10/07/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine players about to play for £10,000.

Only one will walk away with prize money.

The rest will leave with nothing

after their team mates vote them 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 don't know each other, but if the want the money

they'll have to work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing

as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm John, I'm 43. I'm a manager in a general practice from Renfrew.

I'm Dave, I'm 34. I'm a coach driver

from Buxton in Derbyshire.

I'm Eileen, I'm 48,

I live in Derry and I'm currently unemployed.

I'm Rebecca, I'm 34. I'm an administrator from Tamworth in Staffordshire.

My name's Rich. I'm 21, I live in Liverpool

and I work as a news editor.

I'm Ann, I'm 52,

and I'm a night sister from the Wirral.

I'm Michael, I'm 29,

from County Durham, and I'm a computer operator.

I'm Derek, I'm 64,

and I'm a retired insurance manager from Little Abington.

I'm Emma, I'm 26,

and a full-time mum of two girls from Northamptonshire.

The rules in each round the aim is to answer enough questions

to reach your £1000 target within the time limit.

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

Get your question wrong, you break the chain and lose all the money in it.

If you say "Bank" before I ask the question, the money is safe.

However, you start a new chain from scratch. Remember

at the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.

There are three minutes on the clock.

We start with the person who comes first alphabetically.

That's Ann. Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

According to the saying it is not a good idea to set the cat among...

The pigeons.

With what sport is Stefan Edberg associated?

Tennis.

In the rhyme, the cow jumped over...?

The moon.

Which name is shared by Henry and Jane, who appeared in On Golden Pond?

Fonda.

Bank.

What B is an instrument associated with Scotland

in which wind is supplied to pipes via a bag?

Bagpipes.

In the calendar, what is the common name for All Hallows' Eve?

Hallowe'en.

Is a freesia a plant or animal?

A plant.

It is bad luck to walk under what type of builder's equipment?

Ladder.

In the The Wizard of Oz, what does the Tin Man ask the wizard for?

-A brain.

-A heart.

Who is the mother of Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice?

-The Duchess of York.

-I'll accept. Sarah Ferguson.

What M is a bike used for cross-country racing on rough terrain?

Mountain bike.

What type of garment comes from the Hindi word "dungri"?

Dungarees.

What kind of food is the Spanish speciality, chorizo?

-Crisp.

-A sausage.

In history, which animal

forms the body of the Egyptian sphinx?

A lion.

The animated Beatles film released in 1968 was called Yellow...?

Submarine.

Which season is called the fall in the US?

Autumn.

In what country did the D-day invasion happen?

France.

-Bank.

-In world championship darts, must you hit a double to begin?

No.

Two types of squirrel live in Britain red and...?

Grey.

-Bank.

-Name the pointed metal device used to secure a vessel to the sea bed.

-A buoy.

-An anchor.

Which motoring organisation was founded first the AA or the RAC?

The AA.

The RAC. Pomme de terre is French for which vegetable?

Potato.

According to Elton John's 1973 hit, Saturday Night's All Right For...?

-Dancing.

-Fighting.

What item did Jamie have in the cartoon

that took him via a helter-skelter to a magic land?

A torch.

If you're at Geneva airport, you're in...?

Switzerland.

What R is precipitation of water from the atmosphere?

Rainfall.

Bank.

Is the currency of Vietnam the new dong or new peso?

-The new peso.

-The new dong.

What name is given to the spots suffered by adolescents?

Acne.

-Bank.

-What S is the art of making 3-D designs

from materials such as wood and plaster?

-Pass.

-Sculpture.

Complete the title of this 1989 Peter Greenaway film The Cook...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

Of the £1000 available to you

in that first round,

you banked £570.

Who's worrying you? Who is slow,

who is dithering,

who is looking potentially very dumb?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Ann is the first strongest link.

The weakest link is Rich, but he banked the most money.

Will this be enough to save him when they vote?

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

Eileen, what's Rich done?

I think Rich got two questions wrong in that round.

So I think he was the weakest link.

He banked £300.

-I hadn't actually noticed that.

-Right.

Emma, is eating one of your hobbies?

-Yes.

-You don't know anything about Spanish food?

My mind just went blank.

Not a good thing to happen while you're standing round here.

-Rich, what do you do?

-I'm a news editor.

-You're a journalist?!

-I certainly am.

-Have you got any qualifications?

-Yeah.

What qualifications have you got?

I'm doing a journalism degree

and I have a BTEC National Diploma in media.

So you're well qualified?

Although you thought the Tin Man asked for a brain,

it must have been your subconscious

and maybe YOU want one.

Considered my wrists well and truly slapped.

Right.

That's what the team want to do. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I expected to last at least a few rounds.

But I was victim of the "vote off the whippersnapper" attitude

because I don't think I was the weakest link.

I did get questions wrong, but I did bank the most money.

I think the next off will probably be Eileen.

She doesn't strike me as the sharpest tool.

Round Two. You've got £570 in the bank so far out of a possible £1000.

There are eight of you left.

We lost Rich, who was so busy getting qualified

he lost the ability to think.

We are taking ten seconds off the clock.

We start with Ann, the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which profession is said to tread the boards?

Acting.

Jersey lends its name to which animal?

The cow.

What P is the period when a female has a foetus in her uterus?

Pregnancy.

-Bank.

-Are dormant seeds active or inactive?

Inactive.

What S is the bacterium that causes the food poisoning linked to eggs?

Salmonella.

Which kitchen appliance used to store food went on sale in Chicago in 1913?

-Tupperware.

-Refrigerator.

Which classic Hitchcock thriller featured Norman Bates?

Psycho.

Is Gordon the middle name of the former Labour leader Neil Kinnock or Michael Foot?

-Michael Foot.

-Neil Kinnock.

Are insects warm- or cold-blooded?

Cold-blooded.

To which family of instruments does the clarinet belong?

Woodwind.

What is a third of 63?

21.

Bank.

Which magic word is from the Hebrew for "Father, Son and Holy Spirit"?

-Amen.

-Abracadabra.

In a pride of lions, do the males or females do most of the hunting?

The females.

In mythology, what C is action taken to preserve the natural world?

Conservation.

What craft similar to knitting is named after the French for "hook"?

Crochet.

Bank.

Buenos Aires is the capital of which country?

-Pass.

-Argentina.

Is a tiger cub born blind?

Yes.

Magnum and jeroboam are both sizes of what?

-Glass.

-Bottle.

What G is the film applied to pottery before firing for a watertight finish?

Glaze.

Who won an Oscar for her role as Sarah Tobias in The Accused?

Jodie Foster.

Which C is the main protein found in skin tendons of bone?

-Cholesterol.

-Collagen.

Which Australian tennis star and Wimbledon champion

coached Greg Rusedski in 2000?

Pat Cash.

In what country is Holyroodhouse Palace?

Scotland.

How many toes does a camel have on each hoof two or three?

-Three.

-Two.

What is the name of the target ball in lawn bowls?

-Pass.

-The jack.

What G is a unit of hereditary information on a chromosome?

Gene.

-Bank.

-A McDonald's opened in what Russian city in 1990?

Moscow.

-Bank.

-In which documentary did Michael Palin go from the North to the South Pole?

Around the World in 80 Days.

Correct answer is Pole To Pole.

And in that round you only put away

£340.

Who has gone from slow

to even slower?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show the strongest link is Derek.

Rebecca is the weakest link. She didn't answer any of her questions.

Will the voting follow the facts?

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

Michael...

-you don't know the difference between a glass and a bottle.

-It disappointed us, that.

-Why Rebecca?

-She got three questions wrong.

What do you do, John?

-Manager in a general practice.

-Ask them to explain

the difference between collagen and cholesterol.

I don't treat the patients.

-Why Rebecca?

-She got three questions wrong.

Right.

-What are your specialist subjects, Rebecca?

-General knowledge.

-You kept that well-hidden.

You didn't answer a single question correctly.

I was unlucky. I did bank some money.

With six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed to be voted off so early.

I did well in the first round,

and I just got my questions wrong in the second round.

I'm kicking myself about the Buenos Aires question. When Anne stared at me

she frightened me and I fluffed it.

Lost it. It went right out of my head.

Round Three, and of the £2000

you could have won by now, you have in the bank £910.

We take ten seconds off the clock.

We start with Derek, the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Can sound waves travel in a vacuum?

-Yes.

-No.

For what reason did Mary and Joseph have to go to Bethlehem?

-There was no room at the inn.

-A census.

The European Economic Community was known as the Common...?

Market.

In field hockey, how many yards from the goal line

is the penalty spot five, seven or ten?

-Ten.

-Seven.

A joule is a unit of energy. What is the term for 1000 joules?

-Megajoule.

-Kilojoule.

In what African country is Jomo Kenyatta airport?

Kenya.

Which US actor played Charlie Babbitt in Rain Man

Dustin Hoffmann or Tom Cruise?

Tom Cruise.

What J is the term for vegetables cut into thin strips?

Julienne.

Bank.

Do heated molecules vibrate faster or slower?

Faster.

In what UK country are the rivers Foyle and Upper and Lower Bann?

-Ireland.

-Northern Ireland.

In which 1942 film does Rick Blaine say,

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine"?

Casablanca.

How old was Nelson Mandela on his release 63 or 71?

71.

What is the right whereby a previously baptised person

is given full membership into the church?

-Christening.

-Confirmation.

Which London park was the original site of the Crystal Palace?

Hyde Park.

Is a zucchetto or a zucchini the skull cap traditionally worn

by a Roman Catholic priest?

Zucchetto.

The title of the 1956 play by John Osborne was Look Back In what?

Anger.

-Bank.

-Oliver Stone wrote, produced and directed

which 1991 conspiracy film starring Kevin Costner?

-Pass.

-JFK.

The Peninsular War of 1808-14 was started by which French emperor

invading Portugal and Spain?

Napoleon.

In which year was actress and model Marilyn Monroe born, 1926 or 1937?

-1937.

-1926.

Which Olympic sport is conducted on a strip of mat 46 feet long and 6 feet wide?

-Acrobatics.

-Fencing.

In geography, which city was the capital of Poland between 1320 and 1611?

-Warsaw.

-Krakow.

In religion, which Israelite hero

was deprived of his strength when his hair was cut?

Sampson.

-Bank.

-If a club owns four minibuses that hold 16 people each,

how many can they hold in total?

64.

Time is up.

That was the correct answer. But in that round,

you went completely down the drain and put into the kitty just £220.

Who is now dazzled by the lights?

I urge you, root out the rubbish, heave the hopeless.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Emma is the strongest link statistically.

After being the first strongest link, Ann is now the weakest link.

But what will the team take into account?

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

Eileen, why Ann?

I think Ann and I were equally bad in that round,

and I can't vote for myself.

Right. She was a bit worse than you.

Michael,

-why Ann?

-I just felt when it came round to me,

there was nothing in there to bank.

Right. Of course when it went on to Derek one time, there was nothing to bank.

-One time. But I'm pleased with how it's going.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

Ann, what a reversal of fortune

as you've only got three questions wrong so far in the game,

but alas, two of them were in the last round.

With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel gutted to be standing here knowing that I was

the second strongest link in the whole game.

And I just feel...totally devastated.

I could kick myself for getting the questions wrong, because I knew them.

But when you're up there, your mind doesn't connect with your mouth.

And it's just...awful.

Round Four.

£1130 banked out of potential prize money of £3000. Six of you left.

You have ten seconds less now.

You have 2½ minutes. We'll start with last round's strongest link,

Emma. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In American politics, what does CIA stand for?

Central Intelligence Agency.

Which former Bond girl was once married to Peter Sellers?

Britt Ekland.

In music, Ben E King had a UK hit with which record in 1961 and again in 1987?

Stand By Me.

What G is the death and decay of body tissue

due to the loss of blood and bacterial action?

Gangrene.

-Bank.

-Who played Fast Eddie in the 1961 film called The Hustler?

Paul Newman.

Which member of the royal family

visited the Coronation Street set in 2000?

Prince Charles.

Which male US tennis player completed the set of Grand Slam titles

by winning the French Open in 1999?

-Pete Sampras.

-Andre Agassi.

Which US playwright was born Thomas Lanier Williams in 1911?

Tennessee Williams.

In fishing, which size of hook is the larger, 1 or 20?

Er, 1.

The Cockney expression says that only fools and horses do what?

Work.

-Bank.

-Which American actor played Max Cady in the 1991 film Cape Fear?

-Pass.

-Robert De Niro.

What word describes a vast collection of stars, dust and gas,

held together by gravity?

Galaxy.

Are there 12 or 24 tales in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?

24.

What W is a type of deep cough ending in a peculiar high-pitched sound

and is most common in children?

-Wheeze.

-Whooping cough.

The comic strip Rupert The Bear is in which daily newspaper?

The Daily Express.

Can an illegally potted red snooker ball return to the table?

No.

The naval base of Tulon on the Mediterranean Sea is in which country?

France.

-Bank.

-Who in 2000 became the first foreign manager of the England football team?

Eriksson.

Sven Goran Eriksson. I'll accept that.

What fish follows Albert in Benjamin Britten's opera?

-Don't know.

-Herring.

In history, in which century was the American Revolution?

The 18th century.

In Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, who is invited to the garden?

-Nightingale.

-Maud.

-Bank.

-In London, the Victoria and Albert and which other museum

came from the South Kensington Museum founded in 1857?

-Pass.

-The Science Museum.

Which 1972 film...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

After all that work, you banked just £400.

I urge you, do not suffer a fool.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Derek is the strongest link for the second time as he was the only one to get each question right.

Emma has gone from strongest to weakest link. But who will lose out?

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

John,

this general practice where you're manager?

You keep to yourself, do you?

-Yeah. In the office I'll take some stick over this.

-Right.

-Why Emma?

-She had a poor round

and I can't recall being able to bank anything.

-Dave, how's it going for you?

-Er, it could be worse.

-Why Emma?

-She just seemed to get the most questions wrong.

Right. Well, Emma,

you who thought Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem because there was no room in the inn.

Three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm annoyed I was voted off because I had been the strongest link.

I was unlucky with the questions but did my best.

I shouldn't have been voted off then.

I think Michael will go next. He has been lucky

to have escaped being voted off as yet.

I think he'll be the next to go.

Round Five.

You have £1530 in your kitty.

There are five of you left.

Ten seconds less time. We start with last round's strongest link,

Derek. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Are carbohydrates

and proteins organic or inorganic molecules?

Organic.

From which ancient language are the words poetry, comedy and tragedy from?

-Latin.

-Greek.

In the USA, the southern state of Alabama is known as the heart of what?

-Er, the south.

-Dixie.

There are 12 horses and one-sixth of them are male. How many are female?

Ten.

What B is a single-celled organism that can exist on land,

in the air and in water?

-Pass.

-Bacterium.

What part of a car engine mixes petrol with air?

The carburettor.

Whose first novel was Casino Royale, published in 1953?

Ian Fleming.

In geography, what is the largest city in New Zealand?

Auckland.

-Bank.

-The '80s band A-Ha came from which Scandinavian country?

-Sweden.

-Norway.

Does Pollock's Museum in London exhibit toys, clothes or furniture?

Toys.

In which English county is the market town of Maldon?

Essex.

In mythology, Venus was the goddess of love and mother of which winged boy?

-Pegasus.

-Cupid.

What B, famous for its wine, is a city and port on the river Garonne

in south-western France?

Bordeaux.

In which year did the first rugby union match

between England and France take place, 1881 or 1906?

-1881.

-1906.

In science, the letter S represents which element in the periodic table?

-No.

-Sulphur.

James L. Jones did the voice for which character in the Star Wars trilogy?

Darth Vader.

In geography, what is the capital of Nepal?

Katmandu.

Which famous Australian actor voiced the part of John Smith

in the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas?

Mel Gibson.

-Bank.

-What I is the branch of an army of soldiers

who fight on foot with light weapons?

Infantry.

All For Love was a '94 hit single for Bryan Adams, Sting and which other artist?

-No.

-Rod Stewart.

Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?

John Bunyan.

What W is an area in Southern Ireland renowned for its crystal glassware?

Waterford.

-Bank.

-In...

Time is up.

You banked just in time.

And in that round

you put into the kitty £250.

Who is no longer essential? Who would you be better off without?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Derek is the strongest link for the third time, as he again got all his questions right.

With the most wrong answers, Michael is the weakest link.

But how will the voting go?

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

Dave, why Michael?

He got the most questions wrong.

-Derek, why have you voted for Michael?

-Because I thought he had the poorest round.

You went from poor to spectacularly bad, Michael.

Yeah, I suppose you're right.

I am. With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't feel hard done by being voted off.

I feel it was deserved, but I'm pleased with myself overall.

Eileen might be a dark horse to win.

I've been impressed with her knowledge

on some of the harder questions.

When I think she'll get the question wrong, she produces the right answer.

Round Six.

There's £1780 in the bank. There are four of you left.

You have ten seconds less. We'll start with last round's strongest link, Derek.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What unit of measurement measures frequency?

-Megahertz.

-Hertz.

The 20-year-old supermodel Giselle Bundchen is from which South American country?

Brazil.

In TV, which long-running children's cartoon which started in 1959

told of the adventures of a Norse king?

Oh...pass.

Noggin The Nog.

Was Neil Adams the 1981 British world champion in judo or karate?

Judo.

How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

-Two.

-Four.

In which decade did the National Theatre open on London's Southbank?

-The '60s.

-1970s.

Soul singer Isaac Hayes is the voice of which character in South Park?

Chef.

What E is the area of philosophy concerned with morality and human values?

-Existentialism.

-Ethics.

The Venetian explorer Marco Polo was born in which century, the 11th or 13th?

13th.

In science, what H is a power transmitted by pressurising fluid?

-Pass.

-Hydraulics.

David Jason starred as Tim Simcock in which Yorkshire-based

about the social rivalry between two families?

-The Darling Buds Of May.

-A Bit Of A Do.

English composer William Lloyd Webber

was most associated with which musical instrument?

-Cello.

-Organ.

Which Northern Irish actor starred as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List?

Pass.

Liam Neeson.

The Liberal Democrats were founded in which decade?

The '80s.

-Bank.

-Known as the devil's arrow, what is the fastest flying insect?

Dragonfly.

In 2000, British designer Alexander McQueen

stopped designing for Givenchy and moved to which rival fashion house?

-Versace.

-Gucci.

Which Dutch football club won the European Cup three times

between 1971 and 1973?

-Feyenoord.

-Ijax.

Who first said the sun was the centre of the solar system, Copernicus...

Copernicus.

Time is up. That was the correct answer.

But in that round

you achieved the magnificent total of £20.

Whose day is done? Who's in your way? Who's buckled under the pressure?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

John is the strongest link, statistically.

In a reversal of fortune, Derek is now the weakest link.

Can his earlier good form save him when it comes to the vote?

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

We have a tie. Derek and Eileen, two votes each.

What caused you to want to get rid of Derek, Eileen?

I thought he got more wrong than me. But I could be wrong.

No, you're perfectly correct. He was statistically the weakest link.

Derek,

why did you want to get rid of Eileen?

She was the next worst to me, if that's good English.

It's true, whether it's grammatically correct or not.

John, when the vote is tied,

the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

You'll be relieved I'm not asking a medical question.

You have to decide

whether you'd like to get rid of Derek or Eileen. You can change your mind.

No, I'll stick to my original decision.

Right. Derek, John wants you out. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel fine. I desperately didn't want to be voted off first, as everybody hopes.

I'm quite happy with what I've done today.

It's very difficult to say which of them

is going to win, John, Dave or Eileen. It's very tight.

I think they're fairly evenly matched.

Round Seven. You have £1800 in the kitty. There are three of you left.

We start with the strongest link. That's John.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Is Alabama in the south or west of the USA?

South.

In which century was the Union flag created?

-Eighteenth.

-Seventeenth.

The remains of Spanish explorer Francisco Pizzaro

can be found in which city in Peru?

Lima.

Who wrote the World War II thriller, The Guns Of Navarone?

-Frederick Forsyth.

-Alistair MacLean.

Which stone,found by a Frenchman in Egypt in 1799,

bears an inscription which is the key to Egyptian hieroglyphics?

The Rosetta stone.

Lieutenant Pinkerton and Chow Chow San are characters in which Puccini opera?

Madam Butterfly.

-Bank.

-Which former James Bond star said,

"If I ever feel down, I go to the bank and climb over all the gold bars."

Roger Moore.

In economics, for what do the initials RPI stand?

Retail Price Index.

In July 1960 the world's first female prime minister took office in which country?

-India.

-Sri Lanka.

Was the poet Christina Rossetti the wife or sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti?

Sister.

-Bank.

-The Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia is the world's largest what?

-Mine.

-Cave.

-Bank.

-The killing of which bird was considered bad luck by sailors?

Albatross.

In Greek mythology, a Minotaur is half man, half what?

-Lion.

-Bull.

Whom did Margaret Thatcher appoint as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1979?

-Pass.

-Geoffrey Howe.

In the USA, who in 2000 became the first First Lady to be elected to the Senate?

Hillary Clinton.

-Bank.

-Which calendar did Britain adopt...

Time is up.

You banked just £90.

But let me tell you about Round Eight where you get the chance

to treble what you bank.

There's £3000 to be won.

But who should you put out of their misery?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With only one incorrect answer, Eileen is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Dave but, at this crucial stage, who will lose out in the vote?

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

Eileen, you want to get rid of John.

-Why?

-I think John was the weakest link in that round.

He wasn't. Dave was the weakest link.

Well, clearly I've lost the plot here.

Well, you're still with us.

-John, why did you vote for Dave?

-I think he was the poorer

of the three of us.

Dave WAS the worst player.

John, who is manager of a general practice

but knows more about supermodels than he does about medicine.

You'll probably go home with a copy of Penthouse rather than The Lancet.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm very pleased to get this far.

But having got to the last three, I thought I could have won.

Dave and Eileen probably saw me as a threat. That's why they got rid of me.

The medical questions... I'm not sure I knew the answers.

I'm going to have a lot of problems at work.

Round Eight. So far you've won £1890.

Dave and Eileen, just the two of you left.

And you have only 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your final prize money.

£3000 is at stake. We start with the strongest link. That's Eileen.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which coin was worth a quarter of an old English penny?

A farthing.

In which country would you find the city of Chiang Mai?

-China.

-Thailand.

The charity music event, Live Aid, was held in which year?

-1983.

-1985.

A water molecule consists of one oxygen atom and two atoms of which other element?

Hydrogen.

In which group of islands is Las Palmas?

Canary Islands.

-Bank.

-Which wading bird takes its name from its spoon-shaped beak?

Spoonbill.

Vlad the Impaler was the inspiration for which Gothic fictional character?

-Pass.

-Count Dracula.

Which 1960s TV drama starred Vince Edwards

as a neurosurgeon at County General Hospital?

-Pass.

-Ben Casey.

By what name in English is the French Regiment Etranger known?

-Pass.

-Foreign Legion.

What L surrounds the tissues of an organism and removes bacteria?

-Pass.

-Lymph.

The delicacy tomalley comes from which sea creature?

-Squid.

-Lobster.

Which British relief organisation was founded in the 1940s

by the British Council of Churches?

-Oxfam.

-Christian Aid.

In football, which team won the first five European cups?

The answer is Real Madrid but the time is up. You've put into your kitty £50.

We'll treble that and add it to the previous winnings.

That means prize money today of £2040.

But only one of you can take that money away, so now

you will play against each other.

Alternate questions. Best of five.

Whoever answers most correctly wins. If there's a tie,

we go for sudden death until we have a winner.

So, Dave and Eileen, for £2040, let's play The Weakest Link.

Dave, as the strongest, you choose who goes first.

I'd like Eileen to go first.

David Robert Jones is the birth name of which famous singer and actor

born in London in 1947?

David Bowie.

Correct.

Dave,

devised by Roy Plumley,

which popular radio show was first broadcast in 1942?

Desert Island Discs.

That is the correct answer.

Eileen,

in geography, which stretch of water in the Pacific Ocean

separates Australia and New Zealand?

-The Tasman Sea.

-That is the correct answer.

Dave,

in biology, which two Latin words meaning literally "in glass"

are used to describe a biological process

that has been performed artificially in a test tube?

In vitro.

That is the correct answer.

Eileen, which American comedian and actor

appeared as the character Dr Malcolm Sayer

in the 1990 film Awakenings?

Robin Williams.

That is the correct answer.

Dave,

what was the name of the militant American civil rights protest group

who were founded in 1966?

The... er...

No? The correct answer is The Black Panthers.

Eileen,

in TV, which actor starred as Roseanne's husband

in the American comedy, Roseanne?

It won't come. Sorry.

The correct answer is John Goodman.

Dave,

in the UK, after Labour's general election victory in 1997,

David Blunkett was appointed head of which department?

-Education.

-Can you be more precise?

And science.

No. The correct answer is Education and Employment.

Eileen, if you answer this question correctly, then you have won.

So for £2040...

In fashion, what style of hat

is named after an 1894 George Du Maurier novel?

Pillbox.

The correct answer is trilby.

Dave, you need to answer this question correctly to remain in the game.

In which 1976 film, based on a Steven King novel,

did Sissy Spacek take the title role?

Carrie.

That is the correct answer.

After five questions we have a tie.

So we'll go into a sudden death situation. The questions will continue in pairs.

Eileen, if you answer correctly, Dave has to answer correctly

or he loses.

If you answer incorrectly, Dave has to answer his correctly to win.

So, Dave and Eileen, let's play Sudden Death.

Eileen,

the artist Goya was born in 1746 in which country?

-Spain.

-That is the correct answer.

Dave,

which professional is sometimes given the slang nickname 'trick cyclist'?

Psychologist.

No. The correct answer is psychiatrist.

That means, Eileen,

you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2040.

Dave, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the weakest link. Goodbye.

I thought, going into the final, that Dave would win.

I was delighted to have not embarrassed myself.

I'd hoped I'd get this far and that I'd win.

But I was aware that it might not happen.

So I'm not too disappointed.

I'm not going to leave with less than I came with.

I'm just over the moon at the minute.

I'm just delighted.

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