MASTERMIND Semifinal 2 Part 3

Day 2,470, 19:16 • Published in United Kingdom Poland • by Lanthanide

After much unnecessary delay, our next contender, please.

LANTH: Your name.
MADEL: Madelina de Melrose.
LANTH: Your occupation.
MADEL: President of the Unity Party.
LANTH: And your specialist subject.
MADEL: Novels of David Eddings.

5 questions on David Eddings, followed by 5 on general knowledge, starting now.

1. Who are the two daughters of Belgarath and Poledra?

2. Who is Earl of Trellheim?

3. At the end of The Hidden City, Vanion marries what Styric spells instructor?

4. In The Elenium, who is Sparhawk’s squire?

5. In total, how many books has Eddings written?

6. What Latin word literally means “elsewhere”?

7. C2H5OH is the formula for what?

8. Lusitania was the Roman name for what modern-day country?

9. Who was Led Zeppelin’s first lead singer?

10. By weight, ~10% of the world’s land animals are what species?

And Madelina's answers:

1. Polgara and Beldaran
2. Barak
3. Sephrenia
4. Kuruk
5. 27
6. alibi
7. ethanol
8. Luxembourg (incorrect; Portugal)
9. Robert Plant
10. insects (incorrect; ants)

So, with 0 passes, you have 8 points!

And here are the current standings:

FINALISTS
1. Dr Kawashiwi (8 with 0)
2. Ayame Crocodile (7 with 1)

WILDCARD
1. Madelina de Melrose (8 with 0)
X. iAdrastos (3 with 1)
X. Teppishc (3 with 2)
X. ????????? (? with ?)

So, unfortunately, iAdrastos has been eliminated. You may see that MDM's name is in the Wildcard section, but actually, she and Dr Kawashiwi are tied for the finalist spot. So here's where things stand right now: if Alfagrem scores 9 points or more, then we will have a sudden-death shootout between Dr Kawashiwi and Madelina de Melrose for the final spot. If Alfagrem scores 7 points or less, or 8 points with passes, then both Dr Kawashiwi and Madelina de Melrose move on. Therefore, no one's spot is safe in the competition at this poinit. Alfagrem's performance... in the next article.