12/09/2011 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Geoff, I'm 43, I'm from Prestatyn and I'm a househusband.

I'm Lynn, I'm 54, I'm from Bournemouth

and I'm a marketing manager.

I'm Jamie, I'm 39, I'm from Plymouth and I'm a PE teacher.

I'm Prue, I'm 20, I'm from Leicester and I'm a film and media student.

I'm Keith, I'm 63, from Leyton, East London,

and I'm a retired systems manager.

I'm Maria, I'm 45, from Truro, and I'm a medical herbalist.

I'm Tony, 57, from Newton Aycliffe

and I'm a travelling gift and book salesman.

I'm Jeni, I'm 32, I'm from Leeds

and I'm a tribute act and talent manager.

I'm Michael, I'm 28, from Castle Hedingham

and I'm a trainee solicitor.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £1,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Geoff.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In a standard pack of playing cards,

the two red suits are diamonds and which other?

-Hearts.

-Correct.

In the mythology of sailors, a mermaid is part woman and part what? Fish or frog?

-Fish.

-Correct.

In Britain, Christmas Eve falls on which date in December?

-24th of December.

-Correct.

In geography, the cities of Coventry, Canterbury and Carlisle are in which country of the UK?

-England.

-Correct.

In gardening, the hand-held container used for sprinkling liquid

over plants to encourage growth is called a what can?

-Watering.

-Correct.

In travel, what L is the term for both a small road, especially in a rural area,

and a marked-out division of a motorway for one stream of traffic?

-Lane.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 1965 UK No.1, that was the first hit single for Tom Jones,

was entitled It's Not what?

-Unusual.

-Correct.

In expressions, an eccentric person is often referred to as a what? Bookcase or basketcase?

-Basketcase.

-Correct.

In snacks, the traditional flavour of crisps, supposedly made from a cured pork product,

is called "smoky" what?

-Bacon.

-Correct.

-Bank!

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target.

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

Who's your bobby-dazzler and who's your Bobby Davro?

Who could fit their CV in a tweet?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Geoff is the strongest link.

The statistics reveal that Lynn is the weakest link,

but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

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

Prue.

Michael.

Tony.

Michael.

Jeni.

Prue.

Prue.

Jamie.

Prue.

-Where are you from, Tony?

-Newton Aycliffe.

-Where's that?

-County Durham.

-What do you do?

I sell books and gifts from the back of my van.

-What sort of gifts?

-Household goods, kids' stuff, toys, cuddly toys.

-What's kids' "stoof"?

-Cuddly toys, things like that, games.

-"Coodly" toys?

-Yes.

Have you any talents?

-I like to sing and play guitar and make people smile.

-What can you sing?

-The Fratellis.

-Yeah, OK, put the board down.

# So if you're lonely

# Why'd you say you're not lonely?

# You're a silly girl

# I know, I heard it so

# It's just like you to come and go

# And know me

# No, you don't even know me

# You're so sweet to try... #

I think that's enough, don't you?

# A girl like you is irresistible... #

-Is that from this century or last century?

-This century.

-And why Prue?

Just because she's the youngest and might not have the same life experience as the rest of us.

-You didn't think she'd got members of her family under her dress, did you?

-No, not at all.

-Where are you from, Maria?

-Truro in Cornwall.

-Oh.

-Are you Cornish?

-No, I'm German.

-You look miserable enough to be Cornish.

-They're very happy people in Cornwall.

-You come from Germany?

-Yes, I'm originally from Germany. I'm a medical herbalist and a tour guide.

-Who do you help?

-Menopausal women.

-What do you do for them? Do you gee up their sex life?

I regulate their hormones, so they don't have any hot flushes or night sweats.

-Can you gee up their sex life?

-Yes.

-How?

-When the hormones go up, the libido does as well.

-Do you have ways of making them better?

-Yes, I have many ways of making them better.

-Why do Germans always leave their towels early morning?

-They don't.

It's just the English get up so late, they think they do.

-As they usually have a hangover, the Brits, they don't know.

-Why Prue?

She's so much younger than me and I'm just jealous.

-Where are you from, Geoff?

-I was born in Prestatyn.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-It's OK, Anne.

-Where do you live now?

-I live near Swindon at the moment.

-Yes.

-What are you doing near Swindon?

-I'm a househusband.

-Are you?

-I am.

-Because Mrs Geoff goes out to work?

-She does. She's my sole provider.

-Did you used to have a job?

-I'm a retired Royal Air Force officer.

-What rank?

-Squadron Leader.

-When did you retire?

-About three years ago.

-Can you fly?

-I can't fly unless somebody else is flying for me.

-What can you do that's handy?

-I can pole-vault, throw javelins.

-How would that defend us if there was a war?

-By reaching the enemy first.

-Do you have to do all the housework?

-I do all the housework.

-The ironing?

-All the ironing.

-The cleaning?

-The cleaning.

-Have you become good at it?

-I've always been good at it.

-Your mother taught you?

-That and the Royal Air Force for 23 years.

You can't defend the country, but you can dust.

-That's the one.

-Terrific. Any tips for me?

If I was to give you a tip, Anne, not that I'm sure you would want to use it,

stick to a good routine, make sure you use microfibre cloths.

Why microfibre cloths?

They're very good at picking up the dirt and not leaving smears.

-They're not as good as housekeepers.

-I don't get enough pocket money to earn a housekeeper.

-Why Prue?

-Well, I just felt that she needed a rest.

Prue, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The team has lost a valuable player. I have some life experience, despite what some of the older players said.

Round Two. In the bank, £1,000. We now take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's dim Geoff. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Someone who has nothing to do is said to be "at a loose" what?

-End.

-Correct.

In household cleaning, what D is the name for a square cloth made from yellow cotton flannel,

used to wipe and polish surfaces?

-Duster.

-Correct. In pop music, the singer born in Memphis in 1981,

who was a member of the group 'N Sync, is Justin who?

-Timberlake.

-Correct.

In astrology, which sign of the Zodiac is represented by a ram?

-Taurus.

-Aries.

In literature, Tinker Bell in Peter Pan and Cobweb in A Midsummer Night's Dream

are both fools or fairies?

-Fairies.

-Correct.

In the TV soap EastEnders, the character played by Jo Warne briefly in 1991

and by Barbara Windsor from 1994 to 2010 is Peggy who?

-Mitchell.

-Correct.

In a car, which word goes before "wheel" to make the name for the circular, hand-operated device

that enables the driver to turn left and right?

-Steering.

-Correct.

What H is the specific term for the unpleasant after-effects of drinking too much alcohol

that can include a headache and nausea?

-Headache.

-Hangover.

In modern parlance, the word NIMBY that refers to a person who objects to local development is an acronym

of the phrase "not in my" what?

-Here.

-Back yard.

In history, the armistice that ended hostilities in the First World War

was signed on the 11th of November in which year?

-Pass.

-1918.

Which theatre owner, life peer and prolific composer of musicals

was born in 1948 with the initials ALW?

-Andrew Lloyd Webber.

-Correct.

In fashion, the effect achieved by gathering fabric into tight pleats with decorative stitches

is called smooching or smocking?

-Smooching.

-Smocking.

In leisure, the businessman who opened the first of his string of holiday camps in Skegness in 1936

was known by the alliterative name Billy what?

-Butlin.

-Correct.

In money, what is the name of the main unit of the national currency of New Zealand?

-Dollar.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In wildlife, what W is the name of any member of a large family of stinging insects

that have narrow waists and black and yellow markings?

Could you repeat the question?

What W is the name of any member of a large family of stinging insects

that have narrow waists and black and yellow markings?

-Wasps.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The title of which 2011 romantic comedy is a reference to the job taken by...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won just £70. Whose fault was that?

If brains were taxable, who is due a rebate?

Who'd have a head massage from Captain Hook?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

According to the statistics, Jeni is the strongest link, but will the other players realise that?

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

Keith.

Keith.

Keith.

Michael.

Michael.

Keith.

Michael.

Geoff.

-What do you do, Jamie?

-I'm a PE teacher.

-Where?

-In Plymouth. At Lipson Community College.

-What do you teach?

-Football, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, handball.

-Anything else you do at the school?

-I've been involved in various plays at the school we've put on.

-So you can act, can you?

-That's an opinion for someone else, but I've been involved in plays.

-Like what?

-At the school, I've been involved in Our Day Out. I've also been involved in The Darling Buds...

Who were you in Our Day Out?

-I was Colin. I was the nice teacher.

-Yes.

-Can you give me a sample of your acting skills?

-I've been Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds Of May.

Yes. That's probably easier for the accent, is it?

Pop Larkin is a southern bloke, but I was a bit limited with that, so we had to move him up north.

OK... So give me a burst of Pop Larkin.

'Ere, that was a lovely day at the market, wasn't it? Hey, we did quite well, didn't we?

-Maybe we'll try Our Day Out.

-LAUGHTER

I'm struggling to remember my lines, but I did sing in Our Day Out.

-Go on then.

-# Although these walls are very... #

No, never mind. Put your board up.

Why Keith?

I just remember after I got correct answers, he broke the link and twice got questions wrong.

-So, Lynn...

-Yes, Anne?

-Just put your board down.

How long have you been a fan of Gloria Hunniford?

-I haven't.

-Haven't you?

-No.

-Take us through the look.

-I think I look quite fetching. Not as good as you.

-Yeah. What do you do?

-I work from home. I'm a marketing manager.

-Put your board up. What are you marketing?

Financial services to care homes.

-So you ring care homes?

-Yes.

-What are you selling them?

-Financial services.

We maybe don't know what that is.

We do a mailshot. My partner is a financial adviser.

So we'd do a mailshot and then I'd ring up and...

OK, OK. I'm on the other end of the phone at the care home. What are you selling me?

We wrote to you recently regarding our services. I just wondered whether we could...

LAUGHTER

-Get on with it.

-..we could send one of our consultants out to explain in more detail how the company works.

-What are you selling me? I still don't know.

-Financial services, life insurance.

-It's all explained in the letter.

-OK, and if I keep you on the phone for ages chatting,

-do you think, "Oh, I've got one of the residents?"

-Not if I've got you, obviously.

-And you've got a partner, have you?

-I have.

-What's he called?

-Ian.

-He was my financial adviser.

-Was he?

-Yeah.

-Has he moved in with you?

-Yeah.

-Why couldn't you move into his house?

-Mine was better.

-Was it?

-Hmm.

So he's not that good a financial adviser then. Why Keith?

-He's a lovely chap, but he got a couple of questions wrong.

-Keith, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I saw my name on the boards, it was expected because I did get two questions wrong.

Even so, you still keep hoping that maybe they might have missed that.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,070. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Jeni. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In nursing, which word follows "bed" and "blanket" to give two terms

for the washing of patients while they're on a hospital ward?

-Bath.

-Correct.

In geography, which city is the capital of Peru?

-Lima.

-Correct.

In Highland Games events, what C is a long, heavy piece of felled timber

that is clasped against the shoulder before being tossed?

-Caber.

-Correct.

In maths, what is two-thirds of 15?

-10.

-Correct.

In pop music, in 1988, When Will I Be Famous was the first UK hit single for which group

that featured a pair of twins?

-Bros.

-Correct.

-Bank!

An old term for a prison was a house of deduction or correction?

-Correction.

-Correct.

When the phrase "did not" is abbreviated to a single word, which letter is replaced by an apostrophe?

-"O".

-Correct.

In folklore, the legendary figure called William Tell is a national hero in which European country?

-France.

-Switzerland.

In TV, the Biblical phrase that provided the titles of both a 1970s sitcom

and a 2011 reality series set in the Yorkshire Dales is Love Thy what?

-Neighbour.

-Correct.

In food, what P is the general name for the familiar Italian staple made from durum wheat?

-Pasta.

-Correct.

Common, Siberian and golden are all species of which rodent noted for its internal cheek pouches?

-Hamster.

-Correct. In rugby league, the term for the ball being deliberately thrown ahead

to a player is a "forward" what?

-Pass.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In botany, a lady's-slipper is a variety of the orchid or the rose?

-Orchid.

-Correct.

The 1883 novel Treasure Island was written by which author?

-Robert Louis Stevenson.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the home, what U is the name

-of the hobby of covering or stuffing furniture?

-Could you repeat that?

In the home, what U is the name of the hobby of covering or stuffing furniture?

-I have no idea, sorry.

-Upholstery.

In pop music, the 1981 UK hit single Dead Ringer For Love was a duet

performed by Meat Loaf and which female singer?

-Bonnie Tyler.

-Cher.

In Cluedo, the suspect whose surname is the name of a brightly coloured male bird is Mrs who?

-Peacock.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In cinema, Joyce Grenfell played the policewoman Ruby Gates in a series

of 1950s and '60s comedies set around which girls' school?

-St Trinian's.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

You won £570.

Who is worth keeping, but only as a pet?

Who should be charged with crimes against intelligence?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Jeni goes from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.

Statistically, Lynn is the strongest link, but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Jeni.

Jeni.

Jeni.

Jeni.

Jeni.

Michael.

Jeni.

-Where are you from, Michael?

-Essex, Anne.

-What do you do?

-I'm training to be a solicitor.

-When you're in court, can you tower over everybody else?

Are you talking literally or metaphorically?

What would you like me to talk? Literally, metaphorically, dirty?

That would be nice. That would brighten my day.

What do you do when you're not being a lawyer?

-I'm an assistant Cub Scout leader.

-Of course you are.

You're getting your lawyer's badge and your Scout's badge, are you?

-Yes, I hope to get my lawyer's badge at Cubs.

-What do you do for the Cubs?

I'm Bagheera, I'm a leader, so I organise activities for them, games for them...

-Is this because you haven't got a girlfriend?

-I've got a fiancee, Anne.

-What's she called?

-Gabriella.

-Oh, yes. Does she come from Essex?

-No, she's from Romania.

-Did you go out and get her or online?

-No, she came over to get me.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Why Jeni?

-I had a bad round, but she had a worse round, I think.

-Jamie, the PE teacher...

-Yes, Anne?

-Do you teach football?

-I do teach some football, yeah.

-To the girls?

-I have taught football to the girls, yeah.

-How do you explain the offside rule?

-We've not quite got that far.

We do mini games, so five-a-side, seven-a-side. It gives them more chance to learn the basic skills.

-Do you know the offside rule?

-I...

No, OK. Why Jeni?

Jeni did get a couple wrong, unfortunately.

She was the worst player. Jeni, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I know for a fact my husband is going to be very pleased that he was right,

that I wasn't going to go away and win the show, but I didn't go out in Round One,

so...that's to him!

Round 4. In the bank, £1,640.

Another 10 seconds off the time. We'll start with Lynn.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In agriculture,

applying pesticides to cereals in the form of a cloud of droplets from an aircraft is crop what?

-Spraying.

-Correct. In the human body, what V is the general term

for the blood vessels that ensure one-way circulation?

-Veins.

-Correct. In broadcasting, the regular religious slot on the Today programme on Radio 4

is Thought For The what?

-Day.

-Correct. In geography, the countries in north-eastern Europe known collectively

as the Baltic States are Latvia, Lithuania and which other?

-Estonia.

-Correct.

-Bank.

The Frenchman who in the 1860s discovered a method of using heat

to kill harmful bacteria in milk was Louis who?

-Pasteur.

-Correct. Geoff, in hi-fi equipment, woofers and tweeters

are elements of a turntable or a loudspeaker?

-Loudspeaker.

-Correct. In TV, the BBC Breakfast presenter who began hosting Sunday Morning Live in 2010

is Susanna who?

-Pass.

-Reid.

In language, which term meaning dull or dreary is "bard" backwards?

-Drab.

-Correct. In engineering, what B is the name given to any vessel

that can convert water into steam?

-Pass.

-Boiler.

In horse racing, in 1996, Frankie Dettori rode the winners of all seven races

at a meeting at which race course?

-Ascot.

-Correct. In African wildlife, a new-born calf of which mammal is normally about six feet tall

and can grow to three times that height in adulthood?

-Giraffe.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In Christianity, the New Testament character known as Salome

asks for whose head as a reward for her dancing?

-Job.

-John the Baptist. Lynn,

in geography, at around 75 miles long, the largest lake in Turkey is called Van or Lorry?

-Van.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 2011 release entitled Goodbye Lullaby

was the fourth UK hit album for which Canadian-born female singer?

-Celine Dion?

-Avril Lavigne. Maria,

the lifeline, alleged to indicate how long a person will live, is on which part of the body?

-Hand.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Tony, in painting, what P is the popular name...

Time's up. You won £270.

Who could turn failure into a family business?

Who's the three-legged horse at the National? Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Michael is the strongest link.

Geoff is the weakest link, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Maria.

Maria.

Lynn.

Geoff.

Geoff.

Maria.

-Lynn, why Maria?

-Like me, she got a question wrong.

-Did you think she was the worst player?

-Possibly. It could have been me.

Geoff, the worst player wasn't Maria or Lynn, was it?

-Obviously not, Anne, no.

-Who was it, Geoff?

-I'm suspecting from your tone that it may have been me.

-Say, "It was Geoff".

-It was Geoff.

-Why have you voted for Maria?

-I know she got a question wrong.

-I was voting with integrity.

-As house husbands always do.

Maria, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I came on the show because I was dared by a friend of mine.

It was a brilliant thing to do. I loved every minute.

Round 5. Your total is £1,910. Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with Michael. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Michael, in maths, what is 53 minus 12?

-41.

-Correct.

In the Batman comics, what is the first name of the butler who works for the millionaire Bruce Wayne?

-Don't know.

-Alfred.

The 1995 space drama Apollo 13 was promoted with the tagline, "Houston, we have a..." what?

-Problem.

-Correct. In football, in October 2010,

Sven-Goran Eriksson was appointed manager of which Midlands side?

-Leicester City.

-Correct.

In facial hair, the ends of a Zapata moustache point in which direction - upwards or downwards?

-Upwards.

-Downwards. Michael,

in UK organisations, Ofgem regulates the markets in electricity and which other fuel?

-Gas.

-Correct.

In music, what G is another name for the percussion instrument called the tam-tam,

which originated in China?

-Glockenspiel?

-Gong. Lynn, in honours,

the member of the British royal family who was made an earl in June, 1999, is Prince who?

-William?

-Edward.

In religion, observation of the Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on which English day of the week?

-Sunday.

-Friday. Tony,

in the human body, the name of which muscular organ in the head is also a term for a language?

-Pass.

-Tongue. Michael,

the 2010 film starring Julianne Moore and Annette Bening as a Californian couple

is entitled The Kids Are what?

-All Right.

-Correct.

In weather, what B is the term for a wind of varying strengths of 2-6 on the Beaufort scale?

-Breeze.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which Mediterranean sea port on the north-east coast of Spain is its second-largest city?

-Pass.

-Barcelona. Jamie,

in the poem by Coleridge, the Ancient Mariner tells his tale to a wedding guest or drunken sailor?

-Drunken sailor.

-A wedding guest.

In 1980s TV, which comedy drama series starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd...

Moonlighting! Bank!

Time's up. That was correct and your bank was in time. Just as well.

You won £70.

But who's now driving down the wrong side of the information highway?

Who has nothing to lose except your money?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Tony is, statistically, the weakest link, but will the team notice that?

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

Tony.

Jamie.

Tony.

Geoff.

Lynn.

-Jamie, why Tony?

-I think, like me, he got two questions wrong.

-Geoff, why Tony?

-Unfortunately, Tony got two questions wrong.

-Unfortunately, so did you.

-That's true.

Tony, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When you're sitting at home watching, I've got my cup of tea, I can relax.

In the studio, my knees are knocking and nerves kick in.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,980. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Michael. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In telecommunications,

the sound that Americans call a busy signal is known in the UK as the what tone?

-Dialling tone.

-No, engaged.

Geoff, in classical music, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, first performed in 1910,

is a well-known work by which English composer?

-Don't know.

-Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Which body part is said to be lifted and pulled out to give two phrases meaning to make a helpful effort?

-Pass.

-The finger. Jamie,

The Committee on Standards in Public Life, set up in 1994 is sometimes known

by the name of the first chairman, Lord Osmond or Nolan?

-Nolan.

-Correct. At fairs, what is the two-word name given to the game

in which players throw objects such as sticks at an effigy of an old woman with a pipe?

-Pass.

-Aunt Sally. Geoff,

in historical literature, the 2009 novel The White Queen and the 2010 book The Red Queen

were both written by Philippa who?

-Jones.

-Gregory.

In garden design, what D is the name for a feature that is a raised-level platform made of slatted timber?

-Decking.

-Correct.

In WWII, which large battleship that was sunk in May, 1941, was named after a German Chancellor?

-Bismarck.

-Correct.

In zoology, a parasitic flatworm found in the livers of sheep is known as an accident or a fluke?

-Fluke.

-Correct.

In pop music, comedian Charlie Drake had a UK hit single in 1961 entitled My Boomerang Won't what?

-Come Back.

-Correct.

In pre-history, what J is the name of one of the periods of geological time when dinosaurs lived on Earth?

-Jurassic.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In motor racing, the Brazilian driver who lost out by a single point

-to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 Formula 1 championship...

-Alonso.

It's Felipe Massa.

You won £300.

So has Geoff made a mess of things?

Will Michael get his leaving badge?

Could it be game over for Jamie? Or is Lynn a financial disaster?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Jamie is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Michael is now the weakest link, but will the votes follow the statistics?

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

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Geoff.

-Lynn, why Michael?

-Because he got a couple wrong, I thought.

-Jamie, why Michael?

-I think he got the first two questions wrong.

-He was the worst player.

Fair vote. Michael, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Given the opportunity, I'd love Anne to be a cub leader. She could be the bad cop to my good cop.

We'll see what the cubs make of it!

Round 7. You have £2,280. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Jamie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In maths, what is 91 plus 47?

-138.

-Correct. Geoff,

in which 1998 film set in the East End of London do four men have one week to pay a debt to a criminal?

-Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

-Correct.

In art, the most famous works of John Constable are best described as portraits or landscapes?

-Landscapes.

-Correct.

In cooking ingredients, jelly, aspic and marshmallow usually contain which protein from animal tissues?

-Fat.

-Gelatine. Geoff,

in religion, in Christianity and Islam, what P is another term for Heaven and is used more generally

to mean a place of supreme delight?

-Paradise.

-Correct. In classical music in the UK,

the leader of an orchestra plays which instrument?

-Guitar.

-Violin. Jamie,

the aristocratic siblings Diana, Unity, Nancy, Pamela and Jessica,

who dominated British gossip columns in the 1930s and '40s had what surname?

-Smith?

-Mitford. Geoff,

in entertainment, the American stand-up comedian and TV presenter who appears on comedy panel games,

such as QI, is Rich who?

-Smith.

-Hall. In geography, the town of Matlock is the administrative headquarters of which shire county

in central England?

-Leicestershire.

-Derbyshire.

In industry, the process of breaking down heavy hydrocarbons by heat to produce petrol

is ripping or cracking?

-Cracking.

-Correct. In children's characters,

the female white mouse in books by Lucy Cousins has what name?

-Don't know.

-Maisie. Lynn,

the medical term for the thin sheet of tissue known as the ear drum is the tympanic what?

-Drum.

-Membrane. Jamie...

Time's up. You won nothing. Zilch. Zero.

In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Geoff is the strongest link.

Lynn is the weakest link, but who will be taking the final Walk of Shame?

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

Jamie.

Geoff.

Lynn.

A vote each.

-Geoff, why Jamie?

-We were all absolutely rubbish.

I voted where I thought the weakest link was, but I couldn't be sure.

-Jamie, why Lynn?

-Like Geoff said. None of us had a good round,

but I remember I thought Lynn was the weakest link in a previous round.

-Lynn, why Geoff?

-Pretty much the same, really. None of us were very good.

The strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. The strongest link was Geoff.

You voted for Jamie. You can stick with Jamie

or you can move to Lynn.

-I'll stick with my original vote.

-Why?

-Because that's the one I chose when I didn't know who was weakest.

Jamie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm only a simple PE bloke. To make it that far and get so close to the final, I'm really happy.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,280. In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win is trebled.

We'll start with Geoff. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In UK politics, what D is the official term for the end of a parliament

that finished with a royal proclamation and a General Election?

-Dissolution.

-Correct. In English grammar, which word is often called the definite article?

-Item.

-The.

In food and drink, juniper berries are the chief flavouring agent in port or gin?

-Gin.

-Correct. In 1970s advertising, what follows "plop, plop" and "plink, plink"

to give the US and British versions of a famous slogan for indigestion tablets?

-Pass.

-"Fizz, fizz".

In pop music, since 2001, Romeo, Where's Your Head At and Oh My Gosh

-have all been UK hit singles for which group?

-No idea.

Basement Jaxx. In athletics, which one of the Olympic events

that are run rather than walked is held over the longest distance?

-1,000 metres?

-The marathon. Geoff,

the British actor who played incompetent characters in 1930s comedies such as Boys Will Be Boys

and Oh, Mr Porter was Will who?

-Hardy.

-Hay. In fashion, what name is given to a style of rectangular clutch bag

because the shape of its fastening panel resembles an item of stationery?

-Clasp?

-Envelope bag.

In art, the famous painting by Turner of a view thought to be...

Time's up. And you won absolutely nothing so there is nothing to treble.

It means prize money today of:

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

If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death. So, Geoff and Lynn,

for £2,280 let's play the Weakest Link.

Geoff, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first.

A 2009 hit single by Jay-Z

in which Alicia Keys sings, "These streets will make you feel brand new,

"Big lights will inspire you, Let's hear it for New York,"

has what four-word title?

New York, New York.

The correct answer is Empire State of Mind.

In geography, the islands known collectively as Oceania,

lie on both sides of the Equator in which ocean?

-Atlantic.

-Pacific.

In a nonsense verse by Lewis Carroll published in 1876,

which creature is hunted down and turns out to be a dangerous variety called a Boojum?

-Rat.

-The correct answer is the Snark.

In TV, which actor who starred in the sitcom Frasier

has also provided the voice on The Simpsons of the character known as Sideshow Bob?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Kelsey Grammer.

In chemistry, which word beginning and ending with a vowel is a term

for any substance with a ph value of more than 7

that reacts with an acid to form a salt and water?

-Alkali.

-That is correct. Lynn,

in the Royal Mail, in 2010 the head of which British king appeared on a first class stamp,

361 years after it had been cut off by an executioner in Westminster?

-Albert.

-The correct answer is Charles I.

In tennis, the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup is awarded to the winner of the men's singles

at which of the four major tournaments?

-The US Open.

-The correct answer is the Australian Open.

In food, what name used for a dish of raw chopped steak and for a sharp-tasting sauce served with fish

comes from that of a people originally from Central Asia?

-Tartare.

-That is the correct answer.

In cinema, which 1969 drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight

is the only film given an X certificate in the USA

to have won a Best Picture Oscar?

-Straw Dogs?

-The correct answer is Midnight Cowboy.

In measurements, as a furlong is equal to 220 yards,

there are how many in a mile?

-Eight.

-That is the correct answer.

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

Geoff, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm really pleased for Lynn. She was a good sport and deserves the money.

To win the Weakest Link is just amazing. I thought I'd go out in Round 1 or 2.

To win, I just can't believe it.

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