Episode 91 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've won some of the country's toughest quiz shows. They are the Eggheads.

And taking on our quiz champions today are the Canterbury Belles.

The team know each other

through working together at Canterbury College

and in their spare time, they enjoy meeting up for wine-and-wisdom quiz evenings. Let's meet them.

Hi, I'm Amanda, I'm 47 and I'm a college lecturer.

Hello, Caroline, 43, lecturer.

Hello, my name's Deborah, I'm 47,

I'm a course co-ordinator and college lecturer.

Hi, I'm Jo, I'm 39 and I'm a college lecturer.

Hi, I'm Diana, I'm 48 and a college rooming co-ordinator.

So, wine and wisdom, Amanda?

More wine, less wisdom?

Some of us more wine, yes, yes.

You've got a wonderful collection of interests. You were a former stewardess on a hovercraft?

Yes, I was.

And beside you, Caroline, you've got how many pairs of shoes?

I don't think any girl likes to count how many she's got, but I've got sufficient.

-To the nearest hundred?

-I can't possibly divulge.

-Let's tell you how the game works.

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, Canterbury Belles, the Eggheads have won the last seven games,

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

The first head-to-head battle will be on the subject of Film & Television.

Challengers, you can choose who goes on that

and you can choose who to play against as well.

-Shall I do Film & Television?

-Yes, go on, then.

-I'll do Film & Television.

Who do you want to play against?

-Right, who shall we go for? What do you reckon?

-CJ?

-Yes, CJ.

-Excellent choice.

-Film & Television.

-I've never, ever lost in this category.

-Haven't you?

-He's never played it.

-I've never played it.

-I've never lost it!

-Exactly!

Don't believe a thing he says. It's the best way to play this game.

OK, so it's Deborah from the Canterbury Belles

versus CJ from the Bigheads. Sorry, Eggheads!

To ensure there's no conferring,

would you please take your positions in the question room.

Deborah, now, as you know,

I'm going to ask you three multiple-choice questions.

You can choose the first or the second set - which would you like?

I'd like to go first, please.

Deborah, who played the role of Lieutenant Bromhead in the 1964 film Zulu?

A little bit before my time so...

I think it might have been Michael Caine.

Yes, Michael Caine.

-It is Michael Caine, well done.

-Oh, excellent!

Next one for you, CJ.

In which 1984 film did Arnold Schwarzenegger famously say,

"I'll be back" for the first time?

Ah! Erm...

I'm just trying to do this... Obviously "I'll be back"

is the catchphrase, if you like, of The Terminator.

I'm checking the other two. I think 1984 is too early for them anyway,

so I'll go for The Terminator.

When you're checking the others, you're going through a filing system in your head?

I'm just checking the years of those

and I think they're both later than 1984.

You heard a whirring noise?

You're right. It was The Terminator. Well done.

OK, Deborah, your second question, here we go.

Deborah, which US TV drama is set in Cook County General Hospital?

I haven't actually watched ER.

I remember watching Chicago Hope many years ago, and St Elsewhere,

but I can't remember where, or which hospital.

They don't seem vaguely familiar... I'm going to go for ER.

-Yes.

-ER?

-Yes.

You've got it, well done. You've got it right.

Two points to the challengers.

CJ, what was the name of the gravel-voiced chauffeur

in the 1980s US TV drama Hart To Hart?

I was just trying to think of the actor who played him.

I can't remember his name. I can't remember his name.

The dog was Freeway and the chauffeur was Max.

I don't know what the dog's name was

but I'll take it from you that it's Freeway.

Yes, the chauffeur was Max, well done. Two points apiece.

Good luck. Which Hollywood producer was behind the films

Days Of Thunder, The Rock, Pirates Of The Caribbean and Top Gun?

I've heard of the films,

I can't remember but I think the one that sort of instinct,

hopefully, is telling me is right is Harvey Weinstein.

Is the wrong answer, it's Jerry Bruckheimer,

I'm sorry to say, Deborah.

So, CJ, for the round.

Who started as Pontius Pilate in the 2008 TV drama The Passion?

Now, this is where not watching TV is going to hurt me.

Um...

I don't think it's Trevor Eve.

The one that's jumping out at me, and this could be entirely misleading,

but James Nesbitt is jumping out at me, so I'll try James Nesbitt.

It was a good try, it was James Nesbitt.

CJ, well done, you've won that round.

Deborah, you were beaten by our Egghead,

so you'll not be able to help your team in the final round.

Would you both please come back and join your team mates?

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

-whilst the Eggheads haven't lost any brains. The next subject is Science.

-Oh!

"Oh," they say. Who from the challengers wants to go on side?

-Excellent! Our nominee, Caroline.

-That's me.

-Caroline, yes.

-Excellent!

-I'll go for Science.

-You're a lecturer in science?

-No, business studies.

-Right, science-related business studies?

-Not even that?

-No, just take my chance.

-There's still hope. Who would you like to take on?

-Judith.

-Judith?

-Judith, I think.

-Judith.

-Judith, I think, please.

-Caroline.

OK, Caroline from the Canterbury Belles versus Judith from the Eggheads.

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

Oh, wish me luck, girls.

-Caroline, are you ready for your science questions?

-I think I am.

You know you can choose the first or the second set, which is it to be?

I'm going to go second, yes. I'm going to go second, please.

So, Judith, we start with you.

Which birds are well known for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds

to avoid rearing their offspring themselves?

I'm sure there are lots of jokes you can make about that

but I can't think of any. I think it's a cuckoo.

Yes, it is, well done. First point to you.

Caroline, what protective proteins are produced by the human body

in response to an invasion by a foreign body?

Antimatter sounds like it's something from space, outer space.

Antihistamine is something you take when you've got hay fever,

so I think it's antibodies.

Quite right! It is.

-You look very worried, but you're doing all right.

-I am.

Judith, the primordial soup theory, tested in experiments

in the 1950s by Stanley Miller, relates to what area of science?

-The primordial soup?

-The primordial soup theory, tested in experiments

in the 1950s by Stanley Miller, relates to which area of science?

It's definitely not jet propulsion and I don't think it's genetics.

I think it's the origins of life on Earth.

We come out of the primordial soup.

We seem to, because you're right. It is the origins of life on Earth.

2-1. Back to Caroline. What name is given to the study of pressure waves

that have frequencies above the audible range for humans?

I'm afraid I think I'm going to have to take a guess at ultrasonics.

Yes, that's my answer, ultrasonics.

-Your guess suddenly firmed up.

-Yes.

-You sound so uncertain.

-I am.

-But you're right.

-Thank goodness.

-So you've got two points.

Judith, let's see if you can keep the pressure on.

Your third question.

The snubfin and the irrawaddy are closely related types of which creature?

The irrawaddy, I mean, that's the river in Burma, isn't it?

I think I'm going to say dolphin

because I think dolphins go up estuaries and rivers sometimes,

so it might be that.

It's the right answer. Three out of three, Judith. Caroline,

-you need this to avoid defeat.

-No pressure, then(!)

For what does the "I" stand in the acronym of the organisation SETI?

SETI? I've never heard of it, except from in my front room!

I'm going to really have to guess at this one.

I'm going to go for intelligence,

and I hope it's the right one. I'm not sure.

-Intelligence is your answer?

-Yeah.

-Deborah, you're nodding. Feeling good about that?

-Yes, that's right.

-Yeah, it's right, Caroline.

-Fantastic!

So, what does it stand for? Eggheads?

ALL: Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.

That's how we found you, of course.

Well, after three questions each, the scores are level.

We go to sudden death.

To make it that bit harder, these questions won't be multiple choice.

Sudden death, Judith.

Which two-word Latin phrase literally meaning "in glass"

is used to describe biological processes

made to occur outside the human body in laboratory apparatus?

I think that's in vitro.

You're quite right, as in in vitro fertilisation, IVF.

Caroline, Bellis perennis is the Latin name

given to which flower that Chaucer called "eye of the day"?

Chaucer.

-Give you the question again?

-Yes.

Bellis perennis is the Latin name given to which flower that Chaucer called "eye of the day"?

I can only think of a daisy, an oxide daisy, because it closes up when the sun goes away.

-That's my answer - daisy.

-Your answer's right, well done.

SHE GASPS

Well done! I love the shock.

Never has a daisy caused that much excitement.

Judith, back to you.

The hormone melatonin is secreted by which small gland located within the brain?

-It's the pineal gland? I don't know how to pronounce it.

-Is that your answer?

-Yep.

It is the right answer, well done.

-Pineal.

-Pineal gland.

And, Caroline, your question now to stay alive.

Once known as whalebone, the sheets of keratin

that hang from the upper jaws of certain whales

and are used to sieve food are known by what technical name?

That's a hard question. Can you repeat it slowly, please?

Yeah. Once known as whalebone,

the sheets of keratin that hang from the upper jaws of certain whales

and are used to sieve food are known by what technical name?

Ah! Sieve food, I think it could be a funnel, or something like funnel or sieve.

I'll say funnel because that's the thing that came into my head with sieving food.

-Funnel?

-Yes.

-That your answer?

-That is my answer, yes, Jeremy.

-It's wrong I'm afraid, it's baleen,

which means, Judith, congratulations to you.

Caroline, you were beaten by our Egghead. As a result,

you won't be able to help your team in the final round, bad luck.

Would you please both come back and rejoin your team mates?

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

whilst the Eggheads haven't lost any brains. Next subject is Geography.

Who from the challengers wants to play Geography,

-and who would you like to play against?

-Jo?

Who am I going to go up against?

Who did we say for Geography?

Daphne's smiled at that, Daphne always smiles, doesn't she?

-She came from Folkestone, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Daphne came from Folkestone, that's our area.

-Is it? Oh, I see.

Does that mean you should pick her or not? It's difficult.

-Yeah, I don't know if that's good or bad.

-You've got a choice, haven't you?

-Go on, then - Daphne.

-Is it you, Jo?

-Yes, it's me.

-OK, so it's Jo from the Canterbury Belles

versus Daphne from the Eggheads. To ensure there's no conferring,

please take your positions in the question room.

Jo, you choose whether you want the first or the second set, do tell me.

I think I'll go first, please.

Jo, the resort of San Antonio, well known for its nightlife, is on which island?

Oh, I haven't been to any of those places,

which doesn't help.

San Antonio.

Well, it doesn't sound like Rhodes.

It doesn't sound very Greek, San Antonio.

It could be Corfu or it could be Ibiza.

San Antonio...

It sounds Spanish, doesn't it?

Um... Oh, I'm really stuck between Ibiza or Corfu.

I'm going to go for Ibiza, please.

Well done! Ibiza's the right answer.

First point to our challengers.

So, Daphne, Saskatchewan is a province of which Commonwealth country?

Well, I've got cousins there, so I know it's Canada.

You know it is and it is, well done.

One point each. Back to you, Jo.

In which English county is the popular Woolacombe Beach?

Woolacombe Beach. My daughter's got a story book with Woolacombe Beach,

They're going to Woolacombe Fair.

But it didn't actually say which county Woolacombe Fair was in.

Devon, Dorset, Cornwall.

I need to think.

Can you repeat the question again?

Yes, I can. In which English county is the popular Woolacombe Beach?

And that's W-O-O-L-A-C-O-M-B-E.

I'm drawn towards Dorset, so I'm going to have to say Dorset.

Dorset is your answer. Eggheads, you know the answer to this?

It's Devon, it's not far from me.

-It is Devon. Sorry, Jo.

-Sorry, team.

Daphne, Providence is the capital of which American state?

Providence is the capital of which American state?

Well, unfortunately, as Eggheads, we have to learn all these capitals,

so it's Rhode Island.

It is Rhode Island, you're right.

Your third question now, Jo, and you need this one.

Eritrea is a former colony of which country?

Well, I've heard of Eritrea.

I'm leaning towards Portuguese,

but I need to have an educated reason of why I think it's Portugal.

Is it France? Is it Italy? Is it Portugal?

They say you should go with your instinct,

so I'm going to go for Portugal and hope for the best.

It's Italy.

So, I'm afraid, Jo, you have been beaten by the Egghead.

Well done, Daphne.

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

Would you both please come back and join your teams?

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

whilst the Eggheads haven't lost any brains. Last subject is Sport.

"Yes!" they all say!

Who wants to play Sport and against whom?

-It's got to be you, Diana.

-Yeah, OK.

Who are you going to go against?

-Chris.

-You reckon Chris?

-Chris.

Sport, says Diana from the Canterbury Belles, versus Chris from the Eggheads.

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

Diana, you get to choose whether you have the first or the second set.

I'll go first, please.

Diana, in which sport are you usually requested to repair your pitch marks?

Well, although they cut the field up quite a lot with rugby league,

and they make marks when they play tennis,

it's actually golf.

It is golf, you're right, well done.

Chris, for what does the "E" stand in the football abbreviation AET?

That's the score after extra time, so it's extra.

Extra is correct.

Second question to you, Diana.

Snickometer and hotspot are types of technology

used in the television coverage of which sport?

Snickometer and hotspot are types of technology

used in the television coverage of which sport?

Well, the only three of those sports that uses technology to any extent

is cricket, so my answer is cricket.

You're quite right.

Chris, your question.

In which American sport do the Atlanta Braves play the Pittsburgh Pirates?

It's not ice hockey,

and I don't think it's baseball. It's American football.

Is that your answer?

-It is.

-You're wrong! It's baseball.

CHRIS: Oh, right.

A gasp from the challengers.

Blokes batting balls about! I mean, come on.

Suddenly, an Egghead has got a question wrong. OK, Diana.

To which Olympic sport was a defensive specialist player

called the libero introduced prior to the Sydney 2000 Games?

I'll read the question again for you.

To which Olympic sport was a defensive specialist player

called the libero introduced prior to the Sydney 2000 Games?

Ooh.

I don't think it was basketball,

so it's a toss-up between handball and volleyball,

no pun intended.

I'm going to go with volleyball.

Why did you go with volleyball?

Don't know, just had a gut feeling.

Quite right, it is volleyball.

Well done, Diana.

I don't need to put another question to you, Chris,

because you can't catch her.

So well done, Diana, you took on one of the Eggheads, you emerged triumphant, to the joy of your team.

Both of you, please come back and rejoin us here in the studio.

This is what we've been playing towards, the final round, which, as always, is General Knowledge.

Those of you who lost your head to heads can't take part in this round.

So, Caroline, Deborah and Jo from the Canterbury Belles,

and Chris from the Eggheads, would you please leave the studio now?

Amanda, Diana, you are playing to win the Canterbury Belles £8,000.

Judith, Kevin, CJ and Daphne, 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, and you are allowed to confer.

So, Canterbury Belles, the question is, are your two brains better than the Eggheads' four?

Amanda and Diana, do you want to go first or second?

-We'll get it over with?

-Yes, we will, we'll get it over with, please.

-And go?

-BOTH: First.

Your question. Colloquially speaking,

what are you said to hide your light under if you conceal your talents or abilities?

Colloquially speaking, what are you said to hide your light under

if you conceal your talents or abilities?

I remember my grandmother saying that.

-Hide your light under a bushel.

-Yeah.

We're agreed on bushel.

You are agreed, and you're right, well done.

Eggheads, in Greek mythology,

what did Ariadne give Theseus to help him

find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth?

-A ball of thread.

-In Greek mythology, what did Ariadne give Theseus

to help him find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth?

It was a ball of thread.

-It was a ball of thread. Do you know which colour?

-It was luminous.

-Luminous.

-Yes.

-Thank you.

-Is that on your card?

-It's not, no, I just wondered.

1-1. Your second question, Canterbury Belles.

Which vitamin, essential to blood clotting is found in spinach, cabbage and cauliflower?

Which vitamin, essential to blood clotting,

is found in spinach, cabbage and cauliflower?

It's E or K, I can't remember which.

E is keratin, so it's not that.

Vitamin D is sunshine, isn't it?

It's E or K, so...

What shall we do?

My gut instinct says K.

-Does it?

-Yeah.

-I haven't got a gut feeling at all.

I really don't know and I will have to guess.

If you've got a gut instinct, we'll go with it.

Right, so we'll say K.

K's right.

Well done.

They're so excited behind you!

Eggheads, the Salvation Army sergeant Sarah Brown appears in which musical?

The Salvation Army sergeant Sarah Brown appears in which musical?

She's in Guys And Dolls, Jeremy.

She's in Guys and Dolls, you say?

-Yep.

-You're right. What does she do in Guys And Dolls?

Try and convert the naughty gamblers.

They do know a lot, but don't be intimidated.

They have had their embarrassments in the past,

and remember, it's £8,000 here.

Challengers, the if.comedy award, which is if.comedy award, for stand-up comedians,

previously known as the Perrier Award,

was won by whom at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival?

-I haven't got a clue.

-No, nor have I. I haven't heard of any of them.

-Haven't got...

-Normally after the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,

-you hear of them, don't you?

-Yeah.

-I have to guess.

Could you read the question one more time, please?

Of course I can. The if.comedy award for stand-up comedians,

which used to be known as the Perrier Award,

was won by whom at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival?

Who shall we go for? We've got to take a wild guess.

What name is leading you?

None of them are leaping out at us.

-They're not leaping out? They're leaping in.

-They're not.

Just have to plump for one.

Which one shall we go for?

Let's go for the girl, seeing as we're a girls' team.

-Yeah, we'll go for Zoe.

-Zoe Lyons.

-It is a wild guess.

-Bit too wild, it was Brendon Burns.

-Right.

Your question now, Eggheads.

Which famous tycoon piloted the yacht Courageous

to victory in the 1977 Americas Cup Race?

Which famous tycoon piloted the yacht Courageous

to victory in the 1977 America's Cup Race?

We think that was Ted Turner.

You're all sure about that?

-Yes, absolutely.

-Yes.

You're right. It was Ted Turner.

Congratulations, Eggheads, you've won.

Commiserations, challengers.

The Eggheads' winning streak continues.

I'm afraid you won't be going home with the £8,000,

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.

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

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