0:00:24 > 0:00:27First in the spotlight tonight is Paul Philpot,
0:00:27 > 0:00:28an administrator from Bristol.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31He'll be answering questions on Factory Records.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Next, Nick Harrison, a visual merchandiser from Surrey.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38His specialist subject, the novels of the prize-winning author Carol Shields.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Carol Atkinson's a retired teacher from the Isle of Wight,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44and she will be answering questions on Homer's Odyssey.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46James Ludden's a journalist from Essex.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49His subject, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52And Michael McPartland, a civil servant from Middlesbrough.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56His subject, the great basketball player Michael Jordan.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Hello, and welcome to Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19And we are in the closing stages of this race.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21This is one of the semifinals.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23The winner tonight goes through to the grand final
0:01:23 > 0:01:28with the most enviable prize in the world of quizzing awaiting -
0:01:28 > 0:01:31the title of Mastermind, theirs for the taking.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Five contenders, then, and two sets of questions.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35As ever, 90 seconds on their specialist subject
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and two minutes on general knowledge.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41So, let's get on with it, and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- And your name is...?- Paul Philpot.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Your occupation?- Administrator.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55In the first round, your specialist subject
0:01:55 > 0:01:57was the life and career of Sebastian Coe.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Tonight it is...?- Factory Records.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Factory Records in 1.5 minutes, starting now.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Which Salford-born journalist and broadcaster
0:02:05 > 0:02:07co-founded the Factory record label with Alan Erasmus?
0:02:07 > 0:02:08- Tony Wilson.- Yes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Who designed the poster for the first Factory event in 1978?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14The poster was given the catalogue number Fac 1.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15- Peter Saville.- Correct.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Factory's first release was funded personally by Tony Wilson,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20using money inherited from his mother.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23It featured tracks by Joy Division, Durutti Column, Cabaret Voltaire
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and which comedian?
0:02:25 > 0:02:26- Er, Jon Dowie. - Yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The Hacienda nightclub opened in Manchester in 1982 on which street?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Whitworth Street.- Yes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Which Hacienda DJ produced Delightful,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35the first Happy Mondays release for Factory?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Er... Erm...
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Er...Mike Pickering.- Yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Which live album by the Durutti Column
0:02:43 > 0:02:45was released in 1985, but only as a compact disc?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47At the time, Tony Wilson predicted that,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49"Vinyl will be dead in two years."
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Domo Arigato. - Correct.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Factory assigned the catalogue number Fac 61
0:02:53 > 0:02:55to a lawsuit taken out against the label
0:02:55 > 0:02:57by the producer of many of their early releases.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58What was his name?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Martin Hannett.- Yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01What was the title
0:03:01 > 0:03:03of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's debut single,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05which was released by Factory in 1979?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Electricity.- Yes.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09The Durutti Column recorded a Hoagy Carmichael song,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12with vocals from Tony Wilson's ex-wife, Lindsay Reade.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13What was it called?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- I Get Along Without You Very Well. - Yes.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Which Factory single was recorded by New Order
0:03:18 > 0:03:20in collaboration with the England football team
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and topped the UK charts in June 1990?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- World In Motion.- Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Who produced Northside's first single, Shall We Take A Trip,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28and the Wendys debut album, Gobbledygook?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29- Ian Broudie.- Yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31What was the title of the James compilation EP
0:03:31 > 0:03:34featuring five songs from their previous singles...
0:03:34 > 0:03:35TIMER BEEPS I've started, so I'll finish.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37..which was released in 1985?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40The band left Factory for Sire the same year.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Er, Jimone, or Jim-one.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Oh, what a shame! You nearly had a perfect round.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46No, it was Village Fire.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48But you have anyway, Paul, scored 11 points.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00And our next contender, please.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- And your name is...?- Nick Harrison.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Your occupation?- Visual merchandiser.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14In the first round, your subject was the feature films of Wes Anderson.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Tonight it is...? - The novels of Carol Shields.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Carol Shields' books in 90 seconds. Here we go.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22In Carol Shields' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
0:04:22 > 0:04:23The Stone Diaries,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26after Daisy's father Cuyler Goodwill retires,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28he and his second wife move to a cottage on Lake Lemon.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30What does he plan to build there?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31- A pyramid.- Yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34The novel A Celibate Season consists of letters between a married couple,
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Chas and Jocelyn, or Jock.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Carol Shields wrote the letters from Chas.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Which other author wrote the letters from Jock?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Blanche Howard.- Yes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42At the beginning of Happenstance,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Jack and Bernie are discussing the meaning of history.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Jack has decided that history consists of...?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Pass.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53In Larry's Party, what becomes a lifelong passion for Larry
0:04:53 > 0:04:54after he visits Hampton Court
0:04:54 > 0:04:56with his first wife Dorrie on their honeymoon?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57- Mazes.- Yes.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59In Mary Swann, the librarian, Rose Hindmarch,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01always holds a party on Christmas Day,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04at which she invites her guests to have a glass of which drink,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07although an alternative of rye and ginger ale is also on offer?
0:05:07 > 0:05:08- Eggnog.- Yep.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11In Unless, what had Gwen Reidman, the leader of Reta's book group,
0:05:11 > 0:05:12advised the others to read
0:05:12 > 0:05:16because they carry tiny kernels of narrative that she calls putty?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17- Obituaries.- Yes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Judith Gill is writing her third biography in Duet.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Which Canadian Victorian novelist is her subject?
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- Susanna Moodie.- Yes.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Larry's mother Dot accidentally poisoned her mother-in-law
0:05:26 > 0:05:27with severe type C botulism
0:05:27 > 0:05:30when she served her vegetables that she hadn't preserved properly.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32What were the vegetables?
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- Runner beans.- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Tom Avery first meets Fay McLeod
0:05:35 > 0:05:37when he is picking up his godson from a birthday party.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39What's his godson's name?
0:05:39 > 0:05:40- Gary Waring.- Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41In A Celibate Season,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43what does Chas build for Jock as a Christmas present?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45She's not impressed.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46- A solarium.- Yep.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49In The Stone Diaries, Magnus Flett is said to be 115 years old.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Which novel is he famous for being able to recite in its entirety?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- TIMER BEEPS - Jane Eyre.- Is correct.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Er, you had one pass.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02Jack decided that history consists of endings.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Which is a nice thought. You have scored, Nick, 10 points.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And our next contender, please.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- And your name is...?- Carol Atkinson.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Your occupation?- Retired teacher.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Your specialist subject in the first round
0:06:30 > 0:06:32was the Richard Hannay novels of John Buchan.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- Tonight it is...? - It's Homer's Odyssey, in English.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Homer's Odyssey in 90 seconds. Here we go.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41What is the name of the goddess who protects Odysseus
0:06:41 > 0:06:44on his long journey home from the Trojan Wars to Ithaca?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47She adopts various disguises to help him on the way.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48- Athene.- Yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Odysseus consults a blind seer of Thebes in the underworld,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53in the hope of finding out how to return home.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- What's his name?- Teiresias.- Yes.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57What substance does Odysseus use to block the ears of his crew
0:06:57 > 0:06:59so they can't hear the seductive song of the Sirens?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Beeswax.- Yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03What epithet is regularly used in the Odyssey
0:07:03 > 0:07:04to describe the colour of the sea,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07such as in the description of the sea around Crete
0:07:07 > 0:07:08that Odysseus gives to Penelope?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Wine-dark.- Yes.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Circe describes the sea route
0:07:11 > 0:07:13that Jason's Argo had successfully passed through,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17but Odysseus chooses not to go that way because of the hazard along it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18What's the hazard?
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Scylla and Charybdis. - No, it's wandering rocks.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24What is the name of the city of the Cicones
0:07:24 > 0:07:27that Odysseus and his men raid immediately after leaving Troy?
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- Ismarus.- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Odysseus's son Telemachus visits the king of Pylos,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34who fought with his father at Troy, to ask about his father's fate.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- What's the king's name?- Nestor.- Yes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40On what island does the nymph Calypso detain Odysseus for seven years
0:07:40 > 0:07:42in the hope that he'll eventually agree to marry her?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Ogygia.- Yes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46What is the name of the youth whose insults lead Odysseus to say,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48"The gods do not grace men equally
0:07:48 > 0:07:51"with the attributes of good looks, brains and eloquence"?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Eurymachus?- Er, Euryalos.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56What had Penelope been weaving during the day
0:07:56 > 0:07:59and unpicking during the night for three years,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01in order to avoid marrying one of her many suitors?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- A shroud for Laertes. - Yes, a burial shroud.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Odysseus at last makes it back to Ithaca on board a Phaeacian ship.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11What does the god Poseidon turn the ship into as it nears home?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- TIMER BEEPS - A rock.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Yes, or a stone, or a rocky island, yep.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Er, Carol, no passes. You have 9 points.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29And our next contender, please.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- And your name is...?- James Ludden.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Your occupation?- Journalist.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43The Rugby Union World Cup was your subject in the first round.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Tonight it is...?- Roald Amundsen.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Roald Amundsen. 90 seconds. Here we go.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Roald Amundsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole
0:08:51 > 0:08:52in December 1912.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- What was the name of the expedition's ship?- Fram.- Yep.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57The young Amundsen was inspired by stories
0:08:57 > 0:08:58of John Franklin's expeditions.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Which sea route, that Franklin had been unsuccessful in completing,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04did Amundsen navigate for the first time in 1906?
0:09:04 > 0:09:05- Northwest Passage.- Yes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09During the Belgian expedition to the Antarctic of 1897-99,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Amundsen learned about survival in polar regions
0:09:11 > 0:09:13from the ship's American doctor.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- What was his name? - Frederick Cook.- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18What name did Amundsen give to the chalet-style house near Oslo
0:09:18 > 0:09:20that he bought in 1908?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- Uranienborg.- Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Which organisation did Amundsen address for the first time
0:09:24 > 0:09:26on 11th February 1907?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29He gave an account of his voyage through the Northwest Passage.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Er, Royal Geographical Society. - Correct.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Amundsen's expedition spent two years from September 1903
0:09:35 > 0:09:37at an inlet he named Gjoa Haven
0:09:37 > 0:09:40before making the final push through the Northwest Passage.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- On what island is Gjoa Haven? - King William Island.- Yes.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45What was the name of the ship built by Christian Jensen
0:09:45 > 0:09:48in which Amundsen intended to drift in the pack ice
0:09:48 > 0:09:49over the Arctic Ocean?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Maud.- Yes.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53It was reported that Amundsen considered using what animals
0:09:53 > 0:09:56instead of dogs on his expedition to the North Pole,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00after seeing what the zoologist Carl Hagenbeck had achieved with them?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01- Polar bears.- Yes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04In September 1910, Amundsen revealed to the crew of the Fram
0:10:04 > 0:10:06that their destination had changed
0:10:06 > 0:10:08from the North Pole to the South Pole.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10At which island were they anchored at the time?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- Madeira.- Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Amundsen left a tent at the South Pole
0:10:13 > 0:10:17with a letter for the King of Norway, as well as one for which explorer?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Captain Scott.- Yes. TIMER BEEPS
0:10:19 > 0:10:22What was the name of Nansen's home near Oslo, at which Nansen agreed
0:10:22 > 0:10:26to let Amundsen use the Fram for his expedition to the North Pole?
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- Borastad?- It was Polhogda, or Polar Heights.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34No passes, James. You have 10 points.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45And our final contender, please.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- And your name is...? - Michael McPartland.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Your occupation?- Civil servant.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Father Ted was your subject last time around, and tonight it is...?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The life and career of Michael Jordan.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Michael Jordan. Here we go.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Michael Jordan was a basketball player who achieved
0:11:04 > 0:11:07the National Basketball Association's highest career scoring average
0:11:07 > 0:11:09of 30.1 points a game.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11He was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13In which city was he born, in February '63?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- New York.- Yep.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16What career milestone did Jordan reach
0:11:16 > 0:11:19in a game against the Chicago Bulls in January 2002,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21while he was playing for the Washington Wizards?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24He was the fourth player in NBA history to achieve the milestone.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- 30,000 points.- Yes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28The NBA uses a draft system for teams to recruit new players.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The worst-performing teams from the previous year get the first picks.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34In which position in the draft was Jordan taken by the Chicago Bulls
0:11:34 > 0:11:35in the '84 NBA draft?
0:11:35 > 0:11:36- Third.- Yep.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Jordan became part-owner of an NBA club in 2006,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43and was named the managing member of basketball operations.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Which club?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Er, Charlotte Bobcats.- Yes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Which high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, did he attend?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51He failed to make their senior basketball team in his second year.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- Laney High.- Yeah.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55In which city did Jordan play in his first NBA all-star game
0:11:55 > 0:11:57as a rookie in '85?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Indianapolis.- Yep.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Which former model did Jordan marry in Las Vegas in 1989?
0:12:02 > 0:12:03They divorced in 2006.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Juanita Vanoy.- Correct.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Against which team did Jordan score a career best of 69 points,
0:12:08 > 0:12:09in March 1990?
0:12:09 > 0:12:10- Cleveland Cavaliers.- Yes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Jordan broke a tarsal bone playing against the Golden State Warriors
0:12:14 > 0:12:16in the third game of the '85-'86 season.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20It caused the longest injury break of his career. Which bone was it?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Er, the navicular bone in his left foot.- Yes, the navicular bone.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26After the death of his father in 1993,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Jordan announced his retirement from basketball,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and started a brief professional career in which other sport?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Baseball.- Yes.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34TIMER BEEPS What NBA award did Jordan win
0:12:34 > 0:12:35for the 1987-'88 season,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39in addition to the MVP award and scoring titles?
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Defensive player of the year.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Defensive player of the year is right.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46You had them all right, in fact, Michael. You have 11 points.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Well, what a great round. But, then, it is the semifinals.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Let's have a look at the scores.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02In fifth place, with 9 points, Carol Atkinson.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Joint third place, 10 points apiece, Nick Harrison and James Ludden.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12Joint first place, 11 points apiece, Paul Philpot and Michael McPartland.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19So, it is the general knowledge round now.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22And if there's a tie at the end of it,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24then the number of passes is taken into account,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26and the person with the fewer passes is the winner, of course.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30And if they're tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32So let's get on with it,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and ask Carol to join us again, if she would, please.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39And, er, you start out, Carol, with 9 points,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42with your knowledge of, er, Homer's Odyssey.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Here we go - two minutes, starting now.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48The Queen's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey
0:13:48 > 0:13:50on 2nd June of what year?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51- 1953.- Yes.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53The Wiltshire Cure, developed by the Harris family,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56is a method of producing what sort of food?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57- Bacon.- Yep.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59The paintings Catching The Thanksgiving Turkey
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and Sugaring Off In The Maple Orchard
0:14:01 > 0:14:03are among the works of an American primitive artist
0:14:03 > 0:14:05who began painting in her 60s.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Who was she?
0:14:06 > 0:14:07- Grandma Moses.- Yes.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Which inland port is the capital of the Andalusia region
0:14:10 > 0:14:12and the fourth-largest city in Spain?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Pass.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17What instrument is the telyn, often mentioned with the pibau, or pipes,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19in Welsh medieval literature?
0:14:19 > 0:14:20- Harp.- Yes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Which film actor, who died in 2003,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25had sisters called Rain, Liberty and Summer?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Pass.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30What 1939 song, a protest against the racism of America's Deep South,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32was a controversial hit for Billie Holiday,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34and went on to become her signature song?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Kumbaya.- Strange Fruit.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Which large, heron-like bird, a rare visitor to the UK,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44takes its common name from its long, spatulate beak?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- Albaset?- The Spoonbill.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Which stately home was begun in 1705
0:14:47 > 0:14:50to the design of Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54though Vanbrugh resigned before its completion in about 1724?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Castle Howard.- Blenheim Palace.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58What's the name of the former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
0:14:58 > 0:15:02who shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with John Hume of the STLP?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Michael...Martin McGuinness? - No, it was David Trimble.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Which actress was portrayed as a cruel, manipulative mother
0:15:07 > 0:15:12in her daughter Christina's biography Mommie Dearest?
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Pass.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14The name of which people
0:15:14 > 0:15:16who inhabited eastern and north-eastern Scotland
0:15:16 > 0:15:18possibly comes from the Latin for painted,
0:15:18 > 0:15:19because of their custom of body painting?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Pict.- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22According to Pliny the Elder,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24what scavenging mammal carried a stone in its eye
0:15:24 > 0:15:27that had the power to give a person the gift of prophecy?
0:15:27 > 0:15:28- Basilisk.- Hyena.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31What is the title of the 2001 novel by Philippa Gregory
0:15:31 > 0:15:32about the arrival at court
0:15:32 > 0:15:35of Henry VIII's second wife and her sister Mary
0:15:35 > 0:15:36that was later made into a major film?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- The Other Boleyn Girl.- Yes.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41The white wine gavi comes from which region of northern Italy,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43close to the Alps?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44- Piedmont.- Yes.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46What was the name of the genial bearded broadcaster
0:15:46 > 0:15:50who was one of the first television chefs, with his programme Cookery?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52TIMER BEEPS It ran from 1946 to '51.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Philip Harben. - Philip Harben is correct.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56You had three passes, Carol.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01That actress who was portrayed as a cruel, manipulative mother was Joan Crawford.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06The film actor who died in 2003, whose sisters were called Rain, Liberty and Summer,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08was called River Phoenix.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14And that inland port in Andalusia, fourth-largest city in Spain - Seville.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16You have a total, Carol, of 17 points.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27And now Nick Harrison again, please.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34And you start out, Nick, with 10 points,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36with your knowledge of Carol Shields.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Two minutes, starting now.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42What term for a cessation of hostilities
0:16:42 > 0:16:45is applied to the agreement on 11th November 1918,
0:16:45 > 0:16:46that ended the First World War?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47- Armistice.- Yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50What is the principal flavouring of the Greek spirit ouzo?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Er, aniseed.- Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Which painter's work, The Ball At The Moulin De La Galette,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57was first shown at the Impressionist exhibition of 1877?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Degas?- Renoir.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01In which southern city is the residential area
0:17:01 > 0:17:03known as Countess Wear, named after a weir
0:17:03 > 0:17:06built by a countess of Devon in the 13th century?
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- Exeter.- Yes.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10What term for an informal and unofficial group of advisors
0:17:10 > 0:17:12was first applied to the entourage
0:17:12 > 0:17:15of the 19th-century American president Andrew Jackson?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Er, Colloquium? - No, the Kitchen Cabinet.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21In which '84 film does the inventor Randall Peltzer
0:17:21 > 0:17:24bring his son Billy a new pet called Gizmo?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27It becomes violent when it's wet and must never be fed after midnight.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28- Gremlins.- Yeah.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30At what major event is the Val Barker Cup awarded
0:17:30 > 0:17:34to the man judged to be the best boxer in the competition?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- The World Amateur Championships? - No, the Olympic Games.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Which of Oscar Wilde's plays is subtitled
0:17:38 > 0:17:40A Trivial Comedy For Serious People?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- Importance Of Being Earnest. - Correct.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45In zoology, the word apterous
0:17:45 > 0:17:47describes insects such as silverfish and springtails
0:17:47 > 0:17:49that lack what body part?
0:17:49 > 0:17:50- Wings.- Yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Which vocal group, who had an unexpected hit in 1983 with Only You,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56took their name from a gang organised to move from place to place
0:17:56 > 0:17:58supporting local strikers?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59- The Flying Pickets.- Yes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02On which island is the heavily forested Owen Stanley mountain range?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It's named after a British sea captain
0:18:04 > 0:18:07who explored its coast in the 1840s.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08- Greenland.- New Guinea.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13In the term poll tax, what's the original meaning of the word poll?
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Pass.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism on her marriage to whom?
0:18:17 > 0:18:18- Arthur Miller.- Yes.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Which television drama series
0:18:20 > 0:18:22adapted from a quartet of novels by David Peace
0:18:22 > 0:18:24starred Andrew Garfield as a young reporter
0:18:24 > 0:18:28exploring press and police corruption in 1970s West Yorkshire?
0:18:29 > 0:18:30- 1974.- Red Riding.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33According to the Bible, which city in Mesopotamia
0:18:33 > 0:18:35was the original home of the patriarch Abraham
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and the starting point of his migration to Canaan?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Er, Babylon. - TIMER BEEPS
0:18:42 > 0:18:44No. It was Ur.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49One pass. The original meaning of the word poll in poll tax was head.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52You have scored, Nick, 18 points.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03And now James again, please.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14And you also start out with 10 points, with your knowledge of Roald Amundsen, James.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Here we go.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20What name is given to leather that has been processed with lacquer
0:19:20 > 0:19:21to give a hard, glossy surface?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Pass.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27In 1892, which Norwegian painter wrote,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30of his anxiety at seeing the sky at sunset turning blood red,
0:19:30 > 0:19:31"I stood there trembling with fright
0:19:31 > 0:19:34and I felt a loud, unending scream piercing nature"?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Edvard Munch.- Yes.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Which Scottish city was once known as St John's Ton,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41a fact reflected in the name of its football club, St Johnston?
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- Glasgow?- Perth.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Who played the title role in the Crocodile Dundee films?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Um, Hogan.- Yep.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Which port city in northern Spain is the capital
0:19:52 > 0:19:55of the province and autonomous community of Cantabria?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- San Sebastian?- Santander.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02What two-word term now in common use
0:20:02 > 0:20:04originally described the dominance hierarchy
0:20:04 > 0:20:06within a flock of chickens or turkeys?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Er, pecking order.- Yes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Which Russian playwright supported himself and his family
0:20:11 > 0:20:14by writing comic short stories while he studied medicine?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Chekov.- Yes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19A politician was notoriously replaced by a tub of lard
0:20:19 > 0:20:21after he withdrew at short notice
0:20:21 > 0:20:23from the panel show Have I Got News For You.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Who was he?
0:20:24 > 0:20:25- Hattersley.- Yep. Roy Hattersley.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Which man-eating mythological creature was said to have
0:20:28 > 0:20:30the head of a man, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Griffin.- Manticore.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Which Mexican dish consisting of strips of meat, chopped vegetables
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and grated cheese served in a soft tortilla
0:20:37 > 0:20:40has a name meaning little belts?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Burrito.- Fajitas.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44What was the name of the singer who had a top 10 hit in 1999
0:20:44 > 0:20:48with a re-release of his 1967 single Music To Watch Girls By?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- He died in 2012.- Andy Williams.- Yes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53What form of motorcycle racing on a dirt track
0:20:53 > 0:20:57was brought to Britain from Australia by Johnnie Hoskins in 1928?
0:20:57 > 0:20:58- Speedway.- Yes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01What name from the Dutch for 'to mumble' was given to followers
0:21:01 > 0:21:04of the 14th-century English religious reformer John Wycliffe?
0:21:05 > 0:21:06- Lollards.- Yes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Who wrote the novel The Bonfire Of The Vanities about New York life?
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- Wolfe.- Yes. Tom Wolfe.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Which large flightless bird of Australasian forests
0:21:15 > 0:21:17has been called the world's most dangerous bird
0:21:17 > 0:21:22because of the damage it can inflict with its long dagger-like talons?
0:21:22 > 0:21:23TIMER BEEPS
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Take a guess. You're out of time.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Cassowary.- Yes! Cassowary.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Always worth taking a guess.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31You had one pass.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35The name of the leather that's been processed with lacquer and gives it a hard, glossy surface -
0:21:35 > 0:21:37you'll kick yourself - patent leather.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Yeah. Yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41AUDIENCE LAUGHS Exactly.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45James, you have a total of 20 points.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56And now Paul again, please.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03And you start off with 11 points, with your knowledge of Factory Records.
0:22:03 > 0:22:0620 is the score to beat.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge. Here we go.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The two main branches of Islam are the Sunnis and...?
0:22:12 > 0:22:13- Erm, Shi'ites.- Yes.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15The jargon-spouting yuppie Gus Hedges
0:22:15 > 0:22:19was an executive of Globelink News in a 1990s television comedy series.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- What was it called? - Drop The Dead Donkey.- Yes.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23What four-letter word can mean the prong of a fork
0:22:23 > 0:22:25or the pointed branch of a deer's antler?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Erm, head.- Tine.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30The place where William the Conqueror landed in 1066
0:22:30 > 0:22:33at the start of the Norman invasion is near a village in East Sussex.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34What's the village called?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Battle.- Pevensey.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Who was appointed the Secretary of State
0:22:37 > 0:22:39for culture, Olympics, media and sport
0:22:39 > 0:22:41in the coalition government in May 2010,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43and then Secretary of State for health in September 2012?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Hunt?- Yes, Jeremy Hunt.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Which soft, black form of carbon, also called black lead and plumbago,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51was given its common name because of its use in pencils?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Er, graphite.- Yes.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56The novels of which British author and critic include
0:22:56 > 0:22:59The Book Of Dave, The Sweet Smell Of Psychosis and Umbrella?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02The latter was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker prize.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03- Er, Barnes?- Will Self.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07What costume is Angus Young, the lead guitarist with the rock band AC/DC,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09famous for wearing onstage?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Schoolboy.- Yep, school uniform.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Literally meaning before the flood,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16what word has come to be used for anything old-fashioned or antiquated?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Er, ancient?- Antediluvian.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21In which work by John Milton does Satan say,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23"Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven"?
0:23:23 > 0:23:24- Paradise Lost.- Yes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26In a 2004 animated film,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28what's the superhero identity of the Parr family,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31whose mother, Helen, was formerly known as Elastigirl?
0:23:31 > 0:23:32- Incredibles.- Yes.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Which district in New York state has given its name to a type of informal
0:23:36 > 0:23:39dinner jacket, originally intended to be worn at small dinner parties?
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- Er, Queens?- Tuxedo.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43An exhibition dedicated to an English rock star became
0:23:43 > 0:23:46the fastest-selling event ever for the Victoria and Albert Museum
0:23:46 > 0:23:48when it opened in March 2013.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Who is the rock star?
0:23:49 > 0:23:50- Erm, Elvis Presley?- David Bowie.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Which England fast bowler
0:23:52 > 0:23:55spent a world-record 103 minutes at the crease before scoring a run
0:23:55 > 0:23:59to help England draw the test series against New Zealand in March 2013?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Oh! Rogers.- Broad.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04What sort of soup, said to be introduced to Britain by Huguenots,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06could not be made when the main ingredient was temporarily
0:24:06 > 0:24:09withdrawn from sale in the wake of the BSE scare?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10- TIMER BEEPS - Oxtail.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Oxtail is correct.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16You had no passes, Paul, but you didn't quite make it - 19 points.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29And Michael again, finally, please.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34And you also start out with 11 points,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36with your knowledge of Michael Jordan.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Now, the score to beat is still 20 points.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41So, let's see if you can do it.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Two minutes, starting now.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Who was ousted as Libya's leader in 2011?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48He took power in 1969, following a military coup.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49- Colonel Gaddafi.- Yes.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Which former music journalist wrote the '99 novel Man And Boy,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55about a father struggling to bring up his son alone?
0:24:55 > 0:24:56- Nick Hornby.- Tony Parsons.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00In May 2013, which football club became the first to win the FA Cup
0:25:00 > 0:25:02and to be relegated from the top flight in the same season?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Wigan.- Yeah.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07What English four-word phrase is represented by the letters PBUH?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09It is often used in writing by Muslims,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11after the name of the Prophet Muhammad.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Pass.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Whernside is the highest summit in which of Britain's national parks?
0:25:16 > 0:25:17- Yorkshire Dales.- Yes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20What common herb is used with lemon zest and garlic to make gremolata,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23a garnish for braised dishes, such as osso bucco?
0:25:23 > 0:25:24- Paisley.- Parsley.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26The critically endangered vaquita,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29found only in the northern waters of the Gulf of California,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32is a member of what dolphin-like mammal family?
0:25:32 > 0:25:33- Manatee?- Porpoise.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35The name of which well-known Disney cartoon character
0:25:35 > 0:25:39is used to describe something thought to be inadequate or trivial?
0:25:39 > 0:25:40- Dumbo.- Mickey Mouse.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Which country on the south-western corner of the Arabian Peninsula
0:25:43 > 0:25:47has land borders with Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48- Yemen.- Yes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50In 1799, who was appointed as the court painter
0:25:50 > 0:25:52to the Spanish king Carlos IV?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Goya.- Correct.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Which Shakespearean actor's film credits
0:25:56 > 0:25:58include playing Magneto in X-Men
0:25:58 > 0:26:00and Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and The Hobbit?
0:26:00 > 0:26:01- Ian McKellen.- Yes.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04In the 2010 general election, a constituency in a North East city
0:26:04 > 0:26:07became the first to declare its result for the fifth time running.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Which city?- Sunderland.- Yes.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Which indie pop trio, later fronted by Sarah Cracknell,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13was formed in the late 1980s,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15and took its name from a French football team?
0:26:16 > 0:26:17- Saint Etienne.- Yes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Novello & Company, founded in London in 1811,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21is famous for publishing what?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Musical notes.- Sheet music, yes.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25What is the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury
0:26:25 > 0:26:29who was beheaded in 1645 after he was declared guilty of treason
0:26:29 > 0:26:30and the advancement of Roman Catholicism?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Fisher?- No, William Laud.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Which South-East Asian country's flag
0:26:34 > 0:26:36features both a yellow lion holding a sword
0:26:36 > 0:26:38and four yellow bo leaves on a crimson background?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Sri Lanka.- Yes.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43In which Dickens novel does the title character marry Madeline Bray
0:26:43 > 0:26:46after the plans of his Uncle Ralph to marry her to an old moneylender
0:26:46 > 0:26:48are thwarted?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49TIMER BEEPS
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Erm...
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Timon Of Athens.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55No, Nicholas Nickleby.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Er, one pass, Michael.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Those letters, PBUH, often used in writing by Muslims -
0:27:00 > 0:27:05peace be upon him, in relation to the Prophet Muhammad.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08You scored, Michael, 21 points.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Well, a great contest. Really close.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Let's have a look at all the final scores.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28In fifth place, 17 points, Carol Atkinson.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Fourth place, 18 points, Nick Harrison.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Third place, 19 points - it's climbing - Paul Philpot.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Second place - you can guess - 20 points, James Ludden.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43In first place, with 21 points, Michael McPartland.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Which means that Michael is tonight's winner,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and he goes through to the grand final.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Congratulations to him.
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