15/08/2012 Weakest Link


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

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One will go home with up to £10,000. The others will leave with nothing,

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as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.

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Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

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They are strangers. However, if they want the money, they must work as a team.

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Eight of them will leave with nothing,

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

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Let's meet the team.

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I'm Claire. I'm 35. I'm a payroll supervisor from South Devon.

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I'm Keith. I'm 58.

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I operate boarding kennels on the Mull of Kintyre.

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I'm Leigh, 41, a freelance copy editor from Cambridge.

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I'm Ruth, a 60-year-old retired clerical officer from Oswestry.

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I'm Andy. I'm 34. I'm a company director from Dorset.

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I'm Andrea, 24, a Leicestershire teacher.

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I'm Ian. I'm 48 and I'm an IT tutor from Leeds.

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I'm Astra. I'm 30 and I'm a physio assistant and mother from Plymouth.

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I'm Paul. I'm 25, from Birmingham, and I'm studying psychology at Huddersfield.

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Now the rules.

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In each round, aim to reach your £1000 target

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within the time limit.

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The fastest way is to create a chain

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of nine correct answers.

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A wrong question breaks the chain and you lose the money.

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If you say "bank" before the question is asked,

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the money is safe, however,

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you start a new chain.

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At the end of the round,

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only banked money can be taken forward.

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In Round One, there are three minutes.

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

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

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

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Dumas' Three Musketeers' motto is "All for one and one for..."?

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All.

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What F describes a relic of a former living thing preserved in rock?

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Fossil.

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In rhyming slang, what part of the body is your "boat race"?

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Your face.

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-Paul.

-Bank.

-Emmenthal and Gruyere are types of...?

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Cheese.

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Which is the largest country in the United Kingdom?

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England.

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"Little Jack Horner sat in the..." Where?

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Corner.

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What S is the column of 36 vertebrae down the back of the body?

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Spine.

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-Ruth.

-Bank.

-Can the denominator of a fraction ever be zero?

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No.

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What C are made under government control at the Royal Mint?

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Coins.

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Which playwright is known as "the Bard of Avon"?

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Shakespeare.

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The Guinness Book Of what was first published in 1955?

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Records.

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At the Last Supper, what type of food did Jesus say was his body?

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Bread.

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-Paul.

-Bank.

-To which instrument family does the drum belong?

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-Er, pass.

-Percussion.

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What V is a conical hill through which gases and molten lava are discharged?

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Volcano.

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Tadpoles are the larval stage of...?

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Frogs.

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Which garment did Levi Strauss introduce as workwear for miners?

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Jeans.

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-Ruth.

-Bank.

-What S is a board or card game that is played by one person?

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Solitaire.

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Tokyo is the capital of...?

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Japan.

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Is the temperature in tundra regions generally cold or warm?

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Cold.

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In the book Charlotte's Web, what type of animal was Wilbur?

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-Pass.

-A pig.

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A junk and a schooner are what type of transport?

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A boat.

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What L are the main organs for photosynthesis and transpiration in a plant?

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Pass.

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Leaves.

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Do acids turn litmus paper red or blue?

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Red.

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In the animal kingdom, do chimpanzees have tails?

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No.

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What is the name of Popeye's girlfriend?

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Olive Oyl.

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-Ruth.

-Bank.

-Food: fusilli and farfalle are types of what?

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Pasta.

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John Cleese's Monty Python catch phrase was "Now for something completely..."?

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Different.

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Do neutrons have a negative charge or no charge at all?

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No charge at all.

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Which British TV soap is set in a cul-de-sac in Liverpool?

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Brookside.

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-Astra.

-Bank.

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You've banked your £1000 target. That money goes through to the next round.

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One of you will not. Remember, you have ten seconds less

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and you need to streamline the team.

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One of you is about to leave with nothing.

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It's time to vote off the weakest link.

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After a profitable round, Andrea is the strongest link.

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Although he banked £400 for the team, Paul is the weakest link.

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What will the team take into account as they vote?

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

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Not much doubt about that.

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-Ruth, had enough of Paul?

-No, Paul's nice.

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-But he got two questions wrong.

-Right.

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-Leigh, want to see the back of Paul?

-Not particularly.

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But he got a question wrong.

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-Paul, your hobby is music?

-Some sorts of music.

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-Not percussion?

-Not particularly.

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Not at all, actually. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

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I'm gutted to be voted off so soon. It is very frustrating.

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I thought I could have made a lot of progress.

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Everyone else thought otherwise.

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I will get stick from friends about the drum question. Others may be supportive.

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Probably not, though!

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Round Two.

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£1000 in the kitty. Eight players left.

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10 seconds come off the clock. The strongest link starts.

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Let's play The Weakest Link.

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Start the clock.

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What J is an athletic discipline that uses a steel-tipped spear?

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Javelin.

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Which musical opened in 1960 starring Ron Moody as Fagin?

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Oliver.

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Who played Maximus in the 2000 film Gladiator?

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Russell Crowe.

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Are bats the only mammals that can achieve true flight?

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Yes.

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-Keith.

-Bank.

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Condensation is where a gas becomes a...?

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Water. Liquid.

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A liquid. No. I accept your first answer.

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What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

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Cassius Clay.

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What O is a musical introduction to an opera or other dramatic work?

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Overture.

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Which is the larger, an African or Indian elephant?

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African.

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What is the maximum number of players that can take part in a backgammon game?

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-Pass.

-Two.

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What W is the surname of the British royal family?

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Windsor.

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Janet Leigh is best known for her role in which classic 1960 Hitchcock horror film?

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Psycho.

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According to the nursery rhyme, on which day of the week did Solomon Grundy die?

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-Friday.

-Saturday.

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In which US state is West Palm Beach?

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Florida.

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Titan is a satellite of which planet, Jupiter or Saturn?

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Saturn.

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-Ruth.

-Bank.

-Oyster and field are types of...?

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-Fish.

-Mushroom.

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What is the first name of either of the comedians Hale and Pace?

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Norman.

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And Gareth.

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What T is the dark syrup created during sugar refining?

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Treacle.

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What's the 1989 comedy starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as friends who fell in love?

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When Harry Met Mary.

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When Harry Met Sally.

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What A was the surname of Shakespearian actress Dame Peggy?

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Ashcroft.

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In which large stretch of water do you find the Isle of Wight?

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The Solent.

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The English Channel.

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What B is the sprinkling with water as a religious initiation rite?

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Baptism.

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Who is Jamie Lee Curtis's famous father?

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Tony Curtis.

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-Ruth.

-Bank.

-Do spiders have antennae?

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No.

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In the USA, what A is the formal title for a lawyer?

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Pass.

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Attorney.

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Which US comedy set in a bar featured Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin?

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Cheers.

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Is Peru on the east or west coast of South America?

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The west coast.

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In which country was the comedian Dave Allen born?

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-Ireland.

-That is the correct answer.

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In that round,

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disappointingly, you only banked £300.

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Who needs to go?

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Whose fare should have been spent on a general knowledge book?

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One of you is about to leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.

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Astra is the strongest link. Only she got all her questions right.

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The weakest link is Claire, with two incorrect answers.

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But how will the voting go?

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

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Ian, why Claire?

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Sadly, she got two questions wrong.

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Just one more than you.

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-Andrea, what do you do?

-I'm a teacher.

-Of what?

-PE.

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You know nothing about backgammon?

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-That's not on our curriculum.

-You only know

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what's on your curriculum?

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-I do. Yes.

-You're quite limited, then.

-Yes, I am.

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-Why Claire?

-I remember her getting

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two wrong.

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-Andy, you do...?

-I'm a company director.

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-A director? What's your business?

-Dairy.

-Do you ever need lawyers?

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-Not so far.

-So you've never heard of an attorney?

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I have, but it just didn't come out.

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-Why Claire?

-I think she got one more wrong than the rest of us.

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-Claire, ever sailed on the Solent?

-Yeah.

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-That's home.

-You don't know the difference

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-between that and the Channel?

-Wrong side of the island.

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

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I'm upset to be off so early. I thought I'd do better.

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I think Anne is picking on Andy. He styled himself

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as a "director" and she thinks that's pretentious.

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I thought Ruth would go early.

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She is nervous and doesn't seem confident.

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Round Three.

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You've won £1300. You're down to seven players.

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10 more seconds come off the clock.

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The strongest link starts - Astra. Let's play The Weakest Link.

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Start the clock.

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What T is a machine with blades turned by wind, water or steam?

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Turbine.

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Which 1960s pop group had hits with California Dreamin' and Dedicated To The One I Love?

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Pass.

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The Mamas And The Papas.

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What P is any shape with three or more straight sides?

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Parallelogram.

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Polygon.

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Is a cuckoopint a plant or a bird?

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A plant.

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Which fruit of an evergreen Mediterranean tree yields an edible oil and can be pickled?

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-Orange.

-Olive.

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Which Hollywood star played the part of Tina Carlyle in the 1994 film The Mask?

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Cameron Diaz.

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Dolphins regularly become trapped in nets intended to catch which fish?

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Tuna.

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-Astra.

-Bank.

-What's the name of the pub in the soap Emmerdale?

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The Woolpack.

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Is the French port of Dieppe in Normandy or Brittany?

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Normandy.

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What L is a machine that makes cloth by interlacing two sets of threads at right angles?

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Loom.

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-Ruth.

-Bank.

-What type of insect carries the dengue fever virus?

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The tsetse fly.

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A mosquito.

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What Y is a German-Jewish language written in Hebrew script?

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Pass.

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Yiddish.

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If one side of a square is 6cm long, its area is how many cm squared?

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36.

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In science, which chemical element is more reactive, sodium or mercury?

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-Mercury.

-Sodium.

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In the human body, what F is the long, thin bone of the lower leg?

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Femur.

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Fibula.

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The 1992 European Union Treaty is named after which town where it was signed?

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Maastricht.

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In the TV series The Simpsons Patty and Selma are which family member's sisters?

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-Homer.

-Marge.

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In which continent is the land-locked republic of Chad?

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-Asia.

-Africa.

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What H is a city in Germany situated at the mouth of the river Elbe?

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-Hanover.

-Hamburg.

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Bobby Fischer became world champion at which board game in 1972?

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Chess.

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In the Royal Navy, which is bigger, a frigate or a destroyer?

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Destroyer.

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-Bank.

-In the animal kingdom, what is a young owl called?

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Pass.

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Owlet.

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How thick on average is the earth's

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continental crust?

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Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

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And that was pretty pathetic. £200. Who is now trying your patience?

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It's time to vote off the weakest link.

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Andrea got all her questions right, making her the strongest link.

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Andy got all of his wrong, making him the weakest link.

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But will the rest of the team have noticed?

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

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We have a three-way tie. Andy, Astra,

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and Leigh.

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Two votes each.

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Andy, why Astra?

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I had to pick somebody other than myself.

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Leigh, why Andy?

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He got one more question wrong

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-than I did.

-He did. And he's a company director.

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-Andrea, why Leigh?

-Well, I noticed that she got two wrong.

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She wasn't the weakest link, though.

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When the vote is tied, the strongest link

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has to cast the deciding vote. Andrea,

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astonishingly though it may seem, the man whose job

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is food processing, and who thinks that an edible oil or pickle

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is an orange, was statistically the worst player...

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but don't let me influence you. Who would you like to get rid of?

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Er, I think I'm going to change my vote and get rid of Andy.

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Andy, it's probably a great shock, but Andrea wants you to go.

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You ARE the weakest link, goodbye.

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I gathered Anne doesn't like company directors.

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I've only been one for six weeks, so she was harsh.

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I really should have got the question

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about the olives right. I work with food.

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So I'll get a lot of stick back at work.

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Round Four. £1500 in the bank. Six of you left.

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Another ten seconds off the time.

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Two and a half minutes. We'll start with last round's strongest link.

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Let's play The Weakest Link.

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Start the clock.

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Who was Molly Sugden's character in the sitcom Are You Being Served?

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Pass.

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Mrs Slocombe.

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In which decade did Cliff Richard have his first UK No.1 hit?

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1950s.

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What P describes any plant that lives for many years?

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Perennial.

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-Bank.

-Which strait separates Anglesey from the mainland?

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Menai Strait.

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Which Academy Award winning veteran British actress

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played Daisy Werthan in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy?

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Peggy Ashcroft.

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Jessica Tandy.

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In Romeo and Juliet, which of the lovers dies first?

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-Juliet.

-Romeo.

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The term Diamond Jubilee was invented because of the length of which British Queen's reign?

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Queen Victoria.

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Which Bank of England banknote has a has a silver foil medallion

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and rose to the right of the Queen's portrait?

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-£20.

-£50.

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Which Italian artist drew early versions of cranes, tanks and helicopters?

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Michelangelo.

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Leonardo da Vinci.

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Musician George Clinton is known as the grand master of what style?

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-Pass.

-Funk.

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In Australia, what B is the Aboriginal name for a stagnant pool of water?

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Billabong.

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-Bank.

-Which American singer born Michael Bolotin

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had a 1991 hit album Time, Lover and Tenderness?

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Pass.

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Michael Bolton.

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Which is further, 13 miles or 24 kilometres?

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24 kilometres.

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In nature, what H is the name given to the breeding den of an otter?

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-Pass.

-A holt.

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Wishing I Was Lucky and Sweet Little Mystery were hits for which band?

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Wet Wet Wet.

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-Bank.

-In the UK, what C are the mountains which form the core of the principality of Wales?

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Pass.

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Cambrian.

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What's the capital of New York State?

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-New York City.

-Albany.

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What B were the French, English and Dutch pirates

0:20:380:20:41

active in the Caribbean during the 17th century?

0:20:410:20:45

-Pirates.

-Buccaneers.

0:20:450:20:46

In travel, in which city do Eurostar services to Belgium terminate?

0:20:460:20:51

Er, Prague.

0:20:520:20:53

Brussels.

0:20:530:20:55

In jazz, with which instrument was band leader Benny Goodman most commonly associated?

0:20:550:21:01

-Trumpet.

-Clarinet.

0:21:010:21:02

In George Orwell's Animal Farm what animals were Boxer, Molly and Clover?

0:21:020:21:07

Pigs.

0:21:070:21:08

Time is up. But the correct answer is horses.

0:21:110:21:15

You managed only to answer seven questions correctly and you banked a miserable £90.

0:21:150:21:21

Whose brain has gone into neutral?

0:21:210:21:23

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

0:21:230:21:27

Astra is the strongest link for a second time.

0:21:290:21:32

The weakest link is Ruth, who failed to get any questions right.

0:21:320:21:37

But will the voting follow the facts?

0:21:370:21:39

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

0:21:420:21:47

We have a tie, Ruth and Ian.

0:21:590:22:01

Two votes each. Keith,

0:22:010:22:04

why Ruth?

0:22:040:22:06

-Because she's getting a bit tired, so she should go.

-Right.

0:22:060:22:10

Ruth, do you feel tired?

0:22:100:22:12

-No, I don't feel tired.

-Hm.

0:22:120:22:15

I just got all the questions wrong.

0:22:150:22:17

Well, you're doing a good imitation of someone who's tired.

0:22:170:22:21

-Why Ian?

-Because he got two questions wrong.

0:22:210:22:25

When the vote is tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Astra.

0:22:250:22:30

You voted for Ian,

0:22:300:22:33

who might be tired and stupid. He certainly

0:22:330:22:36

only answered one question right,

0:22:360:22:38

and got three questions wrong. On the other hand,

0:22:380:22:42

Ruth didn't get a single question right, and statistically,

0:22:420:22:46

she was the worst player.

0:22:460:22:50

But don't let me influence you.

0:22:500:22:52

I will go for Ruth.

0:22:520:22:54

You're going to change and go for Ruth? Why?

0:22:540:22:57

Because now I know that she really was the weakest link.

0:22:570:23:01

-So she has to go.

-Right. Ruth, time to go and lie down. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

0:23:010:23:08

I'm pleased with my own performance.

0:23:160:23:18

I didn't honestly think I'd get that far.

0:23:180:23:21

I think Ian will go next

0:23:210:23:23

because we did tie in the last round,

0:23:230:23:26

and I think he's got in through the skin of his teeth.

0:23:260:23:30

Round Five.

0:23:320:23:34

You have £1590 in the bank. If you'd hit your targets,

0:23:340:23:37

it would be £4000. There are five of you left.

0:23:370:23:41

Ten seconds less. We start with last round's strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.

0:23:410:23:48

Start the clock.

0:23:490:23:52

In economics, what H is the term

0:23:520:23:54

used to describe rapid and uncontrolled inflation?

0:23:540:23:58

High.

0:23:580:23:59

Hyperinflation.

0:23:590:24:01

Which seaport and commercial centre in Northwest Africa is the largest city of Morocco?

0:24:010:24:08

Pass.

0:24:080:24:09

Casablanca.

0:24:090:24:11

The lower and upper parts of which North American country were united in 1841?

0:24:110:24:17

Mexico.

0:24:170:24:18

Canada.

0:24:180:24:20

In which region of Scotland are the towns of Clydebank, Kilmarnock and Glasgow?

0:24:200:24:26

Pass.

0:24:270:24:28

Strathclyde.

0:24:280:24:29

In sport, Lawrence Dallaglio captained which West London based rugby team

0:24:290:24:35

to win the Tetley Bitter Cup in 2000?

0:24:350:24:37

-Pass.

-Wasps.

0:24:390:24:40

Antony Gormley, Gillian Wearing and Chris Ofili

0:24:400:24:44

were all winners of which annual British Art prize in the 1990s?

0:24:440:24:49

The Pulitzer Prize.

0:24:490:24:51

The Turner Prize.

0:24:510:24:53

Washington DC was founded during which US president's term of office?

0:24:530:24:58

Erm, pass.

0:25:000:25:01

George Washington.

0:25:010:25:03

What C manufactured in the liver is a waste product

0:25:030:25:06

increasing the risk of heart disease?

0:25:060:25:09

Cholesterol.

0:25:090:25:11

Which weapon is the Spanish city of Toledo famous for making?

0:25:110:25:15

-Pass.

-Swords.

0:25:150:25:16

What's the name for the science and history of manned flight?

0:25:160:25:21

Aeronautics.

0:25:230:25:24

-Bank.

-Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile barrier in which decade?

0:25:240:25:28

The '60s.

0:25:280:25:29

'50s.

0:25:290:25:31

Which English composer wrote the music for the 1993 film The Piano?

0:25:310:25:36

-No idea.

-Michael Nyman.

0:25:360:25:37

Which prime minister did Dame Janet Vaughan describe

0:25:370:25:41

as a perfectly good second class chemist?

0:25:410:25:44

-Anthony Eden.

-Margaret Thatcher.

0:25:460:25:48

In which Polish city is a monument of composer Frederic Chopin

0:25:480:25:53

and the 14th century cathedral of St John?

0:25:530:25:56

Don't know.

0:25:560:25:57

Warsaw.

0:25:570:25:58

In art, in which UK city is the Courtauld Institute?

0:25:580:26:02

-Pass.

-London.

0:26:030:26:04

In music, which female vocalist and former member of Yazoo is nicknamed Alf?

0:26:040:26:09

Alison Moyet.

0:26:090:26:11

Correct.

0:26:110:26:13

Well...that was spectacular.

0:26:140:26:18

You only answered three questions right and banked a pitiful £20.

0:26:180:26:22

It'll be difficult to decide,

0:26:220:26:25

but who is floundering more than the rest?

0:26:250:26:28

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

0:26:280:26:31

After a poor round for the team, Ian is the strongest link.

0:26:340:26:38

The weakest link is Keith, according to the statistics.

0:26:380:26:42

What will the team take into account as they vote?

0:26:420:26:45

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

0:26:480:26:52

Andrea, you're a teacher?

0:27:050:27:07

-And you teach...

-PE.

0:27:070:27:09

-Anything else?

-Yes. English.

0:27:090:27:12

-Anything else?

-Yes. Social Education.

-Anything else?

-No.

0:27:120:27:16

Thank goodness you don't teach geography.

0:27:160:27:19

I know. Not a strong point of mine.

0:27:190:27:21

You think Prague's in Belgium, don't you?

0:27:210:27:24

I don't know why I said that.

0:27:240:27:26

-Why Keith?

-Erm, I think we both got the same amount

0:27:260:27:30

-of questions wrong, and I had to vote for someone.

-Astra.

0:27:300:27:35

Gillian Wearing, Antony Gormley, you think they've won the Pulitzer Prize, do you?

0:27:350:27:41

-The only prize I could think of was Pulitzer.

-Right.

-Sorry.

0:27:410:27:46

-Why Keith?

-Because he got quite a few questions wrong

0:27:460:27:50

-and he voted for me before.

-Right. Good enough reason.

0:27:500:27:54

Keith. Back home to sing to your dogs. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

0:27:540:27:59

Thank you.

0:27:590:28:01

I feel sick as a parrot basically.

0:28:070:28:10

I think the others ganged up on the two left on our side

0:28:100:28:14

of the semi-circle.

0:28:140:28:15

Anne Robinson's fine. She's a bit like Attila the Hun

0:28:150:28:20

but she's a reasonable person.

0:28:200:28:22

I would vote Astra off next because it's a silly name.

0:28:220:28:26

Round Six. You've won £1610 out of a possible £5000. There are four of you left.

0:28:280:28:35

We are cutting another ten seconds from your time.

0:28:350:28:38

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

0:28:380:28:43

Start the clock.

0:28:450:28:47

Which British cyclist won a pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Olympics?

0:28:470:28:52

Pass.

0:28:520:28:53

Chris Boardman.

0:28:530:28:54

Which Englishman's yacht famously capsized in the Southern Ocean in January 1997?

0:28:540:29:01

Pass.

0:29:010:29:02

Tony Bullimore.

0:29:020:29:03

In the USA, what major river runs through the city of Austin, Texas?

0:29:030:29:08

Mississippi.

0:29:080:29:09

Colorado.

0:29:090:29:10

Who played Johnny Strabler in the 1954 film The Wild One?

0:29:100:29:14

No idea. Pass.

0:29:140:29:16

Marlon Brando.

0:29:160:29:17

In literature, which English author wrote Dr Faustus?

0:29:170:29:21

-Pass.

-Marlowe.

0:29:210:29:22

The Nimitz and Invincible are both types of which military sea vessel?

0:29:220:29:28

Ships.

0:29:280:29:29

Aircraft carriers.

0:29:290:29:31

In pop music, Morton Harkett was the lead singer with which Norwegian pop group?

0:29:310:29:36

Take That.

0:29:370:29:38

A-ha.

0:29:380:29:40

In which US city did SeaWorld open in the Mission Bay area in 1964?

0:29:400:29:45

Florida.

0:29:450:29:46

San Diego.

0:29:460:29:47

The Burial Of The Dead, A Game Of Chess

0:29:470:29:50

and What The Thunder Said are in which TS Eliot poem?

0:29:500:29:53

-Pass.

-The Wasteland.

0:29:530:29:54

What's the name given to the public holiday

0:29:540:29:57

celebrating the Armistice of the First World War?

0:29:570:30:02

-Independence Day.

-Veteran's Day.

0:30:020:30:03

The British Navy defeated which country's fleet

0:30:030:30:07

in the Battle of the Nile in 1798?

0:30:070:30:09

-Portugal.

-France.

0:30:090:30:10

In Norse mythology, what V were

0:30:100:30:13

the female helpers of the god Odin?

0:30:130:30:17

-Pass.

-Valkyries.

0:30:170:30:18

Graham, who wrote the novel The Comedians, published in 1966?

0:30:180:30:24

-Pass.

-Graham Greene.

0:30:240:30:25

In sport, ice racing, long track and grass track

0:30:250:30:29

are all version of what form of motorbike racing?

0:30:290:30:33

-Cross-country.

-Speedway.

0:30:330:30:34

Which American singer played Captain Bennett Marco

0:30:340:30:38

in the 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate?

0:30:380:30:43

Frank Sinatra.

0:30:430:30:44

Who was the first actor on the cover of Time magazine in 1925?

0:30:440:30:49

-I don't know.

-Charlie Chaplin.

0:30:490:30:50

What country introduced the tulip to western Europe in the 16th century?

0:30:500:30:55

Holland.

0:30:550:30:58

The answer was Turkey, but why should I imagine you'd get a question right?

0:30:590:31:05

You answered one correctly and banked zero. You're hopeless. It's your chance to decide

0:31:050:31:11

who's even more pathetic than the rest. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

0:31:110:31:17

After a very poor round, Leigh is the strongest link.

0:31:200:31:23

She was the only one to get a question right.

0:31:230:31:27

All the others failed to get any questions right.

0:31:270:31:30

Andrea is the weakest statistically. Who will lose out in the vote?

0:31:300:31:35

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

0:31:370:31:42

We have a four-way tie.

0:31:520:31:54

Leigh, Ian, Astra and Andrea.

0:31:540:31:57

You each got a vote. Andrea...

0:31:570:31:59

you didn't answer a single question correctly.

0:31:590:32:03

-Why Ian?

-Um...

-Um...

0:32:030:32:07

-I don't think we did very well there.

-No, listen.

0:32:070:32:11

Like you get the children to do at school. Why Ian?

0:32:110:32:15

I remember him getting questions wrong that I knew.

0:32:150:32:19

Ian...

0:32:190:32:21

why Astra?

0:32:210:32:23

Well, I just thought everyone did rather badly.

0:32:230:32:27

-I thought Astra did nearly as badly as me.

-Astra,

0:32:270:32:31

-why Leigh?

-Because I can't possibly believe

0:32:310:32:35

-she thinks Take That are Norwegian.

-Reasonable.

0:32:350:32:38

-Leigh, why Andrea?

-Because the only money we got could have been banked by Andrea.

0:32:380:32:44

-But it wasn't.

-Right. The strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

0:32:440:32:50

Leigh, you're the strongest link. Andrea is the worst player.

0:32:500:32:55

-You can change your mind.

-I should stick with the weakest link.

0:32:550:33:00

Andrea, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

0:33:000:33:03

My pupils know I'm coming on

0:33:100:33:12

and have been shouting, "You are the weakest link."

0:33:120:33:16

I did myself proud to get so far. I think Ian will be voted off next,

0:33:160:33:21

mainly because there's two women left.

0:33:210:33:25

I think they may gang up on him to leave just the two of them.

0:33:250:33:29

Round Seven. So far you've won £1610. There are three of you left.

0:33:310:33:37

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the last strongest link.

0:33:370:33:41

Let's play The Weakest Link.

0:33:410:33:44

Start the clock.

0:33:450:33:47

In which US state was actress and singer Madonna born?

0:33:470:33:51

-New York.

-Michigan.

0:33:510:33:53

The malleus, incus and stapes are three bones found in which body organ?

0:33:530:33:59

-The nose.

-The ear.

0:34:000:34:01

Which element has the chemical symbol P

0:34:010:34:04

and occurs naturally in bones and teeth?

0:34:040:34:07

-Potassium.

-Phosphorus.

0:34:070:34:08

Which British architect knighted in 1990 designed buildings

0:34:080:34:13

for the new international airport in Hong Kong and Stansted airport?

0:34:130:34:18

-Pass.

-Norman Foster.

0:34:180:34:19

In the British Royal Family, in which month is the Queen's Accession Day?

0:34:190:34:25

-July.

-February.

0:34:250:34:27

Animals. By what name is a manta ray also known,

0:34:270:34:30

an angel ray or devil ray?

0:34:300:34:33

-Angel ray.

-Devil ray.

0:34:330:34:34

In Islam, what C was established to provide

0:34:340:34:37

political and religious leadership for the Muslim community

0:34:370:34:42

following the death of Mohammed?

0:34:420:34:44

-Pass.

-Caliphate.

0:34:440:34:46

In Greek mythology, which queen murdered Polymester's two sons

0:34:460:34:52

and was later turned into a dog?

0:34:520:34:54

-Pass.

-Hecuba.

0:34:540:34:56

In medicine, a BCG vaccination is given

0:34:560:34:59

to protect against which disease?

0:34:590:35:02

Tuberculosis.

0:35:020:35:03

Which Bradford-born artist painted Peter Getting Out Of Nick's Pool?

0:35:030:35:09

Hockney.

0:35:090:35:10

In children's TV, what team of intergalactic, crime-fighting heroes

0:35:100:35:15

are called Mighty Morphin?

0:35:150:35:17

-Pass.

-The Power Rangers.

0:35:170:35:18

Which Jane Austen novel features the character Mr Darcy?

0:35:180:35:23

Pride And Prejudice.

0:35:230:35:24

Norwegian politician, Trygve Lie, became

0:35:240:35:28

the first Secretary General of which organisation in 1946?

0:35:280:35:33

United Nations.

0:35:330:35:34

Which self-propelled underwater missile was designed in 1866

0:35:340:35:38

by British engineer, Robert Whitehead?

0:35:380:35:41

The torpedo.

0:35:410:35:42

-Bank.

-Which female cartoonist is best-known...

0:35:420:35:46

Time is up.

0:35:480:35:50

You won £100.

0:35:500:35:52

In Round Eight you can treble what you bank. That means in the next round

0:35:520:35:57

there's £3000 to be won.

0:35:570:36:00

Who do you want to get rid of? Who is least likely to raise the bank balance?

0:36:000:36:05

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

0:36:050:36:08

Astra is the strongest link statistically for the third time.

0:36:100:36:15

With only one correct answer, Ian is the weakest link.

0:36:150:36:19

But how will the voting go?

0:36:190:36:21

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

0:36:240:36:28

Leigh, why Ian?

0:36:400:36:42

We had money and he didn't bank it. And he's voted for me a few times.

0:36:420:36:47

Right. Astra, why Ian?

0:36:470:36:50

-Because he was the weakest link, and he's wearing yellow.

-I agree.

0:36:500:36:55

-Ian, you're a tutor, are you?

-Yes, I am.

-In IT?

-Certainly.

0:36:550:36:59

-Right. Will any of your pupils be watching?

-There's a possibility.

0:36:590:37:04

Right, just in case they are, you're going home in the knowledge

0:37:040:37:09

you've answered more questions

0:37:090:37:11

incorrectly than correctly. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

0:37:110:37:16

I think I was voted off for probably two reasons -

0:37:230:37:27

yes, I was the weakest link, but not that weak,

0:37:270:37:30

but two girls got together and strategically put me out.

0:37:300:37:35

I think Leigh will win.

0:37:350:37:37

She's been more consistent and not as nervy as Astra has been.

0:37:370:37:42

Round Eight.

0:37:440:37:47

There's £1710 in the kitty.

0:37:470:37:52

We're heading for a pink-purple final.

0:37:520:37:54

Leigh and Astra, this time you have 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled

0:37:540:38:02

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

0:38:020:38:06

£3000, therefore, is at stake.

0:38:060:38:08

We start with the strongest link.

0:38:080:38:11

That's Astra. Let's play The Weakest Link.

0:38:110:38:14

Start the clock.

0:38:150:38:18

The American curl is a breed of which animal?

0:38:180:38:21

-Dog.

-Cat.

0:38:210:38:22

What B is mentioned in the Bible

0:38:220:38:25

as a type of sulphur?

0:38:250:38:27

Brimstone.

0:38:270:38:28

-Bank.

-Which author wrote Tales Of The City,

0:38:280:38:31

and most recently, The Night Listener?

0:38:310:38:34

Pass.

0:38:340:38:35

Armistead Maupin.

0:38:350:38:38

What is the area of a square

0:38:380:38:41

with sides that are 9cm long?

0:38:410:38:44

81 square centimetres.

0:38:440:38:46

-Bank.

-What G is the garden to which Jesus went

0:38:460:38:49

with his disciples after The Last Supper?

0:38:490:38:53

Gethsemane.

0:38:530:38:54

-Bank.

-In politics, in what year did Britain enter the EEC?

0:38:540:38:58

-'67.

-1973.

0:38:590:39:00

On the stock exchange, what kind of market describes falling prices?

0:39:000:39:07

-Pass.

-Bear market.

0:39:070:39:08

In which century did Atilla The Hun reign?

0:39:080:39:12

-Ninth.

-Fifth.

0:39:120:39:14

In military terminology, for what do the initials AWACS stand?

0:39:140:39:22

-Absent without...

-Airborne Warning And Control System.

0:39:220:39:24

Sharing his name with a columnist on The Times,

0:39:240:39:28

what was the first name

0:39:280:39:31

of the 13th century monk and medieval historian, Paris?

0:39:310:39:35

-Adam.

-Matthew.

0:39:350:39:37

What C describes characteristics that allow an animal

0:39:370:39:42

to blend with its surroundings?

0:39:420:39:45

Camouflage.

0:39:450:39:46

You answered correctly, and in that round

0:39:490:39:52

you banked £60, which we treble

0:39:520:39:54

and add to the winnings from the other rounds.

0:39:540:39:58

That means prize money today of £1890.

0:39:580:40:01

Only one of you can take the money away,

0:40:010:40:04

so now you will be playing head-to-head.

0:40:040:40:07

I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.

0:40:070:40:11

Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

0:40:110:40:15

If there's a tie, we go for sudden death until we have a winner.

0:40:150:40:19

Leigh and Astra, for £1890,

0:40:190:40:21

let's play The Weakest Link.

0:40:210:40:24

Leigh, as the strongest link, you choose.

0:40:250:40:29

I'll go first, please.

0:40:290:40:31

In pop music,

0:40:350:40:37

Exile On Main Street

0:40:370:40:39

is a classic 1972 album

0:40:390:40:43

by which British rock band?

0:40:430:40:46

-The Stones.

-That's the correct answer.

0:40:490:40:52

Astra...

0:40:520:40:54

which country formally withdrew

0:40:540:40:57

from the Allied war effort

0:40:570:41:00

in March, 1918?

0:41:000:41:03

-France.

-The correct answer is Russia.

0:41:060:41:09

Leigh,

0:41:090:41:11

which London landmark

0:41:130:41:15

was erected as a memorial

0:41:150:41:17

to the Great Fire Of London?

0:41:170:41:20

-Marble Arch.

-The correct answer is the Monument.

0:41:260:41:30

Astra,

0:41:300:41:32

In Hindu philosophy,

0:41:320:41:34

through how many stages must you progress

0:41:350:41:39

to attain perfect knowledge in yoga?

0:41:390:41:43

-Nine.

-The correct answer is eight.

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Leigh,

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what is the name

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of the professional body that controls

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all practising solicitors?

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-The Law Society.

-That is the correct answer.

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Astra,

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in football,

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in which year of the 1990s

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did Leeds United sign

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the French player

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Eric Cantona?

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1997.

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The correct answer is 1992.

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Leigh,

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in 1553,

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for how many days was Lady Jane Grey

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on the throne?

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-12.

-The correct answer is nine.

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Astra, you must answer this question correctly

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to stay in the game.

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What was the name of the evil green witch

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who appeared on Emu's Pink Windmill

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in the 1980s?

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Morag.

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The correct answer is Grotbags.

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That means, Leigh,

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you are today's strongest link

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and you go away with £1890.

0:43:280:43:31

Astra, you leave with nothing.

0:43:310:43:35

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

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I'm not sure what to do with the money.

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There's lots of people who'll tell me!

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I want to use it for something fun

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I wouldn't otherwise have had.

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I'm delighted to have got as far as I did.

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I wanted to have fun, and I had a great time.

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I'm very proud of how I've done.

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I'm thrilled at winning.

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I never believed I'd get this far. And it's great.

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