Grand Final: St Johns v Hollymount Top Class

We started with 16 schools. And now we're down to just two.

On Top Class today, it's the final!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing for the trophy are

Nabil,

Aryan,

Eleftheria

and Laura

playing for Hollymount Primary School from London.

And competing against them are

John,

Carys,

Alex

and Izzy

playing for St John's Primary School from Somerset.

But who will be Top Class?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Top Class!

The search for the UK's smartest school is nearly over.

Because this is...the final!

CHEERING

And let's meet our finalists.

First up, we have Hollymount Primary School from London.

In an incredibly close semifinal, they beat Glenfrome Primary 33-32

by working hard and keeping their cool.

Now, Nabil, it was a tie-break in the semifinal, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-And it was really tense.

And you got the final question right.

-How did that feel?

-Amazing.

-Aryan, welcome!

-Hi!

You've been in the three different rounds of Top Class.

What has been your favourite and best subject?

-Mystery.

-Mystery!

Well, we'll see if that comes up today. I don't know because,

it's a mystery! LAUGHTER

Eleftheria, welcome! Captain.

And what do you think makes your team so good?

I think we work well together, and we've got Tiny Tim.

You've got Tiny Tim who's been with you

throughout the entire competition.

And Laura, are you going to do anything differently, Laura?

-Maybe, um, buzzing quicker?

-Buzzing quicker.

Yeah, getting control of the game is one of the keys

to winning Top Class.

Welcome, Hollymount Primary School from London.

Give them a round of applause!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing them are St John's Primary School from Somerset.

Throughout the series, they've been super at science,

marvels with maths, and wizards with words

to earn their place in the final today.

Izzy, you're a finalist in Top Class.

-How does that feel?

-It just feels amazing.

I never thought we'd actually get to this point.

I thought we'd get through the first heat

-and then get knocked out in the quarterfinals.

-Well, you're here.

Alex, you've done really well.

Your teamwork has been tremendous, Alex.

What do you think makes you such a good team?

We always confer and value each other's opinions.

Absolutely you do. You're a great team, you really are.

And Carys, you've been a really great captain.

Are you going to change anything up for the final?

-Even quicker on the buzzer.

-Even quicker on the buzzer!

And John, your sister has captained you. Are you proud of your sister

for being such a great captain of your team?

-LAUGHTER

-I guess so.

Welcome, St John's Primary School from Somerset.

Give them a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams.

It's all to play for.

The winners of today's show will be crowned Top Class.

So, good luck to both of you.

Let's kick straight off with a lightning round.

In this round, you will each be given some anagrams.

You'll then have 45 seconds to buzz in

and give me as many correct answers as you can.

Hollymount, you're up first.

Your questions are all about France.

Here's your puzzle. Your 45 seconds starts now.

Which French word means a long, thin loaf of bread?

-Nabil?

-Baguette.

-Baguette, correct.

The Seine, Loire and Rhone are all a type of which natural feature?

-Eleftheria?

-Rivers.

Correct.

What was the first name of the Emperor Bonaparte

who ruled France from 1804...

-Eleftheria?

-Napoleon.

Correct. What is the name of the mountain range that separates

France and Spain? No conferring.

-Nabil?

-The Alps?

No, it's the Pyrenees.

In the famous book, Quasimodo the hunchback lives

in which Paris cathedral?

-Nabil?

-Notre Dame.

-Correct.

In the book of the same title, Aramis, Porthos and Athos

are known as the three what?

-Nabil?

-Witches?

No, it's the Musketeers. But well done, at the end of that round,

you've got four points, well done, Hollymount!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Next up, St John's, your questions are all about Germany.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

In Germany, frankfurters and bratwurst

are types of which meaty food?

-John?

-Sausage.

-Correct.

Which country borders Germany to the north?

-John?

-Denmark.

-Correct.

Which football club plays their home games at the Allianz Arena?

-John?

-Bayern Munich.

-Correct.

The German composer of the Moonlight Sonata was Ludwig van...?

-John?

-Beethoven.

-Correct.

Which bird is the national animal of Germany?

-John?

-Eagle.

-Correct.

Which gate is one of Berlin's most recognisable...

-John?

-Brandenburg Gate.

-Brandenburg Gate.

Well done, you got all six right, St John's!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, both teams.

You did really well, and you've both got points on the board.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams, from now on throughout the game, you'll get a chance

to take control of each subject.

Here's your first control question.

The subject is...

The chemical formula for water is H2O.

-Laura?

-O.

-Incorrect.

The chemical formula for water is H2O.

What does the H stand for?

-Alex?

-Hydrogen.

Hydrogen is the correct answer.

Well done, St John's.

APPLAUSE

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

First question.

-Stomach.

-Is it the stomach?

Yes, it is, there it is there in the diagram.

Second question.

-Large.

-Large, because it goes round.

-Just go with large.

Large intestine.

Large intestine. Is that right?

No, it's the small intestine.

Third question.

-Oesophagus.

-Oesophagus, is that right?

Yes, it is. There it is there.

Finally, which specific part of the digestive system

receives waste matter after digestion as taken place?

-Bowels.

-Bowels, I think.

-Yeah, I think it is bowels.

-Bowels?

-I need you to be more specific than that.

No?

No, it was the large intestines.

I would have accepted large bowel, but we have to be quite specific,

it is the final of Top Class.

But well done. At the end of that round, you've got yourself

three points, St John's, well done.

APPLAUSE

Well, well done. I can tell you, at the end of that round,

Hollymount have four, St John's have nine points. Well done!

APPLAUSE

The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

In poetry,

what A is name of the technique where words

that start with the same sound...?

-Laura?

-Alliteration.

-Alliteration?

-It's the correct answer.

-Yes!

-Well done Hollymount.

Well done, Laura.

CHEERING

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

So, here is your first sentence.

Which word is a modal verb?

-"Can."

-It's "can."

-"Can."

-"Can."

-Is that the right answer?

-Yes.

-It is, well done. Second sentence.

Which word is an intransitive verb?

-"Arrived."

-How many verbs are there? There's "arrived,"

-"playing..."

-"Playing."

-That's it.

-"Arrived" and "playing."

-I think "arrived."

"Playing" does sound like they are doing it, like...

-They're doing it...

-Oh, I think maybe it might be like, you know,

-like continuing on, the past progressive.

-Progressive, yeah.

-I think we should go for "playing." Do you know? Do you know?

-I think...

-OK.

-"Playing," please.

You think it's "playing?" Is that the right answer?

No, it was "arrived."

Third sentence.

Which word is an auxiliary verb?

"Are going" is future progressive.

So...

-"Win?"

-So "going"?

-"Going." Try "going," yeah. Yeah.

-What do you think, Laura?

-I think it's "going."

-OK.

-"Going."

-Is "going" the right answer?

No, it was "are."

-What?

-Final sentence.

-Aw!

Which word is a transitive verb?

-"Woke" is the verb.

-Yeah, and there's also "wrote."

-"Woke" or "wrote"?

-Erm, "wrote."

-"Wrote."

-"Wrote," is that the right answer?

It is, well done. You got three points in that round.

Well done, Hollymount!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And I can tell you after that round,

the scores are Hollymount have seven,

St John's have nine!

CHEERING

The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

In ancient Egyptian mythology,

which organ of the body is weighed by the gods to determine...?

-Laura.

-Heart?

Heart? Which organ is weighed by the gods to determine your fate after

death? You said heart.

-It's the right answer. Well done, Hollymount.

-Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

Here are your cities.

You need to put each one in the correct location on the map.

Pompeii is definitely in Italy.

-Yeah.

-Pink is Machu Picchu. Pink is definitely Machu Picchu.

-OK, so pink is C.

-Pink, Machu Picchu.

D is definitely yellow. D is yellow.

Babylon is blue and what's the last one?

Alexandria is in Egypt, and Egypt is...

-Where's Egypt?

-..is the purple one.

-Yes.

-Firstly, which city is at the pink pin?

-Machu Picchu.

-Machu Picchu.

-The yellow pin?

-Pompeii.

-The purple pin?

-Alexandria.

-The blue pin?

-Babylon.

-That's your answer,

let's lock it in and see how many you got correct.

-ALL:

-Yes!

-All of them right. Well done, Hollymount.

Five points, well done!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I can tell you at the end of that round,

the scores are St John's nine,

Hollymount 12!

Well, I have to tell you, teams, it's time for...

Hollymount, remind me, Eleftheria, who have you brought with you?

-Miss Darwin.

-Now, she scored three points in the heats,

five points in the quarterfinal, and three points in the semifinal.

What do you think she's going to do here in the final for you here,

-Eleftheria?

-Five, maybe that's like a pattern.

Maybe it's a mathematical pattern!

Laura, do you have confidence in your teacher?

-Yeah.

-Aryan, are you confident?

-Of course!

-Of course you are.

Well, Hollymount, it's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Miss Darwin!

# See that girl

# Watch that scene

# Digging the dancing queen. #

Miss Darwin, pretty consistent performer, three, five, three.

Not bad, didn't go for my prime numbers.

No, you didn't go for your prime numbers!

Being serious for a second, we're in the final.

-Yeah.

-What do you think of your kids?

Oh, there are no words. We are so incredibly proud of them.

Well, best of luck. I'm rooting for you, Miss Darwin.

-Thank you.

-Start the clock.

The term of endearment "fam" is short for what?

Familiar.

Yes, I can accept familiar or family.

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is the sequel to which Roald Dahl

-book?

-Oh, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Correct. Alongside Anne Marie, who features on this song?

# I'm gonna rock you Rock-a-bye, baby... #

Oh... Zara Larsson.

No, it's Clean Bandit.

Who's the 2017 men's WWE SmackDown Champion?

-Pass.

-Randy Orton.

The Pokemon Pikachu has the colour of what fur?

Yellow.

Correct. What's the name of this actor?

Pass.

Dove Cameron. Rapper Michael Omari is better known by what stage name?

-Stormzy.

-Correct.

Which Overwatch map is set in England?

-Pass.

-King's Row.

What's the name of the brand of trainers created by Kanye West?

Oh...

M... Breezy.

-No, it's Yeezy!

-Yeezy!

The title of Jess Glynne's debut solo album is I Cry When I...?

-Sad.

-Laugh.

Which Swedish video game company created Mine Craft?

Oh... No.

-Don't know.

-It's Mojang.

Well done, though, you got four points, Miss Darwin!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I would say if there was an award for most consistent performer in the

Test the Teacher round, three, five, three, four...

If we went on for a few more series...

-I'd be up there!

-..you'd be up there!

I think you did absolutely brilliantly, Miss Darwin,

you got four points for your team.

-For now, you are dismissed, Miss Darwin.

-Thank you.

Eleftheria. Pretty good.

-Yeah.

-You thought she might get five, she got four...

-Yeah.

-Are you pleased?

-Yeah.

Aryan, are you upset she didn't get the Minecraft question?

And the Yeezy.

And the Yeezy one.

-Look, sometimes...

-And the Dove Cameron.

-And the Dove Cameron.

My goodness, it's going to be an awkward journey home,

I'll tell you that!

Now, St John's, Carys, who you brought with you?

-Miss David.

-Now, Miss David scored three in the heat,

seven in the quarter, and four in the semis.

-She's done very, very well for you.

-Yeah.

Are you confident she's going to do well for you in the final?

-Yes.

-Alex?

-Yes, definitely.

-Izzy?

-Yes.

-John?

-HE PAUSES

-Yes.

John's always on the end going, "I'll wait and see if that's OK."

Well, St John's, it's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Miss David.

-# Gold

-Gold

# Always believe in your soul

# You've got the power to know...

# You're indestructible

# Always believe it! #

So, Miss David... LAUGHTER

-..you've scored pretty consistently.

-Mmm-hmm.

Three, seven, four...

Are you happy with what you've done so far?

-I'm impressed with myself, I have to say, not going to lie.

-Yes.

Tell me, what do you think of your team?

I think they're amazing.

I cried three times yesterday just cos I was so proud.

Oh, my word!

Well, Miss David, best of luck.

-Thank you.

-60 Seconds on the clock. Start the clock.

According to the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,

what word is the American equivalent of muggle?

Mud blood.

No, nomaj. In CBBC's the Dumping Ground,

what is the name of the dog that Bailey brings back to Ashdene Ridge?

-Pass.

-It's Mischief.

Also featuring Daft Punk, which Canadian artist released this song?

# I feel it coming... #

The Weeknd.

Correct. Secret objects hidden in video games are usually known as

what kind of eggs?

-Secret eggs.

-No, Easter eggs. What is the name of this YouTuber?

-PewDiePie.

-No, it's Cameron Dallas.

In which Italian city is the San Siro stadium located?

-Milan.

-Correct.

Which mathematical term is also the title of Ed Sheeran's 2017 album?

Divided.

Oh, it's Divide!

Can't accept. In video games, what does the acronym RPG stand for?

I... Pass!

Role-playing game. Cheap Thrills and Chandelier are songs by...

-Pass.

-..solo artist?

Sia. What is the name of the fawn in the Lion,

the Witch and the Wardrobe?

-The what?

-The fawn.

The fawn! Mr Tibbles.

No, it's Mr Tumnus, Miss David!

LAUGHTER

Oh. I am exhausted.

Miss David,

You did well, you got your team two points, Miss David, well done!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Miss David, I think you did brilliantly. Tougher questions.

It is the final. Two points for your team.

Miss David, you are dismissed...

-Sorry, guys!

-Well done!

-Thank you.

Carys, are you still proud of her?

-Yeah.

-Slight pause.

I think she did absolutely fantastically well.

I can tell you at the end of that round,

the scores are St John's have 11,

Hollymount have 16 points!

Give them a round of applause!

Right, teams, you're back in the spotlight now.

It's time for...

St John's, you're going first.

What have you chosen as your pet subject?

-Carys?

-The Battle of Waterloo.

30 seconds on the clock.

Start the Clock. In which modern day country did the battle...?

-Belgium.

-Correct. Which Emperor was the leader of the French army? John.

-Napoleon.

-Correct. Arthur Wellesley was generally known

-as the Duke of where? Alex.

-Duke of Wellington.

Field Marshal Blucher led the army of which kingdom...? John.

-Prussia.

-Correct. In which year did the Battle of Waterloo take place?

-John.

-1815.

-Correct. Most of the British infantry of Waterloo wore

-tunics of what main colour? John.

-Red.

-Correct.

What was the name of the horse Wellington rode

-into battle at Waterloo? John.

-Copenhagen.

-Correct.

Wellington led British, Dutch and Belgian troops and a large number of

soldiers from which other modern day country?

-Anyone?

-John.

-Need an answer.

-Pass.

The answer was Germany. That was incredible!

Seven points for St John's!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, Hollymount, what have you chosen as your pet subject?

The 2015 general election.

2015 general election.

Start the clock. The 2015 UK general election was held in which month?

-Eleftheria.

-May.

Correct. Which party won a majority at the election?

-Nabil.

-Conservatives.

Correct. Which party's total number of seats dropped from 57 to eight?

-Laura.

-Ukip?

No, it was Lib Dems.

Which party won 56 out of a possible 59 seats?

-Eleftheria.

-Scottish National Party.

That's correct. What was the minimum voting age in the election?

-Laura.

-18.

Correct. Who was reappointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer

immediately following the election?

-Eleftheria.

-George Osborne?

-Is the correct answer! Well done, you've got five points there!

-Yeah!

Well done! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What an incredible performance from both teams,

and I can tell you at the end of that round the scores are really

close, St John's 18,

Hollymount 21!

CHEERING

OK, teams...

the next subject is...

Well, it's a mystery!

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooh!

It's time for your mystery round,

and today it's about musical instruments.

Here's your control question.

Xylophones, tambourines...

-John.

-Percussion.

Tambourines and drums all belong to which family of instruments?

Percussion, it's the right answer, John, well done!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here are the best of your questions

on the subject of musical instruments.

This round is a music round.

You're going to hear four pieces of music,

each featuring a solo played by an instrument from an orchestra.

I need you to tell me the instrument.

So, firstly, what is the name of this instrument?

STRING MUSIC PLAYS

-WHISPERING:

-Violin?

-Violin.

-Violin.

-Violin.

Carys, do you have an answer?

-Violin.

-Violin...

is the correct answer.

Well done. Secondly, what is the name of this instrument?

WOODWIND MUSIC PLAYS

-WHISPERING:

-Flute.

-Flute.

-Flute.

-Flute.

-Flute, is that the right answer?

Flute is the right answer, well done.

Third question, what is the name of this instrument?

STRING MUSIC PLAYS

-WHISPERING:

-Cello.

-Cello.

-Or is it bass? It's the bass.

-It's the bass.

-Or is it cello?

I can't tell. Bass, bass.

-Bass.

-Carys, do you have an answer?

-The bass?

-The bass.

That's not the right answer, it was in fact the cello.

THEY SIGH

Finally, what is the name of this musical instrument?

PIANO MUSIC PLAYS

-WHISPERING:

-Piano.

-Piano.

-Piano.

-Carys?

-Piano.

Piano.

It's the right answer, well done. You got four points in that round,

St John's! Well done.

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

the scores are...

Oh, my word. ..Hollymount have 21,

St John's have 22 Points!

It's so close!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams, the next subject is...

Here's your control question.

If two angles in a triangle add up to 130 degrees...?

-Alex.

-50 degrees.

..what is the size of the third angle? 50 degrees?

It's the right answer. Well done, St John's.

CHEERING

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

What number does X stand for in this equation?

-Three.

-Three.

-It's three.

-Three.

-Three, is that the right answer?

It is. Second question.

What number does X stand for here?

-Eight.

-Eight.

-Carys?

-Eight.

Is it eight?

It is. Third question.

What number does X stand for in this equation.

-Would it be 128?

-Yeah, it's 128.

I haven't finished yet.

-Four.

-What have you got?

-Four.

-Four. You're sure?

Oh, yeah, four. Yeah, four.

-Carys?

-Four.

Four?

It is. Finally, what number does X represent in this equation?

-It's nine.

-Yeah, nine.

-Nine.

-Carys.

-Nine.

Nine, is that right answer?

It is the right answer, well done. Five points go to St John's.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You did well, St John's, and I can tell you at the end of that round,

the scores currently are Hollymount have 21,

St John's have 27 points!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

At the end of this round, one team will be crowned Top Class.

It's the battle of the buzzers.

90 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. Which is the only country that has a land border with

-Portugal? Nabil?

-Spain.

Correct. In fiction, Snowball, Wilbur and Babe are all kinds of...?

-Eleftheria?

-Pig.

Correct. The US Department of Defence Headquarters in Virginia

shares its name with which shape? Nabil?

-Square.

-No, Pentagon.

Which word beginning with D is used to describe planets like Pluto and

Ceres? Alex.

-Is it dwarf?

-Correct.

Who was the king of England at the time

-the Magna Carta was first agreed? John.

-John.

Correct. Which word beginning with Q means a two-dimensional

shape that is four...? Quadrilateral.

Correct. What is the first name of the

-Nobel prize-winning scientist Einstein? Alex.

-Albert.

Correct. What letter R is the name for a vote in which the people of a

country asked to give their...? Laura.

-Referendum.

-Correct.

In the Hunger Games films, which district does Katniss Everdeen...?

-John.

-Erm...

-Pass.

-No, it's 12.

How many colours feature on the national flag of Poland?

-John.

-Two.

Correct. Which force beginning with G holds planets in their orbits?

-Alex.

-Gravity.

Correct. In the name of the UK Government organisation MI5,

-what does the letter...? John.

-Erm...

-Time out.

-Pass.

-Intelligence.

How many children does Queen Elizabeth II have?

-Laura.

-Three.

No, it's four.

Which religion is followed by the majority of people in India?

-Nabil?

-Hindu.

Correct. How many of Henry VIII's wives were known by the name...?

-Alex.

-Two.

No. ..Catherine, three. What name beginning with N is given to the

central part of a church building?

-Laura.

-Pass.

It's nave.

What an incredible round that was!

Everyone, give them a huge round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Teams, you've all done incredibly well,

but the winners today, with 32 points,

are St John's!

CHEERING

Bad luck, Hollymount.

You've done so well to get this far.

You have played the game brilliantly.

You are a credit to your school.

You're very worthy runners-up, but it's time to say goodbye.

Give them a huge round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

St John's, you are Top Class.

Please come down here and collect your trophy.

Alex, you are Top Class champions, how does it feel?

It's absolutely...

It's indescribable.

Indescribable. Izzy?

-Yes.

-Tell me how it feels.

Hollymount were absolutely amazing, I really didn't think we would win.

Yeah they were absolutely fantastic, weren't they?

Tough competition, John, weren't they, Hollymount?

-Yes, I...

-They really were.

-There was definitely more than one time in

the whole thing that I thought,

"Uh-oh, they're going to become Top Class."

And, finally, captain of St John's, Carys, well done.

-You must feel amazing.

-Yeah.

Did you ever think this was going to happen to you, Carys?

-No.

-No?

Especially after starting this round,

because Hollymount were amazing.

They were, weren't they? They were absolutely fantastic in the final.

Well, I have to say to you all,

you may not have thought it was going to happen, but it has.

Congratulations, you are officially Top Class champions.

There you go, Carys, there's the trophy! That's for you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

Goodbye!

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