14/12/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine contestants.

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

The rest of the team leave with nothing as one by one,

they're voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

They don't know each other.

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.

My name is John. I'm 60 years old.

I live in St Ives in Cambridgeshire and I'm a retired airman.

I'm Jeremy. I'm 39, from Westwood near Bradford upon Avon.

I'm a teacher.

I'm Penny. I'm 63, from Wrexham, and I'm a charity worker.

I'm Sally-Anne. I'm 41, from Hanworth in Middlesex.

I'm an office administrator.

I'm Peter. I'm 50 years old, from Sunderland.

I'm an advertising copywriter.

I'm Karen. I'm 48, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

I'm a travel agent.

My name is Suraj. I'm 27, from South London. I'm a barrister.

I'm Mick. I'm 41, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

I'm a service engineer.

I'm Tracey. I'm 39, from Hayling Island.

I'm a tenancy support worker.

Rules. In each round the aim is to answer

enough questions to reach a £1,000 target

within the time limit.

The fastest way is to make a chain of nine right answers.

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

If you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.

But you start a new chain from scratch.

Remember, team,

only money that has been banked can be taken forward.

In Round One there are three minutes.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

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

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

In which continent are Luxembourg and Belgium?

Europe.

What L is a long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for pouring liquids?

Ladle.

Which Australian performer had a UK No.1 single with the song Two Little Boys?

Rolf Harris.

In baseball, who delivers the ball to the batter - bowler or pitcher?

Pitcher.

What M is a machine with rollers used for pressing clothes or linen?

Mangle.

Solar energy comes from which heavenly body?

The sun. MICK: Bank.

In the Church of England, what C is the name of the main church in a bishop's diocese?

-Pass.

-Cathedral.

In the 2001 film Planet Of The Apes,

who played the chimpanzee activist Ari?

Helena Bonham Carter.

Which East Anglian postcode area has the prefix IP?

Ipswich.

Who wrote The Satanic Verses?

Salman Rushdie.

Is Queensland in northeast or southwest Australia?

Northeast.

Which highwayman rode a horse called Black Bess?

Dick Turpin.

-Bank.

-What H is the type of crab that moves into abandoned shells?

Hermit.

In the film The Wizard Of Oz, in which fictional city did the wizard live?

-Utopia.

-Emerald City.

Football. Whom did Kevin Keegan replace as England's manager in 1999?

-Graham Taylor.

-Glenn Hoddle.

The chorus of which Cole Porter song

begins with the line "I get no kick from champagne"?

-West Side Story.

-I Get A Kick Out Of You.

Which novel by Evelyn Waugh is a comic satire on Fleet Street journalism,

Scoop or Brideshead Revisited?

Scoop.

In which animated TV show do the characters Barney Gumble,

Mr Burns and Krusty the Clown appear?

-I don't know.

-The Simpsons.

In geometry, which shape has as many sides as an octopus has tentacles?

An octagon.

What's the most westerly point on the English mainland?

-The Lizard.

-Land's End.

Which sporting activity causes the condition known as the bends?

Deep-sea diving.

Frans Hals painted The Laughing Cavalier in which century, 17th or 20th?

17th.

Shakespeare's comedy is A Midsummer Night's what?

Dream.

-Bank.

-What C is the name given to the conditions of the atmosphere...

Climate.

Time is up. Climate is correct and you were in time.

You banked £850, team, out of a possible £1,000.

But whose performance is not up to the standard of the rest of you?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistics show that Peter is the strongest link.

With no correct answers, Mick is the weakest link,

but he did bank the most money.

Will that be enough to save him?

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

Suraj, how was that for you?

-It was quite good.

-Was it?

-You're a barrister?

-I am, yes.

-What sort of barrister?

I've just passed the Bar finals, so I hope to do crime.

-It's a crime not knowing the previous England manager.

-I don't pay much attention to football.

Oh, I see. Any other sport you don't pay much attention to?

Synchronised swimming.

-Why Mick?

-He got twice as many wrong as I did.

-He's got to go.

-Karen,

-what do you do?

-Travel agent, Anne.

-What's so funny?

-I know you don't like us.

When someone has a rotten holiday, what do you say?

-Write to the company.

-That's a big help, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Why Mick?

He was making me giggle, so he's got to go.

-Penny, how was it for you?

-Fine. I got one wrong but I'm quite happy about that.

Really? Do you think the team are?

No, but the Lizard is quite near Land's End.

Oh, you're going to answer nearish questions? Near the right answer?

-In that direction, yes.

-Why Mick?

He got two wrong and he'd better go now.

Mick, nice but thick, with seven votes you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

When I got the question on Christianity, Catholics...

I'm just not religious one bit.

Jesus is the only bloke I know.

They voted for me because I got questions wrong, but I did bank a lot of money.

They obviously forgot that.

Round Two. You've won £850 out of a possible £1,000. Eight of you left.

We're taking ten seconds off the clock now.

We'll start with the strongest link - Peter.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

At the time of its release in 1997, which film was the most expensive ever made?

-Independence Day.

-No, Titanic.

By what name is U2 guitarist Dave Evans better known?

-Bono.

-The Edge.

How old was Queen Victoria in 1837 when she came to the throne, 18 or 48?

18.

In which European city is the theatre the Folies Bergere?

Paris.

-Bank.

-Which BBC children's programme features the character Noo-noo?

-I don't know, Anne.

-Teletubbies.

In politics, for what does the letter W stand in the abbreviation WTO?

World.

What S is a fine mixture of soil minerals often deposited by rivers?

Silt.

In measurement, how many feet are there in nine yards?

-13.

-27.

The title of the book by JD Salinger is Catcher In The what?

Rye.

In which Indian religion do initiates wear emblems called the Five Ks?

Sikhism.

In pop music, which British group had a 2000 UK No.1 with Never Had A Dream Come True?

-Pass.

-S Club 7.

In which country was tennis player Ivan Lendl born?

Czechoslovakia.

William Wordsworth is known principally for poetry or prose?

Poetry.

Alan Alda and Sally Field have made guest appearances on which medical drama?

ER.

In language, what is the German word for the number four?

-Drei.

-Vier.

In relation to the River Thames, where is Camden, north or south?

It's north.

Drinking from the wrong side of a glass is a cure for what?

Hiccups.

What V is a false sensation of movement used to describe a fear of heights?

Vertigo.

-Bank.

-In which country was Pablo Picasso born?

-Italy.

-Spain.

What P is a pre-1800 infantry weapon with a wooden shaft and pointed metal head?

-Platoon.

-Pike.

Medicine. Dermatitis affects which part of the body?

-The skin.

-Where in the Sistine Chapel

is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, the wall or the ceiling?

On the ceiling.

In film, the song I Wanna Be Like You featured in which 1967 animation?

Time is up.

You are out of time, and the correct answer is The Jungle Book.

You really went downhill.

From £850 banked

in the first round,

you managed just £250. Who is an accident

waiting to happen? Who would you prefer to see the back of?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Answering everything right means Jeremy is the strongest link.

Statistically, Suraj is the weakest link. Will the team see that?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

-John, you're retired, are you?

-Yes.

-From doing what?

-I was an airman for 38 years.

-Your title?

-Air electronics operator.

You don't know the Teletubbies?

I'm a grandfather with four grandchildren.

I must have watched it 2,000 times. That's the only one I don't know.

-Why Suraj?

-I think his knowledge lies in other fields

rather than a quiz like this.

OK. You don't think a vast knowledge

of the Teletubbies is vital for a quiz?

-Probably.

-Peter, what do you do?

I'm an advertising copywriter.

-Do you write catchy titles?

-I occasionally do.

What's the one you're most proud of?

I've been doing it for 27 years. They all blur into each other.

Do they? Do movies blur into each other?

No. The ones that cost a lot of money do.

-Why Suraj?

-He got two wrong, which is more than anyone else did.

Sally-Anne, what's the office you run?

It's an engineering manufacturers.

-Do you send out invoices?

-I do.

-Can you add up enough to do that?

-I can.

And are you not old enough to remember yards and inches and feet?

I'm about your age, I would think.

-Yes, I should have.

-How old are you?

-I'm 41, Anne.

-That's very nice of you

to think that's my age.

Do you get someone else to do the adding up?

I do that myself, with the aid of a calculator, but not feet and inches.

Why Suraj?

I felt that Suraj answered two questions wrong.

He was the weakest link.

Suraj the barrister, we find you guilty

of not being able to answer nearly enough questions correctly.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The team could be strong, but they're too selfish.

Jeremy's smug. I'd like him to go.

I don't really care who wins now.

Round Three, team. You've won £1,100 so far

out of a possible £2,000. Seven of you left.

Another ten seconds coming off your time.

We start with the strongest link from last time.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which US crime author wrote Post Mortem, Body Of Evidence and All That Remains.

-Pass.

-Patricia Cornwell.

What S was the adopted surname of the 20th-century Soviet leader

who implemented his first five-year plan in 1928?

Stalin.

In music, in which country was Nana Mouskouri born?

-France.

-Greece.

Which sport do the New York Giants and the San Francisco '49ers play?

-Baseball.

-American football.

History - to which royal house did King Richard III belong - York or Lancaster?

York.

What T is the name given to a play

depicting the disastrous demise of the central character?

Tragedy.

-Bank.

-Which female singer had a UK No.1 single with It's Raining Men in 2001?

-Kylie Minogue.

-Geri Halliwell.

After which animals are Hull City FC nicknamed due to their orange and black shirts?

Tigers.

What type of compounds are methane, ethane and propane - paraffins or proteins?

Paraffins.

The media - which magazine was founded by Hugh Heffner in 1953?

Can you repeat the question?

The media - which magazine was founded by Hugh Heffner in 1953?

Playboy.

-Bank.

-Who wrote "A young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" -

Shakespeare or Tennyson?

Tennyson.

Which film star is daughter of actress Blythe Danner and director Bruce Paltrow?

Gwyneth Paltrow.

Politics - what H is the name of the proceedings of the Houses of Parliament?

-Honours.

-Hansard.

Which US actress and singer released the single Wind Beneath My Wings in 1989?

-Kylie Minogue.

-(LAUGHS) Bette Midler.

Sultanas are made by drying which fruit?

Grapes.

In the 1997 film Batman And Robin, who did Chris O'Donnell play?

Robin.

In which lane did the Great Fire of London start in 1666?

Pudding Lane.

-Bank.

-Which jockey had Derby wins on St Paddy, Crepello and Sir Ivor?

Lester Piggott.

Which opera singer sang at Charles and Diana's wedding?

Kiri Te Kanawa.

-Bank.

-Which sort of passenger carriage that runs on rails...

Time is up. £300

is what you've banked.

Who should you put to the back of your minds?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered all his questions incorrectly,

statistically John is the weakest link.

For the first time, Karen is the strongest link.

But will the voting reflect the facts?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Tracey, why John?

I felt that maybe nerves have got to John a little bit now.

-OK. Jeremy, what do you do?

-I teach English.

-What age group?

-11-18.

So, contemporary fiction?

I read English literature, not pulp fiction.

You think Patricia Cornwell is pulp fiction?

-I would think so.

-Have you read any?

-No.

-Then how do you know?

General knowledge.

We have an English teacher who pronounces on an author they've never read.

I'm not an American teacher, Anne.

I see. So, Henry James you wouldn't recommend?

Personally, I wouldn't, but I have read him.

So, you're an English teacher with narrow knowledge and opinions.

Very narrow opinions.

-What's your opinion of John?

-I'm surprised he didn't know about Geri Halliwell.

John thinks the answer to most things is Kylie Minogue.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Sally-Anne will be voted off next.

It was a close thing with me, and she's got

simple questions wrong, and hesitates.

Round Four. £1,400 banked so far out of a possible £3,000.

Six of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.

You now have only two and half minutes.

We start with the strongest link - Karen.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

When actors take a bow, it's called a curtain what?

Call.

In food, which word links a type of artichoke with a Middle Eastern capital?

Jerusalem.

Name of the branch of science

dealing with sending pulses of light through transparent fibres.

Fibre optics.

Which motorway connects Birmingham with Manchester?

M6.

What L is a heavy metal used as a shield against radioactivity?

Lead.

Which European city hosted the summer Olympic Games in 1992?

Barcelona.

-Bank.

-What H is a girl's name and a bushy evergreen shrub with purple flowers

that covers moorland in late summer?

Heather.

In cockney rhyming slang, how much money is a Lady Godiva?

Five pounds.

In which English national park can blue john be mined?

The Peak District.

The Communist Manifesto says "workers of the world" what?

Unite.

Which plant is the national emblem of Scotland?

The thistle.

In the 1992 film Basic Instinct,

who starred as Detective Nick Curran alongside Sharon Stone?

Michael Douglas.

Which Rolling Stone has daughters called Jade and Karis?

Mick Jagger.

-Bank.

-What H is a tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic or the Caribbean?

Hurricane.

The epic poem by John Milton about man's fall from grace is called Paradise what?

Lost.

Who was the British king during the First World War?

George V.

What S is a term for a plant smaller than a tree with many woody stems at ground level?

Shrub.

-Bank.

-What kind of creature is a Kirk's dik-dik - bird or antelope?

Antelope.

Besides live and earth, which wire is found in a three-pin plug?

Neutral.

How many milk teeth does a child have in a full set?

-24.

-20.

In Indian cuisine, how are bhajis cooked - by frying or baking?

Frying.

Appetite For Destruction was a UK hit album for which rock group in 1987?

Wham.

Time up. The answer is Guns 'n' Roses.

£700 in that round.

I urge you, ditch the ditherer, despatch the dimwit,

eject the idiot. Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Tracey is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Well, we have a tie, team.

Tracey and Penny, three votes each. Can I just say,

in that last round, you managed

amazingly to answer 19 questions

correctly in a row?

So you would easily have reached your target if you'd have hung on

and not banked so soon.

Penny.

-Why Tracey?

-I remember she got one wrong.

She's all on her own. I thought she might be happier off the set.

-Would you be happier off the set?

-No! No!

What makes you think she would?

-I'm just being generous.

-Let's see what she thinks about it.

Tracey, why Penny?

She got one question wrong that I remember, and earlier

she did say she didn't want to miss her train home.

So, we've got Penny who thinks

that Tracey's lonely over there,

and Tracey who's worried that Penny might miss her train if she stays.

In a tie, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

Karen the travel agent. You voted for Penny. Why?

I knew she didn't want to miss her train,

so we made sure a taxi was waiting.

-The meter's running.

-You have a choice between Tracey and Penny.

-I'll stick with Penny.

-The travel agent is sending you on your way in good time to get home.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Karen shouldn't have voted me off.

I wasn't the weakest link. Tracey was.

I'd like Jeremy to be voted off. He's full of his own importance.

He thinks he's clever, being a teacher.

Round Five. Your total is £2,100 from a possible £4,000.

Another ten seconds

coming off your time. We start with the strongest link -

Karen. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In April 2000, the first three digits of which Welsh city's STD code changed to 029?

Cardiff.

TV - on which night of the week was Noel's House Party broadcast?

Saturday.

In tennis, what term describes a continuous exchange of shots?

Rally.

Which type of vegetable has varieties called lollo rosso and jewel?

Lettuce.

-Bank.

-The title of the play by Tom Stoppard

first performed in 1978 is Night And what?

Day.

In film, Joseph Keaton was better known as what?

Buster.

In The Sound Of Music song Do-Re-Mi,

which note is represented by a drink with jam and bread?

-La.

-Ti.

Robert Maxwell was proprietor of which daily tabloid newspaper?

The Daily Mirror.

Nature - which type of nuts are also known as cob nuts?

Hazelnuts.

In sport, which South African-born runner caused Mary Decker to trip

in a 3,000 metre race at the 1984 Olympics?

Zola Budd.

-Bank.

-Brogues are usually made from leather or wool?

Leather.

To which specific kind of doctor does the slang "sawbones" relate?

Surgeon.

Which actor was the voice of the genie in Disney's Aladdin And The King Of Thieves?

Robin Williams.

The Christian church - which rank of clergy wears a mitre?

A bishop.

-Bank.

-Children's literature - which American author and illustrator wrote Hop On Pop?

Dr Seuss.

The US capital Washington is situated in DC, which stands for District of what?

Columbia.

In maths, what is 9 times 12?

108.

-Bank.

-The olfactory sense is known as which of the five senses?

Smell.

Film - in which 1984 supernatural comedy

did Sigourney Weaver play Zuul the Gate Keeper?

-Alien.

-Ghostbusters.

On a golf course, what name is given...

Time is up. You banked £600.

Who's reached their worst? Whose day is done? Time to vote off

the weakest link.

Having escaped the last vote, Tracey remains the weakest link.

For the second time, Jeremy is the strongest statistically.

But whose game is now over?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Well, another chain there, team.

11 you answered correctly in a row, so yet again, if you'd hung on,

you could have made the £1,000 target without any trouble.

Clever-clogs Jeremy who teaches English. What else do you teach?

-Media Studies.

-What do you teach?

Women on game shows.

What views do you have on that?

Perhaps women are being done a disservice

by people who are too strident.

-What's wrong with strident women?

-Nothing.

But rude women, perhaps.

Why do you associate strident with rude?

Because I think it's all part of good manners.

So you you teach that we shouldn't have strident women on TV?

I think they...

Aren't we glad you don't work in TV? Why Tracey?

Because I think she got more wrong than I did.

-Is she too strident?

-No, I like Tracey.

Which women on TV are too strident?

I couldn't say, Anne.

It's criticism. It is professional to say so.

-OK.

-Who is too strident on TV?

I think you can be, Anne.

-Right. Your days are numbered, then.

-I believe so.

-Peter, why Tracey?

-She got a couple wrong, I think.

She had to go, I'm afraid.

-She only got one wrong.

-Was it one? Sorry.

-How are you on The Sound Of Music?

-I've seen it a few times. I like it.

With four votes, you'll learn the sound of music.

You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'll get stick for not getting The Sound Of Music question,

because we must have watched it as children and adults 101 times.

Sally-Anne could have been voted off.

Neither of us have been absolutely 100%.

Her nerves have got to her sometimes.

Round Six. You've got £2,700 in the kitty out of a possible £5,000.

Four left. We're cutting 10 seconds from your time.

We start with the strongest link. Jeremy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What is Jamaica's main port?

Kingston.

Which painting by Van Gogh was sold for more than £20 million

at auction in London in 1987?

The Sunflowers.

In which country did the Greyhound bus service begin?

The USA.

What surname is shared by Nicole and Natalie,

the sisters in All Saints?

Appleton.

Purseweb and cobweb are both species of which creature?

Spider.

Which Oxford-educated woman became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988?

-Pass.

-Benazir Bhutto.

Which forest is associated with Robin Hood?

Sherwood.

What product is sage Derby?

It's a cheese.

In sport, which football club plays at Goodison Park?

Everton.

What operation removes the tonsils?

Tonsillectomy.

-Bank.

-Giuseppe Panini invented which collectable items

for young football fans?

Figurines. Football players.

Sticker cards.

What type of domestic pet is a miniature pinscher?

A dog.

Bren, Dolly and Tony were characters in which 1990s TV sitcom?

-Bread.

-Dinnerladies.

Which singer, born Sandra Goodrich, had a UK No.1 single

with Long Live Love in 1965?

Sandie Shaw.

Stuttgart is in which European country?

Germany.

If a second-hand car is half its original price of £15,000,

how much is it worth now?

£7,500.

-Bank.

-In Winnie The Pooh, who shares a name with the author's son?

Christopher Robin.

In "The cat sat on the mat", which word is a preposition?

-Sat.

-On.

Which actor starred in Chinatown and The Witches of Eastwick?

Jack Nicholson.

-Bank.

-In which century...

Time's up.

£320 is what you put in the kitty.

But who's a burden to that bank balance?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no wrong answers, Karen is the strongest link for the third time.

Sally-Anne is the weakest link with the most wrong answers.

Will votes mirror the statistics?

Voting over. Reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Peter, what do you do when you're not writing copy?

A lot of things, Anne.

I play tournament Scrabble.

Scrabble? How good are you?

Pretty good. Not as good as I used to be.

What's your best word?

The best scoring was Glaziers for 290-something.

Was it on a double or a treble?

It was a triple triple. With the Z on the double-letter square.

-Why Sally-Anne?

-She got two wrong, and that was more than anyone else.

Jeremy.

-Why Sally-Anne?

-She got two wrong.

Sally-Anne, you've struggled on.

Your maths isn't good, but with two votes,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I actually quite dislike Jeremy.

He's very pompous and talks far too much,

and to see him go would be quite a pleasure.

Round Seven. You've got £3,020 out of a possible £6,000.

Three left. Another 10 seconds off.

We start with the strongest link. That's Karen.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which major English river flows by the East Midlands towns of Gainsborough and Newark?

The Trent.

Which Australian supermodel is referred to as The Body?

Elle MacPherson.

What does the Italian word "donna" mean?

Lady.

The Hang Seng Index shows the share movement

on the stock exchange of what financial centre?

-Tokyo.

-Hong Kong.

Who played the lead roles in Snake Eyes and Gone In 60 Seconds?

Nicolas Cage.

Which British city was home to the concert venue the Free Trade Hall?

Manchester.

The author of The Call Of The Wild shared his surname

with which English city?

-Bath.

-London.

What is the fruit of the hawthorn?

-The hip.

-Haw.

Who sat in the corner eating a Christmas pie?

Little Jack Horner.

Which writer of Talking Heads

adapted the Wind In The Willows for the National Theatre in 1990?

-Pinter.

-Alan Bennett.

The speed of a ship at sea is measured using which units?

Knots.

The lighthouse that was one of the wonders of the world

was in which Egyptian city?

-Rhodes.

-Alexandria.

Pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananman Square

were suppressed by which country's army?

China.

-Bank.

-Which actress did the actor Antonio Banderas marry in May 1996?

Melanie Griffith.

Cricket. Garry Sobers and Clive Lloyd represented who?

West Indies.

-Bank.

-The percussionist awarded an OBE in 1993 is Evelyn who?

-Jones.

-Glennie.

Which politician had the title Father Of The...

Time is up. I cannot finish the question. That's disappointing.

Having got rid of six weaker links, you only put in the kitty £70.

In Round Eight, you can treble what you bank,

so there's £3,000 to be won.

Who has to go?

Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

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

For a third time, statistics say Jeremy is the strongest link.

But, at this crucial stage, who will lose out in the final vote?

Voting over. Reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Jeremy, do you teach your classes about honesty and decency?

I do, Anne.

Why have you voted for Peter?

It was hard, but I thought he was the weakest link.

You expect me to believe you?

Karen, why Peter?

I voted for Jeremy last time, so I thought I'd be fair. I was the worst.

Statistically, you were the worst,

and overall, you're the weakest player.

But Jeremy, who's suddenly

come over all slow and can't count properly, thinks that Peter

is the worst player.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I got voted off because Jeremy voted tactically.

He was more afraid of me than Karen.

I think Karen got four wrong to my one.

So, I am a little peeved with Jeremy.

But I knew the rules when I came here and I can't complain.

Round Eight. £3,090 so far out of a possible £7,000.

Jeremy and Karen. Two of you left, and you have 90 seconds.

Whatever you win is trebled and added to the final prize money.

£3,000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link from the last round. Jeremy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The Angels Weep is written by Wilbur who?

Smith.

In May 1953, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay

reached the summit of Everest with which other climber?

Edmund Hillary.

-Bank.

-Which UK university has its main campus in Norwich?

East Anglia.

On a compass, going anticlockwise, what is 90 degrees from west?

-East.

-South.

In which century was the novelist Anne Bronte born?

-The 18th.

-19th!

In the USA, what's the capital of the state of Arizona?

-Baton Rouge.

-Phoenix.

What's the 3,000m event in which competitors leap over water jumps and hurdles?

-High hurdles.

-Steeplechase.

Oysters should only be eaten in months with what in them?

R.

The Bay of Biscay is to the north of what European country?

Spain.

-Bank.

-If a child saves 20p a week,

how much money would she save after 12 weeks?

£2.40.

The blue or violet garden flower often called the aster

is also known as the Michaelmas what?

Daisy.

-Bank.

-The Uffizi Art Gallery is where in Italy?

-Milan.

-Florence.

Which author wrote the 1892 poem Gunga Din?

Rudyard Kipling.

In which county in the UK...

Time's up. I cannot complete the question.

You won £150. Trebled and added to the winnings from previous rounds

means prize money today of:

But only one can take that money.

Now, you play head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions.

Best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

It's as simple as that.

If there's a tie after five, it's sudden death.

Jeremy and Karen,

for £3,540, let's play The Weakest Link.

Jeremy, as the strongest link, you pick who goes first.

I will, Anne.

Jeremy,

in the Harry Potter books,

what is the first name of Harry's non-magical cousin?

Dudley.

Karen, in football, all three English goal-scorers

in the England versus Germany World Cup qualifier in September 2001

were selected from which English club?

Liverpool.

Jeremy, in agriculture,

who invented the first successful seed drill in 1701?

Jethro Tull.

Karen, what was the surname of the post-war UK Prime Minister

whose first names were Robert Anthony?

Macmillan.

No. The correct answer is Eden.

Jeremy, in chemistry, graphite is composed

entirely of atoms of which element?

Carbon.

Karen, in 2001,

who unveiled the logo for Liverpool John Lennon airport?

-Paul McCartney.

-No. Yoko Ono.

Jeremy, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

For £3,540,

which pioneering heart surgeon died in September 2001?

Dr Christian Barnard.

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

and you go away with:

Karen, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

It's hard to get nothing after going that far.

I only got two questions wrong anyway,

so I probably was the strongest link.

It's a bit damned unfair when the English teacher gets Harry Potter!

I've shown that you can stand up to Anne's bullying.

Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001

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