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The "sick man of Europe", an existentialist writer, the highest grossing film in box-office history, Uncle Bertie, a watercolourist, and a spell inside
made for engrossing specialisms when Mastermind 2006 reached its grand final.
So could you beat the experts - or will you need to pass? Play our quick quiz and find out now.
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The TV series Porridge and Going Straight.
"Twenty-three and you want to go straight? What kind of talk is that? You've got your whole life in front of you!" Played by Richard Beckinsale, name Fletch's naive cellmate in Porridge. |
Margaret Mitchell and Gone with the Wind.
Delivered by Clark Gable playing Rhett Butler, the last famous line in the film version of Gone with the Wind is..?
The Ottoman Empire 1878-1924.
The Ottoman Empire inflicted a heavy defeat on the Allies during World War I when they made an ill fated attempt to capture Constantinople. The 1915 battle involving a large contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops was at..?
The life and career of Albert Camus.
Like Meursault, his hero in L’Etranger, Camus was a Frenchman who lived in the Maghreb. Such people were popularly known as..?
The life and reign of Edward VII.
Name the socialite who was a mistress of Edward VII and is the great grandmother of Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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The life and career of Thomas Girtin.
A key player in establishing watercolour as a reputable art form, Girtin painted this Borders abbey in 1798-99. Ten miles from the border with England, it is...? |
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The six correct answers are: Lennie Godber, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn", Gallipoli, pieds-noir, Alice Keppel, and Jedburgh Abbey.
If you've got six out of six then maybe you should consider being on the show. Go on then, apply.
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