0:00:24 > 0:00:27The first contender in the black chair tonight is Ian Dunn,
0:00:27 > 0:00:29an editor from Stockton-On-Tees.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32He's answering questions on the Four Gospels.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Christine Quigley is a communications consultant from London.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Her specialist subject - Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam novels.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Next, Colin Atkin, a technical services specialist
0:00:43 > 0:00:47from Shropshire, who'll be answering questions on world flags.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And last in the spotlight, Simon Cottee,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54an accountant from Berkshire, on the colour films of Danny Kaye.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58APPLAUSE
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Hello and welcome to Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Four contenders, as always,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12one of whom might become the nation's Mastermind.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15The only obstacle in the way - some very tough questions,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18in a pretty intimidating environment.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20First, two minutes of questions on their specialist subject,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and then two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26So, let us have our first contender, please.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- And your name is?- Ian Dunn. - Your occupation?- Editor and critic.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- And your chosen subject? - The Four Gospels.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41The Four Gospels, in two minutes, starting now.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44At which village in Galilee is the Wedding Feast where Jesus
0:01:44 > 0:01:46miraculously changes water into wine?
0:01:46 > 0:01:47- Cana. - Yep.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50In Luke's Gospel, which other Apostle did Jesus send with
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Peter to prepare the Passover meal?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Andrew? - John.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58What was significant about the tunic worn by Jesus before the crucifixion, that caused
0:01:58 > 0:02:02the Roman soldiers to draw lots for it, thereby fulfilling a prophecy?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- It was untorn? - It was seamless.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Before he repents and returns to his father's house, the Prodigal Son
0:02:08 > 0:02:12squanders his wealth in wild living, and has to take a demeaning job to survive.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13What was it?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Herder of pigs. - Yeah, feeding the pigs.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Exactly how many fish were found in the net that Peter dragged ashore
0:02:18 > 0:02:21after the resurrection in John's Gospel?
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Erm...
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- 500? - 153.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27What is the name of the elderly, widowed prophetess who sees the baby Jesus
0:02:27 > 0:02:31in the Temple in Jerusalem and recognises his importance?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- Anna. - Yep.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35In Mark's Gospel, Jesus heals the blind beggar, Bartimaeus,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37after leaving which city?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38- Bethany? - Jericho.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42What nickname did Jesus give to his disciples, James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44according to Mark's Gospel?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45- Sons of Thunder. - Yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus condemns Capernaum, Bethesda, and which other city
0:02:50 > 0:02:52for not accepting his teachings?
0:02:52 > 0:02:53- Chorazin? - Yep.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57In a parable only found in Luke's Gospel, Jesus compares the rejoicing of God
0:02:57 > 0:03:02over one sinner who repents to a woman's recovery of which very small item?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Erm...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- A hairpin? - A lost coin.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08In chapter 3 of John's Gospel, to whom is Jesus speaking when he says,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11"Those who believe shall not perish, but have everlasting life?"
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Zechariah? - Nicodemus.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Jesus says in Matthew that the disciples would have been able to cure a sick boy
0:03:19 > 0:03:21who was possessed by a demon if their faith had been
0:03:21 > 0:03:24the size of a small object. What object?
0:03:24 > 0:03:25- Mustard seed. - Yep.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28According to the opening chapter of St Luke's Gospel, there was, in the days of
0:03:28 > 0:03:32King Herod, a certain priest named Zechariah, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33What was her name?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34- Elizabeth. - Yes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Immediately after the feeding of the 4,000, Jesus and his disciples get into a boat.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Matthew's Gospel says they were travelling to Magadan,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44but according to Mark's Gospel, what was their destination?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Capernaum?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49It was Dalmanutha, if I've pronounced that correctly.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Ian, no passes, you have scored seven points.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55APPLAUSE
0:04:01 > 0:04:03And our next contender, please.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- And your name is? - Christine Quigley.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Your occupation? - PR consultant.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- And your chosen subject? - Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam novels.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19In two minutes, starting now.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Which of the title characters in the first book of the dystopian MaddAddam trilogy creates a virus
0:04:23 > 0:04:26that wipes out nearly all of the Earth's human population?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Crake. - Yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32What is the name of the religion, led by Addam1, whose members teach a love of nature
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and all creatures, the danger of technology, and the avoidance of violence?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- God's Gardeners. - Yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Which church is run for profit by a minister known as The Rev
0:04:39 > 0:04:42who is thought to be the father of Addam1 and Zeb?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- The Church of PetrOleum. - Indeed.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47What name is given to the contest in which condemned criminals are set against
0:04:47 > 0:04:50each other with lethal weapons for the entertainment of others?
0:04:50 > 0:04:51- Painball. - Yes.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55In which corporation's compound does Crake conduct his genetic experiments,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57known as The Paradise Project?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Rejuvenescence. - Yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02What genetically modified creatures are developed at OrganInc Farms
0:05:02 > 0:05:05to grow multiple human organs?
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- Pigoons. - Yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09What derogatory name is given to the cities, and other areas outside the compounds
0:05:09 > 0:05:12of the industrial corporations? They are considered to be lawless.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Pleeblands. - Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Which liberal arts college for pupils with limited scientific ability was attended
0:05:18 > 0:05:22by Jimmy and Ren, and also Toby, who studied holistic healing there?
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- Martha Graham Academy. - Yep.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Which chess piece is used by Pilar and Zeb to smuggle toxic pills
0:05:27 > 0:05:30out of the Healthwiser Corporation compound?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- A white bishop. - Yes.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35What is the brand name of the coffee produced from genetically modified plants
0:05:35 > 0:05:37on which all the beans ripen at the same time?
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Protests against it led to riots with cafes looted and staff beaten to death.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43- Happy Cuppa. - Yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47What colour are the eyes of the humanlike creatures, developed in the Paradise Project,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49who are known as Crakers and survive the plague?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- Green. - Yep.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Jimmy's pet, Killer, was set free by his mother when she left the Healthwiser Compound.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57What kind of genetically modified creature was it?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- A racunk. - Yes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03An image of a famous painting on a website is used by Zeb and Addam1 as the location
0:06:03 > 0:06:07of a drop-box where they can secretly communicate with each other. Which painting?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Botticelli's Birth of Venus. - Yes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13In MaddAddam, which Craker child becomes Toby's companion,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15and acts as an interpreter between the humans and the pigoons?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Blackbeard. - Correct.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21What is the name of the corrupt organisation that began as a private security firm,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25but took control of law and order when the local police forces collapsed?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- The CorpSeCorps. - Absolutely right.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Christine, no passes, maximum score.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33You scored 15 points.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36APPLAUSE
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Well, our next contender, please.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- And your name is? - Colin Atkin.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Your occupation? - Technical services specialist.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- And your chosen subject? - World flags.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01World flags, in two minutes. Here we go.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03What is the name of the national flag of Denmark?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06It is widely considered to be the oldest flag in the world.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07- The Dannebrog. - Yep.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Which Pacific island republic has a flag with a coat of arms that features sugar cane,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14a coconut palm, a dove and a bunch of bananas, with a lion above them?
0:07:14 > 0:07:15- Fiji. - Yeah.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20What ancient mythological name is given to the two promontories of the Strait of Gibraltar,
0:07:20 > 0:07:24which are represented supporting the country's shield on the flag of Spain?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Pass.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30What UNESCO World Heritage site features on the flag of Cambodia?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- The Temple of Angkor Wat. - Yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35The flag of which Central American republic features the national motto,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39"Sub umbra floreo", meaning, "Under the shade I flourish"?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40- Belize? - Yes.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Tuvalu's national flag includes the Union Jack, and also features nine stars.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47What do the nine stars represent?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- The nine individual islands. - Yes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52The Mexican flag includes the nation's coat of arms at the centre,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54on which an eagle is perched on a cactus plant.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56What animal is the eagle clasping?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- A serpent. - Yeah, or a snake.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Which republic in the Caucasus adopted the so-called five cross flag
0:08:02 > 0:08:04on 14 January 2004?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Pass.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08What Korean name is given to the South Korean flag
0:08:08 > 0:08:11after its yin-yang symbol in the centre?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Taegak? - Yes, close enough. Taegeuk.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Which Gulf state's white and maroon flag is more than twice as wide as it is high?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Bahrain? - Qatar.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24From 1818 onwards, the addition of a stripe as well as a star for every new state
0:08:24 > 0:08:26was deemed impractical on the American flag.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28How many stripes are on it?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- 13. - Yes.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32The shield and two crossed spears on the flag of Kenya are depicted
0:08:32 > 0:08:35in three colours - black, white, and...?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Maroon? - Yes, red.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40The flag of Luxembourg is almost identical to that of a nearby country to the north.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Which country?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Denmark? - Netherlands.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49What was the name of the South American liberation leader, credited with the basic
0:08:49 > 0:08:52yellow, blue and red design on the flag of Venezuela?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53He died in 1816.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57HE SIGHS
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Pass.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Which country declared independence from Serbia in 2008, and adopted
0:09:02 > 0:09:06the flag that shows six white stars in an arc, above a golden map on a blue field,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10to represent its six major ethnic groups?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Montenegro? - Ah, close - Kosovo.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16You have three passes there, Colin.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19The name of the South American liberation leader
0:09:19 > 0:09:21was Francisco de Miranda.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26Georgia is the republic that adopted the so-called five crosses flag.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30And the Pillars of Hercules are those pillars representing,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34or rather supporting, the country's shield on the flag of Spain.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Colin, you have nine points.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38APPLAUSE
0:09:45 > 0:09:47And our final contender, please.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- And your name is? - Simon Cottee.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Your occupation? - I'm an accountant.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- And your chosen subject? - The colour films of Danny Kaye.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04The colour films of Danny Kaye, in two minutes, starting now.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07In which 1944 film does Danny Kaye play the character of Danny Weems?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09It was his first full-length feature.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10- Up In Arms. - Yep.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14In The Court Jester, which prospective husband, suggested by the King, is rejected
0:10:14 > 0:10:18by Princess Gwendolyn, who describes him as "grim, grisly, and gruesome"?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Sir Griswold. - Yep.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22In On The Riviera, how much is Kaye's character paid
0:10:22 > 0:10:27to attend a party and impersonate his lookalike, the aviator, Henri Duran?
0:10:27 > 0:10:28500.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31No, it was half a million francs.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33In White Christmas, Kaye and Bing Crosby lip-synch
0:10:33 > 0:10:37to a duet by Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in order to help the girls avoid arrest.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Which duet?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39- Sisters. - Yes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42In The Court Jester, when the King makes unwelcome advances to Maid Jean,
0:10:42 > 0:10:47she discourages him by saying she has an unpleasant disease. What disease?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Leprosy? - Breckenridge's Scourge.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Which musician plays himself in both The Five Pennies and A Song Is Born?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- Louis Armstrong. - Yes.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00In The Inspector General, Georgi is illiterate, and asks Yakov to read him a letter.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04What does Yakov tell Georgi that PS stands for?
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Pass.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Which band leader plays the role of Professor Magenbruch in A Song Is Born,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12alongside several famous musicians, who play themselves?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Billy Goodman. - Yep.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17In Knock On Wood, Kaye plays a ventriloquist who's being followed by agents
0:11:17 > 0:11:21because the blueprints for a secret weapon are hidden inside his two dummies.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22What is the weapon called?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Lafayette XV27. - Exactly.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28In The Court Jester, the King is a usurper, and the true King is a baby
0:11:28 > 0:11:31who has a birthmark that proves he is from the royal bloodline.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32What is the birthmark called?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- The Purple Pimpernel. - Yep.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37In The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Tubby Wadsworth gives Walter a book as a present.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40What does the book unexpectedly contain?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Pass.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Which choreographer directed Merry Andrew, in which Kaye plays an English schoolmaster,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48who leaves to become a circus clown?
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- Michael Kidd? - Yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Kaye plays Hans Christian Andersen, who distracts the children of Odense from
0:11:53 > 0:11:55going to school by telling them stories.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56What is Andersen's trade in the film?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- He's a cobbler. - He is.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Who was originally selected to direct The Madwoman Of Chaillot, but left
0:12:02 > 0:12:04the project shortly before filming started?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06He was replaced by Bryan Forbes.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Orson Welles? - It was John Huston.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Two passes.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15That book contained sneezing powder.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19And PS stands for "Please, sweetheart".
0:12:19 > 0:12:22There you go. Simon, you have nine points.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25APPLAUSE
0:12:31 > 0:12:34So, that's the first round. A nice, wide spread of scores.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Let's have a look at them all.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38In fourth place, seven points, Ian Dunn.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Joint second place, nine points apiece,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Colin Atkin and Simon Cottee.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46First place, with 15 points, Christine Quigley.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49APPLAUSE
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Round 2 now, general knowledge, and if there is a tie
0:12:57 > 0:13:00at the end of it, then the number of passes is taken into account.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02The person with the fewer passes is the winner.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06And if they are tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09so let us get on with it, and ask Ian to join us again, please.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15You start out with seven points on your knowledge of the Gospels.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Two and a half minutes for general knowledge, of course,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22so plenty of time to catch up. Here we go, starting now.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25What is the name of the stone below the southern ramparts of a castle in County Cork,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28which is said to give eloquence to those who kiss it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- The Blarney Stone? - Yep.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Svetlana Alliluyeva defected to America in the spring of 1967.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36She was the only daughter of whom?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Lenin? - Stalin.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41What name do we give to the Sunday in the middle of Lent when domestic servants,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45especially daughters, were traditionally given the day off to visit their family?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Erm...
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Mothering Sunday? - Yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Which MP prompted a by-election when he resigned his seat in January 2017
0:13:52 > 0:13:55to become the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57He had been a critic of Jeremy Corbyn.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58- Tristram Hunt. - Yes.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01What two-word term, originally used by the American military,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05describes the gradual widening of the aims, roles and activities of a project?
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Pass.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12In which joint of the body are the collateral and cruciate ligaments?
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Erm...
0:14:13 > 0:14:14- The leg? - The knee.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17The title character of a 1994 Oscar-winning film, played by Tom Hanks,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21turns up at many historic moments. What film?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- Forrest Gump. - Yep.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Vic Reeves was backed by which group on his 1991 UK chart-topping single, Dizzy?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- The Wonder Stuff. - Yes.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30By what name is the Spanish football club, whose name translates as
0:14:30 > 0:14:34the Royal Society Football Club of San Sebastian, generally known?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Real Madrid? - Real Sociedad.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Which current Radio 2 DJ married the record producer Fatboy Slim,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44in Somerset in August 1999?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Pass.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Which member of the Finch family, noted for its singing,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53gets its name from its supposed liking for flax seeds?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Goldfinch? - Linnet.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the people of America from which country?
0:14:58 > 0:14:59- France. - Yep.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03What is the name of the writer, born in Cleckheaton in West Yorkshire in 1935,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06who created the Mr Men and Little Miss series of characters?
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- Roger Hargreaves. - Yep.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11In David Copperfield, what does Mr Micawber say results if annual income is £20
0:15:11 > 0:15:15and annual expenditure is £19, 19 shillings and sixpence?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Happiness? - Yes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21In an American television series, Don Johnson played a Miami-based police detective
0:15:21 > 0:15:25who lived on a boat called the St Vitus Dance, with his pet alligator, Elvis.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26What was the detective's name?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Magnum? - Sonny Crockett.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32What part of the clove tree is dried and used as a spice and food preservative?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- The seed? - The flower bud.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37What is the largest city in the state of California?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Erm...
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- San Francisco? - Los Angeles.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Which of the so-called Three Tenors made a triumphant comeback to the operatic stage
0:15:46 > 0:15:49in 1989 after he had been diagnosed with leukaemia two years earlier?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Pavarotti? - Ah, could have been, it wasn't.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55It was Jose Carreras.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57You have two passes.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01That Radio 2 DJ who married Fatboy Slim was Zoe Ball.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06And the term used to describe the gradual widening of a project,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08the aims of the project - mission creep.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Ah.- You have, Ian, 15 points.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13APPLAUSE
0:16:19 > 0:16:21And now, Colin again, please.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27And you, Colin, start out with nine points.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Let's see how you do. 15 is so far the score to beat.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Here we go.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37In Greek mythology, what precious object did Jason and the Argonauts go in search of?
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Golden Fleece. - Yes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Sagarmatha, generally said to mean "forehead in the sky",
0:16:41 > 0:16:44is the Nepalese name for which mountain?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45- Mount Everest. - Yes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Which art gallery was initially established in 1897 as the National Gallery of British Art
0:16:49 > 0:16:52under the National Gallery trustees?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Pass.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Who stood down as Britain's Prime Minister in November 1990 after failing to achieve
0:16:57 > 0:17:01enough support in the second round of a Conservative Party leadership election?
0:17:01 > 0:17:02- Margaret Thatcher. - Yep.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Beta-carotene, a red-orange pigment that gives many plants and vegetables
0:17:06 > 0:17:09their colour, is converted into which vitamin when it's taken in by the body?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Vitamin C?- Vitamin A.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13In which television series first shown in 2010 does
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes lead a group of survivors who struggle
0:17:17 > 0:17:19to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21The Walking Dead.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23What is the name of the village on the slopes of the Mount of Olives
0:17:23 > 0:17:26where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Sinai.- Bethany.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30What name is given to complete or partial
0:17:30 > 0:17:32abstinence from food as part of a religious observance?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Fast.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37In which Verdi opera do the gypsies sing the Anvil Chorus
0:17:37 > 0:17:39as they celebrate their return to work?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Il Trovator.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Yes, Il Trovatore.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Whiff-whaff, played by Victorian gentlemen with cigar boxes as bats
0:17:46 > 0:17:50and balls made from champagne corks, was an early form of which game?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Ping-pong. - Yes, or table tennis.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54By what name is the building that has the address
0:17:54 > 0:17:581600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC, generally known?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59The White House.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03The Angel Choir, which gets its name from the carved figures that adorn its arches,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06is a feature of which cathedral in eastern England?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- Salisbury?- Lincoln.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Gary Barlow is the lead singer and principal songwriter
0:18:12 > 0:18:14of which band, now reduced to three members?
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Take That.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Susie Diamond,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22the singer who causes tension between two piano-playing brothers
0:18:22 > 0:18:25in the 1989 film The Fabulous Baker Boys?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Pass.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
0:18:28 > 0:18:31was on an island at Alexandria in Egypt?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Pass.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40What famous racecourse is bounded on one side by the Leeds-Liverpool Canal
0:18:40 > 0:18:42and split in two by Melling Road?
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Aintree.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46In America, the deep-fried sugared pastry known as beignet
0:18:46 > 0:18:49is particularly associated with which state?
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Louisiana?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53What is the name of the primate found in the wild in Indonesia and Malaysia
0:18:53 > 0:18:56which is a semi-solitary animal, in contrast to other apes and monkeys
0:18:56 > 0:18:58that live in large family groups?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Gibbon?- Orangutan.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02The Younger Edda and the Older Edda
0:19:02 > 0:19:04are collections of the ancient literature of which country?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06BEEP
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Greece?- No, Iceland.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13You had three passes there, Colin.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Alexandria is a lighthouse on Pharos.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Who was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar?
0:19:20 > 0:19:25It was Michelle Pfeiffer, who caused tension in The Fabulous Baker Boys.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29And that art gallery established in 1897 - The Tate.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Colin, you now have a total of 20 points.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37APPLAUSE
0:19:43 > 0:19:45And now, Simon again, please.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50And, Simon, you scored nine points in the first round.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53The score to beat now is 20.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Let's see if you can do that in two and a half minutes, starting now.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59What is the surname of the television journalists David and Jonathan,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01whose father, Richard, was also a broadcaster?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Dimbleby.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Which British king was the only son
0:20:04 > 0:20:07of Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley?
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Pass.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12What Spanish exclamation expressing surprise or pain has been popularised
0:20:12 > 0:20:16by the television character Bart Simpson?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Ay, caramba.- Ay, caramba.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22The Forest of Bowland, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
0:20:22 > 0:20:24in 1964, is in which English county?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- Shropshire.- Lancashire.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31In which constellation are there seven bright stars
0:20:31 > 0:20:33known by a variety of names,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35such as the Plough and the Big Dipper?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Ursa Major.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39What is the name of the former military policeman
0:20:39 > 0:20:43played by Tom Cruise in the 2016 film Never Go Back?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Pass.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47What canal, UNESCO World Heritage site,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51links the Bay of Biscay with the Mediterranean Sea?
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Pass.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56What animal is Miffy in children's books written and illustrated
0:20:56 > 0:20:58by the Dutch writer Dick Bruna?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59A rabbit.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Which band released consecutive albums in the 1970s called
0:21:02 > 0:21:04A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races?
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Queen.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1556,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12who compiled the first Anglican Book Of Common Prayer?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15He was burned at the stake in March '56.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Cardinal Wolsey. - Cranmer.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19What name that comes from the Persian for wool
0:21:19 > 0:21:22is given to find shawls made from cashmere and silk?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Pashmina.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Who did Theresa May appoint as her successor as Home Secretary
0:21:27 > 0:21:30when she became Conservative Party leader in July 2016?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Amber Rudd.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Which species of semi-aquatic boa with the scientific name Eunectes murinus
0:21:36 > 0:21:40is found in tropical South America and is one of the world's heaviest snakes?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Boa constrictor.- Anaconda.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47John Hinckley Jr shot Ronald Reagan in March 1981,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50claiming he was trying to impress an actress. Which actress?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Jodie Foster.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Whose television roles include Reverend Duchemin in Parade's End,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Tom Builder in The Pillars of the Earth
0:21:58 > 0:22:02and Lord Melbourne in the 2016 series Victoria?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Colin Firth.- Rufus Sewell.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Which American city is the home of the Cubs baseball team?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11They won the World Series title in 2016 for the first time since 1908.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Chicago.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14By what name was the Mariinsky Theatre
0:22:14 > 0:22:18and Ballet in St Petersburg known between 1935 and '91?
0:22:19 > 0:22:20- Bolshoi Ballet.- The Kirov.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23What plant with long stalks which are used in desserts
0:22:23 > 0:22:27was probably first introduced to Britain in the 16th century?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Pass. - BEEP
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Well, I can tell you,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33because your time is now up - rhubarb.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Yeah. I know, been around a long time.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39You had three passes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43That canal, the UNESCO World Heritage site, is the Canal du Midi.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Jack Reacher was the name of the former military policeman
0:22:46 > 0:22:47played by Tom Cruise,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49and that British king,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53James I.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You have a total now, Simon, of 18 points.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59APPLAUSE
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And finally, Christine again, please.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13And you start out with a whopping 15 points.
0:23:13 > 0:23:1520 is the score to beat.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17So, let us see how you do. Here we go.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Which American singer and actress gave birth to her first child,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25a girl called Lourdes Maria, on 14th October 1996?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Madonna.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29The ruins of an observatory established in 1883
0:23:29 > 0:23:31by the Scottish Meteorological Society
0:23:31 > 0:23:34are near the summit of which Scottish mountain?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Pass.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Who was the last British athlete to win the Olympic Men's 100 metres title in '92?
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Linford Christie.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43What spirit, along with cherry brandy,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47is an essential alcohol ingredient of a Singapore Sling?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Gin.- Which country's parliament consists of an upper house called the Senate
0:23:51 > 0:23:54and a lower house called the Dail, which both meet in Leinster House?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Republic of Ireland.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Who won the 2003 Best Actress Oscar for playing
0:23:58 > 0:24:01the murderer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Charlize Theron.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07The Schonbrunn Palace gives its name to the shade of yellow in which
0:24:07 > 0:24:10many of its rooms are painted. In which European capital city is the palace?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Vienna.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15In June 2011, which Nobel Peace Prize winner
0:24:15 > 0:24:17and dissident revealed that listening to the BBC World Service
0:24:17 > 0:24:21while under house arrest made her world much more complete?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Aung San Suu Kyi.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25The oldest printed collection of some seasonal songs
0:24:25 > 0:24:28come from Wynkyn de Worde in 1521.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Which seasonal songs?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Christmas. - Yeah, Christmas carols.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35What caused the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to declare
0:24:35 > 0:24:38a state of emergency in May 1926?
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Pass.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42The elderly curator of the Louvre Museum in Paris is found
0:24:42 > 0:24:44murdered at the start of which novel by Dan Brown?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46The Da Vinci Code.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48What is the third major religion in China,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50along with Buddhism and Confucianism?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Its name comes from the Chinese for "way".
0:24:53 > 0:24:54- Daoism.- Yeah. Or Taoism.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00Which artist is buried in the crypt in a museum dedicated to him in Figueres, Spain?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Picasso.- Dali.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Pied, grey and yellow are species of a native insect-eating bird
0:25:05 > 0:25:08whose name comes from the constant characteristic movement it makes.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Which bird?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- Wagtail.- Which UK rock band entered the album charts at number one
0:25:13 > 0:25:17for the third time in June 2001 with Amnesiac?
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Radiohead.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21What word that now means a disorderly and chaotic scene
0:25:21 > 0:25:24did John Milton coin for the capital of Hell in Paradise Lost?
0:25:26 > 0:25:27- Discorda.- Pandemonium.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31The name of which currency comes from the German word Joachimsthaler,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34a coin from the silver mine Joachimsthal?
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Pass.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37"It's the way I tell 'em," and, "It's a cracker,"
0:25:37 > 0:25:41were the catchphrases of which Belfast-born comedian?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42Pass.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46What term is used for the zero-gravity condition experienced by space travellers?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Pass.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Don Basilio and Count Almaviva
0:25:51 > 0:25:54BEEP are characters in Mozart opera the Marriage Of Figaro
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and in which opera by Rossini?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Pass.- Well, I can tell you, cos you're out of time.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It is The Barber of Seville.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02And I'll tell you your other passes.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04You'll be really cross about this one.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06That term used from zero gravity experienced by space travellers -
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- weightlessness.- Yeah.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Frank Carson liked those particular catchphrases,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13"It's the way I tell 'em," and, "It's a cracker."
0:26:13 > 0:26:17The name of that currency that comes from the German word Joachimsthaler
0:26:17 > 0:26:19is the dollar.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Prime Minister Baldwin declared a state of emergency
0:26:22 > 0:26:24because of the general strike,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26and the ruins of that observatory
0:26:26 > 0:26:29established in 1883 are near the summit of Ben Nevis.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Anyway, no problem with the passes, Christine,
0:26:32 > 0:26:37because you have a score of 27 points.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40APPLAUSE
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Well, there we are. A clear winner.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Let us have a look at all the scores.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54In fourth place, 15 points, Ian Dunn,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56third place, 18 points, Simon Cottee,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58second place, 20 points, Colin Atkin,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and in first place,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03with those 27 points, Christine Quigley.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Which means, of course, that Christine is tonight's winner,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20and she goes through to the semifinals. Congratulations to her.
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