10/12/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine contestants.

Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing as one by one, they're voted off

as 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,

however, if they want the money, they have to work as a team,

but eight will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Jim, I'm 51, from Banstead, and I'm a public house manager.

My name is Jo, I'm 41, I'm from Winchester and I'm a secretary.

I'm Peter, I'm 64,

I come from Bradford and I work in local government.

I'm Jessica, I'm 25, I live in London and I work in PR.

I'm Vicki, I'm 37, I live in Stockport, I'm an office manager.

I'm Iain, I'm 42,

I live in Harrogate and I'm an aircraft worker.

I'm Ruth, I'm from Mid Glamorgan, I'm 57 and I'm a child counsellor.

I'm Richard, I'm 26, I live in Bath and I'm in media sales.

I'm Tony, I'm 39, from West Bromwich. I'm a part-time window fitter.

The rules in each round answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.

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

Get your question wrong and you lose all the money in that chain.

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

but you start a new chain from scratch.

Remember, only money that has been banked can be taken forward.

Three minutes on the clock

we start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Which country lies between Canada and Mexico?

USA.

Which of these Indian dishes would be a very hot curry -

vindaloo or korma?

Vindaloo.

The Wombles had a 1974 UK hit with Remember You're A what?

Womble.

Which famine relief charity was founded in Oxford in 1942?

Oxfam.

-Bank.

-What D is the profession concerned with the teeth?

Dentist.

Which UK country's international football team plays in white?

England.

What animal is Basil Brush a squirrel or a fox?

Fox.

What's the title of Jilly Cooper's novel about showjumping society?

Riders.

Which implement is used to play orchestral string instruments?

-Plectrum.

-No, a bow.

What is the name for someone who tends and carries golf clubs?

A caddy.

In laboratories, what P prefixes the word dish

to make the name of a shallow glass container used to grow bacteria?

Petri.

Canvey Island in Essex lies on the edge of which river?

The Thames.

After the 2001 general election, to which Cabinet post was Jack Straw appointed?

Foreign Secretary.

-Bank.

-In Jerusalem, Blake asks to be brought his chariot of what?

Fire.

To which animal family does the lynx belong cat or dog?

Cat.

Princes St is a major shopping street of which Scottish city?

Edinburgh.

What M is a maker of hats and headwear for women?

-Milliner.

-In pop music,

the 1999 hit single by Travis was Why Does It Always what On Me?

Rain.

-Bank.

-Which Swedish tennis star

won 11 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1980?

Bjorn Borg.

Which Scottish comedian and actor ran naked round Piccadilly Circus for Comic Relief in 2001?

Billy Connolly.

In the animal kingdom, what V is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion?

Vulture.

Which year came immediately before 54BC?

55BC.

Bank.

In 1720, the British government was rocked by a financial crisis, the South Sea what?

-Pass.

-Bubble.

At the 1996 Brits, during whose performance did Jarvis Cocker invade the stage?

-Robbie Williams.

-Michael Jackson.

What T is the heart-shaped island off southern Australia?

Tasmania.

Time's up

and you very nearly reached your target.

£900 was what you banked.

Who prevented it from being £1,000?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, the weakest link is Vicki.

The strongest is Iain, as he answered all questions correctly and banked money.

But who will lose out at this early stage of the game?

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

So, Jim, how was it for you?

-I thought it was pretty good.

-Oh, did you?

-You lost the team money.

-Not as much as I gained them.

-Did you bank?

-Twice.

Is that what stopped them reaching their target?

We could've kept going. I voted for Vicki cos she broke the chain

and we could've went on from there.

-Jo, what do you do?

-I'm a secretary to a surgical dermatologist.

-Why Vicki?

-She ought to know the answer to the bow question.

Right, Vicki

not quite unanimously, six votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be voted off first I feel totally humiliated.

It's so embarrassing.

It was such a bad mistake to get the first question wrong.

Iain'll be next. People get voted off cos of the colour of their shirt

and looking like a canary that he does, he'll be out soon.

Round two you've won £900 out of a possible £1,000.

Eight of you left, we're taking ten seconds off the clock

we'll start with the strongest link, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Who in Shakespeare asks if it is nobler in the mind

to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?

Hamlet.

The 1980 film You Can't Stop The Music

starred which all-male disco group?

-The Beatles.

-No, Village People.

In Chinese food, what name is given to thin sticks of wood or ivory

used as eating utensils?

Chopsticks.

In science, what gas, with the chemical formula CH4,

is a major constituent of natural gas?

-North Sea gas.

-Methane.

The clause in the Labour Party constitution

that until 1999 committed it to public ownership was Clause what?

-Seven.

-Four.

As a designer of what is Helmut Lang known? Cars or clothes?

-Cars.

-No, clothes.

Madonna, tiger and panther are types of which flower?

Lily.

What P is a painting which shows a likeness of someone's face?

Portrait.

In maths, what is one third of 120?

40.

Llamas are native to which continent?

South America.

-Bank.

-Name Of The Game was a 1977 UK No 1 for which Swedish band?

ABBA.

Nagpur is a city in which Asian country Thailand or India?

-Thailand.

-India.

What K is the Scottish name for a cabbage grown for animal feed?

Kale.

In the novel Treasure Island, the blind buccaneer is known as Blind who?

Pew.

In which US city is Columbia University?

New York.

Who wrote Oklahoma! Rodgers & Hammerstein or Gilbert & Sullivan?

Rodgers & Hammerstein.

-Bank.

-In which 1977 sci-fi film

did Harrison Ford play Han Solo?

Star Wars.

By what name are the concerts held in the Royal Albert Hall from mid-July known?

The Promenades.

What G is a mythical spirit and exceptional intellectual ability?

Genius.

Which variety of oak, cultivated in Portugal, Spain and Nigeria,

has a soft, buoyant bark that is widely used in industry?

-I've no idea.

-Cork.

In TV, in 1985, writer Johnny Speight penned which sitcom

as a sequel to Till Death Us Do Part?

-Pass.

-In Sickness And In Health.

In the British Army, which rank is more senior...?

Time is up!

You banked £500 in that round.

Who...

was disastrous?

Time to vote off the weakest link!

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

The weakest, statistically, is Tony.

He answered all his questions incorrectly.

But will the votes reflect the facts?

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

-How's it going for you, Peter?

-Not too bad, Anne.

-Where are you from?

-Er...Bradford. Sunny Bradford.

Oh, really? Why is it so sunny?

It's a lovely place. You ought to visit sometime.

-Why is it lovely?

-Pardon?

-Why is it lovely?

Er...we've quite a nice theatre there, lovely museums.

-Why Tony?

-Well, I'm afraid Tony didn't get a question right.

-How's it going now, Jim?

-Pretty bad.

That round was diabolical, but not quite as bad as Tony's.

-You run a pub, do you?

-I do.

-Have you always done that?

-No, I was a miner for 20 years.

-Where?

-County Durham.

-Never heard of Clause Four?

-No.

-A miner who's never heard of it?

-No, but I still like Scargill.

-Why Tony?

-He didn't get a question right.

Tony, the part-time window fitter and the no-time contestant,

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

I'll get a kicking off my regular quiz team, the Lump Hammers.

They'll never let me live it down.

I'd like to see Iain go off next.

Anyone that wears a yellow shirt and shoes they've got to go.

Round three you've won £1,400 out of a possible 2,000.

Seven of you left we're taking another ten seconds off your time.

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

Start the clock.

The signature tune of which comedy duo was Bring Me Sunshine?

Morecambe and Wise.

In Judaism, the meat of which of these animals could be called kosher pig or goat?

Goat.

In which year was Tony Blair first elected prime minister?

1991.

1997.

Which DIY tool comprises pincers with parallel flat serrated jaws,

used for gripping objects?

Pliers.

What C was the former Eastern European country

in which Alexander Dubcek was a noted reformer?

-Czech Republic.

-No, it's Czechoslovakia.

In which city is the Great Ormond Street hospital for children?

London.

In snooker, what's the points value of the blue ball?

Five.

David Bailey specialises in which area of the arts?

Photography.

In history, which party did Chiang Kai-shek lead in China

from 1928 to 1949 the nationalists or communists?

-The communists.

-Nationalists.

Gentoo, king, emperor and macaroni are all types of which bird?

Penguin.

Which Scottish postcode area has the prefix DD?

Dundee.

How many members of the British group Hear'Say are male?

Two.

-Bank.

-In 1997, Kofi Annan became secretary-general of which body?

The United Nations.

Penicillin is usually effective

against diseases caused by which organism viruses or bacteria?

Bacteria.

Which Australian player climbed up to the visitors' box, after winning the Wimbledon 1987 men's singles?

Pat Cash.

What D is the unit of currency adopted in Australia in 1966?

The dollar.

-Bank.

-Which 1957 World War II film by David Lean won an Academy Award?

-Dam Busters.

-No, The Bridge On The River Kwai.

What city is joined to Leeds in the name of the West Yorkshire airport?

-Manchester.

-No, Bradford.

What astral body do bees use to navigate? Sun or moon?

Sun.

A is Alpha, Z is Zulu what is N?

November.

-Bank.

-Which two letters are the symbol for mercury?

-Mc.

-No, Hg.

What were Sooty and Sweep? Glove puppets or marionettes?

Glove puppets.

Simon and Garfunkel sang about a fair in which east coast resort?

Correct answer is Scarborough.

You banked £350,

a fall in your fortune, so who should fall from grace?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Richard is the weakest link.

He did bank money for the team.

With the most correct answers, Iain is the strongest link.

But what will the players take into consideration as they vote?

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

Jessica, what training do you have to have to be a PR?

Common sense, Anne. Nice manner.

-Why Richard?

-He was the only person, I think, who got two questions wrong.

So that's good enough for me.

Jim, Manchester is near Leeds?

It's the only airport I know up there, apart from Newcastle!

-Why Richard?

-Richard got two wrong.

Jo, do you get free surgical dermatology if you work for a surgical dermatologist?

-I don't need it, Anne.

-Who told you that?

No, I look in the mirror every morning, Anne. I don't need it.

-Why Richard?

-His questions were tricky but he did get them wrong.

Yes! Very tricky

not knowing when Tony Blair came into office!

Richard, who works in media sales, thinks we've had a Labour prime minister for most of the '90s.

With four votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

That question about Tony Blair is really gonna stick with me.

My girlfriend's dad supports Labour. He'll never buy me a beer again.

I'm happy for anyone to win except Iain. The shirt, the attitude, he's full of himself.

Round four.

Of the £3,000 you could have won by now you've got £1,750.

There are six of you left, ten seconds coming off the time.

You have 2½ minutes and we'll start with the strongest link, Iain again.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The Daily Record is published in which country of the UK?

Scotland.

Which French footballer joined Manchester United from Leeds United in November 1992?

Eric Cantona.

Is coppicing an activity in sheep farming or forestry?

Forestry.

Which group of chemicals once used in aerosols is partly responsible for destroying the ozone layer?

CFCs.

-Bank.

-Where did Che Guevara help to bring about a revolution in 1959?

Cuba.

In human biology, in which part of the head are the nares?

-The eyes.

-No, the nose.

In which year was Neighbours first broadcast in Britain, '86 or '96?

'86.

In cooking, what A is a tropical tuber which is ground and dried and used as a thickening agent?

-Apples.

-Arrowroot.

In history, with which tribes of people did the British sign the treaty of Waitangi in 1840?

-Tahiti.

-No, Maori.

In the series of Wes Craven horror films, Robert Englund played which demonic character?

-I can't remember.

-No? Freddy Krueger.

Which European composer's Ninth Symphony is called From The New World? Dvorak or Stravinsky?

Dvorak.

What was the first name of the 13th century Earl of Leicester for whom De Montfort University is named?

-Leicester.

-Simon.

In which sport does Michael Schumacher participate?

Motor racing.

Agadir is an Atlantic seaport in which northwest African country?

Morocco.

In which decade were betting shops legalised in the UK?

Sixties.

-Bank.

-From which European country does Amontillado sherry come?

Spain.

Which planet has its orbits between those of Venus and Mars?

-Saturn.

-Earth.

What S is the prefix added to the name of a canonised person?

-Pass.

-Saint.

Which English author wrote the novel Trumpet Major, published in 1880?

Trollope.

Time's up. The answer is Thomas Hardy.

£300 you put in the kitty.

Who's the hole in your shoe? Who's the millstone round your neck?

Who's about to be an ex-contestant? Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the fourth consecutive round Iain is the strongest link.

Jessica is the weakest link

as she failed to answer any of her questions correctly.

But will the team notice that?

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

We have a tie, team. Jessica and Ruth, three votes each.

Jessica, what sort of common sense, which you have a great deal of,

would imagine that the Earl of Leicester's Christian name was Leicester?

Bit of confusion about that one!

Why Ruth?

< She hesitated and got one wrong.

Ruth, how long has an apple been a tuber?

It's the only "A" I could think of. I'm not a cook.

It's the only A you could think of

because you're not a cook?

-It's edible.

-It's edible?

How sad. Why Jessica?

-She got three questions wrong. >

-She did.

The strongest link has to decide.

Iain, you were the strongest link. Why have you voted for Ruth?

She had a lot of hesitation. She might have got them wrong but there was a lot of wasting time.

You can now decide between Ruth and Jessica. Who will you get rid of?

I'll stick with my vote for Ruth.

Why?

Because I voted for her. I'm not changing my mind.

Ruth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I think I should still be there.

My answer was quite silly but I didn't want to just pass.

I'm sure Anne can be a nice lady

but at this moment she could replace the dragon on the Welsh flag.

Round five. Your total is £2,050.

If you'd hit your targets it would be £4,000.

Five left. Ten seconds coming off the time.

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

Start the clock. In which train terminal is the Heathrow Express?

Paddington.

The Newfoundland dog breed is named after a province of which country?

Canada.

Which is the heaviest modern land animal?

Elephant.

The islands of Ko Samui and Phuket belong to which Asian country?

Thailand.

In the '95 film Seven which actor plays Detective William Somerset?

Morgan Freeman.

How many Olympic games were cancelled because of World War II?

Two.

What casual short-sleeved shirt is named after an equestrian sport?

Polo.

-Bank.

-Which composer was born in 1770 in Bonn and died 57 years later in Vienna?

Beethoven.

On a domestic three-pin plug, what name is given to the blue wire?

-Live.

-Neutral.

In art, what's the English name for the sculpture by Auguste Rodin called Le Penseur?

-Pass.

-The Thinker.

In which century did the last execution take place in the Tower of London?

-Seventeenth.

-Twentieth.

In nature kaolin is another term for a type of clay named after which Asian country?

-Pass.

-China.

Search For The Hero and Sight For Sore Eyes were UK hit singles for which Mancunian group?

-Westlife.

-M People.

In cinema what actor played the film character Austin Powers?

-Jim Carrey.

-Mike Myers.

In golf what is shouted out to anyone in the way of a ball?

Fore.

Which book by Kenneth Grahame features a toad who is friends with a mole, a rat and a badger?

Wind In The Willows.

In geography in which German city is the Bundesbank?

-Berlin.

-Frankfurt.

The name of the last Emperor of Ethiopia was Haile what?

Selassie.

-Bank.

-Which Irish dramatist wrote Candida and The Man Of Destiny?

-Synge.

-George Bernard Shaw.

The National Anthem...

Time's up.

You banked £320.

Who is way off course? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game Jo is the strongest link.

Peter is the weakest link but he did bank money for the team.

Will that save him?

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

-So, Iain, you got a question wrong.

-Yes, I believe so.

-You don't know about executions at the Tower of London.

-No, it was in the War they executed somebody.

-What do you do?

-I'm an aircraft worker.

-That covers many things.

At Leeds Bradford Airport.

Leeds Bradford Airport. Jim wouldn't know about that!

-Have you met Arthur Scargill?

-Never. >

-Jim has.

-Wouldn't want to, either. >

Who have you met?

Yourself, many other people.

Footballers, some stars. Mick Jagger.

-Anyone important?

-If you call Mel Gibson important.

-No.

-William Hague?

-Sebastian Coe.

-Keep trying.

That's it.

Why Peter?

He got some wrong but time's getting low and he was very hesitant to get them wrong.

Peter, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed to be voted off the weakest link at this stage.

I thought I had a really good chance of winning

'But in the last round I got three questions wrong.'

They were stinking lousy horrible questions. I had not a clue.

Round six. You've won £2,370 out of a possible £5,000.

You're down to four players.

We've got Jim,

the former Durham miner who likes Arthur Scargill,

Jo, who claims to have had no surgical help with her face,

Jessica, who thinks the Earl of Leicester's first name is Leicester,

and Iain, who meets a lot of VIPs at an airport but doesn't want to meet Arthur Scargill.

Another ten seconds off your time. The strongest link is Jo.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the 1955 Disney film Lady And The Tramp, which breed was Lady?

-Spaniel.

-Yes, cocker spaniel.

How many times did Mary, Queen of Scots marry?

-Never.

-Three!

Which football club in the Northeast plays its home games in black-and-white striped shirts?

Newcastle United.

Which radio and TV presenter had a hit with The Floral Dance in 1978?

Terry Wogan.

The modern novels Rising Sun and The Lost World are by Michael who?

Crichton.

-Bank.

-Assam is a state in which country?

-Japan.

-India.

In July Heather Mills announced her engagement to which former Beatle?

Paul McCartney.

Eyeteeth is the common name for which human teeth?

-The front teeth.

-Canines.

What's the background colour of a one-way sign?

Blue.

The sultanate of Brunei is on which island?

-Pass.

-Borneo.

In history King Richard III was killed at which battle?

-Agincourt. No, sorry.

-Bosworth.

In Greek mythology which sex was Athena?

-Male.

-Female!

Which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror film stars Anthony Perkins as a motel proprietor?

Psycho.

In 1900 the first zeppelin made its maiden flight in which country?

-America.

-Germany.

A tall pale yellow flower, the oil of which is used in alternative medicine, is known as evening what?

Primrose.

Balti food is named after Baltistan,

a region of which present-day country?

-India.

-Pakistan.

In cricket which county plays its home fixtures at Edgbaston?

-Derbyshire.

-Warwickshire.

What name is given to a young seal?

A pup!

Bank.

Dear, oh, dear!

We are scraping barrels in our team effort.

You banked only £120.

Who should be hung out to dry?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most incorrect answers Jessica is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Jo is the strongest link.

But how will the votes go?

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

Iain, what do you do at the airport where you meet all these people?

I handle aeroplanes.

-Oh, all on your own?

-There's a few of us.

-Big aircraft?

-VIP jets that hold half a dozen people.

Maybe see you there one day, Anne, coming in your VIP jet.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-Many things. Cooking...

-You cook, do you?

-I like to think so.

-What do you cook?

Whatever takes my fancy when I have the time. I can do Italian...

-You can cook an Italian, can you?

-I can make my own pasta.

-Who do you cook for?

-Sometimes I invite my brother and his wife.

-Have they had the Italian?

-Oh, yes.

Why Jessica?

Every time it came round to me the bar seemed to be on £20.

It wasn't getting round to me, so she must've been getting them wrong.

-Jim! You have quizzes in your pub?

-Yes, but I don't join in.

-Obviously.

What made you think you had enough general knowledge for this?

-I didn't. I wanted to come on and meet you, Anne.

-Why Jessica?

She got one more question wrong than me, and that's why she got my vote.

Jessica's time is up. Now she knows what the Earl of Leicester was called in the 13th century.

With three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't expect to get them right.

They were on geography, they were on the Bible, which I'm hopeless at.

'Iain will win. He's been the strongest link.'

I expect him to come off with the winner's cheque.

Round seven.

In your bank is £2,490 out of a possible £6,000.

Three of you left, ten seconds coming off the clock.

The strongest link from that round was Jo. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

St Patrick is the patron saint of which European country?

Ireland.

In The Addams Family what was the name of the disembodied hand?

Thing.

Apart from Utah and Iowa, what's the only other US state to have four letters in its name?

-Pass.

-Ohio.

In World War II how many engines did the Lancaster Bomber have?

Four.

Which saint gives her name to a type of spinning firework?

Saint Catherine.

At which sport did Martin Johnson first captain England in 1998?

-Rugby.

-Yep, rugby union.

-Bank.

-If your average monthly food bill is £50, how much do you spend on food in a year?

-£1,200.

-£600.

In London, which structure was moved from Buckingham Palace's entrance to Hyde Park in 1851?

-Don't know.

-Marble Arch.

In astronomy, black holes are called black because their gravity prevents what escaping from them?

-Er...colour.

-Light.

In TV, Dervla Kirwan played Phoebe Banford in which British sitcom about time travel?

-As Time Goes By?

-Goodnight Sweetheart.

What's the meaning of the Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears?

Stairs.

Which actress is the daughter of the director John Huston?

-Whitney Houston.

-Angelica.

In modern history,

the Schlieffen Plan was a military strategy used by which country in World War I?

Germany. Bank. >

In which century was the medical book Gray's Anatomy published?

Nineteenth.

In gardening, Fictus elastica is the botanical name for which plant?

Time is up. The correct answer is rubber plant. You won £120.

In round eight, you treble what you bank, so there's £3,000 at stake.

Who should you ditch

to stop losing money?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the fifth time in the game, Iain is the strongest link.

Jim is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

We have a three-way tie.

Jo, Iain and Jim have a vote each.

-Jim.

-Yes, Anne?

-Why Jo?

-I thought Iain's been tremendous throughout, so I couldn't vote for Iain.

Jo, do you think Iain's been tremendous throughout?

-He's been very good.

-Why vote him off?

I had to choose one of two men, and it was the luck of the draw,

and Iain lost. That's all.

-How many viewers do you think will believe that?

-I have no idea.

-Iain.

-Yes, Anne.

-Why Jim?

He's a canny lad, like, but I think he was the weakest link.

I'd rather take my chances against somebody strong

and win or lose fairly in the last one than vote tactically.

Well, when the vote's tied,

the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Iain.

-Yes.

-You were the strongest link,

so are you going to go on voting fairly

or are you going to vote off the woman who's tried to get rid of you,

you being the strongest player overall?

She won't like it I'm gonna change my mind. I haven't voted tactically,

I think she has, I'll change to Jo.

Jo, what goes around comes around.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm choked to have been voted off by a complete muppet.

He said he wouldn't vote tactically but clearly decided he had to.

Jim's a really nice chap, and I hope he gets the money.

Round eight, and of the £7,000 you could have won,

You've got £2,610.

Jim and Iain, two of you left,

and this time there are 90 seconds,

but whatever you win in this round will be trebled

and added to your total to make up your prize money.

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

Start the clock.

Iain, how many horns does an Indian rhinoceros have?

-Two.

-One.

Which bear is famous for his checked trousers?

Rupert.

What is the capital city of Vietnam?

-Phnom Penh.

-Hanoi.

Which American actress used an English accent

in Sliding Doors, Shakespeare In Love and Emma?

-Pass.

-Gwyneth Paltrow.

Which British model was the face of Calvin Klein from '92 to '99?

-Don't know.

-Kate Moss.

Whom did the Greeks defeat at the battle of Marathon?

-The Trojans.

-No, Persians.

What name is given to one thousandth of a litre?

Millilitre.

-Bank.

-Which composer wrote the 1812 Overture?

-Beethoven.

-Tchaikovsky.

Which brothers made the first controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903?

The Wright brothers.

-Bank.

-Which word meaning in the style of Bengal is used for a one-storey house?

Bungalow.

-Bank.

-In Fawlty Towers, what kind of rodent did Manuel the waiter bring to the hotel?

A rat.

-Bank.

-The 2000 novel The Scarlet Feather was by Maeve who?

-Wilson.

-Binchy.

By what abbreviation is Jennifer Lopez otherwise known?

-Jo-Lo.

-J-Lo.

Time's up. You banked £80,

which we'll treble and add to the winnings from previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £2,850.

Only one of you can take that money home, so now you'll play head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions, best of five,

whoever answers the most wins.

So Jim and Iain,

for £2,850,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Iain, as the the strongest link in the last round,

-you choose who goes first.

-I'd like to go first.

Iain, the South African language of Afrikaans

is derived from which language?

-Dutch.

-That is the correct answer.

In British History, in the reign of which king were the Great Plague

and the Great Fire of London?

Henry VI.

No, the correct answer is Charles II.

In the 1939 film Gone With The Wind,

what is the name of the beloved home of Scarlett O' Hara?

I can't remember. Atlanta.

No, the correct answer is Tara.

In the Army, for what does the E stand in the abbreviation RE?

Electrical.

No, the correct answer is Engineers.

In the novel Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt,

what relation is Angela to the author?

Daughter.

No, the correct answer is mother.

What edible fruit grows in a cluster known as a hand?

Bananas.

In which country would you be if you landed at Narita International Airport?

Japan.

In children's literature,

which Mr Men character has extremely long legs?

-Mr Long Legs.

-No, Mr Tall.

Iain, if you answer this correctly, you have won,

so for £2,850,

in Greek mythology,

centaurs were endowed with many of the physical characteristics of which four-legged animals?

-Horse.

-That is the correct answer.

That means you are today's strongest link,

and you go away with £2,850.

Jim, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

If I'd got Iain's questions, I think I may've won.

It feels magic to win, and I look forward to everybody seeing this.

If you'd like to apply to be a contestant on The Weakest Link,

please write, phone or e-mail us.

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