Episode 4 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Susan Holmes,

a computer consultant from Berkhamsted.

Her subject - the Richard Hannay novels of John Buchan.

Next, Peter Royle, a software developer from Stockport.

He answers questions on the Peak District National Park.

Paul Smith, a media technical consultant from Welwyn Garden City.

His subject - the aircraft of World War II.

And Steve Watson, a retail manager from Sittingbourne.

His subject - American number one singles from 1955 to '94.

APPLAUSE

Hello, and welcome to Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys.

Four more Contenders, about to take television's ultimate test

of nerve and knowledge.

In the famous black chair, they'll answer two minutes of questions on their subject,

and then two and a half minutes on general knowledge.

The winner will take a step closer to the final

and the chance to own the great glass bowl,

and even more importantly, 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?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject.

The Richard Hannay novels, starting now.

In The Thirty-Nine Steps, Hannay has just moved to England from Southern Africa.

What was his job there?

He was a mining consultant.

Yes, mining engineer.

John Buchan took the title Mr Standfast from a character in which literary work?

Pilgrim's Progress.

At the beginning of Greenmantle, Hannay is convalescing from injuries

from which First World War battle?

Loos.

Which Latin phrase, meaning "day of wrath" does Hannay see written in Medina's diary?

"Dies irae".

According to the skipper, Jacob Gregarsen, which mythical folk are responsible

for sabotaging the motorboat on the Island Of Sheep?

Hulda's Folk.

Dick's son, Peter John, recognises the villain Martel

by his horseshoe brows and which other feature?

His long, pointed chin.

No, his scar on his forehead. Buchan uses the word

"kranz" and which other Afrikaans term to describe the rocky mountain top

on which Hannay and his companion shelter at the end of Greenmantle?

Castrol.

In The Three Hostages, Lord Mercot is the first of the hostages to be located,

who is the second?

It's Adela Victor.

After the fight with Colonel von Stumm, Hannay escapes from the house

by telling the servant he has what errand to do in the village?

He has to send an urgent telegram.

The first time Dick meets Sir Walter Bullivant,

he proves who he is by using the word "blackstone" and whistling which tune?

Annie Laurie.

For what offence is Hannay arrested on his return to London in Mr Standfast?

He's a suspected deserter.

In order to gain access to Madame Breda's house,

Mary passes herself off as a district visitor from which church?

-St Jude's.

-According to Sir Walter Bullivant, which spy,

whom Hannay meets for the first time in the Savoy Grill,

would go through hell with a box of bismuth tablets and a pack of Patience cards?

John Scantlebury Blenkiron.

In The Three Hostages, Sandy Arbuthnot assumes the identity of which deceased guru?

It's Kharama.

According to von Stumm's notes and map, what is the name of the fort

on which the defence of Erzerum depends?

Sorry, could you repeat that?

According to von Stumm's notes and map, what is the name of the fort

on which the defence of Erzerum depends?

-Pass.

-Which of Dick's old pals...

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I've started, so I'll finish. ..compares himself to Mr Standfast,

for, like him, he had not much trouble in keeping wakeful,

was as poor as a howler and didn't bother about women?

Peter Pienaar.

You had just that one pass. The name of the fort on which the defence of Erzerum depended was Kara Gubek.

-Thank you.

-You have, however, 14 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next Contender please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

The Peak District, starting now.

The Peak District was confirmed as the first of Britain's National Parks

on the 17th April in which year?

1951.

Which legendary character is reputed to be buried in the churchyard

at St Michael's in Hathersage Village?

-Little John.

-What is the name of the moor overlooking the Derwent Valley

known for its barrows and megaliths,

of which the best known is the Nine Ladies Stone Circle?

Stanton Moor.

Which stately home on the River Wye, near Bakewell,

is a country seat of the Dukes of Rutland?

-Haddon Hall.

-What nickname's been given to Mam Tor

because of the extensive land-slipping of its shale and stone?

The Shivering Mountain.

Which public house in Edale is the official start of the Pennine Way?

-Nag's Head.

-What was the name of the rector of Eyam,

who, with Thomas Stanley, persuaded the villagers to isolate themselves

during the Great Plague?

-William Mompesson.

-Blue John stone, found exclusively in an area

around Treak Cliff and Winnats Pass, near Castleton,

is a highly prized ornamental variety of which mineral?

Fluorspar.

On the 24th April, 1932, the mass trespass on Kinder Scout

to urge greater access to the countryside,

started from which quarry near Hayfield?

Goyt's Bridge.

Bowden Bridge quarry.

The parish church in Tideswell is known as the "Cathedral of the Peak".

Who is it dedicated to?

-Pass.

-Which moor, near Buxton, is the source of a number of rivers,

including the Dove and the Manifold?

-Axe Edge.

-Which village is known as the mother place of well dressing,

its annual ceremony takes place there on Ascension Day?

Tissington.

Who described Black Hill in the northern part of the park as showing

"a desolate and hopeless quagmire" to the sky?

-Wainwright.

-Eldon Hole, the largest open pothole in the Peak District,

was long thought to be bottomless.

Who first descended and measured it in the late 18th century?

-Pass.

-What name, after General Wolfe's assault on Quebec,

is given to the steep ground above Matlock Bath that has cable cars and show caves?

-The Heights of Abraham.

-Two villages were submerged to make way

for the Ladybower Reservoir, completed in 1943.

One was Derwent, and the other?

-Ashopton.

-Which renowned architect designed the present St Peter's Church in Edensor

after most of the village was re-sited...

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..by the Duke of Devonshire?

George Gilbert Scott.

You had two passes. John Lloyd was the brave man

who went into what they thought was a bottomless cave

and lived to tell the tale.

And the parish church is dedicated to St John The Baptist.

-You have, Peter Royle, 14 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next Contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

World War II aircraft, starting now. Under what name

did the naval version of the Spitfire enter service

with the Fleet Air Arm in June '42?

Seafire.

Over half the total production of which Bell fighter

was allocated to the Soviet Union from 1942,

for use mainly in ground-attack roles?

Airacobra.

Which UK flying boat carried its bombs inside the fuselage

then deployed them along rails beneath the wings, prior to release?

Short Sunderland.

16 of which bombers were modified to take off

from the USS Hornet on the 18th April '42, to bomb Tokyo?

B-25 Mitchell.

Which Soviet ground-attack aircraft did Stalin once describe as being

so essential for the Red Army, it was like air, like bread?

Ilyushin-II Shturmovik.

What name was given to the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 transatlantic airliner

when it was pressed into service as a long-range anti-ship bomber?

Condor.

Which dive-bomber, codenamed "Val" by the Allies,

played a major role in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Aichi D3A.

Which Vickers bomber was the first RAF aircraft

to use a geodesic structure in its construction?

-Wellington.

-No, Wellesley.

Following the fall of France, Germany allocated

20 Bloch 152 fighters to the air force of which of its allies?

-Vichy France.

-Romania.

Which British aircraft easily outflew the ME-109s

it encountered on its first reconnaissance missions over France in September '41?

DH Mosquito.

What was the name of the six-engine aircraft built by Blohm and Voss

for the Luftwaffe? It was the largest flying boat

to achieve operational status during the war.

Viking.

What was the last biplane fighter to see active service with the RAF?

The Gloster Gladiator.

What was the Allied codename for the Mitsubishi G4M bomber

that played a part in the sinking of HMS Prince Of Wales and HMS Repulse,

three days after Pearl Harbor?

-Betty.

-Which British bomber was known as the Bolingbroke

when it was built by Fairchild for the Royal Canadian Air Force?

Er, the Blenheim.

What name did the Fleet Air Arm briefly give to the Grumman Avenger

when it took delivery under Lend-Lease in 1943?

-The Hellcat?

-The Tarpon.

Which Hawker fighter that ended service in April '44...

BEEP

..was one of the main aircraft used to chase V1 flying bombs,

accounting for around a third of those destroyed by aircraft?

-Hawker Tempest.

-It was indeed.

You had no passes, you have 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final Contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

American number one hits, in two minutes.

Which song became the first of 12 number ones for The Supremes

when it topped the charts on the 22nd August, 1964?

Where Did Our Love Go?

Which American band had number one hits in the 1980s

with The Power Of Love, Stuck With You and Jacob's Ladder?

Huey Lewis And The News.

As a solo artist, Frankie Valli topped the charts

with the theme song from Grease in '78 and which other song in '75?

My Eyes Adored You.

Who had number one singles in '78 and '79,

performing duets with Neil Diamond and Donna Summer?

Barbra Streisand.

Which year did The Beatles have three consecutive number one singles

with I Want To Hold Your Hand, She Loves You and Can't Buy Me Love?

-1964.

-Little Eva reached number one with The Locomotion

in August '62. Which band also took the song to the top of the charts in May '74?

-Grand Funk.

-Which Otis Redding track had the distinction

of being the first posthumous number one when it reached the top in March '68?

Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay.

Which Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle 1993 chart-topper

with lyrics by Tim Rice, finishes with the line, "A wondrous place for you and me"?

A Whole New World.

The title of which song and number one for Sheb Wooley in '58

was inspired by the punchline of a schoolboy joke?

The Purple People Eater.

In April '77, which song provided Abba with their only American number one single?

Dancing Queen.

Which duo topped the charts in November '91

with Set Adrift On Memory Bliss,

a song based on a sample from True, by Spandau Ballet?

-PM Dawn.

-What is the title of the song written by Jimmy Dean on a flight to Nashville

for a scheduled recording session? It topped the charts in November '61.

Big Bad John.

Which songwriting partnership wrote Kiss You All Over,

which was a number one for Exile in '78,

and Mickey, which reached the top for Toni Basil in '82?

Chapman and Chinn.

Debbie Reynolds' only number one came from a film

in which she starred opposite Leslie Nielsen. What was the song's title?

-Tammy.

-Which British band achieved their only American number one in January '76

with Saturday Night?

The Bay City Rollers.

Although Bruce Springsteen has never achieved a number one as a performer,

he wrote which song that topped the charts for Manfred Mann's Earth Band in '77?

Blinded By The Light.

The Carpenters had three American number one singles...

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..Close To You, Top Of The World, and?

-Please Mr Postman.

-Please Mr Postman.

No passes. A whopping 17 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, what a high-scoring round that was!

Let's have a look at those scores.

In fourth place, 13 points, Paul Smith.

Joint second place, 14 points apiece,

Susan Holmes and Peter Royle.

In the lead with 17 points, Steve Watson.

APPLAUSE

So, the General Knowledge round now. And if there is a tie

at the end of it, which there very well might be,

then the number of passes is taken into account

and the person with the fewer passes is the winner. If they're tied on passes,

then there'll be a tiebreak.

The six highest-scoring runners-up will also claim a place in the semifinals.

So, let's get on with it and ask Paul Smith to join us again, please.

And you scored 13 points with your knowledge of World War II aircraft.

Let's see how you get on with your general knowledge.

Two and a half minutes, starting now.

Which cartoon strip was created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz?

Peanuts.

On a roulette wheel, what colour is the compartment containing the number zero?

Green.

In Indian cuisine, which cooling side dish

generally consists of yoghurt and diced cucumbers

or other vegetables, flavoured with spices or herbs?

-Raita.

-The popular name of which religious group

is said to have been coined in 1650 by Justice Bennet of Derby

in mockery of the exaltation "to tremble at the word of God"?

-Quakers.

-Who was elected to Parliament in the by-election

in February '89, when he retained Richmond in North Yorkshire for the Conservatives?

-William Hague.

-Which painting by Velazquez uses mirrors

to show the king and queen of Spain and himself,

painting the Infanta Margarita and her attendants?

Las Meninas.

England test captain Andrew Strauss plays club cricket for which county?

Middlesex.

Who was working on the poem The Triumph Of Life

when he drowned in a boating accident off the Italian coast near Livorno, in July 1822?

-Byron.

-Shelley.

The act passed by the American Congress in 1964

which intended to end all discrimination on the basis of race, religion or nationality,

is known by what name?

Pass.

The musician Lang Lang, who played at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008,

is a virtuoso on which musical instrument?

Piano.

Which islands have the postcode "ZE" reflecting their older, alternative name?

Er...

-Pass.

-Released in 1982,

what's the title of the first Michael Jackson album to top the UK charts?

-Thriller.

-Which member of a comedy double act had youth trials

at Middlesbrough Football Club, before becoming a solicitor?

Er, Ant!

Bob Mortimer.

Which port on North Island is New Zealand's largest city?

-Christchurch.

-Auckland.

What work of art is thought to have been commissioned

by William the Conqueror's half-brother, Bishop Odo, or his wife, Matilda?

The Bayeux Tapestry.

Which American poet and novelist, credited with coining

the term "the Beat Generation",

produced his best-known work, On The Road, in three weeks?

Jack Kerouac.

Which Prussian general, who fought alongside the Duke Of Wellington

at Waterloo, was known as "Marshal Forward"?

-Blucher.

-What name is given to the lowest temperature at which

a combustible liquid gives off sufficient vapour to ignite on the application of a flame?

-Flashpoint.

-Susan Philipsz, the 2010 winner of the Turner Prize

with works including Lowlands Away, was the first person to win using which medium?

-Er, digital.

-Sound.

Skipjack and bluefin are species of which fish?

-Tuna.

-What's the name for a direct vote by the electorate

on a single issue, deriving from a Latin word meaning "something to be carried back"?

-Referendum.

-Which Oscar-winning director had early successes

with the films Shallow Grave and Trainspotting?

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Er...

HE MOUTHS WORDS TO HIMSELF

I'll have to speed you up, you're out of time.

-Pass, sorry.

-Danny Boyle.

I can tell you your other passes.

"ZE", the Shetland Islands.

And that act passed by the Americans in 1964

-is the Civil Rights Act.

-Ah.

-You have now, Paul Smith,

a total of 28 points.

APPLAUSE

And now, Susan Holmes again, please.

And you scored 14 points in the first round

with your knowledge of the John Buchan novels.

Let's see how you can do with your general knowledge. 28, the score to beat so far.

What is the name of the official country residence of the British Prime Minister?

Chequers.

Which large flightless bird, native to Australia,

is the sole survivor of the family it belongs to?

-Rhea.

-The emu.

Which crime novelist, who was one of the first women to graduate from Oxford in 1915,

also made a scholarly translation of most of Dante's Divine Comedy?

Dorothy Sayers.

What title, used for biblical figures such as Abraham and Isaac,

is also applied to the head of an independent orthodox church?

Pass.

Which family's been given the codenames Renegade, Renaissance, Rosebud and Radiance

by the American secret service?

-Reagan.

-The Obamas.

Halong Bay was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site

in 1994, it's famed for its limestone islets that jut out of the sea.

In which South-East Asian country is it?

-Vietnam.

-What was the name of Henry VIII's older brother

who married Catherine of Aragon in 1501, almost eight years before she married Henry?

Prince Arthur.

Which '67 number one single for Procol Harum

was loosely based on a Bach suite?

Whiter Shade Of Pale.

Which Italian dessert, served chilled, often with fruit,

has a name meaning "cooked cream"?

Panna cotta.

Which magazine programme, broadcast on Radio Four at nine o'clock

on Sunday mornings, has been presented by Eddie Mair and Paddy O'Connell?

-The Week This Week?

-Broadcasting House.

Who painted a series of canvases for Charles I,

representing the reign of James I for the ceiling of the Banqueting House in London?

-Van Dyck.

-Rubens.

What means of communication was used on the 24th May, 1844, to send the message

"What God hath wrought" in Morse code between Washington and Baltimore?

-Telegraph.

-Which actor played the photographer, Lawrence, in the film Calendar Girls

and DCI Gene Hunt in the TV series Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes?

-David Morrissey.

-Philip Glenister.

Which Scottish city's international airport is located at Dyce,

a few miles north-west of the city?

-Glasgow.

-Aberdeen.

Who performed the first human heart transplant operation

at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town in December, 1967?

Christiaan Barnard.

In which of Mozart's operas is Soave Sia Il Vento sung

by the sisters Fjordiligi and Dorabella,

with the roguish Alfonso?

-Marriage Of Figaro.

-Cosi Fan Tutte.

Which British tennis player, now a sports presenter,

was beaten in the semifinal of the Wimbledon women's singles, 1977?

Sue Barker.

What widely used typeface was created for a national newspaper

by Stanley Morison and first appeared in the 3rd October, 1932 edition?

Times New Roman.

The Geneva Bible of 1560 is sometimes known...

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..by the name of which garments, because in its version of Genesis,

Adam and Eve made them to cover their nakedness?

-Breeches.

-Yes, the Breeches Bible. You had only one pass.

The title used for biblical figures such as Abraham and Isaac

and is also used for the head of an independent orthodox church is a patriarch.

-You have, Susan Holmes, a total of 25 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And now, Peter Royle again, please.

And you have 14 points with your knowledge of the Peak District.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge, 28 still the score to beat.

Two and a half minutes, starting now.

In Sickness And In Health was the sequel to which TV comedy series?

Till Death Us Do Part.

Which two words are often added to places such as Southend and Bexhill

to denote their geographical location?

"On Sea."

Who resigned as Home Secretary in June 2009,

in the wake of controversy over her expenses claims?

-Theresa May.

-Jacqui Smith.

In Greek mythology, which youth, who pined away after falling in love

with his own reflection, was turned into the flower that bears his name?

-Narcissus.

-Which river rises on Great Whernside in the Yorkshire Dales

and passes north of Harrogate before joining the Ouse near York?

Pass.

Who became the youngest winner of the Formula One Drivers' World Championship

when he won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November 2010?

-Hamilton.

-Vettel.

Which of the Romantic poets had a dog called Boatswain

and a poetic tribute to him is inscribed on a monument in his owner's garden?

-Byron.

-Which Canadian city was originally named Bytown

after Lieutenant-Colonel John By but was renamed in the mid-1850s

after the local Amerindian tribe?

-Ottawa.

-What name is given to the two-handled jar used in ancient times

to hold liquids, especially wine?

-Amphora.

-Which woodwind instrument's described in the film

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty as "the ill wind that no-one blows good"?

-Bassoon.

-Oboe. Which small member of the crow family is black with a grey neck,

likes to nest in old buildings, church towers and chimneys?

-Jackdaw.

-What's the temperature difference

between the normal boiling and freezing points of water on the Fahrenheit scale?

-Two hundred and...

-No, 180 degrees.

Which English navigator and explorer was buried at sea off Portobello in Panama

in January 1596?

-Pass.

-Which character was played by Marlon Brando in the film The Godfather?

Don Corleone.

Man Ray's 1924 photograph Violon D'Ingres features a violin

superimposed onto what?

-A woman's body.

-Yes, a woman's back.

Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union

in March 1985 after whose death?

Pass.

Whose version of A Boy Named Sue won him a 1969 Grammy Award

for best country vocal performance?

-Johnny Cash.

-What name for an animal that suckles its young

comes from the Latin for "breast"?

Mammal.

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And we're out of time. You had three passes.

Mikhail Gorbachev became leader after the death of Chernenko.

The English explorer who was buried at sea off Portobello, Panama, in 1596, was Sir Francis Drake.

And that river that rises on Great Whernside

and passes north of Harrogate

before joining the Ouse near York, is the River Nidd.

You have, Peter Royle, 25 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, Steve Watson, please.

And 17 points is what you already have with your knowledge of American number one singles.

And still the score to beat is 28.

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

What name is given to the snacks originally served with drinks in Spanish bars

and now found in many other countries?

-Tapas.

-Which symphonic fairytale for narrator and orchestra by Prokofiev

was first performed in 1936?

Peter And The Wolf.

Which carnivorous plant has a botanical name

that loosely translates as "Aphrodite's mousetrap"?

-Venus flytrap.

-Who returned to manage Liverpool after the sacking

of Roy Hodgson, in January 2011, almost 20 years after he resigned from the post?

Kenny Dalglish.

Which novelist lived in Paris with her French husband from 1802 to 1814

and is best remembered for Evelina, published in 1788?

-Pass.

-In which science-fiction film does Leonardo DiCaprio

play the leader of a gang who break into sleepers' dreams to steal their secrets?

-The Dream?

-Inception.

Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany, father of King James VI of Scotland, the I of England,

is generally known by what title?

Lord Darnley.

Juno is the Roman counterpart of which Greek goddess?

-Hera.

-Which TV comedy series featured an accident-prone vet called Mr Chinnery

and a bickering theatre group called Legz Akimbo?

-Pass.

-Who served two terms as president of France,

from '95 to 2007?

-Pass.

-In which city does Robert Adam's Pulteney Bridge cross the River Avon?

-Er, Bristol?

-Bath.

Which Pre-Raphaelite painter's first wife, Elizabeth Siddal,

was the model for many of his paintings?

Gabriel Dante Rossetti.

When Penguin paperbacks first appeared in 1935,

they were colour-coded to indicate a subject.

What did a green and white cover denote?

-Er, children's?

-Crime.

Which powerful analgesic drug was isolated from opium

at the beginning of the 19th century by the German chemist, Friedrich Wilhelm Serturner?

Morphine.

Hollands is the Dutch variety of which spirit?

It's distilled from malted barley and other grains

and flavoured with juniper berries.

-Gin.

-What is the name of the central character

of JD Salinger's novel, The Catcher In The Rye?

Holden Caulfield.

Which metal is present in the ores malachite and azurite?

-Iron.

-Copper.

Fran Healy is the lead singer of which Scottish rock group?

Travis.

In church architecture, what term is used for a bracket projecting from the underside

of hinged, tip-up seats, enabling a person to rest whilst standing?

-Pass.

-Which former junior health minister left Parliament

after losing a seat in South Derbyshire at the '97 general election?

-Clare Short.

-Edwina Currie.

In 1907, Florence Nightingale became the first woman

to be appointed to which order of chivalry?

BEEP

-The Order Of Merit.

-The Order Of Merit is correct.

You had four passes. In the church, that bracket is the misericord.

Jacques Chirac was president twice, from '95 to 2007.

The League Of Gentlemen was the TV comedy series featuring Mr Chinnery and Legz Akimbo.

And Fanny Burney was the novelist who lived in Paris

from 1802 to 1814.

Four passes. Steve Watson, 29 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, that is as close as it gets! Let's have a look at the scores.

In joint third place, with 25 points apiece,

Susan Holmes and Peter Royle.

Second place, 28 points, Paul Smith.

And in first place, he did it with the final question,

29 points, Steve Watson!

APPLAUSE

Which means, of course, that Steve Watson is tonight's winner.

He goes through to the semifinals, congratulations to him.

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