14/06/2010 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.

My name's Leon, 33, from Liverpool and I'm a recruitment consultant.

My name's Andrea, I'm 44, from Castleford, West Yorkshire,

and I'm a road safety trainer.

I'm Alan, 50, from Deiniolen in North Wales. I'm a materials manager.

I'm Liza, I'm 20 years old, from Stirling,

and I'm a student studying Economics.

I'm Roger, I'm 62, from Chelmsford and I'm retired.

I'm Fiona, I'm 51, from Buxton

and I work for a Member of Parliament.

I'm Jonny, I'm 25, I'm from Bridport in Dorset, and I'm a youth pastor.

I'm Nik, I'm 46, I'm from Bristol and I'm a home parent.

I'm Pat, I'm 75,

I come from Preston in Lancashire and I'm a retired secretary.

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.

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

Round 1. Three minutes. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Alan. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

According to the proverb, beauty is in the eye of the what?

-No.

-Beholder.

What's the name of the planet that is home for the human race?

-Earth.

-Correct.

In exercise, a device called a pedometer is used to measure what? Footsteps or hand-stands?

-Footsteps.

-Correct.

In place names, the term "Mount" is used as a shorter alternative for which word?

-Mountain.

-Correct.

Which fairy-tale character leaves one of her glass slippers at a ball?

-Cinderella.

-Correct. What E is the general term for a room or rooms added to an existing house?

-Extension.

-Correct.

In the UK, the booklet that provides rules and guidance for the use of public roads is the Highway what?

-Code.

-Correct.

On a compass, which point is directly opposite west?

-East.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 1986 UK No.1 single by Chris de Burgh was entitled The Lady In which colour?

-Red.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the animal kingdom, which creature normally has more legs? A dog or a duck?

-Dog.

-Correct.

In TV, the fictional cul-de-sac called Ramsay Street is the main setting for which soap opera?

-Neighbours.

-Correct. In maths, what is 17 plus 6?

-23.

-Correct.

In royal titles, in 1958 at the age of nine,

the Queen's son Charles was created Prince of where?

-Wales.

-Correct.

Which girl's name can be made by transposing the two vowels in the word "coral"?

-Carol.

-Correct.

In film, the US actor and comedian who starred in Mrs Doubtfire and Dead Poets Society is Robin who?

-Williams.

-Correct.

-Bank!

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

What took you so long?

You had a chain of 14 correct answers.

Who'd struggle to read a book token?

Who's the shopping trolley at your beauty spot?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get an answer wrong, Alan is statistically the weakest link.

Nik is the strongest 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.

Alan.

Alan.

Jonny.

Alan.

Alan.

Alan.

Alan.

Alan.

Alan.

What do you do, Jonny without an H?

-I'm a youth pastor.

-Really? Where's your dog collar?

-I'm not Anglican.

-What are you?

-I'm non-denominational.

-What sort of church is it?

-Happy-clappy, full of the spirit.

-You mean evangelical?

-Yeah, basically.

-Did you think I wouldn't understand "evangelical"?

-No, no, not at all.

-So you can recruit, can you?

-My dream is to stop young people making the mistakes that I made.

So pretend I'm a young person.

-All right.

-How would you amuse me?

-Do you want me to tell you a rhyme?

-I MC with young people. We write raps together.

-Can you do something rhyming with "tambourine"?

I'm not skilful enough to freestyle. I like to write my rhymes down.

-Have you got one written down?

-Yeah. Shall I put my board down?

-Go on.

# Because the kids today, they've got no reason, got no God, no church to believe in

# I'm seething, conceiving the men we lost, I'm believing between us we'll bring 'em up

# Back home to the place where they belong cos your mama been praying since Annie been gone

# Is that the wrong song? You're gonna stand and say if you've got a belief, then it's here to stay

# Every day you wait, you don't get back, keep your head in the sand, your heart in the past

# Mistakes that you make will never go away, if you wanna make a change, blame Jesus today. #

Put your board up. Is that how they talk in Dorset?

Well, you've got to be relevant to the lingo.

-IN DORSET ACCENT: They talk a bit more like that, they do.

-Why Alan?

-He's a lovely chap, but he got a question wrong.

-What do you do, Andrea?

-I'm a road safety trainer.

-Who are you training?

-Children.

-How do you get down with the kids?

-Just have fun. Don't be too serious.

OK, put your board down. I'm in the class.

What do they think you are?

-Just a lady who's helping them to cross the road.

-Come on, we're in the class! Make it sing, Andrea!

Well, we do "stop", "look", "listen", "think".

Stop, look, listen, think. What else?

When it's safe to cross the road, you must keep looking, listening and thinking all the way across.

-But don't run because you might fall.

-Put your board up.

-Why Alan?

-He got a question wrong, unfortunately. He's a lovely bloke.

Sorry.

Alan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel angry and annoyed about being voted off first

because I actually knew the answer to the question. I just said "pass".

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We take ten seconds off your time.

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

Start the clock. In TV, the title of which series first shown in 2005,

featuring several candidates competing for a lucrative job,

literally means "the employment trainee"?

-Pass.

-The Apprentice.

In society, what "I" is the name given to a card

that requests someone to attend an event such as a party or a wedding?

Can you repeat it?

In society, what "I" is the name given to a card

that requests someone to attend an event such as a party or a wedding?

-Sorry. Invitation.

-Correct.

In Canada, the two official languages are English and which other?

-French.

-Correct. In kitchen appliances,

a blender has what alternative name? A liquidiser or a breathalyser?

-Liquidiser.

-Correct.

Which five-letter term for a film is a shortening of the word "moving picture"?

-Movie.

-Correct. In fashion, what B is the name of an item of jewellery worn round the arm or wrist

and is also used in the plural as a slang term for handcuffs?

-Bracelet.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In Christian teaching, there are said to be seven deadly what?

-Sins.

-Correct. In childhood, the usual name in the UK for a plastic inflatable

that can be filled with shallow water for toddlers to splash about in is a paddling what?

-Pool.

-Correct.

In measurements, which imperial unit of length is equal to 2.54 centimetres?

-An inch.

-Correct.

In animals, unlike the young of most other mammals,

those of the platypus emerge from the bodies of their mothers enclosed in which structures?

-Placenta.

-Eggs.

In literature, according to the title of the 1925 comic novel by Anita Loos,

which type of men Prefer Blondes?

-Dangerous.

-Gentlemen.

In sport, the army officer credited with inventing the game of snooker in the 1870s

was called Neville Chamberlain or Tony Blair?

-Neville Chamberlain.

-Correct.

Which three-letter word is the past tense of the verb "to meet"?

-Met.

-Correct. The technique used by people with a hearing impairment

to understand speech by observing the movement of the mouth is called lip what?

-Reading.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In TV, the name of which major prop in Doctor Who has entered everyday language

as a word for any space that is larger than it appears?

-Tardis.

-Correct. In nursery rhymes, the elderly monarch who called for his pipe, bowl and fiddlers...

Good King Wenceslas.

No, Cole. Nik...

Time's up.

You won £400.

Who's the voice of treason?

Who's the tribute act to tragedy?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Fiona is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Pat, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Jonny.

Pat.

Nik.

Jonny.

Jonny.

Pat.

Jonny.

Nik.

-Nik, what did you say you did?

-I'm a househusband, Anne, and a catalogue distributor.

-Oh.

-So you haven't got a job?

-Yes, I have the most important job, I believe, that's known to mankind.

-And that's bringing up my child.

-Why Jonny?

Because Jonny got quite an important question... I thought he would've known about Good King Wenceslas.

Sorry, is this you who couldn't think of the answer The Apprentice?

I couldn't think of the answer Apprentice, but later on in the game, something...

Have you always been irritating or have you just developed it lately?

I hope I've been irritating for a very long part of my life, Anne.

-Yeah. OK.

-Anyway, he didn't get a question...

But you didn't get a question right.

-Absolutely.

-Yeah.

-It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, Anne.

-Is it?

-Indeed.

-Even for househusbands?

-It seems so.

-What do you do, Roger?

-I'm retired, Anne.

-From what?

I was a librarian for nearly 40 years.

-Really? Where?

-In Essex.

-Good heavens! Can they read in Essex?

-They can, funnily enough.

-What do you do now?

-I work part-time as a volunteer at Essex Police Museum.

-Anything else?

-Yes, I spend a lot of my time working for the Sherlock Holmes Society of London.

-I edit the journal.

-What do you put in the journal?

-Articles that come to me from all round the world.

-Discussing what?

-Discussing the Sherlock Holmes stories.

-What's there to say?

-You'd be surprised. I'm sure you would.

-Have you solved any crimes in Essex?

-I, personally, no. That's not what I do.

So there isn't Sherlock Holmes And Who Messed Up The Fake Tan?

Fake tan...?

Oh, you're talking about Essex. Good heavens, yes!

Er, no. Funny you should say that, but not very funny.

Why Jonny?

I would have thought that a pastor would know the difference

between Good King Wenceslas and Old King Cole.

Jonny, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel the banter with Anne was so much fun.

I think she liked me. I think she gave me a smile.

I think she wanted to hear me rap with some of the things she said. And I think she liked me.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,400. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock. In pop music, named as the favourite track of the late DJ John Peel,

Teenage Kicks was a UK hit single in 1978 by which Northern Irish group?

-Pass.

-The Undertones.

In nutrition, the oils found in fish such as sardines and considered essential for good health

are usually called Omega-3 fatty what?

-Acids.

-Correct.

In wildlife, the creature that was once hunted almost to extinction for its ornate head feathers

is the great crested what? Newt or grebe?

-Newt.

-No, grebe.

In US landmarks, the Golden Gate Bridge in California connects Marin County to which major city?

-San Francisco.

-Correct.

In UK education, the abbreviation HND stands for Higher National what?

-Diploma.

-Correct.

As a child, Clark Kent, the alter ego of Superman, lived in which fictional Kansas town?

-Pass.

-Smallville. In geography, the Greenwich Meridian is a line of what? Latitude or longitude?

-Longitude.

-Correct.

The phrase that includes a term for pieces of wood and means a remote location is "out in the" what?

-Woods.

-Sticks.

On Shrove Tuesday, pancakes are traditionally served with sugar and the juice of which fruit?

-Lemon.

-Correct.

In a beehive, what H is the term for the structure of waxy, hexagonal cells produced by the bees?

-Honeycomb.

-Correct.

In the play Othello by Shakespeare, jealousy is described as the green-eyed what?

-Monster.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Before the Railway Act of 1844 stipulated that they must have covered coaches,

which class of passenger often had to travel in the open air?

-Second class.

-Third.

The Italian term "a cappella" refers to a style of what? Skiing or singing?

-Singing.

-Correct.

The TV actor Mitchell who is the comedy partner of Robert Webb

and appears regularly on panel games has what first name?

-David.

-Correct.

The post-war rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union to be the first country to land on the moon

was known by what rhyming name?

-The Space Race.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The geometric-sounding term for a romantic liaison

in which one person is involved with two others is a love what?

-Triangle.

-In UK money, which single coin can be added to a 50 pence

and three 10 pence pieces to make up a pound?

Was it on the tip of your tongue?

-Yes.

-The correct answer was 20 pence.

You won £200.

Who got their answers on eBay? Whose contribution is a con trick?

Who's going to go on losing you money? You need to raise that bank balance.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Nik is the strongest link.

Statistically, Pat is the weakest link, but whose game is over?

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

Liza.

Fiona.

Pat.

Pat.

Pat.

Fiona.

Liza.

-What do you do, Liza?

-I study Economics. I'm a student.

-You study Economics where?

-Glasgow University.

-What year?

-Third year.

-How do you enjoy yourself in Glasgow?

-Go out mainly to the student union.

-Yeah. What else?

Having a dance with my friends.

-What sort of dancing?

-Just normal disco dancing.

-Are you a qualified dancer?

-I guess you could say that, yes.

-What are you good at, dancing-wise?

-I've danced ballet since I was two and tap as well.

-Can you do podium dancing?

-Podium dancing? No.

-Pole dancing?

-Yes, I've tried a bit of pole dancing.

-Oh, good.

-In my time.

-Well, put your board down.

This will be more exciting than anything the Sherlock Holmes Society does.

-Move over towards Roger.

-Yeah.

-Let's see what you do for pole dancing.

-One of the moves is like a balancing move.

-So you have to hold the pole. You have to have strong arms.

-Yeah.

-Strong arms, strong legs.

You'd have your leg up. This is my pole. You've got your leg up and you do a balance and lean right back.

Do you have a loose top on, so the men can put the notes down your bra?

-I've never danced for people. I dance for fitness.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Put your board up.

-Why Pat?

-I just noticed in the last couple of rounds she's got a question or two wrong.

-What do you do, Fiona?

-I work for a Member of Parliament.

-Do you?

-Labour or...?

-Labour.

-Did your brain go home to Buxton in that last round?

-I'm afraid it did, yes.

-It's very disappointing because the last MP's secretary we had on was brilliant.

-I do apologise.

-It was a Tory MP's secretary.

-Well, maybe they're brighter, eh?

-They must be.

-Why Pat?

-Because I was dreadful, as you pointed out, but I think Pat got some questions wrong as well.

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

I was really looking forward to the banter with Anne.

I missed that, of course.

And I feel as though I could have given as much as I got.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,600. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In Scandinavian folklore, a malicious dwarf is called a lurker or a troll?

-Troll.

-Correct.

In botany, the house plant named after its place of origin and its purple flowers

is called the African what?

-Heart?

-Violet.

In pop music, which word follows "Highway 61" to make the title of a 1965 UK hit album by Bob Dylan?

-Don't know.

-Revisited.

In celebrities, a boy called Amadeus who was born in 2010

is the fourth child of which German former tennis player?

-Pass.

-Boris Becker.

In vocabulary, which six-letter word is a term for both an airstrip in an airport

and a catwalk at a fashion show?

-Runway.

-Correct.

In the Second World War, what B was the name of the light rocket-firing tube used by the US infantry

as an anti-tank weapon?

-Bofors.

-Bazooka.

The actor known for playing Clegg in Last Of The Summer Wine

and providing the voice for the human half of Wallace and Gromit is Peter who?

-Pass.

-Sallis.

In maths, what is 32 minus 11?

-21.

-Correct.

In modern literature, the author of the books Sex And The City,

Four Blondes and Lipstick Jungle is Candace who?

-Bergman.

-Bushnell.

In pathology, the disease called yellow fever is transmitted by which insect?

-Mosquito.

-Correct. What C is the title of the 1970 musical by Stephen Sondheim

that can also refer to the group of people performing it?

-Chorus Line.

-Company.

In a rowing eight such as in the Boat Race, the cox sits at which end of the boat?

-The stern.

-Correct.

In TV, the cookery programme first broadcast in 1996 starring Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

was entitled Two Fat what?

-Women.

-Ladies.

In photography, which word for a single exposure follows both "mug" and "snap" to make familiar terms?

-Shot.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-On a commercial aeroplane,

the hold is used to carry the passengers or the cargo?

-Cargo.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Atlantic City and New Jersey provided the street names

for the original version of which popular board game?

-Monopoly.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up and you won £60.

But who's now auditioning as an under-achiever? Who's the jackpot and who's the crackpot?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The strongest link statistically is Liza, but will the team notice that?

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

Andrea.

Fiona.

Fiona.

Leon.

Nik.

Andrea.

We have a tie, team. Andrea and Fiona have two votes each.

-What do you do, Leon?

-I'm a recruitment consultant.

-Where do you do that?

-Across Liverpool, Warrington and Chester.

-What are you looking for?

-Basically, we look for qualified accountants,

management accountants, financial controllers, financial directors.

-Where in Liverpool do you find those sort of accountants?

-People mainly from other cities.

-You don't find any in Liverpool?

-No, I'm only joking. Liverpool is a financial hub outside of London.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Why Andrea?

There was a couple of people who got questions wrong, but it was the Sex And The City, cos even I knew that.

So, Andrea, who teaches road safety,

why don't you get dressed up?

I do sometimes.

-As the Jolly Green Giant or whatever?

-No, a seven-foot kangaroo.

-Where do you come from?

-Castleford.

-There's a lot of kangaroos on the streets of Castleford?

-No.

-Why Fiona?

-I think she got as many questions wrong as me - two questions.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote and that was Liza.

Why did you vote for Fiona?

I noticed her getting questions wrong and she's had questions wrong in past rounds as well.

You've a choice now - stick with Fiona or move to Andrea.

I'll just stick with my original vote.

Fiona, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I'd quite like Nik to be voted off. Not because I've got anything against him,

but I think he's been consistently the weakest link and he's escaped by the skin of his teeth.

Round 5. Your total is £1,660. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In the insurance industry, what "A" is the job title of a person

who calculates levels of risk in the setting of premiums?

-Pass.

-An actuary.

In cinema, the winner of the 2010 Best Actor Oscar

for his role as a hard-living country singer in the film Crazy Heart was Jeff who?

-Bridges.

-Correct.

In religion, the name of which giant Biblical warrior killed by David is often used to refer

to any person of epic proportions?

-Goliath.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Advertising that influences consumers subconsciously is said to be abdominal or subliminal?

-Subliminal.

-Correct.

In pop music, Go Let It Out, The Hindu Times and Lyla

were all UK No.1 singles since 2000 for which group?

-Don't know.

-Oasis.

In definitions, which word means both a long, low vehicle decorated as an exhibit in a street parade

and ready cash in a shop used to provide change?

-Float.

-Correct.

In athletics, the high jump technique of leaping backwards and head first

that is named after a US athlete is called a Fosbury what?

-Flop.

-Correct.

In TV, the programme called The Sky At Night was first broadcast in 1957

and was presented by which astronomer?

-Pass.

-Sir Patrick Moore.

The word adopted by hippies and applied to anything fashionable or exciting was "grungy" or "groovy"?

-Groovy.

-Correct.

In marine life, moray and conger are both types of which snake-like fish?

-Eel.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which word normally precedes "bacon" to make the name

for rashers with visible lines of fat cut from the belly of a pig?

-Streaky.

-Correct.

The Tonkin Gulf Incident in 1964 was the pretext for the American involvement in which war?

-The Vietnam War.

-Correct.

What P was the surname of the composer of the operas Madame Butterfly and La Boheme?

Could I have the question again?

What P was the surname of the composer...

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £100.

So whose resources are exhausted?

Who's now got as much point as a beach ball?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Nik is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Nik.

Nik.

Nik.

Nik.

Liza.

-Roger, why Nik?

-I think he was the weakest link in that last round.

Liza, why Nik?

Just because I noticed him getting questions wrong and there was a chance to bank and he didn't.

Nik, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I felt the walk of shame was really nice because I was happy that I'd been a contestant in this game.

I really enjoyed that. And I walked the walk of shame and I smiled to the people, I hope.

And hey, it was a nice day.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,760. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

The film star born Mary Elizabeth Spacek in Texas in 1949 is better known by what first name?

-Sissy.

-Correct. In modern literature, Iain Banks adds what middle initial to his name

on the covers of his science fiction novels, but not his other books?

-Pass.

-M.

In grammar, the terms "end result" and "safe haven" are examples of what? Tautology or palindromes?

-Palindromes.

-No, tautology.

In politics, the Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council in the 1980s

who went on to forge a career in broadcasting in the media is Derek who?

-Pass.

-Hatton. In heraldry, the term "sable" refers to which colour?

-Black.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In astrology, what "A" is the name of the star sign that comes between Pisces and Taurus in the Zodiac?

-Aries?

-Correct.

The TV drama series that began in 2010 starring Lucy Davis and Ralf Little

about the relationships of three couples is Married, Single what?

-Other.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In quotations, Oliver Cromwell reputedly described the execution of King Charles I as what?

A cruel necessity or a kind gesture?

-A kind gesture.

-A cruel necessity.

In art, the painter born in Aragon in 1746 whose works depict the Spanish uprising against French rule

was Francisco who?

-Goya.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the human skeleton, which is the only freely moveable bone in the skull?

Could you repeat that, Anne?

In the human skeleton, which is the only freely moveable bone in the skull?

-The nose?

-The jawbone.

In pop music, the 2006 UK No.1 album by The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the rhyming title Stadium what?

-Palladium.

-Arcadium.

In geography, what B is a castle near Leyburn in North Yorkshire

that shares its name with a town in Greater Manchester?

-Pass.

-Bolton. In comedy, the 1931 Marx Brothers film...

Time's up and you won £90.

So consider this - perhaps there's no accounting for Leon?

Will Roger be an open-and-shut case?

Is Liza proving uneconomical?

Or should Andrea hit the road?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Liza is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

The strongest link statistically is Roger, but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Liza.

Liza.

Andrea.

Liza.

-Leon, why Liza?

-I just remember her getting a couple of questions, if not all her questions wrong.

She has been brilliant, but the last round, she started to get shaky.

-Andrea, why Liza?

-Because she got three questions wrong.

Just one more than you did.

Yeah.

Lucky you!

Liza...you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Being voted off this late in the game was kind of frustrating

because I didn't think I would ever get that far and when I got that far, I thought, "I can go further."

Em... But I didn't.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,850. Another ten seconds off your time.

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

Start the clock.

A 1986 collection of poetry by Wendy Cope had what title?

Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis or Buttering Toast For Iris Murdoch?

-Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What's the name of the chief investigating branch of the United States Department of Justice?

-CIA.

-FBI.

The owner of a New York delicatessen who in 1912 began selling mayonnaise in glass jars was Richard who?

-Hellmann.

-Correct.

In the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in London,

the name of which gallery reflects the fact that words spoken quietly carry to the far side?

-The Whispering Gallery.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the 1400s, because of his support of voyages of discovery,

Prince Henry of Portugal became known as The Navigator or The Argonaut?

-The Navigator.

-Correct.

The Boer War guerrilla leader who was later Prime Minister of South Africa

and whose surname means "particles of soot" was Jan who?

-I don't know.

-Smuts.

In musical directions, if diminuendo means "becoming quieter", what C means the exact opposite?

-Crescendo.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The alliterative phrase meaning "let's go" that is the title of a US Navy song is Anchors what?

-Anchors Forward?

-Aweigh.

In cinema, in the 1968 horror film Rosemary's Baby, which actress played Rosemary?

-Audrey Hepburn?

-Mia Farrow.

Located in Surrey, what B was the name of the first purpose-built motor racing circuit in the world?

-Brooklands.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The French girl's name Veronique is applied to dishes that are prepared or garnished

with which small, green, juicy fruits?

-Grapes.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Members of the UK charity called the Order of the Water Rats...

Time's up and you won £130. Now, in Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank,

so you need to hang on to the best player.

Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

As the only player to answer all his answers correctly, Roger is the strongest link.

Statistically, Andrea 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.

Roger.

Leon.

Andrea.

We have a three-way tie.

Roger, why Andrea?

She didn't leave me any money to bank.

-Andrea, why Leon?

-Because I think he got as many questions wrong as me.

-Leon, why Roger?

-I just thought if I did make it to the final,

I'd stand more of a chance against Andrea cos Roger's just kicking butt, I think. That was the only reason.

Roger was the strongest link, so he gets to decide. Are you going to stick with Andrea or move to Leon?

Leon voted tactically. I'm going to vote tactically as well, so I shall vote for Leon.

Leon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm probably split between who I'd like to win -

Roger because he's put the most money on the board, but Andrea because she's the underdog.

But I'd probably say Roger. Most of that money is his.

Round 8. In the bank, £1,980. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with the strongest link. That's Roger.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In maths, what is 44 multiplied by 2?

-88.

-Correct. In ancient sculpture, what name is given to the stone monster at Giza in Egypt

with the body of a lion and the head of a Pharaoh?

-Sphinx.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The rapper who had a UK No.1 single with Gangsta's Paradise in 1995 is known by what name?

Okey-Dokey or Coolio?

-Coolio.

-Correct.

What is the English name for the lakeside city in Switzerland

that is known to German speakers as Genf?

-Geneva.

-Correct. In US politics,

what E was the surname of the candidate who used the slogan "I Like Ike"

in the 1952 Presidential campaign?

-Eisenhower.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In modern literature,

what is the title of the 1992 autobiographical book by Nick Hornby

describing his obsession with football?

-I don't know.

-Fever Pitch.

In history, Edith Cavell, who became famous during the First World War,

worked in which field? Nursing or banking?

-Nursing.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the media, which everyday item comes in formats known as compact and Berliner?

-Make-up?

-Newspapers.

In British birds, what C is a common species of finch,

the male of which is identified by a pinkish face and underparts, a blue crown and white wing bars?

-Cove?

-The chaffinch.

Time's up. You won £170.

We will treble that, giving you prize money today

of £2,490.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Andrea and Roger, for £2,490,

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

-I'll go first, please.

Roger, in the 1999 film American Beauty,

which actor speaks the line, "My name is Lester Burnham.

"This is my neighbourhood. This is my street. This is my life."

-Kevin Bacon?

-The correct answer is Kevin Spacey.

Andrea, in sports played on grass,

what is the rough English equivalent of the Irish game called hurling

and the Scottish game named shinty?

-No.

-The correct answer is hockey.

Roger, in shipping,

in terms of the gross weight of the goods transported through it,

which Dutch port is the busiest in Europe?

-Amsterdam.

-No, Rotterdam.

Andrea, in TV, Sir Guthrie Featherstone MP,

Claude Erskine-Brown and Phyllida Trant are all characters

from which legal drama series first shown from 1978 to 1992?

-Rumpole Of The Old Bailey?

-I'll accept.

Roger, in the military,

which word meaning "noteworthy" precedes Gallantry Cross

in the name of a decoration for bravery, first awarded in 1995?

-Conspicuous.

-That is correct.

Andrea, in history, which former European country was founded in 1918

as a union of several states

and was ruled over by the Serbian King Peter I?

-Czechoslovakia?

-The correct answer is Yugoslavia.

Roger, in geology,

the mineral called galena is the principal ore of which metal?

-Silver?

-The correct answer is lead.

Andrea, in pop music, the Lou Reed song Perfect Day,

a version of which was re-recorded in aid of Children In Need in 1997,

refers to drinking which alcoholic beverage "in the park"?

-Whisky.

-The correct answer is sangria.

Roger, in geography, which large inland sea,

whose southern shore forms part of the northern border of Iran,

is mainly fed by the River Volga?

-The Caspian Sea.

-That is the correct answer.

Andrea, in 1878,

which American-born artist was awarded damages of one farthing

from the critic John Ruskin

who had accused him of flinging a pot of paint in the public's face?

-George Washington.

-The correct answer is Whistler.

That means, Roger, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,490.

Andrea, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Before I came today, I would have been happy just not to be the first to be voted off,

so to get to the final two is just for me absolutely brilliant.

I'm absolutely delighted to have won.

And it's still sinking in, you know, even now.

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