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First in the spotlight tonight is John Wheeler,

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a tutor from Buckinghamshire. His subject is the shipping forecast.

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Next, Laurie Handcock,

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an historic buildings consultant from Nottingham.

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He'll be answering questions on the history of the Alpine Club.

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Kathryn Palmer, an archivist from Market Harborough,

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answers questions on the pop group, Duran Duran.

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And Alan Haddick, a manager from Richmond,

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on Shakespeare's comedies.

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APPLAUSE

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

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Tonight, four contenders will put their knowledge to the test

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in their bid to become the nation's Mastermind.

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And with that title goes this glass bowl.

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

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

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First in their specialist round, two minutes,

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then their general knowledge round, two and a half minutes.

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That is often the killer.

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

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-And your name is?

-John Wheeler.

-Your occupation?

-Tutor.

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-And your specialist subject?

-Shipping forecast.

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In two minutes, starting now.

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When the Shipping Forecast is broadcast on BBC Radio 4

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on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency,

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what is the first shipping area to be mentioned?

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-Viking.

-Which central figure in the history of the broadcast

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is credited a coining the term "weather forecast"

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and had a shipping sea area renamed in his honour?

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-Fitzroy.

-At what exact time after midnight

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is the late-night shipping forecast broadcast by the BBC?

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-0048.

-Which island off the southwest coast of Norway,

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popular for herring fishing, gave its name to two shipping forecast areas

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that were introduced in 1984?

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-Utsira.

-Who composed Sailing By,

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the music played before the final forecast of the day?

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-Ronald Binge.

-Which shipping forecast area

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has the only coastal RNLI station manned full-time?

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-Humber.

-What term is used for visibility

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between 1,000 metres and two nautical miles?

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-Poor.

-Which shipping forecast area extends furthest from Britain

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and only features in the late-night broadcast?

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-Trafalgar.

-In 1924, when forecast areas were first defined,

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what name was given to the area now known as Irish Sea?

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-Area Mersey.

-The Met Office compiles and collates the shipping forecast

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broadcast by the BBC in the Fitzroy Road complex in which city?

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-Exeter.

-When the Inshore Waters Forecast is broadcast by the BBC,

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the first area described stretches from Cape Wrath

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to which headland between Fraserburgh and Peterhead in Scotland?

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-Pass.

-Whose poem Prayer ends with the words,

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"Darkness outside. Inside, the radio's prayer,

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"Rockall, Malin, Dogger, Finisterre"?

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-Carol Ann Duffy.

-Yes.

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The shipping forecast areas Sole, Viking and Fisher

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are named after what type of geographical feature?

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-Sandbank.

-In the shipping forecast,

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anything predicted as imminent is expected within how many hours of issue?

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-12.

-Six. What name's given to the pair of headlands flanking Cromarty Firth,

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which, according to legend, are two slumbering giant shoemakers?

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-Pass.

-Name the 200-year-old lighthouse built by Robert Stevenson

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which stands in Forth, about 12 miles from Arbroath?

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Bell Rock. BEEP

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You're out of time. You had two passes.

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That name given to the pair of headlands flanking Cromarty Firth,

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the Sutors, North and South Sutor.

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And the first area described

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stretches from Cape Wrath to Rattray Head.

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-You had two passes. John, 13 points.

-Thank you.

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APPLAUSE

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And our next contender, please.

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-And your name is?

-Laurie Handcock.

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-Your occupation?

-Historic building consultant.

-Your chosen subject?

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-History of the Alpine Club.

-The Alpine Club, in two minutes.

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To which friend did Birmingham land agent and surveyor William Matthews write

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suggesting the formation of an Alpine club in February, 1857?

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-The Rev FJA Hort.

-At what venue in Covent Garden

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did the first meeting of the club take place on December 22nd, 1857?

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-Ashley's Hotel.

-Who partnered his fellow club member Chris Bonington

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on the first British ascent of the Eigerwand,

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the north face of the Eiger, in the summer of 1962?

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-Ian Clough.

-Who wrote the classic mountaineering book

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Scrambles Amongst The Alps, first published in 1871?

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-Edward Whymper.

-In 1880, he made the first ascent of which mountain,

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once thought to be the highest in the world?

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-Chimborazo.

-To what address on the fringe of the City of London

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did the club move headquarters in 1991, acquiring its first permanent home?

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-Savile Row.

-No, Charlotte Road.

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What issue debated at a meeting in May '74

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caused mountaineer and explorer Bill Tilman to threaten resignation?

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He was offered honorary membership to appease him.

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-The admission of women.

-Joe Tasker's and Pete Boardman's 1976

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first ascent of the West Wall of a mountain

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is considered a landmark in Himalayan climbing.

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-What's the name of it?

-Changabang.

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What route on Mont Blanc was finally conquered in 1961

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by a team including Chris Bonington and Don Whillans?

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During the climb, Whillans fell and lost his hat

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containing his cigarettes and all the team's money.

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-The Innominata Arete.

-Central Pillar of Freney.

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Whose achievements include the first ascent

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of the Schreckhorn and the Bietschorn?

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He was also the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography

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and the father of novelist, Virginia Woolf.

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-Leslie Stephen.

-Who's first application to join the Alpine Club in 1880

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was blocked for unknown reasons, possibly because he was "in trade"

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- despite making a first ascent of the Zmutt Ridge

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on the Matterhorn the previous year? He eventually joined in 1888.

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-Was it Mummery?

-Yes.

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Of the 281 members of the Alpine Club

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elected between 1857 and '63, 57 were barristers.

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What's the next most numerous profession, 34 members?

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-Clergy.

-Which family of mountaineering pioneers

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consisted of father Frank and his children Horace and Lucy,

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the first woman to climb the Matterhorn in 1871?

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-The Walkers.

-In 1882,

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-which Irish clergyman accompanied by two Swiss guides...

-BEEP

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..came within feet of being the first to climb Mount Cook?

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It was another 12 years before it was conquered.

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-Pass.

-I can tell you, because your time is up,

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the Reverend William Spotswoode Green. WS Green.

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You have, though, Laurie, 11 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And our next contender, please.

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-And your name is?

-Kathryn Palmer.

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-Your occupation?

-Archivist.

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-And your chosen subject?

-Duran Duran.

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In two minutes.

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Duran Duran took their name from a character played by Milo O'Shea

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in which film starring Jane Fonda?

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-Barbarella.

-What was the title of their first UK top 20 single?

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It peaked at number 12 in 1981.

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-Planet Earth.

-Which album title was inspired by the name of a drug

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given to Simon Le Bon on a visit to his dentist?

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-Medazzaland.

-"Darken the city, night is a wire,

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"steam at the subway, Earth is afire"

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- the opening line of which Duran Duran song?

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-Rio.

-Hungry Like The Wolf.

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Duran Duran became the resident band in a Birmingham club

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owned by Paul and Michael Berrow after signing a management contract in 1980.

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What was the name of the club?

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-Rum Runner.

-What was the name of Simon Le Bon's yacht,

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which famously capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985?

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-Drum.

-When she was a young unknown actress,

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who starred in a short film shot by Nick Rhodes

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to be used as the back drop to A View To A Kill during their live show?

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-Liz Hurley.

-Simon Le Bon was a student at Birmingham University

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before he joined Duran Duran. What subject was he studying?

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-Drama.

-The chart-topping single The Reflex is a track on which album?

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It also topped the charts for a week in December 1983.

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-Seven And The Ragged Tiger.

-What was the name of the offshoot band

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formed by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor?

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Grace Jones joined them on their '85 hit, Election Day.

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-Arcadia.

-On which island was the band recording Seven And The Ragged Tiger

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when Nick Rhodes was taken ill with paroxysmal tachycardia,

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a condition where the heart beats faster than usual?

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-Montserrat.

-In 1982, Andy Taylor married hairdresser Tracey Wilson

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in Los Angeles a few days before Duran Duran began a tour

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as the support act for which American band?

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-Blondie.

-What's the title of the only Duran Duran track

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to enter the charts at number one?

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Is There Something I Should Know?

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The title of which Duran Duran song

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comes from a novel by William S Burroughs?

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There are references to the story in the video.

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-The Wild Boys.

-What name is given to the 11 venue UK tour

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that began at the Brighton Dome June 29th, '81?

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-Faster Than Light?

-Yes.

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Who was the band's bass player and clarinettist at their early gigs?

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He left along with singer Stephen Duffy in '79.

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Simon Colley.

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Which designer made the suits the band wore in the video for Rio

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-that showed them on board a boat off the coast of Antigua?

-BEEP

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-Anthony Price.

-Is correct.

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No passes, Kathryn. You have 16 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And our final contender, please.

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-And your name is?

-Alan Haddick.

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-Your occupation?

-Manager.

-And your chosen subject?

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Shakespeare's comedies.

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In two minutes. Which of Shakespeare's comedies,

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written about 1590, is thought to be his earliest play?

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-Comedy Of Errors.

-Two Gentlemen Of Verona.

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What is the occupation of Dull in Love's Labours Lost,

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Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing and Elbow in Measure For Measure?

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-Constable.

-The Merchant Of Venice is set partly in Venice

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and partly in Portia's house in which other location?

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-Padua.

-Belmont.

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In Taming Of The Shrew, what's the name of Katherina's younger sister,

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who's not allowed to marry until her older sister finds a husband?

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-Bianca.

-What famous stage direction is given in Act Three, Scene Three

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of The Winter's Tale after Antigonus leaves Perdita on the shore of Bohemia?

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"Exit, pursued by a bear."

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In The Taming Of The Shrew, who says of Petruchio,

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"He took the bride about the neck and kissed her lips

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"with such a clamorous smack that at the parting, all the church did echo"?

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-Lucentio.

-Gremio. According to tradition,

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Shakespeare wrote The Merry Wives Of Windsor at the Queen's command,

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because she wanted to see which character in love?

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-Falstaff.

-How much money does Shylock lend for three months

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on the security of Antonio's bond, pledging a pound of his flesh?

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3,000 ducats.

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What's the first line of the song Ariel sings

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in Act Five, Scene One of The Tempest

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as he savours the thought of his approaching freedom?

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"Where the bee sucks there suck I."

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All's Well That Ends Well is a complex version

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of the story from Boccaccio's Decameron retold in English

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in which author's 1566 book, The Palace Of Pleasure?

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-Pass.

-in Jacques' Seven Ages Of Man speech,

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in As You Like It, who is described as "Full of strange oaths,

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"bearded like the pard, jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel"?

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-Soldier.

-Which of Shakespeare's comedies,

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performed at Gray's Inn at Christmas 1594, derives much of its plot

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from Plautus's Roman comedy, Menaechmi?

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-Pass.

-In Love's Labours Lost,

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for how long had the King of Navarre and three of his lords

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sworn to fast one day a week and to abstain from the company of women?

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-Three years.

-What name from mythology does Rosalind take in As You Like It

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when she travels to the Forest of Arden dressed as a young man?

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-Ganymede.

-Which other playwright was probably responsible for the alterations

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made to Measure For Measure by the time it first appeared in print in 1623?

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-Pass.

-In Twelfth Night, Malvolio is deceived

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-into thinking his mistress Olivia is in love with him...

-BEEP

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..and he's persuaded to wear cross-gartered stockings of what colour

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to demonstrate his love for her?

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-Yellow.

-Is correct.

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You had three passes.

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Thomas Middleton was the other playwright probably responsible

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for those alterations in Measure For Measure. It was The Comedy Of Errors

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which was performed at Gray's Inn at Christmas 1594

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and that 1566 book The Palace Of Pleasure

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was written by William Painter.

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You have, Alan, ten points.

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APPLAUSE

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

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In fourth place with ten points, Alan Haddick.

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Third place, 11 points, Laurie Handcock.

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Second place, 13 points, John Wheeler.

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In the lead, 16 points, Kathryn Palmer.

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APPLAUSE

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The general knowledge round now,

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and if there is a tie at the end of it

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then the number of passes is taken into account

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and the contender with the fewer passes is the winner.

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If they're tied passes as well, then there'll be a tiebreaker.

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

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So, plenty to play for.

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

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And...you scored ten points

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with your knowledge of Shakespeare's comedies, a big subject.

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

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Two and a half minutes, starting now.

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In agent Egyptian mythology,

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what creature was depicted with the body of a lion head of a man, usually a pharaoh?

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The most famous example is near the Pyramids of Giza.

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-Sphinx.

-In 2002, Durham became the first city to introduce

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which controversial road toll?

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-Pass.

-Sir Henry Wood

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compiled his Fantasia on British Sea Songs for a concert

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held October 21st 1905 to celebrate the centenary of what event?

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-Pass.

-Which Oscar-winning '97 film,

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starring Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Kim Basinger

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was based on a novel by the cult writer, James Ellroy?

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-Pass.

-Which French artist, considered the first exponent of naive art

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was given the name Le Douanier because of his job as a toll collector?

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-Monet.

-Rousseau.

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In the Bible, who was so hated by his half-brothers

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they sold him for 20 pieces of silver to Midianite merchants

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who then sold him into captivity in Egypt?

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-Joseph.

-Which Lancashire football league club

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has had its home ground at Turf Moor since 1883?

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-Burnley.

-Which spice is an essential ingredient

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in the Hungarian dish goulash?

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Pass.

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Who published his first fantasy novel The Sword Of Shannara, in 1977?

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-David Ellings.

-Terry Brooks.

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Which future Prime Minister succeeded Nigel Lawson

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as Margaret Thatcher's Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 1989?

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John Major.

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The name of which high altitude clouds

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come from the Latin for a "curl" or "filament"?

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That's a reference to their wispy appearance.

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Cirrus.

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On which river do the German cities of Magdeburg, Meissen and Dresden lie?

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-The Rhone.

-The Elbe.

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What type of bicycle

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was the symbol of the village in the television series, The Prisoner?

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Penny Farthing.

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Which athlete broke several world records and equalled another

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in a single day, the 25th of May 1935,

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at a track-and-field meeting at the University of Michigan?

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Jesse Owens.

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14 years after his victory at Bannockburn,

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whose right to the kingship of Scotland was finally recognised

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by the English in 1328 with the Treaty of Northampton?

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Robert the Bruce.

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Which seal that typically preys on penguins and smaller seals,

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gets its name from its dark-spotted grey coat?

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Leopard seal.

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Which American folk singer had her first two UK hit singles in 1965

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with We Shall Overcome and There But For Fortune?

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Janis Joplin.

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Joan Baez. What name is given to fine parchment,

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usually prepared from calfskin?

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Vellum.

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The ceremonial uniforms of which personal bodyguards...

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BEEP

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..consist of tunics in the colours of the Medici family,

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with white ruffs and tall helmets topped with ostrich feathers?

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The...

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..Vatican Guard.

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-Yes, or the Swiss Guard.

-Swiss Guard.

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You had four passes. Paprika is the spice used in goulash,

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LA Confidential was that film starring Kevin Spacey etc,

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The Battle of Trafalgar was Sir Henry Wood,

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and Durham became the first city to introduce the congestion charge.

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You have, Alan, a total of 21 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And now Laurie Handcock again, please.

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You scored 11 points with your knowledge of the Alpine Club.

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Let's see how you do with general knowledge.

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Two and a half minutes, starting now.

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Which Philistine giant was killed in combat by David,

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armed only with a sling and stones?

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Goliath.

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Randy Newman's Oscar-nominated song, You've Got A Friend In Me,

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comes from the soundtrack of which 1995 animated film featuring

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Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

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Toy Story.

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In Chicago, who headed the small team of law officers,

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known as The Untouchables, formed to investigate Al Capone?

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Pass.

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The mysterious Captain Nemo is the principal character

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in which 1870 novel by Jules Verne?

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Two Thousand Leagues Under The Sea.

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea.

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Which nebula was given its name in the 1840s

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by the Irish astronomer William Parsons

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because of its supposed resemblance to a marine crustacean?

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Crab Nebula.

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Which Scottish author, born in 1954, adds his middle initial M

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to his name when he publishes his science fiction novels?

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William Burrows.

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Iain Banks. What name, of French origin, is given to a jeweller's or

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watchmaker's magnifying glass, often worn in the eye-socket?

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Pass.

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In the 2003/4 season, which football club gained the nickname

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"The Invincibles" after going through the Premier League season unbeaten?

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Arsenal.

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Which Australian-born singer is backed by The Bad Seeds

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on many of his albums?

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Nick Cave.

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In 1870, who set up his first charitable home for boys

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in Stepney after being shown children

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sleeping in the gutters in the East End?

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Dr Barnardo.

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Which castle, restored in 1903 to a design by Sir Edwin Lutyens,

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stands on Holy Island off the coast of Northumberland?

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Lindisfarne.

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The colouring and flavouring syrup grenadine

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is prepared from the seeds of which fruit?

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Pomegranate?

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Who was re-elected Scotland's First Minister in May 2011,

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heading the country's first majority government since devolution?

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Alex Salmond.

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Leo Fender and Les Paul are particularly associated

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with the manufacture and development

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of the solid body form of which musical instrument?

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Guitar.

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What Arabic name is given to the annual pilgrimage

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to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make

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at least once during their lifetime?

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Hajj.

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Which hat is named after the heroine

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in a novel by George du Maurier

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because it was worn by the actress playing the lead role

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in the original stage adaptation?

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Pass.

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Which species of fig tree, native to tropical Asia,

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has aerial roots that develop from its branches

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and descend to the ground to become new trunks?

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Vine creeper?

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No, Banyan.

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In chemistry, what name is given to a solution or molten substance

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in which charged ions conduct electricity?

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Pass.

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Which television character, played by Rowan Atkinson,

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has a lime green Mini with a black bonnet?

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Mr Bean.

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The long-tailed rodent, the jerboa, was adopted as the symbol

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of the British 7th Armoured Division in the Second World War.

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What nickname did they gain as a result?

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The Desert Rats.

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Bizet's opera Carmen

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and Mozart's Marriage of Figaro are both set in or near which city?

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BEEP

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Verona.

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No, it was Seville. You had four passes.

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That solution for charged ions and all that is electrolyte.

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The hat was a trilby, in that novel by George du Maurier.

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The jeweller's or watchmaker's magnifying glass is a loupe,

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and Elliot Ness headed The Untouchables.

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You have, Laurie, 24 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And now John Wheeler again, please.

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And you scored 13 points with your subject that fascinates

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most of us, the Shipping Forecast.

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Let's see how you do with general knowledge. Here we go, two and a half minutes.

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Who played Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry films?

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Clint Eastwood.

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What post was held successively in the 19th century by

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Robert Southey, William Wordsworth and Alfred, Lord Tennyson?

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Poet Laureate.

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In July 1976, from which airport did an Israeli commando squad

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rescue more than 100 hostages from a hijacked Air France flight?

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Entebbe.

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The name of which primates, native to Madagascar

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and neighbouring islands, comes from the Latin for

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"spirits of the dead" because of their nocturnal habits

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and pale ghostly faces?

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Lemur.

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In Rising Damp, which actress played the role

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of the university administrator Miss Jones, the object of Rigsby's lust?

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Frances De La Tour.

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Who was the herald of the Greeks in the Trojan War?

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His voice was said to be equal to that of 50 men.

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Stentor.

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The white wines Sancerre and Pouilly Fume

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are produced on opposite banks of which river?

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Rhone?

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The Loire. The plot of which 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth concerns

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the attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle?

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The Day Of The Jackal.

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Which song by The Monkees contains the lyric

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"You can be there by 4:30 cos I've made your reservation"?

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Last Train To Clarksville.

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What title is given to certain cathedrals or important parish churches

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such as those at York, Beverley, Southwell and Wimborne?

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Minster.

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Which field marshal played a leading role in the formation

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of the Royal British Legion after the First World War?

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Haig.

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Which sporting trophy, donated in 1927 by a British businessman

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who made a fortune from selling penny packets of seeds,

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is competed for every two years between Europe and the United States?

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Sutton?

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The Ryder Cup. What was the name of the southern African republic of Botswana

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before it gained independence from Britain in 1966?

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Bechuanaland.

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Which Italian painter, famous for his turbulent private life

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and his use of chiaroscuro,

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died on the beach at Porto Ercole, Tuscany in 1610?

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Caravaggio.

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The English National Ballet Company was originally known by what name,

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linking it to the major arts event

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at the time of its establishment in 1951?

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Festival Ballet.

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The essayist and critic Thomas De Quincey wrote

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a book about his use of which drug that he first took for facial neuralgia

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while he was at Oxford?

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Opium.

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In a solar eclipse, what name is given to the outer part

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of the shadow where the light of the sun is only partially blocked?

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Pass.

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Which canal runs southwest to northeast across Scotland

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linking the Atlantic to the North Sea via the Great Glen and its lochs?

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Pass.

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Which dove, once found all round Britain's coastline,

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is the ancestor of the common street pigeon?

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Rock... Rock dove.

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What word for a great flood or a momentous event that changes

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a social or political system comes from the Greek for "deluge"?

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Pass.

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Bach's set of six Concerti Grossi,

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composed in the early 18th century, are known by what name...

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BEEP

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..after the German Margrave to whom they were dedicated?

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Brandenburg.

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Is correct.

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You had three passes. That word for a great flood comes from cataclysm.

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It's the Caledonian Canal that runs across Scotland,

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linking the Atlantic to the North Sea, and in a solar eclipse,

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that name for the outer part of the shadow is the penumbra.

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You have, however, 29 points.

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APPLAUSE

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And, Kathryn Palmer, finally, again, please.

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And you start out with a very hefty 16 points

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with your knowledge of Duran Duran, but 29 is the score to beat.

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Here we go. Two and a half minutes of general knowledge.

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Which Chinese city gives its name to a dried and roasted duck dish,

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traditionally served with thin pancakes,

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green onions and hoisin sauce?

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Peking.

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The Flanders and Swann song with the lyrics,

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"And there let us wallow, in glorious mud", is about which animal?

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Hippopotamus.

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What film, the winner of five Oscars at the 2012 ceremony,

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was the first silent movie to win the Best Picture Award since Wings in 1929?

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The Artist.

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Stella Rimington became the first female

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Director General of which organisation in 1992?

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MI5.

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The Old Norse word "force" or "foss" refers to what geographical feature,

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especially in northern England?

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Ditch?

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Waterfall. In which novel by Joanna Trollope is Alexa Riley the title character?

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Her husband Dan has just come back from Afghanistan.

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Pass.

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Which 19th century engineer's first notable railway works

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were the Box Tunnel and the Maidenhead Bridge?

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Erm, Telford?

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Brunel. Which pop music duo consisted of Alison Moyet on vocals

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and Vince Clarke on keyboard?

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Their singles include Only You and Don't Go.

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Yazoo.

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The semi-arid plateau that covers most of southern Argentina

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is known by what name, said to come from that

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given to the indigenous inhabitants by European explorers?

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Patagonia.

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Which Christian rite takes its name

0:24:230:24:25

from the Greek for to "bathe" or "dip"?

0:24:250:24:26

Baptism.

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Who plays Detective Chief Inspector Stanhope

0:24:270:24:30

in the television series Vera, based on the novels by Ann Cleeves?

0:24:300:24:33

Brenda Blethyn.

0:24:330:24:34

Which New World animal,

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famous for the noxious odour it releases as a defence mechanism,

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has the scientific name Mephitis mephitis, meaning "smelly, smelly"?

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Skunk.

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Which British king described his wife, Caroline of Brunswick,

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as, "The vilest wretch this world was ever cursed with"?

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George IV.

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In music, what term means "in chapel style"?

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It's used for unaccompanied singing.

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A cappella.

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Which writer's first successful play was

0:24:540:24:56

Waiting For Godot, originally performed in Paris in 1953?

0:24:560:24:59

Samuel Beckett.

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In painting, what name is given to an emulsion in which egg yolk

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rather than oil is used as a medium for powdered pigments?

0:25:030:25:06

Tempera?

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Whose historic flight from New York to Paris in 1927

0:25:070:25:09

made him a hero on both sides of the Atlantic?

0:25:090:25:12

Bleriot?

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Lindbergh. Tove Jansson was the creator of which family

0:25:130:25:16

of cheery-faced, eccentric trolls?

0:25:160:25:19

Smurfs.

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The Moomins. In psychotherapy, what term for releasing

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pent-up emotions by bringing them to consciousness

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and expressing them comes from the Greek for "to cleanse"?

0:25:250:25:28

Pass.

0:25:280:25:29

Which tennis player was born in the small town of Binningen,

0:25:290:25:32

near Basel, on the 8th of August 1981?

0:25:320:25:34

Roger Federer.

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Which future Prime Minister was baptised as a Christian in 1817

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after his father had a dispute with the Bevis Marks synagogue in London?

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Disraeli.

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At about 75mm, the Emperor is one of the largest British species

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of which insect? The males have blue abdomens and are green on the head and thorax?

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BEEP

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Butterfly.

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No, it's the dragonfly.

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You have two passes.

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That term for releasing pent-up emotions is catharsis,

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and the novel by Joanna Trollope was The Soldier's Wife.

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So, two passes, but you have a total of 31 points.

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APPLAUSE

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Well, what a good contest. Let's have a look at all the scores.

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In fourth place,

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21 points, Alan Haddick.

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In third place,

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24 points, Laurie Handcock.

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Second place, very high score,

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29 points, John Wheeler.

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In first place,

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31 points, Kathryn Palmer.

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APPLAUSE

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Which means, of course, that Kathryn Palmer is tonight's winner,

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and she goes through to the semifinals.

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Congratulations to her.

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Commiserations to John Wheeler, but with a score of 29,

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it is entirely possible that we will see him again in the semifinal.

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