Episode 2 Celebrity Eggheads

These people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain.

Together, they make up the Eggheads,

arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country.

Question is, can they be beaten?

Welcome to a special celebrity edition of Eggheads,

the show where a team of five quiz challengers

pit their wits against possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.

They are the Eggheads.

And, tackling our awesome quiz titans today

are the Chicks Who Tweet.

Now, if Chris were here, he'd probably think

that meant we had a team of bird impressionists on.

Thankfully, he's off somewhere, taking down train numbers, I think.

What we have, in reality, are five people who have fully

embraced the world of Twitter.

Like our very own Tweeter, CJ, they post interesting, absorbing

and intriguing details about the fascinating

and exciting lives they lead online.

Come to think of it, that's nothing like CJ at all!

Let's meet them.

Hello, I'm Annabel Giles, I'm a TV presenter and a writer,

and I'm somebody's mum.

Hello, I'm Sarah Green, I'm a TV presenter and an actress,

and I'm 21.

Hello, I'm Wincey Willis, I'm a TV presenter

and a radio presenter, and with a homage to Douglas Adams, I'm 42.

I'm Jeni Barnett, I'm a media floozy, and I'm not 21.

Hello, I'm Sian Lloyd, I'm a weather goddess in name and nature,

and I'm 21.

Well, welcome to you, Chicks Who Tweet.

It's Twitter that brought you all together?

-It is, yes.

-A kind of technological Magnificent Five, I suppose.

-Oh, yes!

-And also, haven't you been in touch with CJ?

We've been trying to get the Eggheads' frailties out of CJ,

and he's said nothing.

-But your dad's helped you out, hasn't he, Sarah?

-He has.

-He sent me...

-This is Harry Green, by the way.

Harry Green, Harry Green, DIY guru Harry Green. He sent me...

He is your biggest fan, and he said,

"Darling, you must get these people to try and answer on these things."

-He's trying to pick out your weaknesses. So...

-Don't tell them!

Let's play the game.

Let's see if Harry's right,

let's see if you can knock out these Eggheads,

because every day there's £1,000 worth of cash

up for grabs for our challengers' chosen charity.

However, if they fail to defeat the Eggheads,

the prize-money's rolling over to the next show.

So, Chicks Who Tweet, the Eggheads have won just the last game.

It means £2,000 that says you cannot beat the Eggheads.

And, our first category.

Well, rather appropriately, given what you all do,

is Film & Television.

-OK.

-And who would like to play this? It can be anyone you like.

-Who watches the most telly?

-I do, because I'm a single parent.

-Right.

Annabel, darling,

you have just written yourself into the first round.

They all took one step back and you were left as the volunteer!

Annabel, who would you like to play?

One moment. We need to discuss the Harry sheet.

Hang on. Who is... Oh, do you think?

-Shall we try Judith?

-Yeah.

-Shall we go posh against posh?

I like that. Posh against posh.

Let's have Annabel and Judith into the question room, please,

to make sure you can't confer with your teammates.

OK, first up there, Annabel, head of the Chicks Who Tweet.

Do you want to go first or second?

I'm going to go first, because then there's less pressure.

Let's do it.

First question, film and television, going to you, Annabel.

The 1971 film And Now For Something Completely Different was

a compilation of sketches from which comedy series?

I think... Well, Not Only... But Also I don't think I've even heard of.

Even I'm not that old. The Frost Report wasn't...

No, it was, definitely, wasn't it?

SHE HUMS "The Liberty Bell" by Sousa

Monty Python's Flying Circus.

I expect a big foot to come down and squash me now!

That'll do, yeah, the tune will do for the answer.

It is the right answer, of course, yes. Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Judith, here you go. First question for you, then.

Which film won the Best Picture Academy Award in February 2011?

Well, I think that was The King's Speech.

-Did you see it?

-I did, twice.

The King's Speech is, of course, the right answer, yes.

Over to you, Annabel.

Which actress starred alongside Matthew McConaughey

in the films Fools Gold and How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days?

Erm, it's not Rachel...

Well, I don't know if it's Rachel McAdams, I've never heard of her,

so I'm hoping it's not her.

So it's going to be between Kate Hudson and Reese Witherspoon,

and I'm going to go down the middle and say Reese Witherspoon.

You made it 50/50 but chose the wrong one. It was Kate Hudson.

Oh, no! Girls, I'm so sorry.

Kate Hudson with Matthew McConaughey

in Fools Gold and How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days.

Your second question then, Judith.

In which film does Fred Astaire dance with Cyd Charisse to

the song "Dancing In The Dark"?

I think it might be The Barkleys Of Broadway.

OK, The Barkleys Of Broadway for Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire.

-Other Eggheads?

-I think it's The Band Wagon.

-Band Wagon.

It's The Band Wagon, say Daphne and Kevin, The Band Wagon,

so no damage done, Annabel.

It's all still to play for, it's all square

and we have got a TV question coming for you next.

Here you are.

Carlton Banks, played by Alfonso Ribeiro,

is a character in which '90s TV comedy show?

Carlton Banks.

I think that's going to be something from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

-It's the right answer, well done!

-Yeah!

Potentially a place in the final round then,

if Judith doesn't identify this correctly.

Judith, who directed the James Bond films GoldenEye and Casino Royale.

I don't know, it's a guess.

Roger Spottiswoode.

Roger Spottiswoode, for Goldeneye and Casino Royale.

CJ, you look less than impressed.

It's certainly not the one I would have gone for.

-I think it's Campbell.

-It is, Martin Campbell.

Are you quite pleased with that, Annabel?

-I think that's quite a good result, yeah.

-Not bad, is it?

Well, you're in the final round, two of you,

then, at least guaranteed to be there.

Would you both please come back and join your teams.

Well, a triumph there for Annabel means the Eggheads have been

whittled down by one,

which means that Judith will not be appearing in the final round.

All the Chicks Who Tweet are still there.

Our next subject today is Science.

-Wincey, Wincey, Wincey, Wincey!

-No, no, I am not doing science!

-You are!

-I don't know anything about...

You said you were going next!

-I can't do science, I failed. Now go and do it.

-I'm bullied!

Wincey, you need an Egghead. Choose an Egghead. It can't be Judith.

-I'm going to have Daphne.

-Are you?

-She's went on a one, there, and chose Daphne on her own.

-All right, then.

Let's play the science round.

Wincey and Daphne into the question room, please.

You get to choose. Do you want to go first or second, Wincey?

First, get it over with.

All right, off we go, Wincey. First question for you on science.

The London Hospital known as Moorfields specialises

in treating conditions of and injuries to which part of the body?

I think I might know this one, because a friend of mine

had surgery there not long ago, so it's eyes.

It is. Eyes is the right answer for Moorfields.

OK, Daphne. Eyetooth is another name for which type of tooth?

That's E-Y-E, obviously, eyetooth.

I know. I get muddled up! I know it's not molar.

Eyetooth.

-Canine?

-Eyetooth is another name for the canine.

It is the right answer, well done.

OK, Wincey. Started very well, there. Second question.

What type of creature is a hairstreak?

It's all one word, and it's H-A-I-R. A hairstreak.

It's definitely not a snake,

and frogs, to my knowledge, don't have hair,

but I'm going to plump for butterfly.

You are good, it's the right answer. She does know her animals!

Vindicated putting you in there, there you are, two out of two.

Daphne, the medical condition urticaria is more commonly

known by what name?

Well, I always used to call it nettle rash, but it's hives.

Urticaria is hives, it's the right answer, or nettle rash. Right.

Right. Well, it's all square.

This is shaping up to be a very good round.

Wincey, let's hope you get this.

In the periodic table,

what name is given to the group of elements that includes

Boron, Arsenic and Antimony?

OK, this is a complete guess,

because I really haven't got any idea,

but I'll go with my first instinct, and that would be alkali.

Alkali metals, for Boron, Arsenic and Antimony.

-It's metalloids. Metalloids.

-Sorry, everybody!

-So close.

Well, two out of three ain't bad.

Let's see what Daphne does with this.

Approximately how many Planet Earths

could fit into the planet of Jupiter?

Eeny-meeny-miney-mo. Erm...

Oh, let's go for the big one. 13, whatever it is.

13,210 planet earths in Jupiter.

It's 1,321.

Wince, Wince, Wincey!

Well, look at Wincey!

Seeing as you're enjoying it so much,

we're going to make it a lot harder now, because you've gone

three questions each, which means you've taken us

into Sudden Death. This is to sort out a winner.

We take away those choices, and just got to hear answer from you.

There's nothing to have a guess at.

And, your question. This might suit you.

The clouded leopard is native to which continent?

It's a mountainous beast.

It's seen in snow-covered mountains,

but I'm just trying to think of which continent.

Asia.

Asia?

OK, we've taken that. Clouded leopard.

You say it's seen in mountainous regions.

Plenty of them in South America and Africa as well, of course,

but it's Asia, it is the right answer.

Your question then, Daphne, to try to save yourself.

Geckel, a super-adhesive developed by scientists,

is inspired by the gecko and which marine creature?

So it's G-E-C-K-E-L. Geckel.

Limpet?

A limpet. Similar but incorrect.

It is... Have another go, Daphne. It doesn't count.

What do you think? Limpet, no? CJ?

-It's a barnacle.

-No.

-Oh, isn't it?

From the Geckel, so we've got gecko and...what would give you E-L?

-Elephant?

-Mussel. Mussels.

Mussels. Wincey, you're in the final round!

Would you both please come back and join your teams.

Well, the Chicks Who Tweet are flying along here,

all of them still there after two rounds.

Two Eggheads gone, they are looking despondent, dejected,

they're down, but dangerous, of course, when injured.

Watch out in the next couple of rounds.

Two more head-to-heads coming up, and the next one is Food & Drink.

-I'll go.

-I'll do it.

-No, I'll do it.

-I'll do it!

I'll do it, I'm older than you!

-Hold on, but the person that I am going to go against is Kevin!

-What?

OK, right, it's Jeni versus Kevin. Food & Drink is the category.

Could you both go to the Question Room, please?

Jeni, do you want to go first or second?

First.

OK, let's have your first question, then.

Which fish was rebranded as the Cornish Sardine

to increase its popularity?

-I think it was the pilchard.

-It's the right answer, yeah, well done.

Another good start.

Your first question, Kevin.

In its simplest form, the British pudding known as crumble consists

of fruit topped with a mixture of butter, sugar and what else?

As in apple crumble, or something like that, I suppose.

So, could you just say it again? Fruit...

In its simplest form, the British pudding known as crumble consists

of fruit topped with a mixture of butter, sugar and what else?

-Flour.

-Indeed, it is the right answer.

-Well, it was worth checking.

OK, Jeni. Number two for you.

The Portuguese Jesuit Father Jasper De Cruz is said to have

become, in 1560, the first European to encounter which beverage?

Well, gin I link with Holland, jenever,

cider we think of as being British,

and I don't know about the roots,

but I imagine that we were sending tea out, and I'm hoping it's tea.

Tea. It's the right answer! It's correct.

Well, there we are. Two out of two for Jeni.

And Kevin's second question.

Ashbourne, Grasmere

and Ormskirk are English regional varieties of which type of food?

I have no idea.

I have never come across this at all, so I've got to go

-for one of the three. I shall go for gingerbread.

-Gingerbread.

-Daphne?

-Well, that's what I'd have gone for.

-Pat knows.

I think there are gingerbread shops in Grasmere,

so it sounds like it could be.

Yep, it's the right answer. Gingerbread shops in Grasmere.

Pat's identified. 2-2. Great quizzing.

Every round's been fantastic.

Jeni, let's see if we can get you through with this.

The Queensland nut is another name for which foodstuff?

In my head I think Macadamia is sometimes known as something

to do with Australia. It's kind of greasy and very fatty,

not that that's got anything to do with Australia!

Macadamia nut.

It's the right answer, well done, Jeni!

3-3. Kevin to try to save himself.

Kevin, what meat was served in a casserole as the main course for

the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in 1947?

I know!

I wasn't there.

It's an absolute stinker, that's why we're so glad you got it!

It could literally be anything.

Let's assume it was venison from the Royal Parks,

from the deer in the Royal Parks.

-OK, venison.

-I'll try venison.

-Venison.

I'm very afraid you're wrong. It's partridge.

There you are, Jeni. Come back, take your place with your teams.

You're in the final round.

I don't know about Chicks Who Tweet, chicks who quiz, phenomenal!

You're cutting through the Eggheads like a scythe!

Get rid of this lot, no problem!

Well, as it stands, three Eggheads have gone,

none of the Chicks Who Tweet. All intact.

We reach our last subject before that final round,

last head-to-head, this one is Arts & Books, and Sarah or Sian?

-I'll have a go at this.

-Sarah again.

All right, stay with us, Sarah,

because you choose from those shivering jellies, there.

-It's CJ or Pat.

-Pat, my darling, it's you and me.

Pat's quite pleased, look at him. Look at his little face! Loving it.

Let's have Sarah and Pat into the question room, with a nod

and a wink, there, look.

Sarah, do you want to go first or second?

I think I'm going to go first.

OK, here we go. Sarah, first question.

The Chelsea Girls is a 1966 experimental film

directed by which artist?

In 1966, would David Hockney...

I don't think it would have been Salvador Dali.

Would it have been Andy Warhol talking about New York Chelsea,

or would it have been David Hockney talking about London Chelsea

which, of course, in 1966, was the centre of the universe?

Erm... I'm going to go for Andy Warhol.

It's the right answer, Andy Warhol.

Pat, your first question.

What is the surname of the artist brothers known as Jake

and Dinos, who were nominated for the 2003 Turner Prize?

They are enfants terribles, do all sorts of mutant statue, sculptures,

and they bought paintings, I think, by Hitler and the like.

-They're the Chapmans.

-OK, the Chapman brothers, it's the right answer.

You have one. All square, back to you, Sarah.

Which actress won a Tony Award for her

performance as Blanche Dubois in the original 1947 Broadway

production of A Streetcar Named Desire?

Bea Arthur doesn't strike me as someone who,

in her younger days, would have been cast as a Blanche.

Colleen Dewhurst, I don't know.

-I think I'm going to go for Jessica Tandy.

-OK, Jessica Tandy...

Is the right answer!

-Well done, Sarah.

-Big sigh of relief.

Your question, Pat.

Aunt Pittypat and Belle Watling are characters in which novel?

Well, Belle has a certain United States...

Well, both Little Women and Gone With The Wind are US books,

but Belle is a, sort of, southern states sort of name.

It does have a...

It's a vast book, so just on a sheer percentage basis,

Gone With The Wind has probably got more characters than either

of the other two books, so a bit of a desperate guess, Gone With The Wind.

It's the right answer, yes. Gone With The Wind. 2-2.

-I was so hoping he get that wrong!

-I'm sure you were.

Well, let's see if you know this and put the pressure back on him, Sarah.

What's the name of the central character of Sebastian Faulks'

novel Birdsong?

Oh, dear me. Erm...

Stephen Wraysford.

Stephen Wraysford?

It's the right answer!

-Look at CJ.

-Please get this right, Pat!

He's a very worried man.

Very, very important for the Eggheads, this one.

No pressure.

Which novelist and travel writer, who died in 1989,

wrote the books In Patagonia, On The Black Hill, and The Song Lines?

I think I know this one.

This chap, I think, joined one of the big auction houses in London,

and turned into a real expert on art,

before effectively disappearing to travel the world and write books.

It was Bruce Chatwin.

It was Bruce Chatwin. Saved yourself, for the time being.

We go to Sudden Death. Sarah, I bet you're delighted with that!

I'm really delighted, yes. Thanks for that, Pat!

You'll know these, I know.

Which character says the line "A plague on both your houses",

in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet?

I want to say Friar Laurence,

but he's the last person who'd wish a plague on someone, I suppose.

I'm sorry, girls.

I'm sure it's the wrong one, but I'll say Friar Laurence.

OK, Friar Laurence.

-Pat, do you know?

-I'd have to guess.

-I'd guess Mercutio, but I'd be guessing.

-It is, it is, yes.

You've told Sarah, yes, Mercutio.

"A plague on both your houses." But it's not over, Sarah.

Pat still has to get this one right.

Pat, which Asian country is the principal

setting for the bestselling novel The Kite Runner?

I think this book is set in the city of Kabul,

so I think the answer will be Afghanistan.

It is Afghanistan, it is the right answer.

-Sorry, girls!

-Bad luck, Sarah.

Would you both please come back and join your teams.

Now, I can't wait for this.

This is what we've been playing towards, it is

time now for the final round which, as always,

is general knowledge, but I'm afraid those of you who

lost your head-to-heads won't be allowed to take part in this

round, so Sarah, just Sarah from the Chicks Who Tweet, and Judith, Kevin

and Daphne from the Eggheads, would you all leave the studio now.

So, Annabel, Wincey, Jeni and Sian,

you are playing to win the Chicks Who Tweet £2,000.

Pat and CJ, a pretty short list.

You're playing for something money can't buy.

It is the Eggheads' reputation.

As usual, I ask each team three questions in turn.

This time, the questions are all general knowledge,

and you are allowed to confer, the big change from those head-to-heads.

So, Annabel, Wincey, Jeni and Sian,

the question is are your four brains better than the Eggheads' two?

And, Chicks Who Tweet, would you like to go first or second?

We'll go first, Dermot.

Here you go.

In 1964, the cartoon strip character Billy Whizz

made his debut in which British comic?

-Beano.

-Wincey, you all right with that?

Yeah, we're going for the Beano.

The Beano is the right answer, yes, Billy Whizz.

OK, Eggheads. What is the middle name of the actor Richard Gere?

It's certainly not Macy. I instantly thought it was Tiffany, so...

His middle name is Tiffany.

It is the right answer. Richard Tiffany Gere.

Chicks Who Tweet, which symbol represents the city of London

on a hallmarked piece of silver?

-Is anyone wearing any silver?

-I think it's Castle.

-Why?

-Because you see it on silver a lot.

-Oh, oh.

I don't think a leopard, because of the Empire we had,

nothing to do with that, and anchor, because of the river.

No, anchor's too nautical,

because London isn't really seen as a nautical place, is it?

It's much more of a place of royalty...

It is if you live in Greenwich.

I'm thinking rook and castle, I'm thinking...

So, you're thinking Windsor Castle. On your heads be it!

We're going to go for the castle, Dermot.

OK, the castle. London, city of London,

castles, of course, the tower,

and it's not the right answer.

-Do you guys know?

-I expect it's the Leopard's head.

It's the Leopard's head.

I said that! Because of the Empire!

Listen, it's early days, it's early days.

Two more questions, at least, coming for the Eggheads,

and anything can happen. Eggheads, your question is this.

Antalya is a resort in which country?

Southern coast of Turkey, isn't it?

-It's down at the bottom, on the join.

-Above Cyprus.

Erm, we think that's on the coast of Turkey.

Turkey? It's correct, Eggheads.

Well, this is where it all counts, in the final round,

so listen up, you need to get this.

Which British Overseas Territory celebrates

St Patrick's Day as a public holiday?

I used to have a house in Montserrat.

It's an Irish... You get a shamrock stamped on your passport

when you enter the country, the island.

-Good girl. We like this.

-We love your house in Montserrat!

I know we shouldn't listen to me, but it's definitely Montserrat.

-Answer the question.

-I promise.

-We love the fact that Annabel once...

-Had money!

..lorded it in Montserrat.

-So that's our answer, Dermot. Montserrat.

-Montserrat.

-And it is the right answer, yes.

-Thank God for that!

Thank God. I've redeemed myself! I redeemed myself.

You certainly have, but you've got to sit this one out

and hope the Eggheads don't get it.

Because of the leopard's head slip,

the Eggheads can win if they get this.

So, Eggheads, when Princess Anne appeared on A Question Of Sport

in 1987, her teammates were captain Emlyn Hughes and which rugby player?

I have seen this episode a long time ago,

and I'm trying to picture the other person.

Dusty Hare was English, full-back, lots of conversions, and he had

wispy hair over the top of his head, I think from quite a young age.

-What colour?

-Light. He was almost bald, wispy.

-OK.

-John Rutherford is a Scottish rugby player.

The name John Rutherford means nothing to me.

He is a Scottish international.

So, Princess Anne, I think she's...

Since, she has been the president of the Scottish RFU, hasn't she,

I think.

But Dusty Hare looked like an old chap, even when he was a young man,

because he had thin hair.

So, can we have an answer please, Eggheads?

Dusty Hare.

-Absolutely no idea. Dusty Hare.

-John Rutherford.

Pat said it all, Pat!

Scottish Rugby union, she is the patron, still is,

very, very keen Scottish rugby union supporter.

Turns up at all the home games.

The analysis doesn't matter, they got it wrong.

So, we go to sudden death. Let's put the pressure on again with this.

Which male Jamaican athlete won the 200 metres gold medal

at the 1976 Olympic Games?

For goodness sake, Dermot!

Wait a minute, listen, this is how we work this out.

What male Jamaican athletes do we know?

Well, there's only the bobsleigh team, and it's not any of them!

-Don't be silly!

-Cool Runnings.

Now, Linford Christie is British.

-Let's say Linford Christie, because we know him.

-Yeah, say Linford.

-Come on!

-'76 Olympics.

-Daley Thompson.

-Forgot about him!

Which it's not, obviously.

No, not Daley Thompson. Do you know, Eggheads, just out of interest?

-Don Quarrie?

-Don Quarrie.

-Who?

-Never heard of him.

-Don Quarrie,

who actually had a prolific career, didn't he?

How many Olympics was he in?

I think he's the last sprinter prior to Bolt to hold 100

and 200 world records.

OK, well, you've got to sit it out and hope that the Eggheads

don't get this, then, after all this hard work.

Eggheads, which English comedian and actor who died in 1949 was

a noted amateur astronomer, and in 1933 gained a claim for

discovering a white spot on Saturn, using a telescope in his garden?

What year did Will Hay die?

I think it's Will Hay, I think he was an astronomer.

Something just came to me about Will Hay, and...

He has an astronomy link.

Well, we both thought of Will Hay independently,

so we will try Will Hay.

It's the right answer, Eggheads, you've won!

Well done!

-What?

-Oh, no!

-For goodness sake!

-How did that happen?

-I don't know!

-We had a stupid sport question.

Because we had a sport question!

If we count up the number of questions you got right

and they got right, I'm sure you'd beat them by a long shot,

because of all those head-to-heads you won, but what a great game.

We've loved it.

You've out-thought them, out-giggled them, and indeed, out-quizzed them!

But listen, thank you so much for being such fantastic sports,

and those two, look at that, wiping the sweat away from the brow.

I've never seen them looking more relieved, you lucky, lucky Eggheads.

Our congratulations, and they do go to the Chicks Who Tweet.

Thank you very much indeed, one and all, for playing the Eggheads

today, but those Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them.

I'm afraid you won't be going home with the £2,000.

That means the money rolls over to our next show.

Eggheads, congratulations, sort of.

Who will beat you?

Do join us next time to see if a team of former Eastenders

stars have the brains to defeat the Eggheads.

£3,000 says they don't. Until then, goodbye.

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