Episode 82 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 pedigree is well known,

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

They are the Eggheads.

And taking on the awesome might of the Eggheads today are

The Hanging Gale from Leeds. This team is made up of

friends and colleagues who are

regular attendees of their local pub quiz at the Myrtle in Meanwood.

Let's meet them.

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm 35 and a careers adviser.

Hi, I'm Paul. I'm 47 and I'm a university lecturer.

Hi, I'm Janet. I'm 39 and I'm a careers adviser.

Hi, I'm Steve. I'm 42 and a former care manager.

Hello, I'm Dave. I'm 50 and I'm a careers adviser.

So, Bill, you all come together through a connection

with Leeds Careers, is that right?

-We do, yes.

-And Leeds Careers is a job centre, is it, or what?

No, we work with young people aged 16 to 19, basically.

-In school and those who are unemployed.

-OK.

Good luck. Every day there is £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, Hanging Gale.

The Eggheads have won the last 12 games,

which means £13,000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

Here we go, first head-to-head battle

is on the subject of Film And TV.

Which of you wants this?

-Right, then.

-Definitely for Janet.

-This looks like Janet, yeah?

What's more, I think we should have a go at Kevin. I think we should.

-No pressure(!)

-All right. Are you ready, Kevin?

You're always ready. All right. Janet from The Hanging Gale

against Kevin from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions in the Question Room.

-Janet, you can choose, first or second set?

-I'll go first, please.

Who played the title character in the 1992 film, The Bodyguard?

That would be Kevin Costner.

No hesitation. You're completely right. One point to you.

Flying start.

Kevin, which comedy writing team wrote the TV series

Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son?

Galton and Simpson.

Yes, they were legends and you're right.

Back to you, Janet.

Which actress played the role of Judy in the 1955 film

Rebel Without A Cause?

I think that would be Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood is completely the right answer. Well done.

Kevin.

Jake, Ben and Karen are the names of the children

in which TV comedy series first shown in 2007?

I've only seen bits of it,

but I'm pretty sure those are the kids in Outnumbered.

Outnumbered is correct.

-It's really funny, that programme, as well.

-I've seen bits,

-and it's very good.

-Yeah, good new comedy.

Janet, in which country was the actress Ursula Andress born?

I've really no idea on this, I'm afraid, team.

Um...

I'm going to rule out Mexico. I'm going to go for Switzerland,

for some reason.

Switzerland is the correct answer.

JEREMY CHUCKLES

Kevin,

who declared movies require, "A beginning,

"a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order?"

I'm a little bit torn on this one.

I've heard the quote, but I can't actually remember.

I don't think it was David Lean. Um...

When you think of the films of Godard...

..who was a great film theorist as well...

I know the quote, I can't remember who said it - I'll go with Godard.

Spot on. It was Jean-Luc Godard.

So a perfect round for you both so far.

Three points apiece. Scores are level. We go to Sudden Death,

and to make it harder,

I won't give alternative answers.

-Are you ready, Janet?

-Yep.

In which TV sitcom did Brian Wilde

play a character called Foggy Dewhurst?

Um...

The Last Of The Summer Wine?

Absolutely right.

And he died in March 2008, Brian Wilde.

Kevin, your question.

If you get this wrong, you're out.

Who directed the 1992 film Peter's Friends?

Kenneth Branagh.

The correct answer, well done.

He's not shaken off very easily!

But Janet, you're doing well.

Here's your question.

Ted and Joanna are the first names of the title characters

in which Oscar-winning 1979 film?

Oh...

Worth having a guess.

I really can't think. My mind's just gone completely blank. Sorry.

Kevin, do you want to say what you think it is?

It's Kramer Vs. Kramer.

-Oh!

-Yeah.

Kramer Vs. Kramer.

So now you are in a position

to take the round and knock Janet out, Kevin. Your question.

College Boy by Derek New is the title

of the signature tune of which TV quiz?

Logically, it's got to be University Challenge, hasn't it?

University Challenge.

Yeah, logically that's it,

and that is the correct answer, Kevin, well done. You've won.

Janet, you were knocked out by our Egghead.

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

But you fought very hard there.

Please come back and rejoin your team-mates.

As it stands, the challengers have lost one brain from the final round,

whilst the Eggheads have lost none.

The next subject is Science. Who wants Science?

-Steve.

-Steve.

Steve should go.

And against which Egghead?

-Who do you think?

-Who do you think should play this one?

We'll play against Judith.

Steve from The Hanging Gale versus Judith from the Eggheads.

Just to ensure there's no conferring,

would you please take your positions in the Question Room?

Steve, good luck to you.

Three questions start here. Do you want to go first or second?

I'll go first, please, Jeremy.

Steve.

Forked and ball are both types of which natural phenomenon?

That would be lighting.

Very good. Lightning is the correct answer.

Judith, your question.

The grey squirrel is believed

to have been introduced to the UK in the 19th century from which country?

I think it came from the USA.

That's the correct answer. Back to you, Steve.

Traditionally, what's the highest category of classification

in taxonomy - the hierarchical organisation of living organisms?

I don't think it's kingdom.

Out of the other two, I think I would plump for...

genus.

Genus is wrong. And it is kingdom.

Kingdom is the correct answer.

Judith, your question.

How many hectograms, Judith, are there in a kilogram?

Well, a milligram is 1,000, isn't it?

A decagram... It's got to be... 100, I suppose.

-It's ten.

-It's ten? Dash.

Steve, she's kept you in the game.

If you get this one right,

you've a good chance of knocking an Egghead out.

Which astronomer is commemorated with a memorial

in Westminster Abbey, bearing the inscription,

"coelorum perrupit claustra,"

or, "He broke through the barriers of the heavens?"

It would be a complete guess.

I'm going to go Edmond Halley.

Bad luck. You had a one in three.

It's not Halley. It's Herschel.

Judith, if you get this right,

you will be in the final round.

Which type of bird in the Galapagos

had a profound influence on Charles Darwin's thinking

about the variability of species,

which set him on the path towards the theory of evolution?

I thought it was finches of some kind.

And it's not finches.

Unless one of those is a type of finch.

I don't know. I'm actually going to say hummingbird.

Hummingbird is wrong. It's mockingbird. Finches?

Where are you getting finches from?

He was probably more famous with the finches, but that came later.

The variations in their beaks

which had developed for different purposes.

The first ones he saw that had developed variations,

because of lack of contact between islands, were these mockingbirds.

Mockingbirds was the answer we needed.

So three questions each and now the scores are level.

We go to Sudden Death. Steve, it's that bit harder.

I'm not going to give alternative answers.

Your question. Which toad, with a yellow stripe down its back,

has the scientific name Bufo calamita

and runs in short bursts, rather than hops?

I only know one type of toad,

and that would be the natterjack.

-Is that your answer?

-Natterjack will be my answer.

OK. That's correct. Well done.

Thought to be Europe's noisiest amphibian.

Because they can hear each other over several kilometres, amazingly.

Hence natterjack.

Judith, if you don't get this right, we all know what happens, don't we?

-Yeah.

-What is the smaller of the two known satellites of the planet Mars?

Um...Phobos.

I don't know where you got that from. It's wrong.

-But it is the other one. Phobos is the larger one.

-Oh.

Deimos is the answer to that.

So valiant battle on Science, Judith.

Not your core subject.

But Steve has won and that means, Steve,

you take your place in the final. You took on an Egghead

and you emerged triumphant. What about that? Congratulations.

Please come back and rejoin your teams.

As it stands, the challengers and the Eggheads

have lost one brain each from the final round, and the next subject is Arts And Books.

Sharp intake of breath.

Who wants that?

It's got to be Paul, hasn't it?

-Paul or Dave.

-Paul or Dave? Paul?

-I think...

-You're going to...play?

-Yeah. Who against?

Confident of Chris or CJ?

I'll choose CJ, please.

Paul from The Hanging Gale against CJ from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring,

please take your positions in the Question Room.

Paul. You're an England football supporter.

I am. I used to go to tournaments with England.

I went to the France '98 World Cup

and the Euro 2000 Championships with the Football Supporters' Federation,

where we give advice and support to the travelling England fans,

and obviously support the team as well.

All right. Must be a sign of change that an England fan here is doing Arts And Books, in Eggheads.

You can choose the first set of questions or the second.

First worked for Steve, so I'll stick with first, please.

Paul, The Subtle Knife is the second novel in which series of books?

Well, I remember reading the Narnia books as a younger person

and I certainly don't remember that book.

And my children were fans of Harry Potter

and I don't remember that being a Harry Potter title,

so I'd say His Dark Materials.

Correct answer.

His Dark Materials.

CJ, "And so to bed,"

is a famous phrase associated with the writing of which person?

The man most noted for burying his Parmesan, Samuel Pepys.

Samuel Pepys is correct, CJ.

One point each.

What was the relationship between the two successful playwrights

Peter Shaffer and Anthony Shaffer?

I can remember seeing plays by Peter Shaffer, but I must admit,

I'm guessing a little bit on this.

I'm going to guess at father and son.

They were actually brothers.

Twin brothers. All right, CJ,

which Shakespeare comedy is set in Navarre

on the border of France and Spain?

Shakespeare for me ranks just about where poetry goes,

right at the very bottom.

Um...

Twelfth Night... Um...

Duke of Orsino is in Twelfth Night.

Now, is the Duke of Orsino Spanish? Doesn't sound like it.

Sounds more Italian to me. So I'm going to go Love's Labour's Lost.

-Now, Barry, you can tell him. Is he right?

-He is indeed.

Twelfth Night was set on the coast of Illyria,

which is modern-day Albania,

and As You Like It is set in the Forest of Arden.

And when CJ does his thing about, "I'm not interested in Shakespeare,

-"because he's rubbish..."

-Dagger through my heart.

CJ, you've got to understand, that hurts Barry.

I see you actually folded up in pain there.

OK, the answer is Love's Labour's Lost. Well done.

Third question. You need this one, Paul.

What was the novelist Graham Greene's first given name?

He's a novelist I've enjoyed.

I've read a number of his books,

but I must say, I'm not sure about his first name.

I'm going to go for Henry.

And you're right.

CJ, your question.

For the round.

Which writer is credited with being the first to use the expression,

"Elementary, my dear Watson,"

which was never actually said by Sherlock Holmes

in any book by Conan Doyle?

Interesting. I knew it was a misquotation.

I know Conan Doyle never used it. Um...

Oscar Wilde died in 1900, so...

I don't know, but just going on the dates

and the style of writing, I'd go for Wodehouse.

Wodehouse is...correct.

CJ, well done. It was PG Wodehouse.

So that means you've taken the round

after a brave battle.

Thereby, Paul, you were beaten by our Egghead, and as a result,

you will not be able to join your team in the final round.

Please, both, come back to us.

The challengers have lost two brains

from the final round, whilst the Eggheads have lost one brain.

Last subject is Politics.

-Who wants Politics?

-It'll be me?

-Dave?

-Who can I take on?

You've only got Barry or Chris left.

I'll take Barry. Yeah, I'll take Barry.

We'll go for Barry.

OK. Dave from The Hanging Gale against Barry from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions in the Question Room.

OK, Dave, you're a careers adviser too?

-I am indeed.

-Good luck with politics here.

I'm going to ask each of you three questions in turn and, Dave,

you can choose the first or second set.

I'll actually go second this time.

Barry, in Parliament,

what do MPs traditionally shout out when they agree with the Speaker?

It would be nice to imagine them all shouting out, "Yeah, yeah!"

Maybe if Parliament was in Liverpool.

I believe they shout out, "Hear, hear!"

They do shout out, "Hear, hear!" Of course.

Dave, your question.

-Now you wish you'd gone first?

-Yes, indeed!

Your question - in November 2008,

it was reported that until very recently,

which American politician believed that Africa was a country

rather than a continent?

Well, I think it would have been reported a bit earlier

if it had been George W. Bush, so I'm going to go for Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin is correct.

Barry, your question.

In terms of area,

which is the largest country in the European Union?

Certainly not Italy.

I think Spain is just bigger than France, so my answer is Spain.

And your answer is wrong. It's France.

-Ah!

-I'd have thought that's page one of the quizzer's handbook,

that sort of fact.

I always jump in at the middle of every book I ever read.

So, Dave,

a bit of an opportunity here. Your question.

The declaration of independence in 1965

by which territory was known as UDI?

That was the Unilateral Declaration of Independence, wasn't it?

I'm pretty sure that was Rhodesia.

-Southern Rhodesia.

-Southern Rhodesia is your answer.

And it's quite right. Yes.

TEAM-MATES CLAP

Barry.

When was the last time a UK general election was held on a day

other than a Thursday?

Gosh.

I'm hoping it was before I was born

because I don't think '65 was not held on a Thursday.

But I'm really not sure on this.

It was a long time ago. I'm going to go for 1944 and hope I'm correct.

-Do any of our challengers know?

-1931.

-What makes you think that?

-I don't think there were general elections

in the other two years.

Interesting.

Hadn't crossed my mind, but...

-But you're right. 1931, Barry.

-Oh!

Not '44. So there's two great quizzing facts

you're going to remember for the rest of your life.

Barry, that means you're not in the final round. There's no way back.

So very well done to Dave there.

You will join your team in the final.

You've emerged triumphant against our Egghead.

Come back to the studio.

So, this is what we've been playing towards.

It's time for the final round - General Knowledge.

I'm afraid those who lost

the head-to-heads won't be allowed to take part in this round.

So Paul and Janet from The Hanging Gale

and Barry and Judith from the Eggheads,

would you leave the studio?

Bill, Steve and Dave, you are playing to win The Hanging Gale £13,000.

Chris, Kevin and CJ, you are playing for something which money can't buy,

the Eggheads' reputation.

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

The questions are all general knowledge. You are allowed to confer.

Bill, Steve and Dave, do you want to go first or second?

I think we've just decided to go first.

Very best of luck to you.

Which famous aircraft

was usually powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine?

It's definitely the Spitfire, is it?

Spitfire?

I think...Steve here thinks it's a Spitfire.

-He's right.

-Well done, Steve.

-Spitfire is correct.

Eggheads, "'Begin at the beginning,' the King said gravely,

"'and go on till you come to the end, then stop,'"

is a quotation from which 1865 novel?

Yes.

It's not The Hobbit, because that was written

in the 20th century. It's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.

It's the right answer. Well done.

Back to you, Hanging Gale -

In finance, what is the name of the American company that claims

to be the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings?

-Standard And Poor's?

-Is it definitely Standard And Poor's?

-It's the only one of those that I've heard of. It is.

-It is.

I think we're going on this one for Standard And Poor's.

It doesn't sound right, but it is right.

Standard And Poor's.

They've been taking an bit of a bashing lately, haven't they?

Eggheads, your question.

Running to keep up here.

The Man In Seat Sixty-One is a website

that gives advice and information to whom?

The Man In Seat Sixty-One is a website

that gives advice and information to whom?

-It's a travel website, isn't it?

-Is it?

-I think so.

-OK,

if you say so. Well, I've never heard of it,

and it falls in my remit, but I'm told it's rail travellers.

You're right.

Eggheads, two points each.

Your third question,

keep the pressure on here.

Which commodity was described by Galileo

as sunlight held together by water?

-Galileo?

-Did Galileo drink?

-Apple juice?

I think wine out of those.

He probably did come across whiskey.

I'd have thought wine or fruit.

Wine is going to be like,

grown by the sunlight, aren't they?

Fruits, apples and grapes are grown by the sunlight.

It doesn't make sense to just describe wine

-as that, does it?

-Whiskey?

Unless he's talking about grape takes in the sunlight...

That's what I'm saying. And then this...

-We're going to have to go with wine.

-Wine, yeah.

We think, we're not totally sure on this,

but I think we're having to go for wine.

-Wine is correct.

-Well done.

They're very excited behind you!

Eggheads, if you get this wrong,

our brilliant Hanging Gale have won £13,000.

What was the name of the Cardinal Archbishop of Manila,

from the mid-1970s to 2003?

Well, Cardinal Polish, my mum used to polish the front step with.

It was Cardinal Sin.

Cardinal Polish, it was not.

Cardinal Sin is the correct answer.

Well done, Eggheads. You're still in the game. We go to Sudden Death.

It's level pegging after three questions.

I'm not going to give you multiple choice.

You have to give me the answer.

Lilibet is the pet name of which member of the Royal Family?

The Queen?

-Well, who else could it be?

-Elizabeth...

Yeah, but have a think about who it could be apart from that.

-I think we'll go with that first instinct.

-We'll go with it, yes.

-We're going to go with the Queen.

-The Queen is right.

It was that straightforward.

Lilibet, Elizabeth, the Queen. Well done.

Eggheads, Jeudi is the French name for which day of the week?

Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi.

-So it's Thursday?

-Yes.

-Thursday.

Thursday is correct.

Back to you.

What is the Polish word for Polish?

The country is Polska. So Polski could be the language.

-Polski. I think Polski.

-Polski.

We're going to go for Polski.

Brilliant. Well done.

Eggheads, if you get this wrong, they take the money.

Which pop manager's family owned the chain of shops called NEMS,

North End Music Stores, based in Liverpool?

NEMS Enterprises used to have a lot of people's copyrights, didn't they?

We'll go with Brian Epstein?

Yes, Brian Epstein.

Is the right answer. Brian Epstein.

Hanging Gale -

Assay offices for the hallmarking of precious metals

are now only found in four British cities - Sheffield, Birmingham,

London and which other?

-Edinburgh.

-Is it Edinburgh?

-Are sure it's not Glasgow?

-I'm not sure...

-I would go Edinburgh though.

I think if we're going to go for a Scottish one, we have to go for Edinburgh.

I think we're going to go, out of the two,

I think we're going to go for Edinburgh.

It's Edinburgh.

Good play.

Eggheads, if you get this wrong,

then you've lost, and they take the money.

Grimsetter is the former name

of the airport which serves which British group of islands?

Can you spell it, Jeremy?

Grimsetter. G-R-I-M-S-E-T-T-E-R -

is the former name of the airport

which serves which British group of islands?

-Have you been to the one in the Orkneys?

-That's Kirkwall. Has it always been called Kirkwall?

It sounds more...

-Shetland and Orkneys.

-It's in the Outer Hebrides.

-Nothing in the Scillies?

-No.

-It can't be the Channels?

I think we've really come down to the Orkneys or the Shetlands.

I'd be inclined to go for Shetlands myself.

-So would I.

-But does the language suit the Shetlands?

Yeah, they're both Nordic.

It sounds, I don't know, to me, it sounds as though

-it's more likely to be Shetlands.

-If you're all happy, we'll go Shetlands.

-Yes.

-Happy to go for it.

-OK.

It's either the Orkneys or the Shetlands

and we think it's the Shetlands.

It's the Orkneys. Congratulations, challengers. You've won!

Yes.

Kirkwall now and Grimsetter before.

-Have you been there?

-Yes.

Oh, yes. We've been there.

Fantastic. £13,000. What are you going to spend the money on?

-Anything fun?

-Maybe a holiday or something. I don't know.

-A holiday in the Orkneys.

-Can we all go to Shetland?

-Why not?

-Maybe we should be to the Orkneys.

It's great to have a winning team - you played really well.

Thank you. You've won £13,000.

You are officially cleverer than the Eggheads. All of you!

You can applaud if you want.

You've proved they can be beaten, that's the crucial thing.

Join us next time on Eggheads to see if a new team of challengers

will be as successful. Until then, goodbye.

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