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[Golden Thread] What would be your Mastermind specialist subject?

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If you found yourself in the hot seat competing for that cut glass bowl and the title of Mastermind what would be your specialist subject?

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Reply 1

EnigmaChess

I think mine would be chess players.

Reply 2

gjd800

Classical Indian Philosophy

or

Liverpool Football Club

Reply 3

Muttley79

Essex County Cricket club since 1975

Reply 4

EnigmaChess

Original post by Muttley79

Essex County Cricket club since 1975

Now this is very specific.

Reply 5

Pwca

TSR Community Staff

Original post by EnigmaChess

Now this is very specific.

Isn't it! I kinda wanna know what happened in 1975... the dawn of a new era for Essex County Cricket Club?

Reply 6

Muttley79

Original post by Pwca

Isn't it! I kinda wanna know what happened in 1975... the dawn of a new era for Essex County Cricket Club?

No that was 1979 when they won a trophy! I picked 1975 as Graham Gooch became a regular player :smile:

Reply 7

Scotland Yard

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

History of the electric guitar

Reply 8

Pwca

TSR Community Staff

Original post by Muttley79

No that was 1979 when they won a trophy! I picked 1975 as Graham Gooch became a regular player :smile:

I love this. Do you play yourself or you're just a superfan?

Reply 9

Muttley79

Original post by Pwca

I love this. Do you play yourself or you're just a superfan?

Superfan when my job allows ... I've watched Essex play at nearly 50 different grounds :smile:

Reply 10

Pwca

TSR Community Staff

Original post by Muttley79

Superfan when my job allows ... I've watched Essex play at nearly 50 different grounds :smile:

That's so cool! It's great to have a real passion, I'm always a bit jealous of people who have things they're so dedicated to.

Reply 11

Pwca

TSR Community Staff

Original post by Scotland Yard

History of the electric guitar

I should have made up an additional rule that we require one fun fact for every contribution!

Original post by gjd800

Classical Indian Philosophy

or

Liverpool Football Club

I love the variety here!

Original post by EnigmaChess

I think mine would be chess players.

Would this be world championships?

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Reply 12

gjd800

Original post by Pwca

I love the variety here!

My two great loves.

Well, music as well but I couldn't narrow that down enough.

Reply 13

5hyl33n

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

I can’t decide. :cry:

Chemistry

Or

Fashion and beauty

Or

Travelling

Reply 14

TypicalNerd

Inorganic chemistry

I’d be very hesitant to say chemistry as a whole in the event they chuck some stuff regarding the names of organic chemists at me.

As for a fact as @Pwca has mentioned the possibility of making a rule where we have to state one, the vast majority of enzymes are classified as metalloproteins, since they have metal ions in them the act as catalytic sites. As such, enzymes are an area of interest to inorganic chemists which sounds almost paradoxical.

Reply 15

mnot

Universities Forum Helper

Internationally sold Italian lagers

Reply 16

Scotland Yard

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

Original post by Pwca

I should have made up an additional rule that we require one fun fact for every contribution!

Well here's one for you - Leo Fender, one of the most influential guitar designers (he designed the stratocaster) never learnt how to play the guitar!