Episode 12 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Stephen Dempsey,

a company director from Preston.

His specialist subject, the original Star Trek series.

James Ludden, a journalist from Essex. His subject, the Rugby Union World Cup.

Next, Chloe Stone, a housewife from Dorking.

She'll be answering questions on the Fethering Mysteries of Simon Brett.

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

Four more contenders are about to take the stage. As usual,

they will face two minutes on their chosen subject,

and then two-and-a-half minutes on general knowledge.

The winner will go through to the next round

and will be on course to become the next Mastermind champion.

No great cash prize at stake,

but you can't put a price on the honour of being the nation's Mastermind.

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?

The original Star Trek in two minutes. Here we go.

In which episode of Star Trek are Captain James T. Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura

forced to kiss in what is widely cited as the first inter-racial kiss on mainstream American television?

Which member of the Enterprise plans to marry Natira the high priestess of the asteroid ship Yonata

in the episode For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky?

Leonard McCoy. What is the name of the Vulcan time of mating,

during which their brains suffer a neuro-chemical imbalance?

Pon Farr. How many crew members are there on board The Enterprise

according to Captain Kirk at the beginning of Charlie X?

430. 428. Who is the first member of The Enterprise crew to succumb to the apparent illness

that caused the crew of the USS Defiant to kill each other in The Tholian Web?

Kirk. Chekov.

In Court Martial, how does Mr Spock prove to Dr McCoy

that the computer on The Enterprise is malfunctioning?

Pass. In which episode, set on Argelius 2,

does Mr Scott describe himself as "an old Aberdeen pub-crawler"?

Wolf in the Fold. Captain Kirk and Mr Spock meet the founder of the Vulcan civilisation

In The City on the Edge of Forever,

Captain Kirk explains to a policeman that Mr Spock's ears

are the result of his head being caught in a machine as a child. What machine?

A corn collector. No, a mechanical rice picker.

What name is given to the fictitious material that Captain Kirk claims will explode

if The Enterprise is fired on by Balok of the spherical spaceship Fesarius?

The Corbomite device. Which Klingon becomes... BEEPER

..the military governor of Organia

when the race makes their series debut in Errand of Mercy?

I'm sorry. I missed that with the buzzing.

Sorry, I can't give it to you again because we're out of time.

OK. The answer was Commander Kor.

Your other pass, in Court Martial,

Spock proves that the computer is malfunctioning

by beating it at chess, four times altogether.

Stephen, you have eight points. Thank you.

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Rugby Union World Cups in two minutes, starting now.

What's the official name of the trophy awarded World Cup winners?

Webb Ellis trophy. Who scored England's only try

in the 2003 World Cup final when they beat Australia by 20 points to 17?

Jason Robinson. Which city hosted the first World Cup match on 22 May 1987

when New Zealand beat Italy by 70 points to six?

Auckland. Who captained Wales in their 2011 semi-final against France

before he was sent off after 18 minutes for a dangerous tackle?

Warburton. Which city hosted the first World Cup meeting

between Australia and New Zealand in the '91 semi-final?

Australia won by 16 points to six.

Dublin. There have been only three drawn pool matches at the World Cup.

Two were in games between Japan and which other country?

The first was a 12-all draw in 2007, the second a 23-all draw in 2011.

Blue. Black. There were fears that the Fiji team would not turn up at the '87 World Cup

following a military coup in their country shortly before the tournament.

Which country's team were on standby to appear instead?

Samoa. Who captained the '95 South African team that won the final?

He famously received the trophy from President Mandela

who was dressed in a Springboks' jersey.

Francois Pienaar. What's the name of the Australian who refereed the first World Cup final in '87?

Kerry Fitzgerald. How many drop goals did the fly-half Jannie de Beer kick for South Africa

in their quarter-final match against England in 1999 to set a new record?

Five. Who was the Welsh referee for the '95 semi-final between South Africa and France?

He controversially allowed the match to take place

even though the pitch was waterlogged after heavy rain.

Derek Bevan. Uruguay have played in two rugby World Cups winning a match at both.

They won their debut match 27-15 against Spain in '99

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

The Fethering Mysteries in two minutes.

The Fethering Mysteries are set in and around the village of Fethering.

In whose bedroom does the amateur sleuth Carole Seddon see a photo of a man

whose body she'd earlier discovered on the beach, enabling her to identify the victim as Sam Kent?

In his son's bedroom. Where are Seddon and Marla Teischbaum trapped together?

They escape by studying the book Some Oddities of Construction in the house known as Bracketts.

Scallops. In Bones Under the Beach Hut,

what's the name of the hut which Seddon takes over from Jude's client Philly Rose?

Quiet Harbour. What's the name of the church in Fedborough that Seddon visits

to ask the Reverend Trigwell about the conversations he had with Rodney Hargreaves

around the time Virginia disappeared?

All Souls. In The Corpse on the Court, Seddon is bored and looking for a new interest.

She decides to look into what notorious unsolved crime in Fedborough?

The Lady in the Lake. At what hotel does Jude work as a waitress

to help her friend Suzy Longthorne host a dinner for The Pillars of Sussex?

Hopwicke Country House... What is the name of the professional instructor

who gives Jude a lesson in real tennis in The Corpse on the Court?

George Hazlitt. In Blood at the Bookies,

Jude goes to the betting shop and backs which horse at odds of 20 to 1, winning ?100?

Pass. What's the name of the establishment Seddon's friend Jude visits

to see the psychotherapist Charles Hilton, to find out if he knows where Tamsin Lutteridge is?

Imogen Potton. When Seddon's Labrador Gulliver finds a body on the beach,

what words are stamped on the lifejacket it's wearing?

Fethering Yacht Club. In The Witness at the Wedding,

to which French airport does Jude fly... BEEPER

..with Carole's future daughter-in-law Gaby

in order to question Gaby's grandmother about the murder suspect?

Bordeaux. Is correct. Just one pass.

In Blood at the Bookies, she backs the horse called Nature's Vacuum.

You have, Chloe, 13 points.

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Campo de' Fiori. What was the name of Bruno's assistant,

who helped him draw up some of his principal papers on magic, and to whom he dedicated De Magia?

Besler. In 1583, Bruno gave lectures on Copernicus and Marsilio Ficino

that provoked a charge that he had plagiarised Ficino.

In which city did the lectures take place?

Oxford. Bruno reportedly defended the views of a fourth-century heretic

in a dispute with a fellow member of his order in 1572.

What was the heretic's name?

Arius. What is the title of the earliest surviving work by Bruno

dedicated to King Henry III of France?

The Shadow of Ideas. Yes, On The Shadow of Ideas.

Bruno was investigated by the Roman Inquisition for heresy.

Which Jesuit cardinal was one of the key inquisitors

responsible for summarising Bruno's writings in eight propositions?

Robert Bellarmine. In which book of dialogues of 1584

What basic component of matter did he suggest?

Monads. Atoms.

Bruno published an attack on a professor of philosophy in Geneva

which led to his arrest and excommunication by the Calvinist authorities.

What was the professor's name?

Antoine de la Faye.

In which city did Bruno publish his early pamphlet On The Signs of the Times, after leaving Holy Orders?

In Venice. What is the title of the 1584 work referenced in the sentence read to him by The Inquisition?

It's an allegory of the struggle among the Pagan gods

to question the authority of the Church.

The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast.

A Venetian nobleman took Bruno... BEEPER

..into his household to learn the art of memory,

but surrendered him to the Inquisition. What was his name?

Mocenigo. Mocenigo is correct.

Allan, no passes. You have scored 11 points.

In the lead with a big 15 points, James Ludden.

It's the general knowledge round, now, of course.

If there is a tie at the end of it, the number of passes is taken into account.

The person with the fewer passes is the winner.

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

The six highest-scoring runners-up in this round

will also be able to claim a place in the semi-finals. So, lots to play for.

Let's get on with it and ask Stephen to join us again, if he would, please.

And you start out with eight points,

which is a perfectly respectable score.

Some whoppers this time round!

So you've got a lot to do in your general knowledge round.

Two-and-a-half minutes, starting now.

What game is played by two teams of nine players

on a diamond-shaped infield? Famous players include Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.

The Graduate. In Jewish cookery,

what name that comes from the Yiddish for "stuffed"

is given to the dish that consists of chopped fish mixed with matzo meal, eggs and seasoning?

Pass. According to the title of Shakespeare's play,

the two gentlemen Proteus and Valentine come from which city?

Verona. Which South American soldier and statesman who led revolutions against Spanish colonial rule

was known as The Liberator?

El Cid. Bolivar.

What name is given to the soft tissue containing blood vessels

found in the cavity of a tooth?

Dentine. Pulp.

The highest peak of which mountain is known in Welsh as Yr Wyddfa,

meaning the tumulus or tomb?

Snowdon. What name is given to the vocal register used by adult male singers

to sing above their normal range? It's produced when the vocal chords vibrate only at their edges.

Falsetto. Which series of surreal cartoons, originally known as Nature's Way,

was created by the American cartoonist Gary Larson?

Pass. Which city in Saudi Arabia, one of Islam's two holier cities,

were the four leads in a 1996 drama series set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. What's it called?

Pass. The name of which academic discipline comes from the Greek for "love of wisdom"?

Philosophy. In 1998, who became the first non-British football manager

to lead his team to the English Premier League title?

Pass. What was the name of the rap group who collaborated with Aerosmith in 1986

to create a cover version of the song "Walk This Way"?

Run-M.D.C. Run-D.M.C.

Who entered parliament as MP for Dunfermline East in 1983?

His seat became Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath following boundary changes in 2005?

Gordon Brown. The harlequin is an invasive species of which beetle?

It's widespread in Britain and easily identified by its bright colours and spotted wing cases.

Arsene Wenger was the first non-British football manager. Of course!

Yes, of course. Our Friends in the North was that television series set in Newcastle.

Jasmine is the flowering shrub whose name is originally a Persian species.

Its oil used in the perfume industry.

Gary Larson created The Far Side.

And that Jewish dish is Gefilte fish.

You have, Stephen, a total now of 16 points. Thank you.

And now Allan again, please.

And you scored 11 points with your knowledge of Bruno.

Two-and-a-half minutes of general knowledge. See how you can do.

Queensberry Rules. Which documentary of 1964 featuring children from across Britain

was inspired by the maxim "Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man"?

Pass. What is the name of the Welsh bass baritone

who played Wotan in the 2012 Covent Garden production of Wagner's 'Die Walkure'?

Arthur Watson. Bryn Terfel.

What species was the hollow tree in Sherwood Forest known as Robin Hood's larder

that Hood is said to have used for food storage? It was blown down in the 1960s.

Oak tree. Which highly-reactive non-metallic chemical element has the symbol P?

Phosphorus. The bombing of which building during the Second World War

prompted Queen Elizabeth to say, "It makes me feel like I can look the East End in the face."

Buckingham Palace? What is the name of the character in Sheridan's The Rivals

who is famous for her misuse of the English language?

Mrs Malaprop. Which country singer who died in a plane crash in '97

when he was first elected president in 2000?

Pass. The name of which edible mushroom is derived from the Greek for drinking cup

because of its yellow funnel-shaped cap?

Pass. Which city on the Danube takes its name from communities on either side of the river

that united in the 1870s to form a single city?

Budapest. In 2001: A Space Odyssey,

what song does HAL the computer sing as Dr Dave Bowman shuts it down?

Daisy, Daisy. Yes, or Daisy Bell.

Which controversial book that was first published in 1987

is subtitled The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer?

Spycatcher. The Roman emperor who ruled from 361 to 360 AD

tried to restore paganism as the religion of the empire,

earning the title the Apostate. What was his name?

Pass. Flat Holm, Steep Holm and Lundy are the main islands in which stretch of water?

Julian was the Roman emperor who wanted to go back to paganism.

Chanterelle is the name of that edible mushroom, drinking cup.

Al Gore was the candidate beaten by George W. Bush

and that documentary featuring children from across Britain

was Seven Up.

You have, though, Allan, a total of 24 points.

And Chloe Stone again, now, please.

You start out, Chloe, with 13 points

with your knowledge of the Fethering Stories.

24, as you know, is now the score to beat.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Two-and-a-half minutes, starting now.

Sheet, forked and ball are all types of which meteorological phenomenon?

are both in which park?

Phoenix. What is the common name for the nerve infection Herpes zoster

which is related to chicken pox?

Pass. The basset clarinet was invented by Anton Stadler

who played it in the Vienna Court Orchestra.

Which composer, a friend of Stadler, wrote a celebrated quintet and concerto for the instrument?

Schubert. Mozart. Which popular cage bird was introduced into Britain from Australia

by the ornithologist John Gould in 1840?

Budgerigar. The parliamentary outbursts of the Labour MP

who has represented the constituency of Bolsover since 1970

earned him the nickname The Beast of Bolsover. Who is he?

Dennis Skinner. What is the name of the beach resort near Venice

that's become the general term for an open-air swimming pool?

Lido. Which artist born in Seville in 1599 was the court painter to Phillip IV of Spain

Meuniere. Which English city's Georgian architecture was largely the work of John Wood and his son?

Their works include North and South Parade, The Circus and Royal Crescent.

Bath. The professional career of a boxer who received a knighthood in 2000

began with a win over Harry Painter in 1954, ended with a defeat by Joe Bugner in 1971. What was his name?

Henry Cooper. Each year, how many categories of the Nobel Prize are normally awarded?

Seven. Six. In a siege in London in 1911,

two armed anarchists died in a house after being trapped by police and a detachment of Scots Guards.

In which East End street did this take place?

Sidney. What mythical substance that was endlessly sought by alchemists

was supposed to turn any metal into gold or silver?

It was also known as the tincture.

Fool's Gold. Philosopher's Stone.

What is the title of the classic children's novel about a shipwrecked family

But, Chloe, you have 27 points.

And finally, James again, please.

And you start out with 15 points in this very tight contest with your knowledge of rugby.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. 27 is now the score to beat

to get through to the semi-finals.

Here we go. Who wrote the novel "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less"

to try and clear his debts after he'd resigned as an MP.

Jeffrey Archer. The documentary series presented by Sir David Attenborough

and first broadcast by the BBC in 2013

focuses on the natural history of which continent?

Africa. Which of the blood groups in the classification system

What common word denoting things of little importance

comes from the Latin for "three ways"?

Trivia. In 1995, the American football teams The Rams and The Raiders,

moved to St Louis and Oakland respectively,

leaving which major city without an NFL side?

Los Angeles. Who had a hit with Like A Rolling Stone in 1965?

Bob Dylan. The Pilgrims' Way is an ancient route from which city to Canterbury?

London. Winchester. The leaves of the white mulberry tree, native to Asia,

are used as food for which commercially-bred caterpillars?

Silk worms. According to Viscount Montgomery,

"Rule One on Page One of the Book of War" is do not march on what city?

Moscow. Which spice was known in the Middle Ages as Indian saffron because of its orange/yellow colour?

Turmeric. Which northern European country is the most densely forested in Europe?

is kept at University College London

and is said to be brought into college council meetings

where he is minuted as "present but not voting"?

Pass. Which superhero has the real name Peter Parker?

Spiderman. What name is given to the armed insurrection of Irish nationalists

against British rule, centred on Dublin, which began on 24 April 1916?

The Easter Rising. The Sir Leonard Hutton Memorial Gates, officially opened in 2001,

guard the entrance to which test cricket ground in the north of England?

Headingly. In the House of Lords,

the yeoman usher is the deputy of which ceremonial figure?

Black Rod. A bone disease that causes stunting of the limbs and other deformities

is sometimes named after a 19th-century French painter... BEEPER

..who had it. What was his name?

James, you have 30 points!

A couple of really high scores there. Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place, 16 points, Stephen Dempsey.

Third place, 24 points, Allan Cook.

Second place, 27 points, Chloe Stone.

First place, we don't often get there, 30 points, James Ludden.

Which means, obviously, that James is tonight's winner

and he goes through to the semi-finals.

Congratulations to him. Commiserations to Chloe Stone.

But with a score of 27, it's entirely possible that we shall see her again in the semi-final.

Thanks for watching! Goodbye.

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