

-Spa water.

-Fellini began keeping notebooks

in which he sketched his dreams after becoming immersed

in the ideas of which Swiss psychologist?

-Jung.

-Which global arts prize was he awarded in 1990

by the Japanese Art Association?

-Smith.

-Praemium Imperiale. What is the name

of the character played by Mastroianni in the City of Women?

It was apparently his nickname for the actor.

-Snaporaz.

-In the final scene of Casanova,

Giacomo enjoys one last dance with a mechanical doll, Rosalba, in Venice.

He met her at court in which city?

-Wurttemberg.

-His 1968 short film Toby Dammit starring Terence Stamp

is loosely based on which short horror story by Edgar Allan Poe?

-Never Bet The Devil Your Head.

-In La Dolce Vita, Silvia asked Marcello

to point out which Florentine landmark

from the top of St Peter's Dome in Rome?

-Smith.

-Giotto's campanile.

In 1967, while Fellini was in hospital with pneumonia,

it was discovered he had a rare...

-BEEP

-I'll finish the question.

..and potentially life-threatening condition

impeding his recovery. What was it?

Santorelli... schwarzmberg syndrome.

Santorelli schwarzman syndrome.

But we're going to give it to you. That was very close.

That's very kind.

No passes. George Ferzoco, you have 13 points.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Well, that's the end of a very close round there.

Let's have a look at all of the scores.

In fourth place, nine points, Alison Rawlinson.

Third place, 13 points, George Ferzoco.

Joint first place, 14 points apiece,

Euan McCulloch and Martin Smith.

APPLAUSE

So, Round 2 now. General knowledge. And if there is a tie

at the end of it, the number of passes is taken into account,

and the person with fewer passes is the winner.

If they're tied on passes as well, there will be a tie-break.

The six highest scoring runners-up

will also claim a place in the semi-finals.

So let's get on with it and ask Alison to join us again,

if she would, please.

And you begin with nine points

with your knowledge of Rudyard Kipling.

Let's see how you do with general knowledge. 2.5 minutes, starting now.

In The Sound Of Music, what's the first name

of the character played by Julie Andrews?

-Maria.

-Which aromatic plant has a stalk that turns bright green

when it's candied and is used to decorate cakes and trifles?

-Angelica.

-Who in 1997 became the first female

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?

-Pass.

-What name is given to the tuft of hair above a horse's hoof

or the part of the leg where this hair grows?

-Fetlock.

-In 1967, the artist Francis Bacon produced

a celebrated triptych inspired by which TS Eliot work?

-The Wasteland.

-Sweeney Agonistes.

In mathematics, what name is given to

a system of equations that are to be solved together?

The simplest example is a pair of linear equations and two unknowns.

-Quadratic equation.

-Simultaneous equations.

Which choreographer and former director of Hot Gossip,

joined the television programme

So You Think You Can Dance in January 2010?

-Flick Colby.

-Arlene Phillips.

Which channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans lies between

the tip of mainland South America and the island Tierra del Fuego?

-Magellan Strait.

-In music, what word is generally used in modern hymns

for a soprano part added to the melody while the congregation sings the tune?

Descant.

Which 20th-century British monarch whose seven Christian names include

the four patron saints of the UK was known as David by his immediate family?

-The Duke of Windsor.

-Yes, Edward VIII.

The name of which islands between the Shetlands and Iceland

is thought to come from the old Norse for sheep islands?

-Fair Isle.

-No, the Faroes. According to Shakespeare in Henry IV part two,

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a...?"

-Crown.

-Which explorer and adventurer's exploits include being the first

to visit both poles by land and sea and the first to run

seven marathons on seven continents in seven days?

-Ranulph Fiennes.

-Which cellist and conductor who refused to return

to Spain while Franco ruled did much to revive

the appreciation of Bach's cello music?

Pablo Casals.

In Islam, what is the Hajj?

The pilgrimage to Mecca.

Which Canadian city is home to an ice hockey team

called the Canucks and a football team called the Whitecaps?

-Quebec.

-Vancouver.

Tatting is a decorative form of which fabric

usually made by hand with a small shuttle?

-Lace.

-Monica Ali's 2011 novel, The Untold Story,

about what might have happened if a public figure had disappeared

into an ordinary suburban life instead

of dying in an accident. Who was the person?

-No idea.

-Which town...

-BEEP

I've started so I'll finish.

..on the North Wales coast founded in 1283 by Edward I

is the site of one of his castles,

shares its name with the river on whose estuary it stands?

-Caernarfon.

-No, Conwy.

You had two passes. That person who might have disappeared

but actually died in an accident was Diana, Princess of Wales.

That was the subject of Monica Ali's novel.

And the first female Secretary of State for Northern Ireland was Mo Mowlam.

Those two passes, Alison Rawlinson, you have 20 points.

APPLAUSE

And now George Ferzoco again, please.

You set out on this round with 13 points

with your knowledge of Fellini.

Two and a half minutes of general knowledge. The name of which planet

comes from the Roman goddess of love and beauty?

-Venus.

-Which ox-like animal, found both wild and domesticated in Tibet,

has a thick, shaggy coat and widely-spread upturned horns?

-Yak.

-Who wrote The Life And Strange Surprising Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe,

first published in 1719 and based on the real-life

adventures of Alexander Selkirk?

-Defoe.

-In December 2010, which small emirate

was chosen to host the 2022 football World Cup?

-Qatar.

-Which painting by Leonardo da Vinci features Cecilia Gallerani,

the mistress of the Duke of Milan,

and is named after the animal she's holding?

-The Lady with the Weasel.

-Yes, or Lady With An Ermine.

What term is used for the type of engine typically used in modern aircraft

that obtains forward propulsion by expelling hot gases generated by burning fuel

and compressed air drawn in from the atmosphere?

-Smith.

-Jet. Which celebrated Austrian composer

agreed to teach Beethoven in Vienna in 1792?

Haydn.

Which Russian Tsar toured Western Europe in 1697,

and studied ship building at the naval dockyard at Deptford?

Peter the Great.

In 1983, whose forged diaries did historian Lord Dacre

declare to be genuine?

Hitler.

Anosmia is a loss of which of the senses?

-Hearing.

-Smell.

Which 1999 film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton

as a soap salesman and an insomniac office worker

is based on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk?

Fight Club.

In finance, what term is used for a largely unregulated

investment portfolio that uses aggressive techniques

such as short selling to maximise returns?

-Fraud.

-Hedge fund.

Which Mexican dish is named after the Aztec words

for avocado and sauce?

Don't know. Pass.

In which West Yorkshire village is the parsonage

that was home to the Bronte sisters?

Haworth.

In ancient times, what name was given

to the rock outcrops that marked the eastern entrance

of the Strait of Gibraltar?

The Pillars of Hercules.

Which detective played by Peter Falk,

was supposedly based on Porfiry Petrovich,

who investigates the murder

in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment?

Columbo.

Elvis Presley first recorded on which label owned by Sam Phillips?

-Sun.

-Who resigned as president of Argentina

in the wake of his country's defeat in the Falklands War?

-Niamege.

-Galtieri.

Irving Stone's novel, Lust for Life,

is a fictional biography based on the life

of which post-Impressionist artist?

-Toulouse-Lautrec.

-Van Gough.

-Which country borders Germany to the west...

-BEEP

..and the Soviet Union and former Czechoslovakia to the south and east?

-Poland.

-You had one pass.

The name of that Mexican dish which comes from avocado and sauce,

guacamole.

-One pass. George Ferzoco, you have 27 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And now, Euan McCulloch again, please.

And you begin with 14 points with your knowledge of passenger liners.

Let's see how you do in general knowledge. 27 is the score to beat.

Two and a half minutes of general knowledge.

Which domesticated animal has breeds including

English Lop and Flemish Giant?

-Sheep.

-Rabbits.

Which legendary hero was the inspiration

for Lionel Bart's unsuccessful musical, Twang?

Pass.

What was the name of the younger son

of George V and Queen Mary,

who died aged 13 in 1919?

John.

The name of which country means "the saviour" in Spanish?

El Salvador.

In a by-election in March 2011,

in which town's central constituency

did the Liberal Democrats come sixth

behind UKIP and the BNP?

-Oldham.

-Barnsley.

The North Star, the brightest star

of the constellation Ursa Minor,

is commonly known by what other name?

-Orion.

-Pole Star.

In which English city is the Walker Art Gallery?

-Newcastle.

-Liverpool.

Under what name did Eric Clapton

and various musicians record the classic album,

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs?

-Cream?

-Derek And The Dominoes.

Aeschylus, Euripides, and which other writer

were the three great Athenian dramatists

of the fifth century BC?

Sophocles?

In Paris, there's a bronze star

known as the Kilometre Zero,

from where all distances to the capital

from other French cities are measured.

Which religious building is it in front of?

Notre Dame.

Who was excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1521

and came before an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire,

known as the Diet of Worms?

-Martin Luther.

-Yes.

In 2011, which Oscar-winning actor

played a former campaigning journalist

suffering from Alzheimer's

in the television mini series, Exile?

-Tom Hanks?

-Jim Broadbent.

Which self-governing island is known as Kalaallit Nunaat

-in the language of its indigenous people?

-Pass.

In motor racing, who finished on the podium

in each of his first nine Grand Prix in 2007?

-Jenson Button?

-Lewis Hamilton.

Members of which religious order,

named after the Spanish priest who founded it,

are known as Black Friars because of the colour of their cloaks?

Dominicans.

Which former ITN political correspondent

co-presents the Drive programme on Radio 5 Live?

Pass.

What French term is used for pouring spirits over food,

then setting light to it so the alcohol is burnt off

and the flavour enhanced?

Flambe.

Who created the statue of the pregnant artist,

Alison Lapper, who was born without arms,

which occupied the fourth plinth

at Trafalgar Square in 2005?

Pass.

Quicklime is a chemical compound

-of which element, with oxygen?

-BEEP

-Calcium.

-Calcium is correct.

You had four passes.

It was Mark Quinn who created the statue of Alison Lapper.

Peter Allen presents Drive on Radio 5 Live,

Greenland is known as Kalaallit Nunaat

in the language of its indigenous people,

and Twang was all about, though not for very long, Robin Hood.

You have, Euan McCulloch, 22 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, Martin Smith again, please.

You also start this round with 14 points

with your knowledge of Motorhead. 27 still the score to beat.

Let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge.

Which showman noted for his escape tricks

took his stage name from a 19th-century

French magician who was considered

the father of modern conjuring?

Houdini.

Which Indian city was known as Bombay

until the mid-'90s?

Mumbai.

The supporters of James II, after his abdication,

or of the old or young pretender,

were known by what term

which derived from the Latin for James?

Jacobites.

Which American television comedy series was set

in the bar of former Boston Red Sox pitcher, Sam Malone?

Friends.

Which post-Impressionist artist once said that,

"for an Impressionist to paint from nature,

"is not to paint the subject, but to realise sensations?"

Cezanne.

Who was the legendary chief of the Onondaga tribe

of American Indians, whose story is the subject

of a poem by Longfellow?

Hiawatha.

Which film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman

and Bill Nighy was a tribute to the 1960s

offshore pirate radio stations?

-The Boat That Rocked.

-Correct.

The males of which eastern Asian ornate duck

are distinguished by a red bill,

orange whiskers, and sail-like feathers on the back?

Teal?

What's the surname of Leon and Michael,

who became the first brothers

to be world heavyweight boxing champions?

Pass.

Jeremy Bentham is considered the founder

of which doctrine stating that an action is right

if it promotes happiness

and wrong if it has the opposite result?

Utilitarianism.

Which Welsh singer topped the UK charts in 1981

with This Old House, a 1954 hit for Rosemary Clooney?

Shakin' Stevens.

On Ordnance Survey Explorer and Land Ranger maps,

what symbol is used along with a date,

to indicate a battlefield?

Crossed swords.

Which bitter extract from the plant artemisia absinthium

is an important flavouring ingredient in absinthe?

Pass.

Which director's films include Batman,

Edward Scissorhands, and Mars Attacks?

Tim Burton.

What Latin phrase did the Queen use to describe

the year 1992 in a speech in November of that year?

Annus horribilis.

The name of which period of the Christian calendar

is derived from the from the Old English for spring?

Pass.

Which political party is known by the initials SWP?

Pass.

What was the nationality of the father and son

Nobel prize-winning physicists, Niels and Auger Bohr?

Danish.

Philip Glass's 1980 opera, Satyagraha,

shows incidents from the early life

of which great Indian statesman?

Gandhi.

Which county is said to take its name

-from the Dumnonii...

-BEEP

..a Celtic people who lived in the area?

Gloucestershire.

It was Devon.

Four passes. The SWP is the Socialist Workers Party.

Lent is the period in the Christian calendar deriving from spring.

Oil of wormwood is that bitter extract.

And the surname of Leon and Michael, heavyweight boxers, Spinks.

You have, Martin Smith, 27 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, I did say that the passes matter a lot,

so let's have a look at those scores.

In fourth place, 20 points, Alison Rawlinson.

Third place, 22 points, Euan McCulloch.

Second place, 27 points, and five passes, Martin Smith.

First place, 27 points and one pass, George Ferzoco.

APPLAUSE

So, that means of course that George Ferzoco is tonight's winner.

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

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