0:00:23 > 0:00:27First in the spotlight tonight is Nick Smith, a publisher.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32He'll be answering questions on the writer Thomas Jefferson Hogg.
0:00:32 > 0:00:39Next, David Buck, a taxi driver. He answers questions on the 1960s radical agitators, The Diggers.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Paul Jenkins, a writer. His subject, the American writer Raymond Carver.
0:00:44 > 0:00:52And Alan Clarke, an electrician. His subject, Luton Town Football Club from 1965 to the present day.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys. Four more contenders are about to take
0:01:08 > 0:01:14TV's ultimate test of nerve and knowledge. In the black chair they will answer for two minutes
0:01:14 > 0:01:18on their specialist subject and then 2½ minutes on general knowledge.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24The winner goes through to the semi-final and takes a step closer to owning the great glass bowl.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28But the real prize is the honour of becoming the nation's Mastermind.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33So let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42And your name is...?
0:01:49 > 0:01:55Two minutes. Which Oxford college did Hogg attend as a contemporary of Shelley in 1810?
0:01:55 > 0:02:01- University College.- He wrote love letters to Shelley's sister without having actually met her.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03What was her name?
0:02:03 > 0:02:09- Elizabeth.- Which literary character speaks the opening sentences of Memoirs of Prince Alexy Haimatoff,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12comparing life to a game of chess?
0:02:12 > 0:02:19- Sancho Panza.- What position for Northumberland and Berwick on the Northern legal circuit did he hold?
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- Revising Barrister.- In a letter, Shelley described Hogg as "a pearl within an oyster shell."
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Who was the letter to?
0:02:26 > 0:02:34- Maria Gisborne.- To which prominent Whig politician did Hogg dedicate Two Hundred And Nine Days?
0:02:34 > 0:02:40- Henry Brougham.- According to the Life of Shelley, whom does a Yorkshireman regard as a simpleton
0:02:40 > 0:02:44though Hogg concedes that the feeling is mutual?
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- Lancastrians.- Which member of his circle owned a cottage in Hampstead
0:02:49 > 0:02:53at which Hogg was a frequent visitor after 1817?
0:02:54 > 0:03:00- Leigh Hunt.- What did he describe as, "more beautiful than anything except my sweet Jane and her Dina,"
0:03:00 > 0:03:03in a letter to Jane Williams?
0:03:03 > 0:03:10- Mont Blanc.- Lake Lucerne. In which periodical was Reminiscences of Shelley at Oxford first published?
0:03:10 > 0:03:16- The New Monthly Magazine.- Hogg was promised which chair at the New University of London in 1829,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20although the offer was withdrawn two years later?
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Chair of Civil Law.- Which word in Alexy Haimatoff was coined by Hogg
0:03:24 > 0:03:27and then used by Thomas Love Peacock in Nightmare Abbey?
0:03:27 > 0:03:34- Eleutherarch.- According to his biography, Shelley's political creed was, above all things, what?
0:03:36 > 0:03:42- Liberation.- Liberty. He acknowledges Shelley's greatness as poet, philosopher, moralist and scholar,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46but claims that he was "the most conspicuously great" as what?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- As a ladies' man.- How many Grecian damsels dancing by moonlight... - BEEP
0:03:51 > 0:03:55..does Haimatoff view from the Parthenon in Athens?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Ten.- Ten is correct. No passes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Nick Smith, you have 13 points.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11And our next contender, please.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And your name is...?
0:04:25 > 0:04:31Two minutes. In the mid-1960s, the Diggers were radical exponents of the free distribution of food
0:04:31 > 0:04:33in which American city?
0:04:33 > 0:04:39- San Francisco.- What name did they give to the large wooden square through which people had to pass?
0:04:39 > 0:04:45- Free Frame of Reference. - In September, 1966, they defied a curfew imposed following riots
0:04:45 > 0:04:49sparked by the killing of which young man by a police officer?
0:04:49 > 0:04:55- Matthew "Peanut" Johnson.- The New Year's Wail in 1967 was sponsored by the Diggers and which group?
0:04:55 > 0:05:01- Hell's Angels.- The poet and author of All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace
0:05:01 > 0:05:06had 2,500 printed copies of his poems distributed for free in 1968. What was his name?
0:05:06 > 0:05:12- Richard Brautigan.- According to the Digger archives, in March, 1967 John Stephen Simons was arrested
0:05:12 > 0:05:15for the illegal possession of what type of meat?
0:05:15 > 0:05:22- Beef.- Venison. What name did Peter Cohon adopt following a hallucinogenic experience on peyote?
0:05:22 > 0:05:29- Peter Coyote.- The Digger Parade of 1966 entitled The Rebirth of Haight was also called The Death of what?
0:05:29 > 0:05:35- Hippie.- Money. Which film, portraying the counterculture, was dismissed by Peter Coyote
0:05:35 > 0:05:40who described parts of it as inaccurate, smug and insulting?
0:05:41 > 0:05:47- Head.- Easy Rider. Which 1978 album did Bob Dylan dedicate to the memory of Emmett Grogan?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Street Legal.- Leaflets advertising the Diggers' first free food event
0:05:51 > 0:05:53said, "It's free because it's..."?
0:05:53 > 0:05:59- Yours.- Which doctor founded the Digger-inspired Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- David Smith.- Which Digger was the partner of Judy Goldhaft
0:06:03 > 0:06:06and established the free store Trip Without A Ticket?
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- Peter Berg. - Which building on the edge of the Tenderloin district
0:06:11 > 0:06:13hosted the Invisible Circus in 1967?
0:06:13 > 0:06:19- The Glide church.- Which columnist on youth culture gave the Diggers their first mention
0:06:19 > 0:06:21in the San Francisco Chronicle?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- Ralph Gleason.- What volume of poetry by Lenore Kandel triggered... - BEEP
0:06:26 > 0:06:30..a well-publicised obscenity trial in November, 1966?
0:06:30 > 0:06:36- The Book of Love.- No, The Love Book. You have no passes. David Buck, you have 12 points.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48And our next contender, please.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55And your name is...?
0:07:01 > 0:07:08In two minutes. In which Oregon town was Carver born in 1938, before the family moved to Washington state?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Clatskanie.- What's the title of his first major collection of stories?
0:07:12 > 0:07:18When published in 1976, they established his reputation for unflinching portraits of the poor.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? - Which story concludes with Myrna saying, "Wash your hands"?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- after the narrator has said, "Let's hug awhile"?- Pass.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32The death of which writer is the subject of Errand?
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- Chekhov.- What is Mel McGinnis's medical specialism in What We Talk About When We Talk About Love?
0:07:37 > 0:07:43- Cardiologist.- Which college magazine was responsible for the first appearance of a Carver short story
0:07:43 > 0:07:47when The Furious Seasons appeared in Winter 1960-61?
0:07:47 > 0:07:54- Selection.- Carver dedicated 1983's Cathedral to which writer and teacher who died the previous year?
0:07:54 > 0:08:02- Pass.- In The Third Thing That Killed My Father Off, what was the first thing?
0:08:02 > 0:08:08- Pearl Harbor.- On 2nd June of which year did Carver give up drinking, after many years of alcoholism?
0:08:09 > 0:08:14- 1977.- He married which poet in Reno, Nevada, in June, 1988?
0:08:14 > 0:08:21- Tess Gallagher.- Which editor at Esquire published Neighbours in 1971 and influenced Carver's career?
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- Gordon Lish. - What's the name of Earl Ober's wife in They're Not Your Husband?
0:08:26 > 0:08:32- Doreen.- What was the alcoholism treatment centre that Carver attended in 1976,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34inspiring Where I'm Calling From?
0:08:34 > 0:08:41- Duffy's.- Which acclaimed writer visited Carver in 1984 and translated stories into Japanese?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Murakami.- In which story do a married couple named Nancy and Dan
0:08:45 > 0:08:50encounter white horses in the front yard of their rented summer house?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Em...
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- Pass.- To which city is Myers intending to travel to visit his son
0:08:58 > 0:09:01in the short story The Compartment?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- New York.- Strasbourg. - BEEP
0:09:05 > 0:09:12We are out of time. You have three passes. Call If You Need Me is the story with the married couple
0:09:12 > 0:09:15encountering white horses in the front yard.
0:09:15 > 0:09:22John Gardner was the writer to whom Carver dedicated his 1983 collection Cathedral.
0:09:22 > 0:09:29And that story concluding with, "Wash your hands," was Mr Coffee and Mr Fixit.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32You have, Paul Jenkins, 12 points.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42And our final contender, please.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50And your name is...?
0:09:56 > 0:10:02Two minutes. In 1988, Luton won which trophy by defeating Arsenal 3-2 at Wembley?
0:10:02 > 0:10:08- Littlewoods Cup.- Which team lost to Luton in an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay on the plastic pitch in 1987?
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- Liverpool.- Which manager introduced a new formation in 1972-73
0:10:13 > 0:10:17with a lone striker and five floating midfield players?
0:10:17 > 0:10:24- Harry Haslam.- Luton missed out on a return to the Football League after losing to which team in 2011?
0:10:24 > 0:10:31- AFC Wimbledon.- In 1972, Luton signed which of Manchester United's 1968 European Cup-winning team?
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- John Aston.- The collapse of which insurance company in 1971 created a financial crisis for Luton
0:10:36 > 0:10:39as it underpinned the club's debt?
0:10:39 > 0:10:45- Vehicle and General.- In Luton's last match in the old First Division, they lost to which team,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48missing out on the Premier League?
0:10:48 > 0:10:54- Notts County.- In 1969, Luton signed the future England striker Malcolm MacDonald from which club?
0:10:54 > 0:11:01- Fulham.- Which chairman of Luton introduced a membership scheme that banned away supporters?
0:11:01 > 0:11:09- David Evans.- When Luton became champions of League One in 2004-05, how many victories did they achieve?
0:11:09 > 0:11:16- 27.- 29. What is the surname of the twins who signed from Chester City and went on to Manchester City?
0:11:16 > 0:11:23- Futcher.- In late 1966, Luton lost to Lincoln City, the bottom club in the Football League, by what score?
0:11:23 > 0:11:29- 8-1.- Which town's development corporation rejected Luton's plan to relocate there in 1985?
0:11:29 > 0:11:36- Milton Keynes.- In 1997, which teenage Luton player was signed by Arsenal for a fee of £1 million
0:11:36 > 0:11:39despite only having made one league appearance?
0:11:39 > 0:11:45- Matthew Upson.- What nationality was Danny Bergara, who joined the coaching staff in the mid-1970s?
0:11:45 > 0:11:51- Uruguayan.- Between them, how many points did the FA and Football League deduct from Luton
0:11:51 > 0:11:54at the start of 2008-09?
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- 30.- What Luton-born England international signed for the club... - BEEP
0:11:59 > 0:12:05..from Southampton and played in an FA Cup semi-final against one of his former teams?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Steve Williams.- No, Kerry Dixon.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12No passes. Alan Clarke, you have 15 points.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Well, a close, high-scoring round. Let's look at all of the scores.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28In joint third place, David Buck and Paul Jenkins.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Second place, Nick Smith.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33In the lead, 15 points, Alan Clarke.
0:12:39 > 0:12:46The general knowledge round now. If there's a tie at the end, the number of passes is taken into account.
0:12:46 > 0:12:53Whoever has the fewer passes is the winner. If they're tied on passes, there's a tie-break.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57The six highest-scoring runners-up will also claim a semi-final place.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Let's get on with it and ask David Buck to join us again, please.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07You begin with your 12 points with your knowledge of the Diggers.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. 2½ minutes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Whose first chart-topping UK single was Good Vibrations in 1966?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- Beach Boys.- What term for a puppet is derived from the name Marie?
0:13:20 > 0:13:26- Marionette.- Which specialised agency of the UN, established in 1948, is known by the initials WHO?
0:13:26 > 0:13:32- World Health Organisation. - Whose first successful play was The Glass Menagerie?
0:13:32 > 0:13:38- Tennessee Williams.- Which very small variety of lettuce shares its name with a character in a folk tale?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Radicchio?- Tom Thumb. In 1998, Donna Symmonds, a lawyer from Barbados,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48became the first woman commentator on which radio sports programme?
0:13:48 > 0:13:54- Five Live.- Test Match Special. In 1535, who made the first translation of the Bible printed in English
0:13:54 > 0:13:59and edited it for the Great Bible of 1539?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Wycliffe.- No, Miles Coverdale.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09Which small parrot has a ring-necked species naturalised to Britain and now officially a pest?
0:14:09 > 0:14:15- Pass.- Which Hollywood film company was set up in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and David Geffen?
0:14:18 > 0:14:26- Amblin'.- Dreamworks. The Manchester Utd footballer Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha is known by what name?
0:14:26 > 0:14:34- Pass.- Which 18th-century composer's works include Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Sheep May Safely Graze?
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Handel.- Bach. Which river rises in the Pennines and flows for 70 miles,
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- passing through Sheffield before joining the Ouse at Goole?- Pass.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49What painful condition of the toe is known as onychocryptosis?
0:14:49 > 0:14:55- Corns.- Ingrown toenail. In 1994, the Globe Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London
0:14:55 > 0:14:57was renamed after which actor?
0:14:58 > 0:15:06- Wanamaker.- Gielgud. Which of the Three Wise Men brought the gift of gold to the infant Jesus?
0:15:06 > 0:15:12- Pass.- In which Shakespeare play has the title character's daughter Imogen secretly married Leonatus?
0:15:12 > 0:15:18- Pass.- Which British archaeologist excavated the Bronze Age city of Knossos on Crete?
0:15:19 > 0:15:26- Pass.- In 2005, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell was given ministerial responsibility for what event?
0:15:26 > 0:15:32- London Olympics.- Which portrait and landscape painter was born in Suffolk in 1727
0:15:32 > 0:15:38and moved to Bath in the 1750s where he became a friend of David Garrick, whom he often painted?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Reynolds.- Gainsborough. Which desert has a name meaning... - BEEP
0:15:42 > 0:15:45..waterless place in Mongolian?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Gobi.- The Gobi Desert is correct.
0:15:47 > 0:15:55You have six passes. The British archaeologist who excavated Knossos was Arthur Evans,
0:15:55 > 0:16:01Cymbeline was that Shakespeare play, Melchior was the wise man who brought gold,
0:16:01 > 0:16:07the River Don flows through Sheffield and joins the Ouse at Goole,
0:16:07 > 0:16:12that footballer with the unpronounceable name is Nani
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and the parrot that has become a bit of a pest is a parakeet.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20You have a total now, David Buck, of 18 points.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30And now Paul Jenkins again, please.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37You also begin this round with 12 points on Raymond Carver.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Let's try your general knowledge.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Which scarecrow had a collection of interchangeable heads?
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- Worzel Gummidge.- Which large, wild bovine with a shaggy mane is called a buffalo in North America?
0:16:49 > 0:16:55- Bison.- In rugby union, what touring team is made of players from the four home nations?
0:16:55 > 0:17:00- Barbarians.- The Lions. Which 1965 Beatles film has a one-word title?
0:17:00 > 0:17:06- Help!- On 20th April, 1949, which Royal Navy vessel on the Yangtze sent the signal,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- "Under heavy fire. Am aground. Large number of casualties"?- Pass.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16What name for the smallest unit of a chemical element that can exist is from the Greek for indivisible?
0:17:16 > 0:17:22- Atom.- Which statue by Rodin commemorates Eustache de Saint-Pierre and five citizens?
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- Pass.- Which writer's last novel, The Biographer's Moustache, in 1995
0:17:27 > 0:17:32tells how a struggling hack writes the biography of Jimmy Fane?
0:17:33 > 0:17:39- Kingsley Amis.- Who, with Ricky Gervais, wrote The Office, Extras and Life's Too Short?
0:17:39 > 0:17:45- Stephen Merchant.- Which tributary of the Mississippi is known as Big Muddy because of all its silt?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- Missouri?- Yes. Which saint, known for missionary work in Northumbria,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53died on the Farne Islands in 687? His remains are in Durham Cathedral.
0:17:53 > 0:17:59- Bede?- Cuthbert. In the House of Commons, MPs address those who have served in the armed forces
0:17:59 > 0:18:02as Honourable and what else?
0:18:02 > 0:18:09- Proud?- Gallant. The hero of which Walter Scott novel joins Richard I on a crusade?
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- Ivanhoe.- Which radio and TV presenter is daughter of a former Leeds Utd and Wales footballer?
0:18:14 > 0:18:21- Gabby Logan.- In Indian cuisine, what is the characteristic feature of meat in a dish called keema?
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Pass.- Which animal was unknown in the West until 1869
0:18:25 > 0:18:29when French missionary Armand David obtained some furs?
0:18:29 > 0:18:35- Rabbits?- Panda. In musical notation, which note, called the whole note, has double the value of the minim?
0:18:35 > 0:18:41- G.- Semibreve. What nickname did Confederate General Thomas Jackson acquire
0:18:41 > 0:18:44after his stand at the First Battle of Bull Run?
0:18:44 > 0:18:50- Stonewall.- Which town on the island of Lewis and Harris is the largest in the Outer Hebrides?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Stornoway.- Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are in which rock band?
0:18:54 > 0:19:01- Steely Dan.- What was the name of the Pullman train service between London Victoria and Paris from 1929-1972?
0:19:01 > 0:19:09- The Orient Express.- Golden Arrow. Which vegetable's varieties include Ailsa Craig and Express Yellow?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Carrot.- No, it's the onion. - BEEP
0:19:12 > 0:19:20Your time's up. Three passes. If you have a dish called keema, it consists of minced or ground meat.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24The statue by Rodin commemorates The Burghers of Calais.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28And the Royal Navy ship was HMS Amethyst.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32You have, Paul Jenkins, a total of 24 points.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43And now Nick Smith again, please.
0:19:47 > 0:19:55You start out with 13 points and 24 is, as we speak, the score to beat.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Let's see if you can do it. Which Scottish song is sung at midnight on New Year's Eve?
0:20:01 > 0:20:07- Auld Lang Syne.- In which ballet with music by Tchaikovsky has Odette been turned into a bird?
0:20:07 > 0:20:13- The Nutcracker Suite.- Swan Lake. The region around Palo Alto is known by what name
0:20:13 > 0:20:17because of the electronics and computer companies there?
0:20:17 > 0:20:23- Silicon Valley.- In the 1980s, the government tried to prevent publication of which book
0:20:23 > 0:20:29- by former MI5 Assistant Director Peter Wright?- Pass.- At which 1805 battle did Napoleon defeat
0:20:29 > 0:20:33a combined Russian and Austrian army, forcing Austria to make peace?
0:20:33 > 0:20:40- Austerlitz.- What name means velvety and is a basic white sauce made from stock and a flour and butter roux?
0:20:40 > 0:20:48- Bearnaise.- Veloute. Which 1978 number one single for Boney M is a version of Psalm 137?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- Pass.- What term for a sensational or lurid style of American novel
0:20:53 > 0:20:57comes from the cheaply produced paper on which it was published?
0:20:57 > 0:21:04- Yellowback.- Pulp. Which Middlesex and England cricketer played for Ireland in the 2007 World Cup?
0:21:04 > 0:21:10- Morgan.- Which Pre-Raphaelite artist painted The Scapegoat while in the Middle East in 1854?
0:21:10 > 0:21:16- Burne-Jones.- Holman Hunt. Sir Gus O'Donnell was appointed to what post in 2005,
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- incorporating the role of Head of the Home Civil Service?- Pass.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27Which bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide is obtained from cinnabar or made artificially?
0:21:32 > 0:21:38- Pass.- The works of which Canadian director, noted for his horror films, include The Fly and Crash?
0:21:38 > 0:21:45- Cronenberg.- What is the last novel Jane Austen worked on? It was unfinished at the time of her death.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- Sanditon.- Port Harcourt is one of the leading industrial centres in which African country?
0:21:50 > 0:21:57- Nigeria.- Which shrubs, grown for their yellow flowers, are named for an 18th-century British botanist?
0:21:57 > 0:22:04- Pass.- What does the acronym WASP stand for, as in the most privileged class in American society?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. - The Troubled Man, published in 2011,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12is the last novel featuring which Swedish police inspector?
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- Wallander.- From what trade did Saint Paul earn his living before he became an Apostle?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- A...er, farmer.- Tent maker. Which former newspaper journalist
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- became the BBC's Business Editor in February, 2006? - BEEP
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Peston.- Robert Peston is correct.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Five passes. Forsythia is that shrub with the yellow flowers,
0:22:36 > 0:22:44vermillion is the bright red pigment, Gus O'Donnell is the Cabinet Secretary,
0:22:44 > 0:22:49the Rivers of Babylon was the Boney M hit
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and Peter Wright, Assistant Director of MI5, wrote Spycatcher.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56You have, Nick Smith, a total of 23 points.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And, finally, Alan Clarke, please.
0:23:11 > 0:23:18You start out with 15 points and 24 is still the score to beat. Let's see if you can do it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24Which singer, who died on a golf course in 1977, was known as The Old Groaner?
0:23:24 > 0:23:30- Bing Crosby.- Which cows' milk cheese is similar to Gruyere, but has larger holes?
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Emmental.- Which brothers were among the founder members of Oasis?
0:23:34 > 0:23:40- Gallagher.- In what event did Tessa Sanderson and Fatima Whitbread win Olympic medals in the 1980s?
0:23:40 > 0:23:47- Javelin.- Which breed of dog is named after a town in Germany where it was bred as a cattle drover's dog?
0:23:47 > 0:23:53- Rottweiler.- Who played the police detective Virgil Tibbs in the 1967 film In The Heat of the Night?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Gene Hackman.- Sidney Poitier. In Christian art, what term is used
0:23:56 > 0:24:00for a depiction of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus?
0:24:00 > 0:24:06- Pie Jesu?- Madonna. Which orchestral work by Debussy consists of three symphonic sketches,
0:24:06 > 0:24:13- the second of which is called Play of the Waves?- Pass.- San Jose is the capital of which republic?
0:24:13 > 0:24:19- Costa Rica.- In a supposed reference to Sarah Palin, what did Barack Obama say you could put on a pig
0:24:19 > 0:24:21but it would remain a pig?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Lipstick.- Which TV series was broadcast in five episodes -
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Jobs For The Boy's, Moonlighter, Shop Thy Neighbour, Yosser's Story and George's Last Ride?
0:24:30 > 0:24:36- Boys From The Blackstuff.- Who discovered four moons of Saturn and a gap in its rings named after him?
0:24:36 > 0:24:44- Herschel?- Cassini. What name is shared by an island off the coast of Northumberland and one off Anglesey?
0:24:45 > 0:24:51- Pass.- Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Princess Victoria, was the mother of which European ruler?
0:24:51 > 0:24:59- Prince Rainier.- Wilhelm II. Which British-born director achieved success with Alien and Blade Runner?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- Ridley Scott.- What was the currency in the Netherlands before the euro?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Guilder.- Which creationist theory, directly opposed to Darwinism,
0:25:07 > 0:25:14proposes that living organisms were made in their present form by a thinking being, usually seen as God?
0:25:14 > 0:25:20- Pass.- In 1987, which soul singer was the first woman to be admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
0:25:20 > 0:25:26- Aretha Franklin.- In 1969, who was the first to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in the Suhaili?
0:25:27 > 0:25:33- Francis Chichester. - Robin Knox-Johnston. Which nymph detained Odysseus for seven years,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37but could not make him overcome his longing for home?
0:25:37 > 0:25:43- Persephone.- Calypso. What is the title of Winston Churchill's only novel, published in 1900?
0:25:43 > 0:25:49- Pass.- The name of which North American sport comes from the shape of the instrument to throw the ball?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- BEEP - It resembles a bishop's crozier.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Lacrosse.- That is correct.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Four passes. Savrola was the title of Churchill's one and only novel,
0:25:58 > 0:26:04that creationist theory which opposes Darwinism is intelligent design,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09the island off Northumberland and Anglesey is Holy Island
0:26:09 > 0:26:13and the orchestral work by Debussy was La Mer or The Sea.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19- But you have, Alan Clarke, 27 points.- Thank you.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31So a pretty close contest. Let's have a look at the scores.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35In fourth place, David Buck.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Third place, Nick Smith.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Second place, Paul Jenkins.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44First place, 27 points, Alan Clarke.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01Which means Alan Clarke is tonight's winner and he goes through to the semi-finals. Congratulations.
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