Mastermind. What would your specialist subject be?
Mastermind. What would your specialist subject be?
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Wacky Racer

Original Poster:

40,651 posts

270 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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As per thread title.

Mine:-

Manchester City 1966-1970

or

Led Zeppelin 1969-1975.

RC1807

13,495 posts

191 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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I remember celebrity Mastermind and Adam Buxton chose David Bowie. He got 1 wrong, I got them all right.
Yeah, David Bowie - for the 1st round.
No idea what I'd choose next for when I go through to the semi finals. wink

dunkind

512 posts

43 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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At the age of 10 my school held a Mastermind competition, 1975 if I remember correctly. My specialist subject was astronomy, I was a member of the Salford Astronomy Club and became the first Scout to obtain the Scouting Astronomy badge. Anyway I won the competition and received this. I was so pleased, I still watch the programme to this day.

Googie

2,078 posts

149 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Columbo-Original series.

Sheetmaself

6,075 posts

221 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Things my wife swears blind she told but I know she never did.

Skii

1,872 posts

214 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Tanks or Military aircraft

JustGREENI

595 posts

203 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Biscuits.

Quhet

2,797 posts

169 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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The Office - Series 1 and 2

Huntsman

9,095 posts

273 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Boats built by Fairey Marine.

oddball1313

1,447 posts

146 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Maybe the Fender or Ibanez musical instrument companies

Edited by oddball1313 on Thursday 24th July 20:52

towser44

4,061 posts

138 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Only Fools and Horses

jonysan

299 posts

51 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Horology and their Clients

TwigtheWonderkid

47,955 posts

173 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Find an obscure topic where only one book has been written on it, and learn that book. That's the only place they can source their questions from. So, something like Indonesian politics of the 17thC.

Failing that, I'd go for FA Cup finals of the 70s.

Quattromaster

3,017 posts

227 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Phoenix nights series 1 & 2.

I need a life, lol.

cherryowen

12,376 posts

227 months

Thursday 24th July 2025
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Quattromaster said:
Phoenix nights series 1 & 2.

I need a life, lol.
You need a life!?

I've thought about this, and I'd probably go for the Harry Potter books!

Then again, despite having decent knowledge (Severus Snape's mother was Eileen Prince for example - mentioned once across all seven books) the question would be, "What is the name of the chapter in Half Blood Prince where Professor Snape's mother's name is mentioned?". Me = scuppered.

Her name was found out by Hermione reading old clippings that mentioned past captains of Hogwarts' gobstones teams


wisbech

3,972 posts

144 months

Friday 25th July 2025
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Find an obscure topic where only one book has been written on it, and learn that book. That's the only place they can source their questions from. So, something like Indonesian politics of the 17thC.

Failing that, I'd go for FA Cup finals of the 70s.
Indonesian politics of the 17thC is well documented, mainly due to the fact it is when the VOC (Dutch East India Company) are expanding control and becoming the richest/ most powerful company in the world, and they kept good records. Not an obscure topic at all!

Isn't the obvious answer to the OP "Your Mum"?

hammo19

7,104 posts

219 months

Friday 25th July 2025
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The V bombers or the Green Bay Packers

TwigtheWonderkid

47,955 posts

173 months

Friday 25th July 2025
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wisbech said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Find an obscure topic where only one book has been written on it, and learn that book. That's the only place they can source their questions from. So, something like Indonesian politics of the 17thC.

Failing that, I'd go for FA Cup finals of the 70s.
Indonesian politics of the 17thC is well documented, mainly due to the fact it is when the VOC (Dutch East India Company) are expanding control and becoming the richest/ most powerful company in the world, and they kept good records. Not an obscure topic at all!
Damn! Lucky my general knowledge is half decent.

Killer2005

20,453 posts

251 months

Friday 25th July 2025
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According to my wife, answering the question before last

Huntsman

9,095 posts

273 months

Friday 25th July 2025
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Killer2005 said:
According to my wife, answering the question before last
Excellent.