MASTERMIND Semifinal 1 Part 2

Day 2,460, 06:22 • Published in United Kingdom Poland • by Lanthanide

Now our first contender please.

LANTH: And your name is?
TEPSC: Teppishc.
LANTH: And your occupation?
TEPSC: Secretary-General of the People's Communist Party.
LANTH: And your specialist subject?
TEPSC: Toots and the Maytals.

5 questions on Toots and the Maytals, starting now.

1. What is Toots Hibbert’s real first name?
2. The Maytals were originally known by what other name?
3. In what year did Toots become a solo performer?
4. In what year was Hibbert born?
5. What 1968 hit coined a term that is now a musical genre?

Teppishc's answers:

1.Frederick (Correct)
2.The flames (Incorrect; The Vikings)
3.1980 (Incorrect; 1982)
4.1942 (Incorrect; 1946)
5. Do the Reggae (Correct)

So with no passes, you have two points!

THREE MINUTES LATER (said in SpongeBob voice)

Would Teppishc please return?

LANTH: Last time you answered questions on Toots and the Maytals and earned two points. Five questions on general knowledge, starting now.

6. Who wrote Coningsby, Sybil and Tancred?
7. At what temperature does paper combust in degrees Fahrenheit?
8. Who is responsible for the Laws of Elasticity?
9. In what US city is Microsoft’s corporate headquarters located?
10. What member of the Monty Python comedy team was American?\

And Teppishc's answers:

6. Pass (Benjamin D'Israeli)
7. 245 (Incorrect; 451)
8. Pass (Hooke)
9. San Diego (Incorrect; Seattle)
10. Terry Gilliam (Correct)

So, with two passes, you have a final score of three points!

The score to beat is now three points. In our next article, Ayame Crocodile will compete. Will he dethrone Teppishc, beating his score of three points? Or will he go down in flames? We will find out... in the next article.