10/06/2011 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 Stuart. I'm 20.

I'm from Ballyclare, County Antrim, and I'm a law student.

I'm Hannah, 33, from Leatherhead and I'm a consultancy administrator.

I'm Ian, 69, from Aberdeen. I'm an Honorary Consul.

I'm Annette, 47, from Willenhall, and I'm a butcher.

I'm Mark. I'm 38, from Nottingham, and I'm a plasterer.

I'm Becca. I'm 21, from Llanelli and I'm a performing arts student.

I'm Curly. I'm 45. I'm from Potton and I'm a market trader.

I'm Maureen. I'm 63. I'm from Blackburn and I'm a retired teacher.

I'm John. I'm 51, from Northwich in Cheshire.

I'm a brass band photographer.

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 in that chain.

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, Annette.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In the Gregorian calendar, which month comes next in the sequence

September, October, November...?

December.

In golf, an "ace" is an alternative term for a "hole in..." what?

One.

What L is the usual collective name

for bags and suitcases taken on a trip?

-Lane?

-Luggage.

In a pair of matching items such as towels labelled "his" and "hers",

which one is intended for use by the woman?

Hers.

Great Britain is often shortened to which two-letter abbreviation?

GB.

An opening phrase used to attract a prospective partner

is usually known as a "chat-up..." what?

Line.

In simple science, what I is the name give to water

which is at or below its freezing point?

Ice.

The British businessman whose mail-order venture expanded

into a chain of music shops,

an airline and a train company is Sir Richard... who?

-Branson.

-In the children's story,

what's the name of the little girl who enters a cottage

belonging to the three bears and tastes their porridge?

-Little Red Riding Hood.

-Even Goldilocks.

In human anatomy, which four-letter word can mean an arm or a leg?

Limb.

In the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz,

the magic shoes worn by Dorothy are what style,

ruby slippers or sapphire wellies?

-Ruby slippers.

-The name of which item of furniture

precedes "potato" to give a term for someone who watches a lot of TV?

Couch.

Which variety of long sandwich is named after a type of manned vessel

which can travel under water?

-Sub.

-I'll accept.

The circular device in a car that is turned

to change the direction of travel is a "steering..." what?

-Wheel.

-Bank.

-What is the specific collective term

for the parents of one's father and one's mother?

-Pass.

-Grandparents.

The name of which day of the week includes the letter H?

-Thursday.

-Bank.

Which of these is a shipping forecast area in the North Sea,

French kiss or German Bight?

-French kiss.

-German Bight.

Singers Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones were born in which country of the UK?

Wales.

What C is the word used to represent the sound made by a frog?

Croak.

Time's up, and you only banked £320.

Who's the stowaway on HMS Stupid?

Whose brain is too small for the Big Society?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'With the most correct answers, Annette is the strongest link.

'The statistics reveal that Ian is the weakest link, but who will be first to take the walk of shame?'

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

Ian.

Becca.

Becca.

Becca.

Ian.

Ian.

Ian.

Becca.

Becca.

-Where are you from, John?

-Northwich.

-What do you do?

-I'm a brass band photographer.

-Who for?

-A very old magazine called the British Bandsman.

-You're sort of brass band paparazzi?

-Correct.

-Can you play an instrument?

-I play bass trombone.

-You've got a big instrument?

-I have. Yes.

-Put your board down.

-Oh, no!

OK, well, get your trombone out.

-Oh, no. Right!

-Can it be something musical and fun?

-There's The Acrobat by JA Greenwood.

-I'm not going to like this. Go on.

-HE HUMS

-I knew. I knew.

-Thank you. That was great!

-Put your board up. Why Becca?

-She was the first to get one wrong.

Three of us did. That's the only reason.

-Where are you from, Ian?

-Aberdeen.

-Are you posh?

-No.

-What do you do?

-I'm an Honorary Consul.

-That means what?

-I don't get paid and do lots of work.

-For what?

-For the Dutch government.

-You are quite posh.

-What do you do the rest of the time?

-Quite a few other things.

-Like what?

-I'm a Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.

-What do your duties involve?

Occasionally, I visit people who are getting cards from the Queen.

-OK. Have you met the Queen?

-Yes.

-Good.

Tell me, if you met the Queen and she said to you,

"What's that fairy tale

"about porridge?"

What would you say, Ian?

Probably the right answer, but wearing red, I thought of Little Red Riding Hood.

-You lost the team a lot of money.

-I lost the team money.

-Why Becca?

I felt she was the weakest link.

Hannah, how long have you looked like Cherie Blair?

-Didn't know I did!

-Y-yes.

-What do you do?

-I'm a consultancy administrator.

-Fabulous(!) What does that involve?

I look after the consultancy department and my consultants.

-So I'm none the wiser.

-I look after the consultants and contractors...

-I still don't know what you do.

-I make sure they get paid...

-What contractors?

-Working on projects.

-What projects?

-Telecommunication projects.

It gets worse.

You'd be much better as a Cherie tribute act.

-Why Becca?

-She was the first one to get a wrong answer.

Becca, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really upset that I was voted off first.

It was unlucky that I was the first person to get a question wrong.

Mouth before mind.

I just spoke too quickly, I think!

Round two. In the bank, £320. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from last round, Annette.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What is four multiplied by five?

20.

Vogue Magazine is mainly concerned with what, philosophy or fashion?

Fashion.

The journalist who became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922

and assumed the title Il Duce, was Benito... who?

Mussolini.

What T is the slang term for the heart,

likening its rhythm to a clock?

-Ticker.

-What is the surname of the Irish musician,

political activist and charity fundraiser,

commonly referred to in the press as St Bob?

Sir Bob Geldof.

In ornathology, "clutch" is the collective name

for a number of which objects laid in the nest of a bird?

Eggs.

The abbreviation "cm" represents which unit of length?

Centimetre.

In Scotland, a landowner is traditionally referred to as what,

a laird or a leveller?

Laird.

-Bank.

-In a casino, a roulette ball is usually what colour?

-White.

-Something at the forefront of innovation is said to be

at the "cutting..." what?

-Edge.

-In marine life, what is the three-letter name for an appendage

on a fish, dolphin or whale used for propulsion and steering in water?

Fin.

What A is the US state that shares a land border with Canada?

-Arizona?

-Alaska.

In the name of a variety of tree with slender hanging branches,

which word meaning "shedding tears" goes before "willow"?

-Weeping.

-In medieval history,

the first major land battle during the Hundred Years War

is known by what name, Crecy or Parsley?

-Parsley.

-Crecy.

-Bank.

-The actor and former footballer

born Vincent Peter Jones in 1965, is known by what shortened first name?

-Vinnie.

-What is 53 minus 17?

36.

Which word for liquid that may be extracted from fruit and vegetables

is also a slang term for electricity?

Juice.

In the 1967 film The Graduate, the young man played by Dustin Hoffman

is told there's a great future in what, plastics or surgery?

-Surgery.

-Plastics.

-What is a three-letter term for both a rug on the floor and a...?

-Mat.

Time's up. That was the correct answer.

You won £800 but...who thinks Nessun Dorma is a Scottish monster?

Who thinks a cardiologist writes Christmas cards?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'For the second round in a row, Annette is the strongest link.

'Maureen is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?'

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

Maureen.

Maureen.

Maureen.

Ian.

Maureen.

Mark.

Mark.

Maureen.

-Where are you from, Stuart?

-County Antrim.

-What do you do?

-I'm a student.

-Where?

-Queen's University, Belfast.

-Studying what?

-Law.

-You're going to be a big-time lawyer?

-That's not the plan. No.

-Isn't it?

-I haven't enjoyed it.

-So you've wasted our money?

-No. Education's not a waste.

-No.

-You're not going to be a lawyer?

-No.

-You've come to that conclusion after how many years?

-Two and a half.

Great(!) What should you have studied?

Probably music or teaching.

Y-yes. Why Maureen?

Er, she was the first person to get a question wrong.

-Where are you from, Mark?

-Nottingham.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a plasterer.

-Is there a romantic side to plasterers?

-Not really, no.

-You're not creative?

-Not romantically while I'm plastering.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-I like to read, do a bit of poetry.

-Do you write your own poetry?

-I've wrote one for you, Anne, if...

-"I've written".

-I wrote one for you. Sorry. I know.

-You know what?

I know that you're a clever lady and a journalist, so I stand corrected.

-Does anything rhyme with "wink"?

-..No.

-That's a bonus.

-It's more about you than the show, Anne.

-Crack on.

Anne Robinson is a beast not evil nor demonic

Her influence upon us all is gingerly ironic

She's on our tellies nightly clad in stylish dark attire

Don't be fooled by her sharp tongue, she's clearly a vampire.

OK. Keep plastering, Mark.

-I think I will.

-Put your board up.

-Why Maureen?

-Apart from Stuart, she was the only person to get a question wrong.

Maureen, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I've been teaching for 34 years.

Anne would make a brilliant teacher. She doesn't suffer fools gladly.

I don't think anyone would dare to misbehave in her lessons!

Round three. In the bank, £1,120. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from last round, Annette.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The 1976 single by Steve Harley, which is often included

on a compilation album celebrating summer is Here Comes The... what?

Sun.

The mountain range on the moon named after a major mountain chain

in western Europe is the Lunar... what?

Alps.

In the title of a 1990s TV comedy series about a fictional news room,

which item was dropped, the dead donkey or a mortified mule?

Dead donkey.

The name of which rank of playing card means a royal female?

Queen.

-Bank.

-What B is the usual term for a hole or a tunnel

dug by a small animal as a home?

-Burrow.

-In standard netball,

a player cannot hold the ball for longer than how many seconds?

-Two.

-Three.

The commonest form of hereditary colour blindness

is the inability to distinguish red

from which other colour of the rainbow?

-Green.

-The rhyming expression for the emigration of intellectuals

to the US and other countries is the "brain..." what?

Drain.

What is one half of 98?

-45.

-Even 49.

In books, a former nurse called Annie Marie Wilkes,

who was played by Cathy Bates in a film adaptation,

was the villain of which 1987 thriller by Stephen King?

-Baker Street.

-Misery.

In the UK military, TA stands for what ..Army?

Territorial Army.

Which word is used by actors and musicians as a term for a mistake,

a "floss" or a "fluff"?

-Fluff.

-The first edition of Playboy Magazine,

published in 1953, featured which Hollywood actress on its cover?

-Pass.

-Marilyn Monroe.

The common small brown bird,

the male of which has a grey cap and a black beard,

is called the what "..sparrow"?

-House sparrow.

-In the TV sit-com Only Fools And Horses,

what P was an insult used by Del Boy to refer to Rodney?

Plonker.

A portable device containing water, carbon dioxide, foam or powder

is called a what "..extinguisher"?

-Fire.

-Bank.

The United States, New Zealand and Poland all have capital cities...

Time's up and you won £300. Who's flying first class on Dipstick Airways?

Who now needs to take a long hard look at the exit?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

'The only player to get all their answers wrong, Hannah is the weakest link.

'Annette is the strongest link, but will voting reflect reality?'

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

Hannah.

Mark.

Curly.

Hannah.

Hannah.

Hannah.

Curly.

-What do you do, Curly?

-I'm a market trader and nurseryman.

-Where do you trade?

-Saffron Walden and Bury St Edmunds.

-The Del Boy of East Anglia?

-Sort of. Yeah. But I'm very honest.

-Y-yes. What are you selling?

-Plants. I'm a nurseryman.

-Where are they growing?

-Back at my nursery.

-You have a big torch?

-Big torch?

-Yeah.

-No. Why?

-To go out at night and dig up plants from people's gardens.

-No. Pub's open then.

-Why Hannah?

I think she was the weakest link.

-What do you do, Annette?

-I'm a butcher in a butcher's shop.

Put your board down.

Hop towards Ian.

A little bit more.

He's quite posh so you'll frighten him.

-Is that how you dress to work in the butcher's shop?

-No, Anne.

Oh. What outfit is that? Is it meant to accentuate or hide your figure?

-Hide it.

-What's wrong with your figure?

-Too big.

-Which bits?

-My stomach.

-Not the top bit?

-Oh, no. That's not big enough.

-Really? Hop up again.

What is it at the moment?

-38C.

-And what would you like it to be?

Probably 42 or 44 DD.

-Really? That'll sell a lot of meat, won't it?

-Oh, yes!

Put your board up.

-Why Hannah?

-Because she answered both questions wrong.

Hannah, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My chat with Anne was OK. It wasn't as bad as expected.

She thought I look like Cherie Blair and no-one's ever said that to me.

I want John to win because he's a good player and he didn't vote for me.

Round four. In the bank, £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from last round, Annette.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

The 2011 release Build A Rocket Boys was the fifth UK hit album

for which British group named after a joint in the body?

-Pass.

-Elbow.

What T follows "incorporation", "inheritance" and "value added"

to give the names of three ways of raising revenue?

Tax.

In the Crimean War, what was the full name of the hospital reformer,

known as the lady with the lamp?

Florence Nightingale.

The author of the His Dark Materials trilogy,

and the 2010 novel The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ

is Philip... who?

-Pullman.

-Which three-letter word for a writing implement

is derived from the Latin term for a feather?

Pen.

-Bank.

-The Greek mathematician Euclid defined a line

as "that which has length without..." what?

Breadth.

What P is a word for a fried batter

that has varieties called "crepe" and "blini"?

-Pancake.

-Which children's TV programme began in 1964

and was introduced with the words,

"Here's a house. Here's a door. Windows, one, two, three, four"?

Play School.

-Bank.

-In African wildlife,

the ratel, a relative of the weasel, is also known as the what,

honey badger or sugar ferret?

Honey badger.

The 24 principal areas into which the world is divided,

each with its own standard time, are known as "time..." what?

-Zones.

-In popular music, what C is the general name

for the subdued and often sentimental singing style

favoured by Perry Como and Bing Crosby?

-Country.

-Crooning.

Which term for an eating regime undertaken to produce weight loss

is the word used in English for the parliament of Japan?

Diet. Diet.

Which natural force, discovered by Sir Isaac Newton,

is one-sixth as powerful on the moon as it is on Earth?

Gravity.

At the end of the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the monster heads

to which location to destroy itself, the North Pole or the South Downs?

-The North Pole.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time. Your answer was correct. You won £400.

But you had a chain of nine correct answers.

Who thinks a pharmacy is a small farm?

Who lost you money in that round?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Having answered the most questions correctly, Mark is the strongest link.

'Stuart is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the vote?'

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

Annette.

Annette.

Stuart.

Stuart.

Stuart.

Stuart.

-Mark, why Stuart?

-He was the weakest link.

I think he was the only one to get a question wrong.

-John, why Stuart?

-I just felt that he got a question wrong at the wrong point.

Stuart, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Anne would make a brilliant judge. She'd love the power, and probably sentence everyone to life.

Round five. In the bank, £1,820. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, Mark.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What H is a sauce traditionally served with roast beef,

made from a strong-tasting plant root?

-Horseradish.

-In education,

"Old Harrovians" refers to former pupils of which public school?

-Eton?

-Harrow.

In a 2005 film comedy starring Steve Carell,

the so-called virgin of the title

is described as being how many years old?

-30?

-40.

A children's song based on the first line in a poem

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is Under The Spreading... what?

Chestnut Tree.

The wealthy residential district of Belgravia is in which British city?

London.

The makeshift incendiary device

named after a Soviet Foreign Minister and a kind of mixed drink

is a Molotov... what?

-Cocktail.

-Which of these is the name of a mineral

often used as a gemstone, beryl or bertha?

-Beryl.

-Bank.

In TV, between 1993 and 2004, which talent show featured the catchphrase

"Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be..."?

Stars In Their Eyes.

The common expression implying that ruthlessness

is concealed by a polite manner

refers to an iron fist in a glove made of which soft fabric?

-Velvet.

-In the wording on bank notes issued by the Bank of England,

the Chief Cashier promises to pay, on demand,

the face value of the note to whom?

The bearer.

The British comedian who had a UK hit single in 1975 with Funky Moped

has the stage name Jasper... what?

-Carrott.

-Bank.

-In a hospital, what P is the job title

of an employee who moves equipment

or takes patients to and from wards?

Porter.

In film, what surname precedes Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum

in the titles of three spy thrillers

released in 2002, 2004 and 2007 respectively?

Bourne.

In tennis, the Czech player who reached the final of the men's...?

Time's up. You won £400. You had a chain of ten correct answers.

Who's devoted to defeat? Who's taken to this like a duck to orange?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'According to the statistics, Mark is the strongest link.

'Curly is the weakest link, but will voting reflect reality?'

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

Curly.

Ian.

Curly.

John.

Curly.

-Deputy Lord Lieutenant, why Curly?

-I thought he got two wrong.

-You don't have to count to be a Deputy Lord Lieutenant?

-Not really. No.

-Mark, why Curly?

-I recall Curly getting a question wrong.

-You could be a Deputy Lord Lieutenant. Where are you from?

-Nottingham.

-Piece of cake.

-Curly.

-Yes.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The highlight was having a bit of banter with Anne. I did enjoy that.

She's very good. If she ever wants a job on my stall, she's more than welcome.

Round six.

You have £2,220. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Mark.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which word for a small piece of soot emitted by a fire

now usually means "mild obscenity"?

-Pass.

-Smut.

The easternmost point in Africa is in which country, Zambia or Somalia?

-Zambia.

-Somalia.

In January 2011, which Labour MP succeeded Alan Johnson

as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Ed Balls.

The famous naive painting of 1891 by Rousseau is a jungle scene

featuring which large member of the cat family in a tropical storm?

-Tiger.

-Since it began in the 1950s,

which international beauty contest has been hosted by Bob Hope,

Ulrika Jonsson and Jerry Springer?

Miss World.

What J is the name of a New Testament figure

that is sometimes used to refer to a traitor who betrays a friend?

-Jacob.

-Judas.

The 2010 UK hit album of jazz and swing standards by Cliff Richard,

released days before his 70th birthday,

was entitled Bold As... what?

-Brass.

-In Morse code, the distress signal CQD

was officially replaced in 1908 by which other three-letter sequence?

SOS.

In 1969, which Australian-born tycoon became the proprietor

of the Sun newspaper?

-Rupert Murdoch.

-In sport, the actor Hugh Laurie

represented which university in the 1980 Boat Race on the Thames?

-Oxford.

-Cambridge.

In the TV version of the play Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh,

the hostess Beverly insists on playing music

by the Greek singer Demis... who?

Roussos.

-Bank.

-What K is the name of a leafy vegetable that is usually green

and has a variety called "curly"?

-Kale.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time but you only won £40.

Maybe Ian is too posh to push.

Is Mark losing by a nose?

Could Annette be for the chop? Or will John get his marching orders?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Having got all the answers wrong, John is the weakest link.

'Annette is the strongest link, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?'

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

John.

John.

John.

Mark.

-Annette, why John?

-Because he got his questions wrong.

-Mark, why John?

-He got two questions wrong. I got the one wrong.

John, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My chat with Anne was incredible.

When she asked me to play the trombone, I thought, "Oh, no!"

But it was great fun and I really enjoyed it!

Round seven. In the bank, £2,260. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Annette.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The US actor born in 1968 who starred in In The Company Of Men,

Thank You For Smoking, and the 2010 drama Rabbit Hole

is Aaron... who?

-Pass.

-Eckhart.

Under the terms of the 1814 Treaty of Kiel,

which country was ceded by Denmark to Sweden?

-Norway.

-In Dublin, the 395-foot monument called the Spire

is known by the informal rhyming name the "stiletto in the..." what?

-State?

-Ghetto.

What A is the name of any mark written above or below a letter

to show that it is pronounced in a different way?

-Umlaut.

-Accent.

The song Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down was recorded by Nancy Sinatra,

but was originally a UK hit single in 1966 for which female singer?

-Nina Simone.

-Cher.

In hospitals, in the abbreviation ICU,

if the I stands for "Intensive", the C stands for what?

-Cardiac.

-Care.

Which novel by Herman Melville

begins with the line, "Call me Ishmael"?

Moby Dick.

What P is the name of an indoor plant, often with scarlet bracts,

that is usually bought in the festive season

for use as a Christmas decoration?

-Pass.

-Poinsettia.

The Georgian TV drama series that began in 2009 starring Andrew Buchan

as a pioneering barrister is called Garrow's... what?

Law.

-Bank.

-The surname of which 19th-century British Prime Minister

is also a word for the skin of a fruit?

-Peel.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time.

In round eight, you get to treble what you bank. Think carefully. You won just £40 in that round.

The next round is an opportunity to raise the bank balance.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'For the second round in a row, Annette is the strongest link.

'Ian is the weakest link, but who will be taking the final walk of shame?'

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

Mark.

Ian.

Ian.

-Annette, why Ian?

-We were equally bad in that round, but myself and Mark banked money. Ian didn't.

-Mark, why Ian?

-I believe he got one more question wrong than Annette so he was the weakest link.

No. You ALL answered two questions incorrectly.

But Annette's right, you two banked.

Fair vote.

Ian, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was delighted to get as far as round seven.

I feared that I might have been voted off in the first round.

It wasn't unfair. I didn't bank. Mind you, there wasn't anything to bank.

Round eight. In the bank, £2,300. In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Annette.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What O follows "Russian", "Greek" and "Romanian"

to make the names of three Christian denominations?

Orthodox.

In the mermaid lagoon scene, Peter Pan says that to die

would be "an awfully big..." what?

-Sin?

-Adventure.

The ruins of the ancient city of Troy

are in which modern-day country?

-Greece.

-Turkey.

In horse racing, for five years from 1973 to 1977,

Red Rum finished in either first or second place in which steeplechase?

-Grand National.

-In music, which six-letter word meaning "more moist"

is the name for a pad that stops the vibrations of a string in a piano?

-Wetter.

-Damper.

In compulsions, "kleptomania" is the overpowering urge,

felt more often by women than men,

to indulge in what, stealing or knitting?

-Stealing.

-Bank.

The 18th-century author who wrote in his Essay On Criticism

"to err is human, to forgive divine" was Alexander... who?

-Pass.

-Pope.

Which location in Texas is officially nicknamed Space City,

but is also known as H Town?

Houston.

-Bank.

-The fish that has a black spot on each side,

said to be the thumb prints...

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

That gives you prize money today of:

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

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Annette and Mark, for £2,420, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Mark, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go first.

Which Harry Potter film actor was named in 2010

as the richest celebrity under 30 years old in the UK,

with a fortune of more than £42 million?

-Daniel Radcliffe.

-That is the correct answer.

In European history,

the secret police force

that operated in East Germany during the Communist regime

was known by what name?

-KGB.

-No. The correct answer is the Stasi.

In physics, of the three basic mechanisms of heat transfer,

which one conveys the thermal energy generated by the Sun

through space to the surface of the Earth?

-Convection.

-The correct answer is radiation.

In crime fiction, the novels Let It Bleed and Black And Blue,

and a book of short stories called Beggar's Banquet,

all by Ian Rankin,

share their titles with albums by which group?

-UB40.

-The correct answer is the Rolling Stones.

What's the name of the long-distance footpath

that runs from Edale in the Peak District

to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish borders?

-Kinder Scout?

-The correct answer is the Pennine Way.

In rugby union, which Welsh player,

who has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing,

joined Toulon in 2011,

only a few weeks after a high-profile comeback with Saracens?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Gavin Henson.

The restaurant opened in Knightsbridge

by Heston Blumenthal in 2011

is named after which meal of the day?

-Supper.

-The correct answer is dinner.

The 2010 memoir entitled Decision Points,

with chapter headings that include Quitting, War Footing,

Freedom Agenda and Stem Cells,

was written by which former US President?

-Jimmy Carter.

-The correct answer is George W Bush.

In film, in which 1980 science fiction adventure,

is the title character told by a female journalist called Dale Arden,

"I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth?"

-Flash Gordon.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Mark, you are today's strongest link and you go away with:

Annette, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My friends and family will be disappointed I didn't bring any money home,

but they will be proud of me.

I'm delighted to win the Weakest Link.

I came for the experience. Winning is a bonus.

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