0:00:02 > 0:00:08On Top Class today - Nabil, Aryan, Eleftheria, and Laura,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11playing for Hollymount Primary School from London.
0:00:11 > 0:00:19And competing against them are Tomos, JJ, Noah, and Ridwan,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22playing for Grenfrome Primary School from Bristol.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24But who will be Top Class?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27APPLAUSE
0:00:40 > 0:00:45Hello, and welcome to Top Class, the search for the UK's smartest school.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47It's the semifinals, everybody!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Let's meet our teams.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57First up, we have Hollymount Primary School from London.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And in the quarterfinals, they pipped Martin Primary to the post,
0:01:01 > 0:01:0331 points to 29,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06with their lightning reactions in the buzzer round.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Nabil, welcome.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Now, tell me, which subject do you hope will come up in this semifinal,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- Nabil? - Mystery again.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Mystery. He likes the mystery.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Well, let's see if that comes up in the semifinal.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Nabil, have a lovely time. - Thanks.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Aryan, welcome.- Hi! - Hi!- How'd you do?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I'm doing very well, thank you.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27It's the semifinals of Top Class. I'm having a Lovely time.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30You seem really confident. Are you feeling confident?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Yes.- Eleftheria, how are you? - Good.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35You don't sound very sure about that.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I want you to say "good,"
0:01:37 > 0:01:41like the captain of a team who's in the semifinals of Top Class
0:01:41 > 0:01:42would say it. How are you feeling?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44CLEARS THROAT
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Good!- Very good! That's what I wanted.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And Laura, when I said, "Well done, you're in the semifinal,"
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- how did that feel? - I didn't believe you.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56You didn't believe me? I always tell the truth!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I'm Susan Calman, the host of Top Class.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Welcome, Hollymount Primary School from London.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Give them a huge round of applause.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04APPLAUSE
0:02:07 > 0:02:11And playing them are Glenfrome Primary School from Bristol.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13The team have played incredibly well throughout the heats,
0:02:13 > 0:02:18and beat Stone Primary 28 points to 23 in the quarterfinals.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Noah. - Hi.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23You seem quite relaxed, mate. Are you feeling quite relaxed?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Yeah, yeah. - More relaxed than the quarterfinal?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Yeah.- Excellent. JJ, Captain.- Yes.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Are you proud of your team? Yes, very.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- You've been a great captain. - Thank you.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Because what you've done is often delegate.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Are you going to change anything up? - Probably not.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Probably not. Keep going. Tomos, are you ready to go?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- I hope so. - You hope so!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Now, again, I want to hear you say you are ready to go.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Tomos, you're in the semifinal. Are you ready to go, Tomos?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Yes! - Yes, that's what I wanted to hear!
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Welcome to you all.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Welcome, Glenfrome Primary School from Bristol.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Give them a round of applause.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00APPLAUSE
0:03:03 > 0:03:05OK, teams, it's all to play for.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09The winners of today's show will be going through to the final,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11so good luck to you both.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17Let's kick straight off with a lightening round.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Hollymount, you're going to be going first.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23On the grid, there are nine countries whose population is higher
0:03:23 > 0:03:28than the UK's, and there are three that aren't.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Give me one wrong answer, and you lose the grid completely.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Here is your grid.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Your 45 seconds starts now.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Laura.- China.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41China. Is that correct?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Yes. Eleftheria.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- USA.- USA...
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Correct. Aryan.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Japan.- Japan...
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Correct.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- Nabil.- Russia.- Russia...
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Correct.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Aryan.- India.- India...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Correct.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03- Nabil.- Brazil.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Brazil, is that right?
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Yes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Aryan.- Germany.- Germany...
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Correct.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Nabil.- Australia.- Australia...
0:04:17 > 0:04:19No. That is not right.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22The two that you didn't get were...
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Mexico, Nigeria.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28The three incorrect ones were
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Australia, Iceland, and Spain.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36But well done, Hollymount. You scored seven points in that round.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37APPLAUSE
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Really well done.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Next up, it is Glenfrome.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48On the grid, there are nine UK Prime Ministers and three who are not.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Here's your grid. Your 45 seconds starts now.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Ridwan.- Cameron.- Cameron...
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Correct.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Ridwan.- Churchill.- Churchill...
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Correct.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Noah.- May.- May...
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Correct.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Ridwan.- Thatcher.- Thatcher...
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Correct.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Ridwan.- Blair.- Blair...
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Correct.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- JJ.- Chamberlain.- Chamberlain...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Correct.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- JJ.- Brown.- Brown...
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Correct.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- JJ.- Major.- Major...
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Correct.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- JJ.- Asquith.- Asquith...
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Correct.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Well done, you got them all right!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Nine points, Glenfrome! APPLAUSE
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Absolutely right.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Nixon, Roosevelt and Lincoln are all US Presidents,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45and you avoided those. Well done to both teams.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Great performance, and you've all got some points on the board.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Give them a round of applause.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52APPLAUSE
0:05:52 > 0:05:55OK, teams. From now on, throughout the game,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58you'll get a chance to take control of each subject.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Here is your first control question.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02The subject is...
0:06:06 > 0:06:12If I start in Oslo, and travel directly east in a straight line,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14which other country will I come to first?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Ridwan.- Sweden.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Correct answer. Well done, Glenfrome.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21You have control of the game. APPLAUSE
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of finding the flags.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Question one.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You're looking for the national flag of the Netherlands.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- It's not C.- Because in A, she's done it the other way round
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- and in C, she's on... - You want to say B?- Yeah.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- B.- JJ, what's your answer? B?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It is. Well done. Second question.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Which one of these flags is the national flag of Germany?
0:06:48 > 0:06:49- C.- I don't know.- It's C. C.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Is it A, B, or C?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- C. - Yes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- JJ. - C.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Is it C?
0:06:57 > 0:07:02It is. Well done. Which is the national flag of Ireland?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- Ivory Coast is A... - Yeah.- So it's B.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- So B, yeah? - C is made up.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- OK. B. - Is that the right answer?
0:07:12 > 0:07:18It is. Well done, and finally, which is the national flag of France?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20A, B, or C?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- C. - C.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26It is. Well done. Five points to Glenfrome.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Well done! APPLAUSE
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I can tell you, at the end of that round, the points are,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Hollymount have 7, Glenfrome have 14 points.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Well done. APPLAUSE
0:07:40 > 0:07:42The next subject is...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Here is your control question.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53If a Roman soldier is XXV years old,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55how old would he be in our number system?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- Nabil. - 30.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58No, that's not right. Anyone want to buzz in?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Noah? - 25.
0:08:00 > 0:08:0225. That's the right answer.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Well done, Glenfrome, well done. APPLAUSE
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of averages.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14On the left of the screen are the ages of five teachers.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18What is the median age of these teachers?
0:08:19 > 0:08:2228. I think it's 28.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26It's 28.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28We think it's 28.
0:08:28 > 0:08:2928. Is that the right answer?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34It is. Well done. The median is the number that falls in the middle
0:08:34 > 0:08:37if the whole set is arranged in numerical order.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Secondly, what is the mode age of these teachers?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43So that would be...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Add them together, divide it by five.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I've got 30.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Yeah, we'll go for 30.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- 30. - 30. Is that the right answer?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58No, the answer's 35.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01The mode is the value that occurs most often.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Thirdly, what is the mean age of these teachers?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- The sum we just did, so 30? - 30, yeah.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- JJ.- 30. - 30. Is that the right answer?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It is. Well done. The mean is when you add together all of the ages
0:09:17 > 0:09:19and divide by the number of teachers.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Finally, what is the range of these teachers' ages?
0:09:23 > 0:09:2525 - 35.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26So would it be 10?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- 10. Yeah. - JJ.- 10.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It is. Well done. The range is the difference between the
0:09:32 > 0:09:34highest number and the lowest number. Well done.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36You got four points in that round, Glenfrome.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Really well done. APPLAUSE
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I can tell you at the end of that round, the scores are
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Hollymount have 7, Glenfrome have 18 points.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Brilliantly done. APPLAUSE
0:09:50 > 0:09:52The next subject is...
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Here is your control question.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03What name beginning with J is given to the geological period
0:10:03 > 0:10:06right after the Tri...?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- Nabil. - Jurassic.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It's the right answer. Well done, Nabil. Well done.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12APPLAUSE
0:10:12 > 0:10:15What name beginning with J is given to the geological period
0:10:15 > 0:10:19right after the Triassic period? It is indeed Jurassic.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Here are the rest of your questions, on the subject of inventors.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26First question.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Tim Berners-Lee is famous for which of these inventions?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32It's definitely not light bulb, because Thomas Edison...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I think it's the World Wide Web. - I think it's the World Wide Web.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Eleftheria, do you have an answer for me?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- The World Wide Web. - Is that the right answer?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It is. Second question.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick
0:10:49 > 0:10:51made which of these discoveries?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- It can't be oxygen.- It's not DNA. - How can't it be oxygen?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- No, no, no. Hang on, look. - How can you discover oxygen?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- It could be...- Look. - They're looking at DNA.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- So it's not the speed of light. I think it's DNA.- Oh, yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Eleftheria, do you have an answer for me?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- DNA. - Is that right?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It is. Well done. Thirdly,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16the Wright brothers are best known for making the first what?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Powered air flight. - Powered air flight, definitely.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Eleftheria? - Powered air flight.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Is that right?
0:11:26 > 0:11:27It is. Well done, and finally,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32what is Alexander Fleming known for discovering?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Penicillin.- Yeah. - I think it's penicillin.- Yeah.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- What's your answer? - Penicillin.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Is that right?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It is. Well done. Five points, Hollymount!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45APPLAUSE
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Brilliant!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Well, it's all about getting control of the game and I can tell you,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Hollymount have 12, Glenfrome have 18 points.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Well done! APPLAUSE
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Well, teams, it's my favourite super duper round of Top Class.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's time to Test The Teacher.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Hollymount, remind us, who have you brought with you?
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- Miss Darwin.- Now, Miss Darwin scored three points in the heats,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20five in the quarterfinals.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Eleftheria, do you think she is going to do even better
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- in the semifinals?- We think it might be seven, but I'm hoping for more.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Laura, do you have confidence in Miss Darwin?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Definitely. - Aryan?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35It's like in a sequence - three, five, seven.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Right. Nabil? Confident? - Yeah.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Brilliant. Well, Hollymount, it's time to Test The Teacher.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Bring in Miss Darwin.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45APPLAUSE
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Now, there seems to be a suggestion from at least one of the members
0:12:56 > 0:13:00of your team that you're working in a three, five, seven...
0:13:00 > 0:13:02I'm going for the prime numbers, yeah.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03You're going for the prime numbers!
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Oh, my goodness. She even uses maths when she's talking to me.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Well, Miss Darwin, you have 60 seconds on the clock,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12to answer as many questions as you can.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Start the clock.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17What does the online abbreviation HBTU stand for?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Pass. - Happy birthday to you.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22In the 2014 film Annie,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25what is the name of the tyrannical foster mother?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Oh, pass.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Miss Hannigan. Who sings this song?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32# Jump in the Cadillac, girl, let's put some miles on it
0:13:32 > 0:13:34# Anything you want, just to put a smile on it... #
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- Pass. - Bruno Mars.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Which country when the 2017 Eurovision Song contest?
0:13:40 > 0:13:41- Portugal. - Correct.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44This character appears in which CBBC drama?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Pass. - The Worst Witch.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51What is the real name of the Radio 1 DJ known by the nickname Grimmy?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Nick Grimshaw. - Correct.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Who is the main character in The Dare Game by Jacqueline Wilson?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Oh... Anna.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Tracy Beaker. Which female solo artist features in the song
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- No Promises by Cheat Codes? - Pass.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Demi Lovato. In the television series PJ Masks,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10which colour is the Gekko Mask?
0:14:10 > 0:14:11- Green. - Correct.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Which X Factor finalist had a UK hit with the single New Girl?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Louise Johnson. - No, it was Reggie 'N' Bollie,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22but you did brilliantly. You scored three points, Miss Darwin!
0:14:22 > 0:14:23APPLAUSE
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- It wasn't zero!- You knew Miss Hannigan, didn't you?- I did.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- I really did.- And you just... - And I knew The Worst Witch.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34You had a bit of a mental block there when they came up.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Well, listen, Miss Darwin, I am proud of you.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39You did brilliantly. For now, you are dismissed.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Thank you.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Eleftheria, are you still proud of her?
0:14:46 > 0:14:47- Yeah. - Yeah, she did great.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Laura? Could you have answered any more of those questions?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- No.- No. See? There you go. I think she did absolutely brilliantly
0:14:54 > 0:14:57for you, Hollymount. Glenfrome, remind us -
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- who's here for you? - We have brought Miss Rosser.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Now, she scored two points in both the heats and the quarterfinals.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Are you hoping for more, JJ?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Yes. - Tomos?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12As long as she tries her hardest, then she'll do really well.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Beautiful. Ridwan, what do you think?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15She'll do good.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19It's time to Test The Teacher. Bring in Miss Rosser.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21APPLAUSE
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Hello, Miss Rosser.- Hello. - Two points.- Yeah.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Nice and consistent. - Consistent.- Yes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Are you hoping for more? - Yes!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Glenfrome have done great, haven't they?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40They've done amazing. I am very proud of them.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- I just hope I can do as well. - Well, 60 seconds on the clock.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49Start the clock. What does the online acronym TLDR stand for?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Too late...
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- No, pass! - Too long, didn't read.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55What is the name of the guide dog whose training Blue Peter followed
0:15:55 > 0:15:56from April 2014?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Pass. - Iggy. Who's singing this?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01# If the whole world was watching... #
0:16:01 > 0:16:02- Niall Horan. - Correct.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07In the TV show Teen Titans Go!, who is Cyborg's best friend?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- Pass. - Beast Boy.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11What C is a specific type of necklace that fits very closely
0:16:11 > 0:16:13around the neck?
0:16:13 > 0:16:14- Choker. - Correct.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16What's the name of this reality TV star?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Jamie Lang. - Correct.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Which male solo singer's Purpose world tour kicked off in 2016?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Jason Derulo? - No, Justin Bieber.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27In the television show The Dumping Ground,
0:16:27 > 0:16:28what's the name of the head care worker?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Mike. - Correct.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Which David Walliams book is about the wealthiest 12-year-old
0:16:32 > 0:16:33in the land?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Billionaire Boy. - Correct.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38What is the name of X Factor winner Matt Terry's Christmas single?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Pass. - When Christmas Comes Around.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44In the TV show Hunter Street, which of the Hunter kids is the oldest?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- Jamie?- No, it's Daniel, but well done, you scored five points!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50APPLAUSE
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I'm so proud! So relieved!
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Miss Rosser, you were in the zone there, it was incredible!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Thank you. - You were just bang, bang, bang,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04from two points in every round to five points. That is incredible.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Well done, you are dismissed. - Thank you.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Well done. APPLAUSE
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Five points, JJ.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Is that more than you thought she was going to get?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- A lot more. - Brilliant. Noah, are you pleased?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Yeah.- Well, I can tell you, at the end of that round,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27the scores are Hollymount have 15, and Glenfrome have 23 points!
0:17:27 > 0:17:29APPLAUSE
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Right, teams, you are back in the spotlight.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Now it's time for Pet Subjects.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Hollymount, you're going first. What subject have you chosen?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- London landmarks. - 30 seconds on the clock.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Start the clock. Which London landmark
0:17:46 > 0:17:49is the official London residence of the Queen?
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Nabil.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Buckingham Palace. - Correct.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57In which London park is the Serpentine Lake located?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- Eleftheria. - Hyde Park.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Correct. Which London landmark is the tallest building in the city?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- Eleftheria. - The Shard.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Correct. Which London landmark hosts the annual
0:18:06 > 0:18:08BBC Last Night Of The Proms concert?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Eleftheria. - Royal Albert Hall.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Correct. Which London landmark is a British clipper ship
0:18:12 > 0:18:14that is a museum in a dry dock in Greenwich?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Eleftheria? - Pass.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18It's the Cutty Sark.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Well done, you got four points, there. Well done, Hollymount.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24APPLAUSE
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Really, really well done.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Now, Glenfrome, what have you chosen as your Pet Subject?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31We've chosen the book Gorilla Dawn by Gill Lewis.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33The book Gorilla Dawn.
0:18:33 > 0:18:3730 seconds on the clock to answer as many questions as you can.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Start the clock. Gorilla Dawn is set in the Democratic Republic of...?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Ridwan? - The Congo.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Correct. Imara survived the bite of which species of snake?
0:18:46 > 0:18:47- JJ? - Black mamba.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Correct. What is the name of the baby gorilla
0:18:49 > 0:18:51that Imara must keep alive? JJ.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- Kitwana. - Correct.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Which word beginning with C is the name of the mineral that the rebels
0:18:56 > 0:18:57are illegally mining? Noah.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Coltan.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Correct. The women who's buying the rebels' coltan is referred to
0:19:02 > 0:19:03as the white what? JJ.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- Lioness. - Correct.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Before he disappeared, what was the job of Bobo's father?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Ridwan. - Park ranger.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Park ranger is the correct answer.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Well done, you got six points in that round!
0:19:14 > 0:19:16APPLAUSE
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Both of you, really, really good on your Pet Subjects.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24I can tell you now at the end of that round the scores are
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Hollymount have 19, Glenfrome have 29 points.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Well done to both teams!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32APPLAUSE
0:19:32 > 0:19:33The next subject is...
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Here is your control question.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44In poetry, which word beginning with P means describing
0:19:44 > 0:19:47animals and objects as having human...? Laura.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Personification. - Personification.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It's the right answer, well done, Laura.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Well done! APPLAUSE
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of word formation.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Here's your first question. Which three letter prefix can be added to
0:20:05 > 0:20:08all these words to make three new words?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Definitely dis.- Dis.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Disagree, disappear, disintegrate.- Yeah.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Eleftheria? - Dis.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It is, well done. Second question.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Which four-letter prefix can be added to all these words
0:20:24 > 0:20:26to make three new words?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Fore? F-O-R-E?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Forecast. Forename. - Forehead.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Is that even a...? - Yeah, forehead.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- That bit. - Oh, yeah...
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Yes, fore.- F-O-R-E. - Eleftheria, do you have an answer?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Fore, F-O-R-E.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Absolutely right, forecast, forename, forehead.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Thirdly, which are five letter prefix can be added to
0:20:53 > 0:20:55all these words to make three new words?
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Under.- Under. - Underwater, underground, underwear.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Eleftheria? - Under, please.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Is it under?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09It is, well done. Last question.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Which five letter prefix can be added to all these words
0:21:12 > 0:21:14to make three new words?
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Extra. Extraordinary. Extraterrestrial. Extracurricular.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23- Eleftheria? - Extra.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Extra, is that right?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30It is. Well done. Five points, a perfect round from Hollymount.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32APPLAUSE
0:21:32 > 0:21:36I can tell you now the scores are Hollymount, you have 24,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Glenfrome have 29. It's really close!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41APPLAUSE
0:21:43 > 0:21:45OK, teams, the next subject is...
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Well, it's a mystery!
0:21:48 > 0:21:50AUDIENCE WHOO
0:21:51 > 0:21:54And today, it's about...
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- ..Art. - No!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Here's your control question.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Andy Warhol is known for his artwork featuring 32 cans of what food?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05JJ.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Beans?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Incorrect, I'll read it again.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Aryan? - Soup?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Is the correct answer, well done!
0:22:12 > 0:22:13APPLAUSE
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Well done. Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of art.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23This is an example of which of these styles of art?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Well, it's not pop art.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31It's not impressionism.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Impressionism is quite blurry.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33- It could be.- Yeah.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- What's minimalism?- I'm not sure,
0:22:35 > 0:22:36so shall we just do a guess?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38I think we should go for minimalism.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Just do minimalism.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Minimalism, please.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Minimalism, is that right?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49No, it's actually impressionism.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Next question. This painting
0:22:51 > 0:22:54is an example of which of these
0:22:54 > 0:22:56styles of art?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Cubism sounds like it's quite...
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Cubes.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05That looks quite cube-y, yeah.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- What's baroque?- It's like 16th...
0:23:07 > 0:23:09It's definitely not that.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10- Art Deco, then?- Yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12That sounds the most modern.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Eleftheria?- Art Deco, please.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17You're saying Art Deco.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Is that right?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23No. It was in fact Cubism.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Third question.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27This painting is an example of which of these styles of art?
0:23:33 > 0:23:34It's not graffiti.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Surrealism is when, like,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37it's not really true.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38It's not really real.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39And pointillism because that's
0:23:39 > 0:23:40quite dotty, so...
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Yeah, just try it. Pointillism.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Eleftheria?- Pointillism, please.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45You're saying pointillism.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46Is that right?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49It is, well done. Finally,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53this painting is an example of which of these styles of art?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Abstract.- Abstract.- It's not Gothic.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Are you sure about Art Nouveau?
0:24:00 > 0:24:01What is it?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Gothic is like really dark, dull...
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Art no-view?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Art Nouveau. I think it's abstract.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- OK.- Eleftheria?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Abstract.- Is that right?
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Yes! It is right, well done,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16you got three points in that round!
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Well done, Hollymount! APPLAUSE
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Well, I can tell you at the end of that round,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Hollymount have 27, Glenfrome have 29!
0:24:27 > 0:24:29APPLAUSE
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Wow!
0:24:33 > 0:24:37OK, teams. This is it. It's the last chance to bag some points
0:24:37 > 0:24:40and make it through to the final of Top Class.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41It's the Battle Of The Buzzers.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4690 seconds on the clock for both teams to answer as many questions
0:24:46 > 0:24:49as you can.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Start the clock.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Majorca is an island belonging to which European...?
0:24:52 > 0:24:53- Aryan.- Spain.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Correct. In fiction, Nana, Bolt and Gromit are all kinds
0:24:56 > 0:24:58of what domesticated...? Ridwan.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Dog.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Correct. Andrew Flintoff is a former player of which sport for England?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Nabil.- Football. - No, it's cricket.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07In the UK, the two houses of parliament are the House of Commons
0:25:07 > 0:25:09and the House of...? Ridwan.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11No, I have to move on, it's Lords.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Which word beginning with P means a tool used to measure
0:25:13 > 0:25:15the size of angles?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- JJ. - Perimeter?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19No, it's protractor. In the title of a book by David Walliams,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22a person of which profession is described as a demon?
0:25:24 > 0:25:25- Laura. - Demon Dentist.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Correct. Mercredi translates as Wednesday from which European...?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- Nabil. - French.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Correct. Which Scottish football team play their home games
0:25:33 > 0:25:34at Ibrox Stadium?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Ridwan. - Celtic.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37No, it's Rangers.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Which King was the father of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen...?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- Ridwan. - Henry?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43I need more than that.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44VIII.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Correct. In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49what is the first name of the miserly Scrooge?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Eleftheria. - Ebenezer.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Correct. The Turner prize is awarded in which field?
0:25:55 > 0:25:56- Nabil. - Books.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00No, it's art. Ants and butterflies belong to which class of animals?
0:26:00 > 0:26:01- Ridwan. - Bugs.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05No, I can't accept that, it's insect.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08The famous composers Beethoven and Wagner were both born in...?
0:26:08 > 0:26:09- Nabil. - Er...
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Germany.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Correct. Which word beginning with T is a scientific instrument used
0:26:13 > 0:26:16to look at objects in space? Ridwan.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Telescope.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Correct. Which Scottish engineer is commonly credited with the invention
0:26:20 > 0:26:22of the television?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Anyone?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Ridwan. - I'm not sure, pass.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It's John Logie Baird.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31What a round that was! What a round!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:26:33 > 0:26:36That was really, really exciting!
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Now, at the end of that round, let's take a look at the scores.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44It's a tie-break! Oh, they've both got 32 points!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Oh, my goodness!
0:26:46 > 0:26:51That means that we need a tie-break question.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Whoever gets the next question right
0:26:53 > 0:26:55is through to the final of Top Class.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59How many full weeks are there in one year?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Nabil. - 52.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04It's the right answer. Well done, Hollymount!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Well done, Hollymount, you won that tie-break.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15It's been an incredible show. I'm really sorry, Glenfrome,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18you put up an incredible fight, you're going home,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20but give them a huge round of applause!
0:27:20 > 0:27:22APPLAUSE
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Hollymount, you're going to be back to take your place in the final.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30You're just one step away from being Top Class and going home
0:27:30 > 0:27:32with the trophy. How does that feel, Nabil?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- Amazing! - Aryan?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- I don't know! - Eleftheria?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39I'm with Aryan, I don't know.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Laura, how does it feel? - Great.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Well done, I'll see you in the final, and I'll see YOU next time.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Goodbye!
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Don't forget, for more puzzles and games,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57go to the Top Class website now.