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00:00Tonight, we delve into the novels of Thomas Pynchon,
00:03Japanese mascots, the history of Blackpool FC
00:06and the mighty Boosh.
00:08I'm old Greg. No, wait. No, I'm Mark Fennell.
00:10And welcome to Mastermind.
00:29Good evening and welcome to Mastermind,
00:32a show full of knowledge and just enough pressure
00:34to keep everyone on their toes.
00:35And let's meet tonight's big brains.
00:38Our first contender tonight is Gabe Bath from South Australia,
00:41who will be taking on the novels of Thomas Pynchon.
00:44Next, from WA, Sandra Sylvie will take on the comedy duo,
00:47the mighty Boosh.
00:49Our third contender is Danika Moore from New South Wales,
00:52who will be talking about Japanese mascots.
00:53You know, we actually once tried a Mastermind Japanese mascot.
00:56We called him Peter, the prefrontal cortex.
00:58Didn't catch on.
00:59And finally, from Queensland, Barry Giles will be tested
01:01on the history of Blackpool FC.
01:04Each contender has two minutes on their special subject
01:06and then 90 seconds of general knowledge questions.
01:09Only one of them, though, will make it through the weekly final.
01:12Let's begin.
01:18Time for our first contender.
01:28Your name?
01:29My name is Gabriel Bath.
01:31Occupation?
01:32I am a student.
01:33And special subject?
01:34The novels of Thomas Pynchon.
01:36All right.
01:36Tell me about the novels of Thomas Pynchon.
01:38Why do you love them so much?
01:39They blow my mind and tickle my funny bone, Mark.
01:43He's just the man.
01:44OK, so for people that aren't familiar with the books,
01:46which titles are we talking about here?
01:48Oh, he wrote, well, Gravity's Rainbow is the big one.
01:51And he did Vineland, which, you know,
01:53was loosely made into one battle after another just last year.
01:57Gabe, you have so much riz.
01:59You have so much riz, I don't even know how to process it.
02:02Gabe, you're a delight already,
02:03without even answering a question.
02:05My cheeks are going rosy red, Mark.
02:08I've got to hide them behind my hair.
02:09Oh.
02:10All right, Gabe, are you ready?
02:13I'm ready to go, Mark.
02:16Your time starts now.
02:18Known for his reclusive personal life and his dense, complex prose,
02:22American writer Thomas Pynchon's first novel, V,
02:24was published in what year?
02:261963.
02:27Correct.
02:28Which of Pynchon's works describes the central character
02:30exploring a conspiracy dating back centuries
02:32about competing mail delivery firms?
02:35The Crying of Lot 49.
02:36Correct.
02:37Described as a tour de force in American literature,
02:39Gravity's Rainbow famously won what prestigious US prize in 1974?
02:45National Book Award?
02:46Correct.
02:47A foreign office agent whose journals ignite his son's obsessive search
02:50for the elusive V,
02:51what is the first name of Herbert Stenzel's father?
02:55Oh.
02:58Eugene.
02:59Sydney.
03:00In a conversation with Mafia about heroic love,
03:03Profane describes a classic Western movie
03:05movie star Randolph Scott as what of the inanimate?
03:10Icon.
03:11Master.
03:12What is the name of the former psychiatric hospital
03:14in Gravity's Rainbow where Tyrone Slothrop
03:16is taken for interrogation?
03:18The White Visitation.
03:19Correct.
03:20Which recent film starring Leonardo DiCaprio
03:22is a loose adaptation of Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland?
03:25One Battle After Another.
03:27Correct.
03:27Described as a rambling take on the detective novel,
03:29which of Pynchon's novels was published in 2009?
03:32Inherent Vice.
03:33Correct.
03:33Set in the 1930s, Pynchon's most recent novel is Shadow Ticket,
03:36which begins in what Wisconsin city?
03:39Milwaukee.
03:40Correct.
03:40In Mason and Dixon,
03:41the clergyman who serves as narrator for much of the story
03:43is the Reverend Wick's who?
03:45Cherry Coke.
03:46Correct.
03:46The various incarnations of V become more and more artificial,
03:49with Vera Meroving showing Mondorgan what body part
03:52with an intricate mechanism?
03:54It's an eye?
03:56Correct.
03:56Set in Paris and introducing the character
03:58of the ballerina Melanie Lemedy,
04:00what is the title of Chapter 14 of V?
04:03She hangs on the Western Wall.
04:05V in love.
04:06Investigating the estate of her ex-boyfriend,
04:08Oedipa discovers he owned a large collection of what items,
04:11which later formed the contents of Lot 49.
04:15Stamps.
04:15Correct.
04:16In Mason and Dixon,
04:17what is the name of the ship that carries the surveyors
04:19and Cherry Coke from Portsmouth
04:21before returning to England after a French attack?
04:25Destroyer.
04:26The Seahorse.
04:28Gabe, 10 points.
04:30How are you feeling?
04:31Feeling good, thank you, Mark.
04:33You know what?
04:34You've absolutely lifted my day with your energy,
04:36so thank you so much, Gabe.
04:38Thank you, Mark.
04:39Head on back, mate.
04:46Time for our second contender.
04:56Your name?
04:57Sandra Sylvie.
04:58Occupation?
04:59Positive behaviour support practitioner.
05:01And your special subject?
05:02The mighty boosh.
05:03What a great topic.
05:05When did you first get into the mighty boosh?
05:07I was in high school,
05:08and as most people are,
05:10they share things around
05:12and mighty boosh came up
05:13and I just loved it ever since.
05:15Now, have you had a chance
05:16to introduce it to anyone else?
05:18Yes.
05:18My son, who's 14,
05:20he loves it just as much as I do,
05:22so quite often all those little quips
05:24and sayings come up in our household quite a lot,
05:27so that's fun.
05:2814's a good age to be introduced to the boosh.
05:30It's a good age to get into it, yeah.
05:32Excellent.
05:32All right, Sandra,
05:33are you ready?
05:35I think so.
05:35Let's go.
05:36Your time starts now.
05:38Taking us on a journey
05:39through time and space
05:41to the world of the mighty boosh
05:42are Noel Fielding's character,
05:43Vince Noir,
05:44and which character,
05:45played by Julian Barrett?
05:47Howard Moon.
05:48Correct.
05:48The title,
05:49The Mighty Boosh,
05:49reportedly came from the nickname
05:51of a haircut
05:51of which sibling of Noel Fielding
05:53who also plays Naboo?
05:54Michael Fielding.
05:55Correct.
05:56The Nazi turtle,
05:57the Ku Klux Goose
05:58and Trevor Robinson,
05:59the horse with over 37
06:00unpaid parking tickets,
06:01are all exhibits at which zoo?
06:04The Zooniverse.
06:05Zoo for animal offenders.
06:07After Vince uses black magic
06:09to summon Nanotoo,
06:10a horrifying demon,
06:11Naboo has his powers revoked
06:13by what magical authority?
06:14The Shaming Council?
06:17The Board of Shaming.
06:18Made from Robert Smith's tears
06:20and able to hold
06:21a flying satsuma in midair,
06:23what is the name
06:23of the most powerful hairspray
06:25known to man?
06:29Pass.
06:30In order to show
06:31Peter Jackson
06:32he can be funny
06:32during the Mighty Boosh
06:33live show,
06:34Bolo attempts to do
06:35what for the first time?
06:37Cry?
06:38Stand-up comedy.
06:39Oh.
06:40From electro-pop
06:40to arctic hip-hop
06:42to psychedelic rave-ups
06:43to soulful ballads,
06:44who composed the music
06:45for each season
06:46of the Mighty Boosh
06:47TV series?
06:51Julian Barrett.
06:52Correct.
06:53Naboo tells of
06:54Rudy and Spider's
06:55quest to discover
06:56the new sound
06:57and their showdown
06:58with the evil bandit
06:59Betamax
06:59in the episode
07:00The Priest and the what?
07:01Beast.
07:02Correct.
07:03Later directing
07:03the smash hit
07:04Paddington films,
07:05who was the director
07:06of almost every episode
07:07of the TV show?
07:08Paul King.
07:09Correct.
07:09In season three
07:10of the TV show,
07:11Howard and Vince
07:11work in a second-hand shop
07:13with what name?
07:14Naboochic.
07:14Correct.
07:15Vince subscribes
07:16to Cheekbone,
07:17a magazine that is
07:17delivered by ninjas
07:18and is so cutting-edge
07:19that it's out of date
07:20every how many hours?
07:22Four hours.
07:23Three.
07:23The TV series
07:25was nominated
07:25for two BAFTAs
07:26across its run,
07:27Best New Director
07:28in 2005
07:28and which award
07:29in 2008?
07:31The Comedy Duo.
07:32Best Editing.
07:33Inside the towering pile
07:35of rubbish bags
07:35behind the Naboochic,
07:36Vince encounters
07:37which character
07:38and hears the story
07:39of his descent
07:40into addiction?
07:41The Crack Fox.
07:42Correct.
07:44Sandra,
07:45seven points.
07:46Now,
07:46you're past there.
07:47The most powerful
07:48hairspray known to man?
07:49I still can't think of it.
07:52I just love that it's made
07:53from Robert Smith's tears.
07:55Goth juice?
07:55Goth juice
07:56is what we were after.
07:57Exactly.
07:58I knew you'd get it eventually.
08:00But hey,
08:01seven points
08:01is a decent result.
08:02But for now,
08:03head back to Cheek.
08:10Time for our third contender.
08:20Your name?
08:21Danika Moore.
08:22Occupation?
08:23Communications officer.
08:24And your special subject?
08:25Japanese mascots.
08:27OK,
08:27so this might need
08:28a little bit of explanation.
08:29So,
08:30throughout Japan,
08:31different towns
08:32have their own mascot,
08:34correct?
08:34Yeah.
08:35So,
08:35why is this a thing?
08:37So,
08:37in Japan,
08:38they practice Shintoism,
08:40which is basically
08:40the spirits
08:41that sort of
08:41protect
08:42different areas
08:44across the country.
08:44So,
08:45they've sort of
08:45created these
08:46kawaii sort of
08:47cute little mascots
08:48that are sort of
08:49almost seen as
08:50representations of the region.
08:51I kind of love it.
08:53You've got
08:54some kind of character there.
08:55Who have you got over there?
08:56His name is
08:56Musubi Madut
08:57and he comes from Miyagi.
08:59Basically,
08:59it's a town
09:00that's obsessed
09:01with creating rice
09:02and he's an onigiri rice bowl.
09:04Oh,
09:05that's very cute.
09:06So,
09:07where does the
09:07interest in Japan
09:09start for you?
09:10This has been
09:11a lifelong obsession
09:12for me.
09:13I've been three times
09:14and I just love
09:15everything about Japan
09:16and its culture
09:17and the mascots
09:18have really stood out
09:19to me in the past few trips.
09:20Amazing.
09:21All right,
09:21Danika,
09:22are you ready?
09:23So ready.
09:24Your time
09:25starts now.
09:26In Japan,
09:27costume suit characters
09:28are known by
09:29what collective term
09:30formed by combining
09:31words meaning
09:31to wear
09:32and stuffed toy?
09:34Yurukiara.
09:35Kigurumi.
09:36I need that.
09:36Which artist
09:37and pop culture critic
09:38coined the term
09:39Yurukiara
09:39for the odd
09:40whimsical mascots
09:41representing places,
09:42landmarks
09:43and organisations?
09:44Juri Miura.
09:45Correct.
09:45What company
09:46based in Saitama
09:47made mascot suits
09:48for the characters
09:48Toyo-kun,
09:49Gunma-chan
09:50and Pan-Paka-kun?
09:51Medical Press.
09:52Correct.
09:53Among Japan's
09:53best-known
09:54Yurukiara
09:55is what white cat
09:56who serves as the mascot
09:57for a castle
09:58in Shiga Prefecture?
09:59Hikon-yan.
10:00Correct.
10:00What is the
10:01Guinness World Record
10:01for the largest
10:02gathering of mascots
10:03set at a summit
10:04in Hanyu
10:04in 2013?
10:06World Character Summit.
10:09376.
10:10Oh.
10:11Initially criticised
10:12by Buddhist groups,
10:12Sentokun was created
10:14to celebrate
10:14the 1300th anniversary
10:16of which city?
10:18Nata.
10:19Correct.
10:19Which television comedian
10:20created a mascot
10:21called Chijon
10:22to cheer up
10:23the Susaki mascot
10:24Shinjo-kun
10:25after the unofficial
10:26mascot Chitan
10:27was cancelled?
10:28John Oliver.
10:29Correct.
10:30The top-ranked mascot
10:31Kumamon
10:31is commonly mistaken
10:32to be what animal
10:33although his management
10:34deny he's actually
10:35such a creature?
10:37Bear.
10:37Correct.
10:38With a name
10:39referencing the
10:39Japanese word
10:40for water
10:41and the city
10:41he represents,
10:42which mascot
10:43is the king
10:43of the water fairies?
10:45Um,
10:46Pus.
10:47Representing the
10:48prefecture of
10:49Aomori
10:49and shaped
10:50like a letter A,
10:51Ikubi
10:51is what primary colour
10:53denoted by the
10:53first kanji
10:54in the prefecture's
10:55name?
10:55Blue.
10:56Correct.
10:56Hamachan
10:57is a mascot
10:58for the town
10:58of Hamasaka
10:59and takes the form
11:00of what vegetable
11:01associated with
11:02the location?
11:03Pus.
11:05To promote itself
11:05as a tourism
11:06destination,
11:07the remote village
11:07of Misato
11:08in western Japan
11:09created a
11:10bad-tempered mascot
11:11representing what animal?
11:13Uh,
11:14dog.
11:15Ball.
11:16Zombe and sentokun
11:17are examples
11:18of a type of mascot
11:19known by what
11:20Japanese term
11:20translated as
11:21creepy cute
11:22or scary cute?
11:23Uh,
11:23busukawa.
11:24Kimukawai.
11:25Balling popularity
11:26and overzealous
11:27campaigning for some
11:28mascots meant
11:29the annual
11:29Yurokiara Grand Prix
11:30was discontinued
11:31after the contest
11:32in what year?
11:342020.
11:35What a scandal.
11:37Also correct.
11:38So,
11:39Danika,
11:39you had two passes
11:40there.
11:40The mascot,
11:41the king of the
11:42water fairies
11:42was Muzu Muzu
11:44and the vegetable
11:45associated with
11:46that location
11:47we needed
11:47was a daikon
11:48or a white radish.
11:48Oh,
11:50damn it.
11:50But,
11:51I'll tell you what,
11:51you've got eight points.
11:52For now,
11:53head back to your chair.
11:59Coming up,
12:00Barry is going to put
12:00the boot into the history
12:01of Blackpool FC.
12:03This is Mastermind.
12:14Welcome back to Mastermind.
12:15The time has come
12:16for Barry to take on
12:17his specialist subject
12:18round,
12:18so will you please
12:19meet me in the chair?
12:27Your name?
12:28Barry Giles.
12:29Occupation?
12:30I retired.
12:31And your special subject?
12:32Blackpool Football Club
12:33history.
12:34So,
12:34tell me the story
12:35of your relationship
12:36with the Blackpool Football Club
12:37over the years.
12:38Yeah,
12:38as an eight-year-old
12:39I was introduced
12:40to the Blackpool football team
12:41and from then on
12:43it just became a passion
12:44to follow them
12:45and up until
12:46emigrating to Australia
12:47in 1978
12:48but I still follow
12:50their results now
12:51all these years later.
12:52Sunday morning
12:53look for the results
12:54to see how they go.
12:54It's usually pretty poor.
12:56The results haven't been great
12:57over the last 30,
12:5840 years
12:59so,
12:59but there's always hope.
13:01And that is the core
13:03to being a football fan.
13:04There's always hope,
13:05right?
13:06You tend to stick
13:06with your town
13:07you're born in over there
13:08and support them
13:09through thick and thin.
13:10Indeed.
13:11Alright,
13:11Barry,
13:11are you ready?
13:12I'm ready.
13:13Your time starts now.
13:16Following on
13:16from pioneering local teams
13:18Victoria and St John's,
13:19Blackpool FC
13:20was founded in what year?
13:231889.
13:241887.
13:25After amalgamating
13:26with South Shore
13:26in 1899,
13:28Blackpool moved
13:28to which ground
13:29that had been
13:30South Shore's home?
13:31Bloomfield Road.
13:32Correct.
13:33During a 10-year spell
13:34at the club
13:34in the interwar period,
13:35which centre forward
13:36scored 247 goals
13:38before dying
13:39in a boating accident?
13:41Jimmy Hampson.
13:42Correct.
13:42Blackpool was a founding club
13:43and played eight seasons
13:45in which league
13:45where it won the championship
13:46in the 1893-94 season?
13:49Lancashire League.
13:50Correct.
13:51Which club director
13:52was honorary manager
13:53when the club
13:53was first promoted
13:54to the First Division
13:54and chairman
13:55when it won the FA Cup?
13:58Pass.
13:59Blackpool displayed
14:00goodwill
14:00and fluent
14:01attacking football
14:02in its famous
14:021971 Anglo-Italian Cup
14:04win against
14:05which highly paid team?
14:07Bologna.
14:07Correct.
14:08While signed to Blackpool,
14:09Tony Green missed a season
14:10because of an injury
14:11to what crucial piece
14:12of connective tissue?
14:13Achilles.
14:14Correct.
14:14Opening his history
14:15of Blackpool FC,
14:17Robin Daniel says
14:18the club's three
14:19generally used nicknames
14:20are The Pool,
14:20The Tangerines
14:21and what else?
14:22Seasiders.
14:23Correct.
14:23Scoring the 1975 goal
14:25of the season
14:25against Sunderland,
14:26Mickey Walsh
14:27chose not to pass
14:28a square ball
14:29to which teammate
14:29in the centre?
14:34Terry Alcott.
14:35Alan Ainscow.
14:36A revered character
14:37in the Seasiders history
14:38who was appointed
14:39as manager in 1935
14:40and held the job
14:41for nearly 23 years.
14:43Joe Smith.
14:44Correct.
14:44On May 11, 1968,
14:46Blackpool was denied
14:47a return to First Division
14:48when which club
14:49secured an away win
14:50at Aston Villa?
14:53Queen's Fight Rangers.
14:54Correct.
14:55For Blackpool FC's
14:56first ever match,
14:57the balance sheet shows
14:58the share of stand
14:59and gate receipts
15:00is how many pounds
15:01not including
15:01shillings and pence?
15:02110.
15:03108.
15:04A high point for the club
15:05and its hero,
15:06Stanley Matthews,
15:07was winning the 1953
15:08FA Cup final
15:09against Bolton
15:10that ended with
15:11what scoreline?
15:124-3.
15:13Correct.
15:14Played in dire
15:15weather conditions,
15:16the so-called
15:16Water Polo match
15:17of 1932
15:18saw Blackpool record
15:19a 4-0 win
15:21over which team?
15:23Everton.
15:23Everton.
15:24Chelsea.
15:25Chelsea.
15:26Alright, Barry,
15:27your pass there.
15:28The chairman
15:28when they won
15:29the FA Cup
15:29was Harry Evans
15:31but you did pick up
15:32nine points.
15:33Okay.
15:33That's pretty solid.
15:34Yep, happy with that.
15:35Nice.
15:35Head back to the chair.
15:35We'll see you soon.
15:43Let's have a look
15:43at the scores.
15:44So right now
15:45in fourth place
15:46with seven points
15:46is Sandra.
15:47In third place
15:48with eight points
15:49is Danika.
15:49In second place
15:50with nine points
15:51is Barry
15:51and in the lead
15:52at the moment
15:52with ten points
15:53it is Gabriel.
15:57But what will happen
15:58as they enter
15:59the general knowledge round?
16:05There are now
16:0690 seconds
16:07on the clock.
16:08A tie
16:08will mean
16:09the person
16:09with the lowest
16:10number of passes
16:11wins.
16:12Next in the chair
16:13Sandra.
16:14Sandra.
16:21All right, Sandra.
16:23Are you ready?
16:24I think so.
16:25Your time
16:26starts now.
16:28When praying,
16:29Muslims face towards
16:30which city in Saudi Arabia
16:31considered the holiest
16:32in Islam?
16:33Mecca.
16:33Correct.
16:34A shared film franchise
16:35featuring superheroes
16:36from the same
16:37comic book publisher
16:38MCU stands for
16:39Marvel what?
16:41Comic universe.
16:42Cinematic universe.
16:43Making headlines
16:44in 2024
16:45was the highly
16:45publicised feud
16:46between actor
16:47Blake Lively
16:48and her co-star
16:49and director
16:49on It Ends With Us
16:51Justin who?
16:55Smith.
16:56Baldoni.
16:57Built across
16:57northern England
16:58from coast to coast
16:59Hadrian's Wall
17:00was a defensive frontier
17:01of which major empire
17:03for nearly 300 years?
17:06Chinese.
17:07Roman Empire.
17:08Jordan,
17:09Jonathan,
17:09Joey,
17:10Donnie and Danny
17:10were the most
17:11well-known line-up
17:12of which American
17:13boy band?
17:14New Kids on the Block?
17:15Correct.
17:16Helping to boost
17:16their immune systems
17:17guinea pigs
17:18have an unusual
17:19biological feature
17:19known as
17:20Curloff cells
17:21which are a type
17:22of what colour
17:22blood cell?
17:24White.
17:25Correct.
17:25Toxic pollution
17:26from smelting
17:27its copper ores
17:28famously created
17:28a barren moonscape
17:29around which
17:30Tasmanian mining town?
17:33Hobart.
17:34Queenstown.
17:34In Banjo Patterson's
17:35poem
17:36Waltzing Matilda
17:37what obscure word
17:38for a sheep
17:38is used for the
17:39animal stolen
17:40by the swagman?
17:42Jolly Jumbuck?
17:43Just Jumbuck.
17:44Becoming in 2016
17:46the first Australian
17:47Paralympian
17:47to also qualify
17:48for the Olympics
17:49Melissa Tapper
17:50achieve the feat
17:51in which racket sport?
17:53Tennis.
17:53Table tennis.
17:54The upper chamber
17:55of the British Parliament
17:56whose members
17:57review legislation
17:58but are generally
17:59not elected
17:59is called the
18:00House of what?
18:01Commons.
18:02House of Lords.
18:04So three points then
18:05brings up to ten.
18:06Sorry about the Jolly Jumbuck.
18:08But hey,
18:09congratulations on the
18:10points so far
18:10and thanks so much
18:11for being part of the show
18:12Sandra.
18:19Next in the chair
18:20is Danika.
18:28Alright, Danika
18:29are you ready?
18:31Let's go.
18:31Your time
18:32starts now.
18:34Eat fresh
18:34is a brand
18:35tagline
18:36associated with
18:36which chain
18:37of fast food outlets
18:38specialising in sandwiches?
18:39Subway.
18:40Correct.
18:40How many verbs
18:41are contained
18:41in the sentence
18:42to get there sooner
18:43we both peddled
18:43a bit harder?
18:45Um, two.
18:46Correct.
18:46The year 2025
18:47marked what milestone
18:48anniversary since
18:49the beginning of
18:49National NAIDOC Week
18:50in Australia?
18:5150 years.
18:52Correct.
18:53Featuring a video clip
18:54starring Jenna Ortega
18:55which Sabrina Carpenter
18:56song shares its name
18:57with one of the five senses?
18:59Taste.
18:59Correct.
18:59Held on the last Friday
19:01in August to celebrate
19:02diversity and empower
19:03young people from
19:03the LGBTQIA plus
19:05community is
19:06wear it what colour
19:07day?
19:07Purple.
19:08Correct.
19:08Married couple
19:09Harriet Dyer
19:10and Patrick Brammel
19:10created and star
19:11in the hit comedy
19:12series Colin
19:13from where?
19:14Pass.
19:16What chronic disease
19:16is caused by tissue
19:17similar to the lining
19:18of the uterus
19:19growing in places
19:19other than the uterus?
19:21Endometriosis.
19:22Correct.
19:22According to the
19:22Greek philosopher
19:23Socrates
19:23the only true wisdom
19:25is in knowing
19:25you know what?
19:27Nothing.
19:27Correct.
19:28In 1993
19:28members of the
19:29Branch Davidian
19:30religious cult
19:30staged a siege
19:31against FBI agents
19:32at a compound
19:33near which city
19:34in Texas?
19:34Waco.
19:35Correct.
19:36The expression
19:36float like a butterfly
19:37sting like a bee
19:38was an example
19:38of the verbal
19:39showmanship
19:40of which world
19:40champion heavyweight
19:41boxer?
19:42Muhammad Ali.
19:43Correct.
19:43After centuries
19:44of tussle
19:44with its rival
19:45European powers
19:46Britain imposed
19:47direct crown rule
19:48over India
19:48in which century?
19:5019th.
19:51Correct.
19:51Comprising nine
19:52main islands
19:53and entirely within
19:53the Arctic Circle
19:54the Svalbard
19:55archipelago
19:56is part of which
19:56Scandinavian country?
19:57Norway.
19:58Correct.
19:58It was the best
19:59of times
19:59it was the worst
20:00of times
20:00is the opening
20:01line of which
20:02Charles Dickens novel
20:03set in London
20:03and Paris?
20:04A Tale of Two Cities.
20:05Correct.
20:07You got 12 points.
20:09You're now on 20.
20:10Now your one pass
20:11there was Colin
20:13from accounts
20:13but hey
20:1420 points.
20:15Danika
20:16how are you feeling?
20:17Feeling elated.
20:19Fabulous.
20:19Well done.
20:20Congratulations.
20:20Head back to your chair.
20:27If your head is
20:28swimming with too
20:29many facts
20:29relax,
20:30take a breather,
20:31watch some ads
20:31and when you come
20:32back Barry and Gabe
20:34will be in the chair
20:34next right here
20:35on Mastermind.
20:46Welcome back.
20:47This is Mastermind.
20:48Joining me next
20:48in the chair
20:49is Barry.
20:58Alright Barry,
21:00are you ready?
21:01Yep.
21:01Your time
21:02starts now.
21:04A phrase often
21:04used on social media
21:05to show strong
21:06support or excitement,
21:07the abbreviation
21:08FTW stands for
21:10for the
21:11what?
21:12Work.
21:13Win.
21:13What first name
21:14are Lynx female singers
21:15with the last names
21:16Ella Spexter,
21:17Hawkins,
21:18Coe and Monk?
21:19Sophie.
21:20Correct.
21:20Under European
21:21Union regulations,
21:22the red wine punch
21:23sangria can only
21:24be labelled as such
21:25if it is produced
21:26in Portugal
21:26or which other country?
21:28Spain.
21:28Correct.
21:29Run at Randwick
21:30and billed as the
21:30world's richest race
21:31on turf
21:32is which horse race
21:33named for a famous
21:34mountain?
21:37Pass.
21:39On the periodic table,
21:40the only letters
21:41of the alphabet
21:41that do not appear
21:42in a chemical symbol
21:43for elements
21:44are Q and which
21:45other?
21:46Z.
21:46J.
21:47A devastating
21:48series of bushfires
21:49that first hit
21:49Victoria and South
21:50Australia on February
21:5116, 1983
21:53is known as Ash
21:54what?
21:55Wednesday.
21:55Correct.
21:56First airing in 2025,
21:57the prequel to the
21:58globally popular
21:59historical fiction romance
22:00hit series
22:01Outlander
22:02is subtitled
22:03Blood of My
22:04what?
22:05Kin.
22:06Blood.
22:06A founding slogan
22:08of Friends of the
22:09Earth, a grassroots
22:10network of
22:10environmental
22:11organisations was
22:12Think Globally,
22:13Act What?
22:15Locally.
22:16Correct.
22:16In 2020,
22:17which major German
22:18airline and
22:18founding member
22:19of Star Alliance
22:20drew criticism
22:21for accepting
22:22billions in bailouts
22:23amid record layoffs?
22:25Luthansa?
22:26Correct.
22:27After a string
22:27of commercial failures,
22:28Disney released
22:29which 1950 animated
22:31hit about a poor
22:32girl who marries
22:33a prince?
22:34Snow White.
22:35Cinderella.
22:36Cinderella.
22:37So you've got
22:38five points there.
22:39It brings you up
22:40to 14 and that
22:41one pass, the race
22:42we needed was
22:42Everest.
22:44Right.
22:44But 14 points
22:45is pretty solid.
22:46How are you feeling,
22:46Barry?
22:47Happy with that.
22:47That's good.
22:48Barry, thanks so much.
22:56And finally,
22:57Gabriel.
23:05All right, Gabe,
23:06are you ready?
23:08Yeah, yeah.
23:10Gabe, your time
23:12starts now.
23:14First Nations
23:14musicians Baker Boy
23:15and Jessica Mowboy
23:16joined which US
23:17rapper on stage
23:18during his 2025
23:19AFL grand final performance?
23:21Snoop Dogg?
23:22Correct.
23:22In astronomy,
23:23the term perihelion
23:24refers to the point
23:25at which a planet
23:26makes its closest
23:27approach to which
23:28celestial body?
23:29Sun.
23:30Correct.
23:30A best-selling novel
23:31by Heather Morris
23:32adapted into a 2024
23:33television series
23:34is titled
23:35The Tattooist of Where?
23:37Auschwitz.
23:37Correct.
23:38First used in the 1990s,
23:39a classic advertising
23:40slogan for the Bunnings
23:41chain of hardware stores
23:42is lowest prices
23:43are just the what?
23:44Beginning.
23:45Correct.
23:45Ending the divisive
23:47and devastating Vietnam War,
23:48the fall of Saigon
23:49took place in April
23:50of what year?
23:521971.
23:531975.
23:54Born in Border Town
23:55in 1929,
23:56Bob Hawke
23:57is the only Australian
23:58Prime Minister
23:58to have been born
23:59in which state?
24:00Oh, um,
24:02Perth.
24:03South Australia.
24:04Played by Barbara Streisand
24:05in a 1968 film adaptation,
24:07Fanny Bryce
24:08is the central character
24:09of which musical?
24:11Um,
24:14Funny Girl?
24:15Correct.
24:16A bulky length of wood
24:17made from the trunk
24:18of a tree
24:18shares what name
24:19with the official record
24:20of a ship's journey?
24:21Oh, uh,
24:22a trunk.
24:23Log.
24:23One of the most famous
24:24grading authorities
24:25for trading cards
24:26and memorabilia
24:27is the PSA,
24:28which stands for
24:29Professional Sports What?
24:30Association.
24:31Authenticator.
24:32Known for his gangster films
24:33and frequent collaborations
24:34with actors
24:35such as Jason Statham
24:36and Vinnie Jones
24:37is which British director?
24:38Guy Ritchie.
24:39Correct.
24:40Which alcoholic spirit
24:41distilled from the
24:41blue agave plant
24:42is celebrated
24:43with a national day
24:44in Mexico?
24:47Tequila.
24:49Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
24:50Correct.
24:52Seven points.
24:53It brings you up to 17.
24:55Tequila's all round.
24:56Well done, Gabe.
24:57You are such a delight
24:59to have on the show
24:59and thank you so much
25:00for being part of Mastermind.
25:01Thank you so much
25:02for having me.
25:02The pleasure,
25:03I promise you,
25:03was entirely ours.
25:05And back to your chair for me.
25:10And with that,
25:11we have our final scores.
25:14In fourth place
25:14with 10 points
25:15is Sandra.
25:16In third place
25:17on 14 points
25:17is Barry.
25:18In second place
25:19with 17 points
25:20is Gabe.
25:20And in first place,
25:21an incredible run-up
25:22to her 20 points
25:23is Danika.
25:25Well done,
25:26all of you.
25:27You've been an absolute delight.
25:28But Danika,
25:28we'll see you on Friday.
25:29See you then.
25:30Well done.
25:30And that's it
25:31for our show for tonight.
25:33If you'd like to apply
25:33to be on the show,
25:34head to sbs.com.au
25:36slash mastermind.
25:37I'll be back tomorrow night
25:38with more Mastermind.
25:39I'm Mark Spinell.
25:40Good night.
25:42APPLAUSE
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