Marton v St Marys Top Class

On Top Class today, Kieron, Thomas, Harley and Max,

playing for Marton Primary School from Lancashire.

And competing against them are Grace, Jess, George and Fraya,

playing for St Mary's Church of England Primary School from

Shropshire. But who will be Top Class?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Top Class,

the search for the UK's

smartest school.

Let's meet our teams.

First up, we have Marton Primary School from Lancashire.

They have a music studio with two full-size drum kits,

a set of samba drums and loads of African drums, too.

Harley, tell me, why have you been chosen as the captain of your team?

They all think I'm very confident in class

and I always answer all the questions in class as well.

Well, Harley, I've got a wee photograph of you here.

Let's have a look. That is you playing the drums.

When I was at school, I played the timpani.

As the shortest person in my school,

I played the biggest instrument I could possibly find.

I couldn't even reach the timpani.

What do you want to do when you leave school, Kieron?

I would like to be a police interceptor.

-A police interceptor?

-Yes.

My goodness!

That sounds like an exceptional job.

Welcome, Marton Primary School from Lancashire.

Give them a round of applause, everybody.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing them are St Mary's Church of England Primary School

from Shropshire. Their school has just 61 pupils

and coming on Top Class is one of the many competitions the school has

entered this year. They've also competed in maths, football,

netball, combat archery and tennis.

Have you competed in any other competitions, Fraya?

I did the netball competition and the football competition.

What position do you play in netball, Fraya?

-Goal shooter.

-I was, er, in the position of not chosen in netball!

Because of my height.

Maybe we could have a game afterwards.

Yes? Jess.

Captain of St Mary's.

What are you going to do with your team, tactically?

I think we're all going to discuss all of our answers together.

Good idea. Now, is there anything

you want to do when you leave school, Jess?

I want to be one of those police on horses.

So we've got a police interceptor and a mounted police person.

My goodness! Favourite subject, Grace?

Um, I like maths.

-And least favourite?

-English.

English. Well, we'll see what comes up on the show today.

Welcome, St Mary's Church of England Primary School from Shropshire.

Give them a huge round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Let's kick straight off with a lightning round.

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

Marton, you're up first.

You're looking for UK cities.

There are eight in total.

Here's your puzzle.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Kieron.

-London.

Is London there?

Yes.

-Thomas.

-Cardiff.

Cardiff, is that there?

Yes.

-Kieron.

-Glasgow?

Glasgow, is that there?

It is.

-Harley.

-Leeds.

Leeds, can we see Leeds?

It is, yes.

Um...

-Thomas.

-Belfast.

-Belfast.

Is that there? Yes, well done.

-Thomas.

-Bristol.

Bristol...

There it is, yes, well done.

Five seconds to go.

That's the end of the round but well done, Marton,

you scored six points at the end of that.

Brilliantly done.

But let's see the ones that you missed.

Bath. Beautiful place, Bath.

Oh!

And York.

Another gorgeous part of the country.

Just backwards there. But well done, six points.

Next up, St Mary's.

You get to play your word search.

You're looking for types of musical instruments.

There are eight in total.

Here is your puzzle.

45 seconds starts now.

-Jess.

-Violin.

Violin, is that there?

Yes.

-Fraya.

-Trumpet.

Trumpet, do we have a trumpet?

We do.

No conferring.

Words can go both up and down.

Words could go diagonally as well.

Musical instruments.

Five seconds.

Oh! But well done, you got yourself two points at the end of that,

St Mary's. Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Let's have a look at the ones that you didn't get.

There is...

cello.

There's drum, just there.

Guitar, coming down there and...

harp.

Oboe.

And finally...

piano.

But well done, St Mary's, and well done to both of the teams,

you've all got some points on the board.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

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

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

The subject is...

..Science.

Here is your control question.

Which word beginning with F is the force that occurs when an object

moves against another object?

-Thomas.

-Friction.

Correct answer. Well done, Marton, you've got control of the game.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

In this game, you're going to see a food chain, but it's all jumbled up.

You need to put the parts in the correct order,

starting at the top of the food chain.

So, here's your mixed up food chain.

Seal, crab, algae, shark.

Shark, seal, crab, algae.

-OK.

-Right, Harley, what is at the top of the food chain?

-Shark.

-What would be in second position?

-Seal.

-Third?

-Crab.

-The fourth, then?

-Algae.

Let's see how many you got correct.

All of them right.

Five points, Marton, well done.

Absolutely brilliantly done.

After that round, the scores currently are St Mary's have

two. Just ahead of them,

Marton have 11 points.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

The next subject is...

Maths.

Here's your control question.

If you multiply the number of sides on a pentagon by the number of sides

on an octagon, what number do you get?

-George.

-40.

-Correct answer.

Well done, St Mary's,

you've got control of the game. Well done, George.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

In this game, you'll see four sums on our calculator.

Here's your first question.

What is 457 - 274?

Is it 203, 157, 163 or 183?

I got 183.

Grace, what did you get?

-Yes, yeah.

-Jess, do you have an answer for me?

We think the answer is 183.

183, is that the right answer?

It is. Well done, St Mary's.

Here is your next sum.

What is 4,624 ¸ 4?

Is it 1,416, 1,156, 996 or 1,256?

-I got 1,156.

-1,156.

-OK.

-Jess?

We think the answer is 1,156.

1,156, is that the right answer?

It is. Well done.

What is 216 x 4?

Is it 864, 916, 786 or 1,004?

I got 864...

-864.

-864.

-Jess?

-We think the answer is 864.

864, is that right?

It is. Your final question is this.

What is 379 + 734?

Is it 1,003, 1,053, 1,113, or 1,223?

1,113.

-I got the same.

-Yeah.

-Jess?

-We think the answer is 1,113.

Is that the right answer?

It is, St Mary's. Five points, full marks in that round, well done.

Great.

Well, you got control of the game, St Mary's,

and I can tell you now, the scores have changed.

Because now St Mary's are on seven.

Just ahead of them,

Marton are on 11.

Give them both a round of applause. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Getting exciting!

The next subject is...

..Geography.

Here's your control question.

Which city beginning with S is the second most highly populated

in Wales?

-Max.

-Swansea?

Correct answer, Max, well done.

You've got control of the game, Marton, well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here are the rest of your questions on European cities.

In this game, I'm going to give you the name of the second-largest city

in a European country.

You just need to tell me what the country is.

So here's your first question.

By population, which country's

second-largest city is Hamburg?

-Germany.

-Germany.

It's Germany!

-Harley?

-Germany.

Is it Germany?

It is. Well done.

By population, which country's

second-largest city is Rotterdam?

Netherlands, I'd say.

OK, OK. Netherlands.

Is it the Netherlands?

It is. Third question.

By population, which country's

second-largest city

is Saint Petersburg?

Luxembourg?

-Finland?

-You're saying Finland,

is that right?

No, it is in fact Russia.

By population, which country's

second-largest city is Milan?

Italy, Italy definitely.

-Italy.

-You're saying Italy.

Is that the correct answer?

It is. Well done.

Four points, Marton, very well done.

Tough questions.

And it has changed the scores. Still really close.

St Mary's have seven points,

Marton have 15 points.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

Now, next up, it is my favourite round...

of all time. It is time...

..to test the teacher.

Who have you brought with you and why, Harley?

Mr Blood because he's our English teacher and he's our class teacher

and we really like him. We think he can do quite well.

But, Thomas, how's he going to cope with the questions?

Have you got confidence?

We have no idea.

He might get about three.

-Shh, Kieron!

-Max, have you been helping him at all?

We've been trying to help him but he just doesn't understand.

OK, well, confidence levels are high with Marton.

It's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Mr Blood!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Mr Blood.

-Hello.

Look, I'm going to be really honest with you,

that was not the most positive introduction.

I was expecting worse, so I was quite impressed with that.

Right. Well, let's see how this goes, shall we?

60 seconds on the clock. Start the clock.

Which member of One Direction

reached number two in the

UK singles chart with Just Hold On?

Liam.

Louis Tomlinson.

Josh Holz went viral in 2016 for

Snapchatting his friend's outfits.

What is his friend's name?

-Pass.

-Daniel.

Who features on this Jonas Blue song?

# Maybe we're perfect strangers

# Maybe it's not forever

# Maybe the night will change us... #

-Pass.

-JP Cooper.

In the Mario franchise,

what is the name of Luigi's tall

and skinny rival?

-Pass.

-Waluigi.

Which CBBC music show

does this person present?

I'm doing brilliantly here. Pass.

Got What It Takes.

In 2017, Dan Howell announced

he would be changing the

name of his YouTube channel

from Dan Is Not what?

-Pass.

-On Fire.

Which pop singer founded the

William Rast jeans brand?

Um, pass.

Justin Timberlake.

What does the online acronym

IDGI stand for?

Um, pass.

I don't get it!

-I don't get it!

-LAUGHTER

Mr Blood!

-I tried.

-I think you put up an average fight, Mr Blood...

-I would agree with that.

-..to be honest with you.

But you tried your best and that's all we can hope for on this show.

-Thank you.

-Unfortunately you've scored no points.

Mr Blood, you are dismissed.

Well done, sir, well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

How do you think Mr Blood did?

Terrible.

That was a respectful answer.

-Thomas?

-Shocking.

Max?

He had no chance.

Kieron, do you think if you progressed in this show perhaps

Mr Blood might have to maybe do some work?

A lot of work.

St Mary's.

Jess, who have you brought with you and why?

We've bought Miss Manley because she is kind of modern-ish already.

Modern-ish. Grace, do have confidence in Miss Manley?

-Yes.

-George?

I'm quite confident in her because she's very up-to-date and hopefully

-she's going to do well.

-Fraya, have you been helping Miss Manley at all?

No, she's been helping herself.

She's been listening to Radio 1 and buying celebrity magazines.

-Are you confident? ALL:

-Yes.

Well, let's find out. St Mary's, it's time to test the teacher.

Bring in Miss Manley.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Miss Manley.

-Yes.

Your team think you're modern-ish.

-OK.

-Would you agree with that assessment?

Relatively accurate.

Do you think you're confident in this round, Miss Manley?

Not particularly.

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

as many questions as you can. Start the clock.

What does the online acronym JSYK

stand for?

-Pass.

-Just so you know.

Which member of the Ramsay family

stars as the chef in a self-titled

-CBBC show?

-Pass.

-Matilda.

Who's singing on this song featuring

Major Lazer?

# And if you feel you're sinking

# I will jump right over... #

-Justin Bieber?

-Correct!

What is the ultimate battle class

super move in the game Skylanders

Imaginators?

-Pass.

-Sky-Chi.

Name this Blue Peter presenter.

-Pass.

-Barney.

With a name coming from the Japanese

for "to stack", which range of

Disney character toys are designed

to stack on top of each other?

-Stackables?

-Tsum-tsums.

Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson and

Luke Patterson are members of which

-British band?

-Pass.

Clean Bandit. A blurred image of

which character from SpongeBob

SquarePants became one of the most

popular memes of 2016?

-Pass.

-Mr Krabs.

A fantasy book series by

Cassandra Clare is called

The Mortal what?

-Weapons?

-Instruments.

In Doctor Who, which comedian plays

the character Nardole?

I can picture him,

he's the one with no hair.

-I need an answer!

-Pass.

It's Matt Lucas!

I knew it was him, it was the one with no hair!

Well done! You have indeed beaten Mr Blood because you scored...

one point, Miss Manley, one point! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Tough round.

-That was very tricky.

And that last one, I could picture him, I knew who it was,

but I could not remember his name.

Maybe you need to buy some more celebrity magazines, Miss Manley?

-Possibly.

-I think you did very well, Miss Manley, you scored one point.

But now you are dismissed, Miss Manley. Well done, you, well done.

Fraya, how do you think she did?

She tried her best.

-George?

-I think she tried her best but I expected a bit more.

LAUGHTER

-Jess?

-I definitely think she guessed the Justin Bieber one.

-Grace, are you proud of your teacher?

-Yes.

Oh, you're all so adorable.

And at the end of that round,

the scores are St Mary's have eight,

Marton have 15 points.

Well done to both teams.

APPLAUSE

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

It's time for Pet Subjects.

St Mary's, you're going to go first.

Jess, what have you chosen as your pet subject?

Despicable Me.

30 seconds on the clock. Start the clock.

In the first Despicable Me film,

Mr Perkins is the head of

which bank?

Fraya.

-Bank of Evil?

-Correct.

Which Egyptian landmark is stolen?

George.

The Great Pyramid of Egypt.

I'll accept. It's the Giza pyramid.

Which object in the sky does Gru

want to steal? Fraya.

-The moon.

-Correct.

What does Gru need to obtain before

he can get a bank loan?

Fraya.

-Pass.

-Shrink ray.

What is the name of Gru's

villainous rival?

Jess.

Victor.

Jess, I'm afraid I can't accept

that. The answer is in fact Vector,

V-E-C-T-O-R. You were nearly right but you had a great round there.

Well done, St Mary's, you got yourself three points

at the end of that round.

Well done.

Marton. Harley, what subject have you chosen?

-The Tempest.

-30 seconds on the clock. Start the clock.

In Shakespeare's The Tempest,

the king of which land

is among the shipwrecked?

-Harley.

-Prospero.

No, it's Naples.

What is the name of

Prospero's daughter? Max.

-Miranda.

-Correct.

Prospero believes that he

is the rightful Duke of where?

Harley.

-Milan.

-Correct. What is the name of

the magical spirit? Kieron.

-Ariel.

-Correct.

What relation is Caliban to Sycorax?

Max.

-Er, son.

-Son, correct.

Complete this famous line.

"Be not afraid, the isle is full of..." what? Harley.

Living?

No, the answer is noises but you

did great in that round.

You got four points, Marton, well done.

Really well done.

I can tell you at the end of that round,

it's still very close.

St Mary's have 11,

Marton have 19 points.

Give them both a round of applause. Brilliant.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams, the next subject is...

..English.

Here's your control question.

Buzz in if you think you know the answer.

Which two vowels appear next to each other at the beginning of the word

aerobics? Harley.

-A and E.

-That's the correct answer. Well done, Harley,

you've got control of the game.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here are 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.

Here's your first question.

C. Definitely.

-C.

-C.

Is that the right answer?

It is and the sentence is, "I bought these crisps for you."

Next question.

-A.

-A.

-A. Is that the right answer?

It is. "My friend is so vain about her appearance."

Third question.

I think it's B.

-B?

-B?

Is that right?

It is the right answer. "Milk is made up of curds and whey."

Last question.

-A.

-It's A.

-A.

-You're saying A, is that right?

It is. "My arms are sore from carrying those boxes."

Full house, five points, well done Marton, well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

St Mary's have 11,

Marton have 24 points!

Give them a round of applause.

Well done.

It's time for your next round now and it is...

It's a mystery round!

-ALL:

-Oooooh!

Today it's about brothers and sisters.

Here's your control question.

In the picture books by Lauren Child,

what is the name of Charlie's little sister?

-Grace.

-Lola.

Correct answer, well done, St Mary's.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of brothers and

sisters. In this game you're going to see some family trees

showing famous fictional siblings.

However, there's a name missing from each one.

Firstly, which Everdeen sibling is missing here?

Is it Katniss from The Hunger Games?

Just guess.

-Charlotte?

-Charlotte. Is that right?

It's not, it is Primrose.

And it was from The Hunger Games series.

Primrose was Katniss Everdeen's sister.

Secondly, which Baudelaire sibling is missing here?

Do you know?

A Series Of Unfortunate Events.

Er...

Just go with Annie.

-Annie?

-Annie. Is that the right answer?

Violet. And it was indeed from A Series Of Unfortunate Events.

Thirdly, what is the name of the missing Pevensie sibling?

-Aren't they from Narnia?

-Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.

-Susan, yeah. Susan, Edmund, Peter and Lucy.

-Yeah.

Yes?

-Lucy.

-Is it Lucy?

It is. Well done, St Mary's.

And finally, which Weasley sibling is missing here?

-George.

-Er, so that's Charlie, Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George.

-George.

-Jess?

-We think the missing answer is George.

Is it George? There were a lot of children.

It is. Well done, St Mary's, you got yourself three points.

Well done, St Mary's.

I can tell you, though, at the end of that round, the scores are,

St Mary's have 14,

Marton have 24.

Give them a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

OK, teams. 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.

Oslo is the capital city of

which country?

-Harley.

-Sweden.

Incorrect, it's Norway.

Which is swimming stroke shares its

name with an insect? Harley.

-Butterfly.

-Correct.

In the name of the US government

agency Nasa, what does the S

stand for? Thomas?

-Space?

-Correct.

Snare, bass and bongo are all

types of...? Thomas?

-Drum.

-Correct.

R2-D2 and C3PO...

Jess.

-Star Wars.

-Correct.

The children's poet

who wrote Chocolate Cake and

Alligator Problem is Michael who?

Thomas.

Morpurgo?

No, it's Rosen.

The colour red is closely associated

with which of the main UK political

parties? Harley.

-Labour.

-Correct.

How many different sports

are included in the Olympic

modern pentathlon event? Max.

-Five.

-Correct.

The national flags of Finland

and Greece are made up of

blue and which other colour? Max.

-White.

-Correct.

In which country of the UK was the

RMS Titanic built? Harley.

-Belfast.

-It's country,

it's Northern Ireland.

Unfortunately can't accept that.

The regulations on food supply

during World War II were known by

which word beginning with R? Max.

-Rations.

-Correct.

Borussia Dortmund is a football team

from which European country? Harley.

-Germany.

-Correct.

Which word beginning with C is the

term for the flow of electricity...?

-George?

-Er, pass.

-It's current.

Who was the Prime Minister of the UK

directly before...? George?

-David Cameron.

-That is the correct answer,

well done, St Mary's, right at the end there.

Give them both a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That was really exciting, you have all done incredibly well.

But the winners today with 32 points are...

Marton!

Well done, Marton.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bad luck, St Mary's, you played

the game really, really well.

It's been a pleasure to have you

on the show, you just missed out.

You're going to be going home but,

please, a huge round of applause for

St Mary's, they were wonderful

on the show.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Marton, you're going to be back for the quarterfinals.

You're one step closer to being Top Class.

Tell me, Kieron, how does that feel?

-Great.

-Thomas?

-Over the moon.

-Harley?

Er, exciting.

-Max?

-I'm just glad that we get to

stay another day.

Well done. I'll see you in the quarterfinals

and I'll see you next time.

Goodbye!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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