Episode 77 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.

The question is, can they be beaten?

Welcome to Eggheads, the show where a team of five quiz challengers

attempt to beat possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.

Their quiz pedigree is well known

as they've won some of the country's toughest quiz shows.

They are the Eggheads.

And taking on the might of our quiz champions today

are the Cracked Pots.

The team all work together at Stoke on Trent City Council

and as they hail from the Potteries they've taken a team name in honour

of the city's most famous export.

-Let's meet them.

-Hi, I'm Suz.

I'm 58 and I'm a records manager.

Hi, I'm Ian. I'm 53 and I'm a web development team leader.

Hi, I'm Mick. I'm 48 and I'm an IT manager.

Hi, I'm Chris. I'm 36 and I'm an analyst.

Hi, I'm Steve. I'm 42 and I'm also an analyst.

So, welcome Cracked Pots.

And you're all at the council, Suz?

We are, yes, in various roles, in various departments.

Are you conscious of the Potteries and the history of that in Stoke

all the time, or not?

Well, I'm not from Stoke, but yes, very much so.

We're made conscious of it.

-It's part of us.

-Good luck.

Here we go. Every day there's £1,000

worth of cash up for grabs for our challengers.

However, if they fail to defeat the Eggheads the prize money rolls over

to the next show.

So, Cracked Pots, the Eggheads have won the last seven games,

which means £8,000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

-Are you ready to try?

-Oh, yes.

-Oh, yes.

First head to head battle is on the subject of Film and TV.

So, challengers, choose somebody who's going to take on an Egghead.

-Could that possibly be me?

-I think so, yeah.

-OK.

-Ian, against...?

Judith? Judith?

-I'd go with Judith.

-It's entirely up to you.

-Judith, please.

-Well, they seem to know straight away, Judith.

They do. I wonder why?

OK, it's Ian from the Cracked Pots against Judith from the Eggheads

and to ensure there's no conferring please take your positions

in the question room.

-Ian, you can choose first or second set.

-I think I'll go first.

Here we go, good luck. Which actor received four

Oscar nominations in consecutive years during the 1950s

for his work on A Streetcar Named Desire,

Viva Zapata, Julius Caesar and On The Waterfront?

Well, looking at those names, I mean, Karl Maldon was in

On The Waterfront, if I recall correctly,

as the manager to Marlon Brando.

I'm pretty confident the answer's Marlon Brando.

It is Marlon Brando. Well, done.

Judith, your question.

What type of animal is Flower in the Disney film Bambi?

What type of animal is Flower in the Disney film Bambi?

-It's probably ironic and it's a skunk.

-Is that your answer?

-Yeah.

You're right.

Over to you, Ian. Which Scottish actor born in 1969

has betrayed Beowulf, Attila the Hun and Dracula during his career?

Oh, this is tricky for me. I don't really know this.

I'll have to work through the answers, I think.

Gerard Butler, I've only seen him in one movie and that was 300.

Robert Carlyle has been in various TV and movies over the years.

I'm going to go with Robert Carlyle,

but I'm only 50%.

Well, not even 50%. Robert Carlyle.

That's the wrong answer.

Gerard Butler it was.

-Oh, dear.

-Tough one.

Judith, your question. "Love Is Here To Stay, So Is Her Family"

is the tagline to which 2002 comedy film?

I think My Big Fat Greek Wedding had a big family attached to it,

-so maybe it's that one.

-That's your answer?

-Yes.

Eggheads, is she right?

-It's what we'd have gone for.

-Yes.

She's right. Judith, correct.

Ian, your third question.

If you get this wrong Judith is in the final and you're not.

In which US TV series did Brad Pitt play Randy from 1987 to 1988?

Oh, dear, just proving that lightning strikes twice

with questions you don't know.

However, I used to watch Dallas,

for my sins, and I'm sure he wasn't in that.

The Bold And The Beautiful

doesn't ring any bells with me. I'll guess with Dynasty.

I used to watch Dallas as well and I was as shocked as you're about to be

because that is the correct answer.

-Oh, right.

-Randy in Dallas played by Brad Pitt, Eggheads!

-He wasn't there very long.

-Was he a toddler or something?

No, no. He was already nearly 20.

He was only in it for a very short time, less than a year.

Brad Pitt was in Dallas.

Ian, I'm sorry, that means that you will not be in the final.

Judith, for the Eggheads, you will be.

Please both of you come back and rejoin your team-mates.

The challengers have lost one brain from the final round.

The Eggheads have lost no brains.

Our next subject is History. Who wants this?

Right, who did we decide?

-Who got the short straw?

-I got the short straw.

-You did, indeed.

-Yes, it'll be...

-It'll be me, Jeremy.

-Chris, against...?

I think I'll take on CJ.

Chris from the Cracked Pots against CJ from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring, please take your positions.

Chris, would you like the first or second set of questions?

Well, seeing as it worked so well for Ian I'll go first, please.

And you are the intelligence officer of the council?

One of, yes.

-OK, that's maybe a problematic title in this contest!

-Yes.

-Good luck.

What was the nickname of the historical figure Benito Mussolini?

Well, El Jefe is a Mexican, I think, term.

Mein Fuehrer was Adolf Hitler's title, if you like,

and Il Duce was Mussolini's name.

So I'll go with Il Duce.

Spot on.

Well, done, Chris, first one to you.

CJ, who succeeded Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England in 1553?

It was Mary I until 1558, when Elizabeth took over.

-Are you showing off?

-Yes.

You're right, anyway.

Don't let him annoy you, Chris, it's very important.

Your question, the battle of Okinawa, also known

as Operation Iceberg, occurred during which war?

Well, I'm a great fan of Japanese history and Okinawa

is a Japanese island and I believe that that was a major fight in 1945,

so that would put it in World War II, so I'll go with World War II.

Impeccable logic and you're quite right, well done.

This is why he's the intelligence officer, isn't it?

-Yeah, yeah.

-He's very intelligent.

CJ, Wyatt Earp,

the famous lawman from America's Wild West, was born in which year?

I don't know when he was born, but going on when I think he died

I can only go for 1848.

-Your answer is 1848 because you think he died...

-In about the 1870s.

You're right, CJ. 1848.

We're liking your cowboy haircut by the way.

Two points apiece. Chris, you're doing well.

In which century did Louis IX,

also known as St Louis, rule France for 44 years?

Right, French history, that's not something I'm very good on.

Now then,

I don't think it's in the 11th century. I think that's too early.

I'll go with the 15th century please, Jeremy.

So, you ruled out the 11th and you're plumping between

-13th and 15th.

-13th and 15th, yeah.

On the grounds there were lots of Louis.

It was the 13th.

Now, CJ, a chance for you to win

your place in the final, knock Chris out. Your third question,

Which Swedish king died after being shot in the back

during a masked ball at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm in 1792?

I have not heard this at all.

What do we know? The only Swedish king I know is Gustav Adolfus

who died at the Battle of Lutzen, which I think was 1632, I think.

So, that's 160 years before,

so there could have been another Gustav in-between,

and I've got absolutely nothing to go on so I will try Gustav III.

-Eggheads, is he right?

-Yes.

-Well, he's right, but...

-The logic...

-The logic is weird!

-Not necessarily for the right reasons!

It doesn't matter what the reasons are, you are right, CJ.

Well, done, it was Gustav III and that means, Chris, there we are,

you were beaten by our Egghead. Sorry about that.

As a result you will not be able to help your team in the final round.

Well, done CJ. Both of you please come back, rejoin your team-mates.

-Well, done, CJ.

-Thank you, Jeremy.

-A small correction, Wyatt Earp died in 1929.

-Mh-hmm.

What do you mean "yeah", as if you... That's what you...

-You said 18-something.

-Yeah, later than that.

Again, it's one of those weird quiz facts, but it completely bypassed me when I was in there.

Using the wrong facts to get to the right answer, CJ...

-The way I normally do it!

-I was going to say, it's a real skill.

As it stands, the challengers have lost two brains

from the final round. The Eggheads have lost none.

Our next subject is Sports. Do you have a plan, challengers?

-I think that's you, Steve.

-What are you looking at me for?

Most definitely.

-Oh, go on. Yeah, it's me I'm afraid, Jeremy.

-OK.

And which one of these doesn't kick a ball around?

You can't have Judith and you can't have CJ.

She doesn't know football, hope there's a football question!

Well, I don't know anything about football either.

That's true, you'd be well matched!

-Daphne.

-Daphne.

-OK, so it's going to be Steve from the Cracked Pots

versus our dear Daphne from the Eggheads

and to ensure there's no conferring please take your positions.

Steve, you can choose the first or second?

I'll go first, please, Jeremy.

Stephen Jones, Shane Williams and Dwayne Peel

have all played international rugby union for which nation?

Right, well, I think the Williams

and Jones connection tends to give that away.

It's going to have to be Wales.

That's right. Steve, well done.

Daphne, Joe Kinnear was announced as the new temporary manager of which

Premiership football team in September 2008?

I think that's Newcastle.

You do look very uncertain.

I am uncertain.

You're right, Daphne. Newcastle is the correct answer.

Next one to you, Steve. Which boxer defeated Frank Bruno

in world heavyweight title bouts in 1989 and 1996?

Well, I was going to say Bonecrusher Smith, but seeing as his name

isn't actually there... I remember watching

most of Big Frank's career, so it was definitely Mike Tyson.

You're absolutely right, Mike Tyson.

Daphne, your question.

Which English cyclist won four stages in the 2008 Tour de France?

I'm hoping it's Mark Cavendish.

It was Mark Cavendish.

Well done, Daphne.

You've been mugging up on your sport!

-I haven't!

-OK, Steve, you can take her on the bend, now.

Which tennis player famously sported an all in one skin-tight Lycra

cat suit at the Wimbledon tennis championships in 1985?

Ladies tennis not one of my strong subjects.

1985, it's some time ago.

Seeing that I don't know the names of Anne White and Renee Richards

I'm going to plump for Gigi Fernandez.

I'm afraid it was Anne White, not Gigi.

OK, Daphne, you get this right,

you've taken the round, you're in the final.

Anil Kumble, the Indian leg spinner, retired from international cricket

in November 2008 after taking how many Test wickets?

Oh, dear. I know it was a lot,

but...

how much of a lot?

I'm going to go for 619.

-Kevin?

-I'd probably go for 519. He was around for quite some time.

-Barry?

-I thought it was 619 because he was up near the record

-for quite some time.

-And what's the record?

Shane Warne now with about 700 and something or other.

Well done, Daphne, you're right.

It was 619. Tough question.

Her guessing is phenomenal. Steve, you were beaten by our Egghead.

It was close, though.

As a result, you won't be able to help in the final round.

Please both of you come back and rejoin your team-mates.

So, the challengers have lost three brains

from the final round whilst the Eggheads have lost no brains.

The last subject is Food & Drink.

Who would like Food & Drink?

It will have to be you, Mick.

That's going to be me, Jeremy.

-OK, Mick.

-You'll be happy you said so!

-Who's left? Kevin and Barry.

-Kevin, I would have thought.

-Kevin.

OK, it's Mick from the Cracked Pots against Kevin from the Eggheads

on Food & Drink. Please take your positions in the question room.

So Mick, you've chosen to play the man who was British Quiz Champion eight times,

Euro Quiz Champion three times, World Quiz Champion three times.

Need I go on?

I'm beginning to regret the choice now.

But the subject is crucial here, isn't it?

-Yes, yes.

-So good luck, Mick.

You can choose the first or second set of questions.

I think I'll go for the second set please, Jeremy.

OK, Kevin, first question to you.

Which spirit is used to make an Irish coffee?

Strangely, it's the only way I like whiskey. I can't stand it

normally, but in an Irish coffee it's quite palatable, so whiskey.

Whiskey is the correct answer. Well done.

Mick, back to you.

What name is given to the type of batter cake

that has a distinctive grid-like pattern

and is typically served with maple syrup?

Well, falafel is made with chickpeas and is a Middle Eastern dish.

The choux bun is...

is a bun, a pastry type of thing, although it is made with a batter.

The waffle is...has actually got the grid-like pattern.

It's made in a thing called a waffle iron,

so I'm going for waffle, please.

You're quite right, waffle does have the grid pattern, well done.

What is the term for a strawberry or raspberry

that has had the calyx removed and is ready to eat?

Well, I'm...

I can't believe it's mulled. I mean, hulled is a term

that's used in various foodstuffs in terms of getting rid of outer bits,

so hulled seems the most likely.

It could be skulled since the calyx is on the top,

but I'll go for hulled.

Hulled is the right answer.

Well done.

All right, on to you Mick.

What is the main ingredient of the Chinese style dish

described as foo yung?

Well, it's not... It's not sweetcorn.

Cashew nuts are used in Chinese food quite a lot.

Again, I cook with them myself.

But it's actually egg.

And I do rice with egg and rice foo yung.

It is egg, well done.

I'm almost feeling hungry listening to you.

Well done. Two points to you.

Kevin, your third question.

Big Boy and Tiny Tim are varieties of which foodstuff?

I've heard of Big Boy somewhere. I don't think it's apple.

My first instinct was cherry, but Big Boy and Tiny Tim...

No, I'm going for tomato.

Well done. Tomato it is.

So third question now to you Mick.

Get this wrong and I'm afraid you won't be joining your...colleague!

Your lone colleague Suzie in the final round.

All right, there's a lot riding on this.

Gyro, which are made of thin slices of rotisserie meat wrapped in pita bread,

are a popular American fast food originating from which country?

G-Y-R-O

OK.

I'm tending to...

My first instinct would be...

Would be Greece but I've seen it...

I've seen it spelt differently - with an I. G-I-R-O.

Now, whether that's an Anglicised version

from the Greek alphabet, I don't know.

My instinct is...is Greece.

-Is that your answer?

-Yes.

Well done, Greece is the correct answer. You got there.

So scores are level.

We go now to sudden death which means that I'm not going to give you

alternative answers. Kevin, your question.

Arborio rice, popular for use in risottos, comes from which country?

It's from Italy.

That is correct. Well done.

To stay in the contest, Mick, your question.

What French phrase literally translates as 'in a crust',

although it usually means wrapped in pastry?

I think it's croquante.

Your answer is croquante?

Team members here, I heard a...

-I heard a "no".

-En croute.

-En croute is the correct answer.

-Oh!

Mick, you were beaten by our Egghead.

-You won't be able to help in the final round.

-Yeah.

It's going to be Suz on her own. Both of you please rejoin your team-mates.

This is what we've been playing towards.

It's time for the final round which is General Knowledge,

but I'm afraid those of you who lost head to heads won't be allowed

to take part in this round. So that's Ian, Mick, Chris and Steve.

All the men from the Cracked Pots, would you please leave the studio?

Suz, you are playing to win the Cracked Pots £8,000.

Barry, Judith, Kevin, CJ and Daphne, you are playing

for something that money can't buy, reputation.

Now, I'll ask each team three questions in turn.

This time the questions are all

-General Knowledge and you are allowed to confer.

-Thank you!

How about that? So you can talk to the wall or the desk or anything.

The question, Suz, is your one brain better than the Eggheads' five?

Would you like to go first or second?

I'll go first, please.

Good luck to you.

How old was Vincent van Gogh when he died in 1890?

When we came on the show

I said I'd take Art & Books, but I didn't know anything about art,

so of course the question you give me is an arty question.

I think he wasn't terribly old.

I'll go with 37.

-Is she right, Eggheads?

-Yeah.

-Well done.

-Well done.

-A miracle!

Well done.

OK, Eggheads, band and circular are types of which tool?

-Saw.

-We're all agreed, it's saw.

Circular saw, band saw.

Yes, you're right. One point to you. Suz, next question.

Which business tycoon had his proposal for a £1 billion

Aberdeenshire golf resort approved by the Scottish Executive in 2008?

I can't even waffle about this one because I don't know

much about any of them, except that I think it's Donald Trump.

I think it is.

There's a famous picture of his hair almost appearing to blow away

as he arrived in windy Scotland, and it was the hair of Donald Trump.

You're quite right. Donald Trump is correct. Well done, Suz!

Your question, Eggheads.

Which member of the cast of Fawlty Towers

released a cover version of Joe Dolce's UK number one single Shaddap You Face in 1981?

Surely it can only be Andrew Sachs?

-Yeah.

-I've not heard it but...

-Yeah, Manuel.

-Surely...

-Manuel. Yeah.

Yeah, it wasn't John Cleese.

Yeah, exactly.

It can only be Andrew Sachs.

Yes, you're right.

OK.

Two points each. So, Suz,

if you get this you'll stress them and Eggheads under stress can crack.

Your question. You're going well.

The fashion designer Yves St Laurent,

who died in 2008, was born in which country?

Oh, I hate you!

Do you all know?

I hate you, too! I don't know.

I'm just going to plump for Algeria.

-You're right.

-Thank you.

So, ha ha ha!

This could be a moment in legend in Stoke Council.

If they get this question wrong,

this could be remembered and talked about for years.

Stoke Council, or to be more precise, Suz Fletcher,

takes the money, £8,000. She'll go out that door and the rest of them

will run out that door looking for her.

You've got a minute's start on them if you win, Suz, OK?

Eggheads, your third question.

In which US state is Stanford University located?

It's California.

I look at The Stanford Packet

archives often, which is the best collection of quiz questions

on the web, and I know that Stanford is in California.

Not even a moment's hesitation.

They didn't even give us the joy of their uncertainty.

California is the correct answer.

Eggheads, well done. Still in the game.

The scores are level. We now come to sudden death.

So to make it that bit harder,

I'm not going to give you alternative answers.

Thanks, Jeremy.

Suz, according to a quote by Ernest Hemingway, in which European city

does "Nobody go to bed until they have killed the night"?

Nobody goes to bed until they have killed the night.

I would... I would think Paris.

-Do you want me to take that?

-Yeah, go on.

Let me just ask the Eggheads here, do you know which city it is?

-I would have said Paris.

-Madrid?

Well, they go to bed very late in Spain, so I would have

thought it might have been a Spanish city? And he spent a lot of time in Spain.

-Yeah, he did.

-The inhabitants of this city,

both young and old, have a reputation for staying up extremely late.

-They live in Madrid.

-Ah.

Not Paris.

OK, the tables are turned.

You're about to be so unpopular in Stoke, Eggheads, if you win this

that you will never be able to visit the city.

-Is this the point where I say I used to work in Stoke?

-Did you?

Yes, seriously.

Your question. Which Biblical name is given to a person

who supposedly brings misfortune on his companions?

-Jeremiah?

-No, he's a prophet.

-Jonah?

Yeah, must be Jonah.

-Jonah, because he brought misfortune on a trip to Nineveh.

-What about Job?

No, Job had misfortune visited upon him. He didn't bring any.

-A Jonah is somebody who brings bad luck.

-Yeah, that's right.

We're all agreed, it's Jonah cos he brought misfortune to his companions

when he was on the ship to Nineveh.

Jonah is the correct answer, Eggheads. Congratulations. You win.

Ah!

-Sue! On the knife edge there.

-They got my question.

-Yeah, that's the luck of the draw.

-I read the Bible, not Hemingway!

Well done. You really did take them to the brink,

despite your team-mates not being here with you.

They're looking suitably shamefaced.

-Bad luck.

-Thank you.

The Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them.

Their winning streak continues. You won't be going home with £8,000

and that means the money rolls over. Eggheads, congratulations.

Who will ever beat you?

If a new team challengers have the brains to defeat the Eggheads.

£9,000 says they don't. Till then, goodbye.

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd

E-mail [email protected]