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00:00Tonight on Mastermind,
00:02the internment of Japanese civilians in Australia,
00:05ballet's Cicchetti method, Nancy Wake
00:07and the Australian boomers at the Olympics.
00:09All of that and much more coming up on Australia's Toughest Quiz.
00:12I'm Mark Finnell. Welcome to Mastermind.
00:34Good evening and welcome to Mastermind,
00:36the show where a passion could turn into points
00:38and points could turn into a lifetime of bragging rights.
00:41Here are tonight's contenders.
00:43From Queensland, Terry Martin will start us off on a serious note
00:46when I test him on the subject of
00:48the internment of Japanese civilians in Australia
00:50during the Second World War.
00:53Next, from South Australia, Imogen Renfri
00:55will be taking on the Cicchetti method of ballet.
00:59Then, Kyle Abbott from Victoria
01:01talking about the boomers at the Olympics,
01:02by which I mean the Australian men's basketball team,
01:05not the only generation that can actually afford Olympics tickets.
01:09And finally, Penelope Fraser Benson from Queensland
01:12will take on the nurse, journalist, resistance fighter
01:14and spy, Nancy Wake.
01:17Each contender will have two minutes on their specialist subject
01:20followed by 90 seconds of general knowledge questions.
01:23Only one of them, though, will make it through to the weekly final.
01:26Let's begin.
01:32Time for our first contender.
01:44Your name?
01:45Terry Martin.
01:47Occupation?
01:48Woodturner and writer.
01:49And your specialist subject?
01:51The internment of Japanese civilians in Australia during World War II.
01:54What a really interesting choice.
01:57Why did you pick this one?
01:58Well, in the 1970s, I lived in Japan for several years
02:01and then I got married there and my wife and I came to Australia in 1980
02:05and we both became interested in who had been before
02:10and Second World War came up as the most interesting period.
02:14Everybody knows about the Kawa breakout, the prisoners of war,
02:17but the fate of the civilian Japanese in Australia wasn't so well known.
02:21Why do you think it's so important to learn about this particular chapter of history?
02:25So you don't repeat it.
02:27Fabulous answer, Terry.
02:28Terry, are you ready?
02:30I think I'm about to find out.
02:33Your time starts now.
02:35Warrants for the arrest of some Japanese Australians
02:37had already been prepared when Japan entered World War II in which year?
02:421941.
02:43Correct.
02:44The largest internment facility for Japanese civilians
02:47classed as enemy aliens was near which town
02:49in South Australia's Riverland region?
02:52Loveday.
02:53Correct.
02:53Internees were not required to work,
02:55but those who chose to were paid what amount for a day's work?
02:58One shilling.
02:59Correct.
03:00Roughly three quarters of Japanese internees were from outside Australia,
03:04the largest portion coming from which colonial territory of a European country?
03:08Netherlands East Indies.
03:09Correct.
03:09Kobe Michimoto and Shigeru Yamaguchi were both interned
03:13despite having established lives as vegetable growers
03:16in which West Australian town?
03:18Geraldton.
03:19Correct.
03:20Boys were interned with single unattached men in camps in New South Wales
03:24and South Australia once they reached what age?
03:2616.
03:27Correct.
03:28Including family members,
03:29the accepted total of Japanese civilians living in Australia
03:31that were arrested and placed in internment camps is what number?
03:351,430.
03:371,141.
03:39Of the three largest internment camps,
03:41the one that housed family groups, women and young boys
03:44was closest to which Victorian town?
03:46Tachura.
03:46Correct.
03:47Civilian internment is overshadowed by the Cowra breakout
03:50when over 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war escaped in what month of 1944?
03:55May.
03:56August.
03:57Among the crops grown at Loveday were opium poppies
03:59used to make what drug for use by wounded Australian troops in combat?
04:02Morphine.
04:03Correct.
04:04What is the English language title of Miyakatsu Koiki's memoir
04:07based on the diary he kept before and during his internment?
04:11Four years in a red coat.
04:13Correct.
04:14Internees were allowed to observe cultural traditions
04:16such as celebrating the Emperor's birthday,
04:18which at that time fell on what date?
04:21January the 19th.
04:2229th of April.
04:23Many of the personal stories of former Japanese internees
04:26have been recorded by Japanese-Australian historian Yuriko Hu.
04:30Nagata.
04:31Correct.
04:32Detainees from outside Australia included those from the island
04:35now called Taiwan,
04:36then a Japanese-occupied territory known by what name?
04:41Formosa.
04:41Correct.
04:4311 points, Terry.
04:45How are we feeling?
04:46Relieved.
04:47Well done.
04:48Head back to the chair.
04:59Time for our second contender.
05:10Your name?
05:11Imogen rent-free.
05:12Occupation?
05:13Lawyer.
05:14And your specialist subject?
05:15Shiketi Ballet.
05:16So, why is Shiketi Ballet different to other forms?
05:20Well, I suppose there's just a lot of different schools of ballet
05:22that have developed over the years,
05:24and I guess Shiketi kind of uses more of the body in the movements
05:30rather than focusing on the legs or the feet.
05:32OK.
05:33Interesting.
05:34All right, Imogen, are you ready?
05:36I think so.
05:37Your time starts now.
05:39Creator of a structured ballet method promoting balance
05:42and purity of movement through set exercises,
05:44Enrico Shiketi was born in Italy in what year?
05:491850.
05:50Correct.
05:50How many imaginary fixed points on the walls of the practice room
05:53are set down by the Shiketi method to guide direction and placement?
05:57Eight.
05:57Correct.
05:58Who was the English dance writer and publisher
06:00who instigated the recording and preservation of Shiketi's teaching?
06:03Cyril Beaumont.
06:04Correct.
06:04According to Beaumont and Idzikowski's manual on the Shiketi method,
06:08there are how many principal positions of the hand?
06:11Three.
06:11Correct.
06:12Both of Shiketi's parents were dancers,
06:15and he himself was born in the dressing room of which theatre in Rome?
06:19Tortenona Theatre.
06:20Correct.
06:20Which legendary Russian ballerina became Shiketi's private pupil
06:24embarking on a world tour with him in 1913?
06:26Anna Pavlova.
06:27Correct.
06:28Literally meaning shouldering,
06:29what term refers to the key physical principle
06:31described as the natural opposition of the human machine in action?
06:35Epplemont.
06:36Correct.
06:37Shiketi's method lays down a strict program of daily exercise,
06:40with the governing principle of turnout
06:42defining the content of which day of the week?
06:45Wednesday.
06:46Correct.
06:46Founded in 1922, England's Shiketi Society
06:49is now incorporated in the ISTD,
06:52whose initials stand for what?
06:54International Society of Teachers of Dancing.
06:56Imperial School of Teachers of Dancing.
06:59Shiketi's grouped steps into allegro, meaning brisk and lively,
07:03and which slow, graceful category from the Italian for at leisure?
07:06Adage.
07:07Correct.
07:08According to Molly Lake, a dancer who studied with him,
07:10Shiketi would say about jumping,
07:12use the floor, the floor is your best what?
07:14Friend.
07:15Correct.
07:16Shiketi included in his method an attitude or pose
07:18adopted by the dancer Carl Blassus
07:20that was inspired by a statue of which Roman god?
07:24Mercury.
07:24Correct.
07:25As a dancer with St. Petersburg's Marinsky Theatre,
07:28Shiketi created the two roles of the Bluebird and Karabas
07:31for which Tchaikovsky ballet?
07:32Sleeping Beauty.
07:33Correct.
07:34In Kraski and Beaumont's Allegro Manual,
07:36the basic step, Pas de Cheval,
07:38begins with the dancer facing in what numbered direction?
07:43Two.
07:44Correct.
07:46Wow.
07:4713 points.
07:48How are you feeling?
07:50Pretty good.
07:50It's a lucky number for me, so...
07:52Well done, Imogen.
07:53That's awesome.
07:55Head on back.
07:55We'll see you soon.
08:04Time for our third contender.
08:14Your name?
08:15Kyle Abbott.
08:16Occupation?
08:17Conservation crew leader.
08:19And your special subject?
08:20Australian Boomers at the Summer Olympics.
08:23What might not be apparent to people that aren't physically in front of you right now
08:26is that you do tower over the set?
08:28I feel like, did you ever have a choice?
08:29Did you have to play basketball as a kid?
08:31It was either basketball or Aussie Rules footy,
08:33and I didn't like being outside in winter,
08:35so, yeah, it was basketball.
08:37So, is it a positive experience being a fan of the Boomers,
08:40or is it one filled with tragedy?
08:42If you asked me that before the 2020 Olympics,
08:44it would be a tragedy,
08:45but now that we've got a medal,
08:48it feels really nice.
08:50It feels that all that heartbreak was working towards something.
08:54All right, Kyle, are you ready?
08:57Let's do this.
08:58Your time starts now.
09:00Before the word Boomers acquired a generational meaning,
09:03the Australian men's basketball team made its Olympic debut in which city?
09:07Melbourne.
09:07Correct.
09:08Between Brian Gorjan's two spells as coach,
09:11the team was coached by Brett Brown, and who else?
09:13Andre Lamanis.
09:14Correct.
09:15On their Olympic debut in 1956,
09:17the Boomers won how many of their seven games?
09:20Two.
09:20Correct.
09:21Representing their best result in Olympic competition,
09:23the Boomers won bronze at the games hosted by which city?
09:26Tokyo.
09:27Correct.
09:27At Munich, the Boomers played and won two classification games,
09:31defeating which country by one point?
09:33Mexico.
09:34West Germany.
09:35After the disappointment of missing out on a medal at home in Sydney,
09:38the Boomers didn't play another medal game until which Olympics?
09:412016.
09:43Correct.
09:43The first Indigenous man to play as a Boomer,
09:45selected for Tokyo in 1964 and Mexico City four years later,
09:49was Michael Hu?
09:50Armat.
09:51Correct.
09:52Paddy Mills turned in a remarkable performance in the bronze medal winning game in Tokyo,
09:56scoring how many points?
09:5742 points.
09:58Correct.
09:58The Tokyo Games in 2021 saw Australia drawn in Group B with Germany,
10:03Italy, and which African country?
10:05Angola.
10:06Nigeria.
10:07Losing the bronze medal game to the USA, 78 to 49,
10:11Australia's first appearance in a medal match came at which games?
10:161988.
10:17Correct.
10:18In Los Angeles, Barcelona, Beijing, and London,
10:21the Boomers made it as far as what stage of the competition?
10:24Quarterfinals.
10:25Correct.
10:25As well as clocking up the most games for a Boomer,
10:28Andrew Gaze is second on the list of men's all-time Olympic scorers with how many points?
10:33789.
10:34Correct.
10:35The Boomers failed to qualify for the Rome Olympics in 1960
10:38when they lost all four qualifying games in which Italian city?
10:43Turin.
10:44Bologna.
10:44An unusually low total for the team.
10:47How much did the Boomers score in their losing semifinal against Serbia in 2016?
10:5390.
10:5361.
10:54In Atlanta and again in Sydney,
10:56Australia missed out on bronze by losing to which team in the medal game?
11:01Lithuania.
11:02Correct.
11:0411 points, Kyle.
11:05Happy with that.
11:06Excellent.
11:07Well done.
11:07Head back to you.
11:08Thank you very much.
11:16After the break, Penelope will tell us all she knows about Nancy Wake.
11:21This is Mastermind.
11:31Welcome back.
11:32This is Mastermind.
11:33The time has come for Penelope to take on her specialist subject round.
11:37Please meet me in the chair.
11:46Your name?
11:47Penelope Fraser Benson.
11:49Occupation?
11:50Primary school teacher librarian.
11:52And your specialist subject?
11:53Nancy Wake.
11:54Okay, so Nancy Wake is an absolutely incredible figure in history.
11:59For people that aren't familiar with her, give me the rundown.
12:02Why does she stand out so much?
12:03Well, she'd probably terrify me if I met her in real life, but I'm hoping she's channeling
12:08with me at the moment.
12:09She's a very good friend.
12:10Tremendously brave woman, great military strategist, outgoing, fearless.
12:16She really made a huge difference.
12:17She was also the Gestapo's most wanted woman in France.
12:22All right, Penelope, are you ready?
12:25Your time starts now.
12:27One of the most effective and most decorated resistance agents of World War II, Nancy Wake,
12:32grew up in Australia, but was born in what country?
12:34New Zealand.
12:35Correct.
12:36Used as the title for her autobiography, what name did the Gestapo give to Wake due to her
12:41ability to escape from tight places?
12:43The White Mouse.
12:44Correct.
12:45After reaching London in 1943, Wake joined the front section of the SOE, the initialism
12:49standing for what?
12:50Special Operations Executive.
12:52Correct.
12:53Which British colonel requested Wake's placement in the SOE and oversaw her training?
12:58Buckmaster.
12:59Correct.
12:59Early in the war, Wake helped Allied servicemen and Jewish refugees leave France using an escape
13:04route known as the Pat Watch Line.
13:06O'Leary Line.
13:07Correct.
13:08Needing new clothes after escaping a German encirclement, Wake dressed as a peasant and
13:12rode in a farmer's cart to visit a tailor in which town?
13:16Aurillac.
13:17Correct.
13:18Wake became aware of the threat of Nazism after witnessing the brutality of anti-Semitism
13:22in a 1935 visit to Berlin and which other city?
13:26Vienna.
13:27Correct.
13:28Before her parachute drop into France, Wake was required to write down 50 times what
13:32one-word code name she was given by the SOE.
13:35Hélène.
13:35Correct.
13:36In what year did Australia officially recognise Wake's achievements by awarding her the
13:40Companion of the Order of Australia?
13:422004.
13:43Correct.
13:44Tasked with organising drops of arms and equipment to the resistance, in April 1944,
13:49Wake operated chiefly in which French region?
13:51The Auvergne.
13:52Correct.
13:53To distinguish between drop zones for arms and supplies, Wake gave each field a different
13:57code name based on what type of produce?
14:00Fruit.
14:01Correct.
14:01Later captured by the Gestapo and sent to Ravensbrück, Wake's roommate and friend during
14:05SOE training had what first and last name?
14:08Violette Sabo.
14:09Correct.
14:09Known for her coolness in battle, Wake reportedly said of the execution of a French woman spy,
14:14it didn't put me off my what?
14:16Breakfast.
14:16Correct.
14:17The resistance leader, called O'Leary, was arrested when going to meet a recruit he
14:21knew as Roger, but who was actually a Gestapo agent with what number?
14:2547.
14:25Correct.
14:26Also involved in resistance work, but arrested and executed after Wake fled to Spain.
14:30Her wealthy husband was Henri who?
14:33Siocca.
14:34Correct.
14:35Well, Penelope, I asked you 15 questions and you got each and every single one of them
14:41correct.
14:42How are you feeling?
14:44Um, excited.
14:46I should think so.
14:48Well done.
14:49We'll see you later on, but for now, head back to your chair.
14:59So, let's have a look at the scores as they currently sit.
15:02Tied in third place, both with 11 points each, is Terry and Kyle.
15:07In second place, with 13 points, is Imogen, and in the lead at the moment with her 15 points,
15:12put your hands together for Penelope.
15:17But what will happen as we enter the general knowledge round?
15:25There are now 90 seconds on the clock, and next in the chair is Terry.
15:40So, Terry, you've had an amazing career.
15:43You used to travel around with a ballet company, is that right?
15:45What did you do?
15:47I was a stage manager of several international ballet companies during the 70s, particularly.
15:52Had the good luck to go to many, many countries, meet many famous people.
15:55Very good, Terry.
15:57All right.
15:57Well, are you ready?
16:01We'll see.
16:02Your time starts now.
16:04Shorthand for a private form of contact on social media platforms, the abbreviation DM stands for direct what?
16:12Media.
16:13Message.
16:13Located in Moorpark, with a capacity of over 40,000, Allianz Stadium is the home of which NRL team?
16:22Rabbitohs.
16:23Roosters.
16:24Which casual footwear made Time Magazine's 2010 list of the 50 worst inventions in the world?
16:30Platform shoes.
16:31Crocs.
16:32The 40s film noir classic The Big Sleep stars soon-to-be-married couple Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Hu.
16:39Bogart.
16:40Correct.
16:40The Aboriginal flag, designed by literature artist and land rights activist Harold Thomas, was flown for the first time in
16:46the beginning of which decade?
16:4870s.
16:48Correct.
16:49Famous for using found objects, artist Marcel Duchamp produced a sculpture consisting of a wooden stool and the front wheel
16:55from what mode of transport?
16:56Wheelchair.
16:58Bicycle.
16:58The body's natural source of insulin, the islets of Langerhans, are groups of cells in which small organ of the
17:04digestive system?
17:07Pancreas.
17:07Pancreas.
17:08Correct. Traditionally associated with the giving of gifts to the poor, what name is given to December the 26th, the
17:13day after Christmas Day?
17:15Boxing Day.
17:16Correct.
17:16Nicknamed the city of automobiles, in which German city was car manufacturer Audi, established by August Hoch in 1909?
17:24Stuttgart.
17:25Stuttgart.
17:26The Outer Hebrides archipelago is located off the northwestern coast of which United Kingdom country?
17:31Scotland.
17:32Correct.
17:33Who served as president of the United States between George Bush Sr. and his son George W. Bush?
17:40Bill Clinton.
17:42Correct.
17:43Six points brings you up to 17.
17:45Well done. Head back to your chair.
17:57Next in the chair is Kyle.
18:09All right, Kyle, are you ready?
18:10I am ready.
18:11Your time starts now.
18:13Ovis Ares is the scientific name for which wool-producing animal commonly found on farms?
18:20Sheep.
18:20Correct.
18:21In which capital city is the award-winning political drama series Total Control starring Deborah Malman, mostly set?
18:28Canberra.
18:29Correct.
18:29Which 2025 live-action Disney remake sparked debate with its new ending in which an older sister leaves her younger
18:36sister behind for college?
18:38Lilo and Stitch.
18:38Correct.
18:39Revived in 2019, flavour you can see is a marketing slogan associated with which Arnott snack biscuit?
18:46Shapes.
18:47Correct.
18:48Played by Gerard Butler on screen, which Spartan king let his army at the famous Battle of Thermopylae against the
18:54Persians?
18:56Leonidas.
18:56Correct.
18:57Beating hundreds of submissions in an international competition, Danish architect Jan Utson designed which iconic Sydney landmark?
19:05The Harbour Bridge.
19:06The Opera House.
19:07In Lomada Light Industries game Rummy Cube, what is the highest number seen on a single tile?
19:14Six.
19:14Thirteen.
19:15Which 2023 film by Fight Club and Gone Girl director David Fincher stars Michael Fassbender as an assassin?
19:25Jaws.
19:26The Killer.
19:27The abbreviation LA is used for the city of Los Angeles and for which southern state with the cities of
19:33Baton Rouge and New Orleans?
19:35Louisiana.
19:36Correct.
19:36In the A-League soccer competition, the two teams from New Zealand are based in Wellington and which other city?
19:41Auckland.
19:42Correct.
19:42A person or an idea facing insurmountable odds or succeeding is said to have, or possibly not have, a snowball's
19:49chance in where?
19:51Hell.
19:52Correct.
19:54Eight points.
19:55You're now on 19.
19:57Head to Chelsea, Sydney.
20:0619 is now the number to be beaten.
20:09Can Imogen and Penelope do better when they return to the chair?
20:12Right after this, you are watching Mastermind.
20:24Welcome back.
20:25You are watching Mastermind and next in the chair is Imogen.
20:37All right, Imogen, are you ready?
20:39I think so.
20:40Let's go.
20:41Your time starts now.
20:43A 2023 memoir by Prince Harry that reveals royal family tensions shares its title with which word that also means
20:50an extra tyre?
20:51Spare.
20:52Spare.
20:53During a federal election campaign, Liberal leader John Hewson was notoriously unable to explain how what new economic policy applied
21:00to a birthday cake?
21:05Negative gearing.
21:06GST.
21:07Based on a rhyme with the name of a legendary producer of Australian TV is what common slang term for
21:12a pair of undies?
21:17Knickers.
21:18Reg Grundy's.
21:19Reg Grundy's.
21:19An anthemic Australian song written by Neil Murray, recorded separately by the Warumpi Band and Christine Arnoux, is My Island
21:26What?
21:29Family.
21:30Home.
21:31In Monty Python, the life of Brian, crowd members mishear a sermon from Jesus, concluding he said blessed are those
21:37with what food-based profession?
21:42Bakers.
21:43Cheesemakers.
21:43Given the secondary title Department of War in 2025, which US military agency is known by the initialism DOD?
21:53Department of Defence.
21:54Correct.
21:55With a global population of more than 1.4 billion, the largest ethnic group of China and of the world
22:01is known by what three-letter name?
22:04ROC.
22:05Han.
22:06What Pacific Island nation won its first Olympic medal in 2016 when its men's team took gold in the inaugural
22:13Olympic Rugby Sevens Tournament?
22:15Indonesia.
22:16Fiji.
22:17So, Imogen, you picked up two extra points and it brings you up to 15.
22:21And thank you so much for being part of Mastermind.
22:23That's okay, thank you.
22:24Head on back.
22:32And finally, Penelope.
22:42Penelope, I'm very excited to see how you go.
22:45Are you ready?
22:46I am, thank you.
22:47Your time starts now.
22:49In a modern-day tradition established by John F. Kennedy, the US president pardons at least one of what bird
22:55that's usually eaten at Thanksgiving?
22:57Turkey.
22:58Correct.
22:58The Australian government agency principally responsible for administering federal taxes is known by what three-letter abbreviation?
23:10Which letter in the name of the low-cost airline's scoot sits almost entirely outside the yellow circle in the
23:16company's logo?
23:17T.
23:17Correct.
23:18The hit 2024 Netflix rom-com series Nobody Wants This stars which star of the OC as a rabbi falling
23:25in love?
23:25Jack Smith.
23:26Adam Brody.
23:27Based on a novella by French writer Colette, which musical includes the songs I Remember It Well and The Night
23:32They Invented Champagne?
23:33Gigi.
23:34Correct.
23:35Statues of four bronze lions famously guard the base of Nelson's Column in which public space in central London?
23:41Trafalgar Square.
23:42Correct.
23:42The nickname Rowdy is used for which female former WWE wrestler, UFC fighter and Olympic medalist?
23:48Jack Smith.
23:48Rhonda Rousey.
23:50Depicting the struggle of migrant farm workers during the Great Depression, the Grapes of Wrath is by which acclaimed American
23:56author?
23:56John Steinbeck.
23:57Correct.
23:58The two groups traditionally placed below the main area of the periodic table are the lanthanides and which group of
24:03highly radioactive elements?
24:05Uranium.
24:06Actinides.
24:06In the traditional legends of Robin Hood, Robin's principal opponent is the evil sheriff of where?
24:12Nottingham.
24:13Correct.
24:13The two official languages of Cameroon are now English and French.
24:17But prior to World War One, which European language predominated?
24:20French.
24:22German.
24:23So, Penelope, you passed on one question there.
24:26The government organisation that administers taxes?
24:30ATO, Australian Tax Office.
24:32That is exactly the answer we needed.
24:34But you know what?
24:34Good news.
24:35You got six points.
24:36It brings you up to 21.
24:38Well done.
24:39Congratulations.
24:40Head on back to your chair.
24:49And with great personal sadness, we arrive at the end of the show with the final scores.
24:54In fourth place with 15 points is Imogen.
24:56In third place with 17 points is Terry.
24:58In second place with 19 points is Kyle.
25:07Well done, Penelope.
25:09I hope you don't have plans for Friday.
25:10We'll see you back here.
25:12And that is our show for tonight.
25:13Were you screaming at the TV the answers?
25:16Because it sounds like you may be a little bit too invested.
25:18You know what you should do about that?
25:19You should head to sbs.com.au slash mastermind to apply to be on the show.
25:24I'll be back tomorrow with more Mastermind.
25:26Will my voice return?
25:27We'll find out together.
25:28I'm Mark Fennell.
25:29Good night.
25:32END
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