0:00:25 > 0:00:27Our first contender tonight is Michael Taylor.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30He's an historian from Manchester and his specialist subject -
0:00:30 > 0:00:32the films of Paul Thomas Anderson.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Ian Jack is a university lecturer from the Wirral.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39His subject - the novels of Virginia Woolf.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Neil Wright, a retired biomedical scientist from the Wirral
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and he's answering questions on the wines of Burgundy.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Maggz Bennett's a milliner from Leeds.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Her subject - the band Motley Crue.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And Tim Footman, a freelance editor from London.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00His specialist subject - the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02APPLAUSE
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Five contenders with but one thought on their minds -
0:01:19 > 0:01:22can they make it through to the grand final?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26If they do, one of them will win this - the famous glass bowl
0:01:26 > 0:01:28and, of course, the title Mastermind Champion.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31They'll each have a minute and a half of questions
0:01:31 > 0:01:35on their specialist subject, two minutes on their general knowledge.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39So, let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48And your name is?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Your occupation?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52And your chosen subject?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54In 90 seconds, starting now,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Anderson received Oscar nominations for writing
0:01:56 > 0:02:00and directing a 2007 film based on Upton Sinclair's novel, Oil.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01What's the film called?
0:02:01 > 0:02:02There Will Be Blood.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05In Boogie Nights, Mark Wahlberg's character becomes an adult movie
0:02:05 > 0:02:09actor using the stage name Dirk Diggler, but what's his real name?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Eddie Adams.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13In Punch-Drunk Love, where does Lena go on a business trip?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Barry Egan follows her and pretends he's also there on business.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Hawaii.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Whose roles in Anderson's films include Sydney in Hard Eight
0:02:20 > 0:02:21and Jimmy Gator in Magnolia?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Philip Baker Hall.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26During John and Clementine's drive to Niagara Falls for their
0:02:26 > 0:02:29honeymoon in Hard Eight, John calls Sydney from which town in Illinois?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Rock Island.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34What is the name of the mental health facility where
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Doc Sportello finds the missing real estate developer
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Mickey Wolfman in Inherent Vice.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Chryskylodon.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Which song do the followers of Lancaster Dodd sing with him
0:02:43 > 0:02:46during a gathering at Helen Sullivan's house in Philadelphia?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I'll Go No More A Roving.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51In Punch-Drunk Love, which company offers 500 frequent flyer
0:02:51 > 0:02:53miles with any ten of its products?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Healthy Choice.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58What type of creatures fall from the sky like rain near the end
0:02:58 > 0:03:00of Magnolia? It causes many mishaps for the characters.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Frogs.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04What is the name of the turn of the century oil prospector
0:03:04 > 0:03:06played by Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09The role won him his second Best Actor Oscar.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Daniel Plainview.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13In The Master, Lancaster Dodd unveils book two of his teachings
0:03:13 > 0:03:17subtitled As A Gift To Homo Sapiens at a Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18What is the book's title?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19The Split Saber.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21In Inherent Vice,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23what's the name of the music magazine that Doc Sportello
0:03:23 > 0:03:27pretends to work for when he visits a house in Topanga Canyon to
0:03:27 > 0:03:28speak to Coy Harlingen?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Rolling Stone.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's actually called Stone Turntable.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37But close. However, no passes and Michael, you have 11 points.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40APPLAUSE
0:03:46 > 0:03:48And our next contender, please.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And your name is?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Your occupation?
0:03:59 > 0:04:00And your chosen subject?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04In 90 seconds, starting now...
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Woolf's first full length novel was originally called Melymbrosia
0:04:07 > 0:04:09before it was rewritten and published with what title?
0:04:09 > 0:04:10The Voyage Out.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13What is the name of the guest of the Ramsays in the first part
0:04:13 > 0:04:16of To The Lighthouse who believes women can neither paint nor write?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Tansley.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20In The Years, it is reported that Rose Pargiter has been had
0:04:20 > 0:04:23up in police court in 1911 for throwing what?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24A brick.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Whose feelings of hatred towards Mrs Dalloway were eased by a visit
0:04:27 > 0:04:31to a church two years and three months ago?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Peter Walsh.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Miss Kilman.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36In The Voyage Out, Mrs Dalloway writes her name and address
0:04:36 > 0:04:39on the flyleaf of a book that she gives to Rachel Vinrace. What book?
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Middlemarch.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Persuasion.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Orlando has been described as the longest
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and most charming love letter in literature.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48To which of Virginia Woolf's closest friends is it dedicated?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Vita Sackville-West.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52What is the title of the story Mrs Ramsay is reading to her son
0:04:52 > 0:04:54James in the first part of To The Lighthouse that she
0:04:54 > 0:04:57describes as "like the bass gently accompanying a tune"?
0:04:57 > 0:04:58A Fisherman And His Wife.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01What's the title of the epic poem that Orlando starts to
0:05:01 > 0:05:04write in Elizabethan times that eventually publishes in 1928?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05The Oak Tree.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Katharine Hilbery's Aunt Millicent gets Ralph Denham's name wrong the
0:05:08 > 0:05:11first time she meets him in Night And Day. What does she call him?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Popham.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Which venue that has red chimneys and square battlements is
0:05:15 > 0:05:18the meeting place of the friends in The Waves?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Hampton Court.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22In Night And Day, Mary Datchet's an unpaid volunteer
0:05:22 > 0:05:25at an office in Russell Square, London. For what cause?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Suffrage.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28What item nailed to the wall in the nursery stops
0:05:28 > 0:05:31the children from going to sleep in the first part of To The Lighthouse?
0:05:31 > 0:05:32A boar's skull.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35In Between The Acts, which of Mrs Giles Oliver's belongings
0:05:35 > 0:05:38had its uses in impressing chambermaids in hotels?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Um...pass.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I can tell you because you're out of time. A silver brush.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47A heavily embossed,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50obviously, silver brush. Rather posh one.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Ian, you have ten points.- Thank you.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55APPLAUSE
0:06:01 > 0:06:02And our next contender, please.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And your name is?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Your occupation?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And your specialist subject?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The wines of Burgundy in 90 seconds. Here we go.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23What's the name of the principal grape used to make the red wine
0:06:23 > 0:06:25from Burgundy, excluding the region of Beaujolais?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Pinot Noir.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Which wine of Morey-Saint-Denis
0:06:28 > 0:06:30was elevated to Grand Cru status in 1981?
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Bonnes-Mares?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34No, des Lambrays. Clos des Lambrays.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36What two-word name is generally given to the process
0:06:36 > 0:06:39used in Beaujolais in which the whole grapes are fermented
0:06:39 > 0:06:41with carbon dioxide before being crushed?
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Carbonic maceration.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45What name is given to the technique in which sugar is added to the
0:06:45 > 0:06:48freshly pressed grapes or must to boost alcohol levels in red
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Burgundy wines. It's named after a French scientist, a Minister.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Chaptalisation.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Which town has its name officially included in the names of wines
0:06:55 > 0:06:58of certain vineyards including La Jeunelotte
0:06:58 > 0:07:00and La Piece sous le Bois.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04It is said to mean "mouse's jump".
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Pass.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Who's the 8th century Frankish king whose name is given
0:07:09 > 0:07:12to Corton wine produced in Aloxe, Ladoix and Pernand?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Charlemagne.- Yes.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17In which commune of the Cote de Nuits is the Domaine George Roumier?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Che... Erm, Gevrey-Chambertin?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28No. Chambolle-Musigny.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Which monastic order founded and developed the walled vineyard of
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Clos de Vougeot in the Cote de Nuits?
0:07:33 > 0:07:34- Cistercian.- Yes.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37What is the name of the commune in the Cote de Nuits where
0:07:37 > 0:07:40the highly regarded Premier Cru Aux Malconsorts is produced?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Nuits St George.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46No. Vosne-Romanee.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Which infamous French statesman and soldier whose favourite wine
0:07:49 > 0:07:51was reputedly Chambertin has a Premier Cru in his name
0:07:51 > 0:07:53produced by the commune of Fixin?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- Napoleon.- Napoleon is correct.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58You had one pass, the town that has its name officially
0:07:58 > 0:08:03included in the names of wines of vineyards is Meursault.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You have scored, Neil, six points.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18And our next contender, please.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26And your name is?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Your occupation?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30And your chosen subject?
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Motley Crue in 90 seconds.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Here we go. Motley Crue's first performance in the UK was at
0:08:36 > 0:08:38which festival in 1984?
0:08:38 > 0:08:39- Donington Monsters of Rock.- Yep.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41The band opened for a British heavy metal singer
0:08:41 > 0:08:43during his 1984 tour, what's his name?
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- Ozzy Osbourne.- Yep.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47What was the name of the female drummer who toured with the band
0:08:47 > 0:08:48while Randy Castillo was ill?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Samantha Maloney.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Yeah. What was the title of the band's 1989 album which
0:08:52 > 0:08:54topped the Billboard chart and reached the top 10 in the UK?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Dr Feelgood.- Yep.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59In April 1990, Tommy Lee ended up in hospital with mild concussion
0:08:59 > 0:09:02after an accident during a concert in which city?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Is it Arizona?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04No, Newhaven.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The band's singer Vince Neil was
0:09:06 > 0:09:09convicted of vehicular manslaughter and briefly imprisoned after
0:09:09 > 0:09:11he crashed his car in December '84
0:09:11 > 0:09:13and killed the drummer of the band, Hanoi Rocks.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15What was the drummer's name?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Nicholas Dingley - Razzle.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Yeah. Who filed a lawsuit against the band's management in 1988,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21he claimed he had been asked to
0:09:21 > 0:09:24masquerade as bassist Nikki Sixx for several years?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Matthew Trippe.- Yep.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Who temporarily replaced Vince Neil as lead singer in the early '90s
0:09:29 > 0:09:31and appeared on the band's eponymous 1994 album?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- John Corabi.- Yeah.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Which song, which reached number 36 in '94, was their only UK hit single
0:09:37 > 0:09:39with John Corabi on lead vocals?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Hooligan's Holiday.- Yes.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44On 31st September 2015 the band played their final
0:09:44 > 0:09:46concert at the Staples Center, in which city?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- LA.- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50A track on Motley Crue's album Dr Feelgood
0:09:50 > 0:09:53featured Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander of which band?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Cheap Trick.- Yep.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57What was the title of the first album released
0:09:57 > 0:09:59after Vince Neil returned as lead singer?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01It reached the top 10 in '97.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Generation Swine.- Yes.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Smoking In The Boys Room was an American top 20 hit for Motley Crue
0:10:06 > 0:10:09in 1985, which band from Michigan
0:10:09 > 0:10:12had reached the top 10 with the song in 1973?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Brownsville Station.- Is correct.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- No passes, Maggz. You scored 12 points.- Thank you.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And our final contender, please.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37And your name is?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Your occupation?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Chosen subject?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44In 90 seconds, starting now.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48In what Japanese city did Ishiguro live with his extended family
0:10:48 > 0:10:50before he moved to Guildford with his parents?
0:10:50 > 0:10:51- Nagasaki.- Yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Which Ishiguro novel takes its title from the LP Songs After Dark
0:10:55 > 0:10:57by Judy Bridgewater?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Never Let Me Go.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Yes. In the story Come Rain, Come Shine,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04what cruel nickname for himself does Raymond find in
0:11:04 > 0:11:08his friend Emily's diary that sets off a humiliating chain of events?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Boring?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Prince of Whiners.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14At which university did Ishiguro complete an MA in Creative Writing
0:11:14 > 0:11:17under tutors that included Angela Carter and Malcolm Bradbury?
0:11:17 > 0:11:18East Anglia.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Who was the editorial director of Faber & Faber
0:11:20 > 0:11:22who included three of Ishiguro's stories
0:11:22 > 0:11:25in the '81 collection Introduction Seven, Stories By New Writers?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Bill Bruford.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Robert McCrum.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30In Remains Of The Day what personal quality does Stevens tell
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Dr Carlyle comes down to not removing one's clothing in public.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35- Dignity.- Yes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Which story centres on a Japanese brother and sister,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40their widowed father and the consumption of a dish
0:11:40 > 0:11:43that may or may not contain poisonous pufferfish fugu?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Erm, Strange And Sometimes Sad.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49A Family Supper.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52What award did Ishiguro receive from the Royal Society of Literature
0:11:52 > 0:11:54for his first novel, A Pale View Of Hills?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Winifred Holtby.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Yes. What piece of music does Stefan Hoffman propose
0:11:58 > 0:12:03to play at the Thursday concert when he meets Ryder in The Unconsoled?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Erm...Mallory's...
0:12:06 > 0:12:08No, Jean-Louis La Roche's Dahlia.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11In When We Were Orphans, Christopher's father's involved
0:12:11 > 0:12:14in the trade of a product from India to China, what's the product?
0:12:14 > 0:12:15- Opium.- Yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17BEEPING What's the name of the elderly horse
0:12:17 > 0:12:19ridden by the Knight Sir Gawain in The Buried Giant?
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Baroumis?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22No, Horace.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Horace the Horse.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26No passes, Tim. You've scored six points.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40So that is the specialist subject round done and dusted.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Let's look at all the scores.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Joint fourth place, six points apiece, Neil and Tim.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Third place, 10 points, Ian.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Second place, 11 points, Michael.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52First place, 12 points, Maggz.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05It is the General Knowledge round now and if there is a tie at the end of it, the number of passes is
0:13:05 > 0:13:08taken into account and the person with fewer passes is the winner.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12If they're tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break
0:13:12 > 0:13:15so let's get on with it and ask Neil to join us again, please.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21And you start out with six,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24but you've got two minutes of General Knowledge
0:13:24 > 0:13:26now so plenty of time, here we go.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29How many pounds are there in a stone in imperial measure?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- 14.- Yes.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34What shellfish are used in the dish angels on horseback,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36wrapped in bacon, grilled and served
0:13:36 > 0:13:38on small pieces of toast or fried bread?
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- Oysters.- Yes.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41What animal is William Blake talking about in his poem
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Songs Of Experience when he asked the question,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46"What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- Tiger.- Yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Edmonton.- Yes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56King Paul I, first son of King Constantine was head of state
0:13:56 > 0:13:59of which European country from 1947 to '64?
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Greece.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Yes. In astronomy, the stars Acubens and Al Tarf, whose names come from
0:14:04 > 0:14:08the Arabic for claw and the end, are in which zodiacal constellation?
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Scorpio.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Cancer.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14What type of roses get their name
0:14:14 > 0:14:17because of the popular drink the scent resembles?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Pass.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21What traditional Irish song gave Thin Lizzy
0:14:21 > 0:14:25their first British hit, it reached number six in 1973?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- Whisky In The Jar.- Yes.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Who played George Cowley in the TV series The Professionals?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Gordon Jackson.- Yes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35What name, meaning self boil in Russian, is given to an often
0:14:35 > 0:14:39elaborately decorated metal urn used to boil water to make tea?
0:14:39 > 0:14:40- Samovar.- Yes.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Who created Dr Dolittle and tried to strand him on the moon
0:14:42 > 0:14:45when he tired of writing about him?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Pass.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Which Spanish artist painted Science And Charity in 1897
0:14:49 > 0:14:51when he was about 15 years old?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54His father, a professor of drawing modelled as the Doctor.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Picasso.- Yes.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Which Paralympian's real forename is Carys Davina
0:14:58 > 0:15:01although she is best known for the nickname derived from
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Tiny that was given by her sister?
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Pass.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Who directed the first Alien film released in 1979?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11He also directed Prometheus in 2012 and Alien Covenant in 2017.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Ridley Scott.- Yes.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16In which present North African country is the town of Silene
0:15:16 > 0:15:20where St George in one version of the story slew the Dragon?
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Libya.- Yes.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23In the 1840s, Hector Berlioz wrote admiringly
0:15:23 > 0:15:25about a newly-invented instrument that has since become
0:15:25 > 0:15:27particularly associated with jazz, what instrument?
0:15:27 > 0:15:28BEEPING
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Saxophone.- Is correct.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31You had three passes,
0:15:31 > 0:15:36that Paralympian who was nicknamed Tiny, Tanni Grey-Thompson.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Yes, that's how she's now known.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Hugh Lofting created Dr Dolittle
0:15:41 > 0:15:43and wanted to get rid of him on the moon.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47And roses get their name because of a popular drink, tea roses. Hybrid teas.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51There we are, Neil, you have 18 points.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Now, Tim again, please.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07You also start out with six points, Tim, and 18,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10as we speak, is the score to beat.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14So let's see how you do with your two minutes of General Knowledge, here we go.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16In which English castle is Queen Mary's Dolls' House kept?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Sandringham.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Windsor.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22What stringed musical instrument does Kermit the Frog usually play?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- Banjo.- Yes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Which fictional detective said, "It's quite a three-pipe problem
0:16:27 > 0:16:29"and I beg that you won't speak to me for 50 minutes."
0:16:29 > 0:16:30- Sherlock Holmes.- Yes.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33The Iron Gates Gorge that forms part of the border between Serbia
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and Romania lies on which major European river?
0:16:36 > 0:16:37- Danube.- Yes.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40In what 1976 film did Jessica Lange say, "Please put me down,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42"you goddamn chauvinist pig ape"?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Postman Always Rings Twice.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- King Kong!- Oh!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Which song by Phil Collins gave him his first singles chart
0:16:47 > 0:16:51entry as a solo artist, it reached number two in February 1981?
0:16:51 > 0:16:52- In The Air Tonight.- Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55The name of what confection consisting of thin layers of
0:16:55 > 0:16:58puff pastry filled with jam and cream is French for 1,000 leaf?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- Millefeuille.- Yes.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02What term for the examination of a dead body to establish
0:17:02 > 0:17:05the cause of death literally means "after death" in Latin?
0:17:05 > 0:17:06- Postmortem.- Yes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08In maths, what is the general term for a plain figure with
0:17:08 > 0:17:11straight sides, especially one with more than four?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Er...parallelogram.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Polygon.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17In which European country were the secret police known as OVRA
0:17:17 > 0:17:19formed in 1927?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The initials stand for the vigilant repression of anti-Fascism.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Russia?
0:17:23 > 0:17:24Italy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Which British female tennis player born in Australia to Hungarian
0:17:27 > 0:17:30parents entered the world's top 10 in October 2016?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Johanna Konta.- Yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Which day of the week is known in German as Dienstag
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and Italian as Martedi?
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Er, Thursday?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Tuesday.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Who's 1987 Booker prize-winning novel Moon Tiger was based
0:17:42 > 0:17:45partly on her experiences of living in Egypt where she was born
0:17:45 > 0:17:46and spent her childhood?
0:17:46 > 0:17:47- Penelope Lively.- Yes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, a descendant of Aeneas
0:17:50 > 0:17:53and an exile of Troy called Brutus is the legendary first
0:17:53 > 0:17:56king of a country and the founder of its people, which country?
0:17:56 > 0:17:57- Britain.- Yes.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Which former Olympic medal winning swimmer joined the television
0:18:00 > 0:18:04series Gladiators in 1995, using the name Amazon?
0:18:04 > 0:18:05- Sharron Davies.- Yes.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07What term of American origin is applied to
0:18:07 > 0:18:10people in non-manual work, especially clerical or
0:18:10 > 0:18:13managerial jobs where a certain formality of dress is required?
0:18:13 > 0:18:14- White collar.- Yes.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16BEEPING Who stars as the English aristocrat
0:18:16 > 0:18:18John Morgan who is captured by Native Americans
0:18:18 > 0:18:23and adopts their way of life in the 1970 film A Man Called Horse?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Richard Harris.- Is correct.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27No passes, Tim, you have 18 points.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39And now, Ian again, please.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You, Ian, start out with 10 points.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47The score to beat his 18 so here we go with your General Knowledge.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49What name is given to the second
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and smaller of the two major parts of the Bible?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- The New Testament.- Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55In what event did Tessa Sanderson
0:18:55 > 0:18:58win the Olympic Gold Medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Games
0:18:58 > 0:19:00while her rival Fatima Whitbread won the bronze?
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Discus.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Javelin.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Who had her first UK top 10 hit in 1973
0:19:05 > 0:19:07with Killing Me Softly With His Song?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- Roberta Flack.- Yes.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12What name of French origin is often used generically for clear
0:19:12 > 0:19:15orange flavoured liqueurs such as Cointreau and Curacao?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Erm...liqueurs?
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Triple sec.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23What name that means "the path that leads to the watering place"
0:19:23 > 0:19:25in Arabic is given to the body of law that governs Islam?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Erm...the Koran.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Sharia.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32What term that means beautiful singing describes the Italian
0:19:32 > 0:19:35vocal style of the 17th to 19th centuries?
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- Bel Canto.- Yes.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Angela Merkel and Theresa May's
0:19:38 > 0:19:39fathers both had what occupation?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Erm, doctor?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Clergyman.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44The Second Punic War with Rome was provoked by a Carthaginian
0:19:44 > 0:19:46general's capture of Saguntum
0:19:46 > 0:19:49on the east coast of the Iberian peninsula in 219BC.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Which general?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Hannibal.- Yes.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54What name of old French origin is given to the small bouquet
0:19:54 > 0:19:57worn by women in the bodice or lapel of a dress?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Erm...
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Pass.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Who received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her
0:20:04 > 0:20:07performance in the title role of the 1980 film Private Benjamin?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Goldie Hawn.- Yes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Chittagong is the major seaport
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and second-largest city of which country?
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Burma.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14Bangladesh.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17In computing, what type of file that contains several files
0:20:17 > 0:20:21in compressed form shares its name with a type of fastener?
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- Zip.- Yeah.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26At the start of a novel by George Orwell that satirises
0:20:26 > 0:20:28the Russian Revolution, Mr Jones is chased off his property
0:20:28 > 0:20:30by its inhabitants, what novel?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- Animal Farm.- Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33What specifically did the businessman James Goldsmith say
0:20:33 > 0:20:35is created when you marry your mistress?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Chaos.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38A job vacancy.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Who Do You Think You're Kidding Mr Hitler, sung by Bud Flanagan
0:20:42 > 0:20:44and played by the band of the Coldstream Guards
0:20:44 > 0:20:47is the theme song to which television comedy series?
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- Dad's Army.- Yes.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Which critic and biographer published a twice weekly..
0:20:50 > 0:20:52BEEPING
0:20:52 > 0:20:54...periodical called the Rambler between 1750 and 1752?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57He described it as pure wine compared with his other works
0:20:57 > 0:20:59that were wine and water.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Johnson.- Yeah, Dr Samuel Johnson.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07One pass, that name given to the small bouquet worn by women -
0:21:07 > 0:21:08corsage.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Oh!- I know.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I know, however, you are ahead of the field at the moment, Ian,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15you have 19 points.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And now Michael again, please.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30You start out with 11 points.
0:21:30 > 0:21:3419, as we say, is now the score to beat so here we go.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Which singer named a private jet Lisa Marie after his daughter?
0:21:37 > 0:21:38- Elvis.- Yes.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41The Dreaming or Dreamtime is the English name given to the
0:21:41 > 0:21:43beliefs of which indigenous people?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- Aborigines.- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Which 1922 poem by TS Eliot consists of five parts,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50the Burial Of The Dead, A Game Of Chess, The Fire Sermon,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Death By Water and What The Thunder Said?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- The Waste Land.- Yes.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57The fish whose tails used to be eaten as scampi substitute is
0:21:57 > 0:21:58usually sold under what name?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- Catfish.- Monkfish.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Which actor best known for the title role in the film
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Ferris Bueller's Day Off married the Sex And The City
0:22:06 > 0:22:08star Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09- Matthew Broderick.- Yes.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11In which indoor sport which became an Olympic
0:22:11 > 0:22:14event in 2000 Sydney did Bryony Page become Britain's first
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Olympic medallist when she won silver in Rio?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Judo.- Trampolining.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Who was the only member of the so-called Three Tenors who
0:22:22 > 0:22:23was not born in Spain?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24- Bocelli.- Pavarotti.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27What is usually housed in a tower known as a campanile?
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- Bells.- Yes.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32The aphelion is the name given to the point in the orbit
0:22:32 > 0:22:35of a planet or comet at which it is furthest from what?
0:22:35 > 0:22:36- The sun.- Yes.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38What town, a former iron and steel-making centre that
0:22:38 > 0:22:41stands on the south side of the Tees estuary has the famous
0:22:41 > 0:22:45transporter bridge that carries road vehicles across the river?
0:22:45 > 0:22:46- Gateshead.- Middlesbrough.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Which birds make a sound generally known as honking
0:22:49 > 0:22:52as a means of communication as they fly often in a V-shaped formation?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- Geese.- Yes.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57What was the name of the liberal reformist Democrat candidate
0:22:57 > 0:23:01who was beaten by Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election?
0:23:01 > 0:23:02- George McGovern.- Yes.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05True was the title of both the only album and single to top the UK
0:23:05 > 0:23:07charts for which '80s group?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Erm...Spandau Ballet.- Yes.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13What term is commonly used for a person who gained illegal access to
0:23:13 > 0:23:17a computer system or network usually with malicious or criminal intent?
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- Hacker.- Yes.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20The solicitor's daughter Lucy Honeychurch is
0:23:20 > 0:23:23the heroine of the 1908 novel by EM Forster later
0:23:23 > 0:23:26made into an Oscar-nominated film, what's it called?
0:23:26 > 0:23:27- Room With A View.- Yes.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Which German city's Gothic cathedral that was badly
0:23:29 > 0:23:33damaged during the Second World War was the world's tallest building
0:23:33 > 0:23:35at the time of its completion in 1880?
0:23:35 > 0:23:36- Cologne.- Yes.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37BEEPING
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Out of time, but only just. Michael, no passes. 23 points.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54And finally, Maggz again, please.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59And you start out with 12 points, but now the score to beat
0:23:59 > 0:24:03if you're to get to the grand final is 23.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Let's see if you can do it with two minutes of General Knowledge,
0:24:06 > 0:24:07here we go.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Gateleg, console and drop-leaf are all types of what item of furniture?
0:24:10 > 0:24:11- Table.- Yeah.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Who was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role
0:24:14 > 0:24:16as the young Rose Dewitt Bukater in Titanic?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17- Kate Winslet.- Yes.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21In meteorology, what was once expressed in inches of mercury
0:24:21 > 0:24:23but is new more usually in millibars?
0:24:23 > 0:24:24- Pressure.- Yes.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26What famous piece of travel advice did the American newspaper
0:24:26 > 0:24:29editor Horace Greeley reportedly give to a young man in 1850?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33He added that he should grow up with the country.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Go west, young man.- Yes.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39The original members of an institution founded in 1760
0:24:39 > 0:24:41included two women, the painters Angelika Kaufmann
0:24:41 > 0:24:43and Mary Moser, which institution?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Royal Institution.- Royal Academy.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Which Hungarian-born composer wrote the music for the ballet
0:24:47 > 0:24:48The Wooden Prince and
0:24:48 > 0:24:51the pantomime called the Miraculous Mandarin?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Tchaikovsky.- Bartok.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55In Britain, sprue is the early pickings
0:24:55 > 0:24:57of a much-prized seasonal vegetable, what vegetable?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Rhubarb.- Asparagus.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Which Labour politician headed
0:25:03 > 0:25:06the National Government of Britain from 1931 until '35?
0:25:06 > 0:25:07- Churchill. - James Ramsay MacDonald.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Whose 2016 novel, Different Classes, the third of a psychological
0:25:11 > 0:25:14thriller set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Malbry?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- Joanna Trollope.- Joanna Harris.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21In 2003, the lawyer Shirin Ebadi became the first female Muslim and
0:25:21 > 0:25:25the first Iranian to be awarded a Nobel prize - in which category?
0:25:26 > 0:25:27- Peace?- Yes.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30In the 1933 film, I'm No Angel, who plays a circus performer who
0:25:30 > 0:25:34says, "When I'm good, I'm very good but when I'm bad, I'm better."
0:25:34 > 0:25:35- Mae West.- Yes.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38The mountainous plateau region of south-central France
0:25:38 > 0:25:41whose highest peaks are the Puy de Sancy and the Plomb du Cantal
0:25:41 > 0:25:42is known by what name?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Chamonix.- Massif Central.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Ana Matronic is the only female member of a pop bands who performed
0:25:51 > 0:25:52in New York in 2001, which band?
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Scissor Sisters.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Of what beings are Oberon and Titania the king and queen
0:25:56 > 0:25:58in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream?
0:25:58 > 0:25:59- Fairies.- Yes.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01What indoor racket sport is generally considered to have
0:26:01 > 0:26:04originated at Harrow School in the mid-19th century?
0:26:04 > 0:26:05- Badminton.- Squash.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07What term, that comes from the Sanskrit for "actions", is...
0:26:07 > 0:26:08BEEPING
0:26:08 > 0:26:11..used in Indian religions and philosophies for the principle that
0:26:11 > 0:26:15good or bad deeds determine a person's future existence?
0:26:15 > 0:26:16- Zen?- Karma.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Karma.- Yeah.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19It could have been Zen, couldn't it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Anyway, Maggz, 20 points.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Well, there it is.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36We have a clear winner. Let's have a look at all the scorers.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40In joint fourth place, 18 points apiece, Neil and Tim.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Third place, 19 points, Ian.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Second place, 20 points, Maggz.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48First place, 23 points, Michael.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Which means of course that Michael goes through to the grand final.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Congratulations to him.
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