12/07/2012 Weakest Link

Of the nine people preparing for today's show,

only one will take home prize money

of up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing after they are voted 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 they want the prize 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 Norman, I'm 49,

and I'm an airline pilot based in Manchester.

My name is Caroline, I'm 52. I'm a community nurse working and living near Hull, East Yorkshire.

I'm Grant. I'm 28. I'm a sales executive

for a company in East Grinstead.

I'm Wendy, I'm 39, and I live on the Isle of Mull,

where I run a bed and breakfast.

I'm Peter. I'm 67 years of age.

I'm a retired wholesaler chemist living near North Shields.

I'm Lisa, a 22-year-old modern language student from County Durham.

I'm Frank, I'm 35, and I'm a prison officer from Greenock.

I'm Christine, I'm 45.

I'm a conference manager from London Colney in Herts.

My name's Daniel. I'm 23.

I'm a computer programmer from Wolverhampton.

Now the rules - in each round, the aim is to answer

enough questions to reach your £1000 target in the time limit.

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

Get the answer wrong, you break the chain and lose the money.

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 money that has been banked can be taken forward.

In Round One there are three minutes on the clock.

We start with the person who comes first alphabetically Caroline.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

in the rhyme, One Two Three Four Five, what was caught alive?

A fish.

Proverbs the last what breaks the camel's back?

-Pass.

-Straw.

On This Is Your Life, what colour is the famous book?

Red.

The Bible what vessel came to rest on Mount Ararat after the Flood?

The Ark.

The fandango is a dance originating from which European country?

Spain.

In the 1960s and '70s, which doll rival to Barbie had a boyfriend named Paul?

Sindy.

How many days are there in a fortnight?

14.

-Bank.

-What type of dessert is made from layers of jelly,

ice cream and fruit topped with whipped cream, served in a tall glass?

-A sundae.

-Knickerbocker Glory, but I'll accept sundae.

Complete this song title Nights In White...

Satin.

In nature, is flax a type of plant or animal?

Plant.

What is the popular name for a woman

who gives advice on personal problems in a paper or magazine?

Agony aunt.

-Bank.

-What is the name for tiny pieces of coloured paper thrown at weddings?

Confetti.

In the film Toy Story, which character

has the catchphrase, "To infinity and beyond"?

-Pass.

-Buzz Lightyear.

In weather, what F is a thick cloud of water droplets

suspended in air near ground level?

-Pass.

-Fog.

Complete the title of the opera The Marriage Of...

Figaro.

In the game Cluedo, is the character called Miss White or Mrs White?

-Miss White.

-Mrs.

Animals what D describes a female deer?

A doe.

If you order three pizzas at £6.50 each,

how much would the bill come to?

£19.50.

Honeydew, water and cantaloupe are types of what fruit?

Melon.

What was the name of the feline musical

written by Andrew Lloyd Webber which opened in 1981?

Cats.

-Bank.

-What communication technique

using dots and dashes was used for telegraph messages?

Morse Code.

Which cool character did Henry Winkler play in the '70s series, Happy Days?

-The Fonz.

-Fonzie. Correct.

A zapper is what piece of hand-held TV technology?

-A camcorder.

-A remote control.

An Oxonian is a person living or born in which English city?

Oxford.

Animals does the sea lion have external ears?

Yes.

Sydney's Port Jackson harbour is home to which famous building

completed in 1973?

Sydney Opera House.

In fashion, what T was a loose draped robe worn by Romans?

A toga.

-Bank.

-In which abbey has almost all English sovereigns been crowned since 1066?

-Westminster Abbey.

-Grant.

-Bank.

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question. And, of the £1000

available to you,

you've banked £920.

The question is

who is already looking

a bit dodgy? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Caroline is the first strongest link.

The weakest link is Lisa. She was the only one

to answer two questions wrong.

At this early stage, how will the team choose?

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

Grant, why Lisa?

She got two questions wrong.

-Just one more than you.

-That's correct. One more than me.

-Wendy, trying to get rid of the women on the team?

-No.

I was aware she got a couple of questions wrong.

You came all the way from Durham to appear on TV

and you don't know what a zapper is.

The pressure's on in the studio.

You're going back knowing what a zapper is. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I could've done better, but it's easier

when you're sitting at home.

The studio's hot, the lights are on you,

Anne's glaring at you, and everyone else is watching you

and studying your mistakes.

Round Two.

You've won £920 so far

out of a possible £1000.

Eight of you left. We are now taking ten seconds off the clock.

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

Start the clock.

By what name was the slapstick comedian Alfred Hawthorne Hill better known?

-Alf Garnett.

-Benny Hill.

What V is a large carrion-eating bird that has a naked head and neck?

Um...

-Pass.

-A vulture.

What F is the name given to the process of baking clay in a kiln?

-Pass.

-Firing.

Which word is used to describe clothes

designed to be worn by both men and women?

-Multisex.

-Unisex.

In TV, which physical gameshow

was presented by Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu?

The Gladiators.

If a tree grows six inches a year,

how many years will it take to grow 6ft?

12 years.

Name the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross.

-Pass.

-George Cross.

The cartoon character Taz is a Tasmanian...?

Devil.

Animals does a mole have eyes?

Yes.

The song, You're The One That I Want, is from which '78 film?

Grease.

-Bank.

-What wine shares its name with a detective played by John Nettles?

Bergerac.

The gibbon is the smallest of which group of animals?

-Baboon.

-Ape.

What A is a division of a theatrical play

and the name for a bill passed by parliament to become law?

Act.

What is the measurement of speed for aircraft knots or miles per hour?

Knots.

Which rubber-faced actor appeared as Stanley Ipkiss in the 1994 film, The Mask?

Jim Carey.

In science, what is the unit of electric current?

Amp. Ampere.

-Bank.

-Dennis Who? has presented the show It'll Be All Right On The Night since 1977?

Norden.

What S is the name given to the grainy deposit

sometimes found in wine bottles?

Sediment.

Which Mary Shelley novel is subtitled "A Modern Prometheus"?

-Pass.

-Frankenstein.

Is a seal an amphibian or mammal?

It's a mammal.

Which singer had a UK hit with Hounds Of Love in 1986

Kate Bush or Jennifer Rush?

Kate Bush.

-Bank.

-What was the surname of French designer Christian,

who introduced the H-line dress in 1954?

Dior.

UK geography is the town of Aberfeldy in Scotland or Wales?

-Wales.

-Scotland.

A pink fir apple is a variety of which vegetable?

-Apricot.

-Potato.

The 1988 Eddie Grant song, Gimme Hope Jo'anna,

was about which South African city?

Johannesburg.

Bank.

What name is given to the part...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

You pretty well went down the drain in that second round.

You banked only £370

of the possible £1000 you could have put in the kitty.

Who should sling their hook?

One of you is about to leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Christine is the strongest link.

She answered all her questions correctly.

The weakest link is Daniel. Will they have picked up on this?

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

Wendy, why Peter?

I was aware he got

a couple of questions wrong.

-Were you aware anyone else got a few questions wrong?

-I

-got a couple wrong.

-You're very aware today.

-Did you think Peter was the weakest link?

-Yes.

But he wasn't, was he, Daniel?

-I sincerely don't think so.

-You don't?

-Who do you sincerely think was?

-It was probably me, wasn't it?

It was.

-Peter, I think the north-east are going first.

-Yes. Regionalised.

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

I am disappointed I didn't go further in one respect but I am very pleased in another,

that I wasn't voted off the first.

I'm reasonably happy because, after all,

I came with nothing, I'm going back with nothing.

Round Three. You could've won

£2000 by now.

You have in the kitty £1290.

We're taking another ten seconds off the clock.

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

Start the clock.

What unit represents a greater amount of data a megabyte or gigabyte?

A gigabyte.

Which Bond actor starred in the 1997 film Dante's Peak?

Pierce Brosnan.

Which British comic was dubbed the Sex Symbol

after his roles in Ten and Arthur?

Dudley Moore.

-Bank.

-In a power station, what G converts kinetic energy into electrical energy?

-Gravity.

-A generator.

Is the state of Virginia in the east or west of the USA?

-West.

-East.

Which nuts are crystallised in sugar

to make marrons glaces?

-Pass.

-Chestnuts.

Which opera by Delius was named after Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers?

Romeo and Juliet.

In which year was MI5 established

1909 or 1929?

-1929.

-1909.

What name is given to a trip to a sacred place inspired by religious devotion?

A pilgrimage.

Approximately how many bones are there in the body 200 or 400?

200.

Which Liverpool footballer published a book on his life in 2000?

-Peter Best.

-Michael Owen.

Kevin Costner directed and starred in the film, Dances With...?

Wolves.

What D is a harmful change interfering with the appearance,

structure or function of the body?

-Deformity.

-Disease.

What is the surname of the American singer Neil

who starred in the 1980 film remake of The Jazz Singer?

Neil Diamond.

-Bank.

-Madonna appeared as Breathless Mahoney opposite Warren Beatty

in what film based on a comic strip?

-Bugsy Malone.

-Dick Tracy.

In maths, what is 15 multiplied by 9?

-Pass.

-135.

What R is the transfer of energy from one place to another

by means of electromagnetic waves?

Radiation.

Is the wood from the eucalyptus tree a hard or soft wood?

-Soft.

-Hard.

Which French sporting event first included a stage in England in 1974?

Tour de France.

The Fourteen Points were the peace proposals

declared by America's President Wilson after which war?

-The Second World War.

-World War I.

In literature, Daniel and Clara Peggotty

are from which Charles Dickens' novel?

Pickwick Papers.

David Copperfield.

Which stock exchange is older? Antwerp or London?

-London.

-Antwerp.

What E is the increase in the size of a material as its temperature rises?

Expansion.

-Bank.

-The son of which famous...

Time is up.

You won

a pathetic £140.

Whose brain is now working slower than a very, very tired snail?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Norman answered all his questions correctly, so is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Wendy who got all her questions wrong.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

Grant, why Wendy?

-I feel that she got quite a few questions wrong.

-Caroline, where are you from?

-Hull.

-Did you nip back there in the last round?

It was a bad round for me and I apologise. I got three wrong.

What did Wendy do?

I think overall she's been weaker than I am.

Although probably in this round, I was as weak as she was.

Wendy, we'd be here all day listing what you don't know. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel very disappointed with myself.

I know I was the weakest link in that round

and probably did deserve to be voted off.

I think Caroline will be voted off next. Like me, in that round,

she didn't get any questions right.

And I think she will go in the next round.

Round Four.

£1430 banked out of potential prize money of £3000. Six of you left.

We'll take ten seconds off the clock. You now have 2½ minutes.

Starting with last round's strongest link, Norman, let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which American actor was Irish gypsy One-Punch Mickey

in Guy Ritchie's 2000 film Snatch?

-Pass.

-Brad Pitt.

What nationality was the poet Emily Dickinson?

American.

What parks were set up to preserve the scenery of 10% of Britain?

National parks.

For which party was Peter Lilley elected MP for Hitchen and Harpenden in 1997?

Conservative.

-Bank.

-In nature, is ivy deciduous or evergreen?

Evergreen.

Who was the eldest Beatle when they released their first album in 1963?

-John Lennon.

-Ringo Starr.

What C is a bird that shares its name with a high rank of a Catholic priest?

Cardinal.

Which form of rugby was first played professionally at Twickenham in 2000?

-Rugby union.

-Rugby league.

Which German brothers wrote the tale Hansel and Gretel?

-Don't know.

-Grimm Brothers.

Which theatrical Dame won a an Olivier Award for best actress

in a musical in 1996 called A Little Night Music?

-Pass.

-Judi Dench.

In terms of population, which is China's largest city?

-Peking.

-Shanghai.

Is the Globe Theatre on the north or south bank of the Thames?

-The north.

-South bank.

In biology, ammonia is formed during the breakdown of excess amino acids

in which organ of the human body?

-Kidneys.

-Liver.

Which country was called Albion by the Greeks and Romans?

-Pass.

-England.

What was the name of 1980s TV comedy series

about a robot with the catchphrase "Boogie boogie"?

Er, Metal Mickey.

-Bank.

-If a sprinkler sprays 5 gallons of water in a minute,

how many gallons are sprayed in an hour?

300.

In what year was the music chart programme Top Of The Pops first transmitted -

1964 or 1974?

1964.

-Bank.

-Where was actor Sir Michael Gambon born?

-South Africa.

-Ireland.

Which palace was the primary London royal residence

before Queen Victoria left it in favour of Buckingham Palace?

-Clarence House.

-St James's Palace.

MOMI is the museum of what?

-Pass.

-Moving Image.

In the human body, what P is the bony structure

formed by the hip bones, sacrum and coccyx?

Pelvis.

What is the ring-shaped bread roll that is boiled

before it's baked?

Time is up. The correct answer, bagel.

You banked a miserable £190.

Who's responsible? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Grant is the strongest player.

For the second time, Daniel is the weakest link.

But can he survive another vote?

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

-Christine.

-Yes.

-Your hobby's travel.

-And you don't know which is the most densely populated city in China.

-No, I do know now.

This isn't a learning programme, you know. It's an answering questions programme.

-I'm doing my best.

-Why Daniel?

-I don't think he got a question right in that round.

-Right. Norman,

why Caroline?

Er, because I think overall

she's slightly worse than I am,

-but not by much.

-You thought she was the weakest link?

Not in that round, but I can't vote for myself.

It was neither you nor Caroline. Who do we think, Daniel, was the weakest link?

-Seeing as I got all my questions wrong, I'd say Caroline.

-Well, I'd be worried,

but the team think it's OK you got them all wrong and want to get rid of Caroline.

Back to Hull you go. With three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel annoyed that Daniel's still there while I was voted off,

because I wasn't the weakest link. Daniel was.

I should still be there earning money.

The question about the rugby, my husband will kill me

because he is a real, real rugby fan.

I'm not looking forward to going back to face him.

Round Five.

You've got £1620 snatched away.

If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.

You've got rid of Caroline, Wendy, Peter and Lisa.

The good news is you still have Grant and brainbox Daniel.

You have ten seconds less. We'll start with the strongest link, Grant. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Which English golfer

won the Open Championship three times between 1987 and 1992?

Nick Faldo.

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

-Iron.

-Oxygen.

Complete the title of the 1998 film starring Edward Norton -= American History what?

-Pass.

-X.

In the modern British army, what P is a unit

usually comprising of about 30 men and led by a lieutenant?

-Pass.

-Platoon.

Which US state is famous for the Creole dish gumbo - New Orleans or New York?

New Orleans.

What P is a gland in which digestive enzymes are produced?

-Prostrate.

-Pancreas.

Which Tchaikovsky overture commemorates Napoleon's retreat from Moscow?

1812 Overture.

-Bank.

-In which religion are girls and boys initiated into the khalsa at puberty?

-Judaism.

-Sikhism.

Who directed the films Bladerunner and Gladiator?

Ridley Scott.

The character Nick Carraway narrates which 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel?

The Great Gatsby.

The Sinai peninsular is situated in which Middle Eastern country?

-Erm, pass.

-Egypt.

If an employee's normally paid £5 per hour,

how much is he paid for four hours work on a Sunday at time and a half?

£30.

The Earl of where was called "the kingmaker" during the Wars of the Roses?

-Pass.

-Warwick.

In the year 2000, the space probe Galileo discovered evidence of an ocean

that could sustain life on a moon of which planet?

-Saturn.

-Jupiter.

In TV, the 1990s British comedy Brighton Belles

was inspired by which American sitcom?

-Pass.

-Golden Girls.

Which novel by Herman Melville published in London in 1851

was originally titled The Whale?

Moby Dick.

-Bank.

-Which ocean covers 35% of the earth's surface?

Pacific.

-Bank.

-Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart starred in which famous film in 1942?

Casablanca.

-Bank.

-Was the 1947 US doctrine to stop Communism The Truman Doctrine or Martial Plan?

Truman.

In 1895, the Kellogg brothers first patented which peanut product?

Peanut butter.

That was the right answer, Norman, but you were out of time.

After all that, you only managed to scrabble together £80. It's getting desperate.

Turf off the troublesome. Dump the duds. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Frank is the strongest link statistically.

With three questions wrong, Christine is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

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

We have a tie, Norman and Grant. Two votes each.

Norman,

that Open University degree isn't quite covering enough, is it?

-Not really, no.

-Why Grant?

Erm, I felt he did the worst in that round. I don't know if that's right.

No, you're not right, because in fact the weakest link was Christine.

Totally unnoticed.

Frank, as the strongest link

in the last round, you can decide who to get rid of.

Genius Norman

or genius Grant?

As neither are the weakest link, I have to stick with my decision.

Norman, the prison officer wants you gone. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm annoyed I was voted off, as I wasn't the weakest link,

and I suspect by the person that I think will win.

He is getting rid of the competition.

I think Daniel's been living on borrowed time.

I think he'll be next for the chop.

Round Six. £1700 won so far out of a possible £5000.

Four of you left. Ten seconds off the time.

We start with our strongest link, Frank. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Since the abolition of the GLC, which London building has housed the London Aquarium?

Pass.

County Hall. In which year of the '80s did the soap opera EastEnders begin?

-'82.

-'85.

Which Irish author wrote the novels The Snapper and The Van?

Roddy Doyle.

-Bank.

-Racing: is Aintree or Epsom Downs a National Hunt course?

Aintree.

Which American state is home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

and the Rock City Gardens near Chattanooga?

-Cincinnati.

-Tennessee.

Which British playwright has enjoyed success

for many of his plays including Equus and Amadeus?

-Pinter.

-Peter Shaffer.

If you travel due west from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands,

what is the first country you would reach?

-Erm, Iceland.

-Greenland.

In boxing, in which African country

did Muhammad Ali fight George Forman in 1974?

-South Africa.

-Zaire.

In the Anglican church, who is the host and chairman at the Lambeth Conference?

Bishop of Canterbury.

Archbishop of Canterbury. I'll accept.

-Bank.

-Who led the 1942 Allied victory at El Alamein in North Africa?

-Rommel.

-Montgomery.

In which decade did Soviet and US astronauts

first link up their spaceships in outer space?

-1960s.

-1970s.

In which Yorkshire city is an international piano competition held every three years?

Leeds.

-Bank.

-In Greek mythology, which hero fell in love

with Dido, the queen and founder of Carthage?

Hercules.

Aeneas.

What M is a town and seaside resort in Somerset on the Bristol Channel?

What M, sorry?

What M is a town and seaside resort in Somerset on the Bristol Channel?

-Pass.

-Minehead.

Of which football club was TV pundit Jimmy Hill the manager in the 1960s?

-Erm, Fulham.

-Coventry City.

In New York, what is the popular bohemian quarter

that is in Manhattan, north of Soho?

Pass.

Greenwich Village.

Time is up, and having got rid of five

supposedly weaker links,

you banked a measly £60.

Who now seriously must be stopped in their tracks?

Who's not up to scratch?

Who, frankly, is rubbish?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Grant is again the strongest link.

Christine is the weakest link for the second time.

But can she survive another vote?

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

We have a tie. Christine and Grant, two votes each.

How neat.

Christine, why Grant?

I couldn't vote for myself, so...

-So, what?

-So I voted for Grant.

-You voted for Grant.

The interesting thing was, though, and this might come as a shock to several of you,

Grant was the strongest link.

And as the strongest link, Grant,

you have to cast the deciding vote.

You've had great difficulty with many questions during the game,

but this one should be easy for you. Who will you get rid of?

Erm...I think Christine, I think.

That wasn't too difficult. Christine, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I felt they were justified in voting me out

because I didn't get a question right,

and I'm very embarrassed about it.

I think that Daniel will be voted off next,

because I think he was lucky in the last round.

He had a few bad rounds, and scraped through by the skin of his teeth.

Round Seven.

£1760 are with you now

out of the £6,000 you could have won. Three left.

Ten seconds coming off the clock.

We start with the strongest link Grant.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which London insurance market

began in a Tower Street coffee shop in 1688?

-Pass.

-Lloyds of London.

In 1975, Michael Caine and Sean Connery starred in The Man Who Would Be What?

King.

Which novel by Nicholas Monsarrat

was based on the author's wartime experiences in the navy?

-Pass.

-The Cruel Sea.

Which English king was put to death in Barclay Castle

in 1327, Edward I, II, or III?

Second.

What title is given to the MP with the longest service in the House of Commons?

The Old Man of the House?

Father of the House. Which American city on the West Coast

is served by the Bay Area Rapid Transit System?

Sorry, can you repeat the question?

Which American city on the West Coast

is served by the Bay Area Rapid Transit System?

Erm...Tampa Bay.

San Francisco. Were the princes in the tower murdered in the 15th or 17th century?

-17th.

-15th.

When in the '90s did Princess Diana

give the queen-of-hearts interview to the BBC?

-'94.

-'95.

Which Italian composer wrote the operas Rigoletto, La Traviata and Falstaff?

Erm...pass.

Verdi.

Who was the Conservative Prime Minister from 1951 to 1955?

Pass.

Churchill. In which decade was the Jarrow Crusade march of unemployed people?

The...'60s.

1930s. In which county in southern England would you find Chesil Beach?

Erm...Somerset.

Dorset. Karl Marx published Volume I of which book in 1867?

Marx Brothers.

Das Kapital.

In California, what is a Zinfandel?

A Zinfandel. Pass.

Grape. What M is the scientific study of fungi?

-Erm...pass.

-Mycology.

The time is up.

You answered just two questions correctly.

You banked nothing.

Round Eight gives you a chance to treble what you banked,

but only if you answer the odd question.

That means in the next round,

there's £3,000 to be won.

But, before that, there is something very difficult to decide.

Who is even more rubbish than the other two?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Grant is the strongest link for the third time,

and Daniel is the weakest for the third time.

But who will be voted off at this crucial stage?

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

Grant,

-you like Arsenal and socialising.

-Yes.

Not to be confused with socialism,

-as you said Karl Marx wrote something called The Marx Brothers.

-It was a cracker, wasn't it?

Did you think Daniel was more stupid than you were?

Myself and Frank got one question right,

but Daniel didn't get any right.

Frank, why Daniel?

Daniel never got any questions right, so he was the weakest link.

-Daniel.

-Yeah?

-You went to school, did you?

-Erm...yeah.

-You can remember?

-Yeah. I'm not that old.

-Not that bright, either.

-No.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Yesterday, if you'd told me I'd be voted off in the penultimate round,

I'd have kicked myself.

but I was useless. Didn't deserve the money. So fair dues.

I don't know who'll win. They're both fantastic geysers.

Round Eight.

£1760 in the bank

out of a possible £7,000. Grant and Frank,

you have 90 seconds. Whatever you win in this round

will be trebled and added to your total

for your final prize money.

So, £3,000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link Grant.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which instrument is jazz musician Oscar Peterson known for?

-Trumpet.

-Piano.

In maths, base multiplied by height divided by two

is the equation to calculate the area of what?

Er...a cube.

Triangle. In the periodic table, which two letters represent copper?

-CO.

-CU.

Which of the Monty Python team is from Weston-Super-Mare?

John Cleese.

-Bank.

-The male of which sea creature carries eggs in a pouch?

Sea horse.

-Bank.

-Which US president hired Henry Kissinger

as Security Advisor in 1969?

Richard Nixon.

-Bank.

-In politics, what F means the right to vote?

-Pass.

-Franchise.

In which American state is Mount Rushmore,

with its giant heads of four presidents?

-Montana?

-South Dakota.

In nature, what name is given to the study of insects?

Pass.

Entymology. On which of the British Isles is Cowes Castle?

-Sorry?

-On which of the British Isles is Cowes Castle?

Cowes Castle... Scotland?

Isle of Wight. Maurice Cole was the real name of which DJ turned TV comedian?

Pass.

Kenny Everett. Which English pop singer appeared as the character JD

in the British film Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels?

Lock, Stock... Pass.

Sting. Which city is Queensland played host to the 1982 Commonwealth Games?

Time is up, and you're nothing if not consistent.

You put just £60 in the kitty in that round.

We treble it and add it to the previous rounds' winnings.

That means prize money today of...

But only one of you can take that money away.

Now you play against each other, head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

It's as simple as that. If there's a tie after five,

we play Sudden Death till we get a winner.

So, Grant and Frank, for £1940,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Frank, as the last strongest link, you choose who goes first.

I'll go first, please.

Frank,

in children's TV,

what was the name of the family

who adopted Paddington Bear?

Robins?

The correct answer is the Browns.

Grant,

which American town

was infamous for its witchcraft trials

of 1692?

Ohio.

The correct answer is Salem.

Frank,

in history,

which queen ascended the throne

following the death of Henry VIII's son Edward

and the nine-day reign

of Lady Jane Grey?

Elizabeth I.

The correct answer is Mary.

Grant,

what type of animal was Harriet,

who celebrated her 170th birthday

in November 2000,

and went into the record books

as the oldest animal in captivity?

Oh... Turtle.

The correct answer is tortoise.

Frank,

on TV,

and in Colin Dexter's books,

what was the first name

of Inspector Morse?

Martin?

The correct answer is Endeavour.

Grant,

in the Bible,

who denied Christ three times

on the night of Jesus's arrest?

Peter.

That is the correct answer.

Frank,

the tusk of the narwhal,

a species of whale,

was sometimes sold in medieval times

as the horn of which mythical creature?

Unicorn.

That is the correct answer.

Grant,

which Beatle released a solo album

entitled Wonderwall Music

in 1968?

John Lennon.

The correct answer is George Harrison.

Frank,

how many US presidents

have been assassinated

while in power?

Two.

The correct answer is four.

Grant, get this right and you've won.

So for £1940...

Which actor connects the 1961 film

Breakfast At Tiffany's,

and the television series The A-Team?

Sorry. Pass.

The correct answer is George Peppard.

Well, after five questions,

we have a tie,

so we now go into a Sudden Death situation.

The questions continue in pairs.

Frank, if you answer your question correctly, then so must Grant,

or he loses. Frank, if you get it wrong,

then Grant will have to answer his correctly,

to win.

So, Grant and Frank,

let's play Sudden Death.

Frank,

which great Victorian cricketer

was the first to collect

2,000 runs and 100 wickets

in the same season?

WG Grace?

That is correct.

Grant,

in which town did the cartoon character

Desperate Dan live with his aunt Aggie?

Chicago.

The correct answer is Cactusville.

That means, Frank,

you are today's strongest link.

You go away with £1940.

Grant, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I felt I was consistent.

I thought that Norman would be a threat,

but I didn't vote him off for that reason.

I'm ecstatic with how far I've got.

I never thought I'd get that far.

I just entered because I thought it would be a good laugh.

I can go home now with my head held up quite high.

I'm pleased I got this far.

To win it was brilliant.

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