0:00:24 > 0:00:27First in the spotlight tonight is Matthew Bradshaw,
0:00:27 > 0:00:29a registration executive from Blackpool.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32His subject, the Epsom Derby since 1980.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Next, Les Wallace, a home energy assessor from Falkirk.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39He'll be answering questions on the extinct fauna of the Ice Age.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Hazel Humphreys, a council IT officer from Wivenhoe.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Her subject, the comedian Dave Allen.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48And Chris Kirk, a pipe fabricator from Barrow-in-Furness,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and his subject, General Custer of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Hello and welcome to Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Tonight, once again, four contenders will put their knowledge to the test
0:01:09 > 0:01:11in their bid to become the nation's mastermind,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15the highest honour the quiz world has to offer, and the toughest.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Two rounds - two minutes on their specialist subject,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23and two and a half minutes of general knowledge, and that's the one most fear.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27So let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36And your name is?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Your occupation?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42And your specialist subject?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44The Derby. Here we go. Two minutes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Which horse, ridden by Walter Swinburn,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49won the 1981 Derby by a record margin of ten lengths?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Shergar.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52The 2012 race was the first Epsom Derby to be won
0:01:52 > 0:01:54by a father and son trainer and jockey combination.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56What's their shared surname?
0:01:56 > 0:02:00O'Brien.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00In 1989, Terimon finished second behind Nashwan.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02What was Terimon's starting price,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04the longest for any horse to be placed in the race?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07500 to 1.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Who became the first female jockey to ride in the Derby
0:02:07 > 0:02:10when she rode Portuguese Lil in 1996?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Alex Greaves.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14In 2000, after Frankie Dettori was injured in an air crash,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16which American jockey replaced him in the Derby
0:02:16 > 0:02:18on Best Of The Bests, finishing fourth?
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Chris McCarron.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22What was the name of the dam, herself a winner
0:02:22 > 0:02:24of the '93 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, who produced
0:02:24 > 0:02:27both the 2001 Derby winner, Galileo,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and the 2009 winner, See The Stars?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Urban Sea.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Who owned both the winner, Kayhasi,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and the third-placed horse, Dayoun, in the 1988 race?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39The Aga Khan.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39How many times did Frankie Dettori fail to win
0:02:39 > 0:02:43the race before his first Derby success on Authorized in 2007?
0:02:43 > 0:02:4414 times.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Which horse owned by the Queen started as favourite in 2011,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50but finished third behind Pour Moi and Treasure Beach?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Carlton House.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Which horse that won the Derby in 1980
0:02:53 > 0:02:56was found after the race to have fractured a bone in his foot?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Henbit.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59In 2010, Workforce broke the record
0:02:59 > 0:03:03for the fastest winning time of the Derby, set 15 years earlier by which horse?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Lammtarra.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Having won the 1,000 Guineas earlier in the season,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09which filly started as 11 to 4 favourite
0:03:09 > 0:03:11in the 1998 Derby, but only finished ninth?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Cape Verdi.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Who was the jockey on Slip Anchor
0:03:14 > 0:03:17when it won the '85 Derby by leading from start to finish?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Steve Cauthen.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Which horse became known as one of the best horses never to win the Derby
0:03:21 > 0:03:24when he finished a fast-closing second in '86,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26having caught up from almost the back?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Dancing Brave.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29How old was Lester Piggott when he steered Khamaseen
0:03:29 > 0:03:33into fifth on his final ride of the Derby in '94?
0:03:33 > 0:03:3754.
0:03:34 > 0:03:3758. The Derby was moved to a Saturday in '95
0:03:37 > 0:03:39to boost interest and increase viewing figures.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41On which day of the week was it previously held?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Wednesday.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Who won the Derby in 1990...
0:03:44 > 0:03:48BEEP
0:03:46 > 0:03:48..with Quest for Fame in his first year as a trainer
0:03:48 > 0:03:50having taken over Beckhampton House stables
0:03:50 > 0:03:52earlier that year?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Roger Charlton.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Is correct.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59But for that one, tiny lapse, just four years in it, you'd have had a full house.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- As it is, you've done brilliantly. 16 points.- Thank you.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12And our next contender, please.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20And your name is?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Your occupation?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24And your chosen subject?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Extinct fauna. Here we go.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30By what name is the extinct Smilodon popularly known?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Sabre-toothed cat.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34What is the general name of the Bos primigenius,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36an ancestor of modern cattle
0:04:36 > 0:04:38which only became extinct in 1627?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Aurochs.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41On which Arctic Ocean island is it thought
0:04:41 > 0:04:44the last woolly mammoth died out several millennia later
0:04:44 > 0:04:46than they had generally disappeared elsewhere?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Wrangel Island.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50What scientific name referring to its large, projecting lower incisors
0:04:50 > 0:04:54is given to the largest known marsupial, which had a form similar to a giant wombat?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56The Diprotodon.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Diprotodon, yes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Which family of mammals included the extinct species
0:05:00 > 0:05:02known by the common name Merck's,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04that lived in Europe, including Britain, during the Ice Age?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Rhinoceros.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09The three-part name of the Eurasia cave lion is Panthera leo spelaea.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12What is the usual name of its American equivalent?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Panthera leo atrox.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Which highly unusual animal, covered with an armoured shell
0:05:18 > 0:05:20and resembling a giant, round armadillo,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23got its common name from the Greek for carved or grooved tooth?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Glyptodont.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28What is the scientific name of the giant short-faced bear?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32It was one of the largest land carnivores in North America during the Ice Age.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Arctodus simus.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Kirkdale Cave in Yorkshire and Tornewton Cave in Devon,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38where fossils have been found of various animals,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40including lions, tigers and bison,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43are believed to have been the dens of which animal in the Ice Age?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Cave Hyena.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46What is the name of the site in Hancock Park,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50downtown Los Angeles, where the bones of thousands of animals have been found,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53including Ice Age giants like ground sloths and mammoths?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Rancho La Brea.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57The extinct North American mammal, the platygonus,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59was a genus of which living South American mammal?
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Pass.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04On which island did the large primate known as
0:06:04 > 0:06:06the koala lemur live until its extinction?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Madagascar.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09In which American state is the mammoth site
0:06:09 > 0:06:11in Hot Springs that claims to be
0:06:11 > 0:06:13the world's largest mammoth research facility?
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Dakota.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15South Dakota.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18In 1979, the mummified body of an animal was discovered in Alaska
0:06:18 > 0:06:22with feline scratches on its back and a piece of lion's tooth in its neck.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It was nicknamed Blue Babe. What species of animal was it?
0:06:25 > 0:06:26BEEP
0:06:26 > 0:06:30It was a Steppe Bison.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It was indeed. One pass, Les.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34That extinct North American mammal was a genus of the peccary.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36You have 12 points.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48And our next contender, please.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56And your name is?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Your occupation?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01And your specialist subject?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Dave Allen in two minutes, starting now.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07What was Dave Allen's family name at birth?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09He claimed he changed it to Allen because his agent
0:07:09 > 0:07:11didn't have any acts beginning with an A?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Tynan O'Mahony.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14At which Butlin's holiday camp did Allen work
0:07:14 > 0:07:17as a camp host in the 1950s, having followed his brother over to England?
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Skegness.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20In one of Allen's stories, after proclaiming
0:07:20 > 0:07:23"There'll be a wailing and gnashing of teeth on judgement day",
0:07:23 > 0:07:25what does the fire and brimstone preacher say
0:07:25 > 0:07:27to the old lady who points out she doesn't have any teeth?
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Teeth will be provided.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30In a famous Allen sketch, what's the name
0:07:30 > 0:07:34of the packing company to which the working men trudge in perfect synchronisation?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Prestige Sardines.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Allen told various stories about how he lost the top of his finger.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40He often said someone chopped it off
0:07:40 > 0:07:42as a punishment for picking his nose. Who was it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:43His father.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46What was the title of the 1969 documentary filmed in New York,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49in which Allen interviewed people from all sections of society,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52including drug dealers, alcoholics, undercover agents and panhandlers?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Dave Allen In The Melting Pot.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57What everyday household object is at the centre of the story
0:07:57 > 0:07:59that caused the BBC to issue an apology for swearing
0:07:59 > 0:08:01when it was shown on television in January 1990?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02A clock.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05He described his first television appearance on a talent show in '59
0:08:05 > 0:08:08as "the longest and most terrifying three minutes of my life."
0:08:08 > 0:08:10What was the name of the show?
0:08:09 > 0:08:10New Faces.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13After seeing his performance at the London Palladium,
0:08:13 > 0:08:14the BBC's Bill Cotton signed Allen up
0:08:14 > 0:08:16to be the resident comedian on which TV show?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Val Doonican.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20What's the title of the Australian film comedy about an Italian monastery
0:08:20 > 0:08:23in which Allen plays Tim O'Mahoney?
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Squeeze a Flower.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27In one of Allen's gags, the drunk asks the hostess if lemons have feathers.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29What has he just squeezed into his drink?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30A canary.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33In a Guardian questionnaire of 31st December '94, what answer did he give
0:08:33 > 0:08:37to the question, "What do you consider the most overrated virtue?"
0:08:38 > 0:08:39Sobriety.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Godliness! What's the title of the '79 Alan Bennett television play
0:08:42 > 0:08:45in which Allen plays an estate agent called George Phillips?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46One Fine Day.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48In the Keystone Cops-style race to the cemetery sketch,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51one of the conference is balanced on the roof of a passing car
0:08:51 > 0:08:52by one of the funeral parties.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54What do the other party prop their coffin on?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55A pram.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58During an episode of Tonight With Dave Allen in the '60s in Australia,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01he knocked himself out on the concrete studio floor while having a go on what?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03A trampoline.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Which Dave Allen television special...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06BEEP
0:09:06 > 0:09:08of 1979 won a Silver Rose at the Montreux Festival?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10At Large With Dave Allen?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Dave Allen At Large. I think we'll give you that. No passes.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Hazel, you have 15 points.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25And our final contender, please.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33And your name is?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Your occupation?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37And your chosen subject?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41The Battle of the Little Bighorn. Here we go.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43What was the name of the judge's daughter
0:09:43 > 0:09:46who married George Armstrong Custer in February 1864 and accompanied him
0:09:46 > 0:09:48during his nine-year service on the Western Front?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Libbie Bacon.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Who was the chief of the Sioux Indians,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54whose vision of soldiers falling into their camp was fulfilled
0:09:54 > 0:09:55at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Sitting Bull.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59What was the standard issue rifle used by the US cavalry
0:09:59 > 0:10:00which caused particular problems
0:10:00 > 0:10:02because cartridges jammed after repeated use?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Springfield carbine.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06What was the name of Myles Keogh's horse,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08which survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn
0:10:08 > 0:10:10in spite of being wounded by bullets and arrows?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Comanche.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Which major was assigned to lead a charge against
0:10:13 > 0:10:16the Indian village of Little Bighorn, but was forced to retreat
0:10:16 > 0:10:18to a hill where he was joined by Benteen's troops?
0:10:18 > 0:10:19Marcus Reno.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21What was the name of Custer's long-serving orderly,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24traditionally called a striker in the US cavalry?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26John Burkman.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28On which steamboat did the last meeting between Custer
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and his commander, Brigadier General Terry, take place?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33It also brought survivors and wounded back to Bismarck after the battle.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Far West.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Which journalist travelled with Custer and was killed at the battle?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Mark Kellogg.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41What's the title of the memoir Custer had written
0:10:41 > 0:10:44in 1875 about his personal experiences with the Indians?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46My Life On The Plains.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Which company, commanded by Lieutenant Edward Godfrey,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51covered the retreat to what became known as Reno's Hill?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53K Company.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57What's the meaning of the Lakota nickname given to Custer?
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Long Hair.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03A runaway mule laden with ammunition started off towards the enemy,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05but was brought back by a soldier who was awarded
0:11:05 > 0:11:08the Medal Of Honor for his actions. What was the soldier's name?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Sergeant Rayne.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Sergeant Richard Hanley.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Which crow scout often claimed to be the only survivor of the massacre
0:11:13 > 0:11:15that followed the Battle of the Little Bighorn,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and brought news of the disaster to the Far West?
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Curly.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20What government post was held
0:11:20 > 0:11:23by former congressman John Quincy Smith at the time of the battle?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26His conduct in the role later attracted much criticism.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Secretary of War.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29He was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Which Private was with Major Benteen when they discovered Custer's body
0:11:32 > 0:11:34after the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Private Slaper?
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Private Jacob Adams.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Which Chief of the Oglala branch of the Lakota
0:11:38 > 0:11:41rallied the Indians against the attacking cavalry forces at Little Bighorn?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43BEEP
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Crazy Horse.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Is correct. No passes, Chris.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48You have 13 points.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00So that's the end of that round. A very high-scoring round.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Let's have a look at all the scores.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04In fourth place, Les Wallace.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Third place, Chris Kirk.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Second place, Hazel Humphreys.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12In the lead, just, Matthew Bradshaw.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20So it is the general knowledge round now,
0:12:20 > 0:12:24and if there's a tie at the end of it, then the number of passes is taken into account,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26and the person with the fewer passes is the winner,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30and if they're tied on passes as well, there will be a tie-break,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and the six highest-scoring runners-up during these heats
0:12:33 > 0:12:36will also claim a place in the semifinals, so lots to play for.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Let's get on with it and ask Les Wallace to join us again, please.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48And you scored 12 points with your knowledge of those extinct species,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52and you now have two and a half minutes for your general knowledge.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Let's see how you do. Here we go.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56In which Moscow square did the Soviet Union hold its May Day
0:12:56 > 0:12:59military parades and celebrations of the Bolshevik Revolution?
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Red Square.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Which artist painted a picture of Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens in 1954,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06using his characteristic stick-like figures?
0:13:06 > 0:13:07LS Lowry.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10In cricket, what name is given to a tail-end batsmen sent in
0:13:10 > 0:13:14near the top of the order if the senior batsman is out shortly before close of play?
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Pass.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Which Newcastle-born actor first played a Detective Sergeant
0:13:18 > 0:13:21in the 1985 Miss Marple mystery A Murder Is Announced?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Kevin Whately.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Which large flatfish is known as Le Roi du Careme,
0:13:26 > 0:13:27or the King of Lent?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Plaice.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Turbot.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Whose vigorous public support of Darwin's theory of evolution
0:13:34 > 0:13:36earned him the nickname Darwin's Bulldog?
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Thomas Henry Huxley.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40The last line of which classic 1933 film was
0:13:40 > 0:13:43"It wasn't the airplanes, it was beauty killed the beast"?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44King Kong.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Peter Noone was the lead singer with the '60s group
0:13:46 > 0:13:49who reached number one in the UK with I'm Into Something Good.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51What was the name of the group?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Peter And The Hermits?
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Herman's Hermits.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Where in Lincolnshire did the Royal Navy Air Service
0:13:56 > 0:13:59establish a base in 1916 that became the site of the RAF College?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Its graduates include Frank Whittle and Douglas Barder.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Spalding.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Cranwell.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07The comedian Archie Rice, originally played by Laurence Olivier,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09is the lead character in which play by John Osborne?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10The Entertainer.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Which desert lies principally in southern California?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16It takes its name from the Native American people who lived in the area.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Mojave.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Who was appointed British Foreign Secretary in June 2007?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22He was the youngest to hold the post since David Owen.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Pass.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Which dark brown vegetable matter used by gardeners and as a fuel
0:14:28 > 0:14:30is the first stage in the formation of coal?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Mulch.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Peat. In Irish legend, what's supposed to have been built to enable
0:14:35 > 0:14:38the warrior Finn McCool to fight a Scottish enemy?
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Giant's Causeway.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Yes. Which elegy by Alfred, Lord Tennyson was written after the sudden death
0:14:43 > 0:14:45of his closest friend, Arthur Hallam?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Pass.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Which Victorian philanthropist peer
0:14:48 > 0:14:52was involved in a number of social reforms including protection for children
0:14:52 > 0:14:54working in factories or working with chimney sweeps?
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Lord Palmerston?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58No, Shaftesbury. In medicine, what name is given to the eye condition
0:14:58 > 0:15:01in which the lens becomes progressively opaque? It can also mean waterfall.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Cataract.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06In which country did Princess Elizabeth hear that she had become Queen
0:15:06 > 0:15:08following the death of her father, King George VI?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Kenya.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13The centre of which sporting target should be 1.73 metres
0:15:13 > 0:15:16or 5 feet 8 inches above the floor?
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Archery.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Dartboard. What name is given to a large-scale musical work,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- typically on a religious subject for solo voices... - BEEP
0:15:23 > 0:15:27..chorus and orchestra, performed without scenery, costumes or acting?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Pass.- I can tell you it's the oratorio.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37Your other passes. That elegy by Lord Tennyson was In Memoriam.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41It was David Miliband who was a very young Foreign Secretary.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44In cricket, the tail-end batsman who takes over and all that
0:15:44 > 0:15:47is a night-watchman.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49You have a total, Les, of 22 points.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Thank you.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02And now Chris Kirk, again, please.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08And you have 13 points with your knowledge
0:16:08 > 0:16:10of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Of which royal house was Henry VII the first monarch and Elizabeth I the last?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Tudor.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20What's the nickname of Denver, Colorado, because of its altitude?
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Mile High City.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Which pipe-smoking, Parisian detective was created
0:16:23 > 0:16:26by the Belgian-born author Georges Simenon?
0:16:27 > 0:16:28Manet?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Maigret! The invention of which synthetic plastic,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33once widely used in the film industry,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36is usually attributed to the English chemist Alexander Parkes,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39who patented a similar material called Parkesine?
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Polythene?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Celluloid. Which Oscar-winning actress was elected Labour MP
0:16:42 > 0:16:45for Hampstead and Highgate at the 1992 General Election?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Glenda Jackson.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48What name's given to the part of the Earth
0:16:48 > 0:16:50that lies beneath the crust and above the core?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Pass.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Which bird, generally considered the world's heaviest flying bird
0:16:56 > 0:16:57and extinct in Britain since the 1840s,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00was reintroduced on Salisbury Plain in 2004?
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Pass.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Which London building had the telephone number Whitehall 1212?
0:17:10 > 0:17:11The Home Office.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15New Scotland Yard. How is the legendary American frontierswoman
0:17:15 > 0:17:17born Martha Jane Canary better known?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20She became the subject of a 1953 musical film starring Doris Day.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Annie Oakley?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Calamity Jane.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27In which field event did Al Oerter win
0:17:27 > 0:17:30four successive Olympic gold medals between 1956 and '68?
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Javelin?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Discus. Which boy and girl featured in the children's reading scheme books
0:17:35 > 0:17:38produced by the publishers James Nisbet from 1949?
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Jack and Jane.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Janet and John. What name is given to thick, dark treacle that's drained
0:17:43 > 0:17:46from sugar during refining and from which rum is produced?
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Molasses.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Which historic region of South Africa that occupied
0:17:49 > 0:17:52the north-east of the country is now divided into four provinces,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54including Gauteng and Limpopo?
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Natal?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Transvaal. Whose third symphony was originally to be called Bonaparte?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02The title was changed to Eroica after Napoleon declared himself Emperor.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Beethoven?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06The character Reg Cox was found murdered in his flat
0:18:06 > 0:18:08in the first episode of which soap opera
0:18:08 > 0:18:10that began on BBC One on 19th February 1985?
0:18:10 > 0:18:11EastEnders.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13What's the chief town of the Shetland Islands?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Lerwick.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Which term for old curiosities or miscellaneous items of little value
0:18:19 > 0:18:22is thought to come from a French phrase meaning at random?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Bric-a-brac.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25The lyricist Hal David collaborated with which composer
0:18:25 > 0:18:27on songs for Dionne Warwick such as
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Anyone Who Had A Heart and Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Pass.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Which unit of measurement was defined in 1791 by the French Academy of Sciences
0:18:35 > 0:18:38as one ten-millionth of the length of the Earth's Meridian
0:18:38 > 0:18:40from the North Pole to the equator?
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Metre.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- Yes. - BEEP.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46You had three passes. Burt Bacharach and Hal David worked together.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51The Great Bustard was that bird that they reintroduced to Salisbury Plain, very big bird,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55and the bit of the Earth between the crust and the core is the mantle.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Chris, you have 22 points.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08And now Hazel Humphreys again, please.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17You have 15 points with your knowledge of Dave Allen.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Here we go, two and a half minutes.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Which Disney film is based on a 1923 novel by Felix Salten
0:19:25 > 0:19:26about the life of a wild deer?
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Bambi.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31The house of Bourbon was re-established as the ruling family in Spain
0:19:31 > 0:19:34with the accession of which king after the death of Franco in 1975?
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Pass.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39What is the name of the dome-shaped muscular structure
0:19:39 > 0:19:41that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Diaphragm.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Which essayist and historian lived in Cheyne Road, Chelsea,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50from 1834 until his death in 1881, acquiring the nickname the Sage of Chelsea?
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Pass.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55In which range of hills is the Cheddar Gorge,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57famous for its caverns and limestone cliffs?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59The Cotswolds?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02The Mendips. Who starred as a Lancastrian pensioner turned private detective
0:20:02 > 0:20:05in the television series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Hyacinth Bucket.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Patricia Routledge. Which member of the cat family famous for its speed
0:20:15 > 0:20:19has a name that comes from a Sanskrit word meaning speckled or variegated?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Cheetah.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Which singer and songwriter
0:20:21 > 0:20:24was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Canada in 1943?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Roberta Flack?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Joni Mitchell. Monica Ali's debut novel documents the experiences
0:20:33 > 0:20:37of a young Bangladeshi woman who moves to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
0:20:37 > 0:20:39after an arranged marriage. What's it called?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Brick Lane.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Which Prime Minister was responsible for the Parliament Act of 1911,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45limiting the power of the House of Lords
0:20:45 > 0:20:47and led the country into the First World War?
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Clement Attlee.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Asquith. What type of stew takes its name from the French
0:20:53 > 0:20:54for to restore someone's appetite?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Um... Tisane?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Ragout. Which group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean
0:21:03 > 0:21:07were originally named the Sandwich Islands by Captain Cook in 1778?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Friendly Islands?
0:21:13 > 0:21:14The Hawaiian Islands.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Which legendary British film company famous for its horror pictures
0:21:17 > 0:21:20returned to the big screen in 2010 with Let Me In?
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Hammer.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Which Jewish festival has a Hebrew name meaning Head of the Year?
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Hanukkah?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Rosh Hashanah. Who, in his last competitive tennis match,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32partnered Jamie Murray to victory in a Davis Cup tie
0:21:32 > 0:21:34against Croatia in September 2007?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Tim Henman?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Which novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, unfinished at her death,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41has Molly Gibson, a doctor's daughter, as its heroine?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Pass.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Which queen of the Iceni people of ancient Britain led a major uprising
0:21:49 > 0:21:52against Roman rule in AD 60?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Boadicea.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54You have three passes, Hazel.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Wives And Daughters was that unfinished novel by Elizabeth Gaskell.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05Thomas Carlyle was the essayist who lived in Cheyne Road, Chelsea,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09and Juan Carlos became king again in 1975.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11You have now, Hazel, a total of 22 points.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23And finally, Matthew Bradshaw again, please.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27And you have 16 points already with your knowledge of the Derby,
0:22:27 > 0:22:28and 22 is the score to beat.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge, starting now.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36What is the actual name of the former England cricketer known as Freddie Flintoff?
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Andrew.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Who wrote the science-fiction novel A Clockwork Orange, first published in 1962?
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Anthony Burgess.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Which edible fungi have an Italian name meaning little pigs?
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Truffles.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Porcini.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52The group of rocky islets called Les Minquiers are the most southerly part
0:22:52 > 0:22:54of the British Isles.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Off which of the Channel Islands do they lie?
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Alderney.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Jersey. What's the main hormone responsible for the development
0:23:01 > 0:23:04of male sex organs and characteristics such as facial hair
0:23:04 > 0:23:05and a deepening of the voice?
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Testosterone.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Which bigoted sitcom character played by Warren Mitchell
0:23:09 > 0:23:10was originally called Alf Ramsey
0:23:10 > 0:23:13when he first appeared in the '65 pilot episode?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Alf Garnett.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Which painter, a founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21was created a baronet in 1885? His works include Ophelia and Autumn Leaves.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Holman Hunt?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25No, Millais.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Who was George Bush Senior's Vice President,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30famously remembered for his inability to spell the word potato?
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Dan Quayle.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Which English rock band's first UK chart entry was
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Somewhere Only We Know in February 2004?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38It appears on their album Hopes And Fears.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Keane.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Which top division Spanish football club
0:23:41 > 0:23:44is known by their nickname Athletic rather than Atletico,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46reflecting the British connections of its origins?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Madrid.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Bilbao. What word meaning screen or veil is used to describe
0:23:53 > 0:23:56the custom in some countries of secluding women from public view?
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Pass.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00The nut of which tree is a favourite winter delicacy,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02particularly when it's roasted in front of a fire,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05or as part of a traditional Christmas dinner?
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Sweet chestnut.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Which mountain on the Swiss-Italian border,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10one of the most spectacular in the Alps, is generally
0:24:10 > 0:24:13known by its German name meaning "the peak in the meadows"?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17The Matterhorn.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith played secret agents K and J
0:24:21 > 0:24:24in which '97 film and its sequels?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Men In Black.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29What name is given to the fluid in which the blood cells are suspended?
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Plasma.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Which country was ruled by members of the Ptolemaic dynasty
0:24:33 > 0:24:38from the early 4th century BC to 30 BC, when it became a Roman province?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42France.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Egypt. What name is given to an enclosed court or covered arcade
0:24:45 > 0:24:49forming part of a monastic or collegiate establishment?
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Pass.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Which American bandmaster and composer of military marches
0:24:53 > 0:24:57also wrote operettas such as El Capitan, first performed in 1896?
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Gershwin.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- Sousa. Which ship set sail... - BEEP
0:25:03 > 0:25:06..on Columbus's first voyage for the New World in 1492
0:25:06 > 0:25:08alongside the Santa Maria and the Nina?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Rodrigo de Triana.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It was the Pinta.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18And you had two passes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23That name given to an enclosed court or covered arcade is a cloister,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25and the word meaning screen or veil is purdah.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28You have 26 points.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Well, a clear winner at the end,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45but for a time there it looked as if we weren't going to get one.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49The scores - in joint second place
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Les Wallace, Hazel Humphreys
0:25:51 > 0:25:53and Chris Kirk.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58In first place, he cleared the field in the end, Matthew Bradshaw.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Which means that Matthew Bradshaw is of course tonight's winner,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and he goes through to the semifinals.
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