Episode 30 Mastermind

In the spotlight tonight, Eliot Wilson,

a House of Commons clerk from London.

His specialist subject, Harold Macmillan.

Quentin Holt, a tax consultant from Kingston.

His subject, Sir Isaac Newton. Sarah Waller, a teacher from Ascot.

She'll be answering questions on the history of the Cayman Islands.

Mark Wyatt, a chartered accountant from Birmingham.

His subject, the television series Band of Brothers.

And Simon Alvey, a market researcher from Middlesex

who'll answer questions on the English Civil Wars

in the 17th century.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Five contenders are about to compete for a place

in this year's Grand Final. They may have been here before,

but that doesn't make the ordeal any less daunting.

From the black chair, they will face a minute and a half of questions

on their specialist subject, then two minutes on general knowledge.

Tonight is the last of our semifinals,

so the winner will claim the one remaining place

in the Grand Final and be in with a chance of owning

the famous glass bowl, and becoming the nation's Mastermind.

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

And your name is?

Your occupation?

Now, in the heats, you were one of the highest scoring runners-up,

answering questions on Enoch Powell. Tonight, your subject is...

Harold Macmillan in 90 seconds, starting now.

In his budget speech of April 1956,

what radical innovation did Macmillan announce

to increase private savings?

-Premium Bonds.

-In which ministry in the coalition

did Macmillan take up his first government post in May 1940?

-The Ministry of Supply.

-On which island did he have talks

with President Eisenhower in March '57,

two months after becoming Prime Minister?

-Bermuda.

-From which department

did three ministers resign in January '58?

Macmillan shrugged it off as,

"These little local difficulties."

-The Treasury.

-On 20th July 1957,

he made a famous speech stating that

"Most of our people have never had it so good."

In which town did that speech take place?

-Bedford.

-Whom did Macmillan appoint

as the British Ambassador to Washington in 1961?

He was one of his own relatives by marriage.

-David Ormsby-Gore.

-What phrase,

taken from German history,

was given to Macmillan's sacking

of a third of his cabinet in July '62?

Night of the Long Knives.

In which church did he marry Lady Dorothy Cavendish

in a society wedding that included royalty?

St Margaret's, Westminster.

What was the surname of the cartoonist Vicky

who portrayed Macmillan as "Supermac"?

-Weisz.

-At the UN General Assembly in September 1960,

who interrupted Macmillan's speech

by hitting the desk with his shoe?

The Prime Minister responded by asking for a translation.

-Khrushchev.

-During his time

as the Minister for Housing and Local Government,

which civil servant did he describe

as, "The ablest woman I've ever known?"

Er, um...Sharp, Evelyn Sharp.

Macmillan's "wind of change" speech

on 3rd of February 1960 came in an address

to which country's parliament?

-South Africa.

-He was wounded twice in battle in 1915.

An injury to his right hand

left him with a weak handshake for life.

At which battle was he injured?

-The Somme.

-Loos.

-In 1985, at an anniversary dinner...

-BEEP

I've started, so I shall finish.

..Macmillan attacked privatisation of public assets

by the Thatcher government,

likening it to "selling the family silver".

Which organisation was the dinner being held for?

-Tory Reform Group.

-Is correct.

No passes. Eliot Wilson, you have 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

You won your heat answering questions on the Olympics in London.

Tonight, your specialist subject is...?

Isaac Newton in 90 seconds. In 1669, Newton became the second holder

of what chair of mathematics at Cambridge University?

-Lucasian.

-Which of his laws can be summarised as,

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?"

-Third.

-What name did Newton give

to the branch of mathematics

now known as differential calculus?

Fluxions.

What forced him to leave Cambridge in 1665,

and again in '66? He returned to the family home

at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire.

-Plague.

-What's the title of the nine-page treatise

sent to Edmond Halley that acts as a prelude

to Newton's major work, Principia Mathematica?

-De motu.

-In 1693, Newton wrote two letters

that suggested he'd had a nervous breakdown.

One of the letters was to John Locke,

the second was to which other close friend?

-Pepys.

-What was the title

of his 1704 treatise on the properties of light?

-Er, Optics.

-In 1687, he was involved in the move

to block James II's wish

to enrol a Benedictine monk into a Cambridge degree

without taking the Oath of Supremacy.

What was the name of the monk?

Alban Francis.

The curator of experiments to the Royal Society

was hostile to Newton's Theory of Light and Colours,

prompting a feud between the pair. What was his name?

Robert Hooke.

What name's given to his law that governs the rate

at which a force decreases with distance?

-Inverse-square.

-What was the occupation of William Clarke,

with whom Newton lodged while he was at grammar school?

-Apothecary.

-A Royal Society report of 1713

found in Newton's favour

in his long-running dispute with which mathematician

over the invention of calculus?

-Leibniz.

-What's the title of the 1693 treatise,

in which Newton tries to summarise

his lengthy studies of alchemy?

Erm...erm...

BEEP

-Go on. Shall I tell you?

-No. I'm sorry.

One second.

Erm, it's called Praxis.

It is called Praxis. You just got away with that,

which gives you a perfect round.

-13 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

You won the first round answering questions

on the children's author Antonia Forest.

Your specialist subject tonight is...?

90 seconds, starting now. The Caymans are a group of islands

of the Caribbean Sea consisting of Grand Cayman,

Little Cayman and which other...?

-Cayman Brac.

-What name did Columbus propose

for the islands when he sailed past Cayman Brac

and Little Cayman in May 1503

because of the large number of turtles he saw there?

-Las Tortugas.

-The first census of the Caymans

in 1802 revealed that over 50%

of the inhabitants were slaves.

Who carried out that census?

-Erm, Corbet.

-In 1717,

which legendary pirate is said to have shot

one of his crew, Israel Hands, in the knee

during a drinking session while visiting the Caymans?

-Blackbeard?

-Which map of 1523

was the first to show all three islands

in roughly the correct position,

naming the group as Lagartos, meaning lizards?

Juan Vespucci?

The Turin Map.

Who did King Charles II send to Spain

to carry out the negotiations

that led to the Treaty of Madrid of 1670,

ceding the Caymans and other islands to England?

-Pass.

-Which items, bearing the name of the Cayman Islands,

were first officially sold on the 19th February 1901?

-Stamps.

-The capital, George Town,

was named after King George III.

What was the original name of the town?

-Hogstyes.

-What motto on the Caymans' coat of arms

is taken from Psalm 24 and reflects the islands' marine environment

and Christian heritage?

"He hath founded it upon the seas."

In May 1835, which Governor of Jamaica

visited the Caymans and announced

the immediate freeing of slaves?

-Lord Sligo.

-What's the name of the stretch of white sand

on the west coast of Grand Cayman

where tourist development began in the '50s?

-Seven Mile Beach.

-Until 1898, what Latin name was given

to the chief magistrate who governed the islands?

-Castos.

-What's the name

of the hurricane of September 2004

that caused widespread damage in the Caymans?

-Ivan.

-According to tradition...

-BEEP

I've started so I'll finish.

..the first settlers were two soldiers from Cromwell's army

disbanded in Jamaica

who arrived in the Caymans in about 1658.

One had the surname Walton.

What was the surname of the other?

-Bodden.

-Is correct.

You had just one pass.

King Charles sent to carry out the negotiations

that led to the Treaty of Madrid a chap called Sir William Godolphin.

You have, Sarah Waller, 12 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender now, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

You won the first round answering questions

on the life and music of Nick Drake.

Tonight, your specialist subject is...?

Band of Brothers in 90 seconds. Here we go.

Band of Brothers follows

which company of the 101st Airborne Division

during World War II?

-Easy Company.

-Which British actor

plays the second platoon's leader, Lt Richard Winters?

-Damian Lewis.

-What's the motto of the company?

It's the hill used during their training sessions?

-Currahee.

-The series is based on a book by which author,

who was also co-executive producer of two episodes?

Stephen E Ambrose.

Which unpopular officer, played by David Schwimmer,

is in charge of training the company

at Camp Toccoa, Georgia?

-Sobel.

-In episode two, what greeting is used

by the paratroopers to enable them

to distinguish between friend and foe

after landing in occupied France?

Flash, thunder.

Near which Bavarian town does the company come across

a concentration camp in the woods?

Er, Obersalz.

Landsberg. What one-word message

was delivered to the German commander

after he'd requested the surrender

of American forces at Bastogne?

-Nuts.

-In episode four,

which Sergeant is separated from the rest of the company

during the retreat from Nuenen,

and takes cover in a storm drain?

Randleman.

Lieutenant Dike is replaced

as the commander of Easy Company

by Lieutenant Speirs during their assault

on which town in Belgium?

-Foy.

-In a regimental lottery to celebrate

the anniversary of D-Day,

who won the right to be discharged early

and return home to the United States?

Powers.

In which German town

is a string quartet playing Beethoven

while residents clear up the extensive bomb damage?

-Talling.

-How many bottles

of the world's best liquor, wine and champagne

did Winters say were in the cellars

of Hermann Goring's house at the end of the war?

-10,000.

-In episode ten,

-Lewis Nixon offers Winters a job after the war.

-BEEP

What type of industrial plant

would the job involve working in?

-A nitration works.

-Is correct.

No passes for you either. Mark Wyatt, you have 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

You won the first round with your knowledge

of the television series The West Wing.

Tonight, your specialist subject is...?

Civil Wars in 90 seconds.

Which city did Charles raise the Royal Standard

on 22nd August 1642,

effectively declaring war against Parliament?

-Nottingham.

-Cromwell and the cavalry troops

were a key factor in the Parliamentary victory

at Marston Moor. What was their nickname?

-The Ironsides.

-Which Leveller,

known as Freeborn John,

was found not guilty of treason in 1649?

-John Lilburne.

-Who commanded the Parliamentary forces

at the Battle of Edge Hill in October 1642?

-The Earl of Manchester?

-The Earl of Essex.

What was the name of the bill drawn up by the House of Commons in 1641,

listing all grievances that had occurred

during the King's reign?

The Self-Denying Ordinance.

The Grand Remonstrance. After Naseby,

Charles' private papers were captured.

What title was given to these when they were published?

The Queen's Cabinet Opened?

The King's Cabinet Opened. Who was the chief prosecutor

at Charles' trial in January 1649

and read out the charges against him?

-William Bradshaw.

-John Cook.

What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury

who was executed in January 1645?

-William Laud?

-Yes. At which battle in the Scottish Borders

were the Scottish Royalists under Montrose

finally defeated in September 1645?

-Er, Dunbar.

-Battle of Philiphaugh.

After escaping from Hampton Court, Charles was imprisoned

in which castle on the Isle of Wight

in November 1647 in the custody of Robert Hammond?

Carisbrooke.

Cromwell's son-in-law died of fever in November 1651

following the Siege of Limerick.

-What was his name?

-Ireton.

-In January 1642,

Charles tried to arrest five MPs in the Commons chamber.

Pym, Haselrig, Holles and Strode were four.

-Who was the other?

-Can you repeat the question?

In January 1642, Charles tried to arrest

five MPs in the Commons chamber.

Pym, Haselrig, Holles

and Strode were four. Who was the other?

-John Hampton.

-Which Parliamentary commander...

-BEEP

..ended Scottish resistance

by taking Stirling in August 1651

and Dundee the following month?

Fairfax.

George Monck.

No passes. Simon Alvey, you have seven points.

APPLAUSE

Well, a very close contest so far. Let's have a look at the scores.

Fifth place with seven points, Simon Alvey.

Fourth place, 12 points, Sarah Waller.

Joint first place, 13 points for each of them,

Eliot Wilson, Quentin Holt and Mark Wyatt.

APPLAUSE

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

the number of passes gets taken into account.

The contender with the fewer passes is the winner.

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

So let's get on with it and ask Simon Alvey

to join us again, if he would, please.

And you begin with seven points

with your knowledge of the English Civil Wars.

Let's try your general knowledge. Two minutes, starting now.

Who founded the Microsoft Corporation

with his friend Paul Allen in 1975?

-Bill Gates.

-Which cocktail,

very similar to the American Mimosa,

is made from fresh orange juice and champagne?

-A Cosmopolitan.

-Buck's Fizz.

What abbreviated term's come into popular use

for a piece of software that can be added to a smartphone

to increase its functions?

-App.

-What colour is copper carbonate,

which forms when copper is exposed to moist air?

-Green.

-Which popular romance

for violin and orchestra by Vaughan Williams was inspired

by a poem of the same name by George Meredith?

-Lark Ascending?

-Correct. What word for a tall,

upright standing stone, erected in prehistoric times

comes from the Breton for "long stone?"

-Pass.

-What term is used in Britain

for a very small or nominal rent

paid for property or land?

-Peppercorn.

-Which singer and songwriter

was born Robert Allen Zimmerman

in Duluth, Minnesota in May 1941,

the son of a furniture store owner?

-Bob Dylan.

-In which city is the Stahlberg

part of the Imperial Palace that's home to the stables

of the Spanish Riding School?

-Er, Vienna.

-In physics,

what name's given to the property of a body

whereby it remains at rest or in uniform motion

in a straight line unless acted on by a force?

Pass.

Which reference work was the idea

of two Edinburgh printers,

Andrew Bell and Colin MacFarquhar,

and was first published in 1768?

Encyclopaedia Britannica.

The 2011 film Talihina Sky

is the story of which American rock band?

-Pass.

-Which athlete, one of Roger Bannister's pacemakers

for his historic run, won an Olympic Gold Medal

in the 3,000 metre steeplechase,

and was the organiser of the first London Marathon?

-Er, Colin Cowdrey.

-Chris Brasher.

In Roman religion, which goddess

was the personification of peace?

-Er, Venus?

-Pax. What name is given

to the spectacular display of whales

in which they break through the surface of the water

and fall back again with a resounding splash?

-Breaching.

-Which Shakespearean character

describes himself as "more sinned against than sinning"?

-Malvolio.

-King Lear.

The highest point in the Peak District National Park

lies on which moorland plateau?

-Pass.

-The name of what instrument

for measuring high temperatures

comes from the Greek words meaning "fire" and "measure?"

-Thermometer?

-Pyrometer.

The white curd tofu

-that originated in China as doufu...

-BEEP

..is made from which variety of bean?

-Mung?

-Soya bean. Four passes.

The highest point in the Peak District National Park

lies on Kinder Scout.

That 2011 film, Talihina Sky, is the story of the Kings of Leon.

That name given to the property of a body whereby it remains at rest

and so on is inertia, or inertial mass.

And the word for a tall, upright, standing stone is a Menhir.

You have, Simon Alvey, a total of 16 points.

APPLAUSE

And Sarah Waller again now, please.

And you start out with 12 points,

with your knowledge of the Cayman Islands.

Two minutes, general knowledge, starting now.

Which object, associated with Arthurian legend,

is on display in the Great Hall at Winchester?

-Pass.

-The title character

of which novel by Muriel Spark

refers to a set of pupils as the "creme de la creme"?

-Er, Miss Jean Brodie.

-In skiing, what name's given

to the braking technique that involves

moving the skis into the shape of an inverted V

while digging the inner edges of the skis into the snow?

-Snow plough.

-Which former British tabloid newspaper editor

took over from Larry King

on CNN's talk show in January 2011?

-Piers Morgan.

-The works of which poet and designer

associated with the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

include News from Nowhere,

describing a socialist, rural utopia?

-Pass.

-What type of instrument is the Messiah,

thought to have been made in Cremona in 1716

and now in the Ashmolean Museum?

-Organ?

-Violin.

Which Provencal sauce, whose name means "rust",

is coloured by the red chillies in it

and is served with bouillabaisse?

-Er, Roux?

-No, Rouille.

Which city, along with Minneapolis,

forms the Twin Cities metropolitan area,

and is the state capital of Minnesota?

-St Paul.

-Who resigned as Commissioner

for the Metropolitan Police in the wake of the phone hacking

and corruption scandal in July 2011?

He was quickly followed

by Assistant Commissioner John Yates.

-Brian Paddick?

-Paul Stephenson.

Which ligaments, found in the knee

and other parts of the body are so named

because they form an X-shaped cross?

-Cruciate.

-On which planet

are nearly all the main geographical features

named after real or mythological women?

-Venus.

-Whose written works include commentaries

on the Gallic and the Civil Wars?

Pass.

Which 2011 film starring Emily Blunt

and Matt Damon is based on a story by Philip K Dick?

The Adjustment Bureau.

Which animals, introduced to North and South Uist in 1974

to control garden pests were controversially culled

in the first decade of this century

because of their habit of eating birds' eggs?

-Pass.

-In Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream,

when Lysander marries Hermia, whom does Demetrius marry?

-Helena.

-Which town was known as Durnovaria in Roman times?

-Er, Exeter?

-Dorchester.

Charlie Fink's the lead singer with which band,

whose third album, Last Night on Earth,

was released in March 2011?

-Pass.

-What French word is used

-for a piece of ridiculous pretence...

-BEEP

..or a game in which the syllables of a word

are acted out or mimed?

-Charade.

-Is correct. You had five passes.

Charlie Fink is the lead singer with Noah and the Whale.

Those animals that were eating birds' eggs

and were culled for it were hedgehogs.

Julius Caesar wrote commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars.

William Morris was the poet who was associated

with the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood.

And that object on display in the Great Hall at Winchester

is the Round Table.

Those five passes, Sarah Waller, you have 21 points.

APPLAUSE

And now Eliot Wilson again, please.

And you begin with 13 points with your knowledge

of Harold Macmillan, and 21 is the score to beat as we speak.

Let's see if you can do that. Two minutes, starting now.

New York International Airport

was renamed after whom in 1963?

-JFK.

-Which branch of mathematics

that uses letters as symbols when calculating

takes its name from the Arabic for "re-setting"?

-Algebra.

-What name's given to a woven textile

used for hangings, curtains and upholstery,

characterised by complicated pictorial designs?

-Pass.

-Which rock festival was the subject of a song

written by Joni Mitchell that became a number one hit

for Matthews Southern Comfort in 1970?

-Woodstock.

-Which range of hills

form the north-western edge of the North York Moors

overlooking the Tees Valley?

The, er, Pennines.

Clevelands.

What alternative name for the poison hydrocyanic acid

came from its presence in the pigment

of a particular shade of dark blue?

-Prussic acid.

-Which book by Edmund de Waal

tells how an inheritance of some netsuke

leads a potter to trace his family history?

Pass.

Which former England manager returned to English football

when he was appointed manager of Nottingham Forest in June 2011?

-Sven-Goran Eriksson?

-Steve McClaren.

What name's given to the settlements of 1648

that brought to an end a series of conflicts in Europe?

The Peace of Westphalia.

Which former choirboy presents The Choir on Radio 3

and Good Morning, Sunday on Radio 2?

-Aled Jones.

-Soubise,

named after an 18th century French aristocrat,

is a term used for a sauce made from which vegetable?

-Tomatoes.

-Onion.

What name's given to the circular device

on older maps or charts showing the principle directions

because of its resemblance to the petals of a flower?

A compass rose.

Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics and music

for which Broadway musical

about a barber who rents a room

above a pie shop in London?

-Sweeney Todd.

-Which English artist's series

of electronically produced pictures

entitled Fleurs Fraiches

was exhibited in Paris in October 2010?

-Pass.

-What name is given to the group

of six Dorset farm labourers who were sentenced

to seven years transportation to Australia?

They'd been involved in early trade union activities.

-Pass.

-Which work by William Makepeace Thackeray

is subtitled "a novel without a hero"?

Vanity Fair.

What name, taken from the Greek for "divine wisdom",

is usually given to the beliefs of Madame Blavatsky,

who founded the society in New York in 1875?

Er, Sophism.

-Theosophy. Which tiny British mouse...

-BEEP

..builds a globular nest of grass

suspended between vertical stems

during the breeding season?

-Dormouse.

-The harvest mouse.

Even smaller, I think. Four passes.

It's the Tolpuddle Martyrs who were transported to Australia.

David Hockney was the artist who did Fleurs Fraiches.

The Hare With Amber Eyes was the Edmund de Waal book.

And that woven textile with all the complicated designs, a tapestry.

Four passes, Eliot Wilson. 22 points.

APPLAUSE

And now Quentin Holt again, please.

And you also begin with 13 points,

in your case, with your knowledge of Isaac Newton.

22 points is now the score to beat. Two minutes of general knowledge.

In 2011, the Duchess of Cornwall

made a guest appearance in which radio soap opera?

-The Archers.

-Which farm animal

appears with the Union Jack on the Falkland Islands' flag?

Sheep.

What's the name of Milan's world famous opera house

which opened in August 1778

after the previous theatre had been destroyed by fire?

-La Scala.

-Near which city is the Castle Stuart Golf Club

where the 2011 Scottish Open took place?

-Gleneagles.

-Inverness.

In physics, what name's given to the phenomenon

in which waves appear to bend or spread out

as they pass through a small aperture

or round the edge of a barrier?

-Refraction?

-Defraction.

Which French revolutionary

and leading exponent of the Reign of Terror

was guillotined with 21 of his supporters

on the 28th July 1794?

-Robespierre.

-Which close relative of the red deer,

with which it interbreeds,

was introduced into deer parks in Britain

from Eastern Asia in the second half of the 19th century?

-Er, muntjac.

-The sika.

What is the alternative English name

for Thai fragrant rice because of its flavour?

Basmati.

Jasmine. Which song from the rock opera Tommy

gave The Who a UK number four hit in 1969

and Elton John a UK number seven hit in '76?

Pinball Wizard.

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia,

is on which island?

-Sumatra.

-Java.

Who won his third Best Actor Oscar playing Melvin Udall,

a bigoted writer of trashy novels,

in the '97 film As Good As It Gets?

Er...erm, Robin Williams.

Jack Nicholson. In which city

was the Soumaya Museum opened in March 2011?

It contains one of the biggest collections

of Rodin sculptures outside Europe.

Erm, Buenos Aires.

Mexico City. Which 13th century Italian theologian

was known as Doctor Angelicus?

Fra Angelico.

No, Thomas Aquinas. In the Second World War,

the British Army used Matildas, Valentines

and Churchills. What were they?

-Er, bridges.

-Tanks.

Which radio and television presenter took over as host

of the Radio Four music quiz Counterpoint in 2008?

-Toksvig.

-Paul Gambaccini.

Which Dorset peninsula gives its name to

and is the source of the marble-like stone

used in the construction of many famous churches?

-Portland Bill.

-Purbeck.

What is the alternative common name

for the sacred pipe or calumet,

one of the most revered objects

-of many North American Indians?

-BEEP

-Peace pipe.

-The peace pipe, yeah.

-No passes. Quentin Holt, 19 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And finally Mark Wyatt again, please.

And you also start with 13 points,

with your knowledge of Band of Brothers.

The score to beat is still 22. Here we go.

Two minutes of general knowledge to see if you can get into the Grand Final.

What name is given to the stick

used for playing instruments of the violin family?

-Bow.

-In South East Asia,

a Mahout is the keeper and driver of which animal?

-Cattle.

-Elephant.

Who was nominated for an Oscar

for Best Supporting Actress

for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth

in The King's Speech?

Er...Helena Bonham Carter.

What Latin word's used for a book

containing several works

by the same author or on the same topic?

-Omnibus.

-At which battle fought in Yorkshire

three weeks before the Battle of Hastings,

did Harold II defeat a Viking army

that included his own brother Tostig?

-Stamford Bridge.

-Which metal was produced in India and China

from about the 13th century?

The first smelting works in Europe didn't appear

till about 1740 in Bristol.

-Iron.

-Zinc. Whose television roles

include King Edward VII, Winston Churchill

and the ruthless Northern industrialist

Bradley Hardacre in Brass?

-Pass.

-Which French composer's best known for his Requiem,

sometimes called the Lullaby of Death?

Faure.

Which winter sports centre's the capital

of the Japanese island of Hokkaido?

-Sapporo.

-What name's given to the male reproductive part

of a plant where pollen is produced?

It consists of the anther and the filament.

-Pass.

-Which former MP

and Speaker of the House of Commons

was a member of the dance troupe

the Tiller Girls in her youth?

-Betty Boothroyd.

-Which green vegetable's cooked

with feta cheese in filo pastry

for the Greek dish Spanakopita?

-Leek.

-Spinach.

The Florentine painter

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi

was born in about 1445.

By what name's he better known?

-El Greco.

-Botticelli.

Which duo's first UK chart entry, Tainted Love in 1981,

was their only UK number one hit?

-Soft Cell.

-Which term for the band of colour formed

when a beam of visible light

is split into its constituent wavelengths

was coined by Isaac Newton in 1672?

-Spectrum.

-In May 2011, who was appointed

as the England Twenty20 cricket captain

in succession to Paul Collingwood?

-Stuart Broad.

-In Greek mythology,

who was chained to a rock

as a sacrifice to a sea monster

till she was rescued by her future husband Perseus?

-Andromeda.

-What name for the Palestinian uprising

that began in 1987 against Israeli rule

in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

literally means "a shaking off" in Arabic?

-Intifada.

-Which of the Lake Poets

-immediately preceded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate?

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-Coleridge.

-No, it was Robert Southey.

You had two passes.

The stamen is the male reproductive part of a plant.

And Timothy West played Edward VII, Winston Churchill and so on.

But didn't matter because, Mark Wyatt, you have 25 points.

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So there it is. A clear winner in the end. Let's look at the scores.

In fifth place with 16 points, Simon Alvey.

Fourth place, 19 points, Quentin Holt.

Third place, 21 points, Sarah Waller.

Second place, 22 points, Eliot Wilson.

And in first place, he pulled away with 25 points, Mark Wyatt.

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Which means, of course, that Mark Wyatt is the winner

and he claims a place, the last place, in the Grand Final.

Congratulations to him. So we now have our six finalists.

Do please join us next time for the Grand Final. Thanks for watching.

Goodbye.

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