0:00:25 > 0:00:27First in the spotlight tonight is Michael Clark,
0:00:27 > 0:00:29a charity worker from Angus.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31His specialist subject, Elvis Presley.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Sarah Elder is a finance manager from the Isle of Man.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40She's answering questions on the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Ian Slater, a retired insurance broker from Staffordshire.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47His subject, Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And Philip Isaac, a tutor from Cornwall.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54He's answering questions on the sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56APPLAUSE
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Hello and welcome to Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Tonight, four contenders face what is probably
0:01:07 > 0:01:10television's most demanding test of memory.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13It's not just having to remember what they've been swotting up
0:01:13 > 0:01:16over the past few weeks for their specialist round
0:01:16 > 0:01:18but having to dig deep into their memory banks
0:01:18 > 0:01:19for the general knowledge round.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22The first two minutes, and then two and a half.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27So, let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36And your name is?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Your occupation?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39And your chosen subject?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Elvis Presley in two minutes. Starting now.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46What is the name of the famous mansion outside Memphis
0:01:46 > 0:01:49that Presley bought in 1957 for just over 100,000?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51It's now a museum.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Graceland.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Who became Presley's manager in the mid-'50s?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56His contract reputedly gave him
0:01:56 > 0:01:5825% of Presley's earnings.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Tom Parker.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Which gospel song that was a hit in the 1950s
0:02:02 > 0:02:04for The Orioles gave Presley a UK number one
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and a US number three hit in '65?
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Crying In The Chapel.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Who was the Memphis DJ
0:02:09 > 0:02:12who interviewed a nervous teenage Presley
0:02:12 > 0:02:14for the Red Hot & Blue show in '54?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Dewey Phillips.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17At which military base in Texas
0:02:17 > 0:02:20did Presley begin basic training in March '58
0:02:20 > 0:02:22after he was inducted into the army?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Fort Hood. - With which song,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26written by fellow rock and roll singer Carl Perkins,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30did Presley reach number nine in the UK charts in June '56?
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Blue Suede Shoes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Who was the country music guitarist
0:02:33 > 0:02:36who played acoustic guitar on Presley's recording
0:02:36 > 0:02:38of Heartbreak Hotel in January '56?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Scotty Moore. - Chet Atkins.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Presley's induction into the US army was deferred for 60 days
0:02:44 > 0:02:46to allow him to complete a film set in New Orleans.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Which film?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49King Creole.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Presley made his final live stage appearance on 26 June 1977
0:02:53 > 0:02:57at the Market Square Arena two months before his death
0:02:57 > 0:02:58in which city?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Indianapolis.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Who was the lead guitarist in Presley's first backing band
0:03:02 > 0:03:03with the bassist Bill Black?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05The three made many recordings together.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07That was Scotty Moore.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09In April '56, Presley signed a major deal
0:03:09 > 0:03:11with which film company?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- MGM.- Paramount.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15What's the name of Presley's girlfriend,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17who is said to have found him dead at his home
0:03:17 > 0:03:19on 16 August 1977?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Ginger Alden.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24In which '56 Civil War film, named after one of his hits,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27did Presley make his screen acting debut as Clint Reno?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Love Me Tender.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Presley sang two televised duets with Frank Sinatra
0:03:32 > 0:03:35in Miami on 26 March 1960
0:03:35 > 0:03:38for a special Welcome Home Elvis edition of Sinatra's
0:03:38 > 0:03:41ABC television show at which hotel?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- The Sand?- Fontainebleau.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Which Presley single... BEEP
0:03:44 > 0:03:45..was based on the Italian song
0:03:45 > 0:03:49O Sole Mio and became a huge hit for him in 1960?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50It's Now Or Never.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52It's Now Or Never, absolutely.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Michael Clark, no passes, you've scored 12 points.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Thank you very much.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58APPLAUSE
0:04:05 > 0:04:07And our next contender, please.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15And your name is?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Your occupation?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18And your chosen subject?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22The Glorious Revolution in two minutes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24In the Glorious Revolution, James II and VII was overthrown
0:04:24 > 0:04:27by his daughter Mary II and her husband William of Orange.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30What name is generally given to the proclamation
0:04:30 > 0:04:32on religious toleration that James reissued
0:04:32 > 0:04:34on 27 April 1688
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and ordered to be read in all churches?
0:04:37 > 0:04:38The Declaration Of Indulgence.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41After the birth of James' son in June 1688,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43it was widely rumoured that another baby
0:04:43 > 0:04:45had been smuggled into the Queen's delivery room
0:04:45 > 0:04:46inside of what?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47A warming pan.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50James fled England in December 1688
0:04:50 > 0:04:53and established a court in exile at which Palace near Paris?
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56What was the name of the Lord Chancellor
0:04:56 > 0:04:58who'd presided over the Bloody Assizes
0:04:58 > 0:05:00and was captured after James fled London
0:05:00 > 0:05:02but died in prison before he could be tried?
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Jeffreys.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05What's the name of the act stating that James,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07being a professed papist,
0:05:07 > 0:05:08has forfeited the Scottish Crown,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10the throne is become vacant?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12The Bill of Rights.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13The Claim of Right.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15The signatories of a letter sent to William
0:05:15 > 0:05:16on the 30th of June 1688
0:05:16 > 0:05:18pledging support if he invaded England
0:05:18 > 0:05:20are generally known by what nickname?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21The Immortal Seven.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Who was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in early 1687?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Tyrconnell.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29While James was in Salisbury with his army in November 1688,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32he was ill for several days with what condition?
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Nosebleed.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35What was the name of the English Admiral
0:05:35 > 0:05:36who had defected to William's side
0:05:36 > 0:05:39and was the nominal commander of the Dutch fleet
0:05:39 > 0:05:41during the invasion of England in 1688?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Russell.- Arthur Herbert.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46The conflict in Ireland ended in October 1691
0:05:46 > 0:05:48when a treaty was signed in which city?
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Limerick.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52James escaped from London in December 1688.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54What is he said to have thrown into the Thames
0:05:54 > 0:05:57in an attempt to disrupt the governance of the country?
0:05:57 > 0:05:58The Great Seal.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Who led an army of Highlanders that defeated a government army
0:06:01 > 0:06:03at the Battle of Killiecrankie?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Claverhouse.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Yes, John Graham, laird of Claverhouse.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09William's invasion of England was relatively bloodless,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12though dozens of troops were killed in a skirmish
0:06:12 > 0:06:14between his army and Irish dragoons
0:06:14 > 0:06:17in a Berkshire town in early December 1688. Which town?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Reading.- What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury
0:06:20 > 0:06:22who refused to officiate at the coronation of William and Mary...
0:06:22 > 0:06:24BEEP ..because it would violate
0:06:24 > 0:06:26his oath of allegiance to James?
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Sancroft.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Sancroft is correct, William Sancroft.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34Sarah, you had no passes, you have also scored 12 points.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36APPLAUSE
0:06:41 > 0:06:44And our next contender, please.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53And your name is?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Your occupation?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57And your chosen subject?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Ian, two minutes, starting now.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04The first three books in Asimov's Foundation series
0:07:04 > 0:07:06chronicled the downfall of an empire
0:07:06 > 0:07:09that stretches from one end to the other of which galaxy?
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Pass.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15What is the name of the branch of mathematics
0:07:15 > 0:07:16developed by Hari Seldon
0:07:16 > 0:07:18that can be used to predict the future?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Its development is the central theme of the Foundation series.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Psychohistory.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24At the end of Forward The Foundation,
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Hari Seldon is found dead,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27slumped over his desk at which university?
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Streeling.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Which major character in the series who rose from nothing
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and accumulated vast power uses the official title
0:07:33 > 0:07:35First Citizen of the Union?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36The Mule.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39What creatures, described as feathered flying fortresses,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42are traditionally hunted on Anacreon
0:07:42 > 0:07:44using air speedsters and needle guns?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Nyakbird.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Foundation And Earth begins on a planet
0:07:48 > 0:07:50where all memory and knowledge is shared
0:07:50 > 0:07:52among its flora, fauna and mineral matter.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53What is the planet called?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Gaia.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56In which sector of Trantor
0:07:56 > 0:07:58do the inhabitants wear white or grey robes
0:07:58 > 0:08:00when they're out in public?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Hari and Dors were each given one
0:08:01 > 0:08:03by the Raindrop sisters
0:08:03 > 0:08:04in Prelude To Foundation.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Mycogen.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07The opening part of Forward The Foundation
0:08:07 > 0:08:10is named after a First Minister of the Galactic Empire.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11What's he called?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Eto Demerzel.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15The Encyclopaedia Galactica describes a battle
0:08:15 > 0:08:18fought in year 377 of the Foundation era
0:08:18 > 0:08:21as the last one of consequence during the interregnum.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Which battle?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- The Great Sack. - Quoriston.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27What is the name of Hari Seldon's granddaughter,
0:08:27 > 0:08:28who devotes herself
0:08:28 > 0:08:30to her grandfather's psychohistory project
0:08:30 > 0:08:31as he grows old?
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Wanda.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33The Galactic Library is on a planet
0:08:33 > 0:08:36that was once the capital of the largest empire in history
0:08:36 > 0:08:37and, at its height,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39it was home to a city of over 40 billion people.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Which planet?
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Trantor.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44With what musical instrument does Magnifico play the tune
0:08:44 > 0:08:46that kills the Crown Prince of Neotrantor
0:08:46 > 0:08:47in Foundation And Empire?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49A Visi-Sonor.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52In Foundation And Earth, what position does Mitza Lizalor
0:08:52 > 0:08:55hold in the government of Comporellon?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Minister Of Transport.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59In Foundation's Edge, Trevise and Compor
0:08:59 > 0:09:00discuss the fact that the original
0:09:00 > 0:09:03uncompleted version of the Encyclopaedia Galactica...
0:09:03 > 0:09:04BEEP
0:09:04 > 0:09:05..is housed in a museum
0:09:05 > 0:09:07named after a former mayor of Terminus City.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Which museum?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Salvor Hardin Museum.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13That is correct. Just one pass.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The empire that stretches from one end to the other of the galaxy,
0:09:16 > 0:09:18the galaxy is the Milky Way. Ha-ha!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Which you knew, obviously.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Yeah, I know, weird, isn't it?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23First question, the black chair, all that.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Anyway, Ian, you've also got 12 points.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28APPLAUSE
0:09:36 > 0:09:37And our final contender, please.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50And your name is?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Your occupation?
0:09:54 > 0:09:55And your chosen subject?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00In two minutes, starting now.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02In the '70s sitcom,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Michael Crawford stars as Frank Spencer.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Who is credited as the sole writer,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08although Crawford provided some storylines?
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Raymond Allen.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Which composer wrote the theme music
0:10:11 > 0:10:12for Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14He used piccolos to spell out
0:10:14 > 0:10:15the programme title in Morse code.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Ronnie Hazelwood.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19No, Ronnie Hazlehurst.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20What is the name of the Spencers' dog
0:10:20 > 0:10:22that Frank takes in after it follows him home
0:10:22 > 0:10:24from the Golden Star takeaway?
0:10:24 > 0:10:25Columbo.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27When the employment officer Mr Bradshaw asks Frank
0:10:27 > 0:10:29about his education qualifications,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Frank responds that his only certificate
0:10:32 > 0:10:34is for swimming 25 yards using which stroke?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Breast.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37In The Hospital Visit,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40which actress plays Judy the greengrocer, who tells Frank,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42"You can't have six grapes, Mr Spencer,
0:10:42 > 0:10:43"we don't sell them separately"?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Elisabeth Sladen.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Frank's grandfather, played by Dick Bentley,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49wants him to take flying lessons and return with him
0:10:49 > 0:10:52to Australia to run what type of farm?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Sheep.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56In Father's Clinic, Frank is out of control on roller skates.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57What does he shout out to Betty
0:10:57 > 0:10:59as he ducks and passes and a lorry?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01"I've been articulated."
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Which television and radio personality
0:11:03 > 0:11:05interviews Frank and Betty
0:11:05 > 0:11:06after Frank is nominated
0:11:06 > 0:11:09for the DIY Man About The Home award?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10David Jacobs.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11In Learning To Drive,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Mr Finney is the exasperated driving instructor
0:11:13 > 0:11:15from which school of motoring?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Never Say Die.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Frank is rejected as Joseph in the nativity play
0:11:19 > 0:11:22because he was late on stage the previous year
0:11:22 > 0:11:24when the donkey did a whoopsie.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26What part is he asked to play at the last minute
0:11:26 > 0:11:28after Miss Pilbeam has taken ill?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- The angel. - Yes, the Angel of the Lord.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32What is the name of Frank and Betty's daughter
0:11:32 > 0:11:34who is born at the end of the second series?
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Jessica.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37When the Spencers visit the hi-tech home of Betty's brother,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Frank blocks the toilet with the head of a toilet brush.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42What does Betty think the brush is when she sees it?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Hedgehog.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45In the episode Cliffhanger,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47after Frank accidentally reverses
0:11:47 > 0:11:49a borrowed car onto a cliff edge,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52he tells Betty that he needs to reduce the car's weight
0:11:52 > 0:11:54by releasing what from the boot?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55A bag of fertiliser.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57How much money does the assessor
0:11:57 > 0:11:59for the Deep Pocket insurance company,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01played by Richard Wilson, offer the Spencers...
0:12:01 > 0:12:02BEEP
0:12:02 > 0:12:03..for their furniture
0:12:03 > 0:12:05after most of it is damaged in a house move?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06£40.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09£40 is exactly right.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13And, Philip, you have taken the lead with 13 points.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15APPLAUSE
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Well, what a close round that was. Let's have a look at all the scores.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Joint second place, 12 points apiece, Michael, Sarah and Ian.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42First place, 13 points, Philip.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44APPLAUSE
0:12:49 > 0:12:51So, it is the general knowledge round now -
0:12:51 > 0:12:53and if there's a tie at the end of it
0:12:53 > 0:12:55then the number of passes is taken into account,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and the person with the fewer passes is the winner -
0:12:58 > 0:13:02and if they are tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05So, let's get on with it and ask Michael to join us again, please.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11As with nearly all the others, you start out with 12 points, Michael,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14and you have two and a half minutes of general knowledge. Here we go.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15What method of cooking an egg
0:13:15 > 0:13:18involves cracking it into simmering water?
0:13:18 > 0:13:19- Boiling.- Poaching.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22The inhabitants of which capital city
0:13:22 > 0:13:23are known as Habaneros?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Er... Havana.- Yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Which artist's portrait of his mother
0:13:27 > 0:13:30is properly called Arrangement In Grey And Black No. 1?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Whistler.- Yep. What word for an unopened flower or leaf
0:13:33 > 0:13:36can also be applied to the rudimentary horn of an animal?
0:13:37 > 0:13:38- Bud?- Yes.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40What cabinet post was held by Tony Crosland
0:13:40 > 0:13:42during James Callaghan's administration?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44He died in office in February 1977
0:13:44 > 0:13:46and was succeeded by David Owen.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Chancellor of the Exchequer? - Foreign Secretary.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52The word ninja, adopted into pop culture in the late 1980s,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54comes from a martial art tradition belonging to which country?
0:13:54 > 0:13:55- Japan.- Yes.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Which Liverpool-born author has written several novels
0:13:58 > 0:14:00with an historical background
0:14:00 > 0:14:03including Every Man For Himself set on board the Titanic
0:14:03 > 0:14:06and Master Georgie set in the Crimean War?
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Pass.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10On which temperature scale is the difference between
0:14:10 > 0:14:12the normal boiling and freezing points of water 180 degrees
0:14:12 > 0:14:15with the freezing point at 32 degrees?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Kelvin?- Fahrenheit.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19What rocky island in Mount's Bay
0:14:19 > 0:14:21off the south coast of Cornwall
0:14:21 > 0:14:24was the home of the giant Cormoran in Celtic legend?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Er...
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Pass.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30One of the first works of which newly appointed poet laureate
0:14:30 > 0:14:33was Ode On The Death Of The Duke Of Wellington?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Wordsworth?- Tennyson.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37In 1993, Kim Campbell became the first female
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Prime Minister of which Commonwealth country?
0:14:40 > 0:14:41- New Zealand.- Canada.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Which Mexican revolutionary gave his name
0:14:43 > 0:14:46to the type of bushy, down-curving moustache
0:14:46 > 0:14:48that was fashionable in the late 1960s?
0:14:48 > 0:14:49- Zapata.- Yes.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51What was the single-letter title
0:14:51 > 0:14:53of the 1980s television science-fiction series
0:14:53 > 0:14:55in which the Earth was taken over
0:14:55 > 0:14:57by Nazi-like lizards from outer space?
0:14:57 > 0:14:58- V.- Yep.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00What football stadium is the home of Real Madrid?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04It was originally known as the Nuevo Estadio Chamartin
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and renamed in 1955
0:15:06 > 0:15:09after a former player and club president?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Bernabeu.- Yes. What 1971 film was the first
0:15:11 > 0:15:13to be directed by Clint Eastwood?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16He also starred in it as the DJ Dave Garver.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17- Play Misty For Me.- Yes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19What name that comes from the Yiddish for ring
0:15:19 > 0:15:22is given to a firm doughnut-shaped bread roll
0:15:22 > 0:15:24that is boiled before it's baked?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- Bagel.- Yep.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27What was the name of the British Foreign Secretary
0:15:27 > 0:15:28who said in August 1914,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30"The lamps are going out all over Europe.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33"We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime"?
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Lord Acton?
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Grey, Sir Edward Grey.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38The Spanish-born composer and conductor Pablo Casals
0:15:38 > 0:15:41was best known as a virtuoso on which stringed instrument?
0:15:41 > 0:15:42- Cello.- Yes.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Which Roman emperor attributed his conversion to Christianity...
0:15:45 > 0:15:47BEEP ..to divine visions
0:15:47 > 0:15:51he has before the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Constantine? - Yes, Constantine the Great.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56You had two passes.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Michael's Mount is the name of that rocky island in Mount's Bay
0:16:01 > 0:16:05and Beryl Bainbridge wrote Every Man For Himself, etc.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You have scored, Michael, 23 points.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11APPLAUSE
0:16:17 > 0:16:19And now Sarah again, please.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27And you, too, start out with 12. The score to beat - 23 points.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Here we go.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Which disaster began on the 2nd of September 1666
0:16:32 > 0:16:34in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane?
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- Fire of London.- Yes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38On which Mediterranean island is the Marivent Palace,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41the summer residence of the Spanish royal family?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Corsica?- Mallorca.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45What is the name of the bumbling prison warder
0:16:45 > 0:16:48played by Brian Wilde in the television series Porridge?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Grimes.- Mr Barrowclough.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52The male of which common American songbird
0:16:52 > 0:16:55has a crested head and bright red plumage?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Eagle.- A cardinal.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Which Australian-born artist was famous for his paintings
0:17:01 > 0:17:03inspired by his native country's history
0:17:03 > 0:17:05as well as his stage designs,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07especially for the Royal Opera house?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Cook.- Sidney Nolan.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Which glass and iron building was designed to house
0:17:12 > 0:17:14the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15- The Crystal Palace.- Yes.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17The Sally Lunn is a type of teacake
0:17:17 > 0:17:21particularly associated with which English city?
0:17:21 > 0:17:22- Bath?- Yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Which 19th-century American author is often credited
0:17:24 > 0:17:27with the creation of the first modern detective novel
0:17:27 > 0:17:29with The Murders In The Rue Morgue
0:17:29 > 0:17:31published first in 1841?
0:17:31 > 0:17:32- Poe?- Yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Va, Pensiero, also known in English
0:17:34 > 0:17:36as The Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves
0:17:36 > 0:17:40comes from the third act of which opera by Verdi?
0:17:40 > 0:17:41- Aida.- Nabucco.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43By what stage name is the soul singer
0:17:43 > 0:17:45born Joscelyn Eve Stoker better known?
0:17:45 > 0:17:50She rose to fame with her 2003 debut album The Soul Sessions.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Aretha Franklin.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Joss Stone.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Ulitsa Arbat, with its cafes, souvenir shops
0:17:56 > 0:17:57and street musicians
0:17:57 > 0:18:00is one of the most famous streets in which capital city?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Washington?- Moscow.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05What material, mainly used as a fastening,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08gets its name from an abbreviation of the French words
0:18:08 > 0:18:10for velvet and hooked?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- Velcro.- Yes. The criteria that define
0:18:12 > 0:18:14whether a country is eligible to join the European Union
0:18:14 > 0:18:16are named after the capital city
0:18:16 > 0:18:18in which they were agreed in 1993.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Which city?
0:18:20 > 0:18:21- The Hague?- Copenhagen.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Who won a best actress Oscar for her role
0:18:24 > 0:18:26as the mute bride of a New Zealand landowner
0:18:26 > 0:18:28in the 1993 film The Piano?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29- Holly Hunter.- Yes.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31What was the number of the last of the Apollo missions
0:18:31 > 0:18:33to land men on the moon?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34- 17.- Yes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37In tennis, who became the oldest man since Ken Rosewall
0:18:37 > 0:18:40in 1972 to win a Grand Slam singles title
0:18:40 > 0:18:42when he beat Rafael Nadal
0:18:42 > 0:18:45in the final of the 2017 Australian open?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- Djokovic?- Federer.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49The Pentland Hills extend in a south-westerly direction
0:18:49 > 0:18:51from the edge of which Scottish city?
0:18:53 > 0:18:54- Edinburgh.- Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Whose first book, The Gremlins, about a race of tiny people
0:18:56 > 0:18:59who live in RAF planes and cause all the troubles...
0:18:59 > 0:19:01BEEP ..experienced by pilots,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04is based on his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Roald Dahl? - Roald Dahl is correct.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08No passes, Sarah. You've scored 21 points.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11APPLAUSE
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And now Ian again, please.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24And hardly worth reminding you what you got,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26because everyone's got 12 up until this point.
0:19:26 > 0:19:3023 is, however, the score to beat, so here we go -
0:19:30 > 0:19:32two and a half minutes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Which famous French heroine was burned at the stake in Rouen
0:19:35 > 0:19:37in May 1431?
0:19:37 > 0:19:38- Joan of Arc.- Yes.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40What is the name of the spin-off programme
0:19:40 > 0:19:42to Strictly Come Dancing hosted by Zoe Ball
0:19:42 > 0:19:44that features interviews and training footage
0:19:44 > 0:19:47of the couples competing in the main Saturday night show?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- After The Waltz?- It Takes Two.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Who wrote the poem
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
0:19:54 > 0:19:55which begins with the line
0:19:55 > 0:19:58"Earth has not anything to show more fair"?
0:19:58 > 0:19:59- Thomas Gray?- Wordsworth.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01What general term is given
0:20:01 > 0:20:03to the many species of scaly reptile
0:20:03 > 0:20:04that typically differ from snakes
0:20:04 > 0:20:05in that they have four legs,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08movable eyelids and external ear openings?
0:20:08 > 0:20:09- Lizards?- Yes.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Hallux is the medical name for which of the toes?
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- Big toe.- Yes.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The 2008 book Monsters: How George Bush Saved The World
0:20:16 > 0:20:19And Other Tall Stories is by a cartoonist
0:20:19 > 0:20:20known for his grotesque portraits
0:20:20 > 0:20:22of politicians and other famous people.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Which cartoonist?
0:20:24 > 0:20:25- Gerald Scarfe?- Yes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Whose army gave Elvis Costello a UK number two hit
0:20:28 > 0:20:32in February 1979, his biggest UK singles chart success?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- Oliver's Army.- Correct.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Which work by Benjamin Britten illustrates the functions
0:20:36 > 0:20:37of various parts of the orchestra
0:20:37 > 0:20:39with variations on a theme of Purcell?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Pass.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46What 12 sided coin ceased to be legal tender
0:20:46 > 0:20:49in Britain on the 31st of August 1971?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Threepenny bit.- Yes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53What was the name of the Siberian peasant and mystic
0:20:53 > 0:20:55murdered in the St Petersburg Palace
0:20:55 > 0:20:59of Prince Felix Yusupov in December 1916?
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- Rasputin.- Yes.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03In Greek mythology, who was the wife of the musician Orpheus?
0:21:05 > 0:21:06- Eurydice.- Yes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08A chine is a term used in the Isle of Wight
0:21:08 > 0:21:10and certain south coast counties
0:21:10 > 0:21:12for what geographical feature?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Cliff?- A valley.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Tashkent is the capital of which
0:21:15 > 0:21:18former Soviet republic in Central Asia?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Moldova?- Uzbekistan.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24The Dust That Falls From Dreams, first published in 2015,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26is the eighth novel by a British writer
0:21:26 > 0:21:28whose surname reflects his Huguenot ancestry.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30What is his name?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Pass.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Norman Tebbit told the 1981 Conservative Party Conference
0:21:36 > 0:21:38in a speech made after the Brixton and Handsworth riots
0:21:38 > 0:21:41that his father, unemployed in the '30s, didn't riot.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43What did he say he did to find work?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- He got on his bike.- He did.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47What is the title of the film in which Sylvester Stallone
0:21:47 > 0:21:49originally played John Rambo?
0:21:49 > 0:21:50- First Blood.- Yes.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Who retired from Formula 1 motor racing
0:21:52 > 0:21:55five days after he won the world title for the first time?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Nico Rosberg.- Yes.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58What word is used in North America
0:21:58 > 0:22:02to describe an undertaker or funeral director?
0:22:02 > 0:22:03- Mortician.- Yes.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04The words of a song... BEEP
0:22:04 > 0:22:06..about a celebrated Cumbrian huntsman
0:22:06 > 0:22:08were written by his friend John Woodcock Graves.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10What was the huntsman's name?
0:22:12 > 0:22:13John Barleycorn?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Yeah, you'll be cross. It was John Peel.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17- Ah!- Two passes.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22The Dust That Falls From Dreams was written by Louis de Bernieres.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25And The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27that was that Benjamin Britten piece.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30You have, however, Ian, 24 points.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33APPLAUSE
0:22:40 > 0:22:44And finally, Philip again, please.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56And, Philip, you start out with 13 points.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58The score to beat now is 24
0:22:58 > 0:23:00if you are to get through to the semifinals.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Two and a half minutes of general knowledge. Here we go.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05In which famous work of children's literature
0:23:05 > 0:23:08does the heroine meet the Cheshire cat?
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Alice In Wonderland.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Yes, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14In astrology, what name of Greek origin
0:23:14 > 0:23:16is given to a map of the heavens at the time
0:23:16 > 0:23:17of a person's birth
0:23:17 > 0:23:20from which their future can supposedly be predicted?
0:23:20 > 0:23:21- Horoscope.- Yes.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24The initials RSI stand for which injury
0:23:24 > 0:23:26caused by the overuse of an action
0:23:26 > 0:23:27such as typing on a keyboard?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Repetitive strain injury.- Yes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Which Australian state capital
0:23:32 > 0:23:34lies at the head of Port Phillip Bay
0:23:34 > 0:23:36at the mouth of the Yarra River?
0:23:36 > 0:23:37- Sydney.- Melbourne.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39What name is given to the juvenile stage
0:23:39 > 0:23:42of newly hatched insects before they undergo metamorphosis
0:23:42 > 0:23:43such as a caterpillar
0:23:43 > 0:23:45in the life cycle of a moth or butterfly?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- Pupa.- Larva.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48What name is given to the full moon
0:23:48 > 0:23:51that falls nearest to the autumn equinox?
0:23:51 > 0:23:52- Harvest.- Yes.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The Flower Duet comes from an opera
0:23:54 > 0:23:57by Delibes first performed in 1883. Which opera?
0:23:57 > 0:23:58- Lakme.- Yes.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Which band from East Sussex named themselves
0:24:01 > 0:24:03after a childhood baby-sitter
0:24:03 > 0:24:06and had their first UK chart entry in February 2004
0:24:06 > 0:24:09with the number three hit Somewhere Only We Know?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Keane.- Yes.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton
0:24:13 > 0:24:16were both leading exponents of which artistic field?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17- Photography.- Yes.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19The northern part of the main island
0:24:19 > 0:24:21of the Outer Hebrides is known as Lewis.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23What is then more hilly southern part known as?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Pass.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27The spicy varieties of sausage called salami
0:24:27 > 0:24:29originated in which country?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Spain.- Italy.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33The Archbishop of which province
0:24:33 > 0:24:34has the title Primate Of All England?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Canterbury.- Yes.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Which courtier of Dionysus of Syracuse is said to have been
0:24:39 > 0:24:41seated at the banquet with a sword suspended
0:24:41 > 0:24:43over his head by a single hair
0:24:43 > 0:24:46to show the transitory nature of power?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47- Damocles.- Yes.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Who was shot and killed by Mark Chapman
0:24:48 > 0:24:51outside the Dakota building in New York
0:24:51 > 0:24:53on the 8th of December 1980?
0:24:53 > 0:24:54- Lennon.- Yes.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Which city near the Belgian border is the destination
0:24:57 > 0:25:01of an annual classic cycling race that starts north of Paris
0:25:01 > 0:25:02and is known as the Hell of the North
0:25:02 > 0:25:05because of its long stretches of cobblestones?
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Pass.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Seven Pillars Of Wisdom is an account of the Arab revolt
0:25:09 > 0:25:11against the Turks during the First World War.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Who wrote it and had to rewrite it
0:25:13 > 0:25:16after he lost the original manuscript on Reading station?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- TE Lawrence.- Yes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21What does the German British economist EF Schumacher
0:25:21 > 0:25:24say is beautiful in the title of his 1973 book
0:25:24 > 0:25:27where he questions the drive for ever increasing growth?
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Pass.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31The television series Our Friends In The North
0:25:31 > 0:25:32was mainly set in which city?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Newcastle.- Yes.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36How is the affordable care act... BEEP
0:25:36 > 0:25:40..signed into law in America in March 2010 popularly known?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- Obamacare.- Is correct.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44You had three passes, Philip.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48One of them was Small Is Beautiful, the EF Schumacher book.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51That city that's known as the Hell of the North
0:25:51 > 0:25:55because of its long stretches of cobblestones is Roubaix,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59and the southern part of the Outer Hebrides is known as Harris.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02You have scored, Philip, 26 points.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04APPLAUSE
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Well, a nail-biter to the end. Let's have a look at all the scores.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22In fourth place, 21 points, Sarah.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Third place, 23 points, Michael.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Second place, 24 points, Ian.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30First place, 26 points, Philip.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34APPLAUSE
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Well done.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48And that means, of course, that Philip is tonight's winner
0:26:48 > 0:26:50and he goes through to the semifinals.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Congratulations to him.
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