Episode 103 Eggheads

These five 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 pit their wits against possibly

the greatest quiz team in Britain. You might recognise them,

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

They are the Eggheads.

And taking on our quiz champions today are the Pints and Jets from

West Sussex. The team all work at the same bank together and,

despite normally quizzing on separate teams,

they've joined forces to conquer the Eggheads, hopefully.

Let's meet them.

Hello, I'm Phil, I'm 36 and I'm a part-time bank official,

part-time house husband.

Hello, I'm Angela, I'm 45 and I'm a bank official.

Hi, I'm Ray, I'm 45 and I'm a bank official.

Hello, I'm Lisa, I'm 40 and I'm a bank official.

Hi, I'm Theresa, I'm 39 and I'm also a bank official.

So, Phil, you all work together?

-We do.

-And you are, I gather,

a house husband and a bank clerk simultaneously?

I do, I work part-time at the bank and look after my children

for the rest of the week, the beginning of the week.

-How old are they?

-Alex is six, Jessica is four.

A six-year-old and a four-year-old, is that more difficult than a bank, or not?

-Yes, it must be.

-Yes, it is.

-We've got a lot of

-music going on here, haven't we?

-Your favourite band is?

-Metallica.

-Metallica. We've got... Who's the Dylan fan?

-That's me, Jeremy.

And glam rock?

-That's me.

-OK, look, we're

praying that music comes up for you, you're going to be strong on it.

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, Pints and Jets, the Eggheads have won the last three games, I can

tell you, which means £4,000 says you can't beat them. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Want to try?

-Yes.

-The first head-to-head battle

will be on the subject of, not music, Arts and Books.

Challengers, tell us, who wants to play?

-Who's this one?

-No, I don't want it, no.

-OK.

-Do you want it?

-OK.

Angela will be doing this one.

Angela, which Egghead looks like cracking?

-Daphne.

-Daphne?

-Yep. Daphne. Daphne, please.

-Daphne, OK.

So, Angela from Pints and Jets versus Daphne from the Eggheads.

Just to ensure there's no conferring,

please take your positions in the question room.

So, Angela, you're married to Phil?

-I am.

-So, Alex and Jessica who we spoke about are your children?

-They are, yes.

So, you're also sharing this house duties and bank duties?

I work full-time at the bank and I spend most of my time

at the weekends with the children, the housework doesn't get done.

Let's see if the quiz work gets done. Daphne, you have

played 29 Arts and Books and lost four.

-Oh, right.

-Don't sound so surprised, I know you know that.

-I don't!

-You know everything!

I'm going to ask each of you three questions

on Arts and Books in turn, whoever answers the most questions

is the winner and, Angela, you can choose the first or second set.

I'll go for the first.

Angela, which Shakespeare character delivers the lines,

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears,

"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him"?

Oh, good grief!

Brutus.

Is that a guess or a factual stab?

It's a guess.

And it is the wrong answer, I'm sorry, Angela.

Mark Antony is the answer.

OK, Daphne,

where does Winston Smith work in George Orwell's novel 1984?

Do you know, I remember reading this.

I took 1984 with me to my very first guide camp, not a very good choice,

but it's the Ministry of Truth.

The Ministry of Truth it is, thank you.

OK, Angela, let's pull it back.

The Velveteen Rabbit is the best known work

by which children's author?

Ah!

I'll go for Lynne Reid Banks.

It's actually Margery Williams.

So, Daphne, to you.

-Jeremy.

-If you get this right, you have taken

the round because it wouldn't be possible for Angela to come back

and get two points from this position.

So, your question is this. Which Roman poet, born in 43BC,

is ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three

canonical poets of Latin literature?

The date doesn't help at all and they're all poets.

I think the one that I've heard most of is Ovid,

so I shall go for Ovid.

You are right, Daphne, right again.

-I'm sorry, Jeremy!

-No, don't apologise!

-Apologise to Angela.

-Yeah, sorry.

You didn't even let her off the blocks. Well done, Daphne.

Angela, sorry, you were beaten by our Egghead, it does happen.

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

so do both of you please come back and rejoin your teams.

Tough one, Angela, very tough.

-Do you think you would have done better if you had gone second maybe?

-No.

So, there's no straw to clutch at there.

All right, as it stands, still lots to play for,

challengers have lost one brain from the final round,

the Eggheads have lost no brains, but it's early.

Next subject is Geography,

who from the challengers wants to go geographical?

Phil, it's one of your stronger ones.

-I'll take it.

-Yep, Phil.

-You're going to take it?

-Yep.

-OK,

and who do you want to play against?

-Do you think Judith or CJ?

-Judith or CJ,

-it's up to you, your choice.

-Judith, please.

So, it's Phil from the Pints and Jets against Judith,

how confident are we today?

I don't know. I can't remember what my statistics are.

There's ups and downs with Judith, you might catch her on a good day.

To ensure there's no conferring, please take your positions in the question room.

Just tell us about the team name, Pints and Jets, where does that come from?

Well, myself and Ray were in a quiz team called Another Pint Anyone?, there was just the two of us

and we used to go to a pub quiz in Crawley, called ourselves Another Pint Anyone?

We thought it was amazingly funny because the quiz master would say Another Pint Anyone?

And everyone used to go, "Yes, please", and that sort of died down

after about a week but the name stuck, and the ladies used to be

in a team called Jets, so we just merged for the purpose of Eggheads and Pints and Jets we are.

Pints and Jets you are, good. OK, well I'll ask each of you three questions on Geography in turn,

they're multiple choice.

-Phil, you can choose first or second set.

-I'll go first, please, Jeremy.

OK, Stalybridge and Oldham are towns

on the outskirts of which English city?

Bit further up the motorway than Birmingham, Stalybridge and Oldham,

and they're just on the outskirts of Manchester.

Correct.

You're on your way.

Judith, on which continent

would you find storm-bringing polar winds called pamperos?

Well, it sounds like South America

because of the pampas and it sounds vaguely sort of Spanish,

so I would imagine it's South America.

You've imagined it's South America, what's your answer?

The conviction you want is South America.

-I know I'm never going to get it.

-No, you aren't.

You're right, South America. 1-1.

OK, Phil, South Beach, famous for its Art Deco buildings,

is a district in which American city?

My instinct before it came up was actually Miami,

but now seeing San Francisco I'm not so sure.

I'm going to plump for Miami.

You said that with your teeth gritted!

I'm not entirely sure, but I'll go for Miami.

How painful will this be if it's wrong?

We'll find out in a minute.

-It's not wrong, you got it right, well done.

-Go on!

Judith, the Comoros Islands are situated off the east coast

of which African country?

Well, I'm fairly sure

they're in the Indian Ocean, so that would rule out Namibia.

Whether they are as far north as Eritrea

and whether that's actually in the... I think it's Mozambique.

Well done, you're right. It's tight, 2-2.

Your third question, Phil.

What is the westernmost point in mainland Wales?

(JEREMY STRUGGLES WITH PRONUNCIATION)

I bet you enjoyed my pronunciation there!

I have absolutely no idea.

Carreg yr Esgob sounds like a Dylan Thomas play.

Carn ar Wig or Pen Dal-aderyn, absolutely no idea.

I've never heard of any of them.

-Is that because of the way I pronounced them?

-No.

Carreg yr Esgob.

I'm trying to get something from deep in my mind, nothing's coming up.

I'm drawn to Carreg yr Esgob for no reason whatsoever.

Carreg yr Esgob.

Carreg yr Esgob,

I don't know where you would start trying to work out the rights and

wrongs of this, but it's wrong, I'm afraid.

It's Pen Dal-aderyn. So, you have to hope here that Judith bails out.

Here's your question.

Iron Knob,

the birthplace of Australia's steel industry, is located in which state?

Oh, dearie me! That's another pig of a question.

Well, I don't suppose it's Western Australia,

because I think that was the last that was settled.

So it's either New South Wales or South Australia.

I think I'm going to plump for New South Wales.

-That's your answer?

-Uh-huh.

Eggheads, do you think she's got it right?

-I hope so.

-You don't know?

No, I've vaguely heard of it, I would have gone for New South Wales.

It's got to be somewhere where there's both iron ore and coal,

and that's New South Wales.

You're all wrong! It's South Australia.

What a bore!

Breathe a sigh of relief, challengers. This is looking good.

Go on, Phil.

Now, we've done our three multiple choice questions, what we do now

is to make it that bit harder.

It's sudden death and I'm not going to give you three alternatives,

you have to give me the answer.

So, your question, Phil, is this.

What is the official currency of San Marino?

The official currency of San Marino is the euro.

You're right.

I thought it was a trick question for a moment.

I could see you searching for the trick, but there wasn't one.

Judith, which mountain is known as Sagarmatha in Nepali

and Chomolungma in Tibetan?

I was trying to think if Everest straddles both of those.

Can you get up Everest from Tibet?

My geography has deserted me at the moment.

I think Everest.

And you're right, well done.

Phew!

Back to you, Phil. The only two landlocked countries

in South America are Paraguay and which other?

Yeah, they both lie directly under Brazil and that's Bolivia.

Spot on!

Great play from our challengers here. Judith, the German cities

of Dresden and Hamburg are situated on which river?

The Rhine.

-Is that your answer?

-Yeah.

-It's wrong.

It's the Elbe.

Oh, dear, well I had Elbe and Oder in my head.

I'm afraid that doesn't count, they have to come out of your head

-for it to count.

-I know.

Well done, Phil! Well done to our challengers,

the Pints and Jets, taking on the Eggheads, emerging triumphant.

That's great news - Phil can now play in the final round

and one senses he knows his stuff.

Do both of you come back, rejoin your teams.

So, as it stands the Eggheads and the challengers have lost one brain each from the final round.

Next subject is Film and Television.

Which of you wants to take on which Egghead?

-That would be Theresa. Theresa?

-Yeah.

-Theresa, please.

Theresa, OK.

-Who do you want to take on?

-I think Chris.

-Chris.

-Yes?

Chris, please.

OK, so, it's Theresa from the Pints and Jets

versus Chris from the Eggheads

and please do take your places in the Question Room.

So, I'm gonna ask each of you three questions on Film and Television in turn.

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

I would like the first ones, please.

"An adventure 65 million years in the making"

is the tagline from which 1993 Steven Spielberg film?

Well, I don't believe it's Jaws,

and I don't think it's War of the Worlds either.

I'm going to go for Jurassic Park.

Quite right, well done!

Confidence is building in your team.

Chris, a painting known as The Fallen Madonna by Van Klomp

was a feature of which TV sitcom in the 1980s?

I notice you didn't give the painting its full title,

but it was 'Allo 'Allo!

Help me out here, what was the full title?

The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies

and the Big Vase with the Cracked Daisies.

It's only because we didn't have time.

All right, Theresa.

In the TV cartoon series The Flintstones,

what is the name of Barney and Betty's adopted son?

I know Dino is the pet dinosaur,

Hoppy, I don't actually recall that being in The Flintstones,

so I'm going to go for Bamm Bamm.

Bamm Bamm is bang on, you've got it.

CLAPPING

Challengers ahead of the Eggheads, Chris could pull it back.

Chris, your question, which actress received her 24th BAFTA nomination

in 2008 for her role in the TV period drama Cranford?

I don't think Maggie Smith or Eileen Atkins were in Cranford,

but Judi Dench certainly was, so I'll say Judi Dench.

Good play, you're right, it was Judi Dench.

So, our third multiple choice question now, Theresa.

Who, in 1994, became only the second woman in history

to be nominated for a best director Academy Award?

I'm not 100% sure on this one.

I have heard of Sofia Coppola,

I'm not familiar with the other two.

Um...

On the basis of that I think I'll have to go for Sofia Coppola.

That's wrong! It was Jane Campion.

Anyone want to tell us?

Kevin, this is your field.

-CJ: Portrait Of A Lady?

-No, it will be for The Piano.

-The Piano.

-For The Piano.

-Yes.

-Which is 1993.

Chris, your chance to take it.

What is the name of the 1990 sequel, directed by Jack Nicholson,

to Roman Polanski's award-winning film Chinatown?

Well, the private eye in Chinatown was Jake Gittes,

so the sequel would be The Two Jakes.

-That's your answer?

-Uh-huh.

You're right, Chris.

Well done, you've taken the round.

Theresa, you were beaten, so you can't play in the final round today.

Please both of you come back, rejoin your team mates.

As it stands, the challengers have lost two brains from the final round,

the Eggheads have lost one. The last subject now is History.

Who from our challengers would like to play in this round? Ray or Lisa?

-What do you reckon?

-I'm rubbish at history. Are you any good?

-Not much better.

-Do you want me to take it?

Yeah, if you don't mind. Lisa will take it.

-Lisa's doing it.

-OK, Lisa, and you can choose either CJ or Kevin.

-Kevin!

-Yeah, right(!) LAUGHTER

People are slightly frightened of you, Kevin.

-They are slightly frightened!

-CJ, yeah.

-CJ, please.

OK. So, it's Lisa from the Pints and Jets versus CJ, surprise, surprise

from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring, please do leave the studio.

So, each of you will have three questions on history,

multiple choice and Lisa, first or second set?

I'll go first, please.

Lisa, during which major conflict

did the New York Draft Riots of 1863 take place?

I think I'm gonna rule out the Boer War, so one of the other two.

I really have no idea, I'm gonna go with the American Civil War.

Your team are pleased. Well done, you got it right.

CLAPPING

CJ, during World War Two,

ack-ack was an informal term for a type of what?

I used to know what it meant or why it was called ack-ack,

it might just be from the sound, but it was an anti-aircraft gun.

Yes, it was, well done. One-all.

Lisa, Babieca was the warhorse of which Spanish military leader,

who died in Valencia in 1099?

Again, I really have no idea on this.

I'm gonna go with...El Cid.

-Based on what?

-A complete guess.

-You remember the horse?

-No, I remember nothing.

I know the name El Cid, I've heard of El Cid but...

Often it's a very good way to guess is just the most familiar name.

-Well done, you've done it.

-Go on!

CLAPPING

CJ, which British statesman and naval leader was assassinated

by the IRA in Donegal Bay in 1979?

I think that was Lord Mountbatten.

I think it was. You're quite right, Lord Mountbatten is the answer.

So, two points each.

Which event, Lisa, in 1282 led to the French King of Naples

and Sicily, Charles of Anjou being overthrown?

This is going to have to be another complete guess.

I'm going to say...

the Island Mass.

That's the wrong answer, I'm afraid.

It was the Sicilian Vespers in 1282.

CJ, you can take the round and stay in the contest

if you get this right.

Which European monarch declared four state bankruptcies

between 1557 and 1596?

Rudolf II of Hungary I know absolutely nothing about.

I think the dates are OK for Philip II of Spain,

latter half of the 16th century, I think.

And he did have a lot of armadas to pay for, didn't he,

which kept getting shipwrecked.

Um...

I've really got nothing to go on here.

On the little scraps of information I have

I will try Philip II of Spain.

The scraps were enough, you're right.

Well done, CJ.

-Did you know that, Lisa?

-No.

I don't think you really knew it either, CJ, but you got there.

Congratulations. Lisa, you were beaten by our Egghead

and as a result you can't help your team in the final round.

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

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

it's time for the final round, General Knowledge.

If you lost your head to head you can't compete in this round.

So, Angela, Lisa and Theresa from the Pints and Jets

ad Judith from the Eggheads, would you please now leave the studio?

OK, Phil and Ray, you're playing to win the Pints and Jets £4,000.

Kevin, CJ, Daphne and Chris, you're playing for something which money can't buy, the Eggheads' reputation.

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

This time the questions are all general knowledge,

you are allowed to confer.

Pints and Jets, the question is, are your two brains

better than the Eggheads' four?

Do you want the first set of questions or the second?

I think we've gone first all the way through, so we might as well stick with it. First, please.

Very best of luck, gentlemen.

Who did Adrian Edmondson marry in 1985?

It's absolutely amazing,

I actually opened their joint bank account,

so it's Jennifer Saunders, I believe, yes.

Jennifer Saunders, Jeremy.

It is Jennifer Saunders.

I'm relieved you remembered that accurately.

Eggheads, which creature is a national symbol of Canada?

That would be the beaver.

You're right, it is.

One apiece.

Now this can end suddenly, challengers, so keep focused.

In an American college, a junior

would be in which year of a four-year course?

I think it's second possibly because I think first,

I'm sure there's something before Junior at American colleges,

it's only something at the back of my brain.

-Something, junior, senior?

-I think so.

It wouldn't be third for any reason, would it?

Why would it be third? I can't think third, it could be.

We'll go for second.

Second, yeah, We'll go for second, Jeremy.

First is too obvious, but we might be missing the point completely here.

We'll go for second.

You're saying second, because it was in your mind, Ray?

Something in the background.

It's third, I'm afraid. I'm afraid you got it wrong.

OK, Eggheads, to take the advantage.

What is the name of the colonel who works with Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady?

-Pickering, everyone?

-Pickering.

What's the name of the colonel

who works with Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady?

-It's Colonel Pickering.

-You're right, well done.

So, you really need this, Pints and Jets.

If you don't get this, the Eggheads will have won the contest.

The Queen's messengers who deliver important documents by hand

to British embassies and consulates around the world

are known by what nickname?

Have you any idea?

I don't think it's Golden Whippets.

No, it doesn't sound right, does it?

Copper Lurchers? Why not Golden Whippets?

-Whippet's a dog.

-So is a greyhound, so is a lurcher, they're all dogs.

No, what I'm saying is, dogs from up north,

why would they be associated with...

True, OK.

It sounds like it should be Silver Greyhound, shouldn't it?

-Copper Lurchers.

-Copper Lurchers.

Silver Greyhound seems more likely to me, because if they're going fast,

well, I don't know if they're going fast or not,

but if they're getting places,

and of course you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth...

That's a bit tenuous, Phil.

-Yeah, go on then, Silver Greyhound.

-Silver Greyhounds, Jeremy.

-Is the correct answer.

-Well done, mate.

Eggheads, if you get this right, you've won the contest

and you've knocked our Pints and Jets out.

Which Oscar-winning actor reportedly dumped Isabelle Adjani,

his pregnant girlfriend of four years, by fax?

I think it was Daniel Day-Lewis. Of the three...

-It's certainly not Clooney.

-It's not Clooney.

-It's not Clooney.

-I've never heard of Brody doing anything frankly.

-No.

-I think Daniel Day-Lewis.

-Yeah.

I just, you know...

-It's one of those things that sort of floats around.

-Yes.

-OK?

-Yeah, OK.

-You two happy with Daniel Day-Lewis?

-Yeah.

-No idea at all, Kevin.

Yeah, we're not absolutely certain.

It's not George Clooney.

We're not absolutely certain between the other two,

we think it's Daniel Day-Lewis though.

-You've ruled out Adrian Brody?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

You're right to, it is Daniel Day-Lewis.

Congratulations, Eggheads! You've won.

Commiserations, the Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them,

they still reign supreme over quizland.

I'm afraid you won't be going home with the £4,000,

which means that the money rolls over to the next show.

Eggheads, congratulations! Who will beat you?

Join us next time to see if the new challengers have the brains

to defeat the Eggheads.

£5,000 says they don't.

Until then, goodbye.

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