10/10/2012 Weakest Link

Of the nine people on today's show,

only one will win the prize money

of up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing

after their team-mates vote them the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

They don't know each other. To win the prize money, they 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 45. I'm a programme centre manager. And I'm from Glasgow.

I'm 37. I'm a corporate action clerk from East London.

I'm 20. I'm studying electronic engineering. I'm from Southampton.

I'm 46. I'm a customer services advisor from Sunderland.

I'm 36. I'm a director of a voluntary sector group in London.

I'm 58. I'm a retired company director from Somerset.

I'm 20. I'm a journalism student from St Albans.

I'm 28. I'm a company strategist from Rolleston, Staffs.

I'm 62. I'm retired. I live in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.

The aim is to answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1000 target within the time limit.

The fastest way is by a chain of nine correct answers. A wrong answer

breaks the chain and loses the money.

But if you say "Bank" before the question is asked,

the money is safe.

However, you start a new chain from scratch.

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

In Round One, there are 3 minutes on the clock.

We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

In the nursery rhyme, who has lost her sheep?

Little Bo Peep.

On which Australian soap opera did Jason Donovan appear?

Neighbours.

New York City is often referred to as The Big...what?

Apple.

In which country is the city of Dijon, famous for its mustard?

France.

-Bank.

-What K is a bird found on riverbanks and renowned for its fish-catching abilities?

Kingfisher.

How many natural satellites orbit the planet Earth?

One.

Russell Crowe won his first Oscar for Best Actor in which film?

Gladiator.

In the Beatles song, Lucy was in the sky with...

Diamonds.

Nelson Mandela became president of which country in 1994?

South Africa.

-Bank.

-Which type of electrical power comes from harnessing the sun's energy?

Solar energy.

In which city is the TV soap opera Brookside set?

Liverpool.

Nausea, in the early stages of pregnancy, is commonly called "morning...what"?

Sickness.

Dexter, Holstein and Durham are all breeds of which animal?

-Dog.

-Cow.

Johann David Wyss wrote the novel Swiss Family...who?

Robinson.

-Bank.

-Which Asian country has the largest population of any country in the world?

India.

China. How many seats does a tandem usually have?

Two.

At which film festival could a film win the Palme d'Or?

Cannes.

In music, a sextet comprises how many instruments?

Six.

Name the type of oven that uses electromagnetic waves to cook food.

Microwave.

Bank.

What was first added to football shirts in the 1933 FA Cup Final

to make players more easy to recognise?

The number.

In which country is the state of Montana? USA or Canada?

USA.

What B is a soft, brimless hat associated with the French?

Beret.

-Bank.

-Films. In which 1980s time-travelling trilogy did Michael J Fox star?

Back To The Future.

Complete this programme title. Monty Python's Flying...?

Circus.

Brie and Camembert are both types of...?

Cheese.

-Bank.

-What H is a circular symbol of holiness

surrounding a saint or person?

Halo.

In chess, how many queens are there in a standard game?

Two.

Complete the title of the 1981 Adam And The Ants UK No.1 hit, Stand And...?

Deliver.

-Bank.

-Who...

OK.

You've reached and banked £1000.

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

Who, at this very early stage,

looks unsuitable?

One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.

After a very successful first round,

the strongest link is Carol.

The weakest link is Jenny.

But will the other players have picked up on this?

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

Carol.

-What do you do?

-I'm a customer services advisor in one of the big banks.

So, what do you advise?

How much money people don't have. I move money around, transfer money, cancel direct debits.

-Even when they ask for them to be cancelled?

-Sometimes.

-Why Jenny?

-She got one wrong.

-And she hesitated on one as well.

-Darryl.

-What do you you?

-Director of a voluntary sector group.

-What does that mean?

-It means I'm a director of the London Civic Forum,

an organisation of organisations lobbying the GLA.

That says it all(!)

-Why Jenny?

-Hesitation.

As opposed to long-windedness.

Nick.

-What do you do?

-I'm a company strategist.

-Which means?

-Project manager and business planner but not with accounts.

Why Jenny?

She was the only person that got a question wrong.

Jenny, the journalist student who doesn't know the difference

between cows and dogs.

She'll never get a job on Farmers' Weekly!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm gutted about being voted off first. I know I got one wrong.

So did one other person but everybody noticed ME.

I'm angry because I feel my question was harder than the one Catherine got wrong.

Catherine's a possibility to go next but perhaps Diane as well,

because she seemed quite nervous.

Round Two. £1000 in the bank. Eight players left.

10 seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Which metal is most commonly found in liquid thermometers?

Mercury.

What do Americans call the pavement?

Kerbside.

Sidewalk.

Does cooler air sink or rise?

Sink.

What T is the largest member of the cat family?

Tiger.

Dionne...who is a soul singer who shares her name with a Midlands town?

Warwick.

-Bank.

-In finance, interest is paid either net or...what?

Don't know.

Gross. What R is an exact copy or model?

Replica.

In which country would you visit the pyramids of Giza?

Egypt.

What do we call an injury to the body

causing discolouration but no laceration of the skin?

Bruise.

-Bank.

-What F is a chewy biscuit made of oats, sugar, butter and golden syrup?

-Pass.

-Flapjack.

What A is a word made up from initial letters of other words?

Acronym.

In politics, Herbert Hoover was president of which country from 1929 to 1933?

The USA.

Which Hollywood actor starred as both Rocky Balboa and John Rambo?

-Er, Victor Stallone.

-Sylvester Stallone.

-Bank.

-If a video lasts for three hours, how many minutes is it?

180 minutes.

In adult lions, which is larger, the male or female?

-Female.

-Male.

By what name is Beatles member Richard Starkey commonly known?

-Pass.

-Ringo Starr.

What is the highest value of a Scrabble letter placed on a standard square?

-Q.

-10.

In transport, what B is a small post marking a traffic island?

-Beacon.

-Bollard.

Bing...who performed a duet with David Bowie on the single Peace On Earth in 1982?

Crosby.

In biology, a cell usually contains how many nuclei?

One.

In which city is the Place de la Bastille located?

-Barcelona.

-Paris.

-Bank.

-What is the name for a tremor which occurs after an earthquake?

-Don't know.

-Aftershock.

What H is the outer covering of some fruits, nuts and grains - like on a coconut?

-Hard shell.

-No. Husk.

In the animal kingdom, a black leopard is more commonly known as what?

-Puma.

-Panther.

To which European country do the islands of Sardinia and Sicily belong?

Italy.

What's the official called in a game of Rugby Union - an umpire or a referee?

-Umpire.

-A referee.

Who in June 1997 became the youngest Conservative leader since William Pitt?

Hague.

In maths, a shop offers a pair of trainers at half price...

Time's up.

I cannot complete the question. What a downfall!

You won a pathetic, depressing, sad, embarrassing £200.

Who can't you wait to get rid of?

I urge you, lighten the load, heighten the bank balance.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Peter is the strongest link statistically.

Darryl failed to answer any questions, making him the weakest link.

But will the voting follow the facts?

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

Catherine,

-what do you do?

-I don't do anything. I'm retired.

Have you got any qualifications?

-Not a lot.

-Tell us about the few you have.

Um, you could say I've been studying at the University of Life for a long time.

-But no certificates of any sort?

-I've got a few O Levels.

Oh, what in, Catherine?

Um, as far as I can remember it was English Literature and Geography,

and Domestic Science, but it was a long time ago.

Yes, because you think the Place de la Bastille is in Barcelona.

Yes, how ridiculous!

-Have you never been to Spain or France?

-I have.

-Why Darryl?

-I'm afraid, poor Darryl,

I don't think he got any right.

-I think his memory banks must have blown.

-Eddy.

Not one of your finest hours.

No.

What happened?

I had a couple of questions wrong.

Oh, I know that. We all know that.

-Why Darryl?

-He got all the questions wrong.

-Diane.

-Yes.

No memory with you today?

Um, not that round, I'm afraid.

-But we was all getting questions wrong.

-YOU certainly were.

-What's Darryl done to upset you?

-He got all his questions wrong.

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

I've got no complaints. I was terrible.

I got all my questions wrong.

Nerves just took over, and the result was I had to go.

I think Eddy might go next, because he's hesitating a lot.

Round Three.

You've won £1200 out of a possible £2000.

We're taking another 10 seconds off.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Is a suffix placed at the beginning or the end of a word?

The end.

What did Moses receive from the Lord on Mount Sinai?

The Ten Commandments.

Which fibrous sheets of tissue found in the larynx

can produce sounds by vibrating?

-Voice box.

-Vocal chords. I'll accept voice box.

Complete this country's name - Trinidad and...what?

Tobago.

-Bank.

-What M is anything that has mass which can be detected and measured?

-Molecules.

-Matter.

Who invaded Britain first, the Vikings or the Romans?

-The Vikings.

-The Romans.

In which decade did The Morecambe and Wise Show first air on British TV?

-'70s.

-1960s.

What T is a Tahitian word used in English, meaning a form of personal decoration?

Tattoo.

In computing, the word "bit" is a contraction of binary...what?

-Pass.

-Digit.

On which part of the body would you wear a cummerbund?

Round the waist.

To which country did actor Mel Gibson emigrate in 1968 at the age of 12?

-America.

-Australia.

In science, which Russian space station fell to earth in March 2001?

Mir.

How many strings does a ukulele have - four or six?

-Six.

-Four.

In Raiders Of The Lost Ark, which character did Harrison Ford play?

Indiana Jones.

What is a honey-eater - a type of bird or bear?

-Bear.

-A bird.

In British politics, which Labour leader resigned in 1992

and became a European commissioner?

Neil Kinnock.

-Bank.

-Complete the title of Sister Sledge's 1979 UK album, We Are...what?

-Sisters.

-Family.

By what name is comedian Robert Alan Monkhouse better known?

Bob Monkhouse.

In biology, what B has a soft core known as marrow?

Bone.

Which superhero had a girlfriend called Dale Arden?

-Superman.

-Flash Gordon.

Diana Princess of Wales and David Ginola

have both campaigned on behalf of the UN to eradicate what weapon?

Land mines.

In rivers, the word, "meander" refers to what - a waterfall or a bend?

A bend.

-Bank.

-Which entertainer plays Bob Martin in the series of the same name?

Michael Barrymore.

-Bank.

-In which UK country is the Forth Bridge?

Scotland.

In football, what is the name...

Time is up.

Another appalling round.

You only banked £290.

Whose phone is permanently engaged?

Whose brain is being asked to perform beyond its limits?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistics show that Nick is the strongest link.

Ian is the weakest link. He was the only one who didn't answer any correctly.

But will the voting reflect the reality?

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

Nick,

remind us what you do.

I'm a company strategist.

And explain to me what that means.

Er, a planner.

-What do you plan?

-The company direction.

Do you do that with a pencil?

-No, with a computer.

-But I asked you a simple computer question and you couldn't answer it.

I'm not a computer programme man.

-What did Ian do that you didn't like?

-He got three questions wrong.

Diane, explain to me what you do.

I'm a corporate action clerk.

I process UK corporate actions,

like rights issues, takeovers, tender offers.

Somebody else who speaks their own language.

Why Ian?

-I think he got two wrong, is it?

-Do you have to count in your job?

Yes, but I've got calculators to do it for me.

Ian got all his questions wrong.

And just so he can show off to his mates as he leaves

he's also been the worst player in the game so far.

Ian, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I feel relieved to be voted off because I started feeling more and more stupid.

The longer it went on the more my mates can laugh at me.

Catherine is looking weak

because she's been consistently bad.

Peter is looking quite strong

and he's got enough to beat Carol. I hope he wins.

Round Four.

£1490 banked so far out of potential prize money of £3000.

Six of you left.

We take another ten seconds off the clock. You now have only 2½ minutes.

We start with the strongest link.

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

Start the clock.

What term is used for a sheep, calf or foal aged between one and two?

-An ewe.

-A yearling.

With which band was Shane MacGowan the singer, The Pixies or The Pogues?

The Pixies.

The Pogues.

What does a Geiger counter measure?

Movement.

Radiation. Who sang on the single in 2000 about the children's TV show Bob The Builder?

-Nick Morrissey.

-Neil Morrissey.

For which party was John Gummer elected MP in 1983?

The Tories.

What S is a carbohydrate which forms the main element in rice?

Starch.

Onto what surface are frescoes painted?

Walls.

-Bank.

-The Black Forest is in which European country?

Germany.

What headdress, worn by Sikhs, consists of a piece of fabric wrapped around the head?

A turban.

-Bank.

-If something cost £75 after a 25% discount, what was the original price?

£100.

In the TV comedy Friends, who is Phoebe's twin, Ursula or Janice?

Ursula.

How many members are there in the boy band Westlife?

-Four.

-Five.

What is the most common element found in the earth's crust?

-Iron.

-Oxygen.

In Scottish football, how many leagues are there above the First Division?

Erm...One.

Vespa and Lambretta are manufacturers of what vehicle?

-Cars.

-Scooters.

Which European city was named after the Greek goddess Athene?

Athens.

Which instrument did US president Bill Clinton play?

The clarinet.

The saxophone.

When was the cycling race the Tour de France first contested, 1903 or 1933?

1903.

If you buy a TV for £195 and a video player for £125, how much have you spent?

£320.

-Bank.

-In children's literature, what H lived in the Swiss Alps?

Heidi.

-Bank.

-How many chambers in a heart?

Four.

-Bank.

-In the USA, which state uses the postal abbreviation AL?

-Arizona?

-Alabama.

Which D is a system of government in which sovereignty rests...

Democracy.

Democracy is right but it was out of time.

In that round you banked only £240.

Who has gone very dim indeed?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Catherine is the strongest.

Nick has gone from strongest to weakest

but will his earlier performance save him when it comes to the vote?

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

Well, we have a tie. Peter and Nick, two votes each.

Eddy,

-Why Peter?

-He didn't have as good a round as he had previously.

Do you know anyone who had a worse round?

-Me?

-Certainly.

You and plenty of others. Peter,

why Nick?

I think we all had a slightly off round

but Nick got couple wrong.

You're not much good on pop culture, are you?

Mmmm, no, a little bit loose on that, yes.

A little bit loose. When the vote is tied,

the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

Catherine,

you were the strongest link. Why did you vote for Peter?

I seem to recall that he got several questions wrong.

He got one wrong, Catherine.

HE only got one wrong?

Oh.

You have to decide to get rid of Peter or Nick.

You can change your mind if you want to.

-Who will you get rid of?

-I'll stay with Peter.

Why?

It just seems unfair to change your mind in mid stream.

We have some early strategy here.

People not playing as team members.

Peter was not the weakest link.

In fact, overall in the game so far, he's been the strongest link.

Nick was the weakest link in the last round. Well,

Peter, Catherine wants rid of you.

You are the weakest link, Peter, goodbye.

The tie-breaker was unfortunate, and in terms of the result, was unfair.

We've all watched the game so often we know that it isn't the best man wins.

Anne said that I was the strongest link

and that I shouldn't be voted off, will at least keep up my street cred in the pub.

Round Five.

Your total so far is £1730.

If you'd hit your targets it would be £4000. Five of you left.

Ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which sailor first appeared in 1929 in a cartoon about Olive Oyl's family?

Popeye.

Which ecological group uses the name Rainbow Warrior for its ships?

Greenpeace.

-Bank.

-Who invented a raised point printing system for the blind

that can be read by touch?

Louis Braille.

Complete the 1990 science fiction film starring Schwarzenegger, Total what?

Recall.

-Bank.

-The Fine Young Cannibals had a 1986 UK hit single with which Elvis Presley song?

Suspicious Minds.

A phon is a unit for the measurement of what, loudness or brightness?

Brightness.

Loudness. Who played William Thacker in the film Notting Hill?

Hugh Grant.

What are pigs classed as, omnivores or herbivores?

Omnivores.

Gefilte fish is commonly associated with which religion?

Jewish.

Nick, in design, The Model A replaced which famous Ford car in 1927?

T.

In TV's Thomas The Tank Engine by what name is Sir Topham Hat better known?

Erm...The Fat Controller.

-Bank.

-When did Gordon Brown become Chancellor of the Exchequer?

-'98.

-1997.

Which holly tree produces berries, the male or female?

Female.

In which 1993 romantic comedy did Meg Ryan star as Annie Reed,

who finds her partner after listening to a radio talk show?

Sleepless In Seattle.

Shakin' Stevens had a UK No.1 hit about what colour door?

Green.

In which sport do quarterbacks and running backs play?

American football.

Natural gas consists mostly of which gas?

-Hydrogen.

-Methane.

What C are a group of mountains forming the Grampian system of central Scotland?

-Chilterns.

-No, Cairngorms.

If a restaurant bill is £56, how much is 10% tip?

£5.60.

For who did Franz Beckenbaur play international football?

-Germany.

-West Germany.

-I'll accept Germany.

-Bank.

-In...

Time is up. You did rather better in that round. Only four incorrect answers.

And you banked £450.

Who is probably at the limit of their powers of general knowledge? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Nick has gone from weakest link back to strongest.

The statistics show that Eddy is the weakest.

What factors will the team consider as they decide who to vote off?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Well, not much doubt about the feeling now.

-Nick, why Eddy?

-I just think he had a bad round. Simple as that.

-Carol, from customer services, how did Eddy upset you?

-He didn't bank when we had £300.

How much did you bank?

-I didn't. I didn't get a chance.

-Diane...

-Mm-hm.

-..the corporate actions clerk.

-Yes.

-Not enough action from Eddy?

-No, he did get several wrong.

Eddy, you were weakest in that round and in the game.

With four, unanimously, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

It feels bad to be UNANIMOUSLY voted off but I wasn't first,

which makes it easier to take.

The next person to go will probably be Diane

She got one wrong on Scotland. That is unforgivable.

The weakest link? She's the missing link.

Round Six. So far you've won:

Four left. Ten seconds less. We start with the strongest - Nick. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Complete the title of this Rod Stewart 1971 UK No.1. Maggie who?

May.

Which Oliver Stone Vietnam war film said, the first casualty of war is innocence?

-The Deer Hunter.

-Platoon.

Diane, which Japanese city's name means "eastern capital"?

Tokyo.

The sitcom with Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies as antique dealers: Never The what?

Never The Twain.

At which sport did Nick Farr-Jones and David Campese represent Australia?

Rugby.

-Bank.

-Complete the title of the 1914 Edgar Rice-Burroughs novel:

Tarzan Of The what?

The Apes.

What A is an exercise designed to increase oxygen consumption?

Aerobics.

-Bank.

-What is faster, the heart rate of a child or an adult?

-An adult.

-A child.

Which Labour MP published her memoirs, The Castle Diaries, in 1980?

Barbara Castle.

-Bank.

-In which English county is the resort of Broadstairs?

Kent.

Which British actress played Ophelia in Hamlet, then starred in Titanic?

Kate Winslet.

The Russian rouble is made up of one hundred what?

-Rupees.

-Kopeks.

Which tiny people did Gulliver discover in Swift's Gulliver's Travels?

The Lilliputians.

The 1995 thriller Murder In The First features which San Francisco island prison?

Alcatraz.

Which is further south: Bulgaria or Romania?

Bulgaria.

-Bank.

-In the gospel, what did Mary

wipe Jesus's feet after soothing with ointment?

WITH what did Mary wipe the feet of Jesus after soothing them...?

-A robe.

-Her hair.

Time is up.

You banked £270 there.

But who is now losing you money and past their best?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Diane is the strongest link statistically.

The weakest is Carol, but who will lose out in the vote?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Diane, why Carol?

With so few left, you pick someone who gets questions wrong.

Nick, the company strategist.

Why Carol?

She was great, but she had a bad round. She was the weakest.

-Catherine, why Carol?

-Carol blew it.

I'm glad I didn't get her questions.

Carol works in a bank but doesn't know about kopeks.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm devastated. I was the weakest link then.

I was not the weakest leading up to it.

I think Diane will go next.

She's been lucky so far, winging it and guessing.

Nick will win. He's got progressively stronger.

He's so full of himself anyway.

Round Seven.

You have £2450 out of the £6000 you could have won. Three of you left.

Ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the current strongest link: Diane.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Which cricket club

is based in the city of Manchester?

-Old Trafford.

-Lancashire.

Model Kimberley Stewart is the daughter of which rock star?

Rod Stewart.

In film, what is the name of Ben Elton's directorial debut

about a childless couple who want a baby?

-Kramer Versus Kramer.

-Maybe Baby.

Which Scandinavian country is primarily famous for its fjords?

Norway.

In which Shakespeare play does the main character murder Duncan?

Macbeth.

-Bank.

-What was Charles II's family?

Stewart.

Hepatitis A causes the inflammation of which organ?

Liver.

What V is the city in southeast Russia where the Trans-Siberian railway ends?

-Vlatislava?

-Vladivostok.

Which Russian author and playwright wrote The Lady With The Little Dog in 1899?

-Tolstoy.

-Chekhov.

Who directed the film Death Wish?

-Steven Spielberg?

-Michael Winner.

The Aire Gap is an important route by rail, road and canal through which hills?

The Pennines.

-Bank.

-Which gland produces Thyroxin?

The thyroid gland.

Saul Hudson is the real name of which former guitarist of Guns 'N' Roses?

-Axl Rose.

-Slash.

Which Hampshire castle stands above Portsmouth, enclosed by a Roman wall?

-Pass.

-Porchester Castle.

Music. Emerson, Lake and Palmer had a 1977 hit with Fanfare For The Common what?

Man.

-Bank.

-Dante, Virgil and Beatrice are characters

in which 14th-century poem by Dante Aligheri?

-Old Mariner's Tale?

-The Divine Comedy.

What D is Britain's smallest flowering plant which grows on

the surface of ponds and ditches?

Time is up. The answer is duckweed.

You won £90. In round eight you get the chance to treble

what you banked, so next time,

there's £3000 to be won.

Who do you want rid of? Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

Catherine is strongest for a second time.

The weakest link is Diane.

At this stage, who will lose out in the final vote?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Catherine,

why Diane?

I think she got as many questions as the rest of us

wrong, that time.

As many?

-I think I got one wrong.

-You did.

She may have got two wrong.

You may have got two wrong.

-I can't remember.

-She got four wrong.

-You got two wrong.

-She got four?

-Nick, why Diane?

-She got the most wrong.

OK. Diane,

a bit of team action has resulted in two votes and

you as the weakest link. Goodbye.

I knew I'd go because I just got so many wrong.

I was relieved not to go sooner. I was weak a few rounds ago.

The ones I got wrong I didn't know.

If you asked me again, I'd get them wrong.

I think Catherine will win.

She's older and older people know more.

Round Eight. £2540 in the kitty.

Nick and Catherine, just two of you left.

Now you have 90 seconds but what you win

is trebled and added to your total to make your prize money.

£3,000 is at stake now.

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

Start the clock.

What were labour camps for dissidents in the Soviet Union called?

-Concentration camps.

-Gulags.

With which children's programme was Percy Thrower associated?

Blue Peter.

-Bank.

-The Alps are in Switzerland, France, Austria and where?

-South America.

-Italy.

Which US president was called The Great Communicator?

-Hoover.

-Ronald Reagan.

Followers of which religion pay to the poor the purifying tax or Zakat?

Muslim.

Which former England cricket captain had a famous row with umpire...

Mike Gatting.

-Bank.

-Which famous mistress of Charles II was the mother of a Duke of St Albans?

Nell Gwyn.

Which 19th C author wrote Northanger Abbey?

-DH Lawrence.

-Jane Austen.

Don't You Forget About Me was a 1985 hit for which Scottish band?

-Er... I don't know.

-Simple Minds.

In 1999 which country joined Russia and the US

in putting a craft into orbit and recovering it?

-France.

-China.

What are the studios established in 1936 in Bucks?

-Elstree.

-Pinewood.

In which country of the UK is Haverfordwest situated?

Wales.

-Bank.

-What R is the symbol used...

Time is up.

You banked £90 which we'll treble and add to the total.

That means prize money of:

But only one of you

can take that money away.

Now, you will be playing head to head. I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.

Who answers the most wins.

Simple as that. If it's a tie, Sudden Death until we have a winner.

So Nick and Catherine, for £2810, let's play The Weakest Link.

As strongest link Nick has the choice of who goes first.

Catherine can go first.

Catherine, during the 1960s,

which singer and TV presenter had Top Ten singles

with Dick-A-Dum-Dum and One, Two, Three, O'Leary?

Des O'Connor.

Which contemporary artist, famous for swimming pool paintings

was born in Bradford in 1937?

Hockney.

I'll accept. David Hockney.

In which English county is Buckfast Abbey?

Somerset.

The correct answer is Devon.

Before decimalization, what was the name of the large British coin

that had a value of two shillings and sixpence?

A farthing.

The correct answer is half-crown.

Name the area at the northeast end of Hyde Park,

renowned for its soap-box orators.

Speakers' Corner.

In food, which cereal grain is one of the principal ingredients of the dish Jambalaya?

Maize.

The correct answer is rice.

Which fashionable jazz club opened in Harlem, New York, in 1922?

The Cotton Club.

Nick, you must answer this question correctly to remain in the game.

In literature, who wrote the novels Take A Girl Like You,

The Old Devils and That Uncertain Feeling?

Evelyn Waugh.

No. The correct answer is Kingsley Amis.

That means, Catherine, you are today's strongest link. You go away with:

Nick, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I didn't think I was going to win. I just took it round by round.

I've got mixed emotions. I'm pleased to be here.

I'm pleased to do as well as I did,

but at the end you want the money.

It's unbelievable to have won.

It was great to come on and to win is the icing the cake.

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