Quarter-Final 1: Hollymount v Marton Top Class

On Top Class today, Nabil, Aryan,

Eleftheria and Laura,

playing for Hollymount Primary School from London.

And competing against them are Max, Harley, Thomas and Kieron,

playing for Marton Primary School from Lancashire.

But who will be Top Class?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Top Class, the search for the UK's smartest school.

It's the quarterfinals, everyone!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Let's meet our teams.

First up, we have Hollymount Primary School from London.

The team won their heat against Kilbride 40 points to 27,

which means they achieved the highest score in the heats.

-AUDIENCE:

-Oooohhh!

Hollymount, welcome back to Top Class.

Nabil, what would you like to come up in the quarterfinal?

-Mystery.

-Mystery.

-You like the uncertainty of it all?

-Yeah.

-Lovely.

Aryan, have you been practising your buzzer technique at all?

We've been, like, using water bottles and pressing them like that,

-the caps.

-Right, for your reaction times, just to get quicker?

Brilliant. Eleftheria, welcome.

Captain. You did really well conferring as a team and coming up

with the right answer. Why do you think your team was so good at that?

I think we have a good all-round knowledge.

Individually we know about different subjects.

Brilliant. Welcome, Hollymount Primary School from London.

Give them a round of applause, everybody!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing them are Marton Primary School from Lancashire.

The team played their heat against St Mary's and won with an impressive

score of 32 to 16.

Kieron, you were really quick on the buzzers.

They've been using water bottles over there.

-Have you been practising?

-I've just been being really quick

smacking the table. Just practice.

Randomly smacking the table wherever you've gone.

Thomas, what subject did you not like and you don't want to come up?

-Test the teacher!

-LAUGHTER

Were you not pleased with the test the teacher performance?

No. Very embarrassing score.

Harley, the captain of Marton,

what do you think makes you work well as a team?

We're all in the same class, so we know how to help each other

and what they might not know at what they might know.

Brilliant.

Welcome, Marton Primary School from Lancashire.

Give them a round of applause, everyone!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams. It's all to play for.

The winners of this quarterfinal will go through to the semis.

So good luck to both of you.

Let's kick straight off with a lightning round.

In this round, you will each be given a crossword.

Hollymount, you're up first.

Your crossword is all about rivers.

Oh, no.

Here is your puzzle.

One down, the Nile is the longest river on which continent?

-Aryan.

-Africa.

Correct. Two across, in rivers,

what adjective is the opposite of saltwater?

-Aryan.

-Freshwater.

Correct. Three down,

what name is given to the beginning of any river or stream?

-Laura.

-Source.

Correct. Four down,

which major river separates Liverpool and the Wirral?

-Eleftheria.

-Mersey.

Correct. Five across,

the River Clyde runs through which Scottish city?

-The River Clyde runs through which... Eleftheria?

-Glasgow.

Correct. Six across,

what word means a silty area at the mouth of a large river?

-Eleftheria.

-Oh, pass.

-It was delta, that was the answer there.

My goodness, you got five points at the end of that, well done!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Next up, Marton.

Your crossword is all about things you may find in the human mouth.

Here's your puzzle. One down,

the top part of a tooth shares its name with what type of headwear

worn by kings and queens?

-Harley.

-Crown.

-Correct.

Two down, what type of tooth is generally the most pointed?

-Harley.

-Canine.

-Correct.

Three down, what name is given to the firm area of flesh around the

roots of the teeth? Thomas.

-Gums.

-Correct.

Four down, what type of tooth at the back of the mouth is used for

grinding food?

-Thomas.

-Molar.

-Correct.

Five across, what is the name of the hard, glossy substance that covers

teeth? Thomas.

-Enamel.

-Correct. Six across,

taste buds can be found on which muscular organ in the mouth?

-Harley.

-Tongue.

-That is the correct answer, well done,

you got all six points, Marton!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, teams.

That was a fantastic performance

from both of you and you've all got

some points on the board.

Give them both a round of applause.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, teams. From now on, throughout the game,

you will get a chance to take control of each subject.

Here's your first control question.

The subject is...

Science.

The asteroid belt in our solar system is found between

which two planets?

Nabil.

Jupiter and Mars.

Jupiter and Mars is the correct answer. Well done, Hollymount,

you've got the right answer.

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

Question one, which one of these objects is the most magnetic?

The copper pot, because you know the wires we have in electricity...

-No, this is magnetic, not conductors.

-Oh, yeah.

So you know that pipe or tin...

I think it will be lead pipe.

-OK.

-Lead pipe?

-OK.

-Lead pipe.

-Lead pipe, please.

-You're saying lead pipe, is that the right answer?

It's not. The answer is...

It was the steel fork.

-Ah.

-Second question,

which one of these materials is the best thermal insulator?

-It's not copper.

-Yeah.

-It's not copper.

-Wood.

-It's not glass.

-Glass wouldn't be good.

-So then it's wood.

Wood, please.

You're saying wood. Is that the right answer?

It is. Well done, that is the correct answer.

The question, which one of these substances is the hardest?

-It's definitely not rubber.

-It's not rubber, it's not glass.

-Diamond can break through glass.

-Yeah.

Diamond, please.

You're saying diamond. Is that the right answer?

It is, well done.

And finally, which one of these objects would be the best electrical

conductor?

-Silver spoon.

-Yes, I think...

-Yeah.

-Silver spoon, please.

Silver spoon. Is that the right answer?

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

Hollymount.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

six, Hollymount just ahead of them on nine points.

Give them both a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It is all about getting control of the game and you have another chance

just now. The subject is...

English.

Here's your control question.

Which eight-letter word means the opposite of the word exterior?

-Kieron.

-Oh...

-I'm sorry.

-No, pass.

-I have to pass it over.

-Laura.

-Interior.

Interior is the right answer. Well done, Laura, you got it right.

APPLAUSE

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

spelling. In this game, you'll see a sentence and one of the words

has been spelt incorrectly. Here's your first question.

-Immediately.

-Yeah, immediately.

-Yeah.

-So it needs...

-Spell it, though.

-I...

-Like this.

-E-A...

-Yeah.

-That's how it, yeah...

-Yeah?

-Immediately.

Is that right?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-It is right.

Well done. There is the correct spelling.

Second question...

Independent because it's inda-pendent.

Yeah. No, ind-epen-dent.

-Yeah.

-Not inda-pendent.

-Oh, OK.

-Independent.

You're saying independent.

Let's see if that is correct.

It is correct. Well done,

that is the correct spelling there of independent.

Thirdly.

-Yeah.

-Separate.

-Separate. Sep-a-rate.

-Oh, yeah.

-Oh, yeah, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, separate.

-Separate.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

And that is the correct spelling of separate there.

And finally.

-Oh, yeah, I before E...

-Is it receive?

-..except after C?

-Oh, yeah.

-I before E except after C.

-Yeah. Receive.

Let's see if that's correct.

That is correct. Let's see how it's spelt.

Five points go to Hollymount.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And I can tell you after that round,

the points are Marton have six,

Hollymount have 14 points.

Give them a round of applause.

Beautiful.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, the next subject is...

History.

Here's your control question...

Which hero of Greek and Roman myth was said to have carried out 12

labours... Harley.

-Hercules.

-Hercules.

Correct answer, well done, Marton.

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here are the rest of your questions

on minding the gap.

In this game, I'll give you two historical events and you need to

tell me how many years are between them.

So firstly, how many years separate the assassination of

Martin Luther King Jr and the first election of Barack Obama

as US president?

-40.

-It would be 100.

-Yeah.

-When was Martin Luther King born?

It's 40 or 100.

I think it's 40. 40.

You're saying 40. Is that the right answer?

It is, well done. Second question,

how many years separate Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain

and the end of World War II?

It's definitely not 500.

Not 500, so we can cross that out.

Wait, wait, wait.

When was the Roman Empire?

Oh... 2,000, I think.

-Yeah.

-2,000 years.

2,000 years. Is that right?

It is, well done. Third question,

how many years separate the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the

coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?

That was around 16...

-Yeah.

-350.

-350.

-350...

350 years.

350 years. Is that right?

It is right, well done.

And finally, how many years separate the Battle of Hastings and England

winning the football World Cup?

900 years, 430 years, 100 years?

The Battle of Hastings was 1066...

-Yeah.

-..then England won the World Cup in 1966.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, 900.

-900.

-900 years.

Is that correct?

It is. Well done, five points, Marton!

Brilliantly done. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Marton, I can tell you now, it has changed the scores.

Marton have 11.

Hollymount have 14.

It's really close.

Give them a round of applause. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's time to test the teacher!

Hollymount, who's playing for you this time?

-Miss Darwin.

-Miss Darwin, when she was here last time,

got three points for you.

Are you hoping for better this time?

Yes, she's been studying a lot and I think because of the questions that

she hadn't studied, this time they'll be the questions that she

has studied.

LAUGHTER

Laura, I don't know,

your body language is showing just slightly less certainty.

Are you confident of your teacher?

Erm...yeah.

That wasn't completely confident.

-Nabil?

-Confident.

Said in the least confident voice I've ever heard!

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

Bring in Miss Darwin!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Miss Darwin, when you first entered Top Class,

-did you ever dream that you'd have to do this more than once?

-No!

Do you feel a bit of pressure because your scores can make a real

difference and it is for a place in the semifinals?

-Please don't say that.

-LAUGHTER

60 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. What does the online acronym IDTS stand for?

-IDT... Oh, pass.

-"I don't think so".

Gal Gadot plays the title character in which 2017 superhero film?

Gal Gadot?

-Wonder Woman.

-Correct!

Who's singing this?

# Just get ready to work, work, work, work, work... #

Rihanna. Correct.

Which team won the 2017 Premier League title?

-Man United.

-No, Chelsea.

This is a picture of a scene from which CBBC show?

Oh... Pass.

Taking The Next Step.

In which mobile game series would you find the characters Mr Toffee

and the Bubblegum Troll?

-Pass.

-Candy Crush Saga.

Wild Style is a character first seen in which...

-Pass.

-The Lego Movie.

The Late Late Show segment in which James Corden drives around with

celebrities in his car is called Carpool what?

-Karaoke.

-Correct.

Cross body and tote are varieties of which type of accessory?

-Bags.

-Correct. Paddy McGuinness presents which TV...

-Take Me Out.

-Correct.

Which YouTuber wrote the book All I Know Now,

Wanderings And Reflections On Growing Up Gracefully?

-Zoella.

-No, it was Carrie Fletcher.

My goodness, Miss Darwin, you scored five points!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You did brilliantly there!

Can I ask a question?

-Please.

-Was Wonder Woman a guess?

-Yes.

-Yes, I thought so, the way you went...

Wonder Woman?

You got five points for your team.

-For now, you are dismissed, Miss Darwin.

-Thank you.

Give her a round of applause!

Eleftheria, five points!

That's incredible. Are you pleased?

-Yes.

-I don't think she could have done any better, could she, Laura?

-No.

-Nabil, do you have a new-found respect for Miss Darwin?

Yeah, except from the Chelsea question.

-Yeah.

-Well, OK, then.

Miss Darwin, if you're listening, you did well,

but not well enough for your team.

OK, Marton, who's coming to play for you?

-Mr Blood.

-OK.

Last time Mr Blood was here, he scored...

Amazing point of zero.

None.

Thomas, do you have faith in Mr Blood?

No.

-Max?

-I'm not too confident,

because of what he got last time,

so I don't think he'll get any this time.

OK. Time to test the teacher.

Bring in Mr Blood!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Mr Blood, we can't get away from the fact you got no points last time,

-Mr Blood.

-We can't.

It's just such an air of defeat!

Mr Blood, don't do this.

-Stand up straight.

-I'm going to get one point.

You can get one point, Mr Blood!

I have absolute faith in you.

60 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. In internet chat,

what does the online acronym AMA stand for?

Ah...

-Pass.

-"Ask Me Anything."

The film Sponge Out Of Water features characters

from which animated TV show?

-SpongeBob SquarePants.

-Correct. Who sings this song?

# Are we crazy? #

-Pass.

-Katy Perry.

Which YouTuber wrote the book Love, Tanya?

-Pass.

-Tanya Burr. What is the name of this CBBC character?

-Pass.

-Emilia.

Which rapper co-founded the clothing brand Rocawear?

-Jay-Z?

-Correct!

What is the superhero name of Peter Quill from Guardians Of The Galaxy?

-Pass.

-Star-Lord.

The internet video trend that shows people frozen in action while a

moving camera films them is called the what challenge?

Oh, pass.

The mannequin challenge!

-Yes.

-Who wrote the Sally Lockhart series of books?

-Jacqueline Wilson?

-Philip Pullman.

Scarlett Moffatt won which reality TV show in 2016?

-Britain's Got Talent?

-No!

-It's I'm A Celebrity!

-The other one.

-But Mr Blood,

you scored two points!

CHEERING AND WHOOPING

That was absolutely fantastic.

My head is held high.

You got two more than last time.

You got one more than expectation.

Two points for your team.

Mr Blood, I'm proud of you.

-Thank you.

-You are dismissed. Well done, Mr Blood!

Harley, I've never seen anyone so happy in my life.

-Are you pleased?

-Yeah!

Do you have a bit more respect for him, Max?

-Yes.

-Well done.

After that round, I can tell you now these scores are...

It's still pretty close.

Marton have 13, Hollymount have 19 points.

Give them a round of applause!

Oh, I think I need a wee lie-down after that round.

That was tense. But teams, you're back in the spotlight now.

It's time for...

Marton, you're going to be going first.

What have you chosen has your pet subject?

-Hamlet.

-Hamlet.

30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. Hamlet is the Prince of which country?

-Denmark.

-Correct.

At the beginning of the play,

Hamlet is visited by a ghost of which relative?

His father.

Correct. What is the name of the character who killed Hamlet's father

and took his place as King?

Claudius.

Correct. What is the name of Hamlet's mother?

-Gertrude.

-Correct.

What is the name of the castle that is Hamlet's family home?

Elsinore.

Correct. Fortinbras is the Prince of which other...

Norway.

Correct. What is the name of Polonius's daughter?

Ophelia.

Ophelia's the right answer!

Well done, my goodness!

Seven points!

CHEERING

Harley, my goodness.

Your hands are on fire after that.

Seven points, Marton, well done.

Hollymount, what have you chosen as your pet subject?

The film Mamma Mia.

30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. In which European country is Mamma Mia set?

-Eleftheria.

-Greece.

Correct. Who plays the role of Sophie's mother Donna?

Meryl Streep.

Correct. At Sophie's bachelorette party,

Donna and the Dynamos perform which song?

-Aryan.

-Um...

-Say pass.

-Pass.

Pass. It was Super Trouper.

What is the name of Sophie's fiance?

Sky.

Correct. When Sophie posts the invitations at the start of the

film, what song does she sing?

I Have A Dream.

I Have A Dream is the correct answer!

Well done, four points!

CHEERING

My goodness. The teams are absolutely flying today.

That's incredible.

After the Pet Subjects round, the scores currently are...

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

OK, teams. It's back to business.

The next subject is...

Ooh!

It's time for today's Mystery Round and the subject is...

languages.

Here is your control question.

Which European country is called Deutschland in its own...

Germany.

-Germany?

-Yeah.

-Is the correct answer. Well done, Marton.

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

First question, which language is this?

-That's Spanish.

-That's Spanish. We'll go Spanish.

Spanish.

Spanish, is that right?

It is. Which language is this?

-That's German.

-German.

-German.

-Harley?

-German.

German? Is that right?

Correct. Which language is this?

-Polish.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Dzien dobry. Polish.

Polish? Is that right?

It is. And finally, which language is this?

-French.

-Definitely French.

-French.

-You're saying it's French.

Is that right?

It is right. Well done, my goodness, five points to Marton in that round.

CHEERING

The scores are now Hollymount have 23, Marton have 25.

Oh, my goodness!

This is an incredible quarterfinal.

OK, teams, the next subject is...

Here's your control question.

If I make ten attempts on goal and I convert 20% of these chances...

Er, two?

Two? And I convert 20% of these chances,

how many goals will I score?

-You answered two. It's the right answer. Well done, Nabil.

-Yes!

You took a risk buzzing in there

before the end of the question, but you got the answer right.

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

-Oh, no.

-Yes. Yes.

-Here's your first question.

Which one of these numbers is a factor of 119?

THEY CONFER

-No, it's not nine.

-What you do...

-Because...

-It's not five.

-It's not five or nine,

it's either eight or seven, because 49...

It can't be eight, because eight is just even numbers.

-Try seven.

-Right...

-Let's start...

-Wait, just check. Check.

-Check it's seven.

-It can't be seven.

-Yes, it can.

-Yes, it can.

-It's 17.

-Yeah, it is. Yeah.

-Seven, please.

-You're saying seven. Is that the right answer?

It is, well done. Seven goes into 119 17 times.

Second question, which one of these numbers is a factor of 102?

-It's not 12.

-It's not 12 or four.

Because four goes into 100.

-Yeah, it's not four.

-12 or four.

-OK, right...

Three, three, three, because 99...

-99...

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-Three.

-Yeah, three.

-Three.

-You're saying three. Is that the right answer?

It is, well done. Three goes into 102 34 times.

Question three, which one of these numbers is a factor of 228?

It's not nine. No, it's not nine, because nine,

it has to all add up to a multiple of nine.

-Yeah.

-It goes into 12 19 times.

-Just check.

-It's 12.

-Two...

-It's 12.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Yeah. 12, please.

Is it 12?

It is, well done.

12 goes into 228 19 times.

Finally, which one of these numbers is a factor of 135?

-Seven or nine.

-OK...

-Can't be two.

-Can't be...

It's not seven. One minus...

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's nine.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-15, did you go to?

-Yeah, 15, yeah.

-Yeah, so it's nine.

-Nine.

-Is it nine?

It is, well done. 9 goes into 135 15 times.

Well done, at the end of that round, Hollymount,

you got yourself five points! Well done.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

Marton have 25.

Hollymount have 28.

That's an incredible thing.

OK, teams...

This is it. It's the last chance to bag some points.

It's the battle of the buzzers.

90 seconds on the clock to answer as many questions as you can.

Start the clock.

In which European country are the cities of Marseille and

Lyon located?

-France.

-Correct.

In UK politics, an MP is a member of...

-Er...Parliament.

-Correct.

Which Premier League football team are nicknamed The Toffees?

Manchester United?

No, it's Everton. Who wrote Fantastic Beasts And...

JK Rowling.

Correct. What is five squared?

-25.

-Correct.

Which word beginning with C is used to describe a system that carries

blood around the body?

Er, pass.

Circulatory. Which type of mammal was Laika,

the first animal to orbit the Earth?

Dog.

Correct. The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria were the ships

of which 15th-century...

-The Armada.

-No, it was Christopher Columbus.

Long-nosed and vampire are both types of which animal?

Bat.

Correct. In our solar system, how many planets are closer...

Four?

No, it's two. Listen to the questions.

Lima is the capital city of which South American...

Er... Is it...?

No? Peru. In which competitive swimming stroke

do you face the ceiling?

Breaststroke.

No, backstroke.

Which is the largest US state by population?

-Alaska.

-No, it's California.

What does the letter I stand for in the computing term...

-Pass.

-Let's only buzz in if you know the answers, please.

Listen to the questions. The largest arts festival in the world takes

place in which UK city every August?

London.

No, Edinburgh. Players compete for the Ryder Cup in which sport?

-Golf.

-Correct answer. Well done to both teams.

That was incredibly exciting.

You've all done brilliantly, but the winners today, with 31 points are...

Hollymount!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Bad luck, Marton. You were nearly there.

You put up a good fight, but you're going to be going home.

Give them a huge round of applause!

APPLAUSE

Hollymount, you're going to be back

to take your place in the semifinals.

You're one step closer to being top class.

How does it feel, Nabil?

-Ecstatic.

-Aryan?

-I'm speechless.

It's amazing, I don't know.

-Eleftheria?

-I think they've got the points wrong,

-because I think they've won.

-No, you've won!

-Laura.

-No words.

No words. Well done, I'll see you in the semifinals.

And I'll see you next time. Goodbye!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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