0:00:24 > 0:00:28First in the spotlight tonight is Helen Marshall, a lawyer from Chepstow.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31She'll be answering questions on Catherine of Aragon.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Next, Bart Smith from London.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36His specialist subject, the television cook Fanny Cradock.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Chris Quinn is a computer programmer from Liverpool
0:00:39 > 0:00:41and he'll be answering questions on the novels of Roddy Doyle.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45And Jonathan Gordon, a student administrator from Oxford.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48His subject, French Grand Opera.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51APPLAUSE
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Now, if you ever wonder why anyone would put themselves through this ordeal,
0:01:08 > 0:01:13well, becoming a Mastermind champion is the greatest honour the quiz world has to offer
0:01:13 > 0:01:16and all they have to do is answer two sets of questions,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19one on their specialist subject and one on general knowledge.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23That's all. But the pressure comes from the clock.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Two minutes on one, two and a half minutes on the other and no help from anyone.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32So let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- And your name is?- Helen Marshall. - Your occupation?- Lawyer.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- And your specialist subject? - Catherine of Aragon.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Catherine of Aragon in two minutes, starting now.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Before her marriage to Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon
0:01:50 > 0:01:52had been briefly married to his elder brother. What was his name?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- Arthur.- What fruit, known as granada in Spanish,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59did Catherine choose for her personal badge when she left Spain to marry abroad?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Pomegranate. - Who was the Spanish ambassador to England
0:02:02 > 0:02:04who helped negotiate Catherine's marriage to Arthur
0:02:04 > 0:02:06and stood in for her at their proxy wedding?
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- De Puebla.- What term is generally used by historians to refer to Henry VIII's attempts
0:02:11 > 0:02:13to divorce Catherine or have their marriage annulled?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- The Great Matter. - When Henry wanted to divorce Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn
0:02:16 > 0:02:19what solution was put forward by the Legate Campeggio?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Henry approved of the idea, but it was rejected by Catherine.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- That she enter a nunnery. - Catherine confessed to Cardinal Campeggio
0:02:25 > 0:02:28the number of nights that she had shared Arthur's bed.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31She said their marriage had not been consummated on any of them.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33She said it had been how many nights?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Seven. - After the marriage of Henry to Anne Boleyn,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Catherine was told that as she was no longer queen, she had to use what title?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Dowager Princess of Wales. - At which Archbishop's palace at Alcala de Henares
0:02:44 > 0:02:48was Catherine born in 1485?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Pass.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53In 1533, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer,
0:02:53 > 0:02:55held a court case at which priory in Bedfordshire
0:02:55 > 0:02:58where he pronounced that Henry and Catherine's marriage was invalid?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Dunstable. - In which port did Catherine land
0:03:01 > 0:03:03on her arrival in England after a stormy voyage?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Plymouth. - What was the name of Cardinal Wolsey's gentleman usher
0:03:07 > 0:03:10whose Life Of Wolsey gives an eyewitness account of the court hearing
0:03:10 > 0:03:13into the validity of Catherine and Henry's marriage
0:03:13 > 0:03:17where Catherine appealed for the case to be sent to Rome for the Pope to adjudicate?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Knight?- George Cavendish. Who was Catherine's confessor in England
0:03:20 > 0:03:23until he was sent back to Spain in disgrace in 1514
0:03:23 > 0:03:26after being accused and found guilty of fornication?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Fray Diego. - Which Pope eventually denied Henry the annulment he wanted,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33partly because of the power of Catherine's nephew,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Paul III.- Clement VII.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38In 1534, Catherine was moved to
0:03:38 > 0:03:42which house in Huntingdonshire where she died in 1536?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Kimbolton.- What was the surname of the two brothers
0:03:44 > 0:03:48appointed by Queen Isabella of Spain to be Catherine's personal tutors?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- BEEP Geraldini. - Geraldini is correct.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54You had only one pass. At which Archbishop's palace
0:03:54 > 0:04:00at Alcala de Henares was Catherine born? The answer was the Archbishop of Toledo.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- You had that one pass, Helen, 12 points.- Thank you.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07APPLAUSE
0:04:13 > 0:04:15And our next contender, please.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- And your name is?- Bart Smith. - Your occupation?- Retired.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- And your chosen subject? - Fanny Cradock. - Fanny Cradock in two minutes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Fanny Cradock was born on 26th February 1909 in a house in Leytonstone,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38now the site of a block of flats. What was the name of the house?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Apthorp House. - What was Cradock's original first name
0:04:41 > 0:04:45that she briefly used prior to becoming well-known as a cookery presenter?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Phyllis. - In which army regiment was John Cradock,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50her fourth husband, serving as a major when he and Fanny met
0:04:50 > 0:04:53at a troop concert on Hackney Marshes in 1939?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- The Guards. - The Royal Artillery.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59What was the title of the cookery show aired on 17th February 1955
0:04:59 > 0:05:01which marked Fanny and Johnnie Cradock's television debut?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Pass.- At what address in South Kensington, their home at the time,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08did Fanny and Johnnie Cradock hold an important Cordon Bleu dinner party
0:05:08 > 0:05:12in May 1949 for guests including the Vicountess Chetwynd
0:05:12 > 0:05:14and the gastronome Andre Simon?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- 43 South Terrace. - 29 South Terrace.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19What pen name was used by Fanny and Johnnie
0:05:19 > 0:05:21for the successful long-running food, wine and travel column
0:05:21 > 0:05:24they wrote for the Daily Telegraph? It started out in 1950
0:05:24 > 0:05:27with a commission for just six articles.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Bon Viveur. - What was the name of the amateur cook
0:05:30 > 0:05:34whom Fanny Cradock lambasted in an episode of the talent contest The Big Time
0:05:34 > 0:05:37and that led to her being sacked by the BBC in 1976?
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- Gwen Troake.- With which historian did Fanny repeatedly disagree in 1972
0:05:42 > 0:05:45when they appeared as guests along with the comedian Bernard Manning
0:05:45 > 0:05:47on the Parkinson chat show?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- AJP Taylor.- Fanny Cradock had two sons from different marriages.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Her first child was called Peter. What did she name her younger son?
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Christopher. - A 19th century composer's String Quartet In D
0:05:57 > 0:06:00was among the pieces of music chosen by Fanny and Johnnie Cradock
0:06:00 > 0:06:04when they were guests on Desert Island Discs in 1962. Who was the composer?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Mendelssohn. - No, Cesar Franck.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09On which subject did Fanny offer advice under the name Elsa Frances
0:06:09 > 0:06:11in some of her earliest columns in the Daily Telegraph
0:06:11 > 0:06:15while simultaneously writing beauty tips as Nan Sortain?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Erm, clothing. - Yes, fashion.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Who was the plastic surgeon chosen to perform cosmetic surgery
0:06:20 > 0:06:23on Fanny's nose in July 1954?
0:06:23 > 0:06:27It was an operation she was convinced was necessary to start a television career.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- Sir Archibald McIndoe. - At what London venue were Fanny and Johnnie Cradock
0:06:31 > 0:06:36filmed cooking live in front of an audience of several thousand in December 1956?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- The Royal Albert Hall. - Is correct. You have just one pass.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44The title of that cookery show aired on 17th February 1955
0:06:44 > 0:06:50was Kitchen Magic. You have, Bart, nine points.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53APPLAUSE
0:06:59 > 0:07:01And our next contender, please.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- And your name is?- Chris Quinn.- Your occupation?- Computer programmer.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- And chosen subject?- The novels of Roddy Doyle.- Roddy Doyle's books in two minutes starting now.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Which fictional suburb in the north side of Dublin is the setting for
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Roddy Doyle's first three novels, beginning with The Commitments?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Barrytown. - In Oh Play That Thing, what household objects
0:07:25 > 0:07:29does Henry Smart steal and sell to pay for a new car for Louis Armstrong?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Gramophones?- Silvery cutlery.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35In A Star Called Henry, what historic event takes place in London
0:07:35 > 0:07:40on the day Victor Smart dies under a tarpaulin behind the Grand Canal Dock in Dublin?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- The coronation. - Yes, George V's.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46What was the name of the original band formed by Derek, Outspan and Ray
0:07:46 > 0:07:49until Jimmy Rabbitte decided to change it to The Commitments?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- And And And.- What are the last three words Henry Smart says to Miss O'Shea
0:07:53 > 0:07:57before he leaves Dublin in 1922? He doesn't see her for another six years.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- I'll be back? - He says, "Look for me."
0:08:00 > 0:08:03In The Snapper, Sharon Rabbitte describes the trainee manager
0:08:03 > 0:08:05at the supermarket where she works as looking like
0:08:05 > 0:08:09a television character only not as nice. Which character was it?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Pass.- Paddy Clarke's father buys him a book called
0:08:12 > 0:08:14A Pictorial History Of Soccer for his birthday.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18What does Paddy think he has found on page 11 beneath the introduction?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20His father helps to convince him it's genuine.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- George Best's autograph. - What is Miss O'Shea's real Christian name?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27She said it would be too much of a palaver teaching Americans to pronounce it
0:08:27 > 0:08:30so her employer thinks she is called Eileen.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Nuala. - Which mercenary troops described by Jack Dalton as
0:08:34 > 0:08:37"the sweepings of England's jails" wound Miss O'Shea and Henry
0:08:37 > 0:08:40after an attack on Tonrua Barracks?
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- The Black and Tans. - In The Van, what three-word phrase has Mr Crosbie,
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Darren Rabbitte's English teacher, banned his students from using in their essays?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Pass. - While trying to carry out a bank robbery,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Charlo Spencer shoots the bank manager's wife.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57What's the name of Charlo's accomplice?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Pass.- What name do Paddy Clarke and his friends give to their high-risk games
0:09:01 > 0:09:04that always end in the Hanleys' garden
0:09:04 > 0:09:06because theirs is the best garden in Barrytown?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- The Grand National. - In The Dead Republic, Henry Smart is lying
0:09:09 > 0:09:12in the Utah desert when film director John Ford first meets him.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Into which 1952 film does Ford try to interweave elements of Henry's life?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- The Quiet Man.- Is correct. And you had three passes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25The name of Charlo's accomplice was Richard or Richie Massey.
0:09:25 > 0:09:32That three-word phrase that Mr Crosbie banned his students from using in essays was "in my opinion."
0:09:32 > 0:09:37And, rather unkindly, Sharon Rabbitte described the trainee manager
0:09:37 > 0:09:40as not quite as nice looking as Roland Rat.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- You have, Chris, eight points. - Thank you.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47APPLAUSE
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And our last contender, please.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- And your name?- Jonathan Gordon.- Your occupation?- Student administrator.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- And your chosen subject? - French Grand Opera 1823 to 1900. - French Grand Opera in two minutes.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Which legendary figure who sold his soul to the devil
0:10:13 > 0:10:15is the subject of operas by Berlioz and Gounod?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Faust.- Which dramatist and librettist is best known
0:10:18 > 0:10:21for his collaborations with Meyerbeer, including L'Africaine?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Scribe.- Which work with music by Auber and libretto by Scribe and Delavigne
0:10:25 > 0:10:28is often cited as one of the first examples of Grand Opera?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- La Muette de Portici. - Who climbs onto a funeral pyre
0:10:30 > 0:10:33at the end of Berlioz's Les Troyens?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Er, Dido. - Many French operas contained at least one ballet
0:10:36 > 0:10:38that was not wholly essential to the plot.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42What name was given to such a ballet, taken from the French word for entertainment?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- En termes. - No, divertissement.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Which wealthy entrepreneur was appointed director of the Paris Opera in 1831?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52He made it profitable over the next four years.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Louis Veron. - What is the title of Rossini's last
0:10:54 > 0:10:56and only wholly original French opera?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It's regarded as a stepping stone to a more modern form of opera.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Guillaume Tell. - During the age of French Grand Opera,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05in what capacity did Pierre Ciceri achieve great acclaim?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- He was a stage designer. - Yes, set designer.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11The best-known piece from an opera by Massenet is the so-called Meditation
0:11:11 > 0:11:15during which the title character decides to convert to Christianity. What's the opera?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Thais.- Donizetti had mental problems as a result of syphilis.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22It was originally thought these problems were brought on by a mezzo-soprano
0:11:22 > 0:11:26demanding changes to his opera Dom Sebastien. Who was she?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- Rosine Stoltz. - Which Irish-born composer best-known for The Bohemian Girl,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34wrote a Grand Opera for the Paris Opera called L'Etoile de Seville?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Henry Field. - No, it was Balfe.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41The part of Valentine in Les Huguenots was written by Meyerbeer
0:11:41 > 0:11:45for which soprano, who had to retire young because her voice was damaged?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Cornelie Falcon. - What's the title of Delilah¹s aria
0:11:48 > 0:11:50in Act 2 of Saint-Saens' opera Samson et Dalila,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52in which she is joined by Samson?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Mon Coeur S'ouvre a ta Voix. - Which composer was employed while in Paris
0:11:56 > 0:11:59to arrange the vocal score for Halevy's opera La Reine de Chypre?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Wagner. - Which work by Donizetti,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04commissioned by the Theatre de la Renaissance
0:12:04 > 0:12:08was reworked as La Favorite for the Opera after the Renaissance went bankrupt?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- L'ange de Nisida.- What was Meyerbeer's working title for his opera L'Africaine
0:12:12 > 0:12:15during the last few years of his life, although after his death
0:12:15 > 0:12:19the critic Francois-Joseph Fetis restored the original title?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- L'India.- Vasco da Gama.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25No passes. Jonathan, you have 13 points.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28APPLAUSE
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Well, that's the end of the first round, a close one. So let's have a look at the scores.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Fourth place, eight points, Chris Quinn.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Third place, nine points, Bart Smith.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Second place, 12 points, Helen Marshall.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49In the lead, just, 13 points, Jonathan Gordon.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51APPLAUSE
0:12:54 > 0:12:58The general knowledge round now. And if there's a tie at the end,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01then the number of passes is taken into account
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07And if they're tied on passes, as well, there will be a tie-break.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11And the six highest-scoring runners-up can also claim a place in the semi-finals.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13So plenty to play for. Let's get on with it
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and ask Chris Quinn to join us again, please.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25And you begin this round with eight points with your knowledge of the novels of Roddy Doyle.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Two and a half minutes starting now.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33What name, thought by some to come from the French and German words for yes,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35is given to the board used in a seance?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Ouija.- The 15th century Prince Vlad III the Impaler
0:13:38 > 0:13:41is thought to be the inspiration for which fictional character?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- Dracula.- Which soup from Andalusia, uncooked and usually served chilled,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47consists of tomatoes and other vegetables
0:13:47 > 0:13:49pureed with garlic, olive oil, vinegar and bread?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Gazpacho.- Who was the lead vocalist with the band Dire Straits?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Mark Knopfler. - Which Swiss-born French philosopher wrote in his book
0:13:55 > 0:13:59The Social Contract, "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains"?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Rousseau.- The DW Stadium, named after the football club owner Dave Whelan,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06is the home of which town's football and rugby league clubs?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Wigan.- Who became the first female presenter on Radio One in 1970?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12She went on to be the station's longest-serving DJ.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Annie Nightingale. - The name of which school of Buddhism
0:14:14 > 0:14:17introduced into Japan from China in about the 12th century
0:14:17 > 0:14:19comes from the Sanskrit word for meditation?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Zen. - Second Foundation is the final book
0:14:22 > 0:14:24in which author's original Foundation trilogy?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Asimov. - The Roman road that ran from London to York via Lincoln
0:14:28 > 0:14:30is known by what name of Anglo-Saxon origin?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Fosse Way.- Ermine Street.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Which waterfall stands on the Zambezi River
0:14:34 > 0:14:37on the border between Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the south?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Victoria Falls. - Which artillery officer invented the exploding shell
0:14:40 > 0:14:43filled with lead shot that's named after him?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Shrapnel.- Who resigned as Under Secretary of State for Health in December 1988
0:14:47 > 0:14:50after her comments about British eggs being infected with salmonella?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Edwina Currie. - Which scale, whose values go from zero to 14,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57is used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- pH.- What is the most numerous subspecies of tiger?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Siberian.- The Bengal tiger.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07The Jalapeno plant, which has blunt, almost oval pods
0:15:07 > 0:15:09and is named after a town in Mexico,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11produces a popular variety of which spicy fruit?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- Chilli pepper. - Which American rock band took its name from
0:15:15 > 0:15:17the title of a book by Aldous Huxley
0:15:17 > 0:15:20about his experiences with the drug mescaline?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- The Doors.- What is the popular name for the Queen's Official Birthday Ceremony
0:15:24 > 0:15:27normally held on the second Saturday in June on Horse Guards Parade?
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Trooping of the Colour. - In which Italian city does the classic car chase take place
0:15:31 > 0:15:34in the original '69 version of The Italian Job?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Turin.- The first International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
0:15:38 > 0:15:41was adopted in 1914 in the wake of which disaster?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Titanic. - What popular term for the entrance to heaven
0:15:43 > 0:15:46has its origin in chapter 21 of the Book of Revelation?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Pearly Gates.- Which historic coastal city in the extreme south of Croatia
0:15:50 > 0:15:53is called Ragusa in Italian?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Split.- Dubrovnik. Which 17th century Flemish painter
0:15:55 > 0:15:58has given his name to the broad lace collar with deep cut edges
0:15:58 > 0:16:01that frequently features in his portraits?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- BEEP Rembrandt.- It was Van Dyck.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07But you did remarkably well with that general knowledge round.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11No passes. You now have a total, Chris, of 27 points.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14APPLAUSE
0:16:20 > 0:16:23And now Bart Smith again, please.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30And you start out with nine points with your knowledge of Fanny Cradock.
0:16:30 > 0:16:3227 is the score to beat.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Two and a half minutes starting now.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38What list, first attributed to Saint Gregory the Great,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40includes pride, lust and covetousness?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Seven deadly sins. - The BBC's Pebble Mill television studio
0:16:44 > 0:16:46closed in 2004. In which city was it based?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- Birmingham.- What word for the breeding ground
0:16:48 > 0:16:51of a particular species of gregarious bird
0:16:51 > 0:16:55can also be applied to that of animals such as seals, walruses and turtles?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Pass.- Who won the first of his 18 professional major golf titles
0:16:58 > 0:17:00at the US Open in 1962?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Jack Nicklaus. - In which island group
0:17:02 > 0:17:05on the northern edge of the Caribbean is San Salvador?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08It's where Christopher Columbus made his original landfall in the New World.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Pass.- Which politician who challenged Margaret Thatcher
0:17:11 > 0:17:13for the Conservative Party leadership in 1990
0:17:13 > 0:17:16was MP for Henley-on-Thames from '74 to 2001?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Michael Heseltine. - What's the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Epsilon.- Omega. The only surviving signature of which great artist
0:17:24 > 0:17:28can be seen on the sash of the Madonna on his Pieta in St Peter's in Rome?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Michelangelo. - Philip Pirrip, known as Pip,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33is the central character of which novel by Charles Dickens?
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- Great Expectations.- Who plays a father determined to keep custody of his son
0:17:37 > 0:17:40in the 1979 film Kramer versus Kramer?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Dustin Hoffman. - Which German physicist
0:17:42 > 0:17:45was the first to broadcast and receive radio waves?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48He gives his name to the SI unit of frequency.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Pass. - In Norse mythology, the ravens Huginn and Muninn
0:17:51 > 0:17:53are the messengers of which god?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Wotan.- Yes, or Odin. By what name is Dvorak's Ninth Symphony known?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It was written in 1893 when he was in America.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- From The New World. - Pine resin is added to which well-known Greek wine
0:18:03 > 0:18:05as a preservative and flavouring?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Retsina.- The name of which Berkshire village,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09the home of the Atomic Weapons Establishment,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13became synonymous with the CND marches of the 1950s and 1960s?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- Aldermaston.- To what building do Mr Ramsay and two of his children
0:18:17 > 0:18:21eventually take a trip according to the title of Virginia Woolf's novel?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Lighthouse. - Which long-running BBC television series,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26originally scheduled for just three editions,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30is based on the German series File XY Unsolved?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- X Files.- Crimewatch. Which guards' regiment was raised in 1650
0:18:34 > 0:18:36by Colonel George Munk as part of the New Model Army?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39It was originally known as Monck's Regiment of Foot.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Coldstream Guards. - What term for a person who organises
0:18:42 > 0:18:44and often finances concerts, plays and operas
0:18:44 > 0:18:48literally means the undertaker of any business in Italian?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Impresario.- Which American singer-songwriter
0:18:50 > 0:18:53had a hit album with Graceland in 1986?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Pass. - Which King of the Fairies first appeared
0:18:56 > 0:18:59in the 13th century French romance Huon de Bordeaux?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03He later appeared as the husband of Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- Oberon.- Queen Christina was the monarch of which country
0:19:07 > 0:19:11from 1644 until her abdication in 1654?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Sweden.- Is correct. You had four passes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Paul Simon, yes, was Graceland.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Heinrich Hertz was that German physicist, the first to broadcast and receive radio waves.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28The Bahamas was the island group where Columbus made his original landfall.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33And that word for the breeding ground of gregarious birds and sometimes animals, a rookery.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37There we are. You did very well, though. Not quite made it. 25 points.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41APPLAUSE
0:19:46 > 0:19:48And Helen Marshall again now, please.
0:19:51 > 0:19:58And you start out with 12 points with your knowledge of Catherine Of Aragon.
0:19:58 > 0:20:0127 is still the score to beat. Let's see if you can do it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Two and a half minutes of general knowledge.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Which fictional character spent some time living under the stairs
0:20:06 > 0:20:08of 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging, Surrey?
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- Harry Potter.- What name, the Russian for majority, was given to the political faction
0:20:13 > 0:20:16led by Lenin that seized power after the 1917 revolutions?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Bolshevik.- Burnet, dog and downy
0:20:18 > 0:20:22are varieties of which plant found growing in the wild in Britain?
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- Pass.- In the Bible, which of King David's wives was the mother of Solomon?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Bathsheba.- Who was appointed as the first conductor
0:20:30 > 0:20:32of the Queen's Hall Promenade Concerts in 1895?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The concerts later moved to the Royal Albert Hall.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Sir Henry Wood.- Which area of north-east Kent gets its name
0:20:37 > 0:20:40because it was once cut off from the mainland by the Wantsum Channel?
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- Isle of Sheppey.- Thanet. In 1878, which poet walked from his home in Dundee to Balmoral
0:20:45 > 0:20:48to present Queen Victoria with some of his poetry, but was refused entry?
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- McGonagall. - Whom did Novak Djokovic beat at the 2012 Australian Open
0:20:52 > 0:20:54in the longest ever Grand Slam Final?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- Roger Federer.- Nadal. Ruth Rendell's first novel, From Doon With Death,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01features which Detective Chief Inspector?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Wexford. - What first took place on 19th November 1994
0:21:04 > 0:21:07during a television programme hosted by Noel Edmonds,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10supported by Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Pass.- In 1891, who had enormous success with his first poster,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Moulin Rouge - La Goulue?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Lautrec.- Which American civil rights crusader
0:21:20 > 0:21:22originally had the Christian name Michael?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26His father is said to have changed it after a visit to Germany in 1934.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- Martin Luther King. - In April 2012, four young girls
0:21:30 > 0:21:32jointly won an Olivier Award for playing the title role
0:21:32 > 0:21:35in which musical based on a story by Roald Dahl?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. - Matilda the Musical.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Which country has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and borders with Brazil and Argentina?
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- Uruguay. - Who succeeded his kinsman and guardian, Trajan,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49as Roman Emperor in AD 117?
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Hadrian.- Which seasonal dessert consists of lightly-cooked soft fruit,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57typically raspberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants encased in white bread?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- Summer pudding. - Which programme is broadcast every weekday on Radio 4
0:22:01 > 0:22:03between 10:45 and 11:00pm?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- The Archers. - Book At Bedtime.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08What was flown by the American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin
0:22:08 > 0:22:11in a famous experiment to prove lightning is an electrical phenomenon?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- A Kite. - Which breed of sheep, prized for their fine wool,
0:22:14 > 0:22:19are thought to have been introduced into Spain from North Africa by a Berber people?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Merino.- Which planet has a prominent oval-shaped storm system
0:22:22 > 0:22:24in its clouds called the Great Red Spot?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Jupiter.- Who won an Oscar for the screenplay of Sense and Sensibility?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30She also appeared in the film as Elinor Dashwood.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Emma Thompson.- Which chef, who specialises in seafood,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36has gone on television odysseys to France and the Far East
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and escaped to the Mediterranean?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Rick Stein.- Is correct.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44You had two passes. The National Lottery Draw... You remember it now.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47And Burnet, dog and downy, they're varieties of rose.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50You have, though, Helen, 28 points.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52APPLAUSE
0:23:00 > 0:23:04This is close. Finally, Jonathan Gordon again, please.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12And you begin with 13 points, with your knowledge of French Grand Opera.
0:23:12 > 0:23:1628 is, as you know, the score to beat.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- HE LAUGHS - Here we go.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21What name is given to the checked material worn by Scottish clans,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24each pattern being distinctive of an individual clan?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Tartan.- In which war is the television series Blackadder Goes Forth set?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- World War I.- Which species of penguin gets its name from its habit of jumping
0:23:31 > 0:23:34over boulders and crevices to ascend the cliffs where it breeds?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- Emperor.- The Rockhopper. What expression for returning to the start
0:23:37 > 0:23:40came into common use following the division of a football pitch
0:23:40 > 0:23:42into numbered sections to help early radio commentaries?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- Reprise.- Back to square one. Which National Park is bounded by the Vales of York
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and Mowbray on the west and the North Sea on the east?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Er, Pembrokeshire. - North York Moors.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Which of the Romantic poets fell in love with Fanny Brawne in 1818
0:23:55 > 0:23:57and became engaged to her the following year?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- John Keats. - Bismillah, meaning "In the name of Allah,"
0:24:00 > 0:24:02is the opening invocation of the Koran
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and also occurs in the lyrics of which pop song by Queen?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- Innuendo. - Bohemian Rhapsody.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Whose exhibition, A Bigger Picture, opened at the Royal Academy
0:24:10 > 0:24:14in January 2012, featuring works of his native Yorkshire countryside?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- David Hockney.- Grozny is the capital of which Russian Federation republic,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20located in the Northern Caucasus mountains?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Chechnya.- Which English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25supposedly by an arrow in the eye?
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- Harold.- What was required on all British passports from 1st February 1915
0:24:30 > 0:24:33in addition to a signature and a personal description of the holder?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- A photograph.- Which Canadian-American actor
0:24:36 > 0:24:39has starred in Dumb And Dumber, The Truman Show and The Mask?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Jim Carrey.- In which novel by Evelyn Waugh is William Boot,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45a writer of nature notes, mistakenly sent to cover the war in Ishmaelia?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- And It Came.- Scoop. In May 2012,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49who became the first Socialist President of France
0:24:49 > 0:24:53since Francois Mitterrand when he defeated Nicolas Sarkozy in the run off?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Francoise Hollande. - Landseer's lions at the base of Nelson's Column
0:24:56 > 0:24:59in Trafalgar Square are cast from which metal?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- Bronze.- Which desert of about half a million square miles
0:25:03 > 0:25:07first became known to Europeans through the vivid descriptions of Marco Polo?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- The Gobi.- In a dish from South East Asia,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12small pieces of meat are threaded onto skewers, grilled and served
0:25:12 > 0:25:14with a spicy peanut sauce. What is it called?
0:25:14 > 0:25:19- Satay.- Which biblical patriarch had sons called Ham, Shem and Japheth?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- Noah.- The name of which sport comes from the stately home of the Duke of Beaufort
0:25:23 > 0:25:25where it was played in the 19th century?
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- Badminton.- What was the nationality of the composer Bela Bartok?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- Czech.- Hungarian. In April 2012, the historian Dominic Sandbrook presented a series
0:25:34 > 0:25:37on BBC2 about which decade, in which he was born?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- 70s.- In which of Shakespeare's plays
0:25:39 > 0:25:41is Perdita the long-lost daughter of Hermione?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Winter's Tale. - What was first scientifically demonstrated
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- by the 1851 experiment known as Foucault's Pendulum? - BEEP
0:25:51 > 0:25:56- Improbability. - No. It was the rotation of the earth on its own axis.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58You had no passes, Jonathan,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and you did it. You have scored a total of 29 points.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03APPLAUSE
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Well, what a good contest. Let's have a look at the final scores.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18In fourth place, 25 points, Bart Smith.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Third place, 27 points, Chris Quinn.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Second place, 28 points, Helen Marshall.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26First place, 29 points, Jonathan Gordon.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30APPLAUSE
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Which means, of course, that Jonathan Gordon is tonight's winner,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45and he goes through to the semi-finals.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Congratulations to him. Commiserations to Helen Marshall.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54But with her score, 28, it is entirely possible that we shall see her again in the semi-final.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57If you would like to be a contender on the next series,
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0:27:00 > 0:27:03And do join us again next week for more Masterminds.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- Thanks for watching. Goodbye. - APPLAUSE
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