Mastermind Wiki Challenge

I was quite pleased with the results of last weeks Mastermind Wiki Challenge (see relevant posts for description).

The Battle of Lepanto
Knew very little other than the basics about this prior to the show last week. After 30 minutes or so reading up online I scored 6 which was way better than I imagined. Quite an interesting Battle actually and, as if one of my main reason for doing this challenge, gave me quite a lot of side-reading to do around the period!

Yes Minister
TV shows are always hard to prepare for the Mastermind Wiki Challenge but I used mainly my knowledge of watching the boxsets perhaps twice in the last two years to score another 6. Nothing new was added from reading the Wiki page that helped me here. Although this set confirmed my opinion that when I try again for Mastermind, its TV shows of around this length that are best to aim for! I noticed the set is very cheap on Amazon (see below) and regardless of quizzing its a joy to watch if you have never seen it!

St Pauls Cathedral
Struggled with this one and I even missed some of the gimmies to only score 2 on Gareth Kingstons set. I did manage to find a useful free Kindle Ebook on the subject which I intend to read over the next few months a when you delve deep into the history of this building, it really is rather fascinating.

JM Barrie
After reading the Wikipedia page I turned what would have been a 3 into a 6. More importantly, I have eventually now decided to read the biography I bought of Barrie a while ago but never have managed to find time to read. (See Below)







At this point I would usually post up the next set of subjects but with a 2 week break Iplayer won't tell me what they are yet!