Episode 9 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight, Kate Foley,

an administrator from Mid Glamorgan.

Her subject is The Archers.

Next, Paul Radford, a copywriter from Leicester.

He'll answer questions on the Apollo Space Programme.

Mark Wyatt, a chartered accountant from Birmingham.

His subject, the singer-songwriter Nick Drake.

And Chris Forse, a retired teacher from Stratford-upon-Avon

and his subject, the Cold War.

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

Four more contenders are about to take

television's ultimate test of nerves and knowledge.

From the famous black chair, they will answer two minutes of questions

on their specialist subject and then two and a half minutes

on General Knowledge.

The winner will take a step closer to the final.

And the chance to own the great, glass bowl

and, far 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?

-Kate Foley.

-Your occupation?

-Administrator.

-And your specialist subject?

-The Archers, 1980 to the Present Day.

The Archers in two minutes, starting now.

Which actress finally gave voice to Pru Forrest

in the 10,000th episode of The Archers in 1989

after she'd been silent for many years?

-Buffy Davis.

-Judi Dench.

What is the name of the son born as a result of the affair

between Siobhan Hathaway and Brian Aldridge?

-Rory.

-Yes.

In 1982, who emerged unscathed following the road accident

in which Sid Perks' wife Polly was killed?

-Tony Archer.

-Pat Archer.

Tamsin Greig plays Debbie Aldridge.

When Tamsin's unavailable for recording, her character

is said to be managing a farm in which country?

-Hungary.

-Yes.

In 2010, whom did Alice Aldridge marry in Las Vegas

while on holiday before her final year

studying engineering at Southampton University?

-Chris Carter.

-Yes.

Which property did Lillian Bellamy sell in 1994

in order to raise money for her son James

who wanted to buy a house of his own?

-Nightingale Farm.

-Blossom Hill Cottage.

The parish church of Ambridge established in 1281

is dedicated to which saint?

-Stephen.

-Yes.

The actress Moir Leslie has played two major characters in The Archers.

One was the Reverend Janet Fisher, who was the other?

-Pass.

-Susan Carter's brother carried out an armed raid

on the village post office in 1993

which led to both him and Susan being imprisoned. What was his name?

-Clive Horrobin.

-It was.

Who replaced long-time writer and producer

William Smethurst as editor of the programme in 1986?

-Vanessa Whitburn.

-No, Liz Rigby.

What nationality was Debbie Aldridge's husband

Simon Gerrard, whom she discovered in the arms

of a colleague at the college where he lectured?

-Canadian.

-He was.

Which ex-Navy officer courted Peggy Archer in the late '80s after

moving into one of the barn conversions in the village?

Pass.

Although his voice was never heard,

who was Jack Woolley's chauffeur and handyman for many years?

-Higgs.

-Yes.

Who was the GP in Ambridge between '86 and '91,

briefly sharing Ambridge Farm with Caroline Bone

before moving to a practice in Somerset?

-Richard Lock.

-Matthew Thorogood.

What were the names of the two Anglo-Nubian goats

that Lynda Snell bought in the late '80s?

Pass.

Following the death of the actor George Hart,

how was the character Jethro Larkin killed off in The Archers?

-Farming accident.

-No, a falling branch from a tree.

-Which trophy...

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I've started so I'll finish.

..is presented to the winner of Ambridge cricket club's

annual Single Wicket competition?

-Pass.

-Well, I can tell you cos you're out of time.

The Mark Hebden Memorial Trophy. And your other passes.

The names of those Anglo-Nubian goats were Demeter and Persephone.

Godfrey Wendover was the ex-Navy officer who courted Peggy Archer.

And Moir Leslie played the Reverend Janet Fisher

and Sophie Barlow.

Four passes. You have, Kate Foley, seven points.

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Paul Radford.

-Your occupation?

-Copywriter.

-And your specialist subject?

-The Apollo Space Programme.

The Apollo Space Programme. Two minutes, starting now.

Crewed by Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham,

which was the first manned Apollo flight?

-Apollo 7.

-Yes. On 19 November '69,

which Apollo 12 astronaut became the fourth man to walk

on the moon after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Pete Conrad?

-Alan Bean.

-Yes.

What were the Apollo 10 command and lunar modules called?

-St... um, Snoopy and Charlie Brown.

-Yes.

Which Apollo astronaut honoured his wife Marilyn

by naming a crater on the moon after her

during the Apollo 8 mission?

-Jim Lovell.

-Yes. According to the Apollo 11 flight plan,

what were Armstrong and Aldrin supposed to do

when they landed on the moon?

The plan was hastily revised so they could step out immediately.

-Er, have, take a rest period.

-Yes.

What name was given to the four billion-year-old

chunk of crystalline igneous rock that was found

by Jim Irwin and brought back by Apollo 15?

-The Genesis Rock.

-Yes.

Which member of the Apollo 14 backup crew

was left out of the Apollo 17 crew in order to

make way for Jack Schmitt, a qualified geologist?

-Donn Eisele.

-Joe Engel.

What did the Apollo 13 crew have to construct

from various objects held together with duct tape?

-An air scrubber.

-Yes. An air purifier.

The Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott dropped a hammer

and which other object before a television camera

to show the effect of lunar gravity?

-A feather.

-Yes.

What was discovered at Shorty Crater

on the Apollo 17 mission that provided evidence

of explosive volcanic activity on the moon?

-Orange dust.

-Yeah, orange soil.

What was the name of the amphibious assault ship

that picked up the Apollo 13 crew

after splashdown in the South Pacific?

Pass.

What was always served up for

the traditional astronaut's breakfast on launch day?

-Steak and eggs.

-Yes.

How did the astronauts of Apollo 8 know

the precise moment that they had gone behind the moon?

-They could see it.

-No. Loss of radio signal.

-Oh.

What did Pete Conrad smuggle aboard Apollo 12

in his spacesuit but he couldn't use it

because it was buried in a bag of rock samples?

-An automatic camera timer.

-Yes.

What was left behind by Dave Scott

on the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover's control panel

for future explorers who might want to understand

who had left the machine there?

Pass.

-Which Latin phrase meaning "From the moon, knowledge"

-END OF ROUND BUZZER

was on the Apollo 13 mission patch?

-Ex luna, scientia.

-Exactly right.

You had two passes.

It was a red leather bible that Dave Scott left behind

for future explorers.

And the name of that amphibious assault ship that picked up

the Apollo 13 crew was the Iwo Jima.

You have, Paul Radford, 12 points.

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Mark Wyatt.

-Your occupation?

-Chartered accountant.

-And your chosen subject?

-The Life & Music of Nick Drake.

Nick Drake in two minutes, starting now.

Nicholas Rodney Drake was born on the 19 June 1948

in which Asian city?

-Rangoon.

-Correct.

At which London venue was Ashley Hutchings of

Fairport Convention so impressed by Drake's performance

that he subsequently put him in touch with the band's manager Joe Boyd?

-The Roundhouse.

-Yes.

Which classic song by his friend and contemporary John Martyn

was reputedly written for and about Drake?

-Solid Air.

-Yes.

The Drake family settled in which Warwickshire village on their return from Burma?

-Tamworth-in-Arden.

-Yes.

While travelling in Morocco, Drake and his friends

were let off a large part of the cost of car repairs

after the garage owner had his photograph taken with them.

Who did he think they were?

-The Rolling Stones.

-Yes.

Which housemaster at Marlborough wrote of Drake that,

"He would, I think, secretly like to be good enough to make his living in music"?

-Dennis Silk.

-Yes.

In 1968, he signed to which production

and management company set up by Joe Boyd

and later sold to Island Records?

-Witchseason.

-Yes.

What is the name of the female figure

who features in the lyrics of River Man?

-Betty.

-Yup.

Which friend of Drake's from Cambridge University arranged

the strings on several tracks on his debut album

including Way To Blue, Day Is Done and Fruit Tree?

-Robert Kirby.

-Correct.

At which studios in a former dairy in Chelsea

did Drake record all three of his albums?

-Sound Techniques.

-Correct.

In March 1970, he opened for which group on a five-date UK tour?

The other act on the bill being the Humblebums

featuring Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly.

-Fotheringay.

-Correct.

Which guest musician plays organ, celeste

and piano on the Bryter Layter track, Northern Sky?

-John Cale.

-Correct.

Who sang the four Drake songs chosen for the very rare

1970 album issued to showcase artists from Joe Boyd's

Warlock Music publishing arm?

-Elton John.

-Yup.

Drake died at the age of 26.

Which book by Camus was at his bedside

when his mother found his body?

-The Myth Of Sisyphus.

-Yes.

Which photographer took the famous running man shot

on the sleeve of Drake's debut album Five Leaves Left?

-Keith Morris.

-Correct.

A line from which song is inscribed

on the back of his gravestone in Tamworth-in-Arden?

-From The Morning.

-Yes.

Who had a rare interview with Drake which

was published in the music paper Sounds in March 1971?

-Jerry Gilbert.

-Correct.

At which venue did Drake support Fairport Convention

in September 1969 in the band's first major concert

since the car crash that killed Fairport's drummer?

-Royal Festival Hall.

-Yes.

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No passes. A perfect round. 18 points.

And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Chris Forse.

-Your occupation?

-A retired teacher.

-And your chosen subject?

-The Cold War, 1946-64.

The Cold War in two minutes.

Which mutual defence pact was signed by 12 countries

in Washington in April 1949?

-NATO.

-Yes.

Which American general's plan for the post-war recovery

of Europe was unveiled in a speech at Harvard University in June 1947?

-Marshall.

-Yes.

Who was the Foreign Secretary in Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government?

-Ernest Bevin.

-Yes.

Which country exploded their first nuclear weapon in October '64?

-China.

-Yes.

In his speech of March '46,

Winston Churchill said that two cities were linked

by an Iron Curtain that had descended across Europe from Stettin to where?

-Trieste.

-Yes.

Whom did the Soviets put in charge of Hungary after

they crushed the popular uprising led by Imre Nagy in 1956?

-Kadar.

-Yes.

Which conclusive battle in '54 saw the defeat of

the French forces in Indochina to their Viet Minh opponents?

-Dien Bien Phu.

-Correct.

In May '60, a U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviets.

Which American company was it manufactured by?

-Lockheed.

-Yes.

Which European Communist leader was openly critical

of Stalin's policies and later pioneered

the policy of non-alignment?

-Tito.

-Yes.

Who led the Iranian government

that nationalised Britain's oil holdings in 1951?

-Mossadegh.

-Correct.

In the same month as the Bay of Pigs fiasco,

the Soviets gained a huge propaganda first

over the Americans by achieving what?

-Sputnik.

-No. The first manned space flight.

Where on the Berlin Wall did American and Soviet tanks

come into direct confrontation on 27th October 1961,

although no shots were actually fired?

-Checkpoint Charlie.

-Correct.

Which Czech foreign minister favoured continuing relations

with the West but was found dead in March 1948

following the Communist coup in his country?

-Jan Masaryk.

-Correct.

Who was the president of South Korea

when the North invaded in June 1950

leading to a three year war?

-Syngman Rhee.

-Correct.

Which country's American missile bases

were dismantled as part of the agreement

to settle the Cuban Missile Crisis?

-Turkey.

-Correct.

Which spy, the head of Section IX,

dealing with Soviet counter-intelligence for the British,

helped the Soviets penetrate US nuclear secrets?

-Oleg Penkovsky.

-Kim Philby.

Following the Kremlin coup of October '64,

-President Johnson was initially faced by...

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I've started so I shall finish.

..a triumvirate of Soviet leaders, Alexei Kosygin

and Nikolai Podgorny were two, who was the third?

-Brezhnev.

-Is correct.

Chris Forse, no passes. 15 points.

So, shaping up to be quite a battle, let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, seven points, Kate Foley.

Third place, 12 points, Paul Radford.

Second place, 15 points, big score, Chris Forse.

In the lead, 18 points, an enormous score, Mark Wyatt.

So, it's the General Knowledge round now

and if there is a tie at the end of it,

then the number of passes is taken into account

and the contender with the fewer passes is the winner.

And if they're tied on passes as well then there will be a tie-break.

And by the way, the six highest-scoring runners-up will

also be able to claim a place in the semi-finals.

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

And you chose an enormous subject in The Archers.

They've been around a very long time.

-Yes.

-You have seven points to begin this round with,

let's see how you do with your general knowledge, here we go.

What title was once given to the senior woman nursing officer

in charge of all the nursing staff at a hospital?

-Matron.

-Yes.

The last episode of which television school drama was

broadcast in September 2008,

30 years after the first episode?

-Byker Grove.

-Grange Hill.

The name of which variety of pasta normally served stuffed

literally means big tubes or pipes?

-Cannelloni.

-Yes.

What is the southernmost of Spain's Mediterranean costas?

It includes the resorts of Torremolinos,

Fuengirola and Marbella.

-Costa del Sol.

-Yes.

Which pioneering female aviator disappeared

after bailing out over the Thames Estuary in 1941

while she was on a mission for the Air Transport Auxiliary?

-Amy Johnson.

-Correct.

At the heart of which English university city

is the crossroads called Carfax

from the Latin quadri furcus meaning four-forked?

-Bristol.

-Oxford.

Who set a new world record of 1,190 points in test rugby

during England's victory over France in February 2011?

-Jonny Wilkinson.

-Yes.

The singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding reached number two

in the UK charts in 2010 with a cover version

of which Elton John song?

-Your Song.

-Correct.

Reremouse and flittermouse are archaic names

for which animal?

-Bat.

-Yes.

Peter Mandelson was once said to have mistaken

an item in a chip shop for guacamole.

What was it?

-Mushy peas.

-Yes.

Which youthful Dickensian hero

has a villainous half-brother called Monks?

-David Copperfield.

-Oliver Twist.

Daniel Libeskind's design of which museum in Salford

represents the Earth shattered by conflict?

-Imperial War Museum.

-Yes. Imperial War Museum North.

What relation was Queen Mary II to Queen Anne

who succeeded Mary's husband to the throne?

-Daughter-in-law.

-Sister.

Which poet in her first published volume

Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis

reduces T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land to five limericks?

-Wendy Cope.

-Yes.

In Greek mythology, which hero is traditionally said

to have sulked in his tent after Agamemnon took

his captured slave girl Briseis for himself?

-Achilles.

-Correct.

In computing, what two-word term is given to

an online messaging service, dedicated to real-time exchanges

and the notional area occupied by participants in it?

Pass.

In The Phantom Of The Opera, what is the first name

of the young soprano originally played on stage by Sarah Brightman?

Pass.

Which Italian fashion house uses the head of Medusa

as its trademark?

-Gucci.

-Versace.

What name from the French for horse

is used for a full-length mirror mounted so as to tip backwards

and forwards within a frame?

-Equine.

-Cheval.

Which actor once married to Madonna has won...

END OF ROUND BUZZER

..Best Actor Oscars for both Mystic River and Milk?

-Sean Penn.

-Sean Penn is correct.

You had two passes. In The Phantom Of The Opera,

the first name of that young soprano was Christine.

And that rather complicated description of what you do

on your computer was a chat room.

Sounds much more simple when you say chat room, doesn't it?

But that's what it was.

-Two passes, Kate Foley, you have 19 points.

-Thank you.

And now, Paul Radford again, please.

And you start out with 12 points with your knowledge

of the Apollo Space Programme.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Here we go.

Sabres and epees are types of which weapon?

-Swords.

-Yes. At which ground in Glasgow do Scotland normally play

their home international football matches?

-Hampden Park.

-Yes.

What name's given to chunks of pork rind deep-fried

and coated with salt and seasoning, often sold in pubs?

-Pork scratchings.

-Yes.

Which sea is bounded on the south by Venezuela, Colombia

and Panama and on the west by Central America?

-Caribbean.

-Yes.

Which future prime minister had three spells as Foreign Secretary,

the first from 1935-38 and the last ending in 1955?

-Eden.

-Yes.

Who presents the Radio 2 programme Melodies For You,

although he's better known for his work

on gardening programmes?

Pass.

Which dog was bred in Germany to hunt wild boar,

is known as the German Mastiff or Deutsche Dogge

in its homeland?

-Alsatian.

-Great Dane.

Which author created the Yorkshire police detectives

Dalziel and Pascoe who made their first appearance

in A Clubbable Woman?

Pass.

According to the Book of Exodus, the idol made by Aaron

and worshipped by the Jews during Moses's absence

on Mount Sinai took what form?

-Fire.

-A golden calf.

In 1971, the American football Super Bowl trophy

was named in honour of which Green Bay Packers coach?

Pass.

Which Spanish cheese takes its name from the plain

to the south of Madrid that was home to Don Quixote?

-Gorgonzola.

-Manchego.

What was codenamed Operation Overlord

in the Second World War?

-The in... Allied invasion.

-Yes.

Which hormone that is secreted by the outer layer

of the adrenal glands has been synthesised

and used as an anti-inflammatory agent

for rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments?

Pass.

Which New York group's debut album features Nico

as one of the vocalists

and credits Andy Warhol as the producer?

Pass.

What did Oliver Cromwell refer to as "this bauble"

in his speech dismissing the Rump Parliament in April 1653?

-The sceptre.

-Yes, or the mace.

Which director's films include Seven,

Fight Club and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button?

-Spielberg.

-Fincher, David Fincher.

In which Cathedral is there a stained-glass window

dedicated to Elgar? It's where the first performance

of the revised version of his Enigma Variations took place.

-Coventry.

-Worcester.

Which surrealist artist wrote the autobiography

Diary Of A Genius, first published in America in 1965?

-Warhol.

-Dali.

The adjective postprandial means after what?

-Eating.

-Yes.

Which fictional space hero made his first appearance

in Amazing Stories in 1928

for a magazine serial called Armageddon 2419 A.D.?

END OF ROUND BUZZER

-Buck Rogers.

-Buck Rogers is correct.

Your passes, there were five of them.

The New York group which featured Nico as one of the vocalists

and Andy Warhol as producer was Velvet Underground.

Cortisone is the hormone that's secreted by the adrenal glands.

Vince Lombardi was that very famous Green Bay Packers coach.

Reginald Hill created Dalziel and Pascoe and all of that.

You'll kick yourself for this one.

That Radio 2 presenter

but, more importantly, gardening presenter,

a bloke called Titchmarsh.

Five passes, Paul Radford, 21 points.

And now, Chris Forse again, please.

And you scored 15 with your knowledge of the Cold War,

you were rattling away there.

Two and a half minutes now on general knowledge

and the score to beat at the moment is 21.

Let's see how you do.

In 2003, Mervyn King succeeded Sir Eddie George

in which financial post?

-Governor of the Bank of England.

-Yes.

What does an horologist specialise in making?

Pass.

Desiree is a red-skinned, yellow-fleshed variety

of which vegetable?

Pass.

The name of which small, nocturnal lizard comes from

the Malay imitation of its distinctive cry?

-Gecko.

-Yes.

Which novel by Ernest Hemingway set in the Spanish Civil War

has a quotation from John Donne as its title?

-A Farewell To Arms.

-No, For Whom The Bell Tolls.

Which major Paris museum and art gallery, opened in 1986,

is situated in a former railway station?

Pass.

In 2008, who took over from Michael Aspel

as the regular presenter of Antiques Roadshow?

-Fiona Bruce.

-Yes.

Which theoretical physicist was

the Lucasian professor of mathematics

at Cambridge University from 1979 to 2009?

-Stephen Hawking.

-Yes.

What sort of shop did Margaret Thatcher's father

Alderman Alfred Roberts own?

-Grocers.

-Yes.

Which author was born the sixth child

of John Marshall Clemens in the small town

of Florida, Missouri on 30th November 1835?

-Mark Twain.

-Yes.

Which controversial socialist politician began

his first term as president of Venezuela in 1999?

-Hugo Chavez.

-Yes.

What is the usual colour of the flower

of the saffron crocus?

-Yellow.

-Purple.

Which English song is first referred to

in the 1580 Stationer's Company register

where it's described as "a new northern ditty"?

It's also twice mentioned in The Merry Wives Of Windsor.

Pass.

In which small island nation in the Indian Ocean

is the rufiyaa the unit of currency?

-The Maldives.

-Yes.

What name was given to the French Protestants,

many of whom were persecuted for their faith

in the 16th and 17th centuries?

-Huguenots.

-Yes.

The world heavyweight boxing title was held

by which American from 1937 till '49?

-Joe Louis.

-Yes.

Which of the seven hills of Rome was the home

of the wealthy during the Republican era

and, under the Empire, became the site of the Imperial Palaces?

-Palatine.

-Yes.

The musician Mike Oldfield has had three top-five hits

with instrumental albums, sharing what title in common?

Pass.

The eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula

lies in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador,

in which province does the western part lie?

-Ontario.

-Quebec.

What Spanish word is used for a male inhabitant of Madrid?

Pass.

In Scandinavian mythology,

what was the name of Odin's eight-legged horse?

Pass.

Which novelist and playwright was born in Kirriemuir in 1860?

He set his early novels, including The Little Minister,

in the town, disguising it as Thrums.

-Pass.

-Which market...

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Just started so I'll finish.

Which market town has a 12th-century Norman castle

and stands on the River Wye

close to its confluence with the Severn?

-Monmouth.

-No, it's Chepstow. You had eight passes.

It was J.M. Barrie who was born in Kirriemuir in 1860.

The name of Odin's eight-legged horse was Sleipnir.

Somebody who is a male inhabitant of Madrid is a Madrileno.

Tubular Bells One, Two and Three were the Mike Oldfield albums.

Greensleeves was the English song referred to in 1580.

The Musee d'Orsay was opened in 1986 in a former railway station.

A Desiree is a potato.

And an horologist makes clocks or watches.

Eight passes, Chris Forse, you have 26 points.

And finally, Mark Wyatt again, please.

And you start out with a very large 18 points

because you knew a lot about Nick Drake.

Let's see if you know enough about general knowledge to beat the score,

at the moment, the top score of 26 points. Here we go.

What popular name is used for the narrow, white neckband

worn by many clergy?

-Dog collar.

-Yup.

Where did King Arthur hold his court?

The name was later used for President Kennedy's administration.

-Camelot.

-Yes.

Which large swan belies its name by hissing and snorting when it's angry?

-Mute swan.

-Yes.

The chairman of which committee oversees

Conservative Party leadership elections?

-1922 Committee.

-Yes.

What name is used for food additives such as lecithins

that help mix together ingredients

that would normally separate, such as oil and water?

-Emulsifiers.

-Yes.

Which band in its classic line-up featured Slash

on lead guitar and Axl Rose on vocals?

-Guns N' Roses.

-Yes.

Which biblical scene did Leonardo da Vinci paint

on the refectory wall

of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in 1498?

-The Last Supper.

-Yes.

Who received the first Nobel Prize for physics

in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays?

-Rutgens.

-Rontgen.

Which English composer wrote the anthem

My Heart Is Inditing for the coronation of King James II in 1685?

-Handel.

-Purcell.

What is the common name of the family of flowering plants

most of which belong to the genus Papaver?

-Poppies.

-Yes.

President Zardari of Pakistan, who came to power in 2008,

is the widower of which former president?

Pass.

Which German midfielder scored the last goal

at the old Wembley Stadium in October 2000?

-Lothar Matthaus.

-Hamman.

In chemistry, what name is given to the class of compounds

that includes alkalis and that, in general,

show opposite characteristics to acids?

Pass.

Which science fiction writer's first law of robotics

is "a robot may not injure a human being or,

"through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm"?

-Isaac Asimov.

-Yes.

In which castle was Edward II murdered, supposedly

on the orders of his wife and her lover?

-Farthinghoe.

-Berkeley Castle.

What name is commonly given to the pedestrian crossings

first introduced onto Britain's roads in 1951?

-Pelican crossings.

-Zebra crossings.

The ordination of the 32 priests in Bristol Cathedral

on 12th March 1994 was a first for the Church of England, why?

-Women priests.

-Yes.

Which restaurateur starred in a BBC2 series in 2011

training eight young people in front-of-house skills?

-Jamie Oliver.

-No, Michelle Roux Jr.

In horse racing, what's the name of the sharp, left-hand

final bend on the Epsom Derby course?

-The Elbow.

-Tattenham Corner.

Which American president who held office during the 1920s

stated that the chief business of the American people is business?

-Wilson.

-Coolidge.

Which Somerset coastal resort

has the mediaeval Latin for "on-sea" added to its name?

-Weston-super-Mare.

-Correct.

Who, in her white bathing suit, was voted their favourite

pin-up by American servicemen during the Second World War?

Betty Grable.

Which former party political leader

served as a Royal Marines officer from 1959 to 1972?

END OF ROUND BUZZER

-Paddy Ashdown.

-Is correct.

You had two passes.

In chemistry, the name given to that class of compounds

that includes alkalis is bases.

And the President Zardari was the widower

of former president Benazir Bhutto.

Not that it matters because you have a total of 31 points.

So, a clear winner there. Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place, 19 points, Kate Foley.

Third place, 21 points, Paul Radford.

Second place, 26 points, Chris Forse.

First place, 31 points, Mark Wyatt.

Which means, of course, that Mark Wyatt is tonight's winner

and he goes through to the semi-finals.

Congratulations to him.

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