17/07/2013 Weakest Link

Nine contestants are preparing for today's show.

Only one will take home up to #10,000.

The rest will 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 are strangers. If they want that money, they must work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Karen, 39, from Leicestershire, a practice nurse.

I'm Dino. I'm 24, from Manchester, and I'm a tour operator.

I'm Stephen, 45. I'm from London and I'm a tenant-support officer.

I'm Kelly. I'm 21. I live in Dunblane in Scotland and I'm a student.

I'm Brenda. I'm 61. I come from Aveley in Essex and I'm a social worker.

I'm David. I'm 49, from Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire and I'm a priest.

I'm Josephine, 30, from Bristol, a continuous-improvement engineer.

I'm Damian. I'm 21. I come from Liverpool and I work in a pub.

I'm Giles. I'm 31. I live in Derbyshire and I'm a police trainer.

In each round, aim to get enough questions correct

to reach your #1,000 target within the time limit.

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

A wrong question breaks the chain and you lose the money. If you say "bank",

before the question is asked,

the money is safe, however, you start a new chain.

Round One is three minutes.

We'll start with the person who's first alphabetically.

That's you, Brenda.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Fountain and ballpoint are examples of which implements?

Pens.

Which UK country has a flag with a red dragon on a green and white background?

Wales.

The Mayflower was a ship

that carried the Pilgrim Fathers to the coast of North America or Africa?

North America.

Tony is an informal version of which boy's name?

Anthony.

A soldier who is AWOL is Absent Without...?

Leave.

What M is the building that serves as the main place of worship for Muslims?

-A mosque.

-Dino.

-Bank.

In pop music, Annie Lennox

was the lead vocalist in which successful '80s pop duo?

The Eurythmics.

The Channel Islands are nearer to England or France?

-England.

-France.

A leap day is added to the calendar every how many years?

Four.

What word is a fabric used for facecloths and slang for flattery?

Flannel.

From 1933 until 1938,

in which city did Hitler hold his massive annual party congresses?

In Nuremberg.

What is the name given to four children born at one birth?

Qu... Quads.

-Correct. Damian.

-Bank.

Is the third Sunday in June Mother's or Father's Day?

Father's Day.

What type of animal is the Disney character Goofy?

He's a dog.

The name of which Olympic sport is derived from the Greek word meaning "naked"?

Erm...

-Pass.

-Gymnastics.

What F is the name for a cotton-filled Japanese mattress?

A futon.

On which date in 2002

did Euro notes and coins enter general circulation

with the national currency of 12 countries?

January 1st.

What surname links playwright Caryl with Prime Minister Winston?

Churchill.

What P is a triangular block

of glass that splits white light into colours of the spectrum?

-Prism.

-David.

-Bank.

Roughly two miles long, name the main waterway in Venice.

The Grand Canal.

Who wrote the 1890 book The Picture Of Dorian Gray?

-Pass.

-Oscar Wilde.

What is the Glastonbury Tor, a hill or a cave?

A hill.

In which room would you find

a colander, chopping board...

The kitchen.

-Karen.

-Bank.

What H describes over-theatrical acting?

Erm, hedonism.

Ham.

In which church is the tomb of the Unknown Warrior?

Time's up. The correct answer is Westminster Abbey.

You banked #900 out of a possible #1,000.

But who is slower than the rest? Who is unlikely to keep up later on?

Think carefully.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The weakest link is Karen, with the most incorrect answers.

Statistically, Damian is the strongest link,

but, at this early stage, will the others realise that?

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

-David, remind me what you do.

-I'm a priest.

-Oh.

Not in fancy dress, then?

-No, no. I'm the real McCoy.

-Is that why you talk ponderously,

as if you're giving a sermon?

-No, it's...

-The way you talk?

-Just comes naturally.

You're pompous naturally, are you?

I'm not pompous. I have a natural air of authority

like yourself.

-Why Karen?

-Well, there's a certain similarity between the two of you.

There's only room for one Anne Robinson.

Giles, what do you do in that shirt?

-I don't train the police in this shirt.

-They'd be all over the place.

I'm a policewoman. What do you train me to do?

I might train you to improve your interpersonal skills.

-"Interpersonal" skills?

-How you get on with people.

Why didn't you say that, instead of using words joined together?

-It's called "joined-up thinking".

-It's "rubbish thinking".

Why Karen?

GILES: I think Karen got a couple of answers wrong.

I think they were fairly easy ones.

-What do you do?

-I'm a student.

-So we're all paying for you?

-I'm grateful. Thank you.

-Good.

-What are you studying?

-Materials science and metallurgy.

-Got a job to go to?

-Oh, no.

-We don't want to pay for you and you not to have a job.

-Where are you studying?

-Cambridge.

-Why no job to go to?

-I haven't applied for any.

-So, you're lazy, are you?

-Oh, very lazy. Yeah.

-Why Karen?

-Sorry, Karen...

-We don't want you to be sorry.

-OK. Well, I'm not sorry, Karen, but it wasn't really happening.

-No. OK.

"It wasn't really happening."

Karen, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My children are going to be very disappointed.

They'll find it hard to keep their heads held high at school.

They're the ones I'm most dreading seeing the programme.

I think Damian's going to be voted off next.

He's not got a wide range of knowledge. They'll pick up on that.

Round Two.

So far, you've banked #900 out of a possible #1,000. Eight of you left.

We are taking 10 seconds off your time.

The strongest link starts, Damian. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

How is 11pm represented on a 24 hour clock?

2300.

What part of a personal computer or piano is operated manually?

-The keys.

-I'll accept. Dino.

-Bank.

A loose undergarment

with narrow shoulder straps for the body's upper half is a camisole or a cravat?

A camisole.

The Olympic biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and what?

Running.

Rifle shooting.

A person who has to take the blame for a misdemeanour "has to carry..." What?

The can.

In Dallas, which character, played by Linda Gray, was the wife of JR Ewing?

-Pass.

-Sue Ellen.

Which fruit is used as a basis for the French liqueur cassis?

Blackcurrant.

Which former Culture Club vocalist was lead singer with Jesus Loves You?

Boy George.

In The Addams Family, what was the name of the 6'9" tall butler?

-Lurch.

-Giles.

-Bank.

Maidenhead in Berkshire stands on which river?

-I don't know.

-The Thames.

What C was the surname of the man who in 1477 produced the first book printed in England?

-Caesar.

-Caxton.

In darts, if a player on 52 throws an inner bull, what double must he throw to finish?

-16.

-One.

In December 2001,

which EastEnders actress was an army police officer in the BBC drama Red Cap?

-Letitia Dean.

-Tamzin Outhwaite.

How many known moons orbit the planet Jupiter, six or 16?

16.

When did Prince Edward marry Sophie?

In '98.

No, 1999.

Which TV cook wrote The Winter Collection?

Delia Smith.

What L is the angular distance north or south of the equator?

Latitude.

Until 1991, the KGB was the secret police of which country?

-Russia.

-I'll accept. Soviet Union.

-Dino.

-Bank.

-What entertainment

is the subject of the 1952 Oscar-winning film The Greatest Show On Earth?

-Showgirls.

-The circus.

What must be registered with the DVLC in Swansea, dogs or motor vehicles?

Motor vehicles.

-Kelly.

-Bank.

-The tam-o'-shanter originated in which country?

-Scotland.

-Brenda.

-Bank.

The time's up and you banked #290 out of a possible #1,000.

Who's now flapping like a fish out of water?

Who should shut up and ship out?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Getting the most right makes Damian the strongest link.

The weakest link is Stephen, statistically,

but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Damian,

-where do you come from?

-Liverpool.

-I'd never have known!

-You work in a pub?

-I do. Yeah.

-Are you trained for that?

-No, I went to university and...

University?

-What did you study?

-Mathematics.

-At which university?

-Cambridge.

-Which college?

-Churchill.

So we've got two Cambridge students. Well, you're a graduate.

-How did you do in your finals?

-All right. I got a second class.

What career are you looking for?

That's why I'm working in a pub. I haven't found a career that suits me yet.

Let me get this straight. You've got a 2i...

-No.

-You got a 2ii?

-I've got a 2ii.

-You got a 2ii in mathematics

-and you can't work out what to do with the rest of your life?

-I'm looking about me.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

-Right. Why Stephen?

-He got two questions wrong.

-He did, indeed.

-What is your degree in?

-Mechanical engineering.

And what did you get in your finals?

I got a drinking degree, as well. I got a 2ii.

-It's called "a drinking degree"?

-That's right.

-That's what we're paying for, drinking degrees?

-That's right.

-What do you do now?

-I'm between jobs.

-Why Stephen?

-It's a shame, he's got a lovely shirt,

but he did vote for me and he was the weakest overall.

Stephen, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was voted off, because I had a bright shirt. I did get one wrong and I was easy to spot.

I would vote off Dino next.

He's hardly answered a question right.

Round Three, Team.

So far, you have won #1,190 out of a possible #2,000.

Seven are left.

We are taking 10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link: Damian.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The actor who supplied the voice for Paddington

the animated series was Sir Michael who?

-Caine.

-Hordern.

According to the expression,

if you utter a name frivolously, you take it in what?

Vain.

Who dueted with Whitney Houston on the 2000 song, If I Told You That?

George Michael.

On a champagne bottle, does the word Brut indicate sweet or dry?

Dry.

-Bank.

-Which date is deemed unlucky when it is on a Friday?

13th.

When telephoning abroad, what are the first two digits dialled?

Double 0.

The 1997 teen horror film was called I Know What You Did Last what?

Summer.

What type of sea creature is a langoustine? Shellfish or flatfish?

-Flatfish.

-Shellfish.

From 1953 to 1980, Josip Tito was President of which European country?

-Don't know.

-Yugoslavia.

Carlisle stands on which river? The Eden or The Tweed?

-The Tweed.

-No, The Eden.

What P is the branch of medicine dealing with the cause and origin of disease?

-Parasitology.

-Pathology.

The steam train which set a speed record in 1938,

shared its name with which duck?

Mallard.

Which is further North, Worcester or Woking?

Worcester.

-Bank.

-In Goodnight Sweetheart, Nicholas Lyndhurst's character went back to which decade?

The '40s.

A driver is given how many points for winning a Formula One race?

10 points.

A smock is what? A loose dress or tight trousers?

A loose dress.

-Bank.

-The presenter of Loose Ends on Radio Four renowned for his anecdotes is Ned who?

-Kelly.

-No, Sherrin.

Which dynasty ruled Russian from the 17th Century until the 1917 revolution?

-The Cossack.

-Romanov.

What O is the name of the African bird that can run at speeds of 40mph?

Ostrich.

Firestarter was a 1996 UK No.1 single for which rock group?

-The Beatles.

-The Prodigy.

In the heaviest defeat in football history,

how many goals did losers Bon Accord concede to Arbroath...?

Time's up.

Unfortunately for Josephine, I could not complete the question.

You banked #250. Who is up the creek without a paddle?

Whose telephone is definitely out of service?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show Damian has gone

from strongest link in the last round to the weakest.

Brenda is the strongest as she answered the most questions right.

But how will the votes go?

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

Brenda, remind me what you do.

Erm...

-I'm a social worker.

-Are you?

Who do you help?

I help adults with learning difficulties.

-Why Kelly?

-Because I think she didn't do very well in that round.

Students have specific rather than general knowledge.

So Giles, who arrogantly told me he does joined up thinking,

-you've never heard of President Tito?

-Bad memory recall.

Is that different from stupid thinking?

Erm...yeah.

-Why Kelly?

-Kelly had, I think, a bad round really.

She got a couple wrong and there was a bit of hesitation as well.

-Dino, are you Italian?

-Yeah.

-What do you do?

-A tour operator.

-Do you send people to Italy?

-Yeah, we do.

And you tell them about Julius Caesar

who invented the printing press

and printed the first book in England?

You got me on that one there.

-Why Kelly?

-Erm...I think..

she just didn't bank enough.

Kelly's the science student at Cambridge who has never heard of pathology.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed about being voted off. I thought I'd do better.

I was a bit unlucky with the questions and also with the voting.

I would like to see Dino voted off next.

He should be standing here, not me.

Round Four.

#1,440 banked out of a possible #3,000. There are six of you left. Ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

Which part of the ginger plant is used as a spice?

The root.

What M is an area in Paris which is dominated by the Sacre Coeur church?

-Montparnasse.

-Montmartre.

A speech by Geoffrey Howe was described by Denis Healey

as rather like being savaged by a dead what?

-Dog.

-Sheep.

In which decade were cigarette ads banned on TV?

-'70s.

-'60s.

In January 2002, which British tennis player won the Australian hard-court championships?

Tim Henman.

Who stars as Geraldine Granger in the Vicar Of Dibley?

-Pass.

-Dawn French.

What F is equal to six feet and measures the depth of water?

Fathom.

What is the spoonerism of the sentence "pack of lies"?

-Lack of pies.

-Josephine.

-Bank.

Cross Fell is the highest peak in which hills from Derbyshire to Scotland?

Pennines.

Kabuki is a form of theatre from where - China or Japan?

Japan.

In the rhyme, the man who grew whiskers on his chinnigin was Micheal who?

-Billigan.

-Finnegan.

Duncan, Antony, Lee and Simon are the members of which boy band

who had 2001 hit singles with Too Close and All Rise?

Blue.

What T is the name give to a flatbread pancake originating from Mexico?

-Pass.

-Tortilla.

The registration sticker E on a car shows it comes from which country?

Spain.

What is the heraldic term for an animal with raised forelegs - rampant or dormant?

-Rampant.

-Damian.

-Bank.

In the New Year Honours List of 2002, which heavyweight boxer was awarded a CBE?

Lennox Lewis.

The US term "buck" refers to what amount of money?

-A dollar.

-Dino.

-Bank.

What P is a row of small holes punched into paper so that a part may easily be torn off?

-Pass.

-Perforation.

During WWII, the initials ARP stood for air raid what?

-Precaution.

-David.

-Bank.

Which canal passes through the Bitter Lakes?

Time's up and you only won #170.

Who's the pebble in your plimsoll,

the splinter in your finger? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Dino is the weakest link as he gave the most wrong answers. Can he survive the vote?

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

So, Damian, who's got a drinking degree from Cambridge - that's a 2:2 in mathematics -

and who wants a job that suits him.

-Do you not like people from Manchester?

-Dino's a nice lad.

He just got a couple of questions wrong.

-But you've voted for him twice now.

-I couldn't think who else to vote for.

-David...

do you like women priests?

-Um...

-I bet you don't, David.

-Why Dino?

-Well, he's fairly egregious, I think.

And he's a long way away. Looks a bit lonely over there.

We'll never know about your first language. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed. I thought I'd go off first, but I didn't.

I want Damian to go off because I thought the lads were against the girls and he didn't follow suit.

Round Five and your total so far is #1,610 out of a possible #4,000.

Five of you left. Ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock. What is the profession of Cherie Blair?

-Barrister.

-The theory that an event in one country

triggers similar events in another is known as the what effect?

-Doppler.

-Domino.

What F is the name for the leaflike part of a fern or palm?

Frond.

Sheerness is the principle town on which English island?

-Pass.

-Sheppey.

In the abbreviation ABS, for what does the B stand?

Braking.

-Bank.

-Which Queen of... Too late.

In history, which Queen of Louis XVI of France was guillotined in 1793?

Marie Antoinette.

The Thar desert is in Pakistan and which other country?

-India.

-Josephine.

-Bank.

At the start of British summertime, do the clocks go forward or back?

Forwards.

What title is given to the person who is Speaker of the House of Lords?

Lord Chancellor.

Which person plans the dance movements for a piece of music?

Choreographer.

-Bank.

-What B is a long loaf of bread, also known as a French stick?

-Baguette.

-David.

-Bank.

Which football club is the only one in all four divisions with the suffix Forest?

Nottingham.

On which musical instrument would a Scotsman play a pibroch?

-Bagpipes.

-Where on your body do you wear galoshes?

On your feet.

What P is the name for organised attempts to manipulate the beliefs of people

by using biased information?

-Philandering.

-Propaganda. Which word means to run away secretly

to take part in a marriage?

Elope.

-Bank.

-Who starred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour in the "Road To" films?

Bob Hope.

How many key stages are there in the national curriculum?

-Four.

-Damian.

-Bank.

Eric Clapton plays which stringed instrument?

Guitar.

Kosher food is linked with which religion?

Jewish.

What was the original name of...

Time's up.

You only banked #290, which is very disappointing because you had a chain of ten answers.

Someone's banking too soon, someone not sure of themselves.

Who's left their brain on the train? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Josephine is the strongest.

Giles is the weakest - but what will the others consider when casting their vote?

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

Josephine, with a degree and no job,

-what are you looking for now?

-I quite fancy your job.

You have to have brains for that.

-Why David?

-Because he was banking too quickly and I think overall...

Did you want him to bank slowly?

I just wanted a bit of money to build up.

-Giles, who trains policemen. Are you a policeman?

-No, I'm not.

And there's no beginning to your knowledge, is there?

-And no end.

-No, no beginning, Giles.

-Why David?

-Well, he's chasing the bank, isn't he?

-Well, everyone is.

David needs to attend to his flock, I think.

David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It was unfair to vote me off. I had a lot of right answers.

Infamy, infamy, they've got it IN FOR ME.

If anyone gives me grief, I'll say, "Es vinculum invalissimum. Vale" -

which means "You are the weakest link. Goodbye."

Round Six and out of a possible #5,000 you've banked #1,900. Four of you left.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Josephine. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Between 434 and 453 AD, who was king of the Huns?

-Attila.

-Which team has won the county cricket championship most often?

Yorkshire.

Which word means a horizontal bar forming a fence,

a track for wheels or a hand-support on a staircase?

-A rail.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Which three letters are used to abbreviate the phrase et cetera?

Etc.

Secured by Earl Russell in 1903, what was the first British car registration number?

-1.

-A1

The Cape Verde islands lay off the westernmost point of which continent?

Africa.

Which Premiership club was knocked out of the 2002 FA cup by Second Division Cardiff City?

-Manchester United.

-Leeds United.

In 2001, Liza Tarbuck played the title role in which BBC drama?

-Pass.

-Linda Green.

William Joyce broadcast WWII propaganda from Germany and was known as Lord who?

Haw-Haw.

Which term refers to social activities after a day spent skiing?

Apres ski.

Which fruit would you use if you were baking a tarte Tatin?

-Strawberry.

-Apple.

In Roman numerals, which number is represented by the letters XC?

-110.

-90.

In the film Shirley Valentine, which actress played the title character?

Pauline Collins.

Japan is known as the land of the rising what?

Sun.

An eland is a type of which African mammal?

-A rhino.

-An antelope.

Who founded the Ulster Democratic Unionist party?

-David Trimble.

-Ian Paisley.

In which sport did Australia name Brad Fittler as captain for the 2001 test series?

-Cricket.

-No, rugby league.

Time's up and you banked #100.

But who is a pepperoni short of a pizza?

Who was a plank of wood in a previous life? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Damian answered all his questions correctly and is the strongest link.

Statistically, Giles remains the weakest. But will the team notice?

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

So, Damian,

not many people in Liverpool like the police - or anyone who trains them!

-You don't even call them police officers.

-They call them bizzies.

-Is that why you voted for Giles - because he trains bizzies?

-No.

It's because he got the most questions wrong.

You can't count with the mathematics degree. Brenda got as many questions wrong as Giles.

Brenda, what happened to you?

What I thought and what I said were two different things.

-Why Giles?

-He's not been too good all the way through really.

He said he did joined-up thinking but he collapsed with ignorance. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel pretty choked up. It was fair in the end.

However, I do feel that Brenda

should have got voted off before. She's got away with it.

I'm pretty certain she'll go off next.

Round Seven. You've banked #2,000 out of a possible #6,000. Three left.

Ten seconds off the time. The strongest link was Damian. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Reading, writing and arithmetic are known by which colloquial phrase?

The three Rs.

Which reggae singer had hit singles with Electric Avenue and Walking On Sunshine?

-Marvin Gaye.

-Eddie Grant.

The area known as Silicon Fen surrounds which university city?

Cambridge.

Which author of horror stories wrote Salem's Lot and Carrie?

-Stephen King.

-Brenda.

-Bank.

Which word means to put your name to a document

or to communicate by gestures with a deaf person?

Sign.

Launched in the 1980s, Atlantis, Columbia and Discovery were the names of which spacecraft?

Space shuttles.

The civil war in which European country lasted from 1936 to 1939?

-Spain.

-Brenda.

-Bank.

What number is the playing card referred to as a deuce?

Two.

Which cartoon family had cats named Snowball and Snowball II?

The Simpsons.

Which English city was known to the Romans as Aquae Sulis?

Bath.

Which word for a joker means to wave from side to side like a dog's tail?

Wag.

The ground of which English club stands on Sir Matt Busby way?

Manchester United.

In Trainspotting, which Scottish actor played the character Francis Begbie?

Robert Carlyle.

The dish sukiyaki originated in which country?

Japan.

Which bearded US president had his face on a 5 bill?

Abraham Lincoln.

In court, how should one correctly address a county court judge?

-Your Worship.

-Your Honour.

-Bank.

-The Orinoco river flows into which ocean?

-Pacific.

-Atlantic.

In politics, what was the surname of the first woman...?

Time's up.

You banked #350. Now, in Round Eight,

you get the chance to treble what you bank,

so you could win #3,000.

The question is who is least likely

to help you raise the bank balance when you have this chance?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage, statistics reveal Josephine is the strongest

as she answered all her questions correctly.

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

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Josephine...

-how mean is that vote?

-I thought he was the weakest. He lost money.

You can count.

-He got one question wrong.

-It cost us a lot of money.

He's the strongest player overall.

And he wasn't the weakest link in the last round...

-was he, Brenda?

-No, I was the Dodo.

Dodo Brenda, why have you voted off the best player?

Because I don't think there's much to choose between the two of them,

but I remember Josephine banked money.

Damian, these excuses aren't washing with me

and I'm sure they aren't with you.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think it was fair that I got voted off.

I had been stronger than the two of them but I did lose a lot of money.

I'd like Josephine to win because she's not pompous like Brenda.

She's nice.

Round Eight.

Out of the #7,000 you could have won, you've got #2,350.

Brenda and Josephine. Two of you left.

You have 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled

and added to the total. #3,000 is up for grabs.

We start with the strongest link, that's Josephine.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The crocodile creature called the gavial is native to which continent?

-American.

-Asia.

Franglais is an informal combination of French and which language?

-Pass.

-English.

For which pop group was the song Brass In Pocket a 1979 UK No.1 single?

The Pretenders.

-Pass.

-In the ch...pass?

The author of epic poem, the Rape Of The Lock,

was Alexander who?

-Dumas.

-Pope.

Pyrophobia is the fear of what?

Fire.

-Bank.

-The meat used for faggots is from which animal?

-Sheep.

-Pig.

Gloria Swanson plays a fading star who declares,

"I am big, it's the pictures that got small" in which 1950 satire?

-Pass.

-Sunset Boulevard.

Which country was invaded by Iraq in August 1990?

Kuwait.

-Bank.

-In South African, what does ANC stand for?

African National Congress.

-Bank.

-In the USA, Providence is the capital of which US state?

-Maine.

-Rhodes Island.

Which Midlands city is served by New Street station?

Birmingham.

-Bank.

-In hairstyling, what does the US term bangs mean?

Fringe.

The William Tell Overture was the theme tune to which 1950s western series?

Time's up.

The correct answer was The Lone Ranger.

You have won #80 which we'll treble and add to previous winnings.

That means prize money today of #2,590.

Only one can take the money. Now you play head to head.

I'll ask alternating questions. Best of five.

Whoever answers the most right wins. It's that simple.

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

Brenda and Josephine, for #2,590, let's play The Weakest Link.

Brenda, as the strongest link,

-you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go.

On which large Italian island in the Mediterranean

is the tourist area known as the Emerald Coast?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is Sardinia.

On which horse did Bob Champion win the Grand National in 1981,

shortly after recovering from cancer?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is Aldaniti.

Which Shakespeare character has the most lines in a single play?

-Henry V.

-No, Hamlet.

In pop music, which American band

has followers nicknamed Deadheads?

-Led Zepplin.

-No. The correct answer is The Grateful Dead.

Which member of the cabbage family has a large white head,

of tight flower buds known as florets?

Cauliflower.

At which public school is a unique type of football

called the Wall Game played annually

to mark St Andrew's day?

Eton.

In language, what word meaning ostracise

is derived from the name of a land agent in Ireland

who was shunned by his tenants?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is boycott.

In the animal kingdom, with a wingspan of up to three metres,

the trumpeter is the largest species in the world

of what type of aquatic bird?

-Albatross.

-No, the correct answer is swan.

In TV, which motor racing commentator once said,

"They are on the penultimate last lap but one"?

Murray Walker.

You need to answer this question correctly to stay in the game.

The Skylon Dome of Discovery in the Royal Festival Hall,

were erected in London for which 20th Century celebration?

-The Festival of Great Britain.

-Yes, the Festival of Britain.

After five questions each, your scores are tied.

Brenda and Josephine, let's play Sudden Death.

In Greek mythology, which God took the form of a bull

when he carried off Europa?

-Taurus.

-No, the correct answer is Zeus.

In December 2001, the city of Bristol paid tribute

to which locally born Hollywood actor by erecting a statue of him?

-Cary Grant.

-That is correct.

That means you are today's strongest link

and you go away with #2,590.

Brenda, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I don't feel guilty about taking the money home.

I think I deserved to win and was strong all the way through.

I should have gone second. I'd have got the answers.

I knew I was lost when Josephine got the question on Bristol.

My friends and family will be pleased

but Mum will kill me about the drinking degree thing.

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