06/12/2010 Weakest Link

'Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

'Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

'The others will leave with nothing, when voted off as the weakest link.'

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They've just met but, to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Chris. I'm 20. I'm from Gillingham in Dorset.

I'm a modern languages student.

I'm Janice. I'm 52.

I'm from Edinburgh, and I'm a platform administrator.

I'm Howard. I'm 65.

I'm from Bradford in West Yorkshire and I'm a sales manager.

I'm Chloe. I'm 25. I'm from north London and I'm a PR executive.

I'm James. I'm 30. I'm from Milton Keynes and I work in marketing.

I'm Heidi. I'm from Llanelly and I'm a hair stylist.

I'm Richie. I'm 55 from Greasby on the Wirral. I'm a barman and a DJ.

I'm Natalie. I'm 31. I'm from Newent in Gloucestershire. I'm a teacher.

My Greg. I'm 41. I'm from Whitehaven in Cumbria. I'm a technical author.

To remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money.

Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.

Round one, three minutes on the clock. We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Chloe. Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

In maths, what is seven minus one?

Six.

In extraterrestrial sightings,

which word goes before "saucer" to give a term

for a UFO shaped like a disc?

Flying.

What K is the action traditionally performed by people

on the Blarney Stone in Ireland and under mistletoe at Christmas?

Kiss.

Which word can mean both "a large bag"

and a dismissal from a job?

Sack.

A boar is a pig of which sex?

Male.

In the construction industry, the nickname chippy is applied to whom,

a carpenter or a bricklayer?

Carpenter.

In UK postal addresses,

"street" is usually shortened to what two-letter abbreviation?

St.

A popular nursery rhyme begins

"Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden..." what?

Grow.

In human anatomy, which pair of sense organs

are located on either side of the head?

-Ears.

-Bank.

You've reached your £1,000 target.

That money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.

Who's possibly the spam in your inbox?

Who might have tried to join Brain Cells Reunited and been rejected?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'In an impressive first round, Chloe is the strongest link, as she banked all the money.

'Statistically, the weakest link is James, but who'll be the first to take the walk of shame?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Richie.

Howard.

Richie.

Heidi.

Howard.

Chris.

Howard.

Richie.

Howard.

-Where do you come from, James?

-I live in Milton Keynes.

-And what do you do?

-I work in marketing.

-For Buckinghamshire Bakers?

-No. For a retailer, Anne.

-What retailer?

-A catalogue retailer

-What catalogue retailer?

-Argos.

-Why do they need a catalogue?

So you can find what you want really quickly then come in and buy it.

In Milton Keynes, is that the nearest they get to a book?

Um, no. We've got fantastic schools. Bright kids in Milton Keynes, Anne.

-And why are there no pens to use?

-There's always pens to use, Anne.

-That must be the only branch!

-I didn't know you were a customer. I'll get that sorted for you.

-Why Howard?

We all had a great round. I had to choose someone.

-I just saw him out the corner of my eye.

-Janice.

-Where are you from?

-From Edinburgh.

-What do you do?

-I work for a financial company. I'm on the phone all day to financial advisors.

-Are you?

-Mm-hm.

-Telling them what?

-How to use our system.

-You train them, do you?

-I coach them, yes.

-All over?

-All over Britain. Yes.

-And the world?

-Er, no. Not yet. Give us time.

I know what I want to know. People in boring jobs, what do you do when you're not doing that?

-I do a bit of life drawing, Anne.

-Y-yes. What? Nude men?

Men and women, yes.

-I thought about being the model but I need a few more pounds.

-On?

-On. Yeah.

-Why Howard?

Cos he's next to me. Nearest person.

-Howard, where are you from?

-Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Ooh. That's lovely(!) And what do you do?

I'm a sales manager for a conservatory company.

-You're quite old, aren't you?

-Er, yes, I suppose. Compared to you.

-65?

-Yes, 65.

-Isn't it time to retire?

I can't really afford to. I've been married three times.

Have you? You're on the third Mrs Howard?

-I'm afraid so.

-Is she any better than the other two?

-A lot better.

-She's got your tea on the table?

-Yes. Very good cook.

-Is she 65?

-She's slightly a bit younger than me.

-What's "slightly a bit", Howard?

-33 years.

-Really?

-How did you swing that, Howard?

-I met my wife in Thailand.

-You didn't(?)

-I did. My wife worked in the hotel I stayed in.

-Doing what, exactly?

-Actually, she ran the hotel.

-Where do you live in Bradford? Big house?

-Three-bedroom detached.

-How does it accommodate her family?

-None of her family have been over.

-Really? When are they arriving?

-I go at least once a year to take her home to see her family.

Why Richie?

Richie was the only one that stumbled a bit, that's all. We all got questions right.

-But they chose you, Howard.

-I know.

Howard, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I saw my name come up on the board, I kept counting

and thinking, "Well, it's looking that it could be an even match."

But when the last board came up and it was Howard, I knew I'd lost.

Round two. You have £1,000. We're taking ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Chloe. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which word for the vapour into which water is converted when heated

is used to describe most trains fuelled by coal?

-Evaporate.

-Steam.

The songs Tragedy and You Win Again

were UK Number One singles in 1979 and 1987 respectively

for which group?

-Abba.

-Bee Gees.

Going well(!) The 18th-century naturalist Sir Joseph Banks

sailed round the world on an expedition led by whom,

Captain James Cook or Captain Jack Sparrow?

Captain James Cook.

The acts of arriving and leaving

are referred to as "comings and..." what?

Goings.

In the sitcom Fawlty Towers, what was the name of the wife of Basil?

-Sybil.

-What T is the name of a ball game played on a court

in which competitors use shots called the half volley,

the drop shot and the lob?

Tennis.

During the Cold War, the phrase "panda diplomacy"

was applied to the donation of wildlife

to world leaders visiting which country?

-Russia.

-China.

What must be registered with the DVLA in Swansea,

digital cameras or motor vehicles?

Motor vehicles.

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean Sea to which ocean?

The Atlantic.

In film, what surname is shared by the father and son

leading actors Kirk and Michael?

Douglas.

In weaponry, what B follows "cross" and "long"

to give the names of two devices that fire bolts and arrows?

Bow.

At a song recital, the accompanist usually plays

which keyboard instrument?

-Piano.

-Bank.

The rodent largely responsible for the spread of bubonic plague

across Europe was the black... what?

Rat.

An oil-based paint that dries with a slight sheen

is what, bombshell or eggshell?

Eggshell.

The professional partner of Lou Costello

from 1936 to 1957 was Bud... who?

-Holly.

-Abbott.

The multiplication sign is represented by a symbol

that resembles which letter of the alphabet?

X.

A person who's attempting to recover his strength

after a defeat or humiliating experience is "licking his..." what?

-Wounds.

-Bank.

Members of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints

are known informally by what single word name?

-Christian.

-Mormons. In money...?

Time's up. You only won £350. Whose fault was that?

Who's the bump in your billiard table?

Who's giving you nothing but grief? Time to vote off the weakest link.

'With no correct answers, Chris is the weakest link.

'The strongest link is Natalie, but will the team notice that?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

James.

James.

James.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

-Where are you from, Heidi?

-Llanelly in south Wales.

-Y-yes. And what do you do?

-I'm a hair stylist.

-Where do you work?

-A small family-run business in the centre of Llanelly.

-Called?

-Vanity Fair.

-That sounds trendy. Are you doing young people?

-A lot are in their 70s and 80s.

-Every day is a pensioner special?

-Yes.

-Do you do extras at home?

-Yes, I do.

-Is that what you're doing in all your spare time?

No. I show dogs as well. If I'm not grooming humans I'm grooming dogs.

-MIMICS ACCENT:

-Grooming dogs and grooming humans?

-In Llanelly?

-Oh. Your accent's not bad.

-N-no.

If you want to try a new style on a dog do you practise it on a pensioner?

-That's a good idea. I hadn't tried that.

-Why Chris?

He had a few questions wrong and he hesitated on the first one.

-What do you do, Greg?

-I'm a technical author.

-You're technically an author?

-Or...?

-It's a bit of both, really.

-I write operating instructions to run a plant.

-What sort of plant?

-It stores nuclear waste.

-Are all your technical catalogues, are they in English?

-Yes.

Y-yes.

Has anyone ever offered you money in cash to write them in North Korean?

No. Hopefully, they never will.

-Why Chris?

-The lad got two questions wrong. One of them was hard.

He didn't bank any money so that was what swung it.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Seeing my name coming up was a bit crushing but I was absolutely expecting it.

I wish the rest the best of luck.

Round three. In the bank, £1,350. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link. That's little Natalie.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In Italian cuisine,

the cured meat served with melon is known in English as Parma... what?

-Ham.

-In domestic animals, Pembroke and Cardigan are two breeds

of which type of dog?

-Terrier.

-Corgi.

What W is a common alternative term for a herbicide?

Weedkiller.

What name that is a pun on the Latin word humerus

is a popular term for a part of the elbow?

Funny bone.

Undiscovered was the title of a UK Number One album in 2006

for the British singer James... who?

Morrison.

The name of which feature seen on many houses

can precede "pot", "stack" and "sweep"

to make three familiar terms?

-Chimney.

-To "half inch" something means to do what,

measure it or steal it?

Steal it.

-Bank.

-In internet addresses, the domain name IN

represents which Asian country?

-Indonesia.

-Even India.

The ocean tides are the result of the gravitational pull on Earth

mainly by the moon but also which other heavenly body?

The sun.

The films Rear Window, North By Northwest

and The Birds were all directed by whom?

Alfred Hitchcock.

What A is the usual name of the renunciation of the British throne

in 1936 by King Edward VIII?

-Abide.

-Abdication.

The code-breaking board game devised in the 1970s

involving a system of coloured pegs

shares its name with which long-running TV quiz?

-Battleships?

-Mastermind. In cricket, a batsman whose shot hits the ground

before crossing the boundary scores how many runs?

-Six.

-Four. The oesophagus is part of which system in the human body,

digestive or immune?

Digestive.

The lyrics "Slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball"

are from a 1995 song by Oasis entitled Champagne... what?

-Supernova.

-Bank.

Meuniere is a French term applied to seafood

seasoned with pepper, salt and the juice of which citrus fruit?

Lemon.

What O is the collective name for MPs from the party not in government

with the largest number of seats?

-Opposition.

-Bank.

The heavy-duty coat worn by manual workers...

Time's up.

You won £400.

Who's your bishop in the Church of Chumps?

Who needs a brain implant?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Janice is the strongest link as she answered most questions correctly.

'James is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Greg.

James.

Natalie.

James.

Chloe.

James.

James.

-What do you do, Chloe?

-I work in PR.

-Do you? Where?

-In central London.

-Yes. You write press releases.

Some. I do a lot more as well.

-Cos they all go in the bin.

-Not the ones I distribute, Anne.

-Oh! Who are you doing PR for?

-A range of consumer tech companies.

-A major batteries retailer.

-Batteries have got a bad name.

-I don't think so. Why do you think that?

-Battery chickens.

-Assault and battery.

-I think you're a bit confused with the type of battery.

-Why James?

-I felt that James got a couple of questions wrong.

-And, unfortunately...

-You've hardly been the hot number!

-I banked £1,000 in the first round.

-Did you?

-I did.

-What do you do, Natalie?

-I'm a teacher.

-What do you teach?

I teach lots of things. Art, English, maths...

-..sort of PE a bit.

-What do you mean "sort of PE"?

-I sort of do one-to-one.

-Why can't you do PE?

-I have done.

-Are you not fit enough?

-I'm very fit.

-Let's have a look.

-All right.

-Move over towards Greg.

That's fit, is it? It's a bit wobbly.

-How can you tell that?

-I can see the hips sticking out.

-That's womanly, Anne! That's good, curvaceous.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Do you have trouble with your weight?

-I don't any more.

-Oh. Get back behind.

-OK.

-How fat were you?

-I was a stone off morbidly obese.

Put your board up.

What's morbidly obese?

17 stone. You were 17 stone?

And now, what do you do to stay a bit less fat?

I have to do lots of things.

-What do you do?

-I exercise. I have to cos I'm greedy.

-Where do you exercise?

-I play tennis. I go to the gym.

-I walk my dog. I run.

-Why James?

He banked when there was nothing to bank.

James, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The thing I found difficult was answering questions beyond my lifetime.

All three of the questions I got wrong were well before I was born.

That was frustrating. I think I'll buy a Bee Gees album now.

Round four. In the bank, £1,750. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Janice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The junction known as Scotch Corner is on which road,

that approximately follows the route of the historic Great North Road?

The A1.

Which four-letter word is used to describe

a bird with black-and-white plumage, such as a species of wagtail?

-Swan.

-Pied.

Which GMTV breakfast show host left in 2010,

having presented the programme for 17 years?

-Fiona...

-Penny Smith.

In Ancient Greece, the Archimedes' screw,

named after its alleged inventor,

was a what, metal stud or water pump?

Water pump.

What is 310 plus 460?

770.

Which novel by Margaret Mitchell

was originally published in 1936 and set during the American Civil War?

Gone With The Wind.

What Z precedes "tolerance" to give a term meaning

the strict enforcement of legal regulations in all situations?

-Zero.

-Bank.

The small independent state that's part of the Leeward Islands

is the Federation of St Kitts and... where?

Nevis.

The wealth of cities such as Bradford was built on

the production of which fibre, polyester or wool?

-Wool.

-In the stage and film musical Chicago,

which song begins with "Come on, babe, why don't we paint the town"?

-Chicago.

-All That Jazz.

People who delay air from leaving their lungs

are "holding their..." what?

Breath.

What B is the term for the chief man servant of a house?

-Butler.

-Bank.

A member of the weasel family,

the only species of martin native to Britain, is named after which tree?

Pine.

In food colourings, cochineal is a bright red dye made from what,

peanuts or insects?

-Peanuts.

-Insects.

According to the old stereotype, French onion sellers used to travel

on which form of road transport?

Bicycles.

In TV, what P is a word originating in Hindi that means an expert,

particularly one who gives opinions about football?

Pundit.

Time's up. That was the correct answer but you were out of time.

You won £250.

So, who's now the stinging nettle in your Speedos?

Who's the salt on your ice rink? Time to vote off the weakest link.

'The statistics reveal that Richie is the weakest link.

'The strongest link is Janice, but will the others realise that?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Richie.

Richie.

Chloe.

Chloe.

Richie.

Chloe.

We have a tie, team. Chloe and Richie, three votes each.

-Richie.

-Anne.

-Where are you from?

-I'm from Greasby on the Wirral.

-Oh.

-Got a football team?

-Tranmere Rovers.

-I'm sorry.

-You must have heard of them.

-What do you do?

-I'm a stadium announcer.

-What do you announce?

I do the teams, happy birthdays and safety announcements.

Put your board down. Let's build your part. So, everybody...

We're at Tranmere Rovers.

-LAUGHING:

-How many are we?

-It depends who we're playing.

-It can be anything up to 17,000.

-Yes. But on a normal day?

7,000 or 8,000. And you're going to make a safety announcement.

I'd like to remind you that Prenton Park is a non-smoking arena.

-They know that. They're going to smoke anyway.

-No, they're not.

Do you tell them to leave other people's wheels on the car alone?

I don't do Liverpool or Everton.

-Put your board up. Why Chloe?

-Two questions wrong, Anne.

-Chloe, did your batteries die in that round?

-They're a little bit off, Anne. Yes.

-Why do you want to get rid of Richie?

-He had the opportunity to bank and he missed it.

Janice was the strongest link.

-Why Richie?

-He should have banked, then he didn't get his question in.

-Do you want to change your vote?

-No. I'm going to be fair.

And stick to Richie.

Richie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Obviously, I came to the Weakest Link to win.

I haven't won but, as they say, it's the taking part that counts.

Not!

Round five. You have £2,000. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Janice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Hepatitis is a disease of which organ in the human body?

-Liver.

-The 1980 sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

by Douglas Adams was The Restaurant At The End Of The... what?

-Lane.

-Universe.

From Anglo-Saxon times, the subdivision of a county or shire

was known by what name, a hundred or a thousand?

A hundred.

The character played by Tom Cruise

in the first three Mission Impossible films is Ethan... what?

-Hawke?

-Hunt.

What C was the large diamond bought by Richard Burton

in 1969, and renamed the Taylor-Burton diamond?

-Cleopatra?

-Cartier.

The annual address by the US President

about forthcoming legislation is called State Of The... what?

-Union.

-The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

are members of which of the armed services?

-The army.

-Bank.

The sweet with the name combining that of a grain crop

with a chemical term for a simple carbohydrate is a barley... what?

Sugar.

In music, Moonlight, Pastoral and Appassionata

are popular names of piano sonatas by which composer?

Beethoven.

The rhyming term for the traditional postal system

as opposed to electronic communications is snail... what?

-Mail.

-Bank.

What H is a fast-running, long-eared mammal very similar to a rabbit

that makes a nest called a form?

Hare.

In 20th-century history,

the Treaty of Versailles was signed after the end of which World War?

-Can you repeat the question please?

-In 20th-century history,

the Treaty of Versailles was signed after the end of which World War?

-World War Two.

-One.

The characters Trevor McDoughnut,

private DJ Delbert Wilkins and chef Gareth Blackstock

were created by which comedian?

-Pass.

-Lenny Henry.

In motoring in the UK...

Time's up. You won £150.

Who's now the carnivore at the salad bar?

Who's already been a brain donor?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Chloe is the weakest link, as she gave the most wrong answers.

'The strongest link is Janice, but who will lose out in the vote?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Chloe.

Heidi.

Chloe.

Chloe.

Chloe.

-Janice, why Chloe?

-She got a couple wrong, Anne.

Greg, why Chloe?

-She was the weakest link.

-She WAS the worst player.

Chloe, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Greg and Natalie are playing together. They're quite close. They're both doing fairly well.

My side of the game was getting voted off one by one.

I wouldn't be surprised if Janice was next.

Round six, and you have £2,150. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Janice.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

The area known in classical times as Asia Minor

is in which present-day country?

-China?

-Turkey.

In a 1970s TV commercial,

a customer proffered a charge card

and received the response, "That'll do..." what?

-Nicely.

-What L is the name of the fluid that carries white blood cells

round the body and passes through organs called nodes?

Lymph.

The British dessert made with breadcrumbs, egg custard,

jam and topped with meringue is called the Queen of... what?

-Puddings.

-In the southern hemisphere,

rockhopper and jackass are species of which flightless bird?

-Emu?

-The penguin.

The Montessori method is more likely to be used in which establishment,

a school or operating theatre?

-An operating theatre.

-A school.

The 1963 UK hit single for Lesley Gore with the opening line,

"Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone" was entitled It's My... what?

Party.

In horse racing, the sharp bend called Tattenham Corner

-is a feature of the race course at which town in Surrey?

-Pass.

Epsom. In celebrity weddings in 2010,

which former newspaper editor turned talent show judge

married journalist Celia Walden?

-Pass.

-Piers Morgan.

What P was the people who occupied most of Scotland

from pre-Roman times until the 9th century?

-Pagans.

-The picts.

In fashion, a small collar with rounded ends

is known by the name of which character created by JM Barrie?

-Pass.

-Peter Pan.

A thermoplastic is so-called because it softens when subjected to

an increase in what, pressure or temperature?

Temperature.

-Bank.

-The first Miss World competition was held in London

in 1951 as part of which major celebration?

-Queen's, er...jubilee?

-The Festival of Britain.

Time's up.

You won £20. Whose fault was that?

Will it be home time for Natalie?

Maybe Janice needs retraining.

Does Heidi need cutting? Or has Greg, technically, been useless?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'In a reversal of fortune, Janice goes from being the strongest link in three rounds

'to the weakest in this.

'Greg is the strongest link, but who will the team want off?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Heidi.

Janice.

Janice.

Janice.

-Heidi, why Janice?

-She did bank, but she could have banked a lot more.

I think she was the weakest link.

She didn't answer any questions correctly.

-Natalie, why Janice?

-She didn't answer any questions correctly.

-I just said that.

Janice, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I could kick myself for being voted out at that stage.

I'd answered all my questions correctly until that round, then just went to pieces.

I feel a little hard done by. I was the only one that banked in that round.

Round seven. In the bank, £2,170. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Greg.

Let's play the weakest link. Start the clock.

Which industrial material obtained from many species of tree

is divided by botanists into two groups called hard and soft?

-Wood.

-What C is the usual term for a coffee pot

with a plunger that separates the grounds from the liquid?

Cafetiere.

-Bank.

-The large venomous lizard,

native to the southwestern United States is called the gila... what?

-Dragon?

-Monster.

A standard computer that, for reasons of efficiency,

performs only one function is what, devoted or dedicated?

Dedicated.

The British soul singer who had a UK hit single

entitled Come As You Are in 2004,

is known professionally as Beverley... who?

-Pass.

-Knight.

What name for the units of time

can also refer to a written record of what is said during a meeting?

Minutes.

President Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David peace accord

with Israel in 1979 on behalf of which Arab country?

Egypt.

When it was invented in the early 1900s,

which form of mass communication was referred to as "seeing by wireless"?

-Television.

-Bank.

The fictional resident of a town in Kent,

whose signature on a letter of protest epitomises moral outrage,

is "disgusted of..." where?

-Surrey.

-Tunbridge Wells.

A play for two actors is known as a what, two-hander or two-footer?

-Two-hander.

-In the cartoon strip Calvin & Hobbes,

created in the 1980s by Bill Watterson,

which of the title characters is a boy?

-Calvin.

-Bank.

Which chemical element is added to vegetable oil to form solid...?

Time's up. I can't complete the question.

You won £200. In round eight, you get to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

'Having got all his answers right, Greg is the strongest link.

'The weakest link is Natalie, but will her previous performance save her from the final vote?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Natalie.

Heidi.

Natalie.

Greg, why Natalie?

Natalie banked all the money but, unfortunately, I don't think she got a question right.

-The Nicky Clarke of Llanelly. Why Natalie?

-Respect to Natalie.

-She did bank, but didn't get her answers correct.

-She answered one correctly.

You were the worst player.

Natalie! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne came onto the podium, it was quite funny.

She stands with her head down, not looking at anybody. Then it's a bit of a staring competition.

It ends with somebody cracking a smile, and it wasn't going to be Anne. It was me!

Round eight. You're up to £2,370. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled. We start with the strongest link, Greg.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

What A is the specific single-word name for the mode of transport

that has types called Zeppelin, blimp and dirigible?

Airship.

-Bank.

-In New York City, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis reservoir

is the largest body of water in which park?

-Yosemite?

-Central Park.

The 1971 film version of the stage musical The Boyfriend

starred which English actress and model as the heroine, Polly Brown?

-Twiggy.

-Bank.

The share collapse crisis of 1720 that rocked the British government

was known as the South Sea... what?

-Bank.

-Bubble.

The expression "to knuckle down", meaning to begin to work hard,

derives from the playing of which game, marbles or bingo?

-Marbles.

-In motor sport, the British racing driver

who won the Monaco Grand Prix five times during the 1960s

was Graham... who?

-Pass.

-Hill.

The name of which large water bird is the English term

for the constellation Cygnus?

-Pass.

-The swan.

The UK Number One albums entitled Come Away With Me,

Feels Like Home and Not Too Late are by the singer Norah... who?

-Smith?

-Jones.

What T was the first name of the brother of Vincent Van Gough,

-who supported him financially throughout his adult life?

-Thomas?

Theo.

Time's up. You won £40, which we'll treble.

That gives you prize money today of £2,490.

There can only be one winner. Now, five questions each. If there's a tie, we go to sudden death.

So, Heidi and Greg, for £2,490, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Greg, as the strongest link in the last round, you choose who goes first.

-I'll go first, please.

At the Olympics, what is the official two-word name

given to the sport played on a sandy court by two teams of two players

that made its debut in 1996 at the Atlanta Summer Games?

-Beach volleyball.

-That is the correct answer.

In cinema, a well-known scene from which 1963 epic film

depicts a German officer unmasking an Allied prisoner of war

by saying, "Good luck" in English?

-I can't remember.

-The correct answer is The Great Escape.

In the animal kingdom, kermode and kodiak are varieties

of black and brown species of which large mammal?

-Bear.

-That is the correct answer.

A ship sailing due south from Land's End in Cornwall

would first reach land in which country?

-Australia.

-The correct answer is Spain.

At the 2010 Ivor Novello Awards,

which singer won Best Song Musically and Lyrically

and Most Performed Work for her 2009 UK Number One single, The Fear?

-Lady Gaga.

-The correct answer is Lily Allen.

In food eponyms, what was the name of the Italian queen

who developed a taste for a basic mozzarella and tomato pizza

that was baked for her in 1889 on a visit to Naples?

-Margarita.

-That is the correct answer.

In British heritage, Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and Cork Abbey

are all stately homes located in which Midland shire county?

-Cheshire.

-The correct answer is Derbyshire.

In winning the Brighton Pavillion seat at the 2010 General Election,

Caroline Lucas became the first MP ever elected to the House of Commons

from which party?

-Labour.

-The correct answer is the Green Party.

The literary character, a Welshman in the books by Colin Dexter

but has a Geordie accent in the TV adaptations,

has what surname?

-Lewis.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Greg, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with:

Heidi, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I hope I'll get a favourable reaction from my family and friends. I hope I've done them all proud.

I'd like to say to Heidi that it was great she didn't tactical vote.

If I hadn't won the money, I'd have been delighted for her to win it.

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