21/09/2010 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 is Adam, I'm 22 years old, I'm from Swindon and I'm a maths student.

My name is Jenni, I'm 69 years old, I come from Heybridge Basin, Essex, and I am retired.

Patrick, 59, scaffolder, from Sussex.

I'm Rose, I'm 21, from Lancashire and I'm a linguistics student.

I'm Andy, I'm 37, from Portsmouth and I'm an IT salesman.

Vicki, I'm 47, I live in Wimbledon and I'm a private practice manager.

I'm Gordon, 64, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, and I'm a hospital porter/driver.

I'm Tina, I'm 51, from Pontypool in South Wales and I'm a community tutor.

I'm Pete, I'm 42, from Hertfordshire, and I'm a restaurant 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 it and you lose all the money in it.

Say "Bank!" before the question 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, Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In time measurement, what term is used for any one of the 24 equal sections

into which the day is conventionally divided?

-An hour.

-Correct. In sports, which single piece of equipment is needed for a tug of war?

-A piece of rope.

-Correct.

In medicine, emergency assistance rendered to an accident victim is known as First Aid or Last Aid?

-First Aid.

-Correct. In clothing, a pair of soft fabric pads connected by a band

and worn on the head in cold weather are what muffs?

-Ear.

-Correct. In shops, which four-letter word is often displayed on the door

to indicate categorically that the establishment is not closed?

-Open.

-Correct. In a Sunday lunch, roast beef is traditionally served

with an item of cooked batter called a Yorkshire what?

-Pudding.

-Correct. In the animal kingdom, the ability to shed its tail and grow a new one

is possessed by species of rabbit or lizard?

-Lizard.

-Correct. The greeting or gesture of congratulation

in which one person slaps the raised right hand of another is popularly known as a high what?

-Five.

-Correct. In the human body, what's the name for the various

hard, porous structures that make up the skeleton?

-Bones.

-Correct.

-< Bank.

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target and that money will go through to the next round

but one of you will not. Who do you think is untouchable and who is unnecessary?

Who do you highly value? And who would you rather was not here?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Adam is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Jenni, but who will be the first to take the Walk of Shame?

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

Ever so sorry. Vicki.

Patrick.

Pete.

Pat.

Jenni.

Pete.

Patrick.

Jenni.

Patrick.

-What do you do, Pete?

-I'm a restaurant manager.

-Where?

-At the moment, St Albans, but soon Welwyn Garden City.

-Is it the same group?

-It is, yes.

-Have they nice pictures on the menu?

Beautiful pictures. Well shot.

-It's a restaurant where people can't read?

-No, we get a very good class of people. You'd be very welcome.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Put your board down.

-Move towards Tina.

-OK.

-Turn sideways.

-Yes. They don't have to worry where the leftovers go.

-Not at all.

I make sure all the food's right and everything's edible.

-It's part of my job.

-Is it?

-Oh, yes. I take it very seriously.

Put your board up. Why Patrick?

We all got a question right. He's the first person I looked at.

-What do you do, Rose?

-I'm a student.

-Of?

-Linguistics.

-Why?

-Cos it's interesting.

-Is it?

-And I'm good at it.

-What does it involve?

It's basically English language with some speech therapy thrown in.

-Well, give me an example.

-So...

Looking into how sounds are produced in the mouth or looking into Old English words, Middle English.

-How are sounds produced in the mouth?

-Lots of different ways. With your lips, like a B. Buh.

-Go on. Give me another example.

-The alveolar ridge, which is like teh. Like that.

Why Pat? Is that Old English for Patrick?

It is, yeah, actually.

-How do you pronounce that?

-Pat.

-Has that got a "t" in it?

-It has.

-And a "buh"?

-No, a "puh". It's pronounced using the same articulatory muscles.

-Fabulous.

-Why do you want rid of him?

-Cos he was next to me and...

You've done a lot of logical thinking on this degree.

-What do you do, Jenni?

-I'm retired now.

-So you're a lady who lunches?

-Yes.

-I'm a Lady Taverner...

-You've got your own tavern?

-No. Lady Taverners haven't anything to do with pubs or inns.

-Well, what a stupid name, then!

-It's all to do with cricket, really.

-Call yourselves Lady Cricketers.

The men cricketers are called the Lord Taverners, so we're just the Lady Taverners.

-They don't call themselves cricketers?

-No. A lot of them are.

-So you don't play cricket?

-No.

-You just go to lunch?

-Yes, but we do raise money...

-At lunch?

-Yes.

-Why Patrick?

-Well, it was difficult. We all got our question right.

He lives in a lovely part of the world and might want to get back.

Patrick, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I won't have no trouble living this down. I'll look back on it as a great day out, met some lovely people

and I've had to go. No problem whatsoever. None.

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

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In law in England and Wales, what L is the common five-letter term for the contract

between the landlord and tenant of a property?

-Legal?

-Lease.

In technology, the term used to describe the low-frequency light beam that transmits a signal

from a remote control to a TV is infra what?

-Red.

-Correct. In clothing, a formal evening jacket worn by a man is named after which meal?

-Dinner.

-Correct.

In film, in Psycho much of the action takes place in which location - a motel or a hospital?

-Motel.

-Correct. In the New Testament, according to the Gospel of Luke,

in what town was Jesus born?

-Bethlehem.

-Correct. In food, what G is the name of a large citrus fruit

often consumed by cutting it in half and eating segments with a spoon?

-Grapefruit.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What name is given to the parts of a piano that have adjustable tension and are struck by hammers?

-Keys?

-Strings. In politics, the official US intelligence organisation for external security

is known by what three-letter abbreviation?

-CIA.

-Correct. The name of which precious metal was used to describe

the silver-blonde hair of Hollywood actress Jean Harlow?

-Platinum.

-Correct. On planet Earth, salt makes up approximately what percentage of sea water -

4% or 84%?

-4.

-Correct. In finance,

the name of which farmyard creature precedes the word feed in a term for a very small amount of money?

-Pig?

-Chicken.

In children's swimming lessons, what A is the term for a pair of plastic inflatable buoyancy aids

worn around the upper limbs?

-Armbands.

-Correct. In maths, what is 28 doubled?

-56.

-At a circus, the performer who gives the impression of swallowing a burning torch

is a fire eater or flame gobbler?

-Fire eater.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Cats that have a coat with a tortoiseshell pattern are almost always which sex?

-Male.

-Female. In food and drink, what I is the word used to describe coffee sold as soluble granules?

-Instant.

-Correct. In a popular expression, if a person emulates the behaviour of another,

they are taking a leaf from someone's what?

-Book.

-Correct. In mountaineering, crampons are spiked metal devices

designed to be attached to hats or boots?

-Boots.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The term that is commonly used...

Time's up. You won £500.

But who could win a cap for Idiots International?

Who's got an energy-saving brain?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answer the most questions, Jenni is the strongest link.

Tina is, statistically, the weakest link, but will the team notice that?

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

Tina.

Tina.

Tina.

Tina.

Adam.

Tina.

Adam.

Tina.

-What do you do, Adam?

-I'm a maths student.

-If you go to a pub to pick up a woman, what do you say you do?

-Maths.

-But maths students aren't very good at chatting girls up, are they?

-Apparently not.

-What have you learned so far?

-Pfff...

-Oh, that's a lot(!)

-It's difficult to put in one sentence.

-Put it in two sentences.

I have learnt about applied maths. I've also learnt about pure maths.

And I've had to do a careers module.

-What's that?

-You say maths students aren't very good at talking, so they don't think we're employable,

-so they make us do a careers module.

-You have to talk to people?

Yeah. It's a bit of a shame. I like to get my head down and do maths.

-You don't like talking to people?

-Well, I get by.

-Without a girlfriend?

-That's fine by me.

-So you're a sad maths student?

-You could say that.

-Why Tina?

She got one more wrong than me.

-What do you do, Andy?

-IT salesman.

-Fabulous. Nearly as much fun as being a maths student.

-Much more!

-What do you sell?

-IT products and services, hardware, software.

-To whom?

-I sell to large enterprise accounts in the north of England.

IT really bores me. So if you're going to sell to me, I need you to do some tricks.

-Tricks?

-Well, tell me some funny stories, some jokes about IT.

-I'm not sure there is anything entertaining about IT.

-Couldn't you be entertaining?

-Oh, I could.

Put your board down and entertain me.

-A shaggy dog story? One-liner?

-Well, you're the entertainer.

OK. There's a gentleman driving down a country road, middle of nowhere, middle of the night. He breaks down.

He lifts up the bonnet and there's steam everywhere.

-He thinks, "I don't know anything about cars."

-Call the AA or the RAC.

-His mobile phone's battery's gone.

-You didn't say that.

Extraneous information. So he thinks, "What am I going to do?"

There's smoke everywhere, car won't start, and he hears a voice out of nowhere say,

-"It's your carburettor."

-Is there much more of this?

-I could have finished it long before now.

-What's the punchline?

A white horse tells him how to fix the car and he drives up the road and goes into an inn

and the barman says, "Why do you look shaken up?"

He says, "I've just seen a talking horse, my car broke down and a white horse told me how to fix it."

The barman says, "You're lucky you didn't see the black horse." "Why?"

"He knows nothing about cars."

-It wasn't worth it, was it?

-Put your board up.

Why Tina?

Er, she's lovely and if it wasn't for Tina banking we'd have no money, but she did get questions wrong.

Tina, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Before I came today, I was thinking, "I'm going on the Weakest Link,

"so I've got to be voted off first or stay on to the end and win."

And I knew that wasn't an option!

Round 3. In the bank, £1,500. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

What Q is the term for the area of soft, tender flesh on a finger or toe,

to which the nail is attached?

-Quick.

-Correct.

In scenic railways, the Tarka line between Barnstaple and Exeter is in which English county?

-Devon.

-Correct.

Richard Hammond, who has presented Top Gear since 2002, has what nickname - Hamster or Guinea Pig?

-The Hamster.

-Correct. In British politics, in 1986 which major party adopted a red rose as its symbol?

-Labour.

-Correct. In cinema, the two-word alternative name for the Oscars is the what Awards?

-Academy Awards.

-Correct.

Which large, mainly vegetarian mammal native to Asia has two species, the Red and the Giant?

-Pass.

-Panda. In history, the prisoners used as oarsmen for triremes and other ancient warships

were usually known as galley what?

-Ho.

-Slaves.

What C is the name of a regulation that people must stay inside their houses after a certain time?

-Curfew.

-Correct. someone in an awkward position is often advised not to make it worse

with the words, "When you are in a hole, stop..." what?

-Digging.

-Correct. The 1990 UK number one single by Madonna that name checks film stars

including James Dean and Bette Davis was Vogue or Esquire?

-Vogue.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In English football, "You'll never walk alone" is the motto of which club?

-Liverpool.

-Correct. In the animal kingdom, which three-letter term for a Tibetan ox

is the name Kay spelt backwards?

-Yak.

-Correct. In a newspaper, what E is the name for a column,

often written by the journalist in charge, stating an opinion?

-Editorial.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The liqueur made by steeping the fruits of the blackthorn bush in a juniper-flavoured spirit

is called sloe what?

-Gin.

-Correct.

In imperial measurements, there are how many pints in a gallon?

-Eight.

-Correct. In scuba diving,

as a person descends, water pressure becomes greater or lesser?

-Greater.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The American travel writer born William McGuire Bryson in 1951 is better known by what first name?

-Bill.

-Correct. According to legend, St David told his Welsh countrymen to identify themselves...

Time's up. You won £300, but you had a chain of 10 correct answers. Who kept banking?

Who thinks a fraternity is a very long period of time?

Who thinks fraud is a psychotherapist? Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, the strongest link is Andy.

The weakest link is Pete, but can he survive the vote?

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

Pete.

Adam.

Pete.

Pete.

Pete.

Adam.

Adam.

-What do you do, Vicki?

-Private practice manager, Anne.

-I thought you played American football.

-I haven't got the stature.

-You've got the jacket for it.

-Padded shoulders. Extra protection.

-Is there a Krystle Carrington lookalike who's without a jacket?

-No.

Put the board down.

-Have you had it since the '80s?

-I have.

-What made you think it was appropriate in 2010?

-Well, I like retro clothes, Anne.

-Put your board up.

What do you do as a practice manager?

One-stop shop. From the minute the patient wants to see a consultant, right the way through,

with clinic letters or reports or the organisation of scans, it all stems...

-What about bills that aren't paid?

-I also do that - invoicing and chasing of bills.

-I am a bit of a Rottweiler.

-Are you? Do you put your shoulder pad in the door?

-No!

I've never needed to. A phone call.

-Why Pete?

-He lost us a bit of money with the panda question.

Andy, got any shoulder pad jokes?

They are! They are a joke, surely.

-Speak for themselves.

-Why Pete?

-We had a good amount of money.

Pete, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends and family's immediate reaction to watching the show,

they'll be pleased I didn't get voted off first, but upset I didn't win.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,800. Another 10 seconds off.

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

Start the clock.

In employment, what C is the specific seven-letter job title

of a person who is the custodian or keeper of the exhibits at a museum?

-Curator.

-Correct. In TV, the 1960s US cartoon series

that featured the misadventures of a short-sighted old man was Mr who?

-Magoo.

-Correct. What's the general name for the class of creature whose youngster is called a fledgling?

-Bird.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Which 1988 UK number one for Kylie Minogue begins, "In my imagination there is no complication..."?

-Pass.

-I Should Be So Lucky.

In archaeology, the period of time after the Bronze Age was the Copper Age or Iron Age?

-Iron Age.

-Correct. The 2006 war film directed by Clint Eastwood

about six men who raised a pennant at the Battle of Iwo Jima is entitled Flags Of Our what?

-Fathers.

-Correct.

Cowes, noted for its annual regatta, is on which island off the coast of England?

-Isle of Wight.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What E is a medical condition similar to dermatitis,

marked by redness and tiny blisters just beneath the surface of the skin?

Sorry, Anne, could you repeat that question?

What E is a medical condition similar to dermatitis,

marked by redness and tiny blisters just beneath the surface of the skin?

-Eczema.

-Yes, correct.

In children's literature, the novel Black Beauty was the only published work of its author, Anna who?

-Pass.

-Sewell.

On a telephone landline in the UK,

what's the four-digit number that must be dialled to obtain details of the last incoming call?

-1471.

-Correct.

Which colour follows "cabbage" to make the name of a common type of butterfly?

-White.

-Correct.

The Roman Catholic magazine founded in 1840 by Frederick Lucas is called The Shrine or The Tablet?

-Tablet.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 58 minus 31?

-27.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In cheese-making, what W is the watery by-product that is drained off after the milk...

-Whey.

-Correct.

In 1980s politics, Conservative Party members who were divided over the policies of Margaret Thatcher

were labelled either "wet" or what?

-Bank!

-Dry.

Time's up. "Dry" was the correct answer, but it was too late.

You were out of time and you won £400.

But who burns their ear if the phone goes when they're ironing?

Whose brain should file for divorce?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that the weakest link is Gordon.

The strongest link is Vicki, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Gordon.

Gordon.

Adam.

Gordon.

Adam.

Adam.

We have a tie, team. Gordon and Adam have three votes each.

-What do you do, Gordon?

-I'm a hospital porter/driver.

-Which hospital?

-It's a private hospital.

They do orthopaedics, they do boob jobs, eyes, general surgery.

Facelifts, whatever, you know.

Who in West Yorkshire needs their face seeing to?

There's quite a few. There's some bulldogs about round our end.

What do you mean by "bulldogs"?

You can see the difference between a lady and a bulldog because the lady wears lipstick,

but round our end, bulldogs wear it as well.

Have you got a lady or a bulldog at home?

I have a lady. She's not a bulldog.

-Does she get cut-price?

-She doesn't need it.

She relies on creams, as you would, and that's it. Everyday stuff, not a problem.

Could you do surgery on people with abnormal shoulders?

With shoulder pads? Yeah, they'd take those away. Not a problem.

Good. And why have you voted for Adam?

I remember Adam getting one wrong and I passed on one.

-It's not all about you, Gordon.

-No, it isn't. I think it's about you, isn't it?

-Yeah, you've got it.

Now, Adam, the Maths student, why are you getting rid of Gordon?

-Because he's the only other person who got one wrong or passed on one.

-Yeah.

Well, the strongest link was Vicki, the practice manager.

-Vicki, apart from an '80s night, do you think you'll ever wear that jacket again?

-Yes, Anne.

-Really?

-Are you known in Wimbledon for it?

-I'm known for bright colours, yes.

-Don't tell me you've got several more like it at home?

-I have, actually. This is my favourite.

Yes. It must be hard to choose(!)

-It is.

-Why have you voted for Adam?

Because he got one wrong and he has actually got consistently one wrong,

-so I feel that Adam should go now, and I don't change my mind.

-No.

Adam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My housemates will probably be quite proud of me.

I've done better than I told them I would do,

although there will have been some questions I got wrong

that they would have known and they'll be shouting at the TV!

Round 5. In the bank, £2,200. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In pop music, the 2010 UK No.1 single entitled Fireflies

was by Adam Young who records under what name - Owl City or Eagle Town?

-Owl City.

-Correct.

In solid geometry, a cylinder has how many surfaces?

-One.

-Three. The usual Cockney rhyming slang term for "wife" is "trouble and" what?

-Strife.

-Correct.

What C is the name of a medieval device for shooting bolts or arrows

that has its firing mechanism set at right angles to the stock?

-Cannon?

-Crossbow.

According to the title of the 19th century novel by Johann Wyss,

the Family Robinson was what nationality?

-Swiss.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In Judaism, what name from a Hebrew word for "rest" is given

to the day of the week devoted to worship and abstinence from work?

-Sabbath.

-Correct.

Most of the International Date Line lies at how many degrees of longitude? 45 or 180?

-45.

-180.

Which usually orange-coloured root vegetable widely grown in the UK is an excellent source of Vitamin A?

-Carrot.

-Correct.

The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in 1914 contributed to the outbreak

of the First World War was Archduke Franz who?

-Pass.

-Ferdinand.

In nature, what J is the name of a tree native to desert areas of the south-western United States

that appears in the title of a 1987 album by U2?

-Joshua.

-Correct.

The Ring Of Fire is the name of the belt of volcanoes around the rim of which ocean?

-Atlantic.

-Pacific.

The first person singular of the present tense of the verb "to be" is "I" what?

-"I am."

-Correct.

The play by Henrik Ibsen first staged in 1885 had what title? The Tame Goose or The Wild Duck?

-The Tame Goose.

-The Wild Duck.

What name for a detailed plan of a project reflects the fact

that it's traditionally produced on paper of a certain colour?

-Blueprint.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the TV drama series first shown in 2008 about a Swedish detective,

what W is the surname of the title character played by Kenneth Branagh?

Kavanagh?

Time's up. The correct answer was Wallander and you only won £40.

Who's got more cracks showing now than a builder's yard?

If Daft is a country, who should be treated like royalty?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers right, Andy is the strongest link.

The weakest link statistically is Gordon, but will the team notice that?

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

Vicki.

Gordon.

Sorry, mate. Gordon.

Gordon.

Rose.

-Rose, why Gordon?

-I think he got two questions wrong.

-Andy, why Gordon?

-He got some questions wrong.

Gordon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My chat with Anne... She's clever with what she does.

She gets into you and talks to you about what you do

and you're bringing answers out that you wouldn't normally bring out.

Once you've done it, it's too late. She's got you.

Round 6. In the bank, £2,240. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Andy.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In cricket, when an incoming batsman asks the umpire to indicate the position of his bat

in relation to the stumps, he is said to take what?

-His sights?

-Guard.

In medicine, the name of which narcotic drug used for pain relief

is derived from Morpheus, the Greek god of...

-Morphine.

-Correct.

In horticulture, the toxic plant introduced to Britain in the 1800s

is called the giant hogweed or hogwash?

-Hogweed.

-Correct.

In definitions, the word Novocastrian refers to a native or inhabitant

of which city in the north-east of England?

-Newcastle.

-I'll accept.

In fashion, what five-letter name is given to soft leather often used for shoes

that has been buffed on the flesh side to raise a slight texture?

-Pass.

-Suede.

In film, which 1999 thriller starred Bruce Willis as a child psychologist

and Haley Joel Osment as a boy with supernatural powers?

-Die Hard.

-The Sixth Sense.

In demolition work, what D is the term for a device

that is designed to set off an explosion at a safe distance?

-Detonator.

-Correct.

Which classic 18th century typeface has the same name

as a family saved by Sherlock Holmes from a savage hound?

-Times.

-Baskerville.

Which two-word French term describes a bathroom that is connected by a door to a bedroom?

-En suite.

-Correct.

The Christmas UK No.1 single in 2005 by The X Factor winner Shayne Ward was entitled That's My what?

-Goal.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What H is an Arabic word meaning "lawful" that can be applied to all aspects of life,

but usually refers to food permissible under Muslim law?

-Pass.

-Halal.

In TV, which US comedienne had her first starring role

opposite Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Tracey Ullman in the 1980s sitcom Girls On Top...?

Time's up. The correct answer was Ruby Wax and you won £50.

So, consider this. Should Andy come to a funny end?

Is Rose lost for words?

Maybe Jenni's out to lunch?

Or does Vicki deserve the cold shoulder?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Andy is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Jenni, but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Rose.

Andy.

Rose.

Jenni.

-Jenni, why Rose?

-We all got one question wrong, I think,

but I think Rose got more in the previous rounds.

-Andy, did you just get one question wrong?

-No.

I got two.

You were the worst player.

Rose, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The walk of shame wasn't too embarrassing. I stuck my tongue out at Anne as I went past her.

I don't think she looked at me, so she didn't care, but I was dared to do it and I had to do it.

Round 7. In the bank, £2,290. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

The area of the moon where the 1969 Apollo 11 mission landed is called the Sea of what?

-Galaxy.

-Tranquillity.

Which four-letter word precedes Lauderdale and Worth in the names of cities in Florida and Texas?

-Fort.

-Correct.

The US actor who played a British soldier in The Crying Game

and the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King Of Scotland is Forest who?

-Pass.

-Whitaker.

In definitions, what X means a dislike or even hatred of foreigners?

-Pass.

-Xenophobia.

In sport, the athlete who won Britain's only track and field medal at the 1976 Olympics

and who founded The Great North Run is Brendan who?

-Thomas.

-Foster.

In maths, what is 64 divided by 4?

-16.

-Correct.

In literature, the reclusive American novelist born in 1919,

whose first names Jerome David were usually initialised,

had what surname?

-Jerome K Jerome.

-Salinger.

In emblems, the national flag of which northern European country is called the Dannebrog?

-Spain.

-Denmark.

In pop music, which Latin term meaning "the existing state of affairs"

is also the name of a rock group formed in the 1960s?

-Status Quo.

-Correct.

-Pass.

-Oh!

-Sorry.

-Andy, in vocabulary, what G is the term for the chief electrician on a film set

that goes before "tape" in the name of a product used for electrical repairs?

-Gaffer.

-Correct.

The army officer who led the Charge of the Light Brigade and had an article of clothing named after him

was the Earl of where?

Pass.

Time's up. The correct answer was Cardigan.

That was great(!) You won absolutely nothing.

In Round 8, you get to treble what you bank. Think carefully. Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

With no correct answers, Jenni is the weakest link.

Andy is the strongest link statistically, but who will survive the final vote?

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

Vicki.

Jenni.

Andy.

We have a three-way tie, team. You've got a vote each.

-Andy, why Jenni?

-I thought Jenni was the weakest link in that particular round.

-Jenni, why Vicki?

-I think Andy was the strongest link, so I didn't have any option.

Vicki, why have you voted for Andy?

I wasn't 100% sure. The round went very fast.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote and the strongest link was Andy.

You've got a choice now. Do you want to stick with Jenni or move to Vicki?

I will change my vote to Vicki.

I don't blame you. Vicki, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If I came up against Anne in the nature of my job,

I think she would be quite a demanding, but discerning patient,

and I think I could manage her quite successfully

as I have good interpersonal skills with the trickiest of patients.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,290.

90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled.

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

Start the clock.

In US politics, the Presidential Election takes place every four years in which month?

-November.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In music, a note that is one-quarter as long as a crotchet is called a semi what?

-Quaver.

-Correct.

In human anatomy, which word rhyming with "larynx" is an alternative name for the throat?

-Pass.

-Pharynx.

In architecture, what B was the name for a type of building often used as a law court in Roman times

and now refers to a church with a similar design?

-A Bastille?

-Basilica.

In cinema, in the 1950 film Father Of The Bride,

the bride was played by which star who was later herself married several times?

-Katharine Hepburn?

-Elizabeth Taylor.

In darts, the player turned pundit known for arriving at matches

wearing a crown and carrying a candelabra is Bobby who?

-George.

-Correct.

In TV, the 1990s comedy drama series entitled Northern Exposure was set in which US state?

-Oregon.

-Alaska.

In legend, what C was the daughter of Priam, the last King of Troy

who foretold the defeat of the city at the hands of the Greek armies?

-Cressida?

-No, Cassandra.

In UK geography, the city of Nottingham stands on the banks of which river?

-Trent.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In pop music, the tune...

Time's up. I can't complete the question.

You won £40 which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,410.

But there can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, it's Sudden Death.

So, Jenni and Andy, for £2,410,

let's play the Weakest Link.

-Jenni, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

-Can I go first?

-Yes.

Jenni, in cinema, the 2010 thriller Shutter Island

was the fourth film starring Leonardo DiCaprio

to be made by which director?

-No, I don't know.

-The correct answer is Martin Scorsese.

Andy, in the 1889 comic novel Three Men In A Boat,

the character called Harris says of which maze, "It's very simple -

"you keep on taking the first turning to the right"?

-Hampton Court?

-That is correct.

Jenni, in aviation, a military transport plane

used throughout the world since the 1950s

has what name taken from that of a Roman mythological hero?

-Julius Caesar?

-The correct answer is Hercules.

Andy, the 2010 UK hit album Unconditional Love Songs,

featuring tracks called I Can't Make You Love Me,

Stay With Me and All Cried Out,

was by which male singer?

-John Barrowman?

-The correct answer is Peter Andre.

Jenni, in sport, in a simple knockout competition,

if there are 128 starters,

how many rounds will there be, including the final?

-40?

-The correct answer is seven.

Andy, in science, H2SO4 is the chemical formula

of which highly corrosive substance?

-Sulphuric acid.

-That is the correct answer.

Jenni, in theatre, which musical that opened in the West End in 1999

includes scenes set at Pride Rock,

Elephant Graveyard

and Rafiki's Tree?

-Miss Saigon?

-The correct answer is The Lion King.

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

-and you go away with £2,410.

-Thank you.

Jenni, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

They were all lovely people and I've had an absolutely lovely day.

And to get to the final was, you know, the icing on the cake.

My family will be really pleased,

but my dad will say, "How much of that money will you give to me to pay off the debts you owe?"

The answer's, "None. Sorry, Dad. It's not going to happen."

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