0:00:26 > 0:00:33First in the spotlight tonight, Robin McGhee, a student. His subject - rock legends Led Zeppelin.
0:00:33 > 0:00:41Next, John Marshall, a retired bank manager. His subject - British speedway from 1945 to 1970.
0:00:41 > 0:00:47Sue Collins, a lecturer, will answer questions on the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.
0:00:47 > 0:00:54And John Beynon, a gardener, and his subject - the 11th-century Christian sect the Cathars.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13Four more contenders are about to take television's ultimate test of nerve and knowledge.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17They will answer two minutes of questions on a specialist subject
0:01:17 > 0:01:24and then two and a half minutes on general knowledge. The winner takes a step closer to the final
0:01:24 > 0:01:30and a chance to own the great glass bowl and the honour of becoming the nation's Mastermind.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35So let's ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41And your name is...?
0:01:46 > 0:01:51In two minutes. What was the band's own record label, set up in 1974?
0:01:51 > 0:01:56- Swan Song.- Which former manager of The Yardbirds managed them throughout their career?
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Peter Grant.- Which vocalist declined to be in the band, but recommended his friend Robert Plant instead?
0:02:01 > 0:02:09- Pass.- What name did the band give to the Boeing 720 plane they chartered for their 1973 American tour?
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- Pass.- They recorded their first BBC session at the Playhouse Theatre in March, 1969.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- On which DJ's show was it aired later that month?- Pass.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23On which track did Sandy Denny share lead vocals with Robert Plant?
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- Battle of Evermore.- For Live Aid, two drummers appeared with them at Philadelphia -
0:02:28 > 0:02:36- Phil Collins and...?- Pass.- In The Song Remains The Same, the film of concerts at Madison Square Gardens,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Jimmy Page's fantasy sequence is shown while which song is performed?
0:02:40 > 0:02:47- Dazed and Confused. - In which city did they record their final studio album in 1978?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Stockholm.- Which song, with a melody mainly written by John Paul Jones,
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- includes the lines, "Walking side by side with death, the Devil mocks their every step"?- Pass.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01What is the title of the 1982 album of outtakes and unreleased material?
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Coda.- Robert Plant was involved in a serious car crash in 1975
0:03:06 > 0:03:10which led to a break in the band's performing. On which island was it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- Rhodes.- Although never released as a single in the UK,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19which track from Led Zeppelin Two reached number 4 in America in 1970?
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- Whole Lotta Love?- Yes. Which Rolling Stones piano player recorded a jam session with the band,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29part of which later appeared on the Physical Graffiti album?
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- Andrew Loog Oldham?- Ian Stewart. In which Italian city was there a riot during a concert in July 1971?
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- Pass.- Which folk-inspired instrumental track on their first album includes tabla drums?
0:03:41 > 0:03:48- Pass.- In Through The Out Door was released with several covers of a bar room scene. How many?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Six?- Six is correct. - BEEP
0:03:51 > 0:03:57You had seven passes. Black Mountain Side was that folk-inspired track with tabla drums,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Milan was where the riot broke out,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04No Quarter was the song with the melody mainly by John Paul Jones,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Tony Thompson was the other drummer with Phil Collins,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10the DJ was John Peel,
0:04:10 > 0:04:17the Boeing 720 jet was the Starship and the vocalist who declined to join the band was Terry Reid.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23I wonder whether he regrets it now. You have, Robin McGhee, nine points.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And our next contender, please.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42And your name is...?
0:04:48 > 0:04:55In 1965, the British League was formed by the National League and which other joining together?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Provincial.- Which venue was home to Wimbledon Dons Speedway Club?
0:04:59 > 0:05:05- Plough Lane.- By what name was twice World Championship runner up Squire Francis Waterman usually known?
0:05:07 > 0:05:13- Charles.- Split. For which National League Second Division team did Norman Hargreaves make
0:05:13 > 0:05:18the most appearances, riding in each of their seasons from 1948-1951?
0:05:18 > 0:05:25- Fleetwood.- Which Welshman won the World Championship in 1951 and '53, the first Briton to do it twice?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Fred Williams.- Where did Britain beat Sweden, Poland and Czechoslovakia
0:05:29 > 0:05:33to win their first World Team Cup in 1968?
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- Wembley.- Which British World Champion was nicknamed "the Wizard of Balance"?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- Peter Craven.- Which rider was first to be transferred for £2,000
0:05:42 > 0:05:46when he was signed by Wimbledon Dons in 1948?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Alec Statham.- What nationality was Eric Chitty, who rode for West Ham?
0:05:50 > 0:05:57- Canadian.- Who scored double figures in all five home tests for England against Australia in 1950?
0:05:57 > 0:06:03- Jack Parker?- Tommy Price. What was the surname of brothers Jack and Norman who finished 2nd and 4th
0:06:03 > 0:06:10- in the 1949 World Championship? - Parker.- Mike Broadbanks was famous for wearing leathers of what colour?
0:06:10 > 0:06:17- Red.- After riding for both Liverpool and Fleetwood, which team did Peter Craven join in 1952?
0:06:17 > 0:06:25- Belle Vue Manchester.- What is the nickname of the Berwick team, founder members of the 2nd Division?
0:06:25 > 0:06:31- Bandits.- Ronnie Moore, often credited as a New Zealander, was born in which Australian state?
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Tasmania.- Which team won the National League title in 1948,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39the only team apart from Wembley Lions to win in 8 post-war seasons?
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- New Cross.- In 1969, which English rider had his highest World Championship finish of fourth?
0:06:45 > 0:06:51- His brother Eric also rode.- Nigel Boocock.- For which 2nd Division team was Jack Young riding...
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- BEEP - ..when he won his first World Championship in 1951?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Edinburgh.- Indeed it was,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02which gives you a total of 16 points.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And our next contender, please.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26And your name is...?
0:07:32 > 0:07:37In two minutes. In which fortress town was he born in 1459?
0:07:37 > 0:07:44- Wiener Neustadt.- Which artist sketched his portrait during the Augsburg Diet of 1518?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- Albrecht Durer.- What formal title did he adopt at his coronation in Aachen in 1486?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- King of the Romans.- Whose daughter did he marry in 1477,
0:07:53 > 0:07:58providing the foundation to expand Habsburg power in the 16th century?
0:07:58 > 0:08:05- Charles the Bold.- Which city became the centre of his administration from the late 1490s?
0:08:05 > 0:08:12- Innsbruck.- At which battle of 1479 did he successfully defend his wife's inheritance against Louis XI?
0:08:12 > 0:08:18- Guinegate.- With which Duke of Guelders were he and his son involved in a succession dispute?
0:08:18 > 0:08:25- Pass.- Which city resisted his army in 1509, forcing him to abandon his Italian campaign?
0:08:29 > 0:08:36- Venice.- Padua. What tax was proposed to him by reformers at the Imperial Diet at Worms in 1495?
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- The...um...Gemeine Pfennig. - Yes, or the Common Penny.
0:08:41 > 0:08:48Which agreement of 1493 with France ensured that the Free County of Burgundy remained in his possession?
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- Treaty of Senlis.- What architectural feature, now a tourist attraction,
0:09:01 > 0:09:07was created for him in Innsbruck? It includes a relief of him and his two wives.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- It's the Hofkirche, his tomb. - No, the Golden Roof.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18From which banking house did he raise the capital to elect as Emperor his grandson?
0:09:18 > 0:09:25- Fugger of Augsburg.- At the Diet of Cologne in 1512, he proposed dividing the Empire into 6 units.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27What were these known as?
0:09:27 > 0:09:33- Kreise.- Yes. To whom did he marry his son Philip the Handsome, with far-reaching dynastic implications?
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- BEEP Er, Juana of Spain. - Yes, indeed, of Castile.
0:09:38 > 0:09:45You had just one pass. Charles of Egmont was the Duke with whom he was involved
0:09:45 > 0:09:49in a lengthy succession dispute. You have, Sue Collins, 11 points.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04And our final contender, please.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11And your name is...?
0:10:15 > 0:10:22In two minutes. Which Pope launched the Albigensian Crusade against them in 1209 to destroy their heresy?
0:10:22 > 0:10:29- Innocent III.- What name was given to fully-initiated members, who lived a life of extreme asceticism?
0:10:29 > 0:10:36- Perfects.- Which Eastern European sect preceded the Cathars, with whom they shared a belief in two deities?
0:10:36 > 0:10:42- Bogomilism.- What Latin name was given to the baptism through which a Cathar became a Perfect?
0:10:42 > 0:10:48- Consolamentum. - Which village, south of Toulouse, hosted a Cathar council in 1167,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51where European dualists discussed their religion?
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- St Felix.- Who led the defence of Carcassonne against the Crusaders in 1209?
0:10:57 > 0:11:04- Raymond Roger Tranceval. - The last known Perfect in the Languedoc was executed in 1321.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06What was his name?
0:11:06 > 0:11:12- William Belibaste.- Which Cathar stronghold in the Pyrenees was taken in March, 1244 after a long siege?
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- Montsegur.- At Beziers when Crusaders asked how to identify Cathars,
0:11:17 > 0:11:23they were reputedly told, "Slay them all. God will know his own." Which Papal legate is credited with this?
0:11:23 > 0:11:29- Arnold Amaury.- Following the siege of Carcassonne, who was chosen as leader of the Crusader army?
0:11:29 > 0:11:35- Simon de Montfort.- What privilege was given to the man at the head of the march of blinded defenders
0:11:35 > 0:11:37of the town of Bram in 1210?
0:11:37 > 0:11:43- He had one eye.- He was allowed to keep it, yes. Who was the last known active female Perfect in Languedoc,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46joining the Autier brothers there?
0:11:46 > 0:11:52- Aude Bourrel?- Correct. What name was given to the giant catapult at the siege of Minerve in 1210?
0:11:52 > 0:11:59- La Malvoisine.- King Peter II was a Cathar supporter killed at Muret. Over which kingdom did he reign?
0:11:59 > 0:12:05- Aragon.- In which city did Raymond VII of Toulouse do public penance in April, 1229?
0:12:05 > 0:12:11- Paris.- The Inquisition that followed the Albigensian Crusade spared many repentant lay believers,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13but what symbol had they to wear?
0:12:13 > 0:12:19- Yellow cross.- Who was the first Inquisitor in the Rhineland, killed on the road from Mainz in 1233?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- BEEP Conrad of Marburg.- Correct.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26And that is a perfect round. No passes and 17 points.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39So some very high scores there. Let's have a look at all of them.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41In fourth place, Robin McGhee.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Third place, Sue Collins.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Second place, John Marshall.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50In the lead, 17 points, John Beynon.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01So the general knowledge round now. If there is a tie at the end of it,
0:13:01 > 0:13:07the number of passes is taken into account. The contender with the fewer passes is the winner.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10If still tied, there's a tie break.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The six highest-scoring runners-up will also claim a semi-final place.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20So let's get on with it and ask Robin McGhee to join us again, please.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26And you have nine points with your knowledge of Led Zeppelin. Let's see how you do.
0:13:26 > 0:13:302½ minutes. Tiananmen Square is in the centre of which capital city?
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Beijing.- What surname links England footballers Ashley, Carlton and Joe?
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Cole.- Paneer is a white, usually unsalted Indian variety of which dairy product?
0:13:40 > 0:13:46- Cheese.- Who was the electric guitar soloist on While My Guitar Gently Weeps on The Beatles' White Album?
0:13:46 > 0:13:52- Eric Clapton.- In 1938, Adolf Hitler claimed that Germany's annexation of which area of Czechoslovakia
0:13:52 > 0:13:56was "the last territorial claim I have to make in Europe"?
0:13:56 > 0:14:02- Sudetenland.- In science fiction, what word for a robot in human form is derived from the Greek for "man"?
0:14:02 > 0:14:08- Pass.- Which family of animals includes the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco and the vicuna?
0:14:08 > 0:14:14- Pass.- The 19th century novelist Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson is better known by what married name?
0:14:14 > 0:14:20- Pass.- The England rugby coach and former captain Martin Johnson played club rugby for which team?
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- Wolves.- Leicester Tigers. Which rock star, who is married to an American film actress,
0:14:25 > 0:14:30got a first class degree from University College, London, in Ancient History?
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- Mick Jagger.- Chris Martin. What station in Paris is the terminus for Eurostar trains?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- St Pancras.- Gare du Nord.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43Which mathematician, who died in the mid-13th century, was also known as Leonardo of Pisa?
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- Pass.- Which MP, who returned to Cabinet politics in 2010,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53stood unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party leadership in 1997, 2001 and 2005?
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Ken Clarke.- What name is given to the gallery in the dome of St Paul's Cathedral
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- because a sound made on one side of it can be heard on the other?- Pass.
0:15:02 > 0:15:08Which actor, who starred in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola?
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- Pass.- The theme song for the UEFA Champions League is based on which piece by Handel,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16traditionally played at British coronations?
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- Pass.- What name was given to the speculative boom, centred on a company set up
0:15:22 > 0:15:27to trade with South America whose collapse in 1720 ruined many British investors?
0:15:27 > 0:15:33- South Sea Bubble.- What is the title of the third novel in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy?
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- Pass.- Who became Commander-in-Chief of the Carthaginian army in 221 BC
0:15:38 > 0:15:41on the assassination of his brother-in-law Hasdrubal?
0:15:41 > 0:15:47- Hannibal.- In meteorology, air pressure is generally expressed in which unit, abbreviated as "mb"?
0:15:47 > 0:15:54- Pass.- In journalism, what term is used for an exclusive item published by a newspaper before its rivals?
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Scoop.- What was the first name of Augustus John's elder sister...
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- BEEP - ..whom he said would be considered a greater artist than he was?
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- Pass.- I can tell you. It's Gwendolen And your other passes...
0:16:08 > 0:16:14"Mb" stands for "millibars". The Stieg Larsson book was The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Zadok The Priest, the theme song for the UEFA Champions League.
0:16:18 > 0:16:24Nicolas Cage starred in Captain Corelli's Mandolin. That gallery in St Paul's is the Whispering Gallery.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Leonardo Fibonacci was the mathematician.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Elizabeth Gaskell, otherwise known as Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36The llama and all those others are members of the camel family.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41And in science fiction, the word for a robot in human form is "android".
0:16:41 > 0:16:44You have, Robin McGhee, a total now of 18 points.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47APPLAUSE
0:16:53 > 0:16:56And now Sue Collins again, please.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08You begin this round with 11 points, your knowledge of Maximilian.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Let's see how you do with general knowledge. Here we go.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15What French name is given to a fruit-flavoured water ice,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18served as a dessert or refresher between courses?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Sorbet.- Which small town near Borehamwood gave its name
0:17:21 > 0:17:25to a group of film and television studios in the area?
0:17:25 > 0:17:31- Pass.- According to the Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden
0:17:31 > 0:17:33after eating the fruit of which tree?
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- Tree of Knowledge.- In a German town or city, what is the Hauptbahnhof?
0:17:37 > 0:17:43- The main train station. - Which novelist was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1972
0:17:43 > 0:17:48for The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith and again in '75 and '79? He finally won in 1982.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- Pass.- Which former Prime Minister was educated at Cheam Common Primary
0:17:52 > 0:17:55and Rutlish Grammar School in Merton?
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- Edward Heath.- John Major. What term is used for the quality of a musical note
0:18:02 > 0:18:06as governed by the frequency of the sound vibrations producing it?
0:18:06 > 0:18:12- Pass.- Which 17th century Dutch artist's works include Woman Holding A Balance and The Art Of Painting
0:18:12 > 0:18:15which possibly includes a back view of himself?
0:18:15 > 0:18:22- Vermeer.- At which golf course does the US Masters tournament take place during the first full week in April?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Augusta.- What is the general medical term for white blood cells?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- Pass.- Which singer and pianist entered the UK charts in the '70s
0:18:31 > 0:18:36with songs including Somewhere In The Night and Can't Smile Without You?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Leo Sayer.- Barry Manilow.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Which meat is spiced to make the commonest version of pastrami?
0:18:42 > 0:18:48- Beef.- The religious and charitable organisation The Christian Mission was renamed in 1878
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and reorganised along quasi-military lines. What is it now called?
0:18:52 > 0:18:57- Salvation Army.- What word for a plan of action designed to achieve an overall aim
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- comes from a Greek word meaning "generalship"?- Pass.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Which actress appeared in 14 Carry On films, often playing a matron?
0:19:04 > 0:19:10- Hattie Jacques.- What is the common name of the fast-growing, twining plant Ipomoea?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- A clematis.- Morning-glory.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Which well-known work was composed by Handel in 1749
0:19:19 > 0:19:23to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Water Music. - Music for the Royal Fireworks.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Which ocean lies off the coast of Western Australia?
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- The Indian Ocean.- In the television series The West Wing, who played President Josiah Bartlet?
0:19:36 > 0:19:43- Pass.- Which sensuous Hawaiian dance was first performed in religious ceremonies honouring the gods?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45BEEP Um...
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Limb... Limbo?- The hula,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50as in hula-hoops and all that.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56You had six passes. It was Martin Sheen who played President Bartlet.
0:19:56 > 0:20:02Strategy is the word for a plan of action. Leukocytes is the medical term for white blood cells.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05The term used for the quality of a musical note is pitch.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11The novelist shortlisted for the Booker Prize so often until he finally won it was Thomas Keneally.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16And Elstree gave its name to those film and television studios.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19You have, Sue Collins, a total of 20 points.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21APPLAUSE
0:20:30 > 0:20:33And now John Marshall again, please.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40You had a very impressive 16 points with your knowledge of speedway.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Here we go, 2½ minutes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48What bird was the symbol of Pathe newsreels?
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- Cockerel.- Which London borough has been the home of the Royal Observatory?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- Greenwich.- The name of which flute comes from the Italian for "little"?
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Piccolo.- Who became the youngest footballer to play for England
0:21:01 > 0:21:05in a friendly against Hungary in May 2006, aged 17 years and 75 days?
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- Pass.- In June 2007, Jack Straw becam the first member of the House of Commons in modern times
0:21:10 > 0:21:14to be appointed to which high office of state while remaining an MP?
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Pass.- Which 17th century work begins on January 1st with,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22"Blessed be God, at the end of last year, I was in very good health"?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- Pepys' Diary.- What was the tactic of attacking with overwhelming force,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30first employed on a large scale by Germany against Poland in 1939?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Blitzkrieg.- Which bird gets its name from its call
0:21:33 > 0:21:37that resembles the sound of two pebbles being knocked together?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Pass.- Which castle in Kent, on two adjacent islands of the River Len,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44has been home to six medieval queens?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Leeds.- In the Roman army, what name was given to any of the ten units
0:21:48 > 0:21:51of between 300 and 600 men that made up a legion?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- Cohort.- In 1970, which Oscar winner topped the UK singles charts
0:21:56 > 0:22:00with Wand'rin' Star from the musical Paint Your Wagon?
0:22:00 > 0:22:06- Lee Marvin.- What word means "the act of throwing someone out of a window" as happened in Prague in 1618?
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- Defenestration.- Which area of Portugal takes its name from the Arabic for "the west"
0:22:11 > 0:22:13due to its time under Muslim rule?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Algarve.- What nickname has been applied
0:22:16 > 0:22:20to political leaders Simon Bolivar and Daniel O'Connell among others?
0:22:21 > 0:22:27- Pass.- Whose 1991 novel The Secret Pilgrim features the final appearance of George Smiley?
0:22:28 > 0:22:33- John Le Carre.- In medicine, the procedure known as CABG or "cabbage"
0:22:33 > 0:22:36involves the bypassing of which blood vessel?
0:22:36 > 0:22:42- Aorta.- The coronary artery. The chemist Alfred Bird invented an egg-free version of what sweet sauce
0:22:42 > 0:22:44because of his wife's food allergy?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- Custard.- Which actress was born in Scunthorpe in 1921 and came to fame
0:22:48 > 0:22:52as Letitia Cropley in the TV comedy The Vicar Of Dibley?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- Liz Smith.- Which composer settled in Bayreuth and began the building
0:22:56 > 0:22:59of the Festival Theatre which opened in 1876?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Richard Wagner.- Red and what colour appear on the Spanish flag?
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- Yellow.- Eon Productions are particularly associated with which series of films,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10the first of which appeared in 1962?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Carry On.- James Bond.
0:23:12 > 0:23:18- What is the courtesy title of the heir of the Marquess of Salisbury? - BEEP
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- Pass.- Well, I can tell you - Viscount Cranborne.
0:23:22 > 0:23:28You had five passes. The nickname given to all those political leaders was Liberator.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33The bird, the sound of two pebbles being knocked together - the stonechat.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Jack Straw became the Lord Chancellor in 2007.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42And Theo Walcott became the youngest football player in May 2006.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47You have, John Marshall, a total, a very high total of 31 points.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49APPLAUSE
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And finally, John Beynon, please.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05And you start out with an even higher score -
0:24:05 > 0:24:0917 points with your knowledge of the Cathars,
0:24:09 > 0:24:15but 31 is the score to beat and that's a very high score, so let's see if you can do that.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20General knowledge. On which musical instrument was Yehudi Menuhin a virtuoso performer?
0:24:20 > 0:24:26- Violin.- The name of which cake, made from thin layers of puff pastry, is French for "thousand-leaf"?
0:24:26 > 0:24:32- Millefeuille.- According to Oscar Wilde, a gentleman galloping after what is "the unspeakable
0:24:32 > 0:24:34"in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- Fox.- Which England cricketer was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- Freddie Trueman.- Which religious movement was founded by Charles Taze Russell in Pittsburgh
0:24:44 > 0:24:47in the 1870s and took its current name in 1931?
0:24:47 > 0:24:53- Jehovah's Witnesses.- Who played Harr Lime, who dealt in watered-down penicillin, in The Third Man?
0:24:53 > 0:24:59- Orson Welles.- "Chocolate" and "avocado" are words that came from which language spoken by the Aztecs?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- Nahuatl.- Which shipping forecast are has the Irish Sea to the north,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Fastnet to the west and Plymouth to the south?
0:25:06 > 0:25:12- Wight.- Lundy. In what respect was th 11th of December 1972 a significant final date in space travel?
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- Last man to walk on the moon. - Which Welsh poet wrote Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20a poem dedicated to his dying father?
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- Dylan Thomas.- Which Brazilian music style became associated with jazz
0:25:24 > 0:25:28after the saxophonist Stan Getz recorded albums using its rhythms?
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- Bossa nova.- Who rose from a humble background to become Henry VIII's chief adviser
0:25:33 > 0:25:35from 1531 until his fall in 1540?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Cardinal Wolsey.- Thomas Cromwell.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43Which TV series featured Nigel Le Vaillant as a country GP who helped out as a police surgeon?
0:25:43 > 0:25:49- Heartbeat.- Dangerfield. The Labour politician Dr Edith Summerskill was famed for opposing which sport?
0:25:49 > 0:25:55- Boxing.- In The Mikado, how do Yum-Yum, PeepBo and Pitti-Sing describe themselves in song?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57"Three little maids from school."
0:25:57 > 0:26:03The price of crude oil from which North Sea field is a benchmark in Europe and the OPEC countries?
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- Brent.- In 1974, which ex-government minister supposedly drowned in the sea off Miami,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10only to turn up later in Australia?
0:26:10 > 0:26:16- John Stonehouse.- Antony Gormley's Transport consists of a human form suspended over the tomb
0:26:16 > 0:26:20of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. What is it made of?
0:26:20 > 0:26:25- Iron.- Nails. Which small marine creatures make up the genus Hippocampus?
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- Sea horse.- Besiktas and Galata are districts in which Turkish city?
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- Istanbul.- Who took command of the mine-hunter HMS Bronington in February 1976
0:26:35 > 0:26:38for his last nine months in the Royal Navy?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Prince Andrew.- Prince Charles.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Which devotional text about the Virgin Mary's vigil beside the cross
0:26:44 > 0:26:48has been set by many composers including Rossini, Dvorak and Verdi?
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- BEEP Stabat Mater.- Correct.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53No passes...
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- 34 points.- Thank you.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58APPLAUSE
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Some mighty scores there. Let's have a look at all of them now.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10In fourth place, Robin McGhee.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Third place, Sue Collins.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Second place, with an apparently unbeatable 31 points, John Marshall.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22But it was beaten. In first place with 34 points,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24John Beynon.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26APPLAUSE
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Which means, of course, that John Beynon is tonight's winner
0:27:41 > 0:27:45and he goes through to the semi-finals. Congratulations to him.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Commiseration in a way to John Marshall, but with his score of 31,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53we could be seeing him again in the semi-final.
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