07/04/2010 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 only 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 Richard, I'm 26, I'm based in Leeds and I'm a club promoter.

My name's Deni, I'm 19,

I'm from Worthing and I'm a journalism student.

My name is Neil, I'm 64, I live in Hull and I'm a window representative.

I'm Katy, I'm 36, I'm from Nottingham and I'm a nurse.

I'm Martin, I'm 53, I live in Bristol and I'm a primary school teacher.

I'm Karen, I'm 66, from Thornton-Cleveleys, and I'm retired.

I'm Freddie, I'm 43, from Watford in Hertfordshire.

I'm a male model and a TV and film extra.

I'm Sally, I'm 57, I'm from Portsmouth.

I'm a nutritional coach and part-time radio presenter.

I'm Nick, I'm 31, I live in Newcastle and I'm a research associate.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £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 1. Three minutes. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

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

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

In customs, the names Percy, Dick and Roger are normally given to people of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct. In maths, what is 31 plus 7?

-38.

-Correct.

In publishing, which word that is the opposite of "front" follows "hard" and "paper"

for two different book formats?

-Back.

-Correct. In farming, what P is the name for an implement used

for turning over the soil into ridges and furrows?

-Plough.

-Correct.

On roads in the UK, the background of a motorway direction sign is which primary colour?

-Blue.

-Correct.

In human anatomy, which of the sensory organs in the head produce wax?

-Ears.

-Correct.

In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry established the code of rules in boxing

that required the use of padded boots or gloves?

-Gloves.

-Correct.

In the name of the meal often said to be the British national dish,

which generic term for cod, haddock and the like goes with chips?

-Fish.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In directions, which point on a compass has the abbreviation SW?

-South-west.

-Correct.

In theatre, what is the usual title of the pantomime

in which a young boy exchanges a cow for some magic beans?

-Jack.

-No, Jack And The Beanstalk.

In the UK, what L is the name given to the hole in most front doors that is designed to receive mail?

-Letterbox.

-Correct.

In work, which of the words in the rhyming phrase "hire and fire" means to engage an employee?

-Hire.

-Correct.

In pop music, All Night Long and Hello were both UK hit singles in the 1980s

for the American singer, Lionel who?

-Richie.

-Correct.

In chemistry, "molten" describes a material like glass or metal that has been changed to its liquid form

by heating or freezing?

-Heating.

-Correct.

Bank!

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target

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

Who couldn't make a splash in a swimming pool? Who couldn't make a mark on a blackboard?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

In an impressive first round, Karen is the Strongest Link.

Statistically, Deni is the Weakest Link, but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Deni.

Martin.

Deni.

Deni.

Richard.

Deni.

Deni.

Deni.

Deni.

-What do you do, Richard?

-I'm a club promoter.

-What sort of club?

-Strip clubs, amongst other things.

-What do you mean, "amongst other things"?

-We do other clubs, but I mainly work for the strip clubs.

-So, clubs where women take their clothes off for money?

-Yes.

-Do you have clubs where blokes strip for women?

-I've done it myself a few times around Yorkshire and that.

What have you got to offer?

You'll have to find out, won't you?

-Well, I'm asking - what have you got to offer?

-I don't know...

-I'm tall.

-Yeah.

-Have you got a nice bottom?

-It's all right. I've heard good things about it.

-Put your board down.

-OK.

Now move towards Deni.

Now turn round.

-No, right round.

-Oh, God.

-I can't even see your bottom.

-Cos I wear my trousers low.

-Are you shaking or are you trying to show off?

-No, you've scared me a bit.

OK, turn round. Put your board up.

Why Deni?

-I thought about it...

-Crack on, Richard. Why Deni?

She got a question wrong.

-What do you do, Freddie?

-I'm a male model and a TV and film extra, Anne.

-Oh, are you?

-So you wouldn't mind taking your clothes off for money?

-I'd do anything for money.

-What have you got to offer?

-I've got charm, style, grace, elegance and an unfeasibly stupid beard.

What sort of work do you get?

Mainly "standing in the background, being very unimportant" work.

-Why Deni?

-Sadly, she got one question wrong.

-What do you do, Sally?

-I'm a nutritional coach and part-time radio presenter.

-Would you take your clothes off for money?

-No, I wouldn't frighten anybody.

-Would people pay you to keep your clothes on?

-Absolutely.

-And you advise on nutrition?

-I do.

Put your board down. Move over towards Nick.

So, if I needed to lose weight, would I come to you?

You might do because I know quite a few tricks from the last 15 years since I used to be 25 stone.

-And what are you now?

-I'm around 15 now.

-But I wouldn't want to weigh 15 stone.

Somebody as slim and talented as yourself wouldn't need to.

No. Get back behind your podium.

-And you said you were a radio presenter?

-I am. Part-time.

-Are you the Chris Moyles of Hampshire?

-I'm probably the same shape, but no, he's very talented.

Are you as relentlessly cheerful on your radio show?

I try to when I'm not having a rant about what's been in the news.

-Why Deni?

-I'm afraid she did get one question wrong in the first round.

Deni, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My friends and family at home are going to think this is just typical of me to go out in the first round.

So they'll probably have a good laugh,

but it's just a game, you know? I'll keep telling myself that.

Round 2. In the kitty, £1,000. We now take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Karen. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. What's the usual term for the type of weather that is said to spit and drizzle?

-Rain.

-Correct. The Grampian Mountains are in which country of the UK?

-Scotland.

-Correct.

In his 2009 autobiography, Andre Agassi said of which sport,

"I hate it, hate it with a dark and secret passion, and always have"?

-Tennis.

-Correct.

In crime, what B means to attempt to extort money from someone

by threatening to reveal a discreditable secret?

-Blackmail.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the game paper-scissors-stone, what beats paper?

-Scissors.

-Correct. A hereditary defect of vision in which it is hard to distinguish red and green

is called colour what?

-Blind.

-Correct.

"Headbanger" is a term used of a fan of which style of music? Jazz or heavy metal?

-Heavy metal.

-Correct.

In punctuation, what's the British term for what is known in American English as a period?

-Full stop.

-Correct. On the railways, what L is the name of a vehicle used for pulling trains

that has a driving cab, but no space for passengers?

-Pass.

-Locomotive.

In celebrity couples, the judge on the TV talent show Any Dream Will Do,

who in 2009 married the winning contestant Lee Mead, is Denise who?

-Van Outen.

-Correct.

In fitness, a sphere filled with air that is used to strengthen muscles and increase flexibility

is called a Swedish bubble or Swiss ball?

-Swiss ball.

-Correct.

In 1834, the group known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs were sentenced

to be transported to which modern-day country?

-Australia.

-Correct.

The books entitled Five Go Off To Camp, Secret Seven On The Trail and Noddy And The Tootles

were written by which author?

-Enid Blyton.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What P is a four-letter word that is the most widely used title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

-Pope.

-Correct. In swimming, what is the term for a relay event

where a different stroke is used for each leg of the race?

-Pass.

-Medley. In pop music, When You Say Nothing At All in 1999 and Life Is A Rollercoaster in 2000

were UK No.1 singles for which member of Boyzone?

-Ronan Keating.

-Correct.

In maths, the abbreviation LCD stands for "lowest common" what?

-Denominator.

-Correct.

The 1980s films Die Hard, Gremlins and Trading Places are all set during Easter or Christmas?

-Christmas.

-Correct.

The organisation based in Southampton that is the national mapping agency of Great Britain...

Time's up and you won £400.

But who's emptier than Mel Gibson's mini-bar?

Who thinks Renault Megane is a French painter?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Freddie is the Strongest Link.

The statistics show that Katy is the Weakest Link, but can she survive the vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

Katy.

Karen.

Katy.

Karen.

-What do you do, Nick?

-I'm a research associate for the Open University.

-What are you researching?

-How other researchers use technology.

-What technology?

-Things like Twitter, Facebook, Instant Messenger, email, video conferencing.

-Do you go on Facebook?

-I do, yes.

-Are you looking for love?

-No, no. I'm happy.

-What, without it?

-No, I'm happy with my girlfriend.

-You've got a girlfriend?

-Yeah.

-Good heavens, looking like you?

-Why Karen?

-Unfortunately, she got a question wrong.

-What do you do, Katy?

-I'm a nurse, Anne.

-What sort of nurse?

-I'm a general surgical nurse.

-Have you got a doctor boyfriend?

-No, I'm single.

-Haven't you been able to get a doctor?

-No, I don't think I'm their cup of tea.

When you go to theatre, have you passed your phone number round?

I don't want a doctor boyfriend. They're not my type.

-Do you just want any old boyfriend?

-I'm happily single.

-You don't want a boyfriend?

-I'm far too independent and set in my ways.

-Why Karen?

-Obviously, both Karen and I got a question wrong,

-but I think Karen hesitated longer than I did.

-You answered less questions correctly than she did.

-I don't think I did.

-You're not arguing with me, are you?

-I thought we both got one right and one wrong.

-She got two right. Maths isn't your strong point?

-No.

-But you can write out your telephone number for the doctors.

-No, I don't want one.

Karen, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Being voted off early... I really thought I would have gone further,

but if you don't know the answer to the question, so be it.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,400. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Freddie. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In the media, Americans often insert the name of which city into the title of the UK newspaper The Times

to differentiate it from US publications?

-The London Times.

-Correct.

The necklace called a choker is alternatively known as a dog what?

-Collar.

-Correct. In TV, what surname is shared by the comedians Jimmy and Alan

who have each appeared as co-hosts on The Friday Night Project?

-Carr.

-Correct. In science, what G is the usual name for the form of carbon

that is sometimes known as plumbago and as black lead?

-Gold.

-Graphite.

The type of print made from a design carved in a block of timber is called a what cut?

-Rough cut.

-Woodcut.

In history, which English explorer completed his circumnavigation of the globe in 1580

in a ship called The Golden Hind?

-Pass.

-Sir Francis Drake.

In food, the cooking style in which new dishes are created by mixing elements of various ethnic cuisines

is called fusion or delusion?

-Fusion.

-Correct.

In sport, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield is home to the world championship of which game?

-Snooker.

-Correct.

In the 1950s, The Crickets were to Buddy Holly as The Comets were to which other singer?

-Pass.

-Bill Haley.

In money, which denomination of Bank of England note is turquoise in colour?

-£20... £5.

-No, I have to accept your first answer. £5 is the correct answer.

In UK politics, what T is a word coined in the 17th century

that is a name for a member or a supporter of the Conservative Party?

-Tory.

-Correct.

A promotional name for the coast in Cornwall which echoes that

of a similar area in southern France is the Cornish what?

-Riviera.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which is the longest bone in the human body?

-The femur.

-Correct.

The Russian ballerina born in 1881,

celebrated for her classic roles such as Giselle and The Dying Swan,

was Anna who?

-Pass.

-Pavlova.

In both world wars, a military building made of corrugated iron and shaped like a tunnel

was called a Nissen hut or Nissan Micra?

-Nissen hut.

-Correct.

In TV, the US drama series, first shown from 2001 to 2005, about the Fisher family who ran a funeral home

was entitled Six Feet what?

-Under.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time,

which means you won £100,

but who's now needlessly needless, who's pointlessly pointless?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

For the second round in a row, Freddie is the Strongest Link.

Richard is statistically the Weakest Link, but will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Martin.

Martin.

Richard.

Katy.

Richard.

Richard.

Katy.

-Freddie...

-Anne.

Why Richard?

There were several people who got one each wrong.

And Richard was banking a bit too early in the earlier rounds.

-Sally, why Richard?

-I drive an 18-year-old car and he drives around in limousines every night.

Yes. Richard, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think Anne took a shine to me, but, you know, she's a flesh and blood woman.

I didn't think she was going to make me show her my bum. She was a bit disappointed she couldn't see it all.

She's a very sexy lady, so I'm not going to complain at the amount of attention

from that fiery little redhead out there. She's a great lady.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,500. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Freddie. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In spelling, the word "psychedelic", meaning an expansion of sensory awareness, begins with which letter?

-P.

-Correct. In national symbols,

the central section of the flag of which Commonwealth country consists of a red maple leaf

on a white background?

-Canada.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In maths, an answer known as a quotient is produced by which operation? Addition or division?

-Division.

-Correct. In mythology, the revolving device said to be spun

to select random changes in people's lives is the what of fortune?

-Pass.

-Wheel.

In slang, conk, beak and snout are derogatory names for which human facial feature?

-Nose.

-Correct.

The model called Pixie Geldof and the singer known as Pixie Lott

were both born in which decade of the 20th century?

-1980s.

-1990s.

A banking arrangement whereby an account holder authorises regular payments without stating a fixed sum

is known alliteratively as direct what?

-Debit.

-Correct. In insects, what D is the name given to a male honey bee?

-Drone.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In modern literature, the Australian author who wrote the novels

with the punning titles Altar Ego and Foetal Attraction is Kathy who?

-Letts.

-Lette. I'll accept.

In cookery, which root vegetable is typically combined with coriander to make an orange-coloured soup?

-Orange.

-Carrot.

In UK geography, the town about seven miles from Wolverhampton,

noted for its football club and importance in the iron industry, is West what?

-Bromwich.

-Correct.

In US politics, President Lyndon Johnson was popularly known during the 1960s by which three initials?

-LBJ.

-Correct.

In catchphrases, the comedian Frankie Howerd often urged his audience not to titter or chatter?

-Titter.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In science, which chemical element is present in water, methane and ammonia?

-Hydrogen.

-Correct.

In history, the Duke of Normandy who led the invasion of England in 1066 had what first name?

-William.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What P is the term for the part of a verb that can be described as past, present, perfect or dangling?

-Present.

-No, participle. Katy...

Time's up and you won £250.

So who is now statistically static?

Whose economic recovery has stalled?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

The only player with all his answers wrong, Neil is the Weakest Link.

According to the statistics, Sally is the Strongest Link, but how will the votes go?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Martin.

Neil.

Neil.

Neil.

Neil.

Neil.

-What do you do, Martin?

-I'm a primary school teacher.

-How do you make lessons interesting?

-Well, I have various little tricks up my sleeve.

-Do you?

-Like jokes...

-Oh, great.

-Do you want a joke?

-Yes...

-I didn't say put your board down, Martin.

-Sorry, Anne.

-OK.

This is Martin from Bristol's idea of a joke.

-What kind of pizza does Good King Wenceslas like?

-I don't know.

Deep pan, crisp and even.

Tch!

Can you try again?

-I could do a magic trick for you.

-No, just do another joke.

Oh, you've put me on the spot. I only had one up my sleeve.

-I thought you had lots of tricks.

-I've got a trick.

-Do you want to see my magic ball?

-OK.

The magic balls?

Just the magic ball. Just the one.

There. Children find that amazing and wonderful, Anne.

-Put your board up. Why Neil?

-I thought he got... two questions wrong.

Nick, how did you come by that hairstyle?

Em, I...I was born with unruly hair, I'm afraid, Anne.

Yes. Do you think if you changed your manner, you could be a bit sexier?

-I'm not even sure if that's possible, Anne.

-Supposing I was in a nightclub and you fancied me.

-How would you go about attracting me?

-I would try to charm you.

-How would you do that?

-I'm sitting at the bar on my own. Put your board down.

-Right.

Do you mind if I sit here, sit next to you? And I'd start talking to you.

-What would you say?

-Hi, I'm Nick.

-Yeah...

-I've seen you off the telly.

-Yeah?

Em, can I get you a drink?

-Yeah...

-Get you a big drink?

-You think that would make a difference?

-I think studies have shown that that helps.

-Anything else?

Any other tricks up your sleeve?

-That's about it.

-Put your board up.

-Why Neil?

-Unfortunately, I think he may have got all his questions wrong. He seemed to get the most.

Neil, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Well, I dropped a few clangers in the last round. I'd been playing quite well up to there.

Obviously, as soon as I knew that I had made three mistakes,

I knew that my time was up and I had to take it on the chin.

Round 5. Your total is £1,750. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Sally. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the UK, from 1922 until 1971, a licence was required for the use of which electronic device?

-Television.

-Radio. In nature, the tree found

in many British parks that produces an edible nut in a spiny, round, green husk is called the sweet what?

-Chestnut.

-In pop music, a rock group formed in San Francisco in 1991 call themselves what -

Counting Crows or Thieving Magpies?

Counting Crows.

Correct. In pastimes, the toy hoop popularised in the 1950s was named after which Hawaiian dance?

-Hula.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-An anti-coagulant is a substance that delays and prevents the clotting of which bodily fluid?

-Blood.

-In the title of a 2000 Oscar-winning martial arts film, directed by Ang Lee,

the dragon is hidden and the tiger is doing what?

-Crouching.

-In politics, what E is the name for an official order forbidding trade,

especially with another country?

-Embargo.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which archaic word for a small grassy mound features in a nursery rhyme about Little Miss Muffet?

-Tuffet.

-Correct. In TV, which 1960s cartoon series was set in the town of Bedrock,

in the prehistoric era?

-The Flintstones.

-In technology, the concept of the world as a single small community

as a result of international communication is known as the global what?

-Nanoism.

-Village.

The practice of yoga originated in the spiritual philosophies of Africa or Asia?

-Asia.

-In agriculture, the extremely destructive beetle that attacks the seed pods of cotton

is known as the boll what?

-Beetle.

-Weevil.

The fashion designer born in 1951 with the surname Hilfiger is known by what abbreviated first name?

-Tommy.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What P is the term for a book in which events precede those in a previously published work?

-Prequel.

-Correct.

-Bank!

According to the title...

Time's up. You won £240.

Who gets sympathy from the turkey at Christmas? Who'd argue with their echo?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

For the first time, Katy is the Strongest Link.

Freddie is the Weakest Link, but will the votes follow the statistics.

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Nick.

Sally.

Nick.

Freddie.

Katy.

-Katy, why Nick?

-I think he was the Weakest Link. He got a couple of questions wrong.

-Freddie, why Nick?

-Cos we all had a bad round and that was the first name in my head.

Nick, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

At first, my chat with Anne went well. She seemed to be flirting.

But then she laid into me for not being very sexy and for my hair, which is maybe fair,

but still harsh...especially as I did have a haircut.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,990. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Katy.

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

In terms of area, which island is the largest in the Caribbean Sea?

-Barbados?

-Cuba.

What's the usual term for a person who unlawfully occupies premises belonging to another person?

-A squatter.

-Correct. Freddie, the 2004 film starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller,

promoted with the tagline "Grab life by the balls" was called Dodgeball or Hairball?

-Dodgeball.

-In the office, from the 1970s onwards, the typewriter was largely replaced

by the word what?

-Processor.

-Correct.

-Katy...

-Bank!

-..which statue in NYC is classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

The Statue of Liberty.

The poem by Pam Ayres in which she complains that her pockets are full of tissues

and her nostrils full of Vick is called Oh, No, I Got A what?

-Cold.

-In vocabulary, what C is a slang word for jail

that derives from the name of a former prison in South London?

-Clink.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A shirt typically with broad stripes of two colours and a small white collar is named after which game?

-Polo.

-Rugby.

The extremely poisonous toadstool with a greenish top and white gills is known as the death what?

-Fungi?

-Cap.

What is the sum of the number of years in a millennium and the number in a century?

-1,100.

-Correct.

In 1955, the Royal Enclosure at Ascot lifted a ban on entry previously imposed on which people -

politicians or divorcees?

-Divorcees.

-On the children's TV series Sesame Street,

the Muppet character called Polly Darton is a parody of which country and western singer?

-Dolly Parton.

-Which region of Italy, popular with tourists, has Florence as its capital?

-Tuscany.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In an expression that derives...

Time's up and you won £400,

but should Katy be discharged? Does Martin need to be taught a lesson?

Maybe Freddie isn't a model contestant? Or perhaps Sally won't be so cheerful for long.

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Katy goes from being the Strongest Link to the Weakest Link.

Statistically, Martin is the Strongest Link, but whose game is over?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Sally.

Katy.

Sally.

Katy.

We have a tie, team.

Sally and Katy, two votes each. Sally, why Katy?

I think one of us has got to go and I don't think we all had a great round.

-Katy, why Sally?

-I think I may possibly have been the Weakest Link

and Sally was the only other person who got questions wrong.

The Strongest Link was Martin. He gets to decide. Why Katy?

Well, it's a very difficult decision.

I thought Sally...and Katy both got two wrong.

-You've got a choice.

-I'm afraid I'm going to have to go for Sally.

Sally, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I thought that the chat I had with Anne was absolutely great

and I hope that I made her feel extremely comfortable.

Round 7. In the bank, £2,390. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Martin. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What L is a term for a maze-like network of tunnels and passages, often featured in fantasy stories?

-Labyrinth.

-Correct.

In the name of the confection first produced in the Lake District in 1869,

what comes between Kendal and cake?

-Mint.

-The subtitle of the second film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series is Dead Man's what?

-Chest.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Which major canal was closed for eight years from 1967 following the Six Day War?

-Suez.

-Correct. In an emergency, the so-called manoeuvre to treat a person who is choking

is named after the surgeon who developed it, called Henry what?

-Heimlich.

-In the Robin Hood legend, the Merry Man known as Much is referred to

as the miller's son or monkey's uncle?

-Miller's son.

-In art, the French landscape painter born in Paris in 1840,

a founder of Impressionism, was Claude who?

-Monet.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which motorway passes to the west of Cheltenham and east of Gloucester?

-M4?

-M5.

In Spain, what B is the usual English name for the traditional spectacle that involves

the participation of a toreador?

Sorry. Can you repeat that?

In Spain, what B is the usual English name for the traditional spectacle that involves a toreador?

-Bullfight.

-Correct. In the words of the song from the 1949 stage musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,

what are a girl's best friend?

-Diamonds.

-Correct. In religion, Sufism is a mystical movement within which faith -

Christianity or Islam?

-Islam.

-In perfumery, the essential oil called attar is extracted from the flowers of the shrub

called the damask what?

-Bloom.

-Bank!

Time's up. The correct answer was rose. You won £300.

In Round 8, you treble what you bank.

Before that, time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Having survived the previous vote, Katy is again the Weakest Link.

According to the statistics, Martin is the Strongest Link,

but who will lose out in the final vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Freddie.

Freddie.

Katy.

-Martin, why Freddie?

-I think he was the Weakest Link in that round.

-It's not because you fancy Katy?

-Certainly not. I'm happily married.

-Katy, why Freddie?

-Em, I had to vote for somebody.

I think they both got their questions right, so it was a 50/50 decision.

-It's not because you fancy Martin?

-No!

Freddie, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think Anne's a charming, lovable, wonderful woman.

If she would just peel off that veneer of evilness, you'd probably find more evil underneath.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,690.

In this round 90 seconds, but whatever you win is trebled.

We'll start with Martin. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the northern hemisphere, the Harvest moon is the full moon nearest to which equinox?

-Autumn.

-I'll accept.

The 1995 crime thriller renowned for its complex plot

that starred Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne is The Usual what?

-Suspects.

-Correct. What A is the name of the country that in 2010

hosted the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament?

-Algeria.

-Angola.

In medicine, what is the term for the state of mind that you lose when you suffer concussion

and regain when you wake up?

-Consciousness.

-The naval expression for the time of day when drinking is permissible

is when the sun is over the what - yard arm or square leg?

-Yard arm.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In Greek mythology, in the Underworld,

-the Styx is almost always referred to as which type of geographical feature?

-Rock?

River. In art, what U is the name of a brilliant blue pigment used in painting

that was originally obtained from the mineral lapis lazuli?

-Azure.

-Ultramarine. Katy,

in pop music, Never Can Say Goodbye and I Will Survive were UK hit singles in the 1970s for Gloria who?

-Gaynor.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In food, the Williams, named after the nurseryman who...

Time's up. You won £70, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of:

There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, sudden death. So, Katy and Martin, for £2,900 let's play the Weakest Link.

-Katy, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'd like to go first, please, Anne.

In the animal kingdom, which specific term is used

to describe a young bird that has grown enough feathers to fly?

-Fledgling.

-That is the correct answer.

In political dynasties,

in 2009, George Papandreou followed his father and grandfather

in becoming Prime Minister of which European country?

-Greece.

-That is correct.

In sport, items of equipment with the traditional names brassie, spoon, mashie and niblick

are used in which game?

-Rugby.

-The correct answer is golf.

Which former TV quiz show presenter was impersonated by Griff Rhys Jones in The Young Ones in 1984

and by Mark Gatiss in the 2006 film Starter For Ten?

-Bamber Gascoigne.

-That is correct.

The new sterling silver award announced in July 2009

to be granted to the next of kin of British service personnel lost on military operations

was given what two-word name?

-Afghan Cross?

-The correct answer is the Elizabeth Cross.

In medicine, derived from one of the symptoms of the illness lockjaw

is an informal name for which disease?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is tetanus.

In pop music, which 1979 UK number one single

written by Mike Batt and sung by Art Garfunkel

begins with the lines, "Is it a kind of dream floating out on the tide"?

-Bright Eyes.

-That is the correct answer.

In religion, the five books of the Old Testament

traditionally ascribed to Moses

are Genesis, Leviticus,

Numbers, Deuteronomy and which other?

-Leviticus?

-The correct answer is Exodus.

The name of which Roman road that runs from Exeter to Lincoln

is derived from the Latin for ditch?

-Dyke?

-The correct answer is the Fosse Way.

Martin, which Hindi word literally meaning pounded meat

is the name in Indian cookery for fried savoury balls of minced lamb or vegetables

and in Turkish cuisine for a type of kebab?

-Doner.

-The correct answer is kofta.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So, Katy and Martin, let's play sudden death.

In cinema, which 1978 film musical ends with the lead characters leaving a funfair

in a flying car?

-Grease.

-That is the correct answer.

In the 1800s, Edwin Lutyens formed a partnership with which landscape gardener

whereby he designed the houses and she laid out the grounds?

-Capability Brown.

-No, Gertrude Jekyll.

That means, Katy, you are today's Strongest Link and you go away with:

Martin, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I did a little tactical voting towards the end, but it's a dog eat dog kind of world.

I really didn't think I would win or get past the first round,

so I'm really proud of myself

and I've shown that nurses can do a little bit more than do a bed bath and make a bed.

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