Shears Green v Potten End Top Class

On Top Class today - Ella, Harry,

Amrita and Millie,

playing for Shears Green Junior School from Kent.

And competing against them are -

Joe, Emma,

Magnus, Jackie.

Playing for Potten End Church of England Primary School

from Hertfordshire - but who will be Top Class?

Hello and welcome to Top Class,

the search for the UK's smartest school.

Let's meet our teams.

First up we have Shears Green Junior School from Kent.

Their school is big on performing,

and, this year, Year Six will be doing a production of a play

called Pirates Of The Curry Bean.

-Amrita, welcome.

-Hi.

-Captain of Shears Green.

Have you discussed any tactics for the show?

We have to be fast on the buzzer.

Fast on the buzzer, have you been practising your buzzer techniques?

-A little bit.

-A little bit.

Just randomly hitting things?

-Yes.

-And seeing if it's... Oh, Harry's - Harry's going for it!

My goodness.

And tell me, Amrita, do you have any idea what you want to do

-when you leave school?

-Um, I want to be an author.

What kind of stories would you like to write?

-Horror.

-Horror stories! SPOOKY MUSIC

Oh, my word!

Millie. Welcome to the show.

We've actually got a wee photograph of you, Millie.

Ah, playing the guitar.

I play the banjo and the ukulele. BANJO PLAYS

Maybe we can have a singsong later on.

Maybe not. Er... Hope you have a lovely time on the show.

Welcome, Shears Green Junior School from Kent.

Give them a round of applause, everybody.

APPLAUSE

Good luck.

And playing them are Potten End Church of England Primary School

from Hertfordshire.

They're a sporty school who offer lots of activities

like golf, athletics, cricket and judo.

Joe, welcome.

-Sporty?

-Yeah.

-What do you play?

-I play football and I do a bit of distance running.

I ran a distance there, did you see, from that part of the studio.

It was quite impressive, wasn't it, Joe?

-Yeah.

-You're being very polite.

Magnus, welcome.

-What's your favourite sport?

-I like doing canoeing.

Do you want to be a canoer in later life?

No, not really.

I'd quite like to do music.

Oh, lovely! I mean, Millie plays the guitar, what instrument do you play?

I play the piano and the... slash keyboards, so...

-We could have a band.

-Yeah!

We could just have a singsong.

Welcome Potten End Church of England Primary School from Hertfordshire.

Give them a round of applause everybody. Well done.

APPLAUSE

OK, teams,

let's kick straight off with a lightning round.

In this round you'll each be given a wordsearch.

Shears Green, you're up first.

You're looking for animals you might find at the zoo.

There are eight in total.

Here's your puzzle.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Millie.

-Meerkat.

Meerkat, is that there?

Yes, well done.

-Ella.

-Elephant.

Elephant, is that there?

Yep, well done.

-Amrita.

-Tiger.

Tiger. There is a tiger there, yes.

Now, look forwards and backwards.

-Amrita.

-Monkey.

Monkey?

There we are, absolutely right.

-Ella.

-Zebra?

Zebra, is zebra there?

It is, well spotted.

Ten seconds.

-Millie.

-Lion.

There it is, yes.

-Amrita.

-Cheetah.

Is cheetah there?

Right at the last minute -

well done, you've got 7 points, Shears Green, brilliant.

APPLAUSE

You only missed one animal, and it was...

..giraffe -

but you got 7 points, well done.

Next up, Potten End.

You get to play your wordsearch.

You're looking for European countries.

There are eight in total.

Here is your puzzle.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Emma. Say?

-Germany.

-Germany, is that there?

Yes. Magnus.

-Greece?

-Greece...it's there.

-Joe.

-Sweden.

Sweden.

It's there, yep.

-Emma.

-Poland.

Poland, is Poland there?

It is.

-Joe.

-Norway.

Norway, is that there?

It is, well done.

-Jackie.

-France.

France, is that there?

It is, well done.

I can't... I can't see any...

-Jackie.

-Italy?

-Italy, is Italy there?

It is there, yes, well done.

Oh, my goodness, you've got 7 points, as well, Potten End!

APPLAUSE

Goodness!

What a round!

Let's see just the one country that you didn't get - and it was...

..Spain -

and it was just diagonally, there, you just missed it -

but well done to both teams, you've got points on the board!

APPLAUSE Give them a round of applause.

Brilliant.

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

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

Here is your first control question.

The subject is...

What L is a simple lifting mechanism made from a long pole...

-Joe.

-Lever.

Correct answer, Joe - well done Potten End,

you've got control of the game, well done.

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

You'll see four materials on the bench.

You just need to choose which one is the correct answer.

Firstly, which one of these objects

would be the best electrical conductor?

Safety pin.

-I'd say safety pin, yeah.

-Yeah, I'd say safety pin.

We think it's the steel safety pin.

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

It is - well done, Potten End.

Which one of these substances is soluble in water?

-Sand...

-What do you think? Shall we go for...?

-Sand.

We're going for sand.

You're going for sand.

Is that the right answer?

It's not.

The answer is table salt.

Soluble substance is something that dissolves in water.

Here's your third question,

which one of these objects is the most magnetic?

-Copper coin.

-I'd say iron horseshoe, because...

I don't think it could be a horseshoe,

-because coins are magnetic...

-Yes...

Yeah, but the copper one...

Wouldn't a copper one be, like, a 1p and 2p?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, and I've managed to lift a 1p and 2p.

Shall we go for copper, then?

We're going for copper coin.

You're going for the copper coin. Is that right?

No, it's the iron horseshoe is the most magnetic.

Final question. Which one of these materials

is the best thermal insulator?

-Plastic?

-Aluminium, because you can use that as flasks.

-Keeps it hot and cold, so...

-Oh, yeah.

-Oh, yeah.

So it would be a thermal insulator.

-Are flasks aluminium, then?

-Yeah.

OK, we are going for aluminium.

Aluminium, is that the right answer?

No. It was...

plastic.

Well done, Potten End, you got 2 points in that round, well done.

Give them a round of applause. APPLAUSE

Tough questions.

I can tell you now, it's really close at the end of that round -

Shears Green have 7,

Potten End have 9 points, everyone.

Ooh, it's close. It is close. APPLAUSE

The key is to get control of the game.

You've got a chance now. The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

What is the square root of 81?

Amrita.

9.

It's the correct answer, well done Shears Green,

you've got control of the game. APPLAUSE

Here are the rest of your questions on sequences.

Which number completes this sequence correctly?

THEY WHISPER

-It's 10, 10.

-It's 10.

-It's 10.

We're going to go with 10.

Is that correct?

It is correct. Well done. APPLAUSE

The sequence is going up at that point

by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Second question - which number completes this sequence correctly?

If we do 63 minus 32...

-8...

-31 - and 31 minus 16...

-That's 15, yeah?

-Yeah.

-Amrita.

-31.

You're saying 31.

Is that right?

It is right, well done, excellent. APPLAUSE

The rule is you multiply by 2 and add 1 each time.

Third question, which number completes this sequence correctly?

THEY WHISPER

50 times 5, OK...

-Um, 250.

-250 - is that right?

It is, well done - you multiply by 5 each time.

APPLAUSE

And finally, which number completes this sequence correctly?

THEY WHISPER

You add the previous term, because, look - 3, 3, 6...

-Times 1, times 2...

-No, because, look, 3 and 3 are 6,

6 and 3 is 9,

and then 9 and 6 is 15.

-So it would be...

-9.

-..9. Yeah.

-We're going to go with 9.

-You're going to say 9.

Is that the right answer?

It is, well done. APPLAUSE

At the end of that round, you got 5 points, Shears Green.

Lovely teamwork from all of you working it all out together.

I can tell you now that the scores - oh, my goodness, it's close.

Potten End have 9 and Shears Green have 12 points.

APPLAUSE Very close.

The next subject is...

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

The light bulb, the telephone, and the gramophone

were all invented during the reign of which British...

Magnus.

Queen Victoria.

..which British Queen - Victoria, correct answer,

well done, Magnus, well done, Potten End.

APPLAUSE Wow, it's going back and forth.

Here are the rest of your questions,

on the subject of... historic buildings.

I'm going to give you the names of four notable historical buildings.

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

The Tower of London is very old,

so I'd say the Tower of London would be one of the first ones.

Then the Eiffel Tower... and then...

The Parthenon before the Tower of London or after?

-After.

-I think it's after.

In between Eiffel Tower and Tower of London, put it.

Are you ready?

-Yes.

-So, tell me, Emma, what was completed first?

The Tower of London.

The Tower of London. Second?

Then we think the Eiffel Tower.

-Third.

-The Parthenon.

-Fourth.

-And then The Shard.

That's the order you've locked in.

Let's see how many you got right.

You got one right, well done.

Let's see the correct order.

The Parthenon was completed in the fifth century BC -

so it's the earliest. It's a Greek building.

The Tower of London was in the 13th century,

the Eiffel Tower was the 19th century,

and then The Shard, of course, was the 21st century -

but, well done.

You got 2 points in that round, Potten End, so, well done.

Brilliantly done. APPLAUSE

And it's such a close game, I can tell you now,

because Potten End has 11,

Shears Green has 12.

Oh, my goodness!

APPLAUSE Really close.

It's time for my super-duper absolute favourite round

of all-time - it's time to test the teacher.

Shears Green, who have you brought with you and why, Amrita?

We've brought Mrs Pike because she picks up things really easily

and we think that's going to give us the advantage.

Millie, have you been helping her revise for this?

We've been writing down questions at home and, like, testing her.

Harry, do you have confidence in your teacher?

-Yeah.

-My goodness.

Ella, think she's going to do OK for you?

-Yeah.

-Shears Green, it's time to test the teacher -

bring in Mrs Pike!

APPLAUSE

-Mrs Pike, welcome.

-Thank you.

Have you been working hard...

-We have.

-..to try and kind of revise for this?

-We have.

-So are you confident, then, Mrs Pike?

-No.

-Good, that's what I like to hear.

-I'm rooting for you, Mrs Pike.

-Thank you.

-I hope you do well.

-Thank you.

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

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

In relation to the game Fifa 2017,

the acronym FUT stands for Fifa what?

-Pass.

-Ultimate Team.

Which six-sided fidget object

can you click, glide, flip, roll and spin?

-Spinner?

-No, it's a Fidget Cube.

Who's singing this song?

# I'm onto you, yeah, you

# I'm not your number one

-# I saw you... #

-Pass!

-Anne-Marie!

Which CBBC game show sees contestants compete

in various challenges over video chat?

-Pass!

-Remotely Funny.

What is the YouTube handle of this vlogger?

Oh...

-Pass.

-Miranda Sings.

Which word beginning with P is the name of a signature wrestling move

of the wrestler Triple H?

-Pass!

-Pedigree.

Which CBBC presenter wrote the books Tiger Wars and Deadly Diaries?

Oh, pass!

Steve Backshall.

Harry Kane plays for Tottenham Hotspur in which number shirt?

-10.

-Yes, that's the right answer, Mrs Pike!

-Yes, you got one right, Mrs Pike!

-My goodness!

Give her a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Mrs Pike, I have never wanted anyone to get one question right so much

-in my entire life.

-Nor me, nor me.

-Tough questions.

-Mm.

Well, look, I think you did brilliantly, Mrs Pike.

-Thank you.

-You got 1 point for your team -

-but now you are dismissed, Mrs Pike!

-Sorry, guys!

APPLAUSE

Amrita, did you know most of those?

Yeah - and it was really annoying,

because you know that song, Ciao Adios?

Yesterday, for the entire day,

we were all singing that song in the coach.

-Oh, no!

-It was so annoying because, like, she heard it!

Ella, are you proud of your teacher?

Er, yeah.

That did not sound very convincing!

Well done, Shears Green.

Now, Potten End, who have you brought with you and why, Emma?

We've brought Mrs Brown.

It's quite easy to teach her modern things,

so we thought, well, why don't we give it a shot?

-Jackie.

-I think she stands a good chance.

-Magnus.

-I think she's ready.

-Joe, confident?

-Yeah, very confident.

High expectations over at Potten End.

Well, it's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Mrs Brown!

APPLAUSE

Mrs Brown. Have they helped you with your revision?

-Yeah, massively. But...

-Have you felt the pressure, though?

Oh, yes.

Well, we're all rooting for you, Mrs Brown.

You're going to have 60 seconds on the clock

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

What type of animal is Buster Moon in the 2016 film Sing?

-A mouse?

-No, it's a koala.

What is the full title of the television show

known by the abbreviation BGT?

-Britain's Got Talent.

-Correct.

Who's singing this song?

# Shouldn't be out here doing what I like... #

Oh!

-Pass.

-It's Louisa Johnson.

In video games, Digimon is short for which two words?

Digital Pokemon?

No, it's digital monsters.

What is the YouTube handle of this vlogger?

-Zoella?

-No, it's Sprinkle of Glitter.

What is the name of the musical director

of the TV show Got What It Takes?

-Pass.

-David Tench.

Which team won the 2016 UEFA Champions League?

-Barcelona?

-No, Real Madrid.

Complete the title of the 2015 Rocket League DLC pack

Revenge Of The what?

-No idea.

-Battle cars.

The trend for hair dyed in rainbow colours

is named after which mythical creature?

-Unicorn.

-Correct.

In skateboarding, a wheelie is known by which word beginning with M?

-I don't know.

-Manual!

Well done, Mrs Brown, you've got 2 points for your team!

APPLAUSE

-Tough!

-They are! They're really hard questions!

Did you know that song?

-Yeah.

-You see, sometimes, in the pressure of the moment,

people forget who sang the songs - but you knew that one, didn't you?

-I did, I knew that one.

-I think you did great.

-Thank you.

You got 2 points for your team. Mrs Brown, you are dismissed!

-Thank you.

-Well done!

APPLAUSE

-Are you pleased, everyone? Magnus?

-Yeah. I'm very happy with her.

Do you think she should have got the song, though?

Er, I think, under the pressure, you know, I'll let her off.

Well, I can tell you, now,

the scores are, at the moment, dead level.

Potten End 13, Shears Green 13.

It's so close!

APPLAUSE Wow.

What a game this is turning out to be!

Well, teams, you're back in the spotlight now,

because it's time for...

Shears Green, you're going to go first.

Which subject have you chosen?

The World's Worst Children by David Walliams.

30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. In World's Worst Children,

what is the name of the dribbling boy

whose drool gets him into trouble? Amrita.

-Drew.

-Correct.

What is the name of the TV super fan

who becomes half-girl, half-sofa?

-Amrita.

-Sophia.

-Say it again?

-Sophia.

-Correct.

What is the name of the blubbering character who cries a lot?

Amrita.

-Bertha.

-Correct.

How many of the stories are about girls?

-Amrita.

-Five.

-Correct.

How many stories are there in total?

-Amrita.

-Ten.

-Ten -

it's the correct answer, you got 5 points!

Well done, Shears Green!

APPLAUSE

Amrita was in the zone! Well done, 5 points. Great performance.

Potten End, Emma, what have you chosen as your subject?

Um, we've chosen the Avenger films.

30 seconds on the clock. Start the clock.

In the Avengers film series,

Nick Fury is a director of which fictional law enforcement...

-Joe?

-SHIELD.

Correct. Which Avengers member has the surname Romanoff?

-Jackie.

-Black Widow.

-Correct.

What is the name of the cube-shaped energy source

that is stolen at the beginning of The Avengers?

-Jackie.

-Tesseract.

-Correct.

Which character uses the Tesseract

to open a wormhole above Stark Tower? Jackie.

-Loki.

-Correct.

What is the name of Pietro's twin?

Pass.

What is the name of Dr Bruce Banner's alter ego?

Joe.

Hulk.

You were just in time - I can give you that.

The answer was Hulk, well done, you've got...

..5 points, Potten End, well done!

APPLAUSE

This is a remarkable game of Top Class, ladies and gentlemen.

The scores at the end of that round are...

It's still level pegging,

18 points each. Well done, everyone!

OK, teams, back to business - the next subject is...

It's a Mystery Round!

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooh!

The Mystery Round today is about...

Sports Equipment.

Yes!

Here is here is your control question.

Beam, vault, and pommel horse are Olympic...

Joe?

-Gymnastics.

-..are Olympic events in which general sport?

You said gymnastics -

you're absolutely right, Joe, you've got control of the game, well done.

APPLAUSE

Here are your questions about sporting equipment.

Firstly, this is a ball for which sport?

-Golf.

-Golf.

-That is golf.

-We think it's golf.

-Golf, is that right?

It is.

This is a ball for which sport?

-Cricket.

-Cricket.

-We think it's cricket.

Cricket, is that right?

Yes.

This is a ball for which sport?

-Basketball?

-That is basketball.

-We think it's basketball.

-Basketball, is that right?

Yes.

And this is a ball for which sport?

-Bowling?

-Oh, oh...

-What's it called, what's it called?

-It's bowling.

It's that thing where you hit it onto the wall and it bounces off?

-Squash?

-Juice?

-Squash. Yeah, squash.

-Juice?!

We think it's squash.

You think it's squash.

Is that right?

It is right, 5 points, Potten End, well done, brilliantly done.

APPLAUSE

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

Shears Green have 18, Potten End have 23 points, well done.

APPLAUSE

OK, teams, the next round is...

Buzz in if you know the answer - here's your control question.

What is the silent letter in the word "catacomb"?

-Joe.

-K.

-No, incorrect.

I can over it over - I'll read the question again.

What is the silent letter in the word "catacomb"?

Amrita.

-B?

-You're saying B.

-Correct answer, Amrita, well done.

-Yes!

APPLAUSE You've got control, Shears Green.

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

In this game, you're going to see a sentence with a word missing.

You need to tell me which of the homophones below

completes the sentence correctly.

-B, B.

-B.

-Yeah.

-B.

-You're saying B.

Is that right?

It is right, P-A-I-R.

Which of these homophones completes this sentence correctly?

THEY WHISPER

I think it's C. Like rites, sacred rites.

-Yeah, it's a rite...

-OK. Um, C.

You're saying C. Is that right?

It's right.

Which of these homophones completes this sentence correctly?

-B.

-B.

-B.

-Definitely B.

-You're saying B, is that right?

It is, well done - and finally, which of these homophones

completes this sentence correctly?

-A.

-That's A.

-Yeah.

-A.

-You're saying A, is that right?

It is right, well done - 5 points, Shears Green, brilliantly done.

APPLAUSE

Well done, Shears Green. You did incredibly well in that round -

and I can tell you now, the scores are...

..dead even. 23 points to each team.

Well done!

APPLAUSE

And, teams, it's even more exciting, because this is it

it's the last chance to bag some points.

It's the battle of the buzzers.

90 seconds on the clock

for both teams to answer as many questions as you can.

Start the clock.

In which month is St Valentine's Day celebrated?

-Jackie.

-February.

Correct. Valencia and Seville are cities located in which...

-Spain.

-Harry.

-Spain.

Spain, correct.

Who stars as Belle in the 2017 live action Beauty and the Beast.

-Jackie?

-Emma Watson.

Correct.

George Washington is regarded as the first president

of which country?

-Joe.

-America.

-Correct.

Macbeth and Hamlet are plays written...

-Amrita.

-Shakespeare.

-Correct.

Which of the world's oceans is the largest?

-Joe.

-Pacific.

-Correct.

The clarinet is part of which section...

-Joe.

-Woodwinds.

-Correct.

Who is the boy genius and criminal mastermind

who features in the series of novels by Eoin Colfer?

-Magnus.

-Artemis Fowl.

-Correct.

The food sushi is most commonly associated...

-Harry.

-Japan.

-Correct.

Who is Queen Elizabeth II's eldest child?

-Joe.

-Prince William.

No, incorrect, it's Prince Charles.

An insect is a type of animal with how many legs?

-Amrita.

-Six.

-Correct.

The political party Plaid Cymru

focuses mainly on issues affecting which UK country?

-Magnus.

-Wales?

-Correct.

Londinium was the Roman name for which UK city?

-London.

-Joe. Say again?

-London.

-Correct.

Who wrote the books Oh, The Places You'll Go,

and The Cat In The Hat?

-Joe.

-Dr Seuss.

-Correct.

The Andes mountain range is located on which continent?

-Magnus.

-Europe.

-No, it's not,

it's South America.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the founders of which internet...

-Google.

-Amrita. Sorry?

-Google.

-Correct.

The Rovers Return Inn is a pub in which soap opera?

-Harry.

-Coronation Street.

That is the correct answer, well done, Shears Green.

APPLAUSE

You've all done brilliantly,

that is one of the best games in Top Class we've had -

but the winners today, with 32 points are...

..Potten End!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bad luck, Shears Green -

there was only 3 points in it -

it was an incredible game,

and you put up a brilliant fight, but you're going to be going home.

Give them a huge round of applause, what a team they were!

Brilliant stuff.

Potten End, you're going to be back for the quarterfinals -

you're one step closer to being top class. How does it feel, Jackie?

I'm speechless!

-Magnus?

-Incredible.

And, Emma, how does it feel?

-You're the captain.

-I'm amazed, and it was a really tough game,

because we kept on drawing.

It was - it was back and forward, Joe, how do you feel?

I just feel amazed, we weren't expecting to win this round.

While you did brilliantly - I'll see you in the quarterfinals,

and I'll see you next time.

Goodbye!

APPLAUSE