1 NEIL RICHARDSON'S 'APPROACHING MENACE' Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2016. The pressure's mounting. There can be just one winner tonight. Which of our semi-finalists will advance to the grand final of NZ's Mastermind? Hello there. Welcome to Mastermind, tonight the second semi-final, so who will join last week's winner, Julyan Lawry, in the final four? Once again, three rounds of 90 seconds for each of our contenders, the difference being tonight that in these semi-finals, each must have a different specialist subject and a different NZ topic from in the heats. So let's see who's in the spotlight. A visits and events organiser from Wellington, Ruth Delaney will be tested on the Apollo manned space programme from 1961 to 1972. Ryan Wood, who's a librarian in Tauranga, lists his specialist subject as the TV series Mad Men. Hawke's Bay teacher William Barnes is answering questions on the life and political career of Joseph Stalin; while David Ritchie, a web developer from Hamilton, is here to show what he knows about the original Star Wars trilogy. So, would tonight's first contender please come to the chair? DRAMATIC MUSIC < Your name, please. Ruth Delaney. < And your occupation. Visit and events organiser. < And your specialist subject. The Apollo manned space programme from 1961 to 1972. 90 seconds, then, on the Apollo space programme starting from now. < The Apollo 9 mission included the first manned flight of the lunar module < which would later land on the Moon. What nickname was the lunar module given during the mission? Spider. < Correct. Which member of the Apollo 13 crew was < exposed to German measles before the mission and was subsequently replaced by Jack Swigert? Ken Mattingly. < Correct. The crew of Apollo 8 were the first humans to witness < what event on the morning of December the 24th 1968? Earthrise. < Correct. Which geologic feature in the Descartes Highlands did the Apollo 16 crew discover < had a much higher magnetism compared to the area surrounding it? Mascons. < No, the Cayley Plains. Who was the last man to walk on the Moon < and one of only three humans to have travelled to the Moon twice? Gene Cernan. < Correct. The Apollo 15 astronauts collected an ancient rock sample later named the Genesis Rock. < What type of rock was it? Anorthosite. < Correct. < Which Apollo mission included the first use of an electric vehicle on the Moon's surface? Apollo 15. < Correct. < What was the name of the lunar area where Apollo 12 landed on the 24th of November 1969? The Ocean of Storms. < Correct. What inner-ear condition grounded Alan Shephard for almost 10 years < between his first and second Apollo missions? Meniere's disease. < Correct. The Apollo 13 mission almost ended in tragedy after which part of the service module exploded? Uh, the cryo tanks. < No, oxygen tank number two. < During the Apollo 10 mission, < the lunar module Snoopy was taken to within how many miles of the Moon's surface? Pass. < How many pounds of thrust did the first stage of the Saturn V rocket produce? BEEPING < You may answer. 7.5 million. Correct. Ruth, you passed on just one question ` the lunar module Snoopy was taken to within 9 miles of the Moon's surface during the Apollo 10 mission. But you've done well ` you've scored nine points. So, would contender number two please come to the chair? < Your name, please. Ryan Wood. < Your occupation. Librarian. < And your specialist subject. The television series Mad Men. 90 seconds, then, on Mad Men, starting from now. Mad Men is a TV series set in a New York advertising agency in the 1960s. < On which American TV network did it premiere on July the 19th 2007? AMC. < Correct. Bobby Draper was played by four different actors throughout Mad Men's eight-year run. < Who was the final actor to play him in the fifth to the seventh seasons? Pass. < Which legendary screenwriter co-wrote the episode Signal 30, < an episode that did not go to air until after his death? Pass. < How many consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series did Mad Men win? Three. < No, four. Who is Jim Cutler speaking to in the episode Field Trip when he says, < 'You have stiff competition, but I believe you to be the most dishonest man I've ever worked with'? Harry Crane. < Correct. Known for his role as Roger Sterling, John Slattery also directed five episodes of Mad Men. < What was the name of the first episode he directed? Pass. < In the episode wee small hours, < Sal Romano is unceremoniously fired from Stirling Cooper after rejecting whose advances? Lee Garner Jr's. < Correct. In A Little Kiss, what song does Megan Draper perform for Don at his surprise birthday party? Zou Bisou Bisou. < Correct. In The Monolith, what does Don find beneath a radiator in his new office? A flag for the New York Mets. < Correct. Who directed Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, the pilot episode of Mad Men? Matthew Weiner. < No, Alan Taylor. < The second season of Mad Men opens with a music montage of various characters from the series. < What song is it set to? BEEPING < You may answer. Uh, Let's Do It Again. < No, Let's Twist Again. Ryan, you passed on three questions. Bobby Draper was played for the final time by Mason Vale Cotton during the last three seasons. Uh, the first episode that John Slattery directed was called The Rejected, < and the legendary screenwriter who wrote the episode Signal 30 was Frank Pierson. But Ryan Wood, you have scored five points. Now would contender number three please come to the chair? < Your name, please. William Barnes. < Your occupation. High school teacher. < And your specialist subject. 90 seconds, then, on Joseph Stalin starting from now. Joseph Stalin was < the totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. < Before using the name Joseph Stalin, < he used the alias Koba after a character in which Alexander Kazbegi novel? The Patriarch. < No, The Patricide. < In 1938, who did Stalin appoint to replace Nikolai Yezhov as the head of the NKVD or Soviet secret police? Lavrentiy Beria. < Correct. Stalin first met Lenin in person at a meeting of the Bolshevik Party in 1905. < In which city was the meeting held? Tampere. < Correct. At which seminary did Stalin begin studying to become an Orthodox priest in 1894? Tiflis Theological Seminary. < Correct. < Before the Battle of Stalingrad, Stalin attempted to outlaw cowardice with his Order Number 277. < What line, which became a slogan for Soviet resistance against the Nazis, < did Order 277 become famous for? 'Not a step back.' < Yes, I'll accept that. < At Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to Stalin's claim < to which group of islands in return for Russia going to war against Japan in August of 1945? Kurile. < Correct. How did Stalin's second wife, Nadezhda, die on the 9th of November 1932? Suicide. < Correct. What position in the Bolshevik Party was Stalin promoted to in 1922? General Secretary. < Correct. Who was the nuclear physics professor < who became the director of Stalin's atomic-bomb programme in 1942? Kurchatov. < Correct. First implemented in 1928, < what was the name given to Stalin's series of economic plans to drive` BEEPING < ...the Soviet Union's economic centralisation < and industrialisation? You may answer. The five-year plans. Is correct. William, you had no passes, and you've had a good round. You've scored nine points. We'll see you later in the show as well. Thank you. And we'll be back very soon with our final contender in the specialist-subject round, and then we'll move on to general knowledge as we continue in the quest to find NZ's Mastermind. DRAMATIC MUSIC 1 DRAMATIC MUSIC Great to have you with us here on the second semi-final of Mastermind. Would our fourth contender please come to the chair? < And your name, please. David Ritchie. < Your occupation. Web developer. < And your specialist subject. The original Star Wars trilogy. 90 seconds, then, on the original Star Wars trilogy starting from now. < Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 'Return of the Jedi' are known as the original Star Wars trilogy. < Who directed the third film in the trilogy, Return of the Jedi? Richard Marquand. < Correct. While attempting to rescue Han Solo from Jabba The Hutt's palace, < Luke gets dropped into a pit with which monster? Rancor. < Correct. Played by Michael Pennington, < what's the name and title of the second Death Star commander in Return of the Jedi? Moff Jerjerrod. < Correct. In the opening crawl of the original Star Wars film, < who was the only main character referred to by name? Uh, Princes Leia. < Correct. In Return Of The Jedi, who serves as the leader of the Rebel Alliance < and explains the Rebels' strategy for destroying the second Death Star? Admiral Ackbar. < No, Mon Mothma. < Which supporting character and member of the Rebel Alliance appears as a pilot in all three films? Wedge Antilles. < Correct. In Star Wars, how wide is the thermal-exhaust port < that Luke must hit with a proton torpedo in order to destroy the Death Star? 2m. < Correct. Who was Lando Calrissian's co-pilot < aboard the Millennium Falcon during the attack on the second Death Star? Nien Nunb. < Correct. What is the name of the region on the planet Tatooine < where Obi-Wan Kenobi rescues Luke from Tusken raiders? The Jundland Wastes. < Correct. In The Empire Strikes Back, which solar system is the planet Bespin stationed in? Pass. < What are Yoda's last words before his death in Return Of The Jedi? 'Your father, he is.' < No, 'There is another Skywalker.' What number is the planet Hoth in its solar system? Sixth. < Correct. In Star Wars, Han Solo boasts that the Millennium Falcon has made the Kessel Run, < a notorious drug-smuggler's route from the planet Kessel, in less than what? 12 parsecs. Correct. David, one passed question. Uh, the planet Bespin is stationed in the Anoat solar system in The Empire Strikes Back. But you've done well ` you've scored 10 points. Thank you. We'll see you later in the show. So, at the end of the specialist-subject round, let's check the scoreboard. And in fourth place, on five points, is Ryan Wood. Second equal on nine points, Ruth Delaney and William Barnes. And our first-round leader ` narrowly, on 10 points ` David Ritchie. But, of course, still plenty of time for our contenders to move up or down the scoreboard. Let's go to round two. It's general knowledge, and would Ryan Wood please return to the chair? Ryan, five points for you on Mad Men, the TV series. Let's see how you go, then, on general knowledge. 90 seconds starting from... < now. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by a ram? Aries. < Correct. < In July 1956, Songs For Swingin' Lovers became a UK-chart-topping album for which artist? Pass. < Which John Fowles novel opens, 'An easterly is the most disagreeable wind in Lyme Bay'? Pass. < Which rocky islet that is the southernmost point of Ireland was known as 'the teardrop of Ireland' < because it was the last piece of the country many emigrants saw as they sailed for America? Donegal. < No, Fastnet Rock. Which Greek philosopher poisoned himself by drinking hemlock < after being sentenced to death on charges of corrupting the young? Plato. < Socrates. What is Southeast Asia's only landlocked country? Its capital lies on the Mekong River. Cambodia. < No, Laos. What starchy substance once commonly used for making milk puddings < is obtained from the stems of a type of palm tree? Pass. < What was the name of the American Army intelligence analyst < who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking secret documents in August of 2013? Edward Snowden. < No, Bradley, or Chelsea, Manning. What is the popular name for the overture composed by Tchaikovsky < to commemorate Napoleon's retreat from Moscow? Pass. < Bud and Lou are the first names of which 1940s and 1950s film comedy duo? < Among others, they met The Invisible Man, Frankenstein and The Mummy. Pass. < Born in the Bronx in 1939 and noted for his celebration of an elite, elegant American lifestyle, < Ralph Lifshitz is the real name of which fashion designer? BEEPING < And you may answer. Karl Lagerfeld. < No, Ralph Lauren. Ryan, we have five passed questions for you. Let's go through them. < Songs For Swingin' Lovers was an album from Frank Sinatra. < The John Fowles novel we were referring to was The French Lieutenant's Woman. It later became a movie, of course. Uh, the starchy substance used for making milk puddings ` sago. < Uh, the Tchaikovsky overture ` The 1812 Overture. And Bud and Lou, the first names of Abbott and Costello. Ryan Wood, you've scored one point, but we'll see you in the third round. Thank you. And now, would Ruth Delaney please return to the chair? Ruth with nine points in her specialist subject of the Apollo manned space missions. Ruth, let's see how you go, then, on general knowledge. 90 seconds starting from now. < Standing for Legum Baccalaureus, < a person with the letters LLB after their name has a degree in which subject? Pass. < Which playwright's works include Ghosts, The Wild Duck and The Master Builder? Ibsen. < Correct. < What is the common name of a family of flowering plants, most of which belong to the genus papaver? Pass. < 'Sometimes I wonder why I spend the lonely nights dreaming of a song' < are the opening lyrics to which song by Hoagy Carmichael? Starlight. < Stardust. No point. The works of which hugely successful spy-thriller writer include the novels < The Osterman Weekend and The Bourne Identity? Uh, Ludlum. < Correct. What expression that became used as an epithet < for the bravery of the British Infantrymen in Victorian times < originally referred to the action of the 93rd Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava? Pass. < Which neighbouring country's troops invaded Cambodia in 1978, finally withdrawing in 1989? Korea. Uh, pass. < No, Vietnam. Which European capital city boasts the fortified Tower of Belem? < It was built in the 16th century to control the entrance to the city from the sea. Pass. < Cruella de Vil is the villain of which story by Dodie Smith? < It was made into a Disney animated film in 1961 and a live-action film in 1996. 101 Dalmatians. < Correct. Which former candidate for the American presidency was the joint winner of the < 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to raise public awareness of climate change? BEEPING Al Gore. Correct. Uh, Ruth, you passed on four questions. Let's go through them for you. < If you have an LLB, you have a degree in law. < Uh, the type of flowering plants we were looking for was the poppy family. Uh, the expression that became the epithet for the bravery of British Infantrymen is 'the thin red line'. < And the European city, uh, boasting the Tower of Belem is Lisbon, in Portugal. But Ruth Delaney, you're scored four points. Thank you. So, still two more contenders to be tested on general knowledge ` back with them very shortly. And then we'll start our round of NZ questions ` all this in the search for NZ's Mastermind. DRAMATIC MUSIC 1 DRAMATIC MUSIC Welcome back to the second semi-final of Mastermind. We're in the second round, testing the contenders' general knowledge. Let's have William Barnes back in the chair, please. William with an impressive nine points on Joseph Stalin. Let's see how you go, then, on your general knowledge. 90 seconds, William, starting from now. < Who was the director of the FBI from 1924 until his death in May of 1972? Hoover. < Correct. Which political leader suffered a broken nose < when he was struck in the face by a model of Milan Cathedral thrown by a protester in December 2009? Berlusconi. < Correct. Zubin Mehta, the conductor of the orchestras in The Three Tenors concerts, < was born in 1936 in which country? Poland. < No, India. < Who played the lead in David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the film The Fly? Jeff Goldblum. < Correct. Sometimes considered vandalism, what form of mural painting < was made fashionable by the New York artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring? Graffiti. < Correct. What term for a place where people take their meals together, especially < in the armed forces, originally referred to a small group of people dining together at a banquet? Mess. < Correct. Which comedy threesome consisted of Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor? The Goodies. < Correct. Which famously deadpan American golfer followed victory in the 2013 US PGA Championship, < his first major win, by declaring he found golf, 'a little bit more boring than other sports'? Pass. < In meteorology, what name is commonly given to precipitation falling as rain mingled with snow? Sleet. < Correct. According to Malory, what name meaning 'cut steel' is given to King Arthur's weapon? Excalibur. < Correct. In which Jane Austen novel does Louisa, one of Mr Charles Musgrove's daughters, < fall on the cob at Lyme Regis? Wuthering Heights. BEEPING No, Persuasion. William, you passed on just one question, about the American golfer who found golf 'a little bit more boring than other sports' ` Jason Dufner was his name. But you've done very well again, William Barnes ` you've scored eight points. So, let's bring our first-round leader back to the chair ` David Ritchie, please take a seat again. So, 10 points for you on Star Wars. Let's test your general now ` 90 seconds starting from now. < What word is used to describe < getting a child or young animal to take food other than its mother's milk? Uh, wean. < Correct. Which date in 1789 saw the storming of the Bastille in Paris, < signalling the beginning of the French Revolution? July 14. < Correct. 'But don't let my glad expression give you the wrong impression' < is a line from which hit song by 'Smokey Robinson & The Miracles'? Tears of a Clown. < Correct. Who won the 2004 Man Booker Prize with his novel The Line of Beauty? Pass. < The title character of which Puccini opera stabs herself with her father's sword < after handing over her child to his American father and his wife, Kate? Madam Butterfly. < Correct. What name of Portuguese origin is given to a Hindu or especially Buddhist temple, < typically in the form of a multi-storeyed tapering tower < with each storey having a projecting ornate roof? Pass. < Which European capital city stands on the islands of Zealand and Amager? Uh, the Netherlands. < No, Copenhagen. What name from the French for 'kettledrum' is used for < a dish of finely minced meat or fish cooked in a cup-shaped mould commonly lined with pastry? Tureen. < No, timbal. < The only child of Indian statesman Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, < which prime minister of India was assassinated in 1984? Indira Gandhi. < Correct. The Bridal Chorus, more familiarly known as 'Here Comes The Bride', is from which Wagner opera? Midsummer Night's Dream? < No, Lohengrin. Which pioneering Soviet director and film theorist directed the classic 1925` BEEPING < ...silent movie the Battleship Potemkin? And you may answer. Eisenstein. Correct. A couple of passes for you, David. < The temple with the multi-storeyed tapering tower is a pagoda. < And The Line of Beauty written by Alan Hollinghurst. < I think he visited here for a writers' festival in Auckland some years ago. But, uh, David Ritchie, you've scored six points. Thank you. So, two rounds are now complete. Let's go to the scoreboard. And in fourth place, on six points, is Ryan Wood. In third place, on 13 points, Ruth Delaney. In second place, on 16 points, our first-round leader, David Ritchie. And our new leader, on 17 points, is William Barnes. So, just 90 seconds left, then, for each of our contenders in their quest for Mastermind glory. This is the round of NZ questions. Our contenders can select from one of five subject areas ` history, science and nature, arts and literature, popular culture and sport. So, would Ryan Wood please return to the chair? Ryan currently on six points, and as befitting a librarian, has selected NZ arts and literature. 90 seconds, then, on that subject area starting from now. < The 100th anniversary edition of which popular NZ cookbook was published in 2008? Edmonds cookbook. < Correct. < Which small railway station in rural Canterbury was made famous in an iconic 1936 Rita Angus painting? Pass. < Who shared the 1985 NZ Book Award for Fiction with CK Stead for her novel Disorderly Conduct? Pass. < Once described as Mardi Gras meets haute couture at a Peter Gabriel concert directed by Salvador Dali, < what fashion awards began in Nelson in 1987, before moving to Wellington in 2005? NZ Fashion Awards. < No, the World Of Wearable Art. Published in NZ in 1951, < who wrote the novel Brave Company, about NZ's armed forces in Italy during World War II? Dan Davin. < No, Guthrie Wilson. < What is the name of the controversial 1972 Christine Hellyar sculpture, < that features 22 pieces of latex-dipped clothing hanging on a washing line? Pass. < Which dancer joined England's Sadler's Wells Ballet Company in 1946, < was a prima ballerina for the Royal Ballet in the 1950s and was awarded an MBE in 1961? Pass. < Which NZ author has written more than 600 children's books, < many of them featuring the character Mrs Wishy-Washy? Margaret Mahy. < No, Joy Cowley. < Which NZ musician's solo albums include Escapade, Big Canoe and Feeding The Gods? Pass. < The colourfully designed public toilets by the Austrian artist Friedensrich Hundertwasser < are a prominent tourist attraction in which Northland town? BEEPING < You may answer. Russell. < Nearby ` Kawakawa. Ryan, you passed on five questions. Rita Angus painted the Cass Railway Station in North Canterbury. < Marilyn Duckworth shared that NZ Book Award with CK Stead back in 1985. Christine Hellyar's sculpture is called Country Clothesline. Rowena Jackson was the ballerina who was awarded the MBE in 1961. < And the NZ musician we were looking for, who made those solo albums including Feeding The Gods, was Tim Finn. But Ryan Wood, you've scored one point. Thank you. And we'll be back very shortly with our final three contenders in the NZ round, as we continue the search for NZ's Mastermind. DRAMATIC MUSIC PEOPLE CHATTER, DANCE MUSIC PULSATES They've been on the sauce. They've been on the sauce. Your party! They've been on the sauce. Your party! That's Mary's boy, isn't it? Yeah. Maybe you should say something. Maybe you should say something. Nah. I'm crap at that kind of thing, Barry. Yeah, but they're just kids. If we don't say something... (GROANS) Hey, boys? Boys? Why don't you get a lift home tonight? Oh, whatever, mate. I've only had a couple. No, no, no, no. It's too late now. I've spoken to you and I know your mum, so that means our fates are aligned. You get into that car and you get yourself killed or you kill someone else, I become part of it too. How? How? Well, it's like, um, my balls are in your hands. BOYS LAUGH, SNORT BOY: Oh, you want the balls! BOY: Oh, you want the balls! Nobody wants that. Hey, how about I drive you? What? Oh. What? Oh. BOYS LAUGH, DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO (SWITCHES RADIO STATION) (SWITCHES RADIO STATION) YODELLING MUSIC PLAYS I like it. 1 DRAMATIC MUSIC This is the second semi-final of Mastermind, back with the final three contenders in the NZ round. So, would Ruth Delaney please return to the chair? Ruth currently on 13 points, doing well on Apollo manned space missions. Not quite so well in general knowledge, but Ruth, let's see how you go, then, in your NZ subject area, which is popular culture. So, 90 seconds, then, starting from now. < Which Peter Jackson film is based on the true story of Christchurch teenagers < Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, who murdered Pauline's mother in 1954? Beautiful Creatures. < No, Heavenly Creatures. Which large musical group < featured alongside Dunedin band Six60 in the song and music video of the track Lost. Pass. < The puppet Chuck Wood was a main character < in a popular NZ television series hosted by which ventriloquist and comedian? Pass. < Which well-known NZ businessman opened his first shop in Rosella Rd, Mangere, in 1971? < Although he has since sold the business, his name is still synonymous with it today. Michael Hill. < No, Peter Leitch, The Mad Butcher. < Which girl's name is the one-word title of a 1983 hit single by Sharon O'Neill? Maxine. < Correct. What character did Anna Paquin play in Cameron Crowe's 2000 film Almost Famous? Can't remember the name. No. Pass. < Which long-running NZ television series premiered on the 6th of March 1966? Shortland Street. < No, Country Calendar. < Released in NZ in 2007, who wrote and directed the splatter-horror comedy Black Sheep? Costa Botes. < No, Johnathan King. Who spent three weeks at the top of the NZ music charts in 1975 < with the hit 'Yesterday Was Just The Beginning Of My Life'? Mark Williams. < Correct. Born in Northern Ireland in 1947, < which NZ actor starred in Sleeping Dogs, The Piano and Under The Mountain? Sam Neill. < Correct. After a successful career in radio` BEEPING < I've started, so I'll finish. < Steve Parr was one of the first presenters of which television series, < which began in September 1981? Sale Of The Century. < No, What Now, before his Sale Of The Century days, Ruth. You've passed on three questions. Here are the answers to them. Six60 played with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra on the track Lost. Uh, Chuck Wood's friend was David Strassman in the television series. And Anna Paquin played a character called Polexia Aphrodisia in Almost Famous. Ruth, thank you very much. You've scored three points. Now let's bring our first-round leader, but currently in second place, David Ritchie, back to the chair. David, 10 points on Star Wars. Six points in general knowledge. You've chosen NZ art and literature. < 90 seconds, then, starting from now. < First published in 1969, A Lion In The Meadow helped launch the career of which NZ author? Margaret Mahy. < Correct. Peter Jackson made his directorial debut as a feature-film maker with which film? Bad Taste. < Correct. Which novel won the 2010 NZ Post Book Award for Fiction < and took author Alison Wong over a decade to write? Pass. < Born in Auckland in 1943, which NZ artist has used the iconic Four Square man, < or cheeky Charlie, in some of his best-known works? Dick Frizzell. < Correct. What is the name of the main villain in Maurice Gee's 1982 children's novel 'The Halfmen of O'? The Wilberforces? < No, Otis Claw. Founded by Graham McPhail and Helen Brinkman in 2004, < which NZ chamber orchestra focuses primarily on music from the baroque and classical periods? Oh, pass. < Which artist's 1995 work Fall Of Icarus < references the Greek mythological figure and a 16th century work by Pieter Brueghel? Pass. < WOMAD is an international festival first held in NZ in 1997 < and was originally co-founded by which English singer, songwriter and humanitarian? Peter Gabriel. < Correct. < Which author's 2006 debut novel, The Cleaner, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards for crime writing? Pass. < Which prominent NZ businessman has established an internationally acclaimed sculpture park < on his farm on the Kaipara Harbour, northwest of Auckland. Alan Gibbs. < Correct. Which film adaptation of a novel won the 2005 NZ Screen Award for Best Picture? Pass. < Which NZ photographer and photorealist painter won the Most Excellent Photographer Art Award` BEEPING < I've started, so I'll finish ` at the 15th Pingyao International Photography Festival in 2015? And you may answer. Pass. (CHUCKLES) David, it was PJ Paterson. Uh, your other passed questions ` five of them ` Alison Wong's book was As The Earth Turns Silver. The chamber music orchestra ` NZ Barok. Uh, the 1995 work The Fall Of Icarus was from Bill Hammond. < Uh, The Cleaner was written by Paul Cleave. And the film adaptation of the novel that won that best picture award back in 2005 ` In My Father's Den. But David Ritchie, you have scored a further five points. Thank you. So, let's bring our second-round leader back to the chair. It's William Barnes. Nine points on the life and career of Joseph Stalin. A further eight in general knowledge. And William, you've chosen NZ sport. 90 seconds, then, starting from... < now. The NZ women's basketball team is more commonly known as what? The Tall Ferns. < Correct. Who won the World Open Men's Squash title in 1986? Ross Norman. < Correct. Known as the fifth major, < which prestigious golf tournament did NZ's Craig Perks win on the 24th of March 2002? The Players Championship. < Correct. Which NZ equestrian won the prestigious Badminton Horse Trails in 1980, 1994, 1996 and 2011? Mark Todd. < Correct. In 1997, who became the first NZer to win a World Track and Field Championship title? < It was also a year which saw her ranked world number one in her chosen discipline. Beatrice Faumuina. < Correct. The All Blacks' unbeaten record against which team includes drawn Test matches in 1964 and 1983? Scotland. < Correct. < Sir David Fagan was knighted in the 2016 New Year's Honours List for services to which sport? Shearing. < Correct. John Walker won the silver medal for the 1500m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, < losing to which arch-rival? Filbert Bayi. < Correct. Making his debut against England in 1997, which NZ cricketer's career included < 362 Test wickets and 4531 Test runs before his retirement from Test cricket in 2014? Daniel Vettori. < Correct. Which NZer won both the Boston and New York Marathons in 1981? Allison Roe. < Correct. < In 1952, Yvette Williams became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for NZ in the long jump. < Two years later, at the Empire Games, < she won gold medals for the long jump, shot-put and what other event? Discus. BEEPING < Correct. William, that's what you call the perfect round. < I asked you 11 questions, you passed on none of them, and you answered 11 questions correctly. Therefore you have scored 11 points. Thank you very much. Quite an extraordinary performance. So, after three rounds, it's time to check the scoreboard and see who will go through to the grand final. In fourth place tonight, on seven points, Ryan Wood. In third place, on 16 points, Ruth Delaney. In second place, on 21 points, our first-round leader, David Ritchie. But our clear winner after that marvellous final round on NZ sport, with 28 points, it's William Barnes. So congratulations, William. We'll see you in the grand final in three weeks from now. To our other contenders, thank you, and congratulations for making it this far, but tonight there could only be one winner. < And do you think you could handle the pressure of the Mastermind chair? < Why not download the app and play the Mastermind game to test your knowledge and go in the weekly draw to win flights for two with Emirates to Australia? Thank you for being with us. Congratulations once again to William Barnes. Join us next week for the third semi-final of Mastermind. Captions by Faith Hamblyn. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2016.