Episode 4 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Sidin Sunny, a writer from London.

His subject - champagne.

Next, Graham Gowland, a solicitor from Middlesbrough

answering questions on the Manhattan Project.

Lena Gazey is an administrator from Leeds and her subject -

the pioneering photographer, Tina Modotti.

And Mike Foden, a retired nurse from Newcastle upon Tyne.

He will be answering questions on The Prisoner.

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

Tonight, as ever,

four contenders will sit in the notorious black chair

where they were answered two minutes of questions

on their specialty subject

and then 2.5 minutes on general knowledge.

Tonight's winner will go through to the next round, of course,

and maybe all the way to the final

where they could win the coveted title of Mastermind Champion.

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

And your name is?

And your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Champagne. In two minutes. Here we go.

What is the oldest existing Champaign house?

It was established in 1729,

the year after Louis XV legalised the transport of wine in bottles.

Ruinart.

In which Abby did the Benedictine monk, Dom Perignon,

work as treasurer and cellar master for many years?

He later became known as the father of champagne.

Hautvillers.

Which wine producing district of Champagne

within the Marne department

contains the Grand Cru villages of Ambonnay, Verzonay, and Bouzy?

Montagne de Reims.

What small and highly traditional house in Epernay

has been managed by a member of the Jaeger family

for four generations?

-Mumm.

-Gratien.

What term literally meaning "ladder of growth"

supplies to the percentage scale of classification system

of communes or villages in the Champagne area introduced in 1911?

-Echelle.

-Yes, Echelle des Crus.

In 1876, the house of Louis Roederer created an exclusive cuvee

at the request of the Russians tsar

and presented it in a special bottle of clear crystal.

Which tsar?

Pass.

What major vine pest thought to have come from the New World

affected most of France's wine growing areas

in the mid-19th century

and attacked champagne's vines from around 1890?

Phylloxera.

What is the maximum number of grams of residual sugar per litre of wine

permitted in a champagne if it's to be classified as extra brut?

Six.

Which house makes a cuvee named after Winston Churchill?

He was a great fan of their champagne

and even named a racehorse after the member of the family?

Pol Roger.

Which winemaker produces a Cuvee Speciale Les Chetillons

from old vines in the village of Le Mesnil sur Oger

in the Cote des Blancs?

Pass.

What grape constitutes 60% or more of Veuve Clicquot's

flagship champagne, La Grande Dame.

-Chardonnay.

-Pinot Noir.

In 2009, which house launched champagne with the experimental

Maestro closure, a crown cap with a lever for easier opening?

The cap was deemed illegal and the bottles had to be withdrawn.

-Bollinger.

-Duval-Leroy.

A Methuselah is an extra large bottle equivalent

to how many standard 75 centilitre bottles?

-32.

-Eight.

Following disturbances in 1911, which department...

-BEEP

-I'll finish.

..acquired the right to produce sparkling wine

as Champagne Deuxieme Zone?

The term was later appealed.

-Aube.

-Aube is correct. You had two passes.

The winemaker who produced that cuvee speciale

was Rodolphe or Pierre Peters.

And in 1876, the house of Louis Roederer

created that special cuvee for Alexander II.

So, those two passes, Sidin, you have eight points.

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

The Manhattan Project in two minutes...starting now.

The Manhattan Project produced the first atomic bombs

during the Second World War.

A letter was given to Franklin D Roosevelt in October '39

signed by Einstein stating that it was possible

that a nuclear bomb could be built.

Which economist delivered it?

Erm... Alexander Sachs.

In September '42, the Deputy Chief of Construction

of the Army Corps Of Engineers

who had supervised the building of the Pentagon

was put in charge of the Manhattan Project. What was his name?

Leslie Groves.

Which unit was founded in '43 to gather intelligence

of scientific developments in Italy and Germany,

particularly in atomic research?

It's name came from the Greek for "grove".

Alsos.

Which physicist who collaborated with Enrico Fermi

to create the first man-made nuclear chain reaction in December '42

said the day would go down as a black day in the history of mankind?

Leo Szilard.

The Los Alamos Laboratory became the site

for the final processing assembly and testing of the atomic bomb.

Which Major in the Manhattan Engineer District

was given the task of finding a suitable site for laboratory?

Dudley.

Following the first test of the atomic bomb known as the Trinity Test,

the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory

said he recalled the phrase from Hindu Scripture,

"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

What was his name?

Robert Oppenheimer.

Which Massachusetts construction engineering company

did Col. James C Marshall select as the principal contractor

for the atomic bomb project in 1942?

Stone &...Webster.

Which naval officer was appointed in '43

to direct the expanded Ordnance Division?

His responsibilities included the assembly and arming

of the Little Boy uranium bomb.

William Parsons.

In which city was an agreement signed in August '43

by Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt

that renewed the partnership between America and Britain for developing the atomic bomb?

Quebec.

The Trinity Test took place in July 1945

at the Alamogordo bombing range in the New Mexico desert.

What was the name of the hill 20 miles from ground zero

that was used as an observation point?

Pass.

Which future Nobel prize-winning physicist

was in the observation plane that accompanied the B-29 Enola Gay

and measured the explosive yield of Little Boy

when it was dropped and detonated over Hiroshima?

BEEP William Morrison.

No, it was Luis Alvarez.

And your pass - the name of that hill 20 miles from ground zero

used as an observation point was Compania.

You have, Graham, nine points.

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Tina Modotti, here we go, two minutes.

Tina Modotti was a photographer, actress, and political activist

who lived from 1896 to 1942.

What was her full first name which she shared with her mother?

Assunta.

When Modotti was young, her family moved from Italy to Austria

where they lived in Ferlach,

and which other town near Klagenfurt?

St Ruprecht.

Modotti posed nude for murals on the walls

on the agricultural college in Chapingo.

Which celebrated Mexican artist painted the murals with his two assistants?

Diego Rivera.

In 1923, Modotti moved to Mexico City with her married lover,

a photographer whom she worked for

in return for photography lessons. Who was he?

Edward Weston.

What make of single lens reflex camera did Modotti use

from 1926 that enabled her to work without a tripod?

She went on to use it for much of her career in photography.

A Graflex.

What's the title of the poem by Modotti that was published

in the New York literary journal, The Dial, in May '23?

Pass.

One of the best known photographs is of a type writer

belonging to a Cuban revolutionary

who was her lover in the late 1920s. Who was he?

Julio Antonio Mella.

In the summer of 1926,

Weston and Modotti travelled around Mexico

taking photographs for a book

on the country's art and folklore by the journalist, Anita Brenner.

What's the title of the book?

Idols Behind Altars.

What two symbolic items are resting on a Mexican sombrero

in the iconic Modotti photograph

that appeared on the front of the October 1928 edition

of the radical American periodical, New Masses?

A sickle and an ear of corn.

A hammer and sickle.

In the silent film The Tiger's Coat,

Modotti appears in her only leading role as a Mexican servant

who pretends to be her Scottish mistress, Jean Ogilvie.

What's the servant girl's name?

-Carmen.

-Maria.

What was the name of the Italian communist also known as Comandante Carlos

who had a strong influence on Modotti?

He was accused by some of being involved in her death.

Vittorio Vidali.

What was the name of the hospital Modotti helped to administer

when she arrived in Spain during the Civil War?

The Hospital Obrero.

Modotti died suddenly in Mexico in 1942.

What was the name of the architect and former director of the Bauhaus

was home she visited on the night she died?

Erm... Hannes Meyer.

-BEEP

-In 1928... I started, I'll finish.

..Modotti became a fundraiser for the Mexican communist Hands Off Nicaragua Committee.

Who was the guerrilla leader of the resistance in Nicaragua

whom the committee supported?

-Sandino.

-Is correct.

You had just one pass.

The title of that poem by Modotti was Plenipotentiary.

So that one pass, Lena, but you have 11 points.

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

The Prisoner in two minutes.

In the 1960s television series The Prisoner,

a former secret agent's abducted and imprisoned in a village

where he is known only as Number Six.

Which village in North Wales was used

for most of the exterior shots in the series?

Portmeirion.

Number Six makes many unsuccessful attempts to escape the village.

What vehicle does he try to escape in at the end of the first episode

unaware that it's being controlled by Number Two?

Helicopter.

What's the name of the massive white balloon

that acts as a security device in the village?

Rover.

The General is revealed to be a large computer which Number Six destroys

by asking it a question he says cannot be answered. What is the question?

Why.

What title does Number Six give to his multipiece abstract sculpture

that wins the village art competition? It's actually a boat.

Escape.

Number Six is twice seen taking part in a martial art

involving two trampolines and a pool of water. What's it called?

Kosho.

What message is slowly revealed at the bottom of the glass

where Number Six drinks a pint of beer at his local pub

in The Girl Who Was Death?

You have just been poisoned.

Throughout the series,

Number Six is questioned about why he resigned from his job.

What's the name of the interrogation technique

that Number Two uses for seven days in Once Upon A Time?

Degree Absolute.

What piece does Number Six represent

when he takes part in the human game of chess in the episode Checkmate?

Queen's pawn.

In The Chimes Of Big Ben, Number Two watches Number Six

put on an item of clothing

and says he makes even that appear as a gesture of defiance.

What's the item of clothing?

-Jacket.

-Dressing gown.

In the final episode, what song does Number 48 sing

that causes the members of the assembly

to jump from their seats and eventually join in?

Dem Bones.

In his election campaign speech,

Number Six says many people have chosen to stay in the village

and will eventually die there.

What vegetable does he compare them to?

Cabbage.

What building is Number Two seen entering

at the end of the final episode

after escaping the village with Number Six and 48?

Palace of Westminster.

Yes, House of Parliament.

In Hammer Into Anvil,

a birthday greeting to Number Six from Number 113 is broadcast,

but Number Two knows two reasons why the greeting is a fake.

One is that it isn't Number Six's birthday.

What's the other?

Pass.

What is the first question Number Two asks Number Six

after he takes the speed learning course...

-BEEP

-..on European history since Napoleon?

In what year was the Treaty of Adrianople.

Exactly right. You had that one pass.

The other reason why that greeting was fake

is that Number 113 was dead.

But, Mike, you have scored 13 points.

All right, well, a good close first round.

Let's have a look at all of the scores.

Fourth place, eight points, Sidin Sunny.

Third place among nine points, Graham Gowland.

Second place, 11 points, Lena Gazey.

First place, 13 points, Mike Foden.

So it is the general knowledge round now.

If there's a tie at the end of it, the number of passes

is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.

If they're tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break.

So let's go on with it. I'll ask Sidin to join us again, please.

And, uh...

You start this round with eight points

with your knowledge of champagne.

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

It is 2.5 minutes this time. Here we go.

Which king married his brother's widow in 1509?

She was the first of his six wives.

Henry VIII.

Who starred opposite Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

in 1969 and again in The Sting four years later?

Redford.

The name of which small, graceful antelope

comes from the Arabic for wild goats?

-Ibex.

-Gazelle.

The leaves of what African shrub whose name translates as "red bush"

are used to make a popular herbal tea,

although the shrub is unrelated,

the camellias from which true teas are made?

-Chamomile.

-Rooibos.

Which city in New Zealand is known as the City of Sails

cos of the large number of yachts generally seen in its harbours?

Auckland.

Which diplomat who was Spain's ambassador

to the Soviet Union and Mongolia from 1977-80

was president of the International Olympic Committee from 1982 to 2001?

-Havelange.

-No, Samaranch.

In sociology, what letter is often used to denote the generation

that roughly corresponds to people born in the '80s and 90s?

They're also known as the Millennials.

-X.

-Y.

What equine nickname is used to describe the tops of ocean waves

in particularly choppy weather?

Pass.

Which conservative MP who upset the party hierarchy

when she appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

had previously accused David Cameron and George Osborne

of being two arrogant posh boys.

-Baroness Warsi.

-Nadine Dorries.

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island

is famous for the cultivation of the vegetable

to which a museum is dedicated in the village of O'Leary.

What is the vegetable?

-Asparagus.

-Potato.

Who composed the music for the opera

The Girl Of The Golden West

that was first performed in New York in 1910

with Arturo Toscanini conducting?

-Gershwin.

-Puccini.

In which television sitcom

did Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey star as Gary and Tony -

two adolescent-minded males who shared a South London flat?

Pass.

Which English footballer was filmed sleeping

by the artist Sam Taylor-Wood for the work commissioned

by the National Portrait Gallery and exhibited in 2004?

Beckham.

Which modern form of communication is officially known

as 'courriel' in France?

-Telephone.

-Email.

What Spanish name was given to the ruler of a South American people

who was believed to cover his body with gold dust

at certain festivals?

His name came to be applied to his legendary kingdom

abounding in gold and precious stones.

El Dorado.

When The Lion Feeds, published in 1964,

and featuring the twins Garrick and Sean Courtney

was the first novel by which writer

who would set many of his books in southern Africa?

-Leon Uris.

-Wilbur Smith.

Which band had successful number one albums with Parachutes in 2000,

A Rush Of Blood To The Head in 2002,

and X&Y in 2005?

Coldplay.

The birthday of which ancient Chinese philosopher,

whose teachings were the state ideology of China for centuries...

-BEEP

-..is celebrated in Southeast Asia on 28 September?

-Confucius.

-Is correct.

Two passes. That television series

with Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey

was Men Behaving Badly.

And this is one of those irritating ones

when you think about it after.

It's the equine nickname to describe the top of ocean waves

in choppy weather - white horses.

Ha! I know, irritating, isn't it? Sidin, you have 15 points.

And now Graham Gowland again, please.

You start out with nine points

with your knowledge of the Manhattan Project.

2.5 minutes to go, as I say, in this round.

In Doctor Who, which of the doctors adversaries were created by Davros

and come from the planet Skaro?

Daleks.

A crash is the collective name for which large animals?

Could you repeat the question?

A crash is the collective name for which large animals?

Rhinoceros.

What is the surname of the brothers George and Weedon who wrote

The Diary Of A Nobody, a comic account of 15 months in the life of the clerk,

Mr Charles Pooter, in the late Victorian era.

Pass.

On the London underground, the stations Angel, Elephant & Castle,

Manor House, Royal Oak, and Swiss Cottage are all named after what?

Pass.

Which was the only Eastern Bloc country not to boycott

the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

It finished second behind the United States with 20 gold medals.

-East Germany.

-Romania.

What names given to the 1918 general election

which coalitionist candidates were given a letter of endorsement signed by both

Lloyd George and Bonar Law.

Pass.

Benjamin Britten's opera, Gloriana,

was commissioned by the Royal Opera House

to celebrate what event of 1953?

The coronation.

In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of witchcraft and sorcery?

She was believed to haunt the earth at night

accompanied by a pack of howling dogs.

-Harpy.

-Hecate.

Red, Spanish, Sugarloaf, Cayenne, and Queen are varieties

of what exotic fruit often sold sliced in cans?

-Peach.

-Pineapple.

Which all-American action hero created by Tom Clancy has been

played on-screen by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford,

Ben Affleck, and more recently, Chris Pine?

Pass.

Which Baltic Republic abandoned its former currency, the lats,

and became the 18th member of the Eurozone on 1 January, 2014?

-Kazakhstan.

-Latvia.

In anatomy, what name that comes from the Latin for an enclosure,

is given to the partition between the nostrils,

or the membrane separating the ventricles of the heart?

Septum.

What was the surname of the twins Matt and Luke

were three members of the pop group, Bros?

Goss.

Which American state named after the wife of King Charles I

was founded in 1632 as a colony where Roman Catholics

were free to practise their religion?

-Virginia.

-Maryland.

What style of painting that flourished in the early 20th century

in the works of artists such as Henri Matisse

took its name from the French for "wild beasts"?

Pass.

Dance Of The Knights is a piece of music well known

for its use in the BBC television series, The Apprentice.

Which ballet by Prokofiev does it come from?

-The Rite of Spring.

-Romeo And Juliet.

The goldfish belongs to which family of fish?

The larger variety of it is a popular delicacy in Eastern Europe.

Um...

Carp.

Which pair of Yorkshire detectives made their first appearance...

-BEEP

-..in Reginald Hill's novel, A Clubbable Woman, in 1970?

-Pass.

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

It's Dalziel and Pascoe. But you knew that, didn't you?

And your other passes - Fauvism is the style of painting

that I was after.

Jack Ryan was that All-American action hero

everybody seems to have played, just about.

The election in 1918 was the Coupon election.

And all those London underground stations are named after pubs.

And the surname of the brothers George and Weedon

who wrote The Diary Of A Nobody is Grossmith.

You also have now 15 points.

And now Lena, again, please.

And you start out, Lena, with 11 points with your knowledge

of Tina Modotti, about whom I suspect many of us had not heard.

But anyway, 15 is the score to beat. 2.5 minutes starting now.

What name is given to any sudden shaking of the ground

caused by the passage of seismic waves through the Earth's rocks?

Earthquake.

Which national heroine led the French forces to a decisive victory

over the English in Orleans in 1429 during the Hundred Years' War?

-Jeanne d'Arc.

-Yep, Joan of Arc.

In children's literature, what's the name of the Marmalade Cat

created by the British author and illustrated Kathleen Hale?

Pass.

What is the usual English name for the sugary confection

known in France as 'barbe a papa' and in America as cotton candy?

Candyfloss.

Which singing cowboy recorded the classic Oscar-winning theme tune

to the 1952 film High Noon?

Pass.

What name has been given to the vast entrance room at London's Tate Modern?

It was a central element of the building

before its conversion from a power station to a gallery.

-Engine Room.

-The Turbine Hall.

Which Italian explorer who was the first European to sail into New York Harbour

in 1524 gives his name to the suspension bridge

crossing the Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island?

-Vasco da Gama.

-Verrazano.

Which radio serial moved into the 6:45 PM slot on the Light Programme

when Dick Barton - Special Agent ended?

The Archers.

Who published the first edition

of his Peerage to England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1802?

A rival publication by John Burke appeared in 1826?

Pass.

Which composers Ninth Symphony first performed in 1824 is known as the Choral?

Beethoven.

In swimming, what term is used for a relay or individual race

where the four different strokes are used

with each stroke used for a quarter of the distance?

-Freestyle.

-Medley.

A webster is an archaic term for a person employed or engaged in what occupation?

Pass.

A beautiful young spaniel and a scruffy mongrel who fall in love

are the title characters in which 1955 Disney animated film?

Pass.

In which Shakespeare play does Falstaff send identical love letters

to Mistress Ford and Mistress Page who proceed to plot his downfall?

The Merry Wives Of Windsor.

What common name is given to cacti of the genus Opuntia

because of the shape of the fruit that is edible in some species?

Prickly pear.

Which television variety show who's comperes included Tommy Trinder

and Bruce Forsyth featured the audience participation game, Beat The Clock?

Pass.

In Greek mythology, which god of flocks and shepherds

famous for his pipes was generally represented

as having the horns, legs, and years of a goat?

-Syrinx.

-Pan.

Which former Prime Minister died on a sea voyage

to South America in November 1937?

Pass.

Which vegetable was described by Mark Twain as

"nothing but cabbage with a college education"?

-Broccoli.

-Cauliflower.

In 1938, the American surgeon, Robert E Gross...

BEEP

..became one of the first people to perform

a major surgical procedure on what organ of the human body?

-The heart.

-Yes, the heart.

And you had seven passes.

Ramsay MacDonald was the former Prime Minister

who died on that sea voyage.

Sunday Night At The London Palladium was the variety show.

And you'll kick yourself with this one -

beautiful dog, scruffy mongrel, Lady And The Tramp.

-Yes.

-Yes, you knew it, of course.

-Webster was the archaic term for somebody who weaves.

-Weaver, yes.

Debrett published the first edition

of the Peerage of England and so on.

Tex Ritter was the singing cowboy.

And the name of the Marmalade Cat was Orlando.

You have 19 points.

And finally, Mike, again, please.

And Mike, you start out with 13 points

with your knowledge of The Prisoner. 2.5 minutes of general knowledge.

The score to beat is 19. Let's see how you do. Here we go.

Players of which sport were described by Kipling as

"flannelled fools at the wicket" in his poem, The Islanders.

Cricket.

On what subject did Henry Gray first publish a book in 1858

that is still a standard text for medical students?

Anatomy.

What was the name of the computer that beat

the World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparovin,

in the first of a series of six matches in 1996?

It beat him over the whole six matches and a rematch the following year.

-Big Blue.

-No, Deep Blue.

The Kiss, painted in 1907 and widely reproduced since

is one of the best-known works by an Austrian artist

notable for his distinctive use of richly decorative patterns. Who was he?

Klimt.

What name is given to the straits designated North and Little

that separate the islands of the Outer Hebrides from mainland Scotland and Skye?

-Minch.

-Yep, the Minches.

Which novel by Daphne du Maurier is narrated

by the second wife of Maxim de Winter?

Rebecca.

What resinous substance make from the secretions of the insect Laccifer lacca,

is used in an alcohol solution as a varnish

for priming and finishing furniture and floors?

Pass.

Which ancient people whose civilisation reached its height in the sixth century BC

inhabited the part of Italy between the Tiber and the Arno?

-Goths.

-Etruscans.

What word meaning "renown" or "prestige"

come directly from the Greek for "fame" or "glory"?

Pass.

What Italian name is given to a piquant sauce including capers and parsley

traditionally served as an accompaniment to boiled meats or 'bollito misto'?

Pass.

Which work by Handel was written to accompany the display in Green Park in 1749

to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle?

-Water Music.

-Music For The Royal Fireworks.

Which veteran actress received her sixth Emmy nomination

in 2013 for playing Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game Of Thrones?

Her first two nominations were for her role in The Avengers.

Diana Rigg.

In a story in the Dime Detective Magazine in 1938,

which American crime novelist first used the phrase

"private eye" for a private detective?

-Mick Blain.

-Raymond Chandler.

In Sir Thomas Malory's account of the Arthurian legends,

what name meaning "cut steel" is given to King Arthur's sword?

Excalibur.

Lake Volta, one of the world's largest man-made lakes,

is found in which west African country?

It's dam's hydroelectric plant supplies most of the country's electricity needs.

-Lesotho.

-Ghana.

Which political leader is the subject of the 2012 biography

by Masha Gessen entitled, The Man Without A Face?

-Obama.

-Putin.

Whose novel, The Virgin Soldiers,

and its sequels Onward Virgin Soldiers and Stand Up Virgin Soldiers

are based on his National Service experiences in the British Army?

Leslie Thomas.

-BEEP

-Leslie Thomas is correct.

Just got in there before the buzzer. You have three passes.

That piquant sauce - the Italian name for it is 'salsa verde'.

'Kudos' is the word in Greek meaning "renown" or "prestige".

And shellac is that resinous substance.

So, three passes altogether, but you have 21 points.

So, we have a clear winner.

Let's have a look at all the scores.

In joint third place,

15 points apiece, Sidin Sunny and Graham Gowland.

Second place, 19 points, Lena Gazey.

First place, 21 points, Mike Foden.

Which means that Mike is tonight's winner, of course.

He goes through to the semifinals. Congratulations to him.

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