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The first contender in the black chair tonight is Sarah Jane Bodell, | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
a web developer from Coventry. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
She's answering questions on the sitcom Peep Show. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:33 | |
Don Crerar is a retired computer programmer from Hampshire. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
His specialist subject - the Nazi architect Albert Speer. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:41 | |
Next, Kyle Nagendra. He's a GP from West Sussex. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
His subject - the X-Men films. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
Shahab Mossavat is a company director from London, | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
and he is answering questions on Henry III. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
And Ailsa Watson, an administrator from Renfrewshire, | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
on the Jack Parlabane novels by Christopher Brookmyre. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
Hello, and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys, | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
and this really is television's toughest quiz. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
No conferring, no team members to chip in, they are on their own. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
Just one contender and the clock. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:23 | |
90 seconds on a specialist subject, two minutes of general knowledge, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:28 | |
and the prize tonight is the last place in the grand final. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
So let's have our first contender, please. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
-And your name is? -Sarah Jane Bodell. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
-Your occupation? -Web developer. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
-And your chosen subject? -Peep Show. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
In 90 seconds, starting now. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
In the sitcom Peep Show, two friends, | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
Mark Corrigan and Jeremy Usborne, live in a tower block in Croydon. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
What's its name? | 0:01:55 | 0:01:56 | |
Apollo House. | 0:01:56 | 0:01:57 | |
What important family occasion does Mark miss when he and Jeremy are | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
accidentally locked in Zara's apartment building? | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
His son's christening. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:04 | |
To which town does Jeremy go to buy bread made with spelt flour | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
in an attempt to prove he is worthy of Elena's love? | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
Hastings. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:11 | |
Super Hans' first name is revealed at his wedding to Molly. What is it? | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
Simon. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:16 | |
During his weekend away with Sophie, Mark finds Jeremy lying apparently | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
unconscious in front of the television. Which programme is on? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
Tenko. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:23 | |
Johnson orders Mark to fire Sophie, but just as he is about to do so, | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
she tells him what piece of big news? | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
She's pregnant. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:30 | |
What Christmas present does Mark give to Jeremy and Dobby, | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
having taken advantage of a two for one offer? | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
Kitchen tongs. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:36 | |
Mark returns to his old university looking for April who had served him in | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
a shoe shop, and whom he describes as having the magical combo of beauty | 0:02:39 | 0:02:43 | |
and low self-esteem. Which university is it? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
Dartmouth. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:47 | |
When Super Hans' marriage to Molly finally breaks up after she discovers he | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
and Jeremy had kidnapped April's husband Angus, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
Super Hans announces he is going to van it to where? | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
Moldova. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:58 | |
Macedonia. | 0:02:58 | 0:02:59 | |
According to Jeremy and Super Hans' manager Cally, what objects were | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
probably crafted by the ancient inhabitants of Atlantis and are powerful | 0:03:02 | 0:03:06 | |
centres of healing? In order to advance his relationship with her, | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
Mark has to pretend he believes this too. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
Crystal skulls. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:12 | |
While Jeremy is on jury duty, he swaps texts with the defendant and eventually | 0:03:12 | 0:03:16 | |
takes her back to the flat. What is her name? | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
Carla. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:19 | |
What does Jeremy write on Mark's eyelids to supposedly improve Mark's | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
chances with April, who is coming round for dinner? | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
They then discover that Jeremy had used a permanent marker. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
"I love you." | 0:03:30 | 0:03:31 | |
"I love you," is exactly what he had written. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
You have, Sarah Jane, 11 points. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
And our next contender, please. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
-And your name is? -Don Crerar. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
-Your occupation? -Retired computer programmer. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
-And your chosen subject? -Albert Speer. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
Albert Speer in 90 seconds. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:06 | |
Speer was a German architect and the Minister of Armaments and War Production | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
for Nazi Germany. In which large outdoor area in Berlin did he design | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
a theatrical display for the mass rally on 1st May 1933? | 0:04:13 | 0:04:18 | |
Temple Hof. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:19 | |
Speer was appointed as Hitler's chief architect after the sudden death | 0:04:19 | 0:04:22 | |
in January 1934 of the previous holder of the post. Who was he? | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
Troost. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:26 | |
To what post did Hitler appoint Speer on 30th January 1937 with | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
responsibility for reconstructing Berlin as the Fuhrer's dream capital, Germania? | 0:04:30 | 0:04:36 | |
General building inspector. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:37 | |
At which technical institute near Heidelberg did Speer begin his | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
architectural studies before he moved on to Munich and then Berlin? | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
Karlsruhe. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:45 | |
What was the name of the chief technical advisor and Speer's deputy in the | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
Armaments Ministry who reputedly tried to replace Speer while he was | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
hospitalised in 1944? | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
Saur. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:55 | |
At which castle did a British unit finally arrest Speer | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
on 23rd May 1945? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
Glucksberg. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:02 | |
Which British officer and future Conservative MP served the indictment | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
on Speer in October 1945? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
Airey Neave. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
What was the name of the US chief prosecutor who cross-examined Speer | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
in June 1946 at his trial for war crimes? | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
Jackson. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
What is the German title of Speer's memoirs published in 1969 and later published | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
in English as Inside The Third Reich, in which he | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
describes the Nazi leadership of Germany? | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
Erinnerungen. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:29 | |
Who was Speer's defence lawyer at his trial in Nuremberg | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
who helped him avoid the death penalty? | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
Flaechsner. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:35 | |
What was the name of the military prison in Berlin where Speer | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
served almost all of the 20 years sentence for war crimes? | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | |
Spandau. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:43 | |
Spandau is correct, as were all your other answers. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
You have 11 points. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
And our next contender, please. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
-And your name is? -Kyle Nagendra. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
-Your occupation? -GP. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:10 | |
-And your chosen subject? -The X-Men films. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
In 90 seconds, here we go. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
Bryan Singer directed the first two X-Men films, and returned to direct | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
another film in the franchise in 2014. Which one? | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
-Pass. -In X-Men 2, Bobby Drake's father asks Wolverine what subject he is | 0:06:24 | 0:06:29 | |
a professor of at the school for the gifted that their son attends. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
What does Wolverine reply? | 0:06:32 | 0:06:33 | |
Art. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:34 | |
What is the special power of Nightcrawler? | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
He uses it to get himself and Storm into Cerebro. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
He's a teleporter. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:40 | |
At the beginning of The Wolverine, Wolverine is being held in a Second World War | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
prisoner of war camp in which Japanese city? | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
Nagasaki. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:48 | |
In Logan, what is the name of the research company that has | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
set up a programme to develop a group of mutant children to use as weapons? | 0:06:50 | 0:06:54 | |
Transigen. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:55 | |
Who directed The Wolverine in 2013 and Logan in 2017? | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
James Mangold. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:00 | |
In Deadpool, what is the full mutant name of Colossus's young trainee who | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
has the power to detonate atomic bursts from a body? | 0:07:04 | 0:07:08 | |
Negasonic teenage warhead. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:09 | |
In X-Men Days Of Future Past, Wolverine is sent back to 1973 to stop Mystique | 0:07:09 | 0:07:14 | |
killing Dr Bolivar Trask and so prevent the creation of deadly mutant machines. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:19 | |
What are the machines called? | 0:07:19 | 0:07:20 | |
Sentinels. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:21 | |
In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Logan has to spar with the hugely overweight Fred Dukes | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
to find out if he knows where Victor is. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
What message is on the front of Duke's vest? | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
Pass. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:32 | |
The title character of the 2016 film Deadpool is the alter ego of | 0:07:32 | 0:07:36 | |
Wade Wilson. Who is he played by? | 0:07:36 | 0:07:37 | |
Ryan Reynolds. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
Laura shoots the Wolverine Logan lookalike clone X24 with a bullet made from | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
the only substance she could kill him with. What is it? | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
Adamantium. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:47 | |
Adamantium is correct. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:48 | |
You had two passes. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:49 | |
The message on Duke's vest was "save the whales". | 0:07:49 | 0:07:54 | |
And Bryan Singer directed the first two films, and returned to direct | 0:07:54 | 0:07:59 | |
X-Men: Days Of Future Past. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
You have scored, Kyle, nine points. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
And our next contender, please. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:16 | |
-And your name is? -Shahab Mossavat. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:23 | |
-Your occupation? -Company director. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
-And your chosen subject? -The life and reign of Henry III. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
Henry III in 90 seconds, starting now. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
In which city's Abbey was nine-year-old Henry crowned for the first time | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
in 1216? A second coronation took place at Westminster Abbey in 1220. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:39 | |
Gloucester. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:40 | |
Who was appointed official guardian of the young King Henry of the Kingdom in 1216 | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
till his death three years later? | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
William Marshall. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:46 | |
What position was held during Henry's reign by Hubert de Burgh, | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
Stephen de Seagrave, and Hugh Bigod? | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
They were essentially the King's chief adviser and deputy. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
Justiciar. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:55 | |
Who was the Bishop of Winchester who acted as Henry's personal tutor? | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
His feud with Hubert de Burgh led to divisions at Henry's court. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
Peter des Roches. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:03 | |
Whom did Henry marry in 1236? | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
Her relatives became powerful, which caused friction with the English barons. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
Eleanor of Provence. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:09 | |
At what royal palace was Henry staying in September 1238 when someone | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
tried to kill him? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:14 | |
Pembroke. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:15 | |
Woodstock. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:16 | |
Of which region in France was Simon De Montfort appointed governor in 1247? | 0:09:16 | 0:09:21 | |
Gascony. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:22 | |
In the 1250s, Henry agreed a deal with the Pope | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
that secured his son Prince Edmund the crown of a kingdom, | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
although he later had to ask the barons for money to pay for the deal. Which kingdom? | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
Sicily. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
Which document of June 1258 stated there should be three parliaments a year, and | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
saw the formation of a council of 15 members to reform the running of the realm? | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
The barons demanded the reforms in return for their support. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
Provisions of Oxford. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:44 | |
Henry renounced the Provisions, which prompted De Montfort to challenge him | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
at the Battle of Lewes in 1264. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
Henry supposedly gave his sword as a token of the surrender to one of | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
De Montfort's commanders. Who was he? | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
Despenser. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:55 | |
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
De Montfort ruled until 1265, when he was defeated at the Battle of Evesham. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
Who is said to have saved Henry's life at the Battle when he recognised him | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
on the battlefield, even though he was dressed in De Montfort's colours? | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
His son. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:09 | |
No, Roger of Leyburn. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
Shahab, you have eight points. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
And our final contender, please. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
-And your name is? -Ailsa Watson. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-Your occupation? -Administrator. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
And your chosen subject? | 0:10:32 | 0:10:33 | |
The Jack Parlabane novels of Christopher Brookmyre. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:35 | |
In 90 seconds, starting now. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
In Boiling A Frog, the journalist Jack Parlabane is sent to prison after he | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
was caught breaking into the headquarters of what church? | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
The Catholic Church. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:44 | |
Yes. The Scottish Catholic Church. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:46 | |
What is the name of the newspaper proprietor who is murdered with his wife | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
and bodyguards in Country Of The Blind? | 0:10:49 | 0:10:50 | |
Roland Voss. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:51 | |
Which Scottish university where he is also a rector does the sidekick | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
Gabriel Lafayette visit to give a performance in which he appears | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
to interact with the dead? | 0:10:57 | 0:10:58 | |
Kelvin University. | 0:10:58 | 0:10:59 | |
What is the name of Rory Glen's brother who is allowed to view Rory's collection | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
of photographs of celebrity women on his computer in Be My Enemy? | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
Finlay. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:08 | |
At what hotel does Parlabane's wife Sarah attend the surgical registrar's | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
Christmas party? It's always held there so that guests can book a room if they want to. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
The Edinburgh airport hotel - The Excelsior? | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
In Dead Girl Walking, Mairi Lafferty asks Parlabane to investigate the | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
disappearance of Heike Gunn. What band is Gunn a member of? | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
Savage Earth Heart. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
In Country Of The Blind, what name did the media give to the gang that includes | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
Robert Hannah, and is responsible for a series of country house break-ins? | 0:11:31 | 0:11:35 | |
The Robin Hoods. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:36 | |
What is the full name of Spammy, the former drug addict who says he produced | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
the first single for Heike Gunn's band? | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
Cameron Scott. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:43 | |
What disorder is named after Parlabane's cell-mate in E Hall and is | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
described to him as a total and chronic failure to take jail seriously? | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
Pass. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:52 | |
In Black Widow, Diana Jaeger goes with Peter Elphinstone on their first date | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
to see a tribute act to what band? | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
Blink-182. | 0:11:58 | 0:11:59 | |
In Quite Ugly One Morning, who receives three concurrent life sentences | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
after he is found guilty of hiring killers to murder his enemies? | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
Stephen Lime. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:07 | |
In Want You Gone, who gives the hacker Buzzkill access to the | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
RSGN bank computer systems after she is tricked into thinking she is speaking | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
on the phone to someone called Morgan Bell at corporate security? | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
Jane Dunwoodie. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
Sonia Donovan. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
One pass, Ailsa - that disorder named after Parlabane's cell-mate | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
is Mikebrigitis. You have scored ten points. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:12:30 | 0:12:32 | |
Well, a nice close round there. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
Let's have a look at all the scores. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
In fifth place with eight points is Shahab. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
In fourth place with nine points, Kyle. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
Third place with ten points, Ailsa. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
Joint first place with 11 points apiece, Sarah Jane and Don. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
And it is the general knowledge round now, and if there is a tie | 0:13:02 | 0:13:05 | |
at the end of it, then the number of passes is taken into account, | 0:13:05 | 0:13:08 | |
and the person with the fewer passes is the winner. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
If they are tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
so let us get on with it and ask Shahab to join us again, please. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
And you start off with eight points, Shahab. Plenty of time, | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
because there is two minutes for general knowledge, so here we go. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
What is the name of the lion in the Narnia novels whose | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
resurrection parallels that of Christ? | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
Aslan. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:33 | |
What is the title of the three-disc set that features covers | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
of classic American songs released by Bob Dylan in March 2017? | 0:13:36 | 0:13:39 | |
Lay Lady Lay. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:40 | |
Triplicate. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:41 | |
In which field of the arts is Britain's Rachel Whiteread particularly renowned? | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
Sculpture. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:46 | |
Differential and integral are two major forms of what branch of mathematics? | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
Algebra. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:50 | |
Calculus. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:51 | |
In which African capital city is the Shepheard's Hotel, | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
initially called the Hotel des Anglais when it opened in 1841? | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
It was at one time one of the most fashionable in the world. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
Casablanca. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:01 | |
Cairo. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:02 | |
In which 2016 film, directed and co-written by Fede Alvarez, | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
do three friends break into a blind man's house, expecting their burglary to be easy? | 0:14:05 | 0:14:09 | |
Up. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:10 | |
Don't Breathe. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
By what Germanic form of his forename is the composer born | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
Ferenc Liszt generally known? | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
Franz. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:18 | |
Which British king did the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
intend to blow up, along with his wife, elder son, | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
and both Houses of Parliament, on the 5th of November 1605? | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
James I. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:27 | |
In Richmal Crompton's Just William stories, | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
what is the name of William Brown's spoilt neighbour who threatens to | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
"scream and scream" until she's sick? | 0:14:32 | 0:14:34 | |
Dorothy? | 0:14:34 | 0:14:35 | |
Violet Elizabeth. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:36 | |
In finance, what word that now means to lend money at illegal or exorbitant | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
rates of interest originally meant the practice of money lending itself? | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
Usury. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:45 | |
Which senior Welsh rugby union side shares the Liberty Stadium with Swansea City FC? | 0:14:45 | 0:14:50 | |
Red Dragons? | 0:14:50 | 0:14:51 | |
The Ospreys. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:52 | |
What traditional story about the abduction of a town's children is related | 0:14:52 | 0:14:55 | |
in a poem by Robert Browning? | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
Hamelin. | 0:14:58 | 0:14:59 | |
No, The Pied Piper of Hamelin. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:00 | |
What popular Mexican dish consists of crisp pieces of tortilla typically | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
covered with melted cheese and jalapeno peppers? | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
It is thought to take its name from the man who invented it in the 1940s. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
Nachos. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:10 | |
The Sweeney is rhyming slang for which branch of the Metropolitan Police? | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
The CID. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:15 | |
The Flying Squad. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:16 | |
The extremely hardy Herdwick sheep is the native breed | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
in which English National Park? | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
The... | 0:15:21 | 0:15:22 | |
Peak District. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:23 | |
The Lake District. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:24 | |
What low-lying island in the Thames Estuary is separated from the Essex mainland | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
by a series of creeks that include Benfleet Creek and East Haven? | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
The Isle of Sheppey. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
Aha - Canvey. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:34 | |
-Oh! -Canvey Island. You had no passes, Shahab. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
-You have a total now of 14 points. -Thank you. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
And now Kyle again, please. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:48 | |
And you start out with nine points, Kyle. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Here we go. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
What is the name of the charge incurred by vehicles in London | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
that enter the zone indicated by a sign with a white C on a red circular background? | 0:16:00 | 0:16:05 | |
Congestion charge. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:06 | |
What completes the first line of Keats' poem To Autumn - | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
"season of mists and..."? | 0:16:09 | 0:16:10 | |
"Mellow fruitfulness". | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
Flores is the westernmost and Santa Maria the easternmost of a group of | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
Atlantic islands that lie about 1000 miles off the Portuguese coast. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
Which islands? | 0:16:18 | 0:16:19 | |
The Azores. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:20 | |
What type of short padded jacket often made of leather with a rib | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
trim got its name because it was originally worn by air crews during the | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
Second World War? | 0:16:26 | 0:16:28 | |
Bomber jacket. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:29 | |
Which group had a top ten hit in 1974 with the song Wall Street Shuffle? | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
10CC. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
What is the occupation of Robert Angier, played by Hugh Jackman, | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
and Alfred Borden, played by Christian Bale, | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
who are deadly rivals in the 2006 film The Prestige? | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
French. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:45 | |
They're illusionists. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:46 | |
Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif are among the principal cities of | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
which country? | 0:16:49 | 0:16:50 | |
Pass. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
What name that comes from the Latin for brother is given to a member | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
of certain Roman Catholic religious orders, | 0:16:54 | 0:16:56 | |
especially one of the mendicant orders? | 0:16:56 | 0:16:59 | |
Friars. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:00 | |
What is the name of the piece of wood on a stringed instrument that supports the | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
strings and transmits their vibrations to the belly of the instrument? | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
Sounding board. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:08 | |
The bridge. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:09 | |
Which country's international rugby union side are known as the Cherry Blossoms, | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
or more recently, as the Brave Blossoms? | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
Japan. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:15 | |
From 1378 to 1417, there were two Popes. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
One was based in Rome. In which city was the other based? | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
Avignon. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:21 | |
What name that comes from the Latin for wool is given to the | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
very fine downy hair that's found on the body of a foetus or a newborn baby? | 0:17:24 | 0:17:29 | |
Lanugo. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:30 | |
What former county in north-west England gives its name to a | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
type of long unlinked seasoned sausage commonly served coiled? | 0:17:32 | 0:17:36 | |
Cumberland. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:37 | |
Who plays the title character Harry Clayton, a brilliant but flawed | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
police officer given the power to control luck in the 2016 television series, | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
Stan Lee's Lucky Man? | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
James... | 0:17:50 | 0:17:51 | |
Pass. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:54 | |
What was kept in a building or vault known as a charnel house? | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
Bones. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
Yeah, bones or corpses, or human remains, whatever you like. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
As for your passes, you nearly got there when you said "James". | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
The chap who played Harry Clayton is James Nesbitt. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
Nesbitt! | 0:18:10 | 0:18:11 | |
Annoying, isn't it? And Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
are in Afghanistan. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
However, Kyle, you have a total now of 20 points. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:18:19 | 0:18:23 | |
And now Ailsa again, please. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
And you start out with ten points, Ailsa. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
The score to beat now is 20. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
So here we go - two minutes of general knowledge. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
Which Thames bridge has a central portion that can be raised to allow | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
ships to enter the Pool of London? | 0:18:44 | 0:18:45 | |
Tower Bridge. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:46 | |
Whose debut novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
is based on her early life being brought up by her Pentecostal adopted mother | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
to be a missionary? | 0:18:52 | 0:18:53 | |
Jeanette Winterson. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:54 | |
Mendoza Province is the principal wine-producing region | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
of which South American country? | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
Argentina. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:00 | |
What is the nationality of Valtteri Bottas, | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
who became Lewis Hamilton's team-mate for the 2017 Formula 1 season? | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
Italian. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:07 | |
Finnish. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:08 | |
What area of the moon was first photographed in 1959 by the Russian | 0:19:08 | 0:19:10 | |
spacecraft Luna 3? | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
The Sea of Tranquillity. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:13 | |
The Dark Side. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
Which French-born artist's work The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
is sometimes referred to as The Large Glass? | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
Degas. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:23 | |
Duchamp. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:24 | |
The body of which leader, originally embalmed to keep it intact for burial, | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
is on view in a mausoleum in Red Square? | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
Lenin. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:30 | |
What word, of old Norse origin, | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
is part of the name of England's highest mountain, | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
and means a hill or a stretch of barren moorland, | 0:19:34 | 0:19:36 | |
especially in the north of England? | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
Fell. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:39 | |
What name is given to the technique or practice of drawing maps or charts? | 0:19:39 | 0:19:42 | |
Cartography. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:43 | |
Who wrote the poem The Famous Tay Whale, with the opening lines, | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
"'Twas in the month of December, and in the year 1883, | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
"that a monster whale came to Dundee, | 0:19:50 | 0:19:51 | |
"resolved for a few days to sport and play"? | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
William McGonagall. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:55 | |
In physics, the Greek letter lambda is widely used to signify the | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
wavelength of an electromagnetic wave. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
What property is signified by the Greek letter nu? | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
Pass. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:06 | |
The unit of currency of which Asian Commonwealth country is the ringgit? | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
Malaysia. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
What insects that play a vital role in the pollination of plants have types | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
called carpenter, digger and mason? | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
Bees. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:18 | |
What is the name of the Sunderland-born singer who won the 2017 Brit Award | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
for Best British Female Solo Artist? | 0:20:22 | 0:20:24 | |
Ellie Goulding. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:27 | |
Emeli Sande. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:28 | |
Who directed the 2017 film Silence, set in the 17th century, in which | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan to try to locate their mentor? | 0:20:32 | 0:20:36 | |
Pass. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
What aria does the clown Canio sing at the end of Act One of the opera Pagliacci, | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
when he discovers his wife's infidelity but still has to dress for his performance? | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
Tears of a Clown. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:47 | |
It was Vesti la Giubba - On With The Motley! | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
Your two passes - Martin Scorsese directed Silence, | 0:20:52 | 0:20:56 | |
and in physics, the Greek letter nu means frequency. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:01 | |
There you go. Ailsa, you've now a total of 19 points. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
And now Sarah Jane again, please. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
And you start out with 11, and the score to beat is still 20. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:22 | |
So here we go. Two minutes of general knowledge questions. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:25 | |
Strawberry Fields Forever, which takes its name from a Salvation Army children's home | 0:21:25 | 0:21:29 | |
in Liverpool, was a hit for which band? | 0:21:29 | 0:21:31 | |
Beatles. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:32 | |
What name did the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli give to the vivid shade of pink | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
that she introduced and which became one of her signature colours? | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
Coral. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:39 | |
Shocking pink. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
Which American-born operatic soprano had the birth name of Kalogeropoulos? | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
She was one of the leading prima donnas of her day. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
Callas. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:46 | |
What name is given to the thick dark treacly substance | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
that's drained from cane sugar during refining, | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
and is used in a production of rum? | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
Sorghum. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:54 | |
Molasses. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:55 | |
Certain species of an evergreen tree are the sources of drugs known as | 0:21:55 | 0:21:58 | |
taxanes that have been used successfully in the treatment of some cancers. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
Which tree? | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-Fir. -Yew tree. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
Which moon of Jupiter is the second largest of the planet's known | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
satellites, and the most heavily cratered object in the solar system? | 0:22:08 | 0:22:11 | |
-Io. -Callisto. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:12 | |
What title, from a Latin word meaning sharer, | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
is traditionally given to the wife of a ruling monarch? | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
Erm... | 0:22:18 | 0:22:19 | |
Their partner. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
Consort. Which star of the silent cinema, | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
who was born Gladys Smith in Toronto, | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
was awarded at Best Actress Oscar | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
for her role in the 1929 film Coquette? | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
It was her first talking film. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:33 | |
-Pickford. -Yes, Mary Pickford. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
The name of which Sussex racecourse's summer festival | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
is often prefaced by the adjective glorious? | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
-Newmarket. -Goodwood. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
Which northern English port city claims | 0:22:43 | 0:22:45 | |
to have the oldest Chinatown in Europe? | 0:22:45 | 0:22:47 | |
-Liverpool. -Yeah. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:48 | |
The nephew and adopted son of the Emperor Tiberius was a popular | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
and successful general. By what name is he known? | 0:22:51 | 0:22:53 | |
-Marcus Aurelius. -Germanicus. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:55 | |
Which media mogul did Mick Jagger's former wife Jerry Hall marry | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
in London in March 2016? | 0:22:59 | 0:23:00 | |
-Murdoch. -Yeah. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:02 | |
The city of Baku, that lies on the western shore of Caspian Sea, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
is the capital of which country? | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
-Azerbaijan. -Yes. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:07 | |
What is the name of the Scottish group who topped the UK album charts | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
with The Man Who in 1999, and with The Invisible Band in 2001? | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
-The Smiths. -Travis. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
The mystery of the disappearance of a crime writer in December 1926 was | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
solved 11 days later when she was found in a Harrogate hotel, | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
living under the name of her husband's mistress. Which writer? | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
-Christie. -Yeah. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:26 | |
The lives of members of a North American Christian sect noted for | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
their plain living are governed by a largely unwritten set of rules known | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
as the Ordnung. Which sect? | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
Erm... | 0:23:37 | 0:23:38 | |
-Amish. -Yes, it is correct! | 0:23:40 | 0:23:42 | |
No passes, Sarah Jane. You have 19 points. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
And, finally, Don again, please. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
And you start out with 11 points. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
The score remains - the score to beat, that is - 20. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
So here we go. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:10 | |
What is the name of the controversial tennis champion | 0:24:10 | 0:24:12 | |
who was known for outbursts such as "You cannot be serious!" | 0:24:12 | 0:24:15 | |
-McEnroe. -Yeah. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
Rimsky-Korsakov based an opera on the unfounded belief that the | 0:24:17 | 0:24:20 | |
Italian composer Antonio Salieri | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
tried to poison a fellow composer. Which composer? | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
-Mozart. -Yeah. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:25 | |
In a 2008 animated film, what is the name of the small waste-collecting | 0:24:25 | 0:24:29 | |
robot in the distant future who inadvertently embarks | 0:24:29 | 0:24:33 | |
on a space journey that will decide the fate of mankind? | 0:24:33 | 0:24:35 | |
-WALL-E. -Yes. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:37 | |
Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley | 0:24:37 | 0:24:38 | |
is one of the highest peaks in which continent? | 0:24:38 | 0:24:40 | |
-Australia. -Africa. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:41 | |
What name did Edwin Land give to the inexpensive plastic material | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
he invented that is used in sunglasses? | 0:24:45 | 0:24:47 | |
It transmits light waves, vibrating only in one direction, | 0:24:47 | 0:24:51 | |
and so cuts down glare. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:52 | |
Pass. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:54 | |
Giles Winterbourne and Grace Melbury are among the principal | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
characters in which Thomas Hardy novel first published in 1887? | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
-Under the Greenwood Tree. -The Woodlanders. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:02 | |
Which popular mass-produced car was available from 1908 in a range of | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
colours, but was later famously available only in black? | 0:25:06 | 0:25:08 | |
-Model T Ford. -Yes. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
Whose first senior medal in a major championships was the bronze in the | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
heptathlon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne? | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
-Jessica Ennis-Hill. -Correct. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:18 | |
London, Crown Bob, | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
and Lancashire Lad are red skin varieties | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
of a soft fruit traditionally used in crumbles | 0:25:22 | 0:25:24 | |
and made into fools. What fruit? | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
-Apple. -Gooseberry. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:27 | |
Which duo got to number two in the UK singles chart in 1974 | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
with I'm Leaving It All Up To You? | 0:25:31 | 0:25:33 | |
They're part of a famous family. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
Pass. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:36 | |
What was the name of the noted Roman historian, born in 56 AD, | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
who married the daughter of the statesman and soldier Agricola? | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
-Tacitus. -Correct. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:43 | |
What items of nightwear take their name | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
from the Persian for leg garment? | 0:25:45 | 0:25:47 | |
-Kaftan. -Pyjamas. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:49 | |
What did the C stand for in the name of the poet | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
usually referred to as C Day-Lewis? | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
-Cecil. -Yes. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:55 | |
Which common small British bird is often referred to | 0:25:55 | 0:25:58 | |
as the hedge sparrow, even though it is not a true sparrow at all? | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
-Dunnit. -Dunnock. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
Which French king was portrayed | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
by the English actor George Blagden in the | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
2015 BBC period drama Versailles? | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
-Louis XIV. -Is correct. And your time is up. Two passes. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:14 | |
The duo that got to number two with that song - | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
Donny and Marie Osmond. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
And Edwin Land - the man of the Polaroid. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
Yeah, there we are. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:24 | |
Don, 19 points. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:26 | |
Well, that was really close. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:42 | |
Let's have a look at all the scores. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:43 | |
In fifth place, 14 points, Shahab. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
Joint second place, 19 points apiece, Sarah Jane, Don and Ailsa. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:52 | |
In first place, with 20 points, Kyle. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:56 | |
And that means that Kyle takes the last place in the grand final. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:12 | |
Congratulations to him, | 0:27:12 | 0:27:13 | |
and if you would like to be a contender in the next series, | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
do go to our website, bbc.co.uk/mastermind. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
And you can follow us on Twitter, @mastermindquiz. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
And do join us again next time for more Mastermind. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
Thanks for watching. Goodbye. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:27 |