Willowbrook v Lybster Top Class

On Top Class today...

Keren, Aisha, Siddiqa and Deepak

playing for Willow Brook Primary School from London.

And competing against them are

Ailsa, Will, Tori and Hannah

playing for Lybster Primary School from the Highlands.

But who will be Top Class?

APPLAUSE

-Top Class!

-APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Top Class,

the search for the UK's smartest school.

Let's meet our teams.

First up, we have Willow Brook Primary School from London.

Their school is situated near the London Olympics site

and all students take swimming lessons

at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.

-What's your favourite subject, Deepak?

-Maths.

Why do you enjoy maths?

It's just fun.

Maths is fun?! LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

-My goodness, I've never heard anyone say that before!

-Siddiqa, captain of Willow Brook.

-Yeah.

-You've got a mascot with you.

-Who's that?

-Yeah, it's Rocky.

-And is it your mascot?

Yeah, it's mine. I got it when I was three years old.

In your school tie?

-Yeah.

-Welcome to the show, hope you enjoy yourselves.

Please welcome Willow Brook Primary School from London.

Give them a round of applause, everybody!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing them are Lybster Primary School from the Highlands.

They're a small school with only 92 pupils.

They recently performed a rap at a music festival and won a trophy.

Hannah, were you rapping?

-Yeah.

-What was the rap about?

A piece of chalk.

A piece of chalk? LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

-Very street, Hannah.

Tori, did you rap?

-Yeah.

-Were you good at rapping?

-I don't think so, but...

-LAUGHTER

Tell me, what do you want to do when you leave school, Tori?

-I want to be a pilot.

-A pilot, of...jumbo jets?

Probably fighter jets.

Fighter jets?

I like that, Tori, that is magnificent.

What a great ambition to have.

Will, captain of Lybster.

-Yes.

-Why are you the captain, Will?

We thought that we needed somebody who has a clear voice

and so they all nominated me.

And I think I've got a wee photograph of you, Will.

Let's have a look at this.

Aw! Do you play the pipes?

-Yes.

-Do you enjoy that, the bagpipes?

-Definitely, yeah.

-It's one of my favourite things to hear,

are the bagpipes.

I absolutely love them.

Welcome, Lybster Primary School from the Highlands.

Give them a round of applause, everybody.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams, let's kick straight off with a Lightning round.

In this round, you'll each be given a word search.

Willow Brook, you're going to be up first.

You're looking for colours.

There are eight in total. Here is your puzzle.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Keren.

-Orange.

Is orange there?

It is.

-Deepak?

-Purple.

Purple, is that there?

-Yeah.

-Yes, it is.

-Aisha?

-Indigo.

Indigo, is that there?

It is.

-Keren?

-Yellow.

Yellow, is that there?

It is.

Now, look forwards and backwards.

Ten seconds. Siddiqa?

-Black.

-Black, is that there?

It is there, well done.

Five seconds to go.

Time's up. APPLAUSE

At the end of around, you've scored five points, well done,

Willow Brook. Let's just have a quick look at the ones

that you missed.

Crimson, pink...

-Aww.

-..and, finally, silver.

But you did very, very well.

Next up, Lybster.

You get to play your word search.

You're looking for pet animals.

There are eight in total.

Here is your puzzle.

Your 45 seconds start now.

-Will?

-Hamster.

Is hamster there?

It is, yes.

-Will?

-Cat.

Cat, is that there?

Yes.

-Hannah?

-Rabbit.

Rabbit, is that there?

Yes.

Words can go both up and down.

THEY WHISPER

-Ailsa?

-Dog.

Dog, is that there?

Yes, well done.

Ten seconds.

Five seconds to go.

-Ailsa?

-Fish.

Fish, is fish there?

It is, just at the last minute there.

Well done, Ailsa, and that means

you've scored five points, Lybster, well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Even-stevens,

let's see what you missed there, Lybster.

You missed out on...

Budgie,

gerbil

and horse.

Well done, you've all got points on the board.

APPLAUSE

And, teams, from now on, throughout the game,

you'll get the chance to take control of each subject.

The subject is...

Here is your control question.

Red meat and spinach are good sources

of which mineral beginning with I,

needed for producing haemoglobin in the blood?

-Aisha?

-Iron.

Correct answer, Aisha, well done. You've got control of the game.

APPLAUSE

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

-Yes!

-OK.

-OK, I'm good.

-First question...

-Neptune.

-It's Neptune.

-Do you think it is?

Yep. What do you think?

We're not sure, but we're going to go with Neptune.

Neptune, is that the right answer?

-It is, well done.

-Yes!

-Secondly...

-Oh, Jupiter!

-Jupiter!

We're going to go with Jupiter.

Jupiter, is that the right answer?

It is, well done.

Which planet has moons called Titan and Rhea?

-Oh, it's...

-Which one is it?

-Mercury, it's Mercury.

It's Mercury.

We're going to go with Mercury.

You're saying Mercury, is that the right answer?

-It's not. The answer is Saturn.

-Ooh, Saturn.

And finally, about 70% of the surface of which planet

is covered in water?

-I think it's Earth.

-Yeah.

-OK.

We're going to go with Earth.

Is that the right answer?

It is the right answer, well done.

You've got four points in that round, Willow Brook, well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well, it's all about getting control of the game.

And I can tell you now, after that round, the scores are...

Lybster have five and Willow Brook just ahead with nine points.

Give them both a round of applause. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

So here is your next subject...

Here is your control question.

Which word beginning with R is used to describe any polygon

whose sides are all the same length?

-Keren?

-Regular.

-Regular?

-Correct answer, well done, Keren.

-Yes!

You've got control of the game. APPLAUSE

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

In this game,

you're going to see details of some of my recent shopping trips.

I want you to work out how much I spent on each trip.

First question, on this trip,

I spent £14.40 on a Doctor Who boxset...

DOCTOR WHO THEME PLAYS

..and £9.75 on a Dalek plushie.

How much did I spend in total?

-15?

-We got 24.

-24.15?

-Yeah.

-OK.

We're going to go with £24.15.

£24.15, is that the right answer?

It is the right answer, well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Second question. On this trip,

I bought a bag of sweets for 99p... RUSTLING

..a packet of crisps for 65p... CRUNCHING

..and a can of pop for 80p. CAN OPENS

How much did I spend in total?

-I got £2.44.

-Yeah, that's what I got too.

Siddiqa, what's your answer?

£2.44.

£2.44, is that the right answer?

It is, well done. Very good.

On this trip, I bought three bags of cat food...

MEOW! ..each costing £2.29.

But because I bought three,

they gave me a discount of 90p.

How much did I spend in total?

-I got nine.

-I got...

-Yeah, what did you get?

I got £5.97.

Yeah, that's what I got too.

We're going to go with £5.97.

£5.97, is that the right answer?

It is, well done. On this trip,

I bought a smoothie for £3.49... SLURPING

..an energy bar for £1.11,

and a sandwich for £5.

How much did I spend in total?

-Keren? Keren, what did you get?

-£9...

-THEY GIGGLE

-£9.60.

-£9.60.

-OK.

-What's your answer, Siddiqa?

-Aisha, I didn't get your answer.

£9.60.

£9.60, is that the right answer?

It is, well done, five points, Willow Brook, excellent work,

excellent work. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Right now, the scores are,

Lybster's got five, Willow Brook's got 14.

Give them both a huge round of applause.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

The key is to get control of the game.

Fingers on buzzers, here is your next subject...

Here is your control question.

Which present-day European capital city

was divided in two by a guarded concrete wall from 1961 until 1989?

-Will?

-Berlin.

Berlin...

Correct answer, well done, Will.

Lybster, you've got control of the game.

APPLAUSE

In this game, I'm going to give you the names of four kings and queens.

You need to tell me the order in which they were on the throne.

So what I need you to discuss is who was on the throne first,

second, third and fourth.

-I'd say Alfred the Great was the first.

-Yeah.

And then William the Conqueror.

-Then I'd say Charles I and then Elizabeth I.

-OK.

Tell me, which king or queen was on the throne first?

Alfred the Great.

Who was on second?

William the Conqueror.

You're saying William the Conqueror.

-Third?

-Charles I.

And so, the fourth would be...?

-Elizabeth I.

-Elizabeth I.

So that's the order you've put them in.

Let see if that is right, and let's see how many you have correct.

You've got two right.

In actual fact,

Elizabeth I was the third,

and Charles I was the fourth.

But well done there, Lybster,

you've got yourself three points in that round.

Well done, Lybster, brilliantly done.

And I can tell you at the end of that round,

Lybster have eight points

and just ahead, Willow Brook with 14 points.

Give them both a round of applause. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Next up, it's time to...

My absolute favourite round of the show.

Willow Brook, who have you brought with you and why?

Siddiqa, tell me.

Er, we brought Mr Allen and we brought him, really,

because he made the group and he started this,

so we kind of didn't have a choice.

And I wasn't sure that he would do well.

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

Not that well.

Well, I think with that ringing endorsement from Deepak,

it's time to meet him.

Willow Brook, it's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Mr Allen!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

How do you feel you're going to do in this, Mr Allen?

-I'm not sure.

-You're not sure!

What were you like at school, were you a good student at school?

-I was pretty good, I thought.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-I think we might,

by chance, be able to see what you were like at school.

Oh, Mr Allen!

-You look exactly the same, Mr Allen...

-Oh, thank you.

..as you did back then. Best of luck with this round.

-Thank you.

-You're going to have 60 seconds on the clock

to answer as many questions as you can.

-Are you ready?

-Ready to win.

OK. Start the clock.

Steve and Alex are the official names

of the two default player characters in which game?

Pass.

Minecraft. Going Solo is the third book

in the Girl Online series by which YouTuber?

Zoella?

Correct. Who is singing this song?

# Please have mercy on me

-# Take it easy on... #

-Shawn Mendes?

Correct. Which team won the 2017 Women's FA Cup?

-Arsenal.

-No, it was Man City.

What is the name of this comedian?

-Pass.

-Iain Stirling. In the film Inside Out,

which of the emotions is green?

-Envy?

-No, it's Disgust.

Agent Phil Coulson is a central character

in the Marvel series Agents Of what?

-Shield.

-Correct.

Like I Would and Still Got Time are UK singles

by which former One Direction member?

-Zayn Malik.

-Correct.

Which singer's Carpool Karaoke appearance

received over 150 million views on YouTube?

Michelle Obama.

No, it was Adele!

Nearly there. Mr Allen, that was amazing, you got four points.

-Well done, Mr Allen!

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

You look quite pleased with yourself, Mr Allen.

-I am, I am.

-I think you did absolutely brilliantly.

-But for now, you are dismissed. Well done, Mr Allen!

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Keren, he did all right.

-He was actually good.

He was quite good, wasn't he? Aisha, are you proud of him?

-Yeah, he did much better than I thought he would.

-Good.

Lybster, who have you brought with you, and why, Will?

We've brought Mr Lamb,

cos he's considerably younger than our other teachers.

He told me to say that. Erm...

So he knows a lot more about modern culture.

Tori, do you have confidence in your teacher?

Not really, but...

Oh, the honesty from the teams today, it's remarkable.

Ailsa, come on, is he going to do OK?

Yeah, I think he's going to do very good.

OK. Let's see what happens, Lybster, it's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Mr Lamb!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Mr Lamb.

-Hello.

-Hello. You seem very confident?

-Er...

-Were you good at school?

-I was very well behaved at school, yes.

-Yeah? Let's see Mr Lamb.

-Aw!

-Wow.

-Aww.

-That is a haircut, Mr Lamb.

-Wasn't he adorable, though? Yeah.

-It is adorable!

Can't say the same now, but...

Well, Mr Lamb, are you confident?

-So-so, let's say. So-so.

-So-so, so-so, OK.

You're going to have 60 seconds on the clock

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

Sweet Sweet Canyon and Shy Guy Falls

are tracks on which racing game series?

-Grand Theft Auto.

-Mario Kart.

YouTuber ChrisMD makes videos primarily

about which sport?

-Pass.

-Football.

Who sings this song?

# I'm only human after all... #

-Rag'n'Bone Man.

-Correct.

What is the name of Hiccup's dragon

in How To Train Your Dragon?

-Toothless.

-Correct.

Name this famous CBBC face.

-Cel Spellman?

-That's correct.

Jermain Defoe played for which English Premier League

football team in the 2016-17 season?

-Chelsea.

-Sunderland.

In the TV show Jamie Johnson,

what is the name of the football team Jamie supports?

-Pass.

-Hawkstone United.

Lean On And Light It Up are tracks by which US band?

-The Vamps.

-Major Lazer.

Forever Geek is the series finale

in which series of books by Holly Smale?

-Gossip Girl?

-Geek Girl.

-Ooh.

After the 2016 Olympics,

which swimmer's death stare face went viral?

Pass!

-Michael Phelps, Mr Lamb!

-Ah!

But well done, you scored three points, Mr Lamb.

Well done. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Are you pleased with how that went?

-Yeah, it's fine, it's fine.

-Gossip Girl, Geek Girl, ugh!

-It was so close, it was so close.

These are difficult questions.

I think you did superbly well, Mr Lamb.

-You got three points. But for now, you are dismissed, Mr Lamb.

-OK.

Well done. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Hannah, he did well, bless him, didn't he?

-Yeah.

-He did.

-And, Ailsa?

-Well, he did want to set a goal, and three was his goal.

-He didn't quite surpass it, but he at least achieved it.

-Yeah.

Well, after that round, I can tell you now that the scores are...

Lybster have 11 points,

just ahead of them, Willow Brook with 18 points.

Give them a round of applause, brilliant.

APPLAUSE

OK, teams, you're back in the spotlight now, it's time for...

Lybster, you're going first.

Will, what have you chosen as your pet subject?

We are doing the Battle Of The Beetles trilogy.

You're going to have 30 seconds on the clock

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

How old is Darkus in Beetle Boy?

-Tori?

-13.

-Correct.

Darkus's dad is the Director of Science at which museum?

-Will?

-The Natural History Museum.

Correct. What is the name of Darkus's dad

who mysteriously disappears?

-Will?

-Bartholomew Cuttle.

Correct. Who is described as the mad scientist of the fashion world?

-Ailsa?

-Lucretia Cutter.

Correct. What is the name of the giant beetle

who comes to Darkus's rescue?

-Will?

-Baxter.

Correct. Sharing its name with a large land mammal,

what type of beetle is Baxter?

-Hannah?

-Rhinoceros.

Is the correct answer, well done, Hannah. That was brilliant!

APPLAUSE

At the end of that round, you've scored six points, Lybster.

Well done, that was excellent.

Now, Willow Brook, what have you chosen as your pet subject?

We've chosen Real Madrid from 2015-2016.

Okey dokey. 30 seconds on the clock, buzz in if you know the answer,

no conferring. Start the clock.

Who took over as Real Madrid's manager on 4th January, 2016?

-Pass?

-No conferring.

-Pass.

Pass? Zinedine Zidane.

At which position in the league table

did Real finish at the end of the 2015-16 La Liga?

-Deepak?

-Second.

Correct. Who did Real beat to win

the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final?

-Deepak?

-Atletico Madrid.

Correct. Who captained the team during the 2015-16 season?

You're out of time, I'm afraid.

The answer was Sergio Ramos.

And at the end of that round, you scored two points, Willow Brook,

well done. Brilliantly done. APPLAUSE

And I can tell you, the scores have changed as a result of that.

Now, Lybster are on 17 points, just behind Willow Brook on 20 points.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE It's getting exciting.

OK, teams, back to business.

The next subject is...

AUDIENCE OOHS

It's time for your mystery round and today...

it's on farm animals.

Here is your control question, no conferring,

buzz in if you know the answer.

An Aberdeen Angus is a species of which farm animal?

-Hannah?

-Cow.

Is the correct answer, Hannah, well done.

APPLAUSE

You now have control of the game.

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

In this game, you're going to see photographs of four types of animal

you might find on a farm.

You'll get one point for each animal you can identify.

Firstly, what is the five-letter name of this type of animal?

Llama.

We think it's a llama.

Llama, is that the right answer?

It is the right answer, well done.

Secondly, what is the five-letter name of this species of waterfowl?

It's a goose, a goose.

We think it's a goose.

A goose?

It is the right answer, well done.

What is the seven-letter name of this member of the bovine family?

Is it a wildebeest?

No, it's not a wildebeest. Erm...

-Pass.

-It's a buffalo.

-Oh...

Final question,

what is the seven-letter name of this type of bird?

-Ostrich.

-Ostrich.

You're saying ostrich, is that the right answer?

It is, well done, Lybster, you got yourself four points in that round.

APPLAUSE Brilliantly done.

Oh, my goodness, this is getting exciting.

The scores are now...

Willow Brook has 20 points, Lybster have 21 points.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

OK, teams. The next subject is...

Here is your control question, buzz in if you know the answer.

Which letter appears twice in the word approving?

-Will?

-P.

-P...

Is the correct answer, Will, well done.

APPLAUSE

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

punctuation.

In this game, you'll see a sentence that's missing an apostrophe.

You need to put the apostrophe back in.

Firstly, where should the apostrophe go in this sentence?

We think it's A.

You think it's A,

let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

Second question, where should the apostrophe go in this sentence?

-Shall we say B?

-Children's.

-C.

-Definitely be children's.

We think it's B.

B, is that the right answer?

It is, a bit of a discussion there but you plumped for the right one.

Thirdly, where should the apostrophe go in this sentence?

Would it be C?

It would be businesses'.

It's the businesses',

because the businesses belong to the bosses.

So, we're going for C.

C, is that the right answer?

It is the right answer, well done.

And, finally, where should the apostrophe go in this sentence?

-The UFOs'.

-A.

-A, because of...

Because it's all in capital letters.

-So we're going for A?

-Yeah.

-OK.

We think it's A.

You're saying A, is that the right answer?

It's not. The right answer is, in fact, B.

But well done, Lybster,

at the end of that round you got yourself four points.

Well done. Brilliantly done. APPLAUSE

Just before we enter the final round,

the scores as they currently stand are...

Willow Brook have 20,

and Lybster have 25.

Give them both a round of applause.

OK, teams, it's the last chance to bag some points.

It's the...

90 seconds on the clock for both teams

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

In which country of the UK are the counties Antrim and Tyrone?

-Will?

-Scotland.

Incorrect, it's Northern Ireland.

Granny Smith and Golden Delicious are varieties of which fruit?

-Tori?

-Apple.

-Correct.

Which motor racing circuit hosts the British Formula 1 Grand Prix?

-Will?

-Silverstone.

Correct. The zebra is native to which continent?

-Will?

-Africa.

Correct. In the technology abbreviation VR,

what does the V stand for?

-Will?

-Virtual.

Correct. The femur is a bone in which part of the human body?

-Siddiqa?

-Leg.

Correct. In the film The Lion King, which species of animal is Pumba?

-Siddiqa?

-Wait, could you say it again?

I can't, unfortunately, I'm afraid. It was warthog.

-Wait, lion.

-No, it's warthog.

A Hawaiian pizza is usually topped with ham and which tropical...?

-Will?

-Erm... Gah!

No, I have to move on, it's pineapple.

The yen is the official currency of which Asian country?

-Siddiqa?

-Pakistan?

No, it's Japan. Prince William and his wife Catherine

are the Duke and Duchess of which English city?

-Aisha?

-Cam Bridge.

Cambridge, I'll accept that.

Sugars and starches are types of which one

of the five major food groups?

-Aisha?

-Is it, erm...?

No, it's carbohydrates.

A baker's dozen is a group or a set of how many things?

-Will?

-13.

13 is the correct answer.

My goodness, what a round that was. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well done, everyone, that was a really, really exciting round.

And I can tell you now, you've all done incredibly well,

but the winners today, with 30 points, are...

Lybster!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Bad luck, Willow Brook, you put up a good fight.

But well done, give them a huge round of applause, please,

Willow Brook. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Lybster, you're coming back for the quarterfinals.

You're one step closer to being Top Class.

-Hannah, how does it feel?

-Amazing!

-Tori?

-Very good.

-Will?

-Indescribable.

-Ailsa?

-Outstanding!

-Outstanding. Well, well done.

I'll see you in the quarterfinals, and I'll see you next time.

Goodbye, everyone!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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