Round Seven Top Class

On Top Class today -

Kyle, Sophie, Ross, and Abbie,

playing for Kirkshaws Primary School from Lanarkshire.

And competing against them are -

Ethan, Joel, Helen, and Matt,

from St Martin's Church of England Primary School from Somerset.

But who will be Top Class? APPLAUSE

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

Let's meet our teams.

First up, it's primary seven from Kirkshaws Primary School,

Lanarkshire. They have a school eco-committee,

their Euroquiz team came sixth overall in Scotland,

and their football team is unbeaten, but will they be unbeaten today?

-Kyle.

-Yes.

-What position do you play in the football team, Kyle?

-I play defence.

-I am a striker. Can I join your school football team?

-No.

-No. LAUGHTER

You did think about it, though, Kyle, so I thank you for that.

-Sophie.

-Hi.

-You do boxercise.

-Yes.

-What do you like about boxercise?

-Well, it keeps you fit, and you learn how to box.

-Hello, Ross.

-Hi.

-Footballer?

-Yes.

-Can I join your football team?

If you want.

Oh, Ross! Thank you so much! See, Kyle? That's all you needed to say.

-And what do you want to do when you leave school?

-A YouTuber.

-You want to be a YouTuber?

-Yeah.

-Is that a job?

-Yes.

Gosh, how things have changed.

I've got a law degree.

Never mind.

-Abbie, welcome.

-Hi.

-Hi. You're quite artsy, aren't you?

You like doing crafts and collages and things like that.

What do you like about doing crafts?

-It's quite therapeutic.

-OK.

And tell me, Kirkshaws, who have you chosen as your captain?

Ross, because he's really brainy, and he's really good.

-That's quite a compliment, Ross.

-Yeah.

How do you feel about having that responsibility?

-Flattered.

-LAUGHTER

Well, good luck to you. Please welcome Kirkshaws Primary School.

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And playing against them are year six from St Martin's

Church of England Primary School from Weston-super-Mare.

They love to put on all-singing and all-dancing productions at the

end of year in their own theatre, and they recently attempted

to break the world record for hula hoop passing, with 600 pupils.

So, Matt, tell me, what's this hula hoop world record?

What's it all about?

It gets passed from one person to another,

and we can use different formations for getting ourselves through it.

That sounds pretty amazing. Joel, hiya.

-Were you a part of the hula hoop challenge?

-Yes.

And again, you really like football.

-You're on trial with Southampton just now?

-Yes.

-My goodness!

-I take it you want to be a footballer?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Any particular team you'd like to play for?

-Manchester United.

Manchester United, brilliant. Ethan, you apparently play dodge ball...

-Yeah.

-..after school. That is a brilliant game.

Why do you like dodge ball?

Cos I feel I'm quite good, and quick,

and I feel like I'm probably one of the best ones there.

And, tell me, St Martin's, who have you chosen as your captain?

-And tell me why.

-Joel, because he's probably the smartest out of us.

Look at his wee face.

"Well, I mean, if you're going to say that,

"then I suppose I should say yes."

Everyone, please welcome St Martin's Church of England Primary School.

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OK, let's get cracking with Round One.

Here's your first control question. The subject is...

The journey water makes when it circulates from rivers,

lakes and seas to the sky and back again is called the water what?

-Abbie.

-Cycle.

That's the correct answer, Abbie! Well done.

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So that's one point to you. You have control now.

Here are the rest of your questions,

on the subject of the digestive system.

So, which part of the digestive system is this?

-Maybe intestines?

-Large intestines?

-I don't know.

-I think it is.

-Try it.

-Large intestines.

-You're saying large intestines.

Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done, it's the large intestine.

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What about this?

THEY CONFER QUIETLY

-Kyle, what do you think?

-Don't know.

-Do you have an answer for me, Ross?

-No.

-Do you want to pass that one?

-Yes.

Let's see what the answer is to that. It is...

Which part of the digestive system is this?

-I think so.

-Liver?

-The liver?

-You're saying the liver. Let's see if that's right.

Well done. It is the liver. Well done.

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And, finally, which part of the digestive system is this?

-Stomach?

-Stomach?

-The stomach.

-You're saying the stomach. Let's see if that's right.

It is the stomach. Well done. APPLAUSE

At the end of that round, you got four points, Kirkshaws. Well done.

APPLAUSE So, at the end of that round,

Kirkshaws have four points,

St Martin's have nothing yet. Give

them both a huge round of applause.

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The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

What is negative 16 minus 3?

-Joel.

-Minus 19.

That is the correct answer. Well done, Joel.

APPLAUSE You get a point, you have control.

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

You need to decide what should come next.

First sequence is...

What is the next term in this sequence?

-148.

-148.

-Yeah.

-148.

-You're saying 148. Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done. The rule is you minus four from the previous term.

Here's your second sequence.

What's the next number in that sequence?

-WHISPERS:

-81x3.

-243.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-243.

-You're saying 243. Let's see if that's right.

It is the right answer, well done.

The rule is you multiply each term by three.

Third sequence...

What's the next term in that sequence?

-76? Do you want to go with that?

-I think it's times two, minus six.

So that'll be 96....

-Do you want to go with 90?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-90.

-You're saying 90. Let's see if that's right.

It's not right. The answer is...

It's 78, because you're adding the previous two terms.

Your final sequence...

What's the next term in this sequence?

-83.

-83.

-I think that's right.

-83.

-You're saying 83. Let's see if that's right.

That's correct.

The rule is you subtract one less from the previous term.

Well done, you got four points. Well done, St Martin's!

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So, at the end of that round, the scores are tied.

Both teams have four points. Well done!

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And your next subject is...

Here is your control question.

By area, which is the largest continent?

-Ross.

-Asia.

That's the correct answer, Ross.

Well done, you've got one point and control of the game.

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Here are the rest of your questions, on the subject of capital cities.

OK?

Here is your first capital.

Stockholm is the capital city of which country?

-Sweden.

-You're saying Sweden. Let's see if that's right.

It is Sweden, well done.

In which country would you find the capital city of Vienna?

-Austria.

-You're saying Austria. Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done.

What about Sofia?

-Bucharest.

-You say Bucharest. Let's see if that's right.

It's not right. It is Bulgaria, is the country.

Finally, Tallinn is the capital city of which country?

-WHISPERS:

-Estonia.

-Estonia.

-You're saying Estonia. Let's see if that's right.

It is right.

Well done, and at the end of that round, you got four points.

Well done, Kirkshaws! APPLAUSE

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

Kirkshaws have eight points,

and St Martin's have four points.

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Ross, as soon as that subject came up, capital cites,

-you were delighted. Why's that?

-Because I like geography.

But you all joined in there.

Abbie, capital cities something you're keen on?

Yeah, because I was in the Euroquiz.

-Ah, so you knew a lot of them from your Euroquiz?

-Yeah.

Well done, Kirkshaws.

Next up, it's time to Test The Teacher.

Kirkshaws, who have you brought with you, and why?

Our teacher is Mrs McBain, and we brought her because she knows

a lot of things and she's been practising lots for this.

How has she been practising, Abbie?

She's been getting people to ask her questions about pop culture

and things like that.

-Have you been testing her, Ross?

-Yes.

-And has she enjoyed it, do you think, Ross?

-I don't think so.

OK, great!

Well, Kirkshaws, it's time to Test The Teacher.

Bring in Mrs McBain.

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-Welcome, Mrs McBain...

-Thank you.

-..to Test The Teacher.

Abbie tells me that you've been putting in

a bit of research into this round.

What have you been doing to prepare yourself?

-Just getting the kids to ask me questions.

-OK.

What do you think you might struggle with?

-Probably everything!

-LAUGHTER

Yeah. Anything you think you're going to be quite strong on?

-Maybe reality shows, maybe.

-Oh, do you like a reality show?

-Maybe.

-LAUGHTER

You don't want to say anything in case people think less of you,

-but I enjoy them as well.

-I do.

Mrs McBain, you have 60 seconds to answer as many questions as you can.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Start the clock.

At the 2016 Brit Awards,

who won the British Artist Video Award

for the song Drag Me Down?

Erm...

-Rihanna.

-Wrong. One Direction.

What is the first name of the character Chris Pratt voices

in the 2014 film The LEGO Movie?

-I don't know, sorry. Pass.

-Emmet.

Penfold is a character in which cartoon that stars a mouse

that begins with the letter D?

-Danger Mouse.

-Correct.

Max Whitlock and Daniel Purves

compete for Great Britain in which sport?

Oh...

-Gymnastics?

-Correct.

Cel Spellman presents which live CBBC programme from the

Radio 1 studios on a Friday?

-Pass.

-CBBC Official Chart Show.

Which popular girl band sing this song?

# All the girls on the block knocking at my door

# Wanna know what it is Make the boys want more

# Is your lover...? #

-Is it Little Mix?

-Correct!

-Oh!

In the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted,

which British actor and comedian played the role of Dominic Badguy?

The Muppets... Pass. Don't know that one.

-It's Ricky Gervais.

-Oh.

-Well done.

At the end of that round, you got three points, Mrs McBain! Well done!

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Are you pleased with how you've done?

It's probably better than I thought, yes.

I think you've done incredibly well. Mrs McBain, you are dismissed.

-Thank you.

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OK, St Martin's. Who have you brought with you, and why?

We've brought Miss Upham,

as we think she'll be good with some music.

So, are you a bit worried about how she's going to do?

Oh, Matt, that was a vigorous nod of the head! Are you concerned?

-A little bit, yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-Ethan, are you confident about Miss Upham?

-Not really.

LAUGHTER

Well, St Martin's, it's time to Test the Teacher.

Bring in Miss Upham. APPLAUSE

Miss Upham, I'm not going to lie to you - that was not the most

enthusiastic build-up from a team I've seen.

No, but it's setting the bar where I'd like it.

-Have you been doing some research?

-I've been trying to.

-OK.

And what do you think you're going to struggle with?

The whole lot.

Well, I do like your tactics, which is lowering expectations,

to almost below ground level.

You have 60 seconds on the clock. You ready?

-No.

-Great. LAUGHTER

Start the clock.

Paul Hollywood is a judge on the Great British Bake-Off,

alongside Mary who?

-I don't know.

-Berry.

Laura Trott and Bradley Wiggins have both previously won

Olympic gold medals in which sport?

-Cycling.

-Correct.

Miss Honey and Harry Wormwood are two characters

in which popular Roald Dahl novel?

-Matilda.

-Correct.

Which American pop star sings this song?

# I got the eye of the tiger... #

-Katy Perry?

-Correct.

In May 2015, which English football club won the FA Cup

for the second consecutive season?

-Chelsea.

-Arsenal. Incorrect.

In which month of 2016 was World Book Day celebrated in the UK?

-March.

-Correct.

In 2014, which Deadly 60 presenter took part in Strictly Come Dancing?

-Don't know.

-Steve Backshall.

Which word, added to the online Oxford Dictionary in 2015,

means "to be bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger?"

-SHE GASPS

-I don't know.

-Hangry.

The characters Tip, Oh, and Captain Smek all feature

in which animated film, released in 2015?

-Don't know.

-The answer is Home.

But at the end of that round, Miss Upham,

you scored four points, well done!

You did really well there! It was just casual, "Uh... Katie Perry."

I thought you wouldn't know any of them and you did incredibly well.

-Are you pleased?

-That's better than I thought it was going to be.

You've done St Martin's proud, Miss Upham.

-You are dismissed.

-Thank you.

So at the end of that round,

Kirkshaws have 11 points

and St Martin's really close

behind on eight points!

Kirkshaws. Mrs McBain did pretty well, I thought.

How did you feel, Abbie?

-Quite good.

-Sophie?

Yeah, I feel very pleased for her.

St Martin's, Miss Upham.

Helen, sum up how you feel about Miss Upham.

I was very impressed and she must have put her head down

-and studied hard.

-She must have. Absolutely.

Right, teams, it's all back on you. It's time for Pet Subjects.

Kirkshaws, you're going first. Which subject have you chosen?

-The rainforest.

-You've chosen the rainforest.

You have 30 seconds on the clock to answer questions

on your pet subject, OK? Start the clock.

What is the name of the largest rainforest? Ross?

The Amazon. Correct.

What term beginning with E is used to describe a species

which has vanished and no longer exists? Ross?

-Extinct.

-Correct.

There are two major types of rainforest based on their location.

One is tropical, can you name the other?

-Pass.

-The answer is temperate.

Which layer is beneath the canopy layer of the rainforest? Ross?

-Understory.

-Correct.

What is the name of the plants at the top layer of a rainforest?

-Emergents.

-That is the correct answer.

Well done, Kirkshaws, you got four points!

Well done.

You know your stuff on the rainforests.

-Kyle, do you fancy visiting the rainforests?

-No.

-Why?

It rains all the time.

I mean, what else can you say? You're right.

Well, well done, Kirkshaws. You did very well.

-St Martin's. What subject have you chosen?

-Jupiter.

You've chosen Jupiter.

You have 30 seconds to answer questions on your pet subject.

Start the clock.

In terms of order from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter? Joel?

-The fifth.

-Correct.

What name is given to the giant,

raging storm that can be seen on Jupiter? Joel.

-Great red spot.

-Correct.

In our solar system, Jupiter is located

between which two planets? Joel?

-Saturn and Mars.

-Correct.

Jupiter is classified as a gas giant.

It's atmosphere is formed mainly by hydrogen and which other gas? Ethan?

-Helium.

-Correct.

Approximately how long does it take Jupiter to orbit the sun? Matt?

-11.86 earth years.

-That's the correct answer, well done.

And at the end of that round, you got five points, St Martin's!

Well done. Joel, start of that round, on the buzzer straightaway.

-Were you pleased that was your pet subject?

-Yes.

Well done to both of you.

At the end of that round,

Kirkshaws have 15 points

but right behind them,

St Martin's have 13 points!

OK, on with the game. The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

What is the silent letter in the word "honest"? Joel?

-H.

-H is the correct answer, well done.

You have a point, you have control,

here are the rest of your questions on the subject of grammar.

In the sentence...

..which word is the adjective?

-Heavy.

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

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

..which word is the preposition?

THEY WHISPER

-Under.

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

It is right, well done.

In the sentence...

..which word is the adverb?

THEY WHISPER

Brightly.

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

It is right. In the sentence...

..which word is the verb?

-Won!

-Won.

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

It is right!

Well done. At the end of that round, you got five points, St Martin's!

So at the end of that round,

St Martin's have 18 points

and Kirkshaws have 15 points!

The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

Which Scandinavian country beginning with D

topped the United Nations World Happiness Report in 2016?

-Ross?

-Denmark.

That's correct, Ross. Well done.

You have one point and you have control of the game.

Here are the rest of your questions.

THEY WHISPER

-Glasgow?

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

BUZZER

It's Edinburgh. Next question.

THEY WHISPER

-Oxford?

-You're going to say Oxford. Let's see if that's right.

BUZZER It was Cambridge! Next question...

-Do you know?

-No.

-Do you know?

-Do you have an answer for me?

-Can we pass?

You can pass if you want to. BUZZER

That is, in fact, George Osborne. Finally...

-United States of America.

-Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done!

And at the end of that round, you got two points, Kirkshaws.

Well done!

So at the end of that round,

St Martin's have 18 points

and Kirkshaws have 17 points!

It's getting a bit tense, Joel. How're you feeling?

Mixed emotions.

It's getting tense over there, Kirkshaws.

Sophie, tell me how you're feeling.

A bit nervous, but I think we'll win.

OK, teams. This is your last chance to make a difference.

It's the battle of the buzzers.

90 seconds on the clock for both teams

to answer as many questions as you can, OK?

Start the clock.

Spell vaccination.

Abbie?

Correct. Which Queen of Iceni, whose name begins with B,

led a revolt against the Roman rule in AD 60? Joel?

-Boudicca.

-Say it again?

-Boudicca.

-Correct. What are the three main types of teeth?

No-one buzzing in? No-one? It's incisors, canines and molars.

By what name is the magician Steven Frayne better known as? Ross?

-Dynamo.

-Correct.

In the sentence "The rocket flew through space,"

which word is the preposition? Joel?

-Through.

-Correct.

What is the name of Newcastle United's football grounds?

-Joel?

-Pass.

-No?

I can offer it over, Kirkshaws, any idea? Kyle?

-St James' Bay.

-Sorry?

-St James' Park.

Sorry, I have to accept your first answer and it wasn't correct.

It is St James' Park.

The Olympic Games were invented by the ancient Greeks,

but where was the first event held? Abbie?

-Athens.

-Sorry?

-Athens.

Incorrect, sorry. I can offer it over. Any answer? No?

It was Olympia.

What E is the name given to the natural development of plants

or animals over many years?

Anyone? Anyone? It's evolution.

In the soap opera Coronation Street,

what is the name of David Platt's sister?

No-one? Sarah.

How many sides does a quadrilateral have? Helen?

-Four.

-Correct.

What is the name given to a building

or a group of buildings where monks live?

-Ross?

-Cathedral?

Incorrect. I can offer it over. Anyone answering?

(Temple?)

The answer is monastery.

That was incredibly exciting. You've all done unbelievably well.

But the winners with 21 points are

St Martin's!

Bad luck, Kirkshaws.

Honestly!

There are two points in it!

You put up an incredible fight.

But I'm sorry, you're going home.

Please give them a huge round of applause. It's Kirkshaws.

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St Martin's, you're going to be back for the quarterfinals,

you're one step closer to being Top Class.

How does it feel, Joel?

-I don't know how to explain.

-Helen?

-Great.

-Ethan, you look you like you can't believe it.

-I just...

I was almost certain they were going to win at the end.

And Matt?

Speechless. I surprised myself.

THEY LAUGH

Well done. I'm going to be seeing you in the quarterfinals.

And I'll see YOU next time! Goodbye.

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