Episode 20 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Ailsa Prosser,

a housewife from Winchester.

Her subject - the great designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Roderick Cromar, a chartered accountant from Aberdeen.

He'll be answering questions

on the pioneering rock'n'roll label, Sun Records.

James Knight, an anaesthetic technician from Middlesex.

He'll be answering questions on the Sharpe novels of Bernard Cornwell.

And Paul Gregan, a journalist from London.

His subject - Alfred Wainwright's much-loved Lakeland guides.

APPLAUSE

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

Tonight, four more courageous contenders

begin the journey that each of them hopes will end up with them

taking home this glass bowl and for ever more being able to claim,

"I was the nation's Mastermind."

That's what's at stake.

So, the rules -

two minutes of questions on their specialist subject,

then two and a half minutes on general knowledge.

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

-And your name is?

-Ailsa Prosser.

-Your occupation?

-Housewife.

-And your chosen subject?

-Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Two minutes, starting now.

Mackintosh was an influential Scottish architect,

designer and artist.

Who ran the architectural firm that he was apprenticed to between 1884 and '89?

-Honeyman & Keppie.

-John Hutchison.

Mackintosh designed a building on Renfrew Street, Glasgow,

that was completed in two phases in 1899 and 1909

and is considered to be his architectural masterpiece.

Which building?

The Glasgow School of Art.

Yes. Mackintosh designed the striking decor for

the guest bedroom at 78 Derngate, Northampton.

When asked if it would disturb his sleep, who replied,

"No, I always sleep with my eyes closed"?

-George Bernard Shaw.

-Yes.

Mackintosh's first major architectural job was

the construction of an office building for which newspaper?

It now houses Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture.

The Glasgow Herald.

Yes. For whom did Mackintosh design a jewel box in 1896?

He was engaged to her before he switched his affections

to Margaret MacDonald, whom he married in 1900.

Jesse Keppie.

Correct. Margaret was a fellow artist.

What name was given to the room in pink, silver and white

that was the Mackintoshes' principal exhibit

at the Exhibition of Modern Decorative Arts in Turin in 1902?

-The Salle de Luxe?

-The Rose Boudoir.

What is the only church designed by Mackintosh that was actually built?

It's now the international headquarters of

the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society.

Queen's Cross Church.

Yes. Mackintosh worked closely on the opulent design

of the first floor of the Willow Tea Rooms with his wife

and the local press described it as,

"A marvel of the art of the upholsterer and decorator."

What was the name of the room?

-The Willow Tea Rooms.

-The Salon de Luxe.

Where in Suffolk did Mackintosh and his wife move

shortly before the outbreak of the First World War?

-Walberswick.

-Correct.

Under what pseudonym did Mackintosh submit designs

for a competition by a German magazine to design a house for an art lover in 1901?

-Der Vogel.

-Yes, or The Bird.

Mackintosh was part of a group of artists known as the Glasgow four.

They were also known by what name

because of the elongated skeletal figures in their artworks, particularly posters?

-The Spooks.

-Yes, the Spook School.

Mackintosh used stylised playing pieces...

BLEEP

I've started, so I shall finish.

..from which game to replace the numbers on a clock face

designed for 78 Derngate?

-Pass.

-Well, I can tell you because you're out of time.

Dominoes is the answer.

Ailsa, with that one pass, you have scored eight points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please?

-And your name is?

-Roderick Cromar.

-Your occupation?

-Chartered accountant.

And your chosen subject?

Sam Phillips and the Sun Record label, 1950-1960.

Sun Record label. In two minutes, here we go.

Sam Phillips, record producer and businessman,

opened the Memphis Recording Service in January, 1950,

on the corner of Marshall and which other avenue?

Union Avenue.

Yes. Phillips went on to found Sun Records in 1952

and signed Elvis Presley.

What was the A-side of the first single

that Elvis released on 19th July, 1954?

-That's All Right Mama.

-Yes.

Who was the lead vocalist with the Teen Kings?

They made their debut on Sun Records

in April '56 with the song Ooby Dooby.

He was later to become a major solo artist.

-Roy Orbison.

-Yes.

Jerry Lee Lewis's Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

rose to number two in the Billboard Hot 100

after he appeared on whose television show?

-Ed Sullivan.

-Steve Allen.

In 1957, Sun Records released its first LP.

What was the title of the album,

which includes the name of the artist that recorded it?

Pass.

What was the name of the short-lived label

Phillips set up in '55 for his country artists,

which was shut down after legal threats

from another label in Los Angeles with the same name?

-Flip.

-Correct.

Who was the fourth member of the so-called million-dollar quartet

joining Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis

for a jam session on 4th December, 1956?

-Carl Perkins.

-Yes.

The 1951 single, Rocket 88, written by Ike Turner and his band,

is often considered to be the first rock 'n' roll track to be released.

Which act performed the single?

-Jackie Brenston.

-Yes.

What was the nickname of the blues singer, guitarist

and harmonica player, Chester Burnett,

whose first sessions with Phillips took place in 1951?

-Howling Wolf.

-Correct.

Phillips set up a publishing company in '54 to handle Sun's copyright issues.

What was its name?

Pass.

What phrase did Phillips suggest should replace the words "go, boy, go"

between takes of Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes?

-Go, cat, go.

-Yes.

Which Sun artist sang the demo for I Forgot To Remember To Forget,

which became the B-side for Presley's Mystery Train

and for which he received half of the copyright royalties?

-Warren Smith?

-No, Charlie Feathers.

A novelty song by Rufus Thomas, intended to be a version of

Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog with male performers,

gave Sun Records its first major hit in '53. What was it called?

BLEEP

Bear Cat.

Bear Cat is correct. You had two passes.

Hi-Lo Music was the name of that publishing company they set up.

And the title of that album from '57,

released as Sun Records' first LP,

was Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar.

It was quite a record. Roderick, you've scored nine points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please?

-And your name is?

-James Knight.

-Your occupation?

-Anaesthetic technician.

-And our specialist subject?

-The Sharpe novels by Bernard Cornwell.

The Sharpe novels in two minutes. Here we go.

What is the name of the sergeant who recruits the young

Richard Sharpe into the 33rd Foot Regiment

and becomes his bitter enemy till he's executed by firing squad?

-Obadiah Hakeswill.

-Yes.

On which ship, commanded by Captain Joel Chase,

does Sharpe lead a party of Marines during the Battle of Trafalgar?

-Pucelle.

-Yes.

In which book of the series does Sharpe's friend,

Patrick Harper, make his first appearance

when he is being questioned about the contents of a sack by Captain Dunnett?

-Sharpe's Prey.

-Yes.

Which lieutenant teaches Sharpe to read and write using a page from the Bible

while they're in prison together in Tipu Sultan's dungeon?

-William Lawford.

-Yes.

In Sharpe's Gold, which Spanish guerrilla leader,

whose real name is Joaquin Jovellanos,

crosses Sharpe's path as he searches for hidden gold in the village of Castejeda?

-El Catolico.

-Yes.

Sharpe promises Frederickson his horse in the event of his death.

The horse is killed by a cannon ball during the Battle of Toulouse in Sharpe's Revenge.

What was the horse's name?

-Sycorax.

-Yes.

In which book do Sharpe and Harper beat Napoleon Bonaparte

face-to-face on the island of St Helena?

-Sharpe's Devil.

-Yes.

What substance does Sharpe use to temporarily blind the French attacking the fort

at Teste-de-Buch under General Calvert's command in Sharpe's Siege?

-Quicklime.

-Yes.

On whose staff is Sharpe serving at the onset of the Battle of Waterloo?

He's nicknamed Slender Billy or Young Frog

and Sharpe deliberately shoots him in order to remove him from the field of battle.

-William, Prince of Orange.

-Yes.

In Sharpe's Skirmish, what is the name of the Scottish Foreman of the Ordnance

who suggests breaking wine bottles

and using the broken glass to halt a French cavalry charge?

-MacKeon.

-Yes.

Sharpe is rewarded with a battlefield commission as an Ensign in Sharpe's Triumph

after saving the Duke of Wellington's life at the Battle of Assaye.

In which regiment is he made Ensign?

-74th.

-Yes.

In Sharpe's Honour, which Irish soldier is hanged in place of Sharpe

in a charade to fool the French and Spanish that Sharpe is dead?

-Liam Dooley.

-Correct.

In Sharpe's Rifles, Major Blas Vivar asks Sharpe

to help him take the banner of St James

to which city that he hopes to capture from the French?

-Santiago de Compostela.

-Correct.

What is the name of the Spanish boy who accompanies Sharpe

on his mission to find La Marquesa Helene in Sharpe's Honour?

-Angel.

-Correct.

BLEEP

No passes, a perfect round. James, you've got 14 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Paul Gregan.

-Your occupation?

-Journalist.

And your specialist subject?

Wainwright's pictorial guides to the Lakeland Fells.

The great guides. In two minutes, starting now.

Alfred Wainwright is best known for his seven pictorial guides to the Lakeland Fells.

What's the title of the first volume, published in '55?

-The Western Fells.

-The Eastern Fells.

What was the name of the librarian

who collaborated with Wainwright when the guides were first produced?

He's credited as the publisher in early editions.

-Henry Marshall.

-Correct.

Easy Buttress, Easy Gully and Easy Terrace

are all on which fell west of Coniston Old Man that Wainwright says,

"Most walkers might get up if a mad bull was in pursuit"?

Pass.

On which northern fell is the spectacular ridge Sharp Edge

that was formerly known as Razor Edge because, as Wainwright states,

"Its crest is sharp enough for shaving."

-Blencathra.

-Correct.

He describes four routes to ascend Pavey Ark from Stickle Tarn.

What is route two called?

Described as, "A rock climb,

"the knees and elbows contributing as much to progress as hands and feet"?

-Jack's Rake.

-Yes.

What rugged hills, south of Buttermere,

does Wainwright liken to, "A shaggy terrier in the company of foxhounds"?

-Haystacks.

-Yes.

Which crag in the far eastern fells, just southwest of High Street fell,

is topped by a 14 foot high column of stones that Wainwright calls,

"One of the most distinctive cairns in Lakeland"?

-Harter Fell.

-Thornthwaite Crag.

Which hill in the north-west corner of the Lake District

does Wainwright describe as, "The odd man out,

"detached and solitary like a dunce set apart from the class"?

Pass.

To whom does Wainwright dedicate Book 4,

referring to them as, "The hardiest of all fell walkers

"and the truest lovers of the mountains"?

-The sheep.

-Yes.

Which type of dark igneous rock, which Wainwright mentions is a rarity in Lakelands,

a feature of Carrock Fell in the Northern Fells?

-Gabbro.

-Yes.

What alternative name does Wainwright give the Sphinx Rock on Great Gable

in his illustration, because of its resemblance

to another animal when seen from a different angle?

-Cat.

-Yes.

In his description of Place Fell, Wainwright states that

the lakeside path from a beck near Sandwick to Patterdale

is the "most beautiful and rewarding walk in Lakeland."

What is the name of the beck?

Um...

-Sandwath Beck?

-No, Scalehow.

What name is given to the prehistoric workshop on the Langdale Pikes,

described by Wainwright in a section on Pike of Stickle in the Central Fells?

Pass.

Who was the pioneer fell walker and...

BLEEP

..rock climber from Lawton, to whom the memorial cairn

on Wainwright's high-level route at Pillar is dedicated?

-Walker?

-No, it's Robinson, John Wootton Robinson.

You had three passes.

The name given to that prehistoric workshop was the Stone Axe Factory.

Binsey was the hill in the north-west corner

that he described as the "odd man out."

And Dow Crag was the one

that you might get up if a mad bull was in pursuit.

Paul, you have scored seven points.

APPLAUSE

At the end of that round, one contender way out in front.

Let's see if he can hold on to the lead. Let's review the scores.

In fourth place, seven points, Paul Gregan.

Third place, eight points, Ailsa Prosser.

Second place, nine points, Roderick Cromar.

Then there's a great leap in the lead with 14 points, James Knight.

APPLAUSE

And it's the general knowledge round now, of course.

And if there's a tie at the end of it,

then the number of passes is taken into account.

The person with the fewer passes is the winner.

And if they're tied on passes as well,

there will have to be a tie-break.

And the six highest scoring runners-up from this round

will also be able to claim a place in the semifinal.

So, lots to play for and let us ask Paul to join us again now, please.

And you start out, as I just said, with seven points,

with the knowledge of the Lakeland guides.

And you have two and a half minutes now for your general knowledge,

so let's see how you do. Here we go.

The terrier dog derives its name from the Latin word terra, meaning what?

-Land.

-Earth.

Which Soviet president was the youngest member of Politburo

when he was elected the General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1985?

-Mikhail Gorbachev.

-Yes.

Who was the subject of a Scottish love song

popular with soldiers of the Crimean War that is said to be based on

a poem by William Douglas of Fingland?

Pass.

At which Suffolk racecourse is the Bunbury Mile part of the July course?

Pass.

In astronomy, what name is given to an object with gravity so strong

that not even light can escape from it?

It's thought to be formed when a massive star collapses in on itself.

-Black hole.

-Yes.

Which Shakespeare play contains the lines,

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players..."

-All's Well That Ends well.

-As You Like It.

One of Europe's largest areas of wetlands, the Pripet Marshes,

occupy the southern part of Belarus and the northern part of which neighbouring country?

-Ukraine.

-Yes.

What is the name of the Welsh mezzo-soprano whose 2009 album, Believe,

features a duet with Andrea Bocelli?

Pass.

In classical mythology, which lizard, also known as cockatrice,

was able to turn living things to stone just by looking at them?

-Basilisk.

-Yes.

Which British artist's 1961 painting, We Two Boys Together Clinging,

takes its title from a work by Walt Whitman?

Pass.

Which action game show, first broadcast in 1992,

was originally presented by John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson,

with John Anderson as the referee?

-Superstars.

-Gladiators.

Which island of the Inner Hebrides, the largest of the Small Isles,

has been regularly visited by the television programme Autumnwatch

because of its spectacular deer rut?

-Bute.

-Rum.

After the Second World War, which ruler had to renounce his divinity

but was allowed to retain his title?

-Hirohito.

-Yes.

The best-known novel by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov

is entitled The Master And...?

-Margarita.

-Correct.

Who married his first wife, Cynthia Powell,

at Mount Pleasant Registry Office in Liverpool on 23rd August 1962?

-John Lennon.

-Yes.

What name of Old English origin is given to

an ancient earth built burial site or tumulus?

-Bower.

-Yes.

In Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho,

which actress plays Marion Crane, who's murdered in the shower scene?

-Janet Leigh.

-Yes.

The Myrmidons were a band of soldiers from the island of Aegina

who followed Pelios and which other Greek hero to the Trojan War?

-Hercules.

-Hercules is correct.

In art, what name is given to the weak glue known as size when it has pigment added to it?

It's used mainly for painting scenery or wall decorations.

-Gouache?

-Distemper.

In the novel Lucky Jim, the eponymous hero Jim Dixon

is a junior lecturer in which department of a small provincial university?

BLEEP

-History.

-He is indeed in the history department.

Four passes.

David Hockney painted We Two Boys Together Clinging.

Katherine Jenkins was the Welsh mezzo-soprano.

Newmarket was the Suffolk racecourse

and Annie Laurie was the subject of that Scottish love song.

-You now have a total, Paul, of 18 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And now Ailsa, again, please.

And...

..you begin this round with eight points

with your knowledge of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

And you have two and a half minutes for your general knowledge.

Here we go.

What was the surname of the notorious East End criminals Ronnie and Reggie?

-Kray.

-Yes.

Hips are the fruit of which shrub?

A syrup rich in vitamin C can be made from them.

-Wild Rose.

-Yes.

Since the early 18th century, which annual musical event has been hosted in turn

by the cathedrals of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester?

-The... The Three Choirs.

-Yes.

In October 1553, who was crowned the first Queen to rule England in her own right?

-Mary Tudor?

-Yes.

The television dramas A Dinner Of Herbs,

Tilly Trotter and The Cinder Path are based on novels

by a prolific Tyneside author. What's her name?

-Catherine Cookson.

-Indeed.

According to a popular American folk song,

whose body lies a-mouldering in its grave?

-John Brown.

-Yes.

The icthus, an ancient Christian symbol taken from the initials of the Greek

for Jesus Christ Son of God, Saviour, and still in common use today,

is a simplified depiction of what creature?

-A fish.

-Yes.

Which heavyweight printed cotton or linen fabric,

typically used for chair covers, is thought to

take its name from the village in Normandy where it originated?

-Chintz?

-No, Cretonne.

Who as Chancellor of the Exchequer

pushed through the National Insurance Act of 1911

that provided the first ever sickness and unemployment benefits?

-Lloyd George.

-Yes.

What was Walt Disney's first full-length cartoon feature film?

It was released in 1937.

-Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.

-Yes.

The name of which Texan city on the border with Mexico

comes from its position at the foot of a narrow pass where

the Rio Grande emerges from the Franklin Mountains?

-Amarillo?

-El Paso.

Who wrote the 1962 play, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? -

a witty and savage portrayal of married life.

Pass.

Which member of the Royal family rode Doublet to victory

in the 1971 European three-day Eventing Championships?

-Princess Anne.

-Yes.

The libretto of the opera The Magic Flute was originally written in what language?

-Italian.

-German.

Which vegetable is cooked with calf's liver in the dish fegato alla Veneziana?

-Spinach.

-Onions.

In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a broadcast for a short daily Radio 4 feature

that comments on current affairs from a religious perspective.

What's it called?

Pass.

What was the name of Wordsworth's sister, who was also a poet and diarist,

whose description of daffodils inspired his poem?

-Dorothy.

-Yes.

Robert Mapplethorpe, who lived from 1946 to '89,

was a controversial figure in which field of art?

-Painting.

-Photography.

Which two letters are used to designate human male and female sex chromosomes?

-X and Y.

-Correct.

BLEEP

Which Protestant church... I've started so I'll finish.

..whose origins date back to the 15th century, takes its name

from one of the areas of the Czech Republic where its founders originated?

Pass.

Well, I can tell you, because you're out of time,

it is the Moravian Church, or the Brethren.

You had two other passes.

That Radio 4 feature, it's Thought For The Day.

And the author of Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

-The playwright was Edward Albee.

-Of course.

-You have scored, Ailsa, now a total of 21.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And now Roderick, again, please.

And you scored nine points with your knowledge of Sun Records.

20 is the score to beat so far.

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

What is the number of the beast according to the book of Revelation?

-666.

-Yes.

Which French monarch was known as Le Roi Soleil, meaning the Sun King?

-Louis XIV.

-Yes.

Rembrandt's painting

The Militia Company Of Captain Frans Banning Cocq And Lieutenant Willem Van Ruytenburc

has become better known by another title

because the ageing varnish has created the impression of darkness.

What is the title?

-The Night Watch.

-Yes.

Which European territory is known for its population of Barbary macaques,

Europe's only wild monkey species?

-Gibraltar.

-Yes.

Which conniving US Army motor pool officer was first seen on screen

in 1955 in You'll Never Get Rich,

later retitled The Phil Silvers Show?

-Sergeant Bilko.

-Yes.

What name is given to the high-speed multi-camera technology that replaced Cyclops

at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 2007 and is now also used in cricket?

-Hawk-Eye.

-Yes.

Which herb, whose name comes from the Latin for healing plant,

provides the distinctive flavour of the sausages traditionally made in Lincolnshire?

-Bergamot.

-Sage.

Which city did Philip Larkin described as "a frightful dump"

when he first arrived to work there in 1955?

-Hull.

-Yes.

What name is given to Vaughan Williams' 2nd Symphony

that contains the Westminster chimes,

the lavender seller's cry and street musicians?

-London Symphony.

-Yes.

In which 2002 film does Tom Hanks play the hit man Michael Sullivan?

-Redemption.

-Road To Perdition.

Asuncion is the capital of which country?

Pass.

Who was president of the United States from 1909 to 1913

and went on to become Chief Justice, the only man to have held both posts?

-Taft.

-Yes.

The Ceremony of Upping that takes place on the River Thames

and concludes at Abingdon in Oxfordshire is an annual census of what birds?

-Swans.

-Yes.

Whose first drama, Brand, published in 1866,

was followed by Peer Gynt, published the next year?

-Henrik Ibsen.

-Yes.

What name was given to the weapon developed by the British during the First World War

that was used by surface ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines?

-Depth charge.

-Yes.

In 2009, the Pyrenean ibex, an extinct species of mountain goat,

became the first species to be recreated by what process?

It soon became the first species to become extinct twice.

-Cloning.

-Yes.

Who composed the Oscar-winning music for the 1981 film Chariots Of Fire?

-Don Williams.

-Vangelis.

A decree of 1876 banned the Japanese warrior class,

the Samurai, from wearing what item in public?

It culminated in an uprising known as the Satsuma Rebellion.

-A sword.

-Yes.

In heraldry, a dragon-like creature similar to a gryphon

has a name that comes from the old French for a viper. What is it?

-Wyvern.

-Yes.

Which character in James Joyce's novel Ulysses

was the hero of Joyce's earlier work,

A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man?

-Leopold Bloom.

-It was Stephen Dedalus.

One pass. Asuncion and is the capital of Paraguay.

You have now, though, Roderick, a total of 24 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, James again, please.

Now, you already have a whopping 14 points,

but the score to beat has gone up to 24.

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

The natterjack, distinguished by its loud call

and vivid yellow stripe, is a rare species of what amphibian?

-Toad.

-Yes.

Pomodoro, meaning golden apple,

is the Italian name for which salad ingredient?

-Tomato.

-Yes.

Frans Hals' painting, Young Man Holding A Skull,

was thought for a long time to be a portrait of which Shakespearean character?

-Hamlet.

-Yes.

In 1987, who had a Christmas number one with Always On My Mind

after they performed the song on a television programme

to mark the 10th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death?

-Pet Shop Boys.

-Yes.

Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate defeated by Barack Obama

in America's 2012 presidential election,

was the governor of which state between 2002 and 2006?

-Colorado.

-Massachusetts.

Which loch, celebrated in song,

stands at the centre of Scotland's first National Park, opened in 2002?

Pass.

In cricket, what score did the future England captains Graham Gooch and Mike Atherton

both make on their Test debuts?

-100.

-No, nought, a duck!

The annual award for the best science-fiction novel

published in the UK is named after which writer?

Pass.

What name, often abbreviated to ACT,

is given to Canberra and its surrounding area?

Pass.

In which 2006 Disney animated film does the racing car Lightning McQueen

get arrested in the town of Radiator Springs?

-Cars.

-Yes.

What member of the crow family, closely associated with Cornwall,

was once reputed to be in the habit of starting fires?

-Jackdaw?

-A chough.

The Grand March from a Verdi Opera

has been used as an anthem by Dutch football fans.

What is the name of the opera?

-Aida.

-Yes.

Which character, created by Steve Coogan,

pitched the programmes Cooking In Prison and Monkey Tennis

to an unimpressed BBC executive in a desperate bid

to revive his failing television career?

-Alan Partridge.

-Yes.

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the fluid

that was said to flow like blood in the veins of the gods?

Pass.

In June 1611, which explorer was set adrift by mutineers in the bay that bears his name?

Along with his son and seven others, he was never seen again.

Pass.

Which novel by Kenneth Grahame was partly based on stories he told to his son

and was recommended to his publisher by Theodore Roosevelt?

-The Wind In The Willows.

-Yes.

What is the name of the cross with two horizontal bars

that the free French used as their symbol during the Second World War?

Pass.

Which Asian country is known as Bharat in its most widely spoken native language?

-Iraq.

-India.

What means of communication was publicly launched in Britain

by Ernie Wise on 1st January, 1985?

Pass.

BLEEP

And that's it, we're out of time.

You had a total of seven passes.

That means of communication that Ernie Wise launched,

rather improbably, was the mobile phone, cellphone.

The Cross of Lorraine is the cross the free French used.

Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutineers in 1611.

The name of the fluid said to flow like blood in the veins of the gods is ichor.

A-C-T is given to Canberra and its surrounding area.

It is Australian Capital Territory.

The annual award for best science-fiction novel,

named after Arthur C Clarke.

And that loch celebrated in song, Loch Lomond.

-Ach!

-Yes, I know, irritating!

Seven passes, James, 22 points.

APPLAUSE

So, it turned out to be a close contest at the end of it.

In fourth place, with 18 points, Paul Gregan.

Third place, 20 points, Ailsa Prosser.

Second place, 22 points, James Knight.

In first place, with 24 points,

he did very well in the general knowledge, Roderick Cromar.

APPLAUSE

Which means that Roderick is tonight's winner, of course,

and he goes through to the semifinals. Congratulations to him.

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Thanks for watching. Goodbye.