18/05/2010 Weakest Link

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

Only one will win up to £10,000.

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

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to win they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round,

we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.

My name's David, I'm 50, from Sheffield, and I am a deputy commercial bar manager.

I'm Sara, I'm 44, from Thornton in Lancashire, and I'm a supply teacher.

I'm Liam, I'm 24 years old, from Tredegar in South Wales, and I'm an actor.

I'm Jenny, I'm 39, from Tadcaster in North Yorkshire and I'm an account manager.

My name is Martin, I'm 66 years old, I come from Melton Mowbray

and I am a retired technical instructor.

I'm Jane, I'm 59, I come from Paignton in Devon and I work as a receptionist at a language school.

I'm Mark, 41, from Weston Super Mare, and I'm a joiner.

I'm Fatmata, I'm 20 years old, from Rotherhithe, London, and I'm a biomedical science student.

I'm Paul, I'm 39 years old, from Stamford in Lincolnshire, and I'm a contact centre manager.

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

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money in it. Say "Bank!" first and the money is safe.

Round 1 - three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

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

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

In the pantomime Cinderella, the character whose name is a term for the perfect man

is Prince who?

-Prince Charming.

-Correct. In pet behaviour, what is the general name for the body part

wagged by a dog when it is happy?

-Tail.

-Correct. In British coinage, one penny and two pence pieces are colloquially referred to

as coppers or robbers?

-Coppers.

-Correct. In world geography, Libya is a country on the north coast of which continent?

-Africa.

-Correct. In music, a common sea shanty often taught to children

is What Shall We Do With The Drunken what?

-Sailor.

-Correct. In cinema, what K is the first name of famous actors

with the surnames Spacey, Costner, Kline and Bacon?

-Kevin.

-Correct. In clothes, modern pyjamas are designed to be worn primarily

while the wearer is reclining on which item of furniture?

-A bed.

-Correct. Fatmata, in family relationships,

close relatives are conventionally referred to by which phrase - flesh and blood or body and soul?

-Flesh and blood.

-Correct. In food, a cheap type of processed meat that is preserved in brine

and sold in tins is corned what?

-Beef.

-Correct. David...

-< Bank!

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

That money will go through, but one of you will not.

Who might be the star of Strictly Come Duncing?

Who might be stupid enough to be dangerous and lose you money?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, David is the strongest link as he banked all the money.

Statistically, Sara is the weakest link, but who will the team want off?

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

Mark.

Mark.

Fatmata.

Fatmata.

Paul.

Mark.

Martin.

Sara.

Jane.

-What do you do, David?

-I'm a deputy bar manager at the University of Sheffield.

-Are you qualified?

I am qualified. City and Guilds.

-In what?

-Licensed house management. Various other skills as well.

Who drinks most - women or men?

It's 50/50, to be quite truthful.

-Do you have theme nights?

-We do. Several, yeah.

-What sort of things?

-St Patrick's Day, Valentine's, Halloween, that sort of thing.

-Do you have a Getting A Job theme?

-No, they run that themselves. We don't need to do that.

-Why Mark?

-It was the easiest one to write.

-What do you do, Sara?

-I'm a supply teacher.

-Put your board down.

So I'm presuming that you specialise in PE, do you?

-No, I specialise in the biscuit eating.

-Yes.

-Do you ever have to teach PE?

-Sometimes.

-Move towards Liam.

So if it was early morning in PE and you had to get them to jump up and down, could you demonstrate?

-They jump up and down. I don't.

-"Please, Miss, I don't know how to jump up and down".

-Liam will show you.

-"Why can't you do it, Miss?"

-I might have a rather unfortunate effect if I jump up and down and scar the children for life.

-Why?

-I'm too big to jump up and down, too old.

-Where are you too big?

-That's pretty obvious.

-Hop up again.

-Why Mark?

-It's a shame because we all did well, but it had to be somebody.

-Where are you from, Jane?

-Paignton.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a receptionist/administrator at a language school.

-People go to Devon to learn English?

-From all over the world.

-Why Devon? You teach them to say, "Ooh, arrr!"

-That sounds more like Somerset.

-Oh, how do you say, "Ooh, arrr" in Devon?

-Ooh, arr.

-Ooh, arr.

-So what do you do?

-I meet and greet them.

-Put your board down.

-So you're in the front of the language school?

-Yes.

What do you say when the students come in and you meet and greet them?

Oh, good morning, nice to meet you.

-Not "Good morning"? "Oh, good morning."

-As it takes me.

How does it usually take you, Jane?

-If it's early, I'm usually quite tired.

-Why? have you been to a rave the night before?

-Why are you tired in the morning?

-I work quite long hours, Anne.

-What are your long hours?

-Eight in the morning to 4.30.

-Oh, exhausting(!)

-Put your board up.

-Why Mark?

-I just picked a name at random. No offence.

Mark, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Doing the Walk of Shame didn't feel particularly good, especially as I got my question right.

Even though I've practised it at home, it's never good in reality.

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take 10 seconds off your time.

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

Start the clock.

In a flower, what P is the term for the leaf-like structures designed to attract insects and birds?

-Petal.

-Correct. In the standard British version of Monopoly,

two sets of cards are called Community Chest and what?

Em...

-Lucky Dip.

-Chance.

In food, Brie and Roquefort are famous French examples of which type of dairy product?

-Cheese.

-Correct. The walls around a bath are normally covered with ceramic tiles or carpet tiles?

-Ceramic tiles.

-Correct. In vocabulary, which word that means to operate a moving motor vehicle

is also the term for a short road leading from a public highway to a house?

-Drive.

-In the film musical Mary Poppins, according to the song Chim Chim Cher-ee,

a person with which job is as lucky as lucky can be?

-Chimney sweep.

-Correct.

-Fatmata...

-Bank.

-In land measurement, what H is the name of a metric unit of area

roughly equal to just under 2.5 acres?

-Height?

-A hectare.

In urban development, the settlement in Hertfordshire designated a New Town in 1946 is Hemel what?

-Hempstead.

-Correct. In clothing, long scarves are chiefly used to keep which body part warm?

-The neck.

-Correct. In London landmarks, the statue of Justice on the dome of the Old Bailey

holds which item in her left hand - an ace of clubs or a pair of scales?

-A pair of scales.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-A company that creates commercials and handles marketing for clients

is known alliteratively as an advertising what?

-Agency.

-Correct. In science, derived from the Greek word for hearing,

what A is the name given to the study of sound and its transmission?

-Audio.

-Acoustics.

In US TV, characters called Cliff and Norm were two of the regulars at a Boston bar

in which 1980s and '90s comedy?

-Cheers.

-Correct. A type of small carnivore often mistaken for a stoat is called a wallaby or weasel?

-Weasel.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In pop music, which surname has been used by a female singer called Rachel

and male singers Cat and Shakin'?

-Stevens?

-Correct. In an expression, someone telling a false story leads you up the garden what?

-Path.

-Correct.

-David...

-Bank!

-What B is a French term for a hairstyle or skirt that is full or puffed out?

-Bouffant.

That was the correct answer. Didn't fancy banking? Couldn't be bothered?

You won £400.

But who is your almighty mishap? Who is a full-frontal failure?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions, David is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Jenny, but whose game is over?

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

Jenny.

Fatmata.

Sara.

Fatmata.

Fatmata.

Fatmata.

Sara.

Fatmata.

-Martin, what do you do?

-Well, I'm retired now.

-From what?

-Well, I served in the RAF and I was a service instructor.

-Oh, that's the moustache! Were you a pilot?

-No, no. An engineer.

-So you know all about planes?

-Not all. A considerable amount.

-You can fix them?

-Yes.

-What sort of planes?

-I worked on the V4, helicopters...

-Helicopters! What sort of helicopters?

-The Puma...

-The Puma helicopter?

-That's correct.

-Put your board down.

-Give me the noise of a Puma helicopter that's not fit.

-That's not fit?

-It's sick.

-The blades are not in track?

-I don't know! Just tell me the noise!

That's known as a whomper and it goes...ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum...

-Which is one noise per revolution.

-Oh, put your board up!

-Why Fatmata?

-Because I remember her getting one question wrong.

-What do you do, Jenny?

-I'm an account manager.

-For who?

I work for an organisation which supports regional businesses to reduce carbon emissions.

-Oh. Where?

-In Yorkshire.

-How old are you?

-I'm 39.

-Oh, is that all? Have you got a man in your life?

-I do! I found one eventually.

-Did you?

-Took a while.

-You only just found him?

-We got married last year.

-Do you live in a village?

-A market town.

-In the WI?

-I'm not in the WI.

-No. In the church?

-I'm not in the church, no.

-You're a great disappointment.

-Yeah.

-Don't you give anything to the community?

-I do sing in a choir.

-What can you sing?

-I can't sing anything on my own, just to be really clear about that.

I'm really clear about that, but you pretend the others are here. Put your board down.

You just do your bit.

Oh, you can't sing. Put your board up.

-Why Fatmata?

-She got one wrong.

Fatmata, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think getting voted off was fair because I did get one wrong, but other people did as well.

But I banked, so that kind of makes me stronger.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with David. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In Formula 1, the British driver born in Surrey in 1947

who won a total of 10 Grand Prix in his career was James who?

-Hunt.

-In dining etiquette, yoghurt is usually eaten with which of the three basic items of cutlery?

-A spoon.

-Correct. In maths, what is 47 plus 11?

-58.

-Correct. In geography, which Spanish word meaning saviour follows El and San

to make the names of a Central American country and its capital?

-Salvador.

-Correct. In the high street, retailers often display signs on their doors

stating a limit on the simultaneous entry of shoplifters or schoolchildren?

-Schoolchildren.

-In science, the large item of equipment in orbit above the Earth,

incorporating a mirror nearly 8 feet across is the Hubble Space what?

-Station.

-Telescope.

In English romantic literature, what W is the surname of the so-called Lake Poet

who in 1843 became Poet Laureate?

-Pass.

-Wordsworth.

In expressions, the phrase, "Three strikes and you're out," originated in which sport?

-Baseball.

-Correct. In European politics, the abbreviation CAP stands for Common Agricultural what?

-Policy.

-Correct. In cookery, a baked sponge dessert with a layer of apples at the bottom has what name -

Adam's Tart or Eve's Pudding?

-Adam's Tart.

-Eve's Pudding.

In film, which 1999 comedy stars Julia Roberts as a woman who serially agrees to marry men

before jilting them at the altar?

-Runaway Bride.

-Correct. In March, when the UK switches from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time,

people put the clocks what?

-Forward.

-Correct. In medicine, what H is the protein found in blood,

a shortage of which causes the condition called anaemia?

-Haemoglobin.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which French fighting force,

-established in 1831, is composed of volunteers of different nationalities?

-The...

-Pass.

-The Foreign Legion.

Which word for a type of woodland follows Epping, Sherwood and Ashdown for three hunting parks?

-Forest.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In pop music, which female singer born in Quebec in 1968 had UK hit singles

with the songs Think Twice, The Power of Love and All By Myself?

-Whitney Houston?

-Celine Dion.

In geography...

Time's up and you won £120.

So who's the Brad Pitt and who's the pits?

Who's the Banksy and who's Blanksy? Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third round in a row, David is the strongest link.

Statistically, Paul is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

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

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

Sara.

-Where are you from, Liam?

-South Wales.

-How old are you?

-24.

-And what do you do?

-I am an actor.

-What have we seen you in?

Well, I haven't done any TV appearances yet. Mainly theatre, radio work, things like that.

-Let's see you as an actor, then. Let's hear you.

-Hear me?

-Yeah.

I'm acting now. I'm pretending to like you. Is that not enough?

-Em, what would you like?

-Well, supposing you were auditioning for the next James Bond movie?

-As James Bond or...?

-Yeah. Go on, then.

Hello, Anne.

-Do you need help saving the world?

-I'm sorry?

-I said...

-What was that you said?

Do you need help saving the world? Because I'm your man.

-Really convincing(!)

-Yeah. I don't think...

-Do you want to try it again?

-Em, I'll give it another go.

-OK, this will make it easier.

-OK.

-In the new James Bond film,

-he's camp.

-Anne, let's save the world!

-Put your board up. Why Paul?

-As far as I'm aware, he didn't get any of his questions right.

So, Sara the supply teacher, why Paul?

Em, Paul got two wrong.

-Just marginally worse than you.

-Just marginally worse than me.

-I like it that you agree with everything I say.

-Yes.

-It's strategy, is it?

Paul, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm very frustrated to be voted off, but, in fairness, I was the weakest link.

I made a complete muck-up of that round. Mind went blank, couldn't get the answer out.

I would have voted myself off!

Round 4. In the bank, £1,520. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In TV, between 1991 and 2006,

which actress played the role of the police detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect?

-Pass.

-Helen Mirren.

What P is the word used by car manufacturers to mean power, speed and handling of a vehicle?

-Performance.

-Correct. In WWII, the escape tunnels dug by Allied prisoners

at the camp called Stalag Luft 3 were named Tom, Dick and what?

-Harry.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad was the son of which other knight?

-Guinevere.

-Lancelot.

The interior designer known for his celebrity clientele,

-and whose 2009 autobiography is Redeeming Features, is Nicky who?

-Pass.

Haslam. Jane, in genealogy,

the distaff side is which branch of a family - male or female?

-Male.

-Female. In medicine, another name for the childhood disease rubella is German what?

-Measles.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In maths, what is 60 divided by 5?

-12.

-Phew! Correct.

In music, the popular pianist born Philippe Pages in Paris in 1953

-performs under the stage name of Richard what?

-Pass.

Clayderman. In birds of prey, what C is a large South American vulture with dark plumage

and an almost featherless head?

-Condor.

-Correct. In cinema,

the films entitled Mr And Mrs Smith, Babel and Burn After Reading all starred which actor?

-Sorry, I don't know.

-Brad Pitt.

In knitting, which stitch is named after a wickerwork container used for shopping?

-Basket stitch.

-Correct. In cricket, which word for a lower limb follows "long"

for the name of a fielding position?

-Leg.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In food, what D is the six-letter name of a fruit used to make jam and wine

that is sometimes known as the Damask Plum?

-Damson.

-Correct. The first two Norman Kings of England

who reigned in the latter part of the 11th century both had what first name?

-Norman.

-William.

In the title of a song from the musical Me And My Girl, The Sun Has Got His what On?

-Hat.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In garments, the word "small"...

Time's up. In the bank, £140.

But who is now the lump in your kitty litter?

Whose brain has gone on a bender?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers wrong, Martin is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Sara, but will the votes follow the statistics?

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

Jane.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Liam.

Jennifer.

Liam, who is your acting hero?

-I like James McAvoy. He's a very good actor.

-Don't you like any Welsh actors?

Yes, I do. I think Michael Sheen is a fantastic actor.

-Could you play Tony Blair?

-Potentially.

-Put your board down. Let's see you being Tony Blair.

AS TONY BLAIR: So, Anne, here we are at the Weakest Link.

My personal feeling is that it's going quite well,

but there are things that we have to pay attention to

-that could make a difference to the future of the people of the Weakest Link.

-Put your board up.

-Why Martin?

-He didn't get a question right in that round.

-So, Jenny, why Martin?

-I think he got two questions wrong.

-He did and he's very irritating.

-Martin...

-Yes, Anne.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my family will be supportive of the fact that I had the courage to come and do the programme.

Most of my friends are from my service career.

We tend to be terribly sarcastic, so I expect to have the mickey taken out of me quite severely.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,660. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In the 1970s TV sitcom Happy Days, the character played by Henry Winkler had what nickname?

-The Fonz.

-Correct.

A climbing plant native to southern Europe that is cultivated for its fragrant flowers is the sweet what?

-Ivy.

-Pea.

In art, if blue, red and yellow are defined as primary colours,

what term is used for their mixtures of orange, green and violet?

-Secondary.

-Correct.

The 2010 best-selling cookery book entitled Mums Know Best was written by the duo known as The Hairy what?

-Bikers.

-Correct.

The name of which unit used to measure distance is abbreviated by astronomers to the letters "LY"?

-Light speed.

-Light year.

In mythology, the griffin is a monster with the head and wings of an eagle

and the body of which wild animal?

-A lion.

-Correct.

-Bank!

On an electrical plug, what three-letter name is usually given to any of the three projections

designed to fit into a hole in a socket?

-Leg.

-Pin.

In Olympic rowing, the man who won gold medals in 1984 and 1988

in boats with Steve Redgrave has what surname? Holmes or Watson?

-Holmes.

-Correct. In Chinese food, the appetiser consisting of a deep-fried pancake

filled with vegetables, meat or seafood is called a spring what?

-Roll.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 1997 UK hit single entitled Tubthumping

that features the line, "I got knocked down, but I got up again" was by which group?

-Chumbawamba.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The UK organisation known as RoSPA which aims to promote safety

is the Royal Society for the Prevention of what?

-Accidents.

-Correct. In Mexican festivities, a pinata is a decorated container

broken with a stick by a blindfolded person to release sweets or sawdust?

-Sweets.

-Correct.

In TV, in the titles of quiz shows, if Sue Barker first posed A Question Of Sport in 1997,

Kirsty Wark in 2009 began asking A Question Of what?

-Dare.

-Genius.

In naval history...

Time's up and you won £120.

But who's got as much chance as a slug in a salt cellar?

Who's as bankable as blancmange?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time in the game, Sara is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Liam, but will the team notice that?

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

Liam.

Liam.

Jane.

Liam.

Liam.

-Sara, you've woken up, have you?

-Finally, yes.

-And why do you want to get rid of Liam?

I think Liam got two questions wrong in that round.

-You were nearly as bad, David. What happened?

-I slipped up slightly. I just got one wrong.

-Why Liam?

-Liam got more wrong than I did. He got two wrong.

Lovely guy, but it's just how the ball rolls.

Liam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

As far as my acting's concerned,

today has shattered any opportunities I might have had of ever playing James Bond or Tony Blair,

so I can rule them off my dream roles from this day onwards.

Round 6. You've won £1,780. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In literature, a common phrase meaning an unresolvable dilemma,

taken from the title of a 1961 novel by Joseph Heller, is Catch what?

-22.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What B is a waterlogged, spongy area of land where peat is formed?

-Bog.

-Correct.

The Texan-born actor who starred opposite Kate Hudson

in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and Fool's Gold is Matthew who?

-McConaughey.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which Jewish festival takes place in the spring

and commemorates the liberation and exodus of the Israelites from Egypt?

-Passover.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The part of the neck of a guitar against which the strings are pressed

to change the notes is the fingerboard or toehold?

-Fingerboard.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A variety of which fruit used in wine-making is known in France as Syrah and in Australia as Shiraz?

-Grape.

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

On radio, the two-word term for unintended silence during a broadcast is "dead" what?

-Pan.

-Air.

In football in the 1970s, Brian Clough and Jock Stein famously each had 44-day spells

as manager of which club?

-Leeds United.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the Mr Men series of children's books by Roger Hargreaves,

Mr Clever wears a hat and what else? Gloves or glasses?

-Glasses.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In maths, what is two-thirds of 69?

-23.

-Even 46.

In TV in the 1950s, the Cuban band leader and actor Desi Arnaz

first starred with his real-life wife in the US sitcom I Love whom?

-Lucy.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-What is the term for the removal of soap or detergent from clothes

by applying clean water in the final stage of washing?

-Rinse.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The only two English cities with names beginning with D are Durham and which other?

-Doncaster.

-Derby.

Jenny...

Time's up. You won £210.

But is it last orders for David? Maybe Jane doesn't translate?

Perhaps Jenny is a lot of hot air? Or does Sara take the biscuit?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that David is the strongest link.

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

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

Jane.

Jenny.

Sara.

David.

A four-way tie!

A vote each. David, why Jane?

As far as I'm aware, she got two questions wrong.

-Sara, why Jenny?

-I just thought Jenny had a bad round that round.

-Jenny, why Sara?

-Well, I was behind her and I thought she got two wrong

and I only got one wrong.

Jane, you thought David was the worst player, did you?

I think we all fluffed at least one question.

-That's not what I asked you.

-No. He voted for me in a previous round.

Of course, the strongest link was David, so he gets to decide.

You voted for Jane, but actually, you can have your pick.

I'll go with my initial vote which would be Jane.

-Is that cos she voted for you?

-Not at all. In my opinion, that was the weakest link.

Jane, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It was the stage where you just had to stab someone in the back at random and I picked on him.

He picked on me in a previous round,

so, you know, it was kind of payback.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,990. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock. In architecture, a vault under the floor of a church

that is often used as a burial place is known as a crypt or a chancel?

-A crypt.

-Correct.

In New York City, the shop that opened on Broadway in 1837 selling fancy goods

and became famous for its diamonds was founded by Charles who?

-Tiffany.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-A clause in a contract that guarantees compensation

in the event of job loss is known as a golden version of which safety device?

-Handshake.

-Parachute.

What B is the name of a variety of squash with edible orange flesh and a bell-shaped appearance?

-Butternut.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which word for a short period of rain follows "baby"

to make an American term for a party where gifts are taken to expectant mothers?

-Shower.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In tennis, a Davis Cup tie consists of four singles and how many doubles matches?

-Five.

-One.

The creature called a nematode which is used by gardeners to get rid of slugs

is a type of frog or worm?

-Frog.

-Worm.

The 19th century prison reformer born Elizabeth Gurney became better known by what surname?

-Pankhurst.

-Fry.

What L is a city in northern France about 60 miles from Calais

that became a major rail interchange with the opening of the Channel Tunnel?

-Lille.

-Correct. In a series of films about a superhero,

which actress has starred opposite Tobey Maguire as a character called Mary-Jane?

-Pass.

-Kirsten Dunst.

The tune used as the German national anthem from 1922

was originally written by the composer Franz Joseph who?

-Liszt.

-Haydn. In domestic heating, the term "combi" that refers to a type of gas-fired boiler

is an abbreviation of which word?

-Combination.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In Russian folklore, the witch with iron teeth...

Time's up. You won £110.

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

Have the courage to vote off the WEAKEST link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, David has gone from the strongest link in the last round

to the weakest link in this.

Statistically, the strongest link is Jenny, but who will be taking the final walk of shame?

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

Jenny.

Jenny.

Sara.

-Sara, why Jenny?

-I think Jenny got two wrong in that round.

How many did you get wrong?

-Probably two.

-Yeah.

-David, why Jenny?

-Jenny did get two wrong in that round.

-How many did you get wrong?

-I got two wrong.

Well, David and Sara were much of a muchness.

They banked £20 and got two wrong.

Jenny got two wrong and banked £70, so she was actually the best player.

But it's votes that count. Jenny, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was the strongest link in that round, mainly because I banked the money.

We all got two wrong, but yes, I've given them a little bit of money to play with,

which I hope they appreciate.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,100. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled. You voted off the strongest link, you cowards,

so we'll start with the second strongest. That's Sara. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In literature, the psychiatrist who marries a patient

in the novel Tender Is The Night by F Scott Fitzgerald is called what?

Willie Jumper or Dick Diver?

-Dick Diver.

-Correct.

In famous quotations, the US President Richard Nixon stated in 1973,

"There can be no" what "at the White House"?

-Whitewash.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In modern languages, which word is used in Italian as a greeting and literally means "good day"?

-Pass.

-Buongiorno.

In horse racing, the Irish jockey who rode the winner of the Epsom Derby

in 1999, 2003 and 2004 is Kieran who?

-Dwyer.

-Fallon.

In religious belief, as described in the Book of Genesis,

what C is the term for the act of God in which the Universe was brought into existence?

-Creation.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In maths, what is 92 minus 21?

-71.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In film, the 1983 comedy in which a red telephone box in a Scottish coastal town

is at the centre of the plot is entitled Local what?

-Hero.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A young oyster at the stage of developing its shell is known as a phlegm or a spat?

-Spat.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the US, the two cities called Kansas City stand on either side

of the border between Kansas and which other state?

-Utah.

-Missouri. David...

Time's up. You won £130.

We will treble that, giving you prize money today of £2,490.

But there can only be one winner.

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

So, David and Sara, for £2,490, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

-I'd like to go first, please, Anne.

David, in pop music, what's the title of the album by Susan Boyle

that made chart history in 2009

when it achieved the highest ever UK first week sales for a debut album?

-Wild Horses.

-The correct answer is I Dreamed A Dream.

Sara, in TV, what first name was shared

by the son of spoof chat show host Mrs Merton

and the sitcom title character who was In The Middle?

-Malcolm.

-That is the correct answer.

David, in political scandals, women called Kathleen Willey,

Dolly Kyle Browning, Paula Jones and Gennifer Flowers

all made allegations of inappropriate behaviour

against which US President?

-Bill Clinton.

-That is the correct answer.

Sara, at a venue called Hazeltine in Minnesota in 2009,

a South Korean called Y E Yang

became the first male, Asian-born player

to win a major title in which sport?

-Squash.

-The correct answer is golf.

David, in definitions,

which five-letter word can mean a small-scale replica of something

or a person who poses for an artist or photographer?

-Model.

-That is the correct answer.

Sara, in literary characters,

the series of books featuring the fictional diarist Adrian Mole

was written by which female author?

-Sue Townsend.

-That is correct.

David, in film, the principal characters in which 2001 animation

include a blue, furry creature called Sulley,

his one-eyed assistant Mike

and a company director named Henry J Waternoose?

-Monsters, Inc.

-That is correct.

Sara, in UK politics, Chequers and Dorneywood,

the traditional country homes of prime ministers

and senior members of the government,

are in which English shire county?

-Buckinghamshire.

-That is the correct answer.

David, in philosophy,

Human, All Too Human,

Beyond Good And Evil

and The Birth Of Tragedy

are all works by which 19th century German thinker?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Nietzsche.

Sara, on BBC radio in June 1984,

which member of the Royal Family made a guest appearance,

playing herself on the drama series The Archers?

-Princess Anne.

-The correct answer is Princess Margaret.

And after five questions each,

your scores are tied, so, David and Sara,

let's play sudden death.

David, what term for a terraced block of seats commanding the best view in a sports ground

is also a word meaning to behave ostentatiously in order to impress?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is grandstand.

Sara, in language, what name for a common type of reference book

is derived from the Greek for "general education"?

-Encyclopedia.

-That is the correct answer.

Sara, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2,490.

David, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I would say to Sara, "Congratulations." A deserved winner.

I feel a bit sorry for Dave because he was a really strong player all the way through

and he definitely deserved to be in the final, but somebody's got to win and I'm glad it was me.

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