Episode 3 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight,

Roland McFall, a student from Oxford.

His subject, the rock band Radiohead.

Next, Graeme Marley, a depot manager from Kenilworth.

He answers questions on Sherlock Holmes.

Sarah Lefevre, a simulation designer from Abingdon,

and her subject, the Goodies.

And Aidan McQuade, a charity director from South Armagh,

and his subject, the Irish revolutionary Michael Collins.

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

Tonight, four contenders will put their knowledge to the test

in their bid to become the nation's Mastermind.

And with that title, goes this glass bowl.

Modest to look at, but what an honour to own.

To do it, they have to score more points than anyone else,

first in their specialist round, two minutes,

and then their general knowledge, 2½ minutes.

And that is often the killer.

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.

Radiohead, in two minutes, starting now.

Under what name did Radiohead perform until they signed

with a record company at the end of 1991?

-On A Friday.

-What song,

titled after the tiresome robot, Marvin,

in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

gave the band a top three hit?

-Paranoid Android.

-The band took their name

from the Talking Heads track Radiohead.

On which 1986 Talking Heads album does the track appear?

-Pass.

-The band's fourth and fifth albums

were recorded during the same sessions.

The first was Kid A. What was the title of its follow-up?

Amnesiac.

In May 1997, in which Spanish city was the official launch

of the band's third album, OK Computer?

It had been previewed days earlier in Lisbon.

-Barcelona.

-The band was joined onstage

by which guest drummer

at their secret Glastonbury gig in June 2011?

Pass.

What was the ironic title of the video issued in 1998

that documented the OK Computer tour

and the band's discomfort dealing with publicity?

-Making Friends Is Easy.

-No, Meeting People Is Easy.

What was the name of the band's seventh studio album,

initially released as a digital download

by their own website in October 2007,

for which customers could choose how much to pay?

-In Rainbows.

-On which French national radio show

did Radiohead undertake their first engagement outside Britain?

Their set included a cover

of Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy.

-Pass.

-In February '93,

which song was the band's first to enter the UK singles chart,

peaking at number 32?

-Creep.

-Anyone Can Play Guitar.

Which Radio One DJ gave the group

their first national exposure

by playing the track Prove Yourself, from the Drill EP?

-Gary Davies.

-Following an unauthorised online release

of the album Hail To The Thief in March 2003,

which band member was quoted as saying,

"It felt like being photographed with one sock on

"when you get up in the morning?"

-Colin Greenwood.

-What was the title

of the first UK single

released from the album In Rainbows in January 2008?

-Nude.

-No, Jigsaw Falling Into Place.

Born on 23rd May '67,

what's the name of the oldest member of Radiohead?

-Phil Selway.

-Which On A Friday demo cassette,

released in November '91, was named after

an independent record store in Oxford?

-Manic Hedgehog.

-What was the name

of lead singer Thom Yorke's solo album, released in 2006?

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-The Eraser.

-Is correct. You had three passes.

The Black Sessions included a cover

of Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy.

The band was joined onstage

at that so-called "secret" Glastonbury gig by Clive Deamer.

And the Talking Heads track Radiohead

appeared on the album True Stories.

Three passes, Roland. You have a total of ten points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Sherlock Holmes, in two minutes.

In which short story do Watson and the reader first discover

that Holmes has an older brother, Mycroft?

-The Greek Interpreter.

-What's the name of the butler in The Musgrave Ritual

who was dismissed after being caught by Musgrave in the library

secretly reading a family document?

He's later found dead in the cellar.

-Brunton.

-In The Adventure Of The Speckled Band,

what is the Speckled Band eventually revealed to be?

-A swamp adder.

-What's the name of the central character

in the story A Case Of Identity,

whose fiance, Mr Hosmer Angel,

had disappeared on their wedding day?

-Mary Sutherland.

-Police Inspector Stanley Hopkins

appears in three short stories,

The Adventure Of Black Peter,

The Adventure Of The Golden Pince-Nez and which other?

-Pass.

-In The Hound Of The Baskervilles,

Holmes explains his expertise

in identifying newspaper typefaces,

but admits that when he was very young,

he had confused the Leeds Mercury

with which other newspaper?

-Pass.

-When trying to identify the book

that the coded message refers to in The Valley Of Fear,

what do Holmes and Watson deduce

that the C in the sign C2 must stand for?

-Pass.

-What is the name

of the governess in The Problem Of Thor Bridge,

who is wrongly accused of murdering Maria Gibson?

-Miss Dunbar.

-In the climax to a short story,

Holmes and Moriarty are believed to have fought

at the edge of the Reichenbach Falls

and plunged to their deaths. What story?

-The Final Problem.

-What's the name of the housemaid

in the short story The Crooked Man

who first heard the quarrel

between Colonel Barclay and his wife Nancy?

-Pass.

-In The Five Orange Pips,

the envelopes received by the three victims

were sent from Pondicherry in India,

East London, and which other seaport?

-Dundee.

-In The Adventure Of The Solitary Cyclist,

Violet Smith's fiance, Cyril Morton,

works as an engineer for the Midland Electrical Company.

In which town is the company based?

-Coventry.

-What were preserved in coarse salt

in the gruesome parcel received by Susan Cushing

in The Adventure Of The Cardboard Box?

-A pair of ears.

-According to Watson,

what do doctors call the type of knife

with a very delicate blade found in John Straker's grasp

when his body was discovered in Silver Blaze?

Cataract knife.

In The Adventure Of The Illustrious Client,

Holmes and Watson try to trick Baron Gruner

into believing that Watson is a collector of Chinese pottery.

What pseudonym does Watson use?

Pass.

BEEP

I can tell you as your time is up.

The pseudonym was Dr Hill Barton.

Your other passes -

the name of the housemaid in The Crooked Man was Jane Stewart.

Holmes and Watson deduced that the C in the sign C2

had to stand for "Column."

The Western Morning News was the other newspaper

with which he confused the Leeds Mercury.

And The Adventure Of Abbey Grange was the third.

We had Black Peter, The Golden Pince-Nez and Abbey Grange.

You have, Graeme, ten points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

The Goodies, in two minutes. Here we go.

The first television series to feature all three Goodies together

was broadcast from 1968 to '69. What was it called?

-At Last The 1948 Show.

-No, Broaden Your Mind.

In Bunfight At The OK Tea Rooms,

the Goodies go prospecting for gold, but in an old mine

they strike another valuable commodity. What was it?

-Cream.

-What was the name of Graeme Garden's flatmate in 1967,

who was to become a comedy legend in his own right?

He introduced Graeme to Roger Hancock, his first agent.

-John Junkin.

-Eric Idle.

In Kitten Kong, what do the Goodies get dressed up as

to enable them to get close enough to the giant kitten

to give it the antidote to Graeme's growth mixture?

-Mice.

-When the Goodies create their own pirate radio station

in Radio Goodies, what's the name of the ship

on which the station's based?

-The Good Ship Saucy Gibbon.

-In the Come Dancing episode,

what's revealed to be the real name

of the dancing instructor Penelope Fay,

played by June Whitfield?

-Peaches Stiletto.

-Which Radio Four panel game

was devised by Graeme Garden and first broadcast in '71?

All three Goodies appeared in the first show.

I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue.

In the episode Music Lovers,

where does Bill propose they stage a music festival

to rival Woodstock and the Isle of Wight?

-Hackney Marshes.

-When the Entertainers Party

gain political power in Goodies Rule - OK?,

who becomes Prime Minister

and is interviewed by Michael Barratt on Nationwide?

-Sooty.

-In Kung Fu Kapers,

what is the full name of the black pudding shop

that boast that their puddings are blacker than anybody else's?

-Peckinpah's Perfect Puddings.

-What was the original title

of Tim and Bill's Footlights Revue

when it was first performed in Cambridge?

It later opened at the New Arts Theatre in London in '63,

under the name Cambridge Circus.

A Clump of Plinths.

Which comic film stars did the Goodies impersonate

in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire song sequence

in The Goodies And The Beanstalk?

The Marx Brothers.

In The End, what is the name

of the property developer who has hired Graeme

to redevelop Kew Gardens into a concrete jungle?

Harry Highrise.

By what name does Bill affectionately call the "trandem"

when he has to take it to market to sell

in The Goodies And The Beanstalk?

-Buttercup.

-Bill goes into a trance

and has visions that give a clue

to the mysterious disappearance of all the beef

from the Tower of London.

What does he eat that puts him in this state?

-Sherbet.

-In which BBC radio programme

did all three Goodies appear between '65 and '73...

BEEP

..along with John Cleese, David Hatch and Jo Kendall?

-At Last The 1948 Show?

-You'll hate me for telling you.

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.

Never mind. No passes and 13 points.

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And our final contender, please.

And your name is...?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Michael Collins, in two minutes. Here we go.

Michael Collins was born in October 1890

at Sam's Cross, near Clonakilty, on the family farm.

What was its name?

-Woodfield.

-In which Dublin building

did Collins and the other Republicans

make their headquarters during the 1916 Easter Rising?

-General Post Office.

-What was the name of the schoolmaster

at Lisavaird National School,

an active member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood,

who greatly influenced Collins?

-Denis Lyons.

-De Valera was nicknamed "The Long Fellow" because of his height,

but what nickname was given to Collins because

of his apparent self-regard?

-The Big Fellow.

-What was the religious nickname

of the squad of assassins hand-picked by Collins in 1919?

-The 12 Apostles.

-After his release from prison in 1916,

Collins became Secretary to which fund

that had been set up by Mrs Tom Clarke

to help dependents of the Easter Uprising participants?

Erm, the Irish National Aid Fund.

To which American journalist did Collins give an interview

in which he stated there would be no compromise and no negotiations

until Ireland was recognised as an independent republic?

-Pass.

-In November 1909,

Collins was sworn in as a member

of the Irish Republican Brotherhood

by which fellow Post Office worker

at a ceremony in Barnsbury Hall in London?

Sam Maguire.

What was the name of the internment camp, near Bala in North Wales,

to which Collins and other prisoners were sent in 1916?

-Frongoch.

-From which English prison

did Collins help the future president, Eamon de Valera,

escape on the 3rd of February 1919?

-Lincoln.

-Who, as Minister for Foreign Affairs,

led the Irish delegation

that included a very reluctant Collins

at the peace treaty talks in London in 1921?

Arthur Griffith.

In July 1906, Collins moved to London.

In which branch of the Post Office Savings Bank

did he initially work?

-West Kensington.

-How was Collins bizarrely described

in a telegram sent by the German Embassy in Washington

to the Foreign Office in Berlin

regarding Roger Casement's attempt

to bring arms into Ireland for the planned uprising?

-Father Michael Collins.

-Yes, an Irish priest.

To whom did Collins reply that,

by signing the treaty with the British,

he had signed his actual death warrant,

rather than his political death warrant?

-Birkenhead.

-To what cabinet position

was Collins appointed by Eamon de Valera in 1919?

Erm, Minister of Finance.

In which hamlet near County Cork

was Collins ambushed and killed in August '22?

BEEP

-Beal Na mBlath.

-Yes, it was indeed.

You had only one pass.

That influential American journalist

to whom he gave the interview was Carl Ackerman.

You have 15 points.

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That's the end of the first round. Let's have a look at all the scores.

In joint third place, ten points apiece,

Roland McFall and Graeme Marley.

Second place, 13 points, Sarah Lefevre.

In the lead, with 15 points, Aidan McQuade.

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So, it is the general knowledge round, now,

and if there's 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.

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

and the six highest-scoring runners-up during these heats

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

So, plenty to play for.

Let's get on with it and ask Roland McFall to join us again, please.

And you scored ten points with your knowledge of Radiohead.

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

It's 2½ minutes, this time. Here we go.

Which major American West Coast city

was almost completely destroyed

by an earthquake in 1906?

-San Francisco.

-Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy

are characters in which cartoon strip

that made its first appearance in 1950?

-Peanuts.

-What name is given

to the process whereby green plants

and certain other organisms

convert light energy into chemical energy?

-Photosynthesis.

-A player of which musical instrument

might perform paradiddles, flams, drags and ruffs?

-Erm, trumpet.

-No, drums.

The comedy series Twenty Twelve,

starring Hugh Bonneville,

takes a satirical look at the planning for which event?

-London Olympics.

-What was the name

of Henry VIII's older brother,

whose death in 1502 left Henry as heir to the throne?

-Edward.

-Arthur. In the 2012 Budget,

which regional speciality was at the centre of a row

to standardise 20% VAT on hot food?

-Greggs, the baker.

-Cornish pasty to be specific.

Which Persian name, meaning "sign" or "miracle of God",

is given to a religious leader

among Shi'ite Muslims, especially in Iran?

-Ayatollah.

-The sports agent Myron Bolitar

is the central character in a series of books

by which thriller writer?

Erm, pass.

What term for countries including Albania, Romania,

Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia

comes from the Turkish word for mountain?

The Balkans.

In football, who has managed Mexico, Ivory Coast,

Notts County and Leicester City?

Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Which animals live and travel

in groups known as "mobs"

under the leadership of a large male

known as an "old man" or "boomer"?

-Mongeese.

-Kangaroos.

Which Northeastern English city,

known as Pons Aelii in Roman times,

takes its modern name from the fortification built

by William the Conqueror's son Robert in 1080?

-Newcastle.

-Who plays the title role

of FBI Director J Edgar Hoover

in the 2011 biopic J Edgar?

Pass.

Which dramatist's works include

How The Other Half Loves and The Norman Conquests?

-Alan Bennett.

-Alan Ayckbourn.

What term for a person's mental ability,

based on a numerical index,

was coined in the early 20th century

by the American psychologist Lewis Terman,

a value of 100 being considered normal?

-IQ.

-The studio albums of which pop singer include

Faith, Songs From The Last Century and Patience?

-Johnny Cash.

-George Michael.

Which British Field Marshal and Minister for War

drowned when HMS Hampshire was sunk by a mine in 1916?

Kitchener of Khartoum.

The winner of the Best Climber category

of the Tour de France gets to wear which jersey

as King of the Mountains?

The polka dot jersey.

What was the name of the principal place

of public execution in London from 1388 to 1783?

-Tyburn.

-In which Lloyd Webber musical

does a shy little steam engine called Rusty

beat the flashy diesel, Greaseball,

to become "the fastest engine in the world"?

Starlight Express.

What word, meaning "a complete failure"...

BEEP

is Italian for a bottle or flask?

Imbecile.

Well, it might have been but it wasn't. It was fiasco.

There we go. Two passes.

Leonardo DiCaprio played J Edgar Hoover in the biopic,

and Harlan Coben wrote those books

in which Myron Bolitar was the central character.

You have, Roland, 23 points.

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And now Graeme Marley again, please.

And you also begin with ten points

with your knowledge of Sherlock Holmes. Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.

2½ minutes, starting now. What is the profession

of Cherie Booth, wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair?

-Barrister.

-Which British singer,

who had her first Number One single

with Wuthering Heights in '78,

released the album 50 Words For Snow in November 2011?

-Kate Bush.

-Which English city,

that stands on the River Ver,

was known as Verulamium to the Romans?

-Pass.

-In architecture,

what name is given to stone spouts,

often carved in the form of grotesque creatures,

designed to throw water from a roof?

-Gargoyles.

-Which New Zealand-born author

is best known for her detective novels

featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard?

-Ngaio Marsh.

-Which dessert

did the French chef Escoffier

name after an Australian opera singer?

Erm, Peach Melba?

Of which Atlantic island group is El Hierro the westernmost island?

In ancient times it was thought to mark

the western limit of the world.

-Erm, the Azures.

-The Canaries.

On The Muppet Show, what is the name

of the drummer in the Electric Mayhem band?

-Animal.

-In the Diamond Necklace Affair of 1785,

Cardinal de Rohan was duped in a plot to buy

a valuable item of jewellery,

while attempting to regain the favour of which queen?

-Er, Queen Anne?

-Marie Antoinette.

Which outlaw was portrayed by Paul Newman

in the 1958 film The Left Handed Gun?

-Pass.

-Which venue, formerly known

as the National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park

has hosted the Australian Open Tennis Championships since 1988?

-Roland Garros?

-Melbourne Park.

Which of the apostles was given a name

meaning "rock" by Christ,

because he would be the foundation

on which His church would be built?

-Simon Peter.

-In astronomy,

who is said to be followed across the heavens

by his hunting dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor?

-Orion.

-In 1985,

Konrad Kujau and his accomplice, Gerd Heidemann,

were jailed in West Germany for forging whose diaries?

-Hitler.

-Khaki Campbell

and Indian Runner are breeds of which bird?

-Pigeon?

-A duck.

Who wrote the farce Noises Off,

first performed in 1982 and revived in 2011?

-Michael Frayn.

-In which country

is the volcano Krakatoa

that erupted with devastating effect in 1883?

Indonesia.

Which actor, who went on to play James Bond in two films,

made his screen debut as Philip II of France

in the film The Lion In Winter?

-Pass.

-What name, coming from the Italian meaning "sung",

is now given to a work for voices and instrumental accompaniment,

such as those by Bach?

-Oh, a cappella.

-Cantata.

St Boniface Down, at about 240 metres,

is the highest point on which of the British Isles?

-Ireland?

-No, the Isle of Wight.

Which device consisting of a rapidly spinning wheel

mounted so that it can rotate in any direction...

BEEP

..has been used in compasses and missile guidance systems?

-Gyroscope?

-Is correct. You had three passes.

Timothy Dalton made his screen debut as Philip II.

Billy the Kid was the outlaw portrayed by Paul Newman,

and St Albans is that English city that stands on the River Ver.

You have, Graeme, 22 points.

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And now, Sarah Lefevre again, please.

And you have 13 points already with your knowledge of the Goodies.

22 is the score to beat so far.

Let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge. Here we go.

Whose first fantasy novel, The Hobbit,

was published in 1937?

-Tolkien.

-The chocolate cake Sachertorte,

created by the pastry chef Franz Sacher,

is a speciality of which city?

-Pass.

-Which seven-times Wimbledon champion

was nicknamed "Pistol Pete"?

-Pass.

-In the TV programme Midsomer Murders,

who plays DCI John Barnaby,

the cousin and replacement of John Nettles' character?

-Pass.

-Which politician,

the 14th Chief Justice of America,

gave his name to the commission

appointed by Lyndon Johnson

to investigate the shooting of John F Kennedy?

-Pass.

-Nathan Detroit, Sky Masterson,

Harry the Horse and Nicely-Nicely Johnson

are among the characters

in which musical by Frank Loesser?

-Chicago.

-Guys And Dolls.

What regal name is given to a stag

with 12 points on its antlers?

-Monarch.

-Royal.

Which contemporary of the Duke of Wellington

rather foolishly dismissed him

as "a mere sepoy general",

referring to his service in India?

-Napoleon.

-Which actress stars

as Georgiana Cavendish in the film The Duchess

and as Cecilia Tallis in Atonement?

-Pass.

-What name of Old English origin

is given to a river valley,

especially in Northern England

and Southern Scotland?

-Glen.

-Dale.

In Greek mythology, the 100 eyes

of the all-seeing giant, Argus,

were transplanted by Hera into the tail of which bird?

-Peacock.

-Victoria is the capital

of which Commonwealth republic

in the Indian Ocean?

-Seychelles.

-Which chronic disease

that affects the skin, mucous membranes

and nerves is also known as Hansen's Disease

after the Norwegian physician

who discovered its cause?

-Shingles?

-Leprosy. What musical direction is used

for playing notes on a stringed instrument

by plucking the string instead of using the bow?

-Pizzicato.

-Which poet lived with her tyrannical father

at 50 Wimpole Street in London, from 1838,

until her marriage in 1846 to a fellow poet?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Maughold Head is the easternmost point

of which of the British Isles?

It's the island's nearest point to the English mainland

at St Bees Head, in Cumbria.

-Anglesey.

-Isle of Man.

Who has chaired the BBC programme Question Time

since January 1994?

-Jeremy Paxman.

-David Dimbleby.

Which American government agency,

founded by President Kennedy in 1961,

sends volunteers overseas

to perform social and humanitarian work?

(I know this).

BEEP

Pass.

Well, I can tell you it is the Peace Corps.

You have six passes. Keira Knightley was Georgina Cavendish and so on.

SHE LAUGHS

Earl Warren lent his name to the investigation

of the shooting of John F Kennedy.

Neil Dudgeon played DCI John Barnaby.

Pete Sampras, otherwise known as "Pistol Pete".

And Vienna is where Sachertorte comes from.

You have, Sarah, 19 points.

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And finally, Aidan McQuade again, please.

And you start out with a pretty solid 15 points.

22 is the score to beat.

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

What's the name of the fortified enclosure in the centre of Moscow

that's the seat of the Russian Government?

-Kremlin.

-Which English breakfast of Indian origin

consists of a mixture of rice and smoked haddock

with hard-boiled eggs?

-Pass.

-What did critic and author Cyril Connolly write

was "inside every fat man,

"wildly signalling to be let out"?

-A thin man.

-What's the name of the estuary

that begins at the confluence

of the rivers Ouse and Trent

and stretches to the North Sea?

-The Wash.

-The Humber.

Which American rock singer released his 17th studio album,

Wrecking Ball, in March 2012,

39 years after his first release?

Bruce Springsteen.

The name of which period of the Christian church calendar

comes from the Latin for "arrival"?

-Advent.

-What's the sinister common name

of the most poisonous of British mushrooms?

It accounts for over 90% of fatalities from mushroom poisoning.

-Horn's head.

-The death cap.

Which Hollywood studio did Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack found in 1923?

They were the sons of an immigrant cobbler from Eastern Europe.

-Pass.

-Which Shakespeare play

is about the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina?

Taming Of The Shrew.

What name for a dock worker who loads and unloads ships

comes from the Spanish for "to pack" or "stow a cargo"?

-Stevedore.

-The title of which television comedy sports quiz

was taken from Kenneth Wolstenholme's closing commentary

on the 1966 World Cup Final?

They Think It's All Over.

Which metallic element melts at about minus 39 degrees Celsius?

Pass.

The American army officer

and engineer George Washington Goethals was put in charge of which

construction project by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907?

-Hoover Dam.

-Panama Canal.

What name is given to the Arab-Israeli war

of October '73 because it started on a Jewish holy day?

Yom Kippur.

On which racecourse is the King George VI Chase traditionally run

on Boxing Day?

-Ascot.

-Kempton Park.

The architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi

is credited with inventing what method of representing spatial depth

in the early 15th century?

-Cartesian coordinates.

-Perspective.

What is the medical name for the part of the body

commonly known as the windpipe?

-Erm, larynx.

-The trachea.

Which region of Northern France encompasses

the departements of Aisne, Oise and Somme,

the scenes of some of the bloodiest fighting in the First World War?

Pass.

In which 1987 sci-fi film is the body of the Detroit policeman Alex J Murphy

reconstructed as a crime-fighting

metal android?

RoboCop.

Who composed the music for the opera The Barber Of Seville,

first performed in Rome as "Almaviva" in 1816?

-Erm, Mozart.

-Rossini.

Which former Father of the House of Commons

and MP for West Lothian published his autobiography,

The Importance Of Being Awkward, in 2011?

Pass.

BEEP

I can tell you, it was Tam Dalyell. And your other passes.

That region of Northern France

encompassing the departements of Aisne, Oise and Somme is the Picardie.

Mercury melts at about minus 39 degrees Celsius.

The Warner Brothers, otherwise known as Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack.

And kedgeree is what you get if you mix up rice and smoked haddock

and hard-boiled eggs.

Five passes. However, Aidan, you have a total of 24 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, a close-run thing. Let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place with 19 points, Sarah Lefevre.

In third place, 22 points, Graeme Marley.

Second place, 23 points, Roland McFall.

First place, 24 points, he just edged it, Aidan McQuade.

APPLAUSE

Which means that Aidan McQuade is tonight's winner

and goes through to the semi-finals.

Congratulations to him.

If you would like to be a contender on the next series,

do go to our website.

And do join us again, next time, for more Masterminds.

Thanks for watching. Goodbye.

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