Episode 24 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Sarah Jane Bodell,

a PhD student from Coventry.

She's answering questions on the television series

A Bit Of Fry & Laurie.

John Savage is a salesman from Falkirk.

His specialist subject, the football manager Jock Stein.

Next, Wayne Stafford, a retail manager from Oldham and his subject,

the Stax record label.

And Aidan Loy from Cockermouth.

He answers questions on the Suez Crisis.

Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Four more contenders are all set to take to the stage tonight,

or at least they hope they are all set.

An awful lot of revision goes into mugging up for the specialist round

but at least they have some idea of where the questions are coming from.

In the general knowledge round, they don't have a clue.

So that can be the real killer.

They get two minutes each for the first round and then

two and a half of the second.

The winner will claim the last place in the semifinals

and be on course to become the next Mastermind champion.

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

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

A Bit Of Fry & Laurie in two minutes, here we go.

The recurring characters in the first two series

include a spy called Tony played by Hugh Laurie

and his boss played by Stephen Fry.

What is Fry's character called?

Control.

In a series one sketch set in a restaurant,

what animal is presented alive as Stephen Fry's

main course to be prepared at the table?

A chicken.

During an episode in series two, Fry and Laurie claimed that a company has become

the show's new sponsor and in one sketch, Laurie's character is

made to kiss one of their products. What's the company called?

Tidyman's Carpets.

What do Fry and Laurie wear as a protest against censorship

in the introduction to episode three of series two

before a sketch called Swearing?

Gags.

In the only episode in series four in which there are no guest stars,

Laurie replaces one guest with a pair of old trousers.

What does Fry replace the other one with?

-Humbrol paint.

-Yes, a tin of old paint.

What's the name of the contestant played by Carol MacReady

in a parody of the game show Countdown in which Fry plays the quizmaster

and Laurie plays the contestant Simon Sad?

Liz Tragic.

In the first sketch of the pilot episode,

Fry and Laurie are under surveillance in an airport.

What word is repeated three times as the code

to abort the surveillance operation?

Trouser.

In series one, Hugh Laurie plays a song on the piano

dressed in a checked shirt and a bandanna.

The lyrics of the song consist of variations on the name of which country?

USA.

In a series four episode, Laurie has a bandaged head.

According to a video clip, which Australian actress caused his injury?

Um, McGivern.

Anne Charleston. In Flowers For Wendy, Laurie's character

buys some flowers for his wife Wendy's birthday even though he is

warned by the flower seller they can bring out a what emotion in a person?

Anger.

In series two episode six, there's a special tribute to Laurie

who has been accidentally killed by Fry.

When Rowan Atkinson speaks about him in the tribute,

whose name appears on the screen instead of Atkinson's?

Nigel Havers.

In a sketch in which they sit at either end of a long table,

Fry repeatedly mishears Laurie's request to pass down what?

Marmalade.

During a series four sketch parodying the film It's A Wonderful Life,

Fry and Laurie's characters hail a cab. BEEP

Which guest plays the driver?

John Bird.

Is correct. No passes, Sarah Jane.

-You have 12 points.

-Thanks.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Jock Stein in two minutes, here we go.

Stein played for and managed Glasgow Celtic and was the

first manager of a British side to win the European Cup.

Which club did Stein leave in March '65 to take over at Celtic?

Hibs.

Which future Lisbon Lion did Stein sell cheaply to Celtic in 1964

for a reported fee of £4,000 while he was still manager of Hibernian?

Ronnie Simpson.

Stein played for which junior football team of which his father was a committee member?

Blantyre Victoria.

Who did Stein marry at the Gilmore Memorial Church

in Hamilton on 3rd October 1946?

Jean Toner.

No, Jeanie McAuley. Who was the Celtic reserve team trainer

and former team-mate who recommended Stein to fill

Celtic's short-term need for a centre back in December '51?

Jimmy Gribben.

Stein captained Celtic to which trophy in May '53?

After beating Arsenal and Manchester United,

they defeated Hibernian 2-0 in the final.

Coronation Cup.

Whose dismissal as Scottish manager in '65 led to Stein

acting as caretaker manager of the national side for seven matches?

Prentice.

Ian McColl. In Stein's first match as Celtic manager in March '65,

they beat Airdrie 6-0 with John Hughes scoring the first goal.

Who got the other five?

Lennox.

It was Bertie Auld. Stein played for Albion Rovers from '42-'50.

Throughout this time, he worked as a miner in which colliery?

Erin Bank.

It was Bothwell. Which fellow manager said to Stein after

Celtic had won the '67 European Cup final, "John, you're immortal."

Shankly.

Stein was managing Scotland in a World Cup qualifying match

when he collapsed and died in September '85 at which ground?

Ninian Park.

How much was each member of the Celtic team fined

following a controversial world club championship play-off

against Racing Club in Montevideo in November '67

in which several Celtic players were sent off?

£250.

In 1972, at which club's ground did Stein dive in

amongst the Celtic supporters to remonstrate with them

for the sectarian singing of IRA songs?

Stirling Albion.

During Celtic's 1970 post-season tour of North America,

Stein famously left the ground during BEEP

an ill-tempered match against which Italian club?

It later transpired that he'd flown home.

Torino.

Bari. Um, no passes, John.

-You have nine points.

-Thanks.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Stax Records, here we go. Two minutes.

Stax Records was founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957

and is renowned for R&B, blues and soul music.

What single by Booker T And The MG's -

originally the B-side to their single Behave Yourself -

reached number one on the R&B charts?

Green Onions.

What was the original name of Stax Records, changed in 1961

because there was another label of the same name in California?

Satellite.

What was the name of the former cinema on East McLemore Avenue in Memphis

that was rented and converted into a recording studio

and a record shop to become the home of Stax Records?

Palace.

The Capitol. The name Stax comes from the surnames of the brother and sister

who founded the company - S-T is from Jim Stewart. Who is A-X from?

Estelle Axton.

Which guitarist's unsuccessful recording session at Stax studios

gave his band's assistant and driver, Otis Redding,

the opportunity to record two songs in the remaining session time?

Johnny Jenkins.

What was the name of the gospel group signed by Stax

who became one of the biggest R&B acts of the first half of the 1970s?

Their hits included Respect Yourself and I'll Take You There.

The Staple Singers.

What was the name of the subsidiary label whose first release in '61

was an instrumental called Burnt Biscuits?

Volt.

Which duo's '66 debut Stax LP Hold On I'm Comin'

went to number one in the US rhythm and blues album chart?

Sam And Dave.

Who was the Detroit music producer responsible

for several hits for Johnnie Taylor and others?

He was later head of the company's A&R department.

Don Davis.

What was the name of the legendary concert

held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in August '72

that featured a host of Stax artists

and became known as the Black Woodstock?

Wattstax.

With which at Atlantic Records executive did Jim Stewart

agree on a handshake, a record distribution deal

that resulted in the label losing ownership of all master recordings?

Jerry Wexler.

Which record company acquired the master tapes

of the bankrupt Stax in '77?

Fantasy.

What is the title of Isaac Hayes' four-track album of '69

which includes an 18-minute version of By The Time I Get To Phoenix

and 12-minute version of Walk On By?

Hot Buttered Soul.

Which former Stax in-house songwriter BEEP

was hired by Fantasy Records in '77 to relaunch the label?

Steve Cropper.

It was David Porter.

No passes, Wayne. You've got 12 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

And your occupation?

And your subject?

In two minutes starting now.

The Suez Crisis was prompted by President Nasser of Egypt's

nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956.

Who was Secretary General of the United Nations during the crisis?

He worked to find a solution between Nasser

and the governments of Britain, France and Israel?

Dag Hammarskjold.

Which city guards the Strait of Tiran and the entrance to the

Gulf of Aqaba? Its capture by the Israelis

ended the Egyptian blockade of the Straits?

Sharm el-Sheikh.

The British government hosted a conference in August '56 to discuss

the international response to the nationalisation.

In which building was the conference held?

Westminster Central Hall.

Lancaster House. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time?

His wife said of the period, "For the past few weeks,

"I have felt as if the Suez Canal was flowing through my drawing room."

Anthony Eden.

What was the name of the field marshal in overall command

of the Egyptian military forces during the crisis?

Al-Amit.

No, Abdel Hakim Amer. Who was the commander of the Israeli 202nd Airborne Brigade

during the crisis? He later went on to become Prime Minister of Israel.

Ariel Sharon.

What code name was given to the Israeli operation

to capture the Sinai Peninsula?

Kadesh.

Nasser declared that he would fund a building project

from Suez Canal revenues after America and Britain

withdrew their financial support in July '56.

What was the project?

The High Aswan Dam.

What was the name of the Royal Navy ship that acted as the British command vessel

for General Stockwell when his land forces reached Port Said?

HMS Tyne.

What name did Nasser use as a code word in his speech

announcing the nationalisation of the canal?

It was the signal to Egyptian troops to seize control of it.

Ferdinand de Lesseps.

Britain, France and Israel negotiated a secret agreement

in October '56 in which Britain and France

planned to free the Suez Canal zone

after Israel launched a military attack on Egypt.

In which suburb of Paris was the agreement made?

Sevres.

Which Soviet politician sent letters to the British, French and Israeli leaders

on 6th November threatening Soviet intervention

if Allied forces did not withdraw from Egypt?

Marshal Bulganin.

On what date in '56 did British and

French paratroops first land on Egyptian soil?

-BEEP

-5th of November.

5th of November is correct.

-Aidan, no passes. You have 11 points.

-Thank you.

Well, a very close round. Let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, nine points, John Savage.

Third place, 11 points, Aidan Loy.

Joint first place, 12 points apiece,

Sarah Jane Bodell and Wayne Stafford.

APPLAUSE

And it is the general knowledge round now

and 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.

And if they're tied on passes as well, there will be a tie-break.

And the six highest-scoring runners up, incidentally,

will also be able to claim a place in the semifinals,

so lots of play for.

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

And...

..you start out with nine points, John,

with your knowledge of Jock Stein.

You get two and a half minutes for general knowledge, so here we go.

Which branch of medicine deals with children and the treatment of their diseases?

Paediatrics.

Which biblical prophet is played by Christian Bale

in Ridley Scott's 2014 film Exodus - Gods And Kings?

Moses.

By what name were the 1950s singing sisters

Joy and twins Babs and Teddie collectively known?

The Beverley Sisters.

Which republic in the northern Caribbean consists of the main island,

and around 1,600 smaller islands,

include The Island De La Juventud?

Cuba.

Which English rugby union club moved from High Wycombe

to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in late 2014?

Saracens.

Wasps. Which actor and presenter best known for his role in the Blackadder series

began his stage career when he appeared in the original cast of Oliver?

Tony Robinson.

What vegetable is called brinjal on an Indian menu?

Aubergine.

To what animal is a poem by Robert Burns dedicated?

It's opening lines are, "Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie

"O, what a panic's in thy breastie!"

A mouse.

Who entered Parliament as the Conservative MP

for Witney in Oxfordshire in the 2001 general election?

Cameron. David Cameron.

Which member of the Royal family wrote the children's book

the Old Man Of Lochnagar with illustrations by Sir Hugh Casson?

Prince Charles.

Which geological period was named after the perceived division

of its rock strata into three units?

Trycathene.

Triassic. What term for the conflict between the houses

of York and Lancaster is widely attributed to Sir Walter Scott

in his 1829 novel Anne Of Geierstein?

Wars of the Roses.

The kettle drum, a hollow metal hemisphere over which a skin is stretched

whose tension can be changed to vary the pitch is better known by what name?

Timpani.

The German publishing house of Baedeker is known for books on what subject?

Guide books.

Who is said to have asked the portrait painter Sir Peter Lely to

"remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me,

"otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it."

Cromwell.

Yes, Oliver Cromwell. Which satirical television series of the 1960s

was known by the abbreviation TW3?

That Was The Week That Was.

Which American poet and writer of horror stories

created the investigator C Auguste Dupin?

Widely regarded as one of the first private detectives in fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe.

Which organisation that looks after the interests of walkers

has its roots in the 19th century

and was officially founded on 1st January 1935?

Ramblers Association.

Lancashire, Fife and Norwich are varieties of which songbird?

Lark.

Canary. Who was the first Christian martyr?

He was stoned to death in Jerusalem in about AD 36

after being accused of blasphemy? BEEP

-Stephen.

-Yes, Stephen is correct.

Very good general knowledge round, no passes.

-You've now got, John, 26 points.

-Thanks.

APPLAUSE

And now, Aidan again, please.

And...you start this round, Aidan, with 11 points.

With your knowledge of the Suez Crisis.

And 26 is the score to beat and you have

two and a half minutes in which to do it.

Which composers operas include the Magic Flute and the Marriage Of Figaro?

Mozart.

What is the common name for the group of birds, aka raptors?

The group includes eagles, vultures, hawks and falcons.

Hawks.

Birds of prey. The government department known as DECC

was established in 2008. The letters of its name

stand for Department of Energy and...?

Climate Change.

In French cuisine, what is a dish

described as 'en coquin' served in?

Soup dish.

Shell-shaped. Scallop, perhaps.

Which choral group that featured on Paul Simon's Graceland album

sang at the ceremony when Nelson Mandela

and President de Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Black Mama Zamba.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

In the words of the song made famous by Stanley Holloway,

whose ghost walks the Tower of London

with her head tucked underneath her arm?

Anne Boleyn.

Mexico is bordered to the north by the United States

and to the south by Belize and which other country?

Guatemala.

At the beginning of the 17th century, Sir Thomas Bodley restored

and extended the library named after him in which English university?

Oxford.

Which comedy actor played the cafe owner Rene Artois

in the television series 'Allo 'Allo?

Sergei Eisenstein.

Gordon Kaye! Whose celebrated painting has the full name

The Fighting Temeraire, Tugged To Her Last Berth To Be Broken Up, 1838?

Um...

..Turner.

The 1935 novel Salar The Salmon, a chronicle of the journey of a salmon

from the Atlantic to the stream of its birth in Devon

was written by which author and naturalist?

The guy who wrote Tarka but I don't know.

Williamson. What two-word euphemistic term for the killing of civilians

or the destruction of civilian property

while in pursuit of a military objective came to prominence in the 1990s?

Collateral damage.

Which song first recorded on the concept album Evita

and later included in the stage musical of the same name

gave Julie Covington a UK chart-topping single in 1977?

God Save The Queen.

Don't Cry For Me Argentina.

What alternative name for the star Alpha Canis Majoris,

or the Dog Star, comes from a Greek word

meaning sparkling or scorching?

Sergei Eisenstein.

Sirius! What TV sports presenter and former England striker

once remarked that "football is a simple game,

"22 men chasing a ball for 90 minutes

"and at the end, the Germans win"?

-BEEP

-Gary Lineker.

Gary Lineker is correct, yeah!

No passes, Aidan. You've now gone up to 19 points.

APPLAUSE

And now, Sarah Jane again, please.

And...you have 12 points

and 26 is still the score to beat.

Let's see if you can do it. In two and a half minutes, here we go.

Blue, bowhead and sperm are species of which large aquatic mammal?

Whales.

Vaduz is the capital of which independent

principality in Central Europe?

Moldova.

Lichtenstein. What term that means 'to this' in Latin is used

to describe, for example, a meeting that's called in response to

a specific need rather than planned in advance?

Ad hoc.

Which publishing group founded in 1935

famed for its inexpensive but high-quality paperbacks

launched a division called Firebird Books in 2002

that specialises in science fiction and fantasy?

Penguin.

Who became the first female bishop in the Church of England in 2015

when she was consecrated Bishop of Stockport?

Adams.

Libby Lane.

Which film won the Best Picture Oscar at the 2015 ceremony?

It stars Michael Keaton as Riggan Thomson,

a washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero.

Birdman.

What is the ancient secret language of India

in which many religious and philosophical works were written?

Sanskrit.

Which British group released the single Dancing In The Moonlight.

It peaked at number seven in the UK charts in 2001.

Take That.

Toploader. In the Second World War,

Operation Dynamo was the codename for the evacuation of Allied troops

from France in May and June 1940 from which port?

Dunkirk.

An allegorical painting of 1854 by William Holman Hunt

depicts Jesus Christ carrying a lantern

and preparing to knock on a door representing the human soul.

What's its title?

Um, Searching For Lambs.

The Light Of The World.

What position formerly held by the newspaper columnist Matthew Parris

did he say "feeds your vanity and starves your self-respect"?

Um... Uh, Bishop of...

No, being an MP.

Which French composer wrote the Suite Bergamasque?

Its celebrated third movement is known as Clair De Lune.

Debussy.

What is the name of the British zoologist who wrote The Naked Ape?

Uh, Desmond...

..Russell.

Morris! Which American general and future president appears in

William Makepeace Thackeray's The Virginians

set during the American Revolution?

Jefferson.

Washington. Which Italian bread whose name comes from the Latin for fireplace

is made from pizza dough baked in squares or rounds,

cut into slices and often topped with herbs?

Focaccia.

On TV and later in film, how are the immature sixth formers

Will, Simon, Neil and Jay collectively known?

Inbetweeners.

A joey is a name of Australian aboriginal origin

used particularly for the young of which animal?

-Kangaroo.

-BEEP

Kangaroo is correct.

No passes, Sarah Jane. 22 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, Wayne again, please.

And you also start out with 12 points, Wayne.

And the score to beat is still 26.

So, you have two and a half minutes in which to do it

and get through to the semifinals or not. Here we go.

The name of which Japanese unarmed martial arts discipline

translates into English as empty-handed?

Karate.

Which musical instrument is depicted on the coat of arms of Ireland?

A harp.

Which Cardinal and chief minister to Louis XIII of France

was known as L'Eminence Rouge as he virtually ruled the country?

Richelieu.

In which branch of ladies fashion does Philip Treacy specialise?

His creations are regularly seen at Ascot and society weddings.

Hats.

In Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan,

what is the name everyone gives to their mistakes?

Errors.

Experience. Which gunman and outlaw of the Wild West is the subject

of a 1938 ballet by the American composer Aaron Copland?

Billy The Kid.

What name was given to the test taken by London black cab drivers to

ensure they're fully informed of the most efficient routes from place to place?

The Knowledge.

Koshari, a dish containing rice, macaroni, lentils and a spicy sauce

is a staple street food in which North African country?

Morocco.

Egypt. Which gas is dissolved under pressure

into ordinary water to produce soda water?

Hydrogen.

Carbon dioxide. Which French singer, later an actress,

had a number three hit in the UK with Joe Le Taxi in 1988?

Vanessa Paradis.

In an environmental context,

the letters AONB stand for area of outstanding what?

Natural beauty.

Which Belgian cartoonist wrote The Adventures Of Tintin

under the pseudonym Herge?

Govignon.

No, Remi.

In 2003, which Australian tennis player became the first

men's defending Wimbledon champion to lose in the opening round

since Manuel Santana in 1967 when he lost to Ivo Karlovic in four sets?

Nadal.

Hewitt. What was the name of King Arthur's wife,

described in early Welsh literature as "The First Lady of this island"?

Guinevere.

Who plays Henry VIII in 2015 BBC miniseries

based on Hilary Mantel's novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies?

Robert Lindsay.

Damien Lewis. The cities of Cleveland, Toledo and Buffalo

stand on the shores of which of North America's Great Lakes?

Ohio.

Erie. In which 1961 film starring Alan Bates and Hayley Mills

do three children mistake a murderer

on the run for Jesus Christ?

The Railway Children.

Whistle Down The Wind. Which guitarist is nicknamed Slow Hand,

apparently from the ironic applause given to him

when he changed frequently broken strings on stage?

Eric Clapton.

Who was re-elected First Minister of Wales in May 2011?

He'd initially succeeded Rhodri Morgan in that post

when Morgan retired in 2009.

Williams.

Carwyn Jones. The wild clematis, often called Old Man's Beard

is also known as Traveller's what?

-Rest.

-BEEP

Joy is the correct answer.

No passes, Wayne. 22 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, it's not all that often that a person who comes last

in the specialist round comes first at the end of the contest

but that's what has happened tonight.

Let's look at all the scores.

In fourth place with 19 points, Aidan Loy.

In joint second place, 22 points apiece,

Sarah Jane Bodell and Wayne Stafford.

In first place with 26 points, John Savage.

APPLAUSE

Which means that John is tonight's winner

and he claims the last place in the semifinals.

Congratulations to him.

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