Round Five Top Class

On Top Class today,

Tom, Sean,

Angelica and George

playing for Hampstead Parochial School from London.

And competing against them are

Alice, Jacob,

Daisy and Sophie

from Tilston Parochial Church of England School from Cheshire.

But who will be Top Class?

Hello, and welcome to Top Class, the search for the UK's smartest school.

Let's meet our teams.

First up, Hampstead Parochial School.

They hold Battle Of Civilisation days, where they dress up as people

from different time periods and take part in role-plays

about their different cultures.

Let's find out a bit more about them.

Hi, Tom. Tell me about these Battle Of Civilisations.

What period of time did you dress up as?

I dressed up as King Henry VIII.

And did you enjoy being Henry VIII?

Yeah, I got to slaughter a lot of people.

OK. There we are. Good.

Team captain, Angelica.

Why do you think you've been chosen as your team captain, Angelica?

I think I'm quite a good listener and I can take in

-everyone's ideas.

-So, Angelica,

have you discussed tactics amongst your team for Top Class?

Erm, not many but, again, we have looked at revision sheets

and we've been revising for the past few days.

Well, good luck to you, Angelica.

-And finally, George, welcome to Top Class.

-Thank you.

Tell me what subject do you like,

what would you like to come up in Top Class, George?

I really like maths as I like the logical process

-of working things out.

-And when you leave school,

do you want to do something to do with maths?

Maybe a banker, I don't know.

Maybe a banker. Something like that.

Well, good luck, George, I hope you enjoy yourself on Top Class today.

Please welcome Hampstead Parochial School from London.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing against them are Tilston Parochial Church Of England School.

Every month the school has a special writing challenge

called Magic Moment.

One of these was to write letters to their heroes

and they got lots of replies,

including one from Sir David Attenborough!

-Hi, Daisy.

-Hi.

-Were you involved in writing letters to your heroes?

-Yes.

-Who did you write to?

I wrote to a teacher.

Oh, wow.

Team captain, Jacob.

Why do you think you've been chosen as your team captain, Jacob?

-I've no idea!

-You've no idea! LAUGHTER

Was there a vote or was it just everyone else ran away and said,

-"He's team captain"?

-We had a vote.

OK. What subject do you really want to come up on Top Class?

I hope something comes up about cars.

You like cars?

-Yeah.

-Go-karts -

-you build your own go-karts?

-Yeah.

Out of what, what do you build your go-karts out of?

The first one I made I used the chassis of a wheelie bin.

-Whose wheelie bin?

-My grandma's!

Your grandma's wheelie bin!

Did you ask your grandma if you could use her wheelie bin?

Yes.

LAUGHTER

I am not entirely convinced by that answer, Jacob,

but we'll leave it there. Please welcome

Tilston Parochial Church Of England School from Cheshire.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK. Let's kick straight off with Round One.

Here's your first control question.

The subject is...

Which of your organs helps with hearing and balance?

Daisy?

Your ears.

That's the correct answer, Daisy. Well done, you've got a point.

You have control of the game.

Here are the rest of your questions for the subject of Science.

This game is all about identifying if something is magnetic or not.

First of all, do you think a rubber band is magnetic?

-No.

-No, OK.

No, we don't think a rubber band is magnetic.

Not magnetic. Let's see if that's right.

Correct.

Secondly, what about a steel fork?

No. No, cos it's steel.

WHISPERED CONFERRING

I don't think... What do you think?

You're the captain, Jacob - it's your decision.

I think we're going to go for,

it is magnetic.

You're saying it is magnetic.

Let's find out.

You're right.

It is magnetic.

Thirdly, is an iron bar magnetic?

-Yeah, iron is magnetic.

-OK.

Yes, we think an iron bar is magnetic.

You're saying it is magnetic.

Let's find out.

It is magnetic, well done.

And finally, what about a plastic bag?

No, plastic's not. No.

No, we don't think a plastic bag is magnetic.

You don't think it is. Let's find out.

It's not. You're correct.

Well done, Tilston - you got five points in that round. Well done.

APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round, Tilston have five points.

Hampstead yet to score, but there's loads of time.

Give them both a huge round of applause. Well done.

APPLAUSE

Jacob.

A very early test of your captaincy, there, I would say.

Because you were sure it was magnetic

and others thought it wasn't magnetic, the steel fork,

and you took the decision to go with your gut.

Brave decision, Jacob, how did that feel?

I don't know! Scary!

Yeah. You decided to go with what you thought because you were quite

convinced, and you got the five points. So, well done, Tilston.

Loads of time to score points. Let's move onto the next subject,

and it is...

Here's your control question.

What word beginning with B describes an age in history

and is also a mixture of copper and tin?

Angelica.

BC?

Incorrect. I can offer it over to Tilston.

-Daisy?

-Bronze Age?

Bronze is the correct answer. I can take that - that's a point to you.

You have control of the game.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of History.

In this game you'll see four key events in history on the screen.

You must put them in the order they occurred.

So here are the four events.

So start off with what happened earliest.

-OK, well...

-I think B...

Battle of Hastings is 1066, that's after the Viking invasion.

-Yeah...

-Then it's

Lindisfarne?

After World War II, and then...

The invention of black-and-white TV...

So what happened first, Jacob?

We think it was B, the Vikings' invasion of Lindisfarne.

And what happened second?

We think it's the Battle of Hastings.

And third?

We think it is C, the invention of the black and white TV.

And fourth?

We think it is VE Day.

So there are your answers on the board.

Let's find out how many you got right.

You got them all right - well done, Tilston.

You got five points again there. Well done.

So, at the end of that round, Tilston have ten points,

Hampstead yet to score but loads of time.

Give them both a round of applause. Well done.

We're moving on, and the next subject is...

Here's your control question.

How many sides does a hexagon have?

George?

-Six.

-Correct answer, George - well done, you get the point.

You get control of the game.

APPLAUSE

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject

Addition And Subtraction.

First sum...

-826.

-826.

-826.

-You're saying 826?

Let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done.

What is...?

145.

-You're saying 145.

-Yes.

Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done.

What is...?

-1207.

-Yeah, 1207. 1207.

1207.

You're saying 1207. Let's see if that's right.

Yes, well done.

Finally...

-333.

-333.

-333.

333.

-You're saying 333.

-Yes.

-Let's see if that's right.

It is right - well done, Hampstead. You got five points. Well done.

APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round,

Tilston have ten points but coming up right behind them,

Hampstead have five points.

Well done.

APPLAUSE

Good round for you, George.

You pleased? You all quite like maths, don't you?

-We love it.

-Yeah, we love it.

Well. listen, all the scores can change,

because next up, it's time to...

Hampstead, who have you brought with you and why?

Angelica, tell me.

We have brought Miss Sullivan today

because, even if she doesn't do great, she has the most fantastic

sense of humour and she's very perseverant and resilient.

Tom, have you been doing anything to help her at all?

Yeah, we've been making these tests on pop culture.

Oh, and testing her on it and seeing if she knows?

Sean, do you have confidence in your teacher?

Yes, I have great confidence in our teacher.

George, do you have confidence?

Yeah.

Slightly less confident!

"Erm...kind of."

Well, let's find out, Hampstead.

It's time to Test The Teacher.

Bring in Miss Sullivan.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Hi, Miss Sullivan.

-Hi.

So, when your pupils said, "Hey, there's this television programme,

"do you want to come on?" did you say, "Yeah!"

and then went, "Oh, what have I done?"

No, I'm blaming our headteacher. This is definitely all of his fault.

-Did your headteacher...

-He set me up for this.

-..volunteer you for it?

Yep.

Now, apparently, Angelica says you've got a great sense of humour.

-Thanks.

-Do you know a lot about young people things?

-No.

There is an allegation from Tom that they have been testing you.

They've definitely been trying.

I don't think I'm a very good pupil, unlike them.

How much revision have you done for this?

The honest answer?

We've been listening to the radio in class a little bit.

LAUGHTER

I don't know. George...slightly less confident than Sean was about you.

I'm sure you are going to do brilliantly, so you have 60 seconds

to answer as many questions as you can.

-Are you ready?

-Sure.

Start the clock. In social media,

what does the acronym DM commonly stand for?

Pass.

Direct message. The actor Chris Evans played the role of which

superhero in the film Avengers: Age of Ultron?

Thor?

No, Captain America. The gesture by which two people hit their clenched

fists together in celebration is called a fist what?

-Fist pump.

-Say?

-Fist pump.

I'm going to accept that because that's Australian and I know that.

What is the main colour of the home strip of the England rugby team?

Red?

White. Who sings this song?

# Can't read my, can't read my... #

Lady Gaga!

Correct. What was the app Snapchat called when it originally

launched in 2011?

Pass.

Picaboo. Who is the current host of Radio 1's Live Lounge?

Pass.

Clara Amfo.

The Superman Punch is the signature move of which WWE wrestler?

Pass.

Roman Reigns. Which country does footballer David de Gea play for?

Pass.

Spain. What is the maximum duration of a clip on the video-sharing

platform Vine?

30 seconds.

Six seconds, Miss Sullivan. MISS SULLIVAN LAUGHS

Sorry, guys.

But well done, Miss Sullivan. At the end of that round, you got...

-Two?

-Two points, Miss Sullivan. Well done!

APPLAUSE

It's two more than I thought.

It was tough, but I think you did pretty well there, Miss Sullivan.

-Thank you.

-Two points but, for now, you are dismissed.

-Thank you.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, Tilston. Alice, who have you brought with you and why?

-Mr Harley.

-Why did you choose him?

We knew that he would revise for it

and he wouldn't just go off and forget about it.

He'd remember to keep testing himself.

Do you think he has put in the hours of revision, Alice?

Yes.

How confident are you, Daisy?

I'm pretty confident.

Pretty confident, not totally confident but pretty confident.

Sophie, how do you think he's going to do?

OK.

And, Jacob, have you got confidence in your teacher?

-No.

-No. Good!

Good. Well, Tilston, it's time to Test The Teacher.

Bring in Mr Harley.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Mr Harley.

-Hello.

-Alice says that she thinks you'll have been revising a lot.

I've done quite a lot of last-minute cramming.

Having been at school, I know what that means.

LAUGHTER

Have you studied music, internet?

I've listened to the radio quite a lot on the journey coming up here.

So, for a few hours, you've listened to the radio?

And I've had a little notebook that I've been jotting down little facts

and figures in for the last couple of weeks.

-I have taken it very seriously to be honest.

-I know you have, Mr Harley.

LAUGHTER

Varying amounts of confidence.

Jacob, slightly less confident.

-That's disappointing from Jacob.

-It is.

What do you teach these...?

I'm the headteacher of the school, so...

their teachers were a bit too scared to come, that is why I'm here.

So you, the headteacher...

-Yeah.

-..have put yourself on the front line?

I didn't expect to be here, I thought it would be somebody else,

to be honest with you.

Jacob, that's your headteacher you just said you had no confidence in!

LAUGHTER

Fine, OK.

-Mr Harley, you have 60 seconds on the clock.

-OK.

Start the clock.

In an online context, what does the acronym IRL mean?

I don't know, pass.

In real life. Doctor Doom is the main villain in which film

from 2015?

Pass.

Fantastic Four. The online game in which you can adopt one of six small

creatures who go on adventures in Monstro City is called what?

Pass.

The Moshi Monsters. Which American female pop star sings on this song

with rapper Iggy Azalea?

# Hey, baby, even though I hate you I want to love you

# I want you, ooh, ooh... #

Pass.

Ariana Grande. Which Premier League football team play their home games

at The Hawthorns?

Pass.

West Bromwich Albion. A small white phone in a green speech bubble is

the logo for which social media app?

WhatsApp.

Correct. Which singer won the prestigious BBC Sound of 2016 award?

Erm...

Pass.

Jack Garratt. What is the name of the daily CBBC news programme?

Newsround.

Correct. Saturdays singer Rochelle is married to whom?

Marvin Humes.

Correct. What style of jean shares its name

with a popular American term for the word mother?

Mama?

Mom!

LAUGHTER

That is much harder than it looks.

Mr Harley, well done, you got yourself three points.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I love this round so much, cos you just don't know! Ariana Grande,

who knows? Who cares?

-I know it now, now you've said it.

-You know it now. Now you know it.

I think you did really well.

-Three points.

-Three, well, it's better than none.

It's pretty good. That is pretty good.

Mr Harley, you should be very proud of yourself,

you got three points for your team, but for now, you are dismissed.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round, it is getting close.

Tilston have 13 points, Hampstead right behind them - seven points.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Sean, proud of your teacher?

-Yes.

-She did good, didn't she?

-Yeah.

-They were tough questions.

-They were.

-Tom?

She did better than I would have.

Oh, well, there you go.

-George?

-Yeah, she did good.

Jacob, that was your headteacher that you had no confidence in.

Smash grab, three points.

I think he did really, really well.

He did, didn't he?

For a man who didn't want to be here

and has clearly not listened to any popular music in 20 years,

he did quite well.

Alice, you proud of your teacher?

Yeah, but it was quite frustrating.

Was it? Cos did you know the answers?

A few...to a lot of them.

Yeah, and he just wasn't...he didn't know them, he didn't know them.

But I think he did cracking and you should be very,

very proud of your headteacher.

Right, teams, you're back in the spotlight now,

it's time for Pet Subjects.

Hampstead, you're going first.

Angelica, what have you chosen as your Pet Subject?

Our Pet Subject is Capitals of Europe.

Capitals of Europe. 30 seconds on the clock for your Pet Subject.

Start the clock.

The Amstel is the name of a river that flows through

which capital city?

-Pass.

-Pass?

It's Amsterdam. Which capital city is further east - Moscow or Berlin?

-Moscow.

-Angelica?

-Moscow.

Moscow is the correct answer.

Bern is the capital city of which country?

Sean.

Switzerland.

Correct. Which capital city is further north - Oslo or Valletta?

Sean.

-Valletta.

-No, it's Oslo. The Tiber is the river that flows

through which capital city?

George.

-Pass.

-No, it was Rome, but well done on that one, Hampstead,

you got yourself two points.

Give them a round of applause, well done.

APPLAUSE

Tough questions.

Tough questions, weren't they?

But you did incredibly well there.

Let's move on. Tilston.

Jacob, what subject have you chosen as your Pet Subject?

We've chosen Land Mammals.

Land Mammals.

30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. What is the largest land mammal in the world?

Daisy.

African elephant.

Correct. What is the world's fastest land mammal?

Jacob.

-Cheetah.

-Correct. What name would you give to mammals that eat meat?

Alice.

-Carnivorous.

-Correct. Collectively, what are plant-eating animals

known as? Jacob.

Herbivores.

Correct. How long is an elephant pregnant for?

Jacob.

-Nine months.

-Incorrect - 22 months.

Which mammal lives in the desert and has a hump on its back?

-Sophie.

-Camels.

Correct answer. Well done, Tilston.

At the end of that round, you got five points.

Well done.

So, at the end of that round, Tilston have 18 points

and just behind them, Hampstead have nine points.

Give them a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, on with the game.

The next subject is...

Here's your control question.

Spell the word

luckily.

Angelica.

Correct answer, Angelica, well done, you've got a point.

You've got control of the game.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of Grammar.

What is the verb in the sentence...?

What is the verb?

-Played.

-Played.

-Played.

-Played.

-You're saying played, let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

In the sentence...

..what word is the adjective?

-Striped.

-Striped.

-Striped.

Striped.

You're saying striped, let's see if that's right.

It is, well done. What is the adverb in the sentence...?

What is the adverb?

-Cheerfully.

-Cheerfully?

Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done. In the sentence...

What is the preposition?

Between.

Between.

Between? See if that's right.

It is right, well done - you got five points, Hampstead.

Brilliantly done.

Well done.

So, the end of that round - my goodness, it's getting close -

Tilston have 18 points but Hampstead, right behind them

on 14 points.

Well done.

APPLAUSE

-Good round for you, Angelica?

-Yes.

-You love the grammar?

-Yes.

-Well, let's keep going.

The next subject is...

Here's your control question.

Which annual British marathon sees competitors

run past the Cutty Sark ship and over Tower Bridge?

-Daisy?

-Is it the London Marathon?

Correct answer, Daisy.

Well done, you've got a point, you've got control of your game.

Here are the rest of your questions on the News.

Question one...

It's something One. Force One. It's...

Try it, just try it.

Jacob?

We're going to go for Force...

(It's Air Force One.)

Air Force One, please.

You're saying Air Force One.

Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done.

Well remembered, Alice. Well remembered.

Second question...

-Boris Johnson.

-Boris Johnson.

-That's Boris Johnson.

-Yeah.

We think that is Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

In May 2016, the world's longest pizza was made

in which European country?

-I think it was Italy.

-I think it was Italy.

I think it was in Venice, in Italy. So it's in Italy.

Do you want to go with Italy?

I think we're going to go for Italy.

Italy? Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

Which male tennis player won the 2016 Australian Open?

Djokovic, wasn't it?

I think so. Yeah, just say that.

We think it was Novak Djokovic.

You're saying Novak Djokovic, let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done, you got five points, Tilston.

Brilliant performance. Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round,

Tilston have 23 points,

Hampstead right behind on 14 points.

Give them both a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams, this is it.

It's the last chance to bag some points.

It's the Battle Of The Buzzers -

loads and loads of points on offer in this round.

90 seconds on the clock for both teams

to answer as many questions as you can. Start the clock.

What name beginning with the letter M is given to the part of the river

that flows into a lake, reservoir or ocean?

Alice.

A meander.

No, it's not right. Hampstead, I can offer it.

Buzz in. George.

-Mouth.

-Correct. Welsh international footballer Gareth Bale played for

which Spanish team during the 2015-16 football season?

Sean.

-Real Madrid.

-Correct. The characters Elphaba and Glinda

feature in which musical? Alice.

Wicked.

Correct. Who did Jeremy Corbyn replace as leader of

the Labour Party? George.

Ed Miliband.

-Correct.

-Who was the President of the United States at the beginning

of World War II?

Alice.

I need an answer, Alice.

No, I'm going to have to offer it across. Hampstead, anyone buzz in?

No conferring. Anyone?

No, it was Franklin D Roosevelt.

What is the main colour of Everton Football Club's home kit?

Jacob.

-Blue.

-Correct.

Spell the word happiest.

Daisy.

Correct. Which of your organs beginning with the letter K

helps to get rid of waste material?

George.

-Kidney.

-Correct. What name is given to a baby sheep? Sean.

-Lamb.

-Correct.

What nationality was the artist Vincent van Gogh?

-Daisy.

-Is it...

-Vienna?

-No, Hampstead?

George.

-Dutch.

-Correct. What is seven multiplied by three?

Sean.

-21.

-Correct. In which continent is the country of Egypt found?

Daisy.

Africa.

That's the correct answer. Oh, my word!

Well done to both teams - that was an amazing buzzer round.

But the winners, with 27 points,

are Tilston.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bad luck, Hampstead, you were incredible competitors.

You have done brilliantly.

You played the game incredibly well.

You are a credit to your school.

Please give Hampstead a huge round of applause.

They have been brilliant.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Tilston, you'll be back for the quarterfinals.

You're one step closer to being Top Class.

-Alice, how does it feel?

-Amazing.

-Jacob?

-I think it's...

I'm just overwhelmed and really excited.

Well done, I'll see you in the quarterfinals

and I'll see you next time.

Goodbye.