Round Eight Top Class

On Top Class today...

Ben, Sophia,

Dan and Alicia,

playing for Greenland Community Primary School

from County Durham.

And competing against them are...

Layla, Matthew,

Jasmine and Josh,

from St Michael's Church of England Primary School

in Manchester.

But who will be Top Class?

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

# Top class! #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Hello and welcome to Top Class,

the search for the UK's smartest school.

Let's meet our teams.

First up, it's Year Six

from Greenland Community Primary School from County Durham.

Three years ago, their school was rebuilt

and now the old buildings are used as a film set.

They recently raised £3,000 by organising a Onesie Wednesday,

where everyone came in in their onesies.

Ben, could you tell me...

what a onesie is.

Where you can't take your pants off and you can't take your T-shirt off.

LAUGHTER

Okey-dokey.

And are there like animal-type suits and things that you wear?

-They can be anything.

-Anything? Wow.

Tell me, Ben, what subject would you not like to see

coming up on Top Class today?

-Literacy.

-Literacy?

And what do you think you would be good at?

-Maths.

-Maths. You like maths?

You're cool, Ben.

LAUGHTER

-Hello, Sophia.

-Hi.

-Hi.

When you leave school,

you would like to be a vet or a police officer.

Which one do you think you're favouring just now?

Police officer.

Why is it you want to be a police officer?

When I watch on the TV, it looks really exciting.

Yep. That's why I want to be a model.

LAUGHTER

Now, tell me, who have you chosen as your captain and why?

Dan, because he knows his stuff.

Dan, because he knows his stuff?

Dan, that's brought a right smile to your face.

What do you think about the pressure

of being the captain, Dan? Are you OK with that?

Erm, yeah.

Yeah, you're going to be all right?

Everyone, Greenland Community Primary School!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And playing against them are

St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

They are crazy for competitions,

winning £2,000 in a singing competition on the radio

and £10,000 in the regional Character Awards.

Josh, competition crazy.

What was the singing competition all about?

It was to sing Let It Go...

SHE SINGS BADLY: # Let it go!

# Let it go! # VOICE CRACKS

Like that? LAUGHTER

Not like that.

LAUGHTER

-Not like that.

-We had to win the money.

LAUGHTER

I think it was a passable rendition.

Jasmine, welcome.

What's interesting, I think, Jasmine, is that you do dressage

on a horse called Jim.

What a great name for a horse, Jim.

SCATTERED LAUGHTER

How do you learn to control the horse?

Well, you start off learning the basics and then...

..as you progress, you learn how to do, like,

manoeuvring the horse in different ways.

Wow. Sounds amazing.

-Matthew, hello.

-Hi.

Tell me what that is on the desk there?

-Erm...

-That green thing on the desk?

-Oh, it's er...

-LAUGHTER

The green thing on the desk.

It's Freddie the frog.

Freddie the frog. And is that your mascot?

-Yes.

-For today, to bring you good luck?

-Yeah.

-Lovely.

Well, let me ask you, St Michael's,

who's your captain and why did choose them as the captain?

-Matthew's our captain.

-Yes.

We thought, cos he's one of the smartest in our school and...

Matthew's like, "What? Is that what's happening?"

LAUGHTER

"I thought I was the most handsome.

"I don't know what's going on". LAUGHTER

You think Matthew's one of the smartest?

Yeah, and he's got a wide variety of knowledge,

when it comes to general knowledge.

Wow. Best of luck to you all.

That is St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

OK. Let's get cracking with Round One.

Here we go with our first control question.

The first subject is...

..Geography.

Is the job of making cars an example of a primary,

secondary or tertiary economic activity?

BUZZER Josh?

Is it primary?

It is not.

I can offer it across to Greenland.

Dan?

Secondary?

That is the correct answer, Dan. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You get a point. You have control.

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

Capital cities of Europe.

OK? Your first city is...

Paris.

Which country is that the capital city of?

-THEY WHISPER

-France?

-France?

France?

You say France. Let's see if that's right.

It is. France. Well done.

What about Madrid?

-THEY WHISPER

-Spain.

-Spain.

Spain?

You're saying Spain? Let's see if that's right.

It is Spain.

Where do you think Copenhagen is the capital city of?

THEY WHISPER

Norway? I don't know.

Norway?

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

It's not. It's the capital of...

Denmark.

And, finally...

Reykjavik is the capital city of which country?

-WHISPERING:

-I have no clue. Guess.

Sweden?

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

It's not. It is the capital of...

Iceland.

But, at the end of that round,

you got yourself three points.

Well done, Greenland. Well done. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

So, at the end of that round, Greenland are in the lead

with three points.

St Michael's haven't scored yet,

but there's plenty of time.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Ben, what do you think of the capital cities of Europe?

Will you ever forget Reykjavik?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

LAUGHTER

Course you will, Ben.

And, Alicia, how do you think that went?

I think it went quite well for it being our first try.

Yes, absolutely great.

The next subject is...

..History.

Here is your control question.

Whose experiences of life in World War II

are recounted first-hand in the Diary of a Young Girl...

Dan?

Anne Frank.

That is the correct answer, Dan. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

Here are your next questions on History.

You will see four key events in history on the screen.

And you must put them in the order that they occurred.

So, let me introduce the events for you.

Elizabeth I's reign as Queen of England.

Cleopatra's reign as Queen of Egypt.

Catherine of Aragon's marriage to Henry VIII.

The Battle of Hastings.

So, what was the first event?

-THEY CONFER

-Go with B. B.

B?

Cleopatra's reign as Queen of Egypt.

What was the second?

THEY CONFER

D.

The Battle of Hastings?

The Battle of Hastings.

And what was next?

Catherine of Aragon's marriage

-to Henry VIII.

-VIII? OK.

And the final event, please.

Elizabeth I's reign as Queen of England.

OK.

Let's see how many of those you got correct.

You got all of them right. You've got five points.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

At the end of that round,

Greenland have eight points

and St Michael's have yet to score,

but there's loads of time to go.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

It's just about getting control of the game, St Michael's.

There's loads of time to go.

The next subject is...

..English.

Here's your control question.

In the sentence,

"The football player easily scored a hat-trick at the weekend,"

which word is the adverb?

-Josh?

-Easily.

Correct answer, Josh. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

It's one point to you and you have control.

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

This game is all to do with spelling.

Spell the word...

SIEGE.

-THEY WHISPER

-I-E-G-E.

S-I-E-G-E.

That's correct. Well done.

Can you now spell...

DESCEND?

-THEY WHISPER

-I think...

-Write it down. Yeah, like that.

-Yeah.

D-E-S-C-E-N-D.

That's correct. Well done.

Spell the word...

ALTHOUGH.

-THEY WHISPER

-T-H-O-U-G-H.

A-L-T-H-O-U-G-H.

That's correct. Well done.

And, finally, spell...

EXPLANATORY.

-THEY WHISPER

-E-X-P-L-A-N...

No, it's an A. It's an A at the end.

OK. Do you have an answer for me, Matthew?

-Matthew, that one.

-Which one?

E-X-P-L-A-N

A-T-A-R-Y.

I'm afraid that's incorrect.

It is O-R-Y at the end.

But, at the end of that round,

you've scored four points, St Michael's, well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

So, at the end of that round,

St Michael's have four points

and Greenland have eight points.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Now, St Michael's, you did incredibly well in that round.

I love the way you were working as a team there, Josh.

You were scribbling things down, handing them over.

Had you talked about your tactics before the show?

We were going to confer. That's...

that was basically it.

-THEY LAUGH Right.

-Confer and answer.

Confer and answer. SCATTERED LAUGHTER

Next up, it's time

to Test the Teacher.

Greenland, who have you brought with you and why?

We've brought Miss Stamper,

because she is the youngest

and she'll know most of the questions.

Right. Have you been doing anything to train her?

We were asking her, like, questions

on who sang this and all that.

Do you think there's going to be any weak spots in her knowledge, Dan?

A few.

A few. SUSAN LAUGHS

But you've got some confidence

-that she's going to do OK for you?

-Yeah.

OK. Well, Greenland,

it's time to Test the Teacher.

Bring in Miss Stamper.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Uh-oh.

-Hiya.

Miss Stamper...

Now, Alicia says that they've asked you to come

because you're really young.

But they've been testing you.

-A lot.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah. Everywhere I go...

-Children jumping out of cupboards.

-"Who sings this?"

-Playing music at you?

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

Yeah, OK.

-Well, Miss Stamper, you have 60 seconds on the clock.

-OK.

You get a point for every correct answer.

-Mm-hm.

-Start the clock.

What is the first name of

Lisa, Maggie and Bart Simpson's dad?

Homer.

Correct. Here's a clip of music.

Which international artist sings it?

# Is it too late now to say sorry? #

Justin Bieber.

Correct. Actor Hugh Jackman played the role

of Blackbeard in which fantasy film

released in 2015?

Pass.

Pan. Which X Factor runner-up

released the song Sax

-in 2015?

-Fleur East.

Correct.

In which 2015 film does Jack Black

play the character of

the children's horror author RL Stine?

The Hobbit?

Incorrect. Goosebumps.

Who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015?

The tennis player! Andy Murray.

Correct.

Who sang the song Let It Go

in the 2013 film Frozen?

Pass. Forgotten her name.

-Idina Menzel.

-Agh!

Which former X Factor contestant

presented the first series of

the CBBC talent show Got What It Takes?

Pass.

Lauren Platt.

The character Baymax is an inflatable robot

which features in which 2014 animated film?

Big Hero 6.

That's correct. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

SHE LAUGHS

Miss Stamper...

at the end of that round, you scored...

five points!

Well done, Miss Stamper! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-My heart's going like the clappers.

-Are you OK?

-Yeah.

Are you pleased?

Yep, I'm pleased.

You did incredibly well, Miss Stamper.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-You are dismissed.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

OK, St Michael's, who have you brought with you and why?

We've brought Mrs Bruen,

because she's very good at entertaining people

and she went on to the X Factor

and got through the first round.

Wow.

So, Jasmine, do you think she's going to be good

at pop culture and all that kind of stuff?

-Hopefully.

-Hopefully.

Have you been testing her at all, Josh?

Miss Brenchley's been posting TV quizzes.

-Yeah.

-And pop quizzes.

And we haven't seen her progress, so we're hoping it's OK.

LAUGHTER Oh.

They haven't been able to monitor her progress,

but they're hoping it's OK. THEY LAUGH

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

Please bring in Mrs Bruen!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Well, hello.

-Hello.

The X Factor's come as a surprise

to some of your pupils. LAUGHTER

-Yeah, good.

-When did you do that?

A few years ago now. It was a while ago.

-Right.

-Yeah.

-And what did you sing as your audition song?

I sang Lady Marmalade.

Right. Not...

# Let it go! # LAUGHTER

-No.

-No-one wants me to sing that. That's fine.

-Oh.

And Josh says that, you know,

you've been doing a bit of preparation for this.

What have you been up to

to try and prepare for Test the Teacher?

Well, I've been listening to the Chart Show.

I've been watching a little bit extra of children's television.

-Mm-hm.

-I've been trying to swot up on my vloggers and YouTubers.

And game titles and...

-My goodness!

-That kind of thing, yeah.

-Right.

Mrs Bruen, you have 60 seconds on the clock.

You get a point for every correct answer.

Start the clock.

In February 2016, which Radio 1 DJ

completed a series

of five triathlons in five days

to raise money for Sport Relief?

Ooh...

Scott Mills?

Greg James.

Which female pop star sings this song?

# I live my day as if it was the last

# Live my day... #

Erm, Zara Larsson?

Correct.

In the abbreviation FYI,

what does the letter Y stand for?

Your.

Correct. Who is the author

of the Horrid Henry books?

-Er...

-SHE GROANS

Pass.

Francesca Simon.

TJ and Jana are two main characters

in which drama shown on CBBC?

Erm...

The 4 O'Clock Club?

No. Wolfblood.

Who played the role of Maleficent

in the fantasy film of the same name

released in 2014?

Erm...

Argh!

Angelina Jolie?

Correct. The Voice UK coach Ricky Wilson

is the lead singer of which band?

Er, Kaiser Chiefs.

Correct. Born in May 2015, what first name

did Prince William and his wife

give to their daughter?

Charlotte.

Correct. What is the name of the dog

who features in the 2015

animated film The Peanuts Movie?

Snoopy?

-Correct. Well done. Well done!

-Yes!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

SHE SIGHS

And, at the end of that round, Mrs Bruen,

you got six points!

-Yes!

-Well done. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Woo.

You did incredibly well there.

Did you do as well as you'd hoped?

I did slightly better than I'd hoped, actually.

LAUGHTER You did really well.

I can't really let you go, Mrs Bruen,

without you giving me a small amount of a song.

SHE LAUGHS

Imagine we're on The Voice.

LAUGHTER

And I'll see if I'll turn round for you, right?

Just give me a wee bit of...

Go.

# Let it go

# Let it go... #

Yes, I turn round for you, Mrs Bruen!

LAUGHTER You did very well.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

MRS BRUEN LAUGHS

Well done.

You did incredibly well. You are now dismissed, Mrs Bruen.

-Thank you. Thank you very much indeed. Well done.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

At the end of that round,

Greenland have 13 points.

And St Michael's

just behind them on 10 points!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Greenland, were you pleased

with your teacher's performance?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

Do you think all of your work paid off?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

St Michael's...

what a revelation Mrs Bruen is.

Are you impressed, Josh?

Yes. Although, on the Wolfblood one,

we were telling her before the show.

Jana is from Wolfblood.

Jana is from Wolfblood.

LAUGHTER

Wow. LAUGHTER

OK, so are you slightly annoyed

that she didn't...? LAUGHTER

Only on that question.

Right. But she did very well for you.

Right, teams. It all back on you.

It's time for Pet Subjects.

Greenland, you're going first.

What's the subject you've chosen?

Mars.

You've chosen Mars.

You've got 30 seconds on the clock.

One point for each correct answer.

Start the clock.

Which two planets does Mars fall between

in a diagram of our solar system?

Dan?

Earth and...

-Jupiter.

-Correct.

By what colourful nickname

is Mars often referred to?

Dan?

The Red One.

Correct.

In Earth days, to the nearest whole number,

how long is a Mars year?

Dan?

700.

-Incorrect. 687.

-Oh!

At the end of that round, you got two points, Greenland. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

St Michael's, what subject have you chosen?

We've chosen the Amazon rainforest.

OK.

You have 30 seconds to answer questions on your Pet Subject.

One point for each answer.

Start the clock.

In which continent

is the Amazon rainforest found?

-Layla?

-South America.

Correct. In which country is over half

of the Amazon rainforest located?

-Matthew?

-Brazil.

Correct.

Name another country

across which the Amazon is spread.

-Josh?

-Peru.

Correct.

The Amazon is home to what type

of razor-toothed meat-eating fish

that begins with the letter P?

-Josh?

-Perico?

Incorrect, piranha.

To the nearest ten percent,

what percentage of the world's oxygen

is produced by the Amazon?

-Layla?

-20%.

That is correct. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

At the end of that round,

Greenland have 15 points.

And, oh my goodness!

St Michael's now have 14 points!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

It is incredibly close.

OK. On with the game.

The next subject is...

Maths.

Yes!

Here is your control question.

What name is given to a 2D shape with five straight sides?

-Josh?

-Pentagon.

That's correct, Josh. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING You get a point. You have control.

Here are the rest of your questions on Maths.

Here's your first sum.

What is 310 - 213?

THEY CONFER 87, 97,

88 or 98?

87.

You're saying 87. Let's see if that's right.

It's not.

THEY CONFER The answer is 97.

Remember, you can use your pens and papers and confer.

Here's your next sum.

What is 562 + 643?

Is it 1305, 1206,

1205 or 1207?

-1205, I got.

-1205, yeah.

-1205.

1205.

1205. Let's see if that's right.

It is. Well done.

Next sum...

What is 274 - 225?

Is it 48, 49,

39 or 38?

THEY CONFER

-Yeah, 49.

-49.

49.

You're saying 49. Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done.

And, finally, what is 1437 + 675?

2152, 2112,

2122, or 2362?

-THEY CONFER

-2112...

THEY WHISPER

2112.

You're saying 2112.

Let's see if that's the right answer.

It is the right answer. Well done.

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

St Michael's, well done. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

At the end of that round,

St Michael's have crept

into the lead on 18.

Greenland have 15 points!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

The final subject is...

Science.

Here is your control question.

In food groups, is bread

a carbohydrate, protein or fat?

BUZZER

-Sophia?

-Carbohydrate.

Correct answer, Sophia. Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

You have control.

Here are the rest of your questions

on the subject of conductors and insulators.

Your first item is a copper hook.

Is it a conductor or an insulator?

-Want to go insulator?

-Yeah.

-Insulator? Insulator.

-You think it's an insulator?

Let's see if that's right.

-THEY WHISPER:

-Come on.

No. It is a conductor of electricity.

Next...

an iron safety pin.

Conductor or insulator?

-Conductor.

-Conductor.

You think it's a conductor?

Let's see if you're right.

It is a conductor. Well done.

How about...

a plastic ruler?

-THEY CONFER

-Insulator.

Insulator.

You think it's an insulator. Let's see if you're right.

Well done. It is an insulator. Correct answer.

And, finally...

is an empty glass beaker

an insulator, or an electrical conductor?

THEY CONFER

-Insulator.

-Insulator!

Insulator?

You think it's an insulator. Let's see if that's right.

You are right. It is an insulator.

And you got four points in that round, Greenland.

Well done. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

At the end of that round...

Greenland now have 19 points.

And St Michael's...

have 18 points.

It's incredibly close.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Woo!

OK. 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 they can.

OK? Everyone ready?

Start the clock.

What word is used to describe the distance

from the edge of a circle to its centre?

-Dan?

-Diameter?

Incorrect. I can offer it to St Michael's.

-Jasmine?

-Radius?

Correct.

The preserved remains or traces of a prehistoric animal or plant

that lived many years ago is called a what?

-Jasmine?

-Fossil.

Correct.

Which English football team play at the Stadium of Light?

-Dan?

-Sunderland.

Correct.

Spell AUTOGRAPH.

Alicia?

A-U-T

O-G-R

A-P-H.

Correct.

In April 2016, which country did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

visit on a royal tour?

Anyone? Anyone?

It's India.

Which British city played host to the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

Anyone?

Glasgow.

What was the Anglo-Saxon kingdom

which today is part of England, that began with the letter W?

-Josh?

-Wales?

Incorrect. I can offer it to Greenland.

Anyone buzzing in?

It's Wessex.

Which group of vertebrates, beginning with the letter A,

have damp skin and lay eggs in water?

Alicia?

Frogs?

Incorrect answer. Anyone at St Michael's want to buzz in?

-Er...

-Can you read the question again?

Which group of vertebrates, beginning with the letter A,

have damp skin and lay eggs in water?

Amphibians?

That's the correct answer.

What name is given to an angle that measures

between 180 and 360 degrees?

Jasmine?

Erm, acu...

Obtuse.

Incorrect. I can offer it to Greenland.

Alicia?

Reflex?

-That is the correct answer.

-Yes!

-Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well...

that was incredibly close.

And incredibly exciting.

You've all done brilliantly.

But the winners...

with 22 points...

are Greenland!

Congratulations! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

Bad luck, St Michael's.

You put up a good fight.

Do you know, there was only one point in it.

You're going to be going home.

But you did brilliantly.

Give them a huge round of applause.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Greenland...

you're going to be back for the quarterfinals,

where you're going to be

a step closer to being Top Class.

How does it feel, Dan?

I'm shaking.

Yeah? LAUGHTER

Sophia, are you pleased?

Yeah.

Alicia, tell me how you feel just now.

-Great.

-Yeah? SCATTERED LAUGHTER

Ben?

Shocked.

LAUGHTER

Well, well done.

I'm going to see you in the quarterfinals of Top Class.

And I'll see you next time.

Goodbye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING