19/11/2012 Weakest Link

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

Only one will take home prize money of 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 don't know each other. However, if they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Vernon, 59. I come from Norwich and I'm a caretaker at a Housing With Care scheme.

I'm Aileen, 47, from Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire and I'm a technician.

I'm Feroze, 19, from Ashton-under-Lyne and I'm a law student.

I'm Brian. I'm 53.

I'm from Toxteth, Liverpool, and I'm a singer.

My name is Jules. I'm 28. I live near Sevenoaks, Kent, and I'm a marketing manager.

I'm Ann. I'm aged 57. I come from West Wellow, Hampshire, and I'm a housewife.

I'm Leo, 38, from Oldbury, West Midlands, and I'm currently unemployed.

I'm Peter, 43, from Charfield near Bristol and I'm a gas engineer.

I'm Tracey. I'm 35. I'm from Dorset and I'm a local government officer.

In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach the £1,000 target within the time.

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

A wrong answer breaks the chain and loses all the money in that chain.

If you bank before the question is asked, the money is safe but you start a new chain.

Remember, team,

only money that has been banked can be carried forward.

In Round One, there are 3 minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person who is first alphabetically -

Aileen.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Which resort in North-West England has a 500ft tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower?

Blackpool.

What type of creature is a hammerhead - a shark or a whale?

A shark.

In which 1993 sci-fi film did Sam Neill play Dr Alan Grant?

-Star Wars?

-No. Jurassic Park.

The Fly, Desire and Beautiful Day were UK No.1 singles for which Irish rock group?

U2.

Who is the miserly central character in Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol?

Scrooge.

What G is the London borough where the Royal Naval College is located?

-Pass.

-Greenwich.

In chemistry, which letter is the symbol for the element phosphorous?

-Ph.

-No, P. In which country was author Mark Twain born?

America.

In human biology,

when you bend your arm, does your bicep relax or contract?

Contract.

How many chambers are there in a bicameral parliamentary system?

Two.

What is fermented to make mead - honey or lemon juice?

Pass.

-Honey.

-Bank.

-George Gershwin wrote Rhapsody In...

-Blue.

-In motoring,

toucan and pelican are types of what?

-Pass.

-Crossing. What was the surname

of the post-War UK Prime Minister whose first names were Leonard James?

Callaghan. Bank. >

From 1970 to 1974, which TV sci-fi series starred Jon Pertwee in the title role?

Dr Who.

If you drive 200 miles in 4 hours, how many miles per hour have you been driving on average?

50mph. Bank. >

Cardinal Wolsey commissioned the construction of Hampton Court on the banks of which river?

-Thames.

-In athletics,

javelin and discus are what type of event - track or field?

-Field.

-In literature,

which Joseph Heller novel was released as a film in 1970 with Alan Arkin as Yossarian?

-Yentl?

-No. Catch-22. In electricity,

how many millivolts are there in one volt?

A thousand.

What D is the type of natural ecosystem

characterised by very dry conditions often containing little plant life?

Desert.

Bob Hawke was Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991 of which country?

Australia. Bank. >

The 1624 portrait The Laughing Cavalier was painted by Frans who?

Hals.

-Bank.

-Suggs was the lead singer of which pop band that found fame in the late '70s?

-Bad Manners.

-No. Madness.

The Brooklyn Bridge links Brooklyn to which other New York borough?

Manhattan.

Time is up. Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear. What a pathetic start.

You only banked £190

out of a possible £1,000.

Who is struggling to conceal their ignorance?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Ann is the strongest link with the most correct answers.

Statistically, Leo is the weakest link, but will the others notice?

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

-Vernon.

-Yes, Anne?

-Remind me what you do.

I'm a caretaker in a Housing With Care scheme for elderly people.

-Are you elderly?

-Pardon?

-Are you elderly?

-I'm getting that way, Anne.

Why do you want to get rid of Leo?

He got two wrong and I feel I might have been able to answer them ones.

Oh, good! Feroze.

-Hello.

-That's not a nice way you've written Leo. What's behind all that?

I don't know. It's the most nasty thing I could think of really - a devil.

-His performance came straight out of hell.

-What do you do?

-I'm a law student, Anne.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-How's it going for you, Jules?

-I'm enjoying myself very much.

What do you do?

-I'm the marketing manager of an executive airport.

-An executive airport(!)

Where important people like yourself fly in and out with their rich aeroplanes.

-Why Leo?

-I don't think Leo did as well as he could have in that round.

A disappointing performance that won't win us any money.

Leo, will you ever live it down - the former manager of a record shop who's never heard of Madness?!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed at being voted off first.

I came here thinking I could do a lot better. It's a lot easier at home.

Round Two. So far you've won £190 when you could have won £1,000.

Eight of you left. We take ten seconds off the clock.

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

Start the clock.

What F is a small, wingless jumping insect that feeds on blood?

-Flea.

-Which member of the Beatles married avant-garde artist

Yoko Ono?

John Lennon.

Which muscle in the shoulder region takes its name from the Greek letter D?

-Diaphragm.

-Deltoid.

-< Bank.

What is the name of the device for testing the flow of air round an object such as an aeroplane or car?

-Windometer.

-No. Wind tunnel.

French artist Toulouse-Lautrec was famous for what in particular -

his posters or his photography?

Posters.

In the Scottish parliamentary elections in May '99, which party won 35 out of 129 seats,

making them the main opposition to Labour?

-Conservative.

-No. Scottish National Party.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is located in which country in the UK?

-Cornwall.

-Wales.

In which series of horror films is Michael Miles the crazed central character?

-Scream.

-Halloween. In maths,

how many feet are there in one thousand yards?

Three thousand.

Rock Around The Clock was a 1955 UK hit single for Bill Haley and his...?

Comets.

Which European capital city was originally built on seven hills?

Rome.

Swindon Town FC, nicknamed the Robins, wears predominantly what colour home shirts?

Red. Bank. >

Which animal lives in a drey?

-Squirrel.

-In the New Testament,

after Jesus was arrested, how many times did Peter deny he knew him?

Three times. Bank. >

In the '67 animated film The Jungle Book, what animal was Shere Khan?

Tiger.

In medicine, cryo-surgery involves performing surgery at very low what?

Temperature. Bank. >

In croquet, what H is the name given to the metal arches through which the balls are played?

Hoops.

In the TV sitcom Sorry!, what was the job of Ronnie Corbett's character Timothy Lumsden?

Librarian.

In HMS Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan, Joseph Porter KCB was ruler of the Queen's what?

-Admiral.

-Navy. In nature,

what V is the seed pod of a climbing orchid used as a flavouring for sweet dishes?

-Pass.

-Vanilla.

Other than Earth, what is the only natural body in the solar system visited by humans?

-Mars.

-The moon.

-Bank.

-In which century were fingerprints used as a means of ID?

20th.

Time is up. You did slightly better, but not magnificently. £300 is what you've banked.

Who is clearly the Frank Spencer of the quiz world? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Tracey is the weakest link in this round.

Ann is the strongest link again, but will the votes follow the facts?

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

-How's it going for you, Ann?

-Quite well.

-At the moment.

-What do you do?

-I'm a housewife.

I do lots of other things but I am a housewife.

-What other things?

-I play golf.

I play bridge. And do lots of gardening.

-So why call yourself a housewife?

-Because I do all those things plus being a housewife.

-And what does the housewife bit involve?

-Cleaning, cooking.

No cleaning lady?

Can't afford cleaning ladies!

You can afford the golf club fees.

-Why Vernon?

-Vernon has tried his best but, I'm sorry,

he won't be able to stand the pace.

-A bit of a mistake coming here, Tracey.

-Yes, ma'am.

-Why Vernon?

-I felt he was the weakest link.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-If I told you, statistically, he wasn't, what would you say to that?

I'd be amazed.

Well, after you've got over the amazement of it,

-who do you think WAS the worst player?

-Um...

-I think it might have been me.

-You got THAT question right.

Vernon, they don't care for you here. With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really savage about being voted off in the second round.

I wasn't the weakest link. Now my friends and family

will call me a thick Norfolk dumpling.

I want Tracey off next. She's far worse than me.

And she's getting on my nerves, anyway.

Round Three. Of the £2,000 you could have won, you've got just:

We take another ten seconds off the clock.

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

Start the clock.

Which American actor married actress Kelly Preston in the '90s?

-Pass.

-John Travolta.

The 1965 collection of poems by Conrad Aitken is called Cats And Bats And Things With...?

Wings.

Which religious denomination did Queen Mary I of England support - Catholicism or Protestantism?

Roman Catholicism.

In the 20th century, which two words were used in the UK

to mean conscription into the armed forces in peacetime?

-Pass.

-National Service.

In the children's story, how many pigs was the big bad wolf after?

Three.

What D is the person who distributes the playing cards during a game?

Dealer.

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, was the former winter residence of which spiritual leader?

The Dalai Lama.

Epsom Downs is an official venue for the racing of...?

Horses. Bank. >

In which year was the £ sterling decimalised into 100 pence - 1961 or 1971?

1971.

In which English county are the towns of Diss and Wyndham?

Norfolk.

The German for "yes" is "ja". What is the German for "no"?

Nein. Bank. >

In which city is the Arnolfini Gallery for Contemporary Art - Bristol or Liverpool?

-Liverpool.

-No. Bristol.

In which 1970s TV series did Dr David Banner say, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry"?

The Incredible Hulk.

Aladdin and Mother Goose are examples of which form of theatrical entertainment?

Pantomime.

What Z is the Jewish term for the Land of Israel?

Zion. Bank. >

In which of the two British Houses of Parliament would you find backbenchers?

The Commons.

Is the pine marten a bird or a mammal?

-A bird.

-No. A mammal.

Which country's national anthem begins with "Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light"?

USA. Bank. >

Football. Name the section in the middle of the pitch that has a 10-yard radius.

The centre circle.

In the computer game Tomb Raider, what is Lara Croft's profession?

-Pass.

-No. Archaeologist.

In science, if a substance has a pH number above 7, is it an acid or an alkali?

-Acid.

-No. Alkali.

-Bank. >

In WWII, Yamamoto was Commander-in-Chief of the fleet of...?

Japan.

Time is up. Slightly better,

not brilliant by any means. £420 you managed.

Whose lights are on but no-one's at home?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Peter. He was the only person to answer all his questions correctly.

Statistics show that Brian is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect this?

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

Peter.

-Anne.

-How's it going for you?

-Good at the moment.

-Remind us what you do.

-I'm a gas engineer.

-What does that involve?

-Repairing old boilers.

-Why Tracey?

-The name of the game is The Weakest Link and, that time, she was.

-Aileen.

-Yes, Anne?

-Where are you from?

-Stonehaven.

-Nice there, is it?

-Lovely.

-Why Tracey?

-I felt Tracey was the weakest link.

Statistically, she wasn't, was she, Brian?

I thought she was. That's why I voted for her.

-Where are you from?

-Liverpool.

-Did you know the Beatles?

I knew two of them personally. They came to our house.

-They came to our house?!

-Went out with my sister.

-All of them?

-Two of them.

Separately, that was!

-Which two?

-Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Really? And who did your sister marry after that?

A guy called Mike Burn from Liverpool.

Is he a multi-millionaire?

He's working on it but he's not quite there yet.

-Why Tracey?

-Not just because of that round.

I was, like, going back to the round before and compiling both together.

Statistically, Brian was the worst player, but it's votes that count.

Tracey, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really angry about being voted off. I wasn't the weakest link.

I WAS, in a previous round. But they didn't spot that.

Brian should be voted off next. He was the weakest link and he got a few straightforward questions wrong.

Round Four. Of the £3,000 you could have won, you've banked just:

Another ten seconds coming off the clock. We start with the strongest link from last round - Peter.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In confectionery, what L is a sweet similar in taste to aniseed?

Liquorice.

Which composer wrote the oratorio The Messiah?

Handel.

Who wrote the novel The Naked And The Dead, based on his US army experiences?

-John Steinbeck.

-No. Norman Mailer.

How long is the gestation period of a rabbit - 30 days or 60?

30 days.

Which town on the English River Wye is famous as a centre for second-hand books?

-Ross-on-Wye.

-No. Hay-on-Wye.

The 1998 film starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins was called Meet Joe...who?

-Louis?

-Black.

In the 2001 General Election, which party won 413 seats?

Labour Party.

What sort of animal is a Rhodesian ridgeback?

-A whale.

-No. A dog.

In anatomy, what C describes the part of the skull that protects the brain?

The cranium.

What type of clothing are gauntlets?

Gloves.

How many litres in a hectolitre?

-Eight.

-No. 100. Which Nobel Peace Prizewinner and former president

is affectionately known as Madiba?

Pass.

Nelson Mandela.

The word abattoir is derived from which European language?

French.

Which cricketer captained England 32 times between 1982 and 1989 and is now a TV personality?

Ian Botham.

No. David Gower.

In which European country are the provinces of Murcia and Andalucia?

-Spain.

-In music,

what is the Italian term for "first lady" in an opera?

-Soprano.

-No. Prima donna.

What O is a figure of speech where contradictory terms are used together?

-Pass.

-Oxymoron.

What is the capital city of Zambia - Lusaka or Kinshasa?

-Kinshasa.

-No. Lusaka.

The cartoon strip in which Charlie Brown appears is...?

Peanuts.

Which football club did Eric Cantona leave to join Man Utd in 1992?

-Newcastle.

-No. Leeds.

A rare, spectacular performance.

In that round, you won precisely...

zero.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Jules is the weakest link, but will the rest of the team realise that?

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

-Feroze.

-Yes?

-What are you going to be when you grow up?

-Hopefully a barrister.

-A barrister?!

-My spelling will improve by then, I hope.

-Why Aileen?

-Because she got the Cantona question wrong. He's a living legend.

-Dear, oh, dear.

Ann, why Aileen? Did you think she was the weakest link?

Accumulatively, yes.

I know that Posh Airport was the weakest link. Weren't you?

Yes, Anne.

But it's votes that count.

Aileen, technically speaking, you have to go. Goodbye.

I was really annoyed I got a question about football.

The only thing I know about Eric Cantona is he's a daft Frenchman with a penchant for seagulls.

Round Five, and of the £4,000 you could have won,

you haven't even made it to £1,000.

£910 in the bank. There are five of you left.

The would-be lawyer,

the Scouser, the golfer, the gas man, and Posh Airport.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Peter.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The Pet Shop Boys are Chris Lowe and Neil...?

Tennant.

Klosters and Verbier are popular ski resorts in which European country?

-France.

-Switzerland.

Which author created Professor James Moriarty and Dr John Watson?

Conan Doyle.

Consomme is a type of what - soup or pastry?

Soup.

-Bank.

-On TV, which sitcom features family members Denise, Jim and Barbara?

-Bread.

-The Royle Family.

By what name is the river Zaire also known?

The Congo.

-Bank.

-In the film JFK, which infamous historical figure

was played by Gary Oldman?

-John F Kennedy.

-No, Lee Harvey Oswald.

In what Italian city is La Scala opera house?

Milan.

The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev published

which famous ordering of the chemical elements in 1869?

The Periodic Table.

-Bank.

-In the 2001 Conservative Party leadership contest,

which of the five candidates

was first to declare his candidacy?

-Pass.

-Michael Portillo.

During the Renaissance, which sex wore a doublet and hose?

Male.

On what continent are pesetas, francs and marks in common circulation?

Europe.

Under what empire was the City of London founded and called Londinium?

Roman.

-Bank.

-Which of Lady Windermere's accessories

appears in the title of the Oscar Wilde play?

-Pass.

-Her fan.

Which two letters are the symbol of the element gold?

-Ag.

-No, Au.

From which country does the character Asterix come?

France.

-Bank.

-The decisive air conflict between British and German air forces in 1940

is known as the Battle of...?

Britain.

The musical The Lion King is set in what continent?

Africa. Bank. >

Time is up.

You banked in time,

and you put into the kitty, team, £290.

But who is surplus to requirements?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Brian is the strongest link for the first time.

Ann is the weakest link as she didn't get a single answer right.

But can she survive the vote?

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

-Brian?

-Uh-huh?

Going better for you?

Yeah, seems to be. I hope it carries on like that.

-Why Ann?

-Because it doesn't seem to be getting better for Ann.

-Posh Airport?

-Yes, Anne?

-Have you ever read a book?

-I enjoy reading, Anne, yes.

-Do you?

-We haven't come across anything you enjoyed reading.

-No, Anne.

-Why do you want rid of Ann?

-Her general knowledge is not what it should be for this,

and that's not going to win this team any money.

From someone who hasn't heard of Lady Windermere's Fan.

No, I'm afraid I never read that book, Anne.

It's a play, dear, a play.

Well, statistically, Ann was the worst player.

Ann, you are the weakest link with three votes. Goodbye.

I'm glad I've been voted off because Brian was annoying me.

I don't want to hear any more about the Beatles.

Round Six, and of the £5,000 you could have won,

you have a rather pathetic £1,200. There are four of you left.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Brian.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What was the first name of the famous violin maker Stradivari?

-Yehudi.

-No, Antonio.

What is the name for a pattern of dots of the same size

spread equally over a garment?

-Pass.

-Polka dot.

Coxless fours and double sculls are events in what sport?

Rowing.

Benjamin Disraeli was prime minister during the reign of which monarch?

-Pass.

-Queen Victoria.

Fortune tellers ask people to cross their palms with what?

Silver.

In the King James version of the Bible,

what number psalm begins, "The Lord is my shepherd"?

-12th.

-23.

The 1985 Live Aid concerts were held in the American JFK Stadium

and which British stadium?

Wembley Stadium.

-Bank.

-What was the name of Milton's simple-minded companion

in Steinbeck's book Of Mice And Men?

Lenny.

What is 8,000 divided by 800?

Ten.

General Von Klinkerhoffen and Lieutenant Gruber

were characters from which '80s and '90s sitcom?

'Allo, 'Allo.

For what sport did Samuel Ryder donate a cup

for a competition first held in 1927?

Golf.

-Bank.

-Elizabeth Stanton was a 19th-century women's rights protester in what country?

-England.

-United States.

What Portuguese airport has the abbreviated code LIS?

Lisbon.

In mythology, King Uther Pendragon illegitimately fathered which king?

-Pass.

-Arthur.

In which European capital did the Folies-Bergere music hall open in 1869?

Paris.

Which comedy group had hits with Combine Harvester and I'm A Cider Drinker?

-Pass.

-The Wurzels.

Time is up.

You banked £240 in that round.

There isn't much longer to go. I urge you - ditch the dimwit,

drop the dunce. You have to be ruthless to be rich.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Peter is the strongest link for the third time.

Jules is the weakest link.

At this late stage, will voting reflect reality?

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

Peter?

Why Jules?

I'm stuck out on a limb, fed up with not being able to bank.

So, sorry, Jules, but time to go.

Feroze, let's hear the prosecution's case.

She didn't do very well in that round. I wasn't presented

with chances to bank money, which we're short of.

Statistically, Jules was the worst player,

and, with three votes, it's time to fly off, Posh Airport.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was very disappointed to have been voted off.

I came to win, I wanted to win, and I shouldn't be here now.

I want Feroze to win. He's a student and could do with the cash.

We could have a good time at the union bar.

Round Seven. You've won £1,440 out of a possible £6,000.

Another ten seconds coming off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link, Peter.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In what abbey did Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson marry?

Westminster Abbey.

The 1987 film directed by John Hughes was Planes, Trains and...?

Automobiles.

-Bank.

-In the sitcom Fawlty Towers, Sybil Fawlty was played by Prunella...?

Scales.

In the parable of the prodigal son, how many sons did the father have?

-Four.

-Two.

What type of military vehicle are the Scorpion and Chieftain?

They're tanks.

In what sport are you caught in the covers?

Cricket.

What character in Stevenson's Treasure Island is a cook with one leg?

Long John Silver.

-Bank.

-In what decade was the compact disc first sold in the UK?

-'70s.

-No, '80s.

In darts, if a player throws a 20, double 20 and treble 20,

how many points does he score?

120.

Which Kern and Hammerstein musical features the song Old Man River?

-Pass.

-Show Boat.

In which English city is Lambeth Palace,

the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

London.

32 degrees Fahrenheit is the same temperature as how many degrees Celsius?

-45.

-Zero.

In Watership Down, what were Hazel, Captain Holly and General Woundwort?

Rabbits.

-Bank.

-What is the minimum number of lines needed for a noughts-and-crosses grid?

Four.

What Willy Russell musical opened in '83 at the Liverpool Playhouse?

-Educating Rita.

-Blood Brothers.

A devotee of which belief system might turn a prayer wheel?

-Islam.

-Tibetan Buddhism.

Time is up.

£170...

you won. The question is

who are you going to get rid of?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In a reversal of fortune, Peter has gone from being the strongest to the weakest link.

Feroze is the strongest link statistically.

Who will lose out in the final vote?

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

-Feroze.

-Yes, Anne.

You haven't chosen to vote off the worst player.

That's incorrect. I think Peter was the weakest link.

But if you look at the whole game, who do you think's been the best player?

-Would you be happy if I said Peter?

-It would be correct.

-Peter.

But I'm not doing the walk of shame.

That's true. Brian, was Peter the worst player?

I wasn't sure. He has done very good all the way through,

as you said, but Feroze does live in Manchester.

We have to have Northwest bonding.

Peter, throughout the game, you have been the finest player,

but you've got the wrong address.

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

I feel really angry and sick about

being voted off and missing out on the final. I was the best player.

Round Eight. £1,610 in the kitty out of a possible £7,000.

Feroze and Brian, you have 90 seconds, but whatever you win in this round will be trebled

and added to your final prize money.

So £3,000 is at stake in this round.

We'll start with the strongest link, Feroze. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In language, what is the meaning of the phrase per annum?

Per year.

In 1989 and 1992, the US director Tim Burton

made films featuring which comic book hero?

Batman.

-Bank.

-A korma is food derived from which country?

India.

Corsica is separated from which Italian island by the strait of Bonifacio?

Sardinia.

The Borstal Boy and The Hostage are by Brendan who?

-Frazer.

-No, Behan.

Paloma is the first name of the jewellery designer

and scent creator daughter of which artist?

Picasso.

In pop music, which group sang the 1990 single

with Robert Palmer, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight?

-I don't know.

-UB40.

Harvey Wallbanger and Black Russian are types of what?

Cocktails.

-Bank.

-Which Shakespeare play has, "Friends, Romans, countrymen..."?

Julius Caesar.

Who was effective leader of China from 1978 until his death in 1997?

-Mao Tse-tung.

-No, Deng Xiaoping.

In which Olympic winter sport are you likely to encounter moguls?

Skiing.

-Bank.

-Which king's nickname was Coeur de Lion?

Richard the Lionheart.

-Bank.

-On which side of the road should you walk if there is no footpath?

Left.

No, right. Time's up.

You managed to win £110, which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £1,940.

But only one of you can win it.

Now you play against each other head to head. I ask alternate questions. Best of five.

Whoever gets the most correct wins.

If there's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Feroze and Brian, for £1,940, let's play The Weakest Link.

Brian,

as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.

I'll go first, Anne.

Brian, in religion,

the Jewish festival of Pesach is commonly known by what name in English?

-Passover.

-That is the correct answer.

Feroze,

which American composer and pianist was known as the king of ragtime?

-Jerry Lee Lewis.

-No, the correct answer is Scott Joplin.

Brian, the UK version of which equestrian game is divided into

periods of seven and a half minutes each?

Showjumping.

No, the correct answer is polo.

Feroze, in which modern country is the site of the Bronze Age city of Mycenae?

-Greece.

-That is the correct answer.

Brian, in theatre, whose play called Bedroom Farce opened at the National Theatre in 1977?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Alan Ayckbourn.

Feroze, in which former Soviet republic is the town of Chernobyl?

-The Ukraine.

-That is the correct answer.

Brian, in maths, expressed in its lowest terms, what is two thirds of three quarters?

-A half.

-That is the correct answer.

Feroze, after being reinstated in 1982,

the Orient Express made its maiden trip from London to which Italian city?

-Rome.

-No, the correct answer is Venice.

Brian, to take the lead,

in the human body, in which organ is the gustatory nerve?

-The heart.

-No, the correct answer is the tongue.

Feroze, if you answer this question correctly, you'll have won.

So, for £1,940.

In which 1949 film

does Alec Guinness play eight members of the d'Ascoyne family?

-The Dirty Dozen.

-No, the correct answer is Kind Hearts And Coronets.

After five questions, we have a tie.

So now we go into a sudden death situation.

The questions will continue in pairs.

Brian, if you get your question right, so must Feroze.

If you get your question wrong and Feroze gets his right, he wins.

So, Brian and Feroze, let's play sudden death.

Brian, which former English Olympic swimmer competed for Britain

in the 1981 European bobsleigh championship?

Pass.

The correct answer is Duncan Goodhew.

Feroze, name one of the three new coins

which entered circulation in 1971, when the UK converted to decimalisation.

-The one-penny coin.

-That is the correct answer.

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

and you go away with £1,940.

Brian, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

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Well, I'm sick as the proverbial parrot getting right to the end.

Earlier, I hadn't thought about winning. It was the fun of doing it.

I'll count the money, note by note, and then go out on a shopping spree.

My mum and dad will kill me for saying that, but they didn't win, I did.