Grand Final Top Class

On Top Class today, Karan, Aleks,

Zara and James

playing for Little Sutton Primary School from the West Midlands.

And competing against them are

Alice, Jacob, Daisy and Sophie,

from Tilston Parochial Church of England

Primary School from Cheshire.

But who will be Top Class?

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Top Class.

The search for the UK's smartest school

is nearly over, it's the final!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Let's meet our finalists.

First up, Little Sutton Primary School.

They won their semifinal 27-21.

Karan, it's the final of Top Class.

How do you feel?

-Surprised, definitely.

-Surprised!

You have played incredibly well throughout the whole competition.

Aleks, you are in the final.

-Yes.

-How pleased are you?

-I'm buzzing.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Zara, how does it feel to be here as captain of Little Sutton?

It's amazing because we never thought

we'd get to the quarterfinals,

let alone to the final, so, yeah.

-And you made it through.

-Yeah.

Please welcome Little Sutton Primary School from the West Midlands!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

And playing against them are

Tilston Parochial Church of England Primary School.

They won their semifinal 23-21.

Alice, it was a close semifinal, wasn't it?

How did you manage to keep your cool when it was so close?

Um, I'm not sure we did keep our cool!

You seemed really cool at the time.

Jacob, captain, when I said, "The winners are Tilston,"

how did you feel?

I felt really good but I felt a bit sorry

for the team who had to go out.

They played really well, didn't they?

It was such a close semifinal.

Finally, Sophie, welcome.

Did you think when you first entered

Tilston would get through to the final?

I didn't even think we'd get through the heat.

LAUGHTER So here you are in the finals!

Please welcome Tilston Parochial Church of England Primary School

from Cheshire!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Best of luck to both of you.

Here we go with round one.

The subject is...

Here is your control question.

The island of Anglesey is part of which country in the UK?

-Daisy?

-Wales.

Correct answer, Daisy, well done,

you have a point, you have control of the game.

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

On the screen you will see a world flag,

but one colour will be missing from it.

Here is your first flag.

Which colour is missing from the flag of Belgium?

-Red. Yeah.

-Red.

We think the missing colour is red.

You are saying red. Let's see if that's right.

It is. Well done.

Can you work out what colour completes the flag of India?

-Green.

-Green, yeah.

-OK. Everybody agree?

-Yeah.

We think the missing colour is green.

You are saying green. Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

Third question, what colour is missing from the flag of Mexico?

-Red.

-Red again.

-Yeah.

-OK.

We think red is missing from the flag of Mexico.

You are saying red. Let's see if that's right.

Correct.

And, finally, what about the flag of Thailand?

What colour is missing from that flag?

-Blue.

-Yeah.

We think it is blue.

You are saying blue. Let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done, Tilston,

at the end of that round you got yourselves five points!

Well done, Tilston!

APPLAUSE

And so at the end of that round, Tilston have five points,

Little Sutton have nothing yet, but there's loads of time.

Give them both a round of applause!

Brilliant stuff.

APPLAUSE

So let's move on to the next subject and it is...

Here is your control question.

In the sentence

"There weren't enough cupcakes, so we let Tom share ours,"

can you identify the two pronouns?

Sophie?

"Ours" and...

-I need an answer, Sophie.

-.."us".

No, that's incorrect.

I can read the question again to you, Little Sutton.

In the sentence

"There weren't enough cupcakes, so we let Tom share ours,"

can you identify the two pronouns?

Aleks.

"Ours" and "we".

"Ours" and "we", correct answer.

Aleks, you've got a point, you have control of the game, well done.

Here are the rest of your questions on spelling.

Spell "spectator".

THEY CONFER

Me, Karan and Aleks got the same.

-What did you get?

-Yeah. We all got that.

-Yeah.

-Do you want to...?

OK. Zara?

Correct answer, well done.

Can you spell "magnificent"?

What did you get?

-M-A-G-N-I....

-Did you get the same as Aleks?

..N-I-F-I-C-E-N-T.

-Is that OK?

-Yeah.

OK, Zara, what's your answer?

Well done, that is the correct answer.

Thirdly, can you spell the word "miniature"?

"Miniature"?

Min-ature.

Zara, what did you get?

Mini-ature.

I got it without the I but Aleks said it's right.

It is correct.

-OK.

-OK, Zara?

OK, is it...?

Correct, well done. And finally, spell "possession". "Possession".

-Pos...

-Has it got a double S? Has it got four Ss?

I got double S, double S. Go with that.

-We all got the same, yeah.

-Yeah, we all got the same,

-OK.

-Is it...?

It is. Well done, Little Sutton.

At the end of that round you got yourself

five points, Little Sutton! Brilliantly done.

So, at the end of that round, oh, my goodness,

what a final we've got in store for us, both teams have five points!

Wow, brilliant!

APPLAUSE

So let's move on to the next subject and it is...

Here is your control question.

What word beginning with the letter R

describes when two magnets push away

from each other? Aleks, say again?

-Retract.

-Incorrect.

Tilston. Daisy?

-Repel.

-Repel.

Correct answer, Daisy, 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 parts of the body.

Can you name this part of the human skeleton?

-Rib cage.

-Yes.

-Rib cage.

-Yeah?

-OK.

We think that is the rib cage.

You are saying rib cage.

Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done.

Which organs are these?

Those are your kidneys, yes.

Because that's your liver, yes.

So those are your kidneys.

We think those are your kidneys.

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

Yes. What about this part of the human skeleton?

That's your pelvis.

-Is it the hip bone?

-It's pelvis.

-It's pelvis.

-Pelvis?

-OK.

Right, we are going to go for pelvis.

You are saying pelvis.

Let's see if that's right.

It is, well done. And, finally, can you identify this duct in the body?

That's difficult.

That's some kind of... Is it a vessel?

Can you identify this duct in the body?

Duct.

What do you think it is?

Questions are getting tougher. It's the final.

Shall we go arc?

It's not an arc.

I know it's in an arc shape!

Just go for...

-Jacob?

-We think it might be an arc.

You are saying arc, let's see if that's right.

It's the bile duct.

It's a tough question, it's the final. Well done, Tilston,

you got four points at the end of that round, excellent.

APPLAUSE

And so at the end of that round, Tilston have nine points

and Little Sutton, not far behind, have five points.

Well done, both teams.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Next up it's time to...

Test The Teacher.

Little Sutton, Zara, tell me who have you brought with you and why?

We have brought Miss Faulkner because she encourages us to learn

and she is amazing at this round.

Aleks, she has been incredibly successful and consistent.

-Is she going to carry on?

-Let's hope so.

I reckon she will, though.

-Karan?

-She will do well.

Let's see. Little Sutton, it's time to test the teacher,

bring in Miss Faulkner!

# I'm a survivor

# I'm not gon' give up

# I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder... #

Now, got to choose that track, didn't you, Miss Faulkner?

-I did, yes!

-Tell me why you chose Survivor.

I think I am a bit of a survivor in these rounds, yes.

Massive Beyonce fan as well.

Right, and what is it that you think your team has

which has meant they've got through to the finals, Miss Faulkner?

I think the key that they've been doing,

they've just been really taking their time

and really working together as one and shown real resilience as well,

-not giving up.

-Yes, yes, absolutely.

And you've done the same thing, Miss Faulkner?

-Yes.

-You've never given up, you've shown incredible resilience.

-Yes.

-Your team have huge confidence in you.

-Let's hope so.

-Let's see how you do.

-You have 60 seconds on the clock.

-OK.

Start the clock. Which member of

One Direction is not from the UK?

-Zayn Malik.

-No, Niall.

XOXO at the end of a

text or e-mail means what?

-Hugs and kisses.

-Correct.

In the Pokemon trading card game,

the character Raichu evolves

from which other character?

-Pikachu?

-Correct.

What male singer provides the vocals

for the following song?

# Not like you... #

Sam Smith.

Correct. Malia and Sasha are the

children of what famous couple?

-Pass.

-Michelle and Barack Obama.

The Wasps and the Harlequins are

-teams that play which sport?

-Rugby.

Correct. Who's the main host

of Britain's Got More Talent?

-Stephen Mulhern.

-Correct.

Inky Ian and Fang the Hamster

are characters in which

children's book series?

-Pass.

-Horrid Henry.

In which kids' show might you see

the characters eat crabby patties?

-Pass.

-SpongeBob SquarePants.

The singles Hold My Hand and

Take Me Home are by which pop star?

-Jess Glynne.

-Correct.

In what city would you find the

stadium Madison Square Garden?

-New York.

-Correct.

Chris Pratt starred in what 2015

science fiction action film

based on a theme park?

-Pass.

-Jurassic World.

Who is the author of

Frankie's Magic Football

-book series?

-Pass.

Frank Lampard.

Miss Faulkner, at the end of that round,

you have scored a magnificent -

and they can spell it - seven points,

Miss Faulkner!

APPLAUSE

Have you enjoyed being immersed in pop culture?

Do you know what? I have, definitely.

Well, you have been amazing

throughout this entire series for your team.

-Thank you very much.

-Seven points in this round.

For now, you are dismissed, Miss Faulkner, well done.

Thank you, good luck, guys!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

OK, Tilston, who have you brought with you today and why?

We have brought Mr Harley with us.

-Yes.

-Because he's really good at revising

and he's good and consistent with his scores.

He is consistent, I'll give you that!

Last time we spoke you said he had a scrapbook.

Do you think his scrapbook's got any bigger, you know, for the final,

been working harder?

Probably not.

-Sophie?

-Nope.

No? Let's see how he does, Tilston.

It's time to test the teacher. Bring in Mr Harley!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

MUSIC: Right Here, Right Now by Fatboy Slim

Nice tune, Mr Harley.

-Yes.

-Why did you choose that?

Well, because it's right here, right now

and I'm living in the moment at the moment.

You are living in the moment.

Do you enjoy living in this moment, Mr Harley?

Not especially, no.

So we were talking about your scrapbook last time,

which is a notebook that you have, not a scrapbook.

Yeah, it's a notebook, yeah.

Have you been working on that quite hard?

Just a little bit. Not many things have come up from my notebook so I'm

hoping I'm going to get a bit luckier today.

OK, now it's the final. That's your team over there.

How proud are you of your team?

I am immensely proud of these children,

they're fantastic in school

and they've really done a wonderful job here.

I've really been impressed with everything that they know.

Well, you're in the spotlight now.

-OK.

-Mr Harley, 60 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. The author and

illustrator Liz Pichon is famous

-for what series of books?

-Pass.

Tom Gates. What CBBC show features

alien twin brothers

from the planet Zog?

-Aliens Versus Wizards?

-Zig And Zag.

Which female artist sings this song?

# Why I got you on my mind... #

-Pass.

-Ellie Goulding.

The text abbreviation NBD

stands for what?

Uh... Pass.

No big deal.

Which pop star sings the song

Flashlight that was featured

in the film Pitch Perfect 2?

-Miley Cyrus.

-Jessie J.

What is the first name of

Wayne Rooney's oldest son?

-Pass.

-Kai.

Merida is a Disney Princess that

appears in what animated film?

-The Little Princess.

-No, it's Brave.

The Woolpack is a village pub in which UK soap?

-Emmerdale.

-Correct. Who sings with Calvin Harris in the hit song Blame?

-Rihanna?

-No, John Newman.

North and Saint are the children of which famous celebrity couple?

-Kanye West.

-And?

-And Kim Kardashian.

-Correct.

Liam Hemsworth plays the part of Gale Hawthorne in which film series?

-Thor?

-No, it's not, Mr Harley!

Oh, well done, Mr Harley.

At the end of that round, you got yourself two points, Mr Harley!

-Tough questions.

-They were very tough.

-It is the final.

-Yep.

How would you have done with Miss Faulkner's questions, any better?

Every time I've come out here, I've seemed to have done better

with the previous lot of questions. It's a question of standing here.

-That's what happens.

-Yes.

-It's been a pleasure talking to you

throughout this entire series. You've got two points. But for now,

-you are dismissed, Mr Harley!

-Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round, things have changed.

Little Sutton have 12 points now, and Tilston have 11 points.

Give them a round of applause. Wow.

APPLAUSE

Zara?

Miss Faulkner, are you looking on her with a different light,

-after her performance in Top Class?

-Yeah. I think we've learnt not to

underestimate your teachers' ability.

That's a very good point, Zara.

Right, teams, it's back to you now. It's time for Pet Subjects.

Tilston, you are going first.

Sophie, what subject have you chosen?

-We have chosen Evolution.

-Evolution. 30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. Which famous English scientist and author

-of On The Origin of Species is well known...?

-Charles Darwin.

Correct. What word beginning with A means the changes made by a species

-to better suit...?

-Adaptation.

-Correct.

What species of lizards have evolved the ability to change the colour

-of their bodies? Alice?

-Chameleons.

Correct. What is the name given to remains or impressions of living

things in hardened rock? Alice.

-Fossils.

-Correct. Species like the dodo,

-which has no living members, is described as...? Daisy?

-A bird.

-No. Extinct.

-I'm sorry, I have to accept your first answer,

but, Tilston, you got yourself four points in that round.

Well done, brilliantly done.

APPLAUSE

Now, Little Sutton, what have you chosen, Zara?

We have chosen World Capitals.

World Capitals. 30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. In which country is the capital city of Kabul?

-Anyone? Zara.

-Pass.

-Afghanistan.

The most populated city in the world is also the capital of Japan.

-What is it? James?

-Tokyo.

-Correct.

What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

-Zara?

-Abu Dhabi.

No, it's Riyadh. Caracas is the capital city of which

-South American country? Zara?

-Morocco.

-No, Venezuela.

Name the island in the Mediterranean Sea that has Valletta

-as its capital. Zara?

-Pass.

-Malta. What is the capital of New Zealand?

-Zara?

-Wellington.

-That is the correct answer. Well done, Zara.

Little Sutton, you did brilliantly there,

you got yourself two points in that round.

Give them a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round, Tilston have 15 points,

Little Sutton have 14 points. It couldn't be closer in the final!

Oh, my word. OK. On with the game.

The next subject is News. Here is your control question.

The process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure...?

-Sophie?

-Fracking.

-Fracking. Correct answer, Sophie.

I'll give you the full question. The process of drilling down into

the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed

at the rock to release the gas inside is called what?

Fracking is the correct answer. You have a point, you have control.

Here are the rest of your questions on the news.

First question...

THEY CONFER

-Tower Bridge?

-I don't think it would be Tower Bridge.

-Yeah.

-Shall we go...?

-Humber Bridge?

-Yeah.

Jacob, what's your answer?

We think the answer is Humber Bridge?

You are saying Humber Bridge. Let's find out if that's right.

It was the Forth Bridge. Second question...

-Japan.

-Japan.

-Japan.

-They had a train...

-Japan.

-China?

-It was Japan.

-Definitely Japan.

OK. We think the answer is Japan.

You are saying Japan. Let's see if that's right.

No, it was the USA.

-What's he called?

-Erm...

-Clive...

-Clark?

-No, I can't remember his name.

-I have no idea.

-Do you know?

-Jacob, do you have an answer for me?

-Yeah, we think he's called Clive!

-Clive. One-word name, like Madonna.

Let's find out if that's right. Is it Clive?

It's Sir Lenny Henry.

-Louis van Gaal.

-Louis van Gaal.

-We think he's called Louis van Gaal.

You are saying Louis van Gaal, let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done, Tilston, you got two points in that round.

Very well done.

APPLAUSE

And so, at the end of that round,

Tilston have 17 points,

Little Sutton not far behind them, on 14 points.

Give them both a round of applause. Brilliant!

APPLAUSE

Tough questions in the News round. They always are.

Even more tough in the final. Quickly, though, Zara, how would you

have done with those questions in News?

I think we would have got all of them.

-All of them?

-Yes.

-Wow.

We know quite a lot about the news in our team.

The news team. Let's move on.

The next subject is...Maths. Here is your control question.

Kevin had two boxes of ten doughnuts.

He saw a friend and gave him two doughnuts.

How many doughnuts does Kevin have?

-Jacob?

-18.

-Correct answer, well done.

You've got a point, you have control of the game.

APPLAUSE

First sum, what is...?

Is it 386, 384, 382, 380?

THEY CONFER

-Jacob?

-OK, we think the answer is 384.

You are saying 384. Let us see if that's right.

It is, well done.

What is...

..in its simplest form?

THEY CONFER

Halve it. So, 4 and 4...

-42. Halve it.

-21.

-Jacob?

-We think it is 2 over 21.

2 over 21. Let us see if that is right.

It is, well done.

10% is 80p.

-£3.20...

-£3.60...

-So, that will be £3.20.

-£3.60.

We think the answer is £3.60.

£3.60, let's see if that's right.

It is, well done. Finally, what is the tenth term in this sequence?

182, 181, 179, 176, 172. And I need the tenth term.

THEY CONFER

So, we have taken away five...would be 167.

-No.

-Minus eight equals 146...

Take away 9 = 137.

We think the answer is 137.

You are saying 137. Let's see if that's right.

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

Well done. Very well done, indeed. Now, unfortunately,

during that round, James from Little Sutton

was taken poorly, so Martha has joined us,

to ensure the teams have four players.

Get better soon, James!

But welcome to the show, Martha. Lovely to have you here.

APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round,

Tilston have 22 points and Little Sutton have 14 points.

Brilliant stuff.

OK, teams, this is it.

It's the last chance to score.

By the end of this round, one of you will be Top Class.

It's the Battle Of The Buzzers.

90 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. What breed is Harry Potter's owl Hedwig?

-Daisy?

-A white owl.

No, that's incorrect.

-I can offer it across. Zara?

-Is it a barn owl?

No, it's a snowy owl.

-Spell the word photosynthesis.

-Zara?

No, it's incorrect, I can offer it over. Alice?

No, incorrect. It's...

Kings and queens of the UK are traditionally crowned

-at what London Abbey? Alice?

-Westminster.

Correct. Which comedian ran 27 marathons in 27 days

to raise money for Comic Relief? Jacob?

-Eddie Izzard.

-Correct.

What is seven cubed?

-Zara?

-203...

Incorrect. Seven cubed.

Anyone?

No, it's 343.

What is the name of the former Friends actor who is now part

of the new presenting team for the BBC show Top Gear?

-Jacob.

-Matt LeBlanc.

Correct. The South African national rugby team take their nickname

-from which animal? Sophie?

-Puma.

No, it's not. I can offer it. Anyone? No, it's springbok.

In basketball,

how many points are awarded for scoring from outside the D-shape?

-Sophie?

-Three points?

Correct. Winston Churchill was a member of which

-political party when he was Prime Minister?

-Labour.

No, it wasn't. Anyone over there?

-Alice?

-Conservative.

-Correct.

What is the name of the UK's largest native sea bird by size?

-Zara?

-Eagle.

No. I can offer it across.

-Sophie?

-Seagull?

-No, it's the gannet.

What a round. Give them a round of applause, everyone!

APPLAUSE

Well, that was so exciting. You have all done incredibly well.

But the winners, with 27 points, are Tilston!

Well done, Tilston. Bad luck, Little Sutton.

You have done so well to get this far. Congratulations.

You're worthy runners-up with 14 points.

But it's time to say goodbye. Give them a huge round of applause.

Little Sutton!

APPLAUSE

Tilston, you are Top Class!

Come down and get your trophy. Well done!

Come on in, come on in.

Well done, well done.

Here you go.

Jacob, here is your Top Class trophy.

Well done. How does it feel, Jacob?

-Feels brilliant.

-Does it?

-Sophie, how do you feel?

-Amazing.

And how do you feel, my dear?

-Excited.

-Alice?

-Amazed!

-Amazed.

Well, well done, we started out with 16 schools

and now there is just one. Tilston are Top Class!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's all from Top Class for this series. I'll see you next time.

Goodbye!