23/08/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's team of nine,

preparing for the show.

Only one will get the prize money

of up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing, as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

They don't know each other, but if they want the 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 Jo, 20, a musician from Fishguard in Wales.

I'm Chris, a 32-year-old firefighter from Lincoln.

I'm Shirley, a housewife, 65, from Berkshire.

Austin, 52, Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh, civil servant.

I'm Gill, 45, and a travel agent from Burton upon Trent.

I'm Beth, I'm 53, I'm a retired PE teacher from Gifford in Scotland.

I'm Steven, I'm 29 and a sales director from London.

I'm Sally, I'm 36, I'm a scientist from Todmorden in West Yorkshire.

I'm David, a 66-year-old retired bank official from Mevagissey in Cornwall.

Now the rules. In each round, the aim is

to answer enough questions to reach your £1000 target in the time limit.

The fast way is to make a chain of nine right answers.

Get a question wrong, you break the chain, losing the money.

But if you say "Bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.

But you start a new chain from scratch. At the end of a round,

only money that was banked can go forward.

In Round One you have three minutes on the clock.

We start with the person who is first alphabetically.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Playing cards: suits are hearts, diamonds, spades and what?

Clubs.

What F is a small brown spot on the skin containing an excess of the pigment melanin?

Freckle.

Panama City is the capital of which country?

Panama.

The BBC Saturday morning children's programme is Live And...?

Kicking.

In maths, how many minutes are there in three quarters of an hour?

45.

In science, what D is the care and treatment of the teeth and gums?

-Dentology.

-Dentistry.

-Bank.

-Oxford and which other university make up "Oxbridge"?

Cambridge.

Under standard pressure, what is the freezing point of water in Celsius?

Zero.

What fruit juice, with champagne, makes Buck's Fizz?

Orange juice.

Which famous fictional detective had the catchphrase, "Elementary"?

Sherlock Holmes.

-Bank.

-Who was the husband of political activist Winnie Mandela?

Nelson Mandela.

If a woman has sextuplets, how many babies is that?

Six.

Which communications system is "The Information Superhighway"?

The Internet.

QANTAS Airways is the national airline of which country?

Australia.

In nature, what P is the name given to the feathers of a bird?

Plumage.

-Bank.

-In language, what is the Spanish for "goodbye"?

Adios.

In the animal kingdom, what is the name of a young lion?

Cub.

In weather, what H is snow made of small grains of ice?

Hail.

-Bank.

-In which country was the actress Bette Midler born?

USA.

Which is Lester Piggott's sport?

Horse racing.

The name of which yellow flower is said to come from the French dent de lion?

Dandelion.

-Bank.

-Was The Hundred Years' War between England and France

more or less than 100 years long?

-Less.

-More.

In the military, for what do the initials RAF stand?

Royal Air Force.

What O is an area of land on which fruit trees are grown?

Orchard.

In music, how many notes are there in a chord called a triad?

Three.

-Bank.

-Which weapon did David use to defeat Goliath?

Sling.

In which continent is Mount Kenya?

Africa.

Which author wrote about the magical land of Narnia?

CS Lewis.

-Bank.

-Which American singer, born in 1958, is nicknamed "The King Of Pop"?

Michael Jackson.

Who played the tough cop Harry Callahan in the 1971 film Dirty Harry?

Clint Eastwood.

-Bank.

-In film, which Rudolf, born in 1895, was known...

Time is up. The answer was Valentino.

And you only answered

two questions incorrectly, and you put into the bank £950.

Who, perhaps, is too slow to stay?

Who is a potential ditherer?

One of you will leave with nothing.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

After a close first round, Gill is the strongest link.

David is the weakest link, as he got one question wrong, and didn't bank any money.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

Steven.

-What do you do?

-Sales director of a communications company.

-So what do you sell?

-Cellular telephones and equipment.

Oh, telephones! Right.

So I suppose you've got more knowledge of tariffs than The Hundred Years' War?

-It would appear so.

-Yes. Why David?

-Well, he and I were the only ones

to get one wrong, and his was the simple dentistry one.

Right. Jo.

-What did David do that you don't like?

-Nothing. He's a top guy.

But, you know, only he and Steven got questions wrong, and it was between the two.

Right. OK. David, what do you do?

Well, I'm retired, Anne. I...

-Did they sack you?

-Fortunately not. I took early retirement.

-Speak any languages?

-I do.

-Do you? What do you speak?

I speak German and French.

And English, of course. Or I like to think so.

-Oh, you speak English?!

-Well, I like to think so.

Perhaps a different patois to the rest of us?

-We don't know dentology.

-I thought that was an advanced form of dentistry.

-I thought it would be worth extra points.

-You just made it up?

-Yes.

Well, it's cost you your place. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, I'm certain that when I get home

I shall have a lot of mickey-taking from family and friends.

Colleagues... And particularly my dentist.

Well, I feel that Austin

is the one I would most like to come off soon,

because I feel that he is rather over...

over-confident, and thinks he will win.

Round Two, and you've banked £950. There are eight of you left.

Ten seconds off the time. I start with the strongest link from last round,

that's Gill. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which device, named after a French physician, was used to behead people?

Guillotine.

Which chess piece is usually shaped like a horse's head?

-The rook.

-The knight.

By what acronym is the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation known?

-NAT?

-NATO.

Which actress from the TV show Friends made the "Rachel" haircut famous?

Jennifer Aniston.

What C is the name for an ear of sweet corn or maize?

-Corn.

-Corncob. I'll accept corn.

Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. Who proposed?

Queen Victoria.

Who played the lead role of Jim Garrison in the 1991 film JFK?

-Pass.

-Kevin Costner.

What P is the conditional release of a prisoner?

Parole.

In which Lewis Carroll book does a character say, "I've had such a curious dream"?

Alice In Wonderland.

Marisco and morello are types of which fruit?

Cherry.

-Bank.

-If a chef bakes 60 doughnuts in a batch, how many dozens in two batches?

Ten.

Which species of bear is also known as the grizzly? Brown or black?

The brown bear.

How many ovaries are there in the human female?

Two.

The Adventures Of Luke Starkiller

was an early title considered for which 1977 science fiction film?

Star Wars.

-Bank.

-What B is the French word for sweets or candy?

Bonbons.

Finish this Latin term for "something for something". Quid pro...?

Quo.

The cup worm is a member of which species, worm or caterpillar?

Caterpillar.

A bottle labelled with a skull and crossbones

contains a substance with which property?

-Poison.

-Toxic. I'll accept poison.

-Bank.

-What B is a name for the Devil?

Beelzebub.

Tuscany, in which country, is sometimes called "Chianti-shire"?

Italy.

The mineral pyrite is better known as Fool's...?

Gold.

-Bank.

-Which lively dance of Bohemian origin

shares its name with a pattern of dots on fabric?

-Pass.

-Polka.

If you're myopic, are you short-sighted or long-sighted?

Short-sighted.

What G is a measurement of weight, from the Greek for "small weight"?

Gram.

-Bank.

-Who was Michael Crawford in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em?

Frank Spencer.

Sierra Leone's coastline is on which ocean?

-Pacific.

-Atlantic.

In children's literature, which of the...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

You won £650 in that round, and only answered five questions incorrectly.

Who was too ambitious,

arriving here today?

One of you is about to leave with nothing.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having got four questions right, Gill is again the strongest link.

The weakest link is Beth, with two incorrect answers.

But will the voting follow the facts?

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

Chris. Why Beth?

Er... I think Beth got two wrong.

-So she had to be voted for.

-Just one more than you.

-But it's more, though.

-Shirley.

Had enough of Beth?

No. She... I can just remember her getting one wrong.

-Right. You can't just remember her getting two wrong?

-Two wrong.

-So, your memory's a bit shaky, isn't it?

-Sometimes!

Right. Beth.

-What happened?

-I mistook my rook for my castle.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm devastated about being voted off quite so early on.

I really expected to do much better.

I'm annoyed I didn't take time for my questions.

Steven or Shirley will go next. They got things wrong,

in that round or the one before.

Round Three. You've won £1600 out of a possible £2000.

Seven left, ten seconds off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Gill.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Granada is a city in which European country?

Spain.

In the animal kingdom, the cairn and bull are types of which dog?

-Pit... Pit bull.

-Terrier.

In athletics, which country does hurdler Colin Jackson represent at Olympic level?

England.

I can't accept England. Britain.

Which Apollo mission landed on the moon in 1969? Seven or Eleven?

-Seven.

-Eleven.

What was the surname of Boris, the actor associated with the Frankenstein films?

Karloff.

Which squirrel is native to Britain? Red or grey?

Grey.

Red. With which sport would you associate Johan Cruyff?

Football.

Increased production of which gas, formula CO2, is causing the greenhouse effect?

Carbon dioxide.

-Bank.

-In maths, if a CD costs £2.99, how many could you buy with £10?

Three.

Which actor starred as the office romeo Dave Charnley

in Drop The Dead Donkey - Steve Tomkinson or Neil Pearson?

-Stephen Tomkinson.

-Neil Pearson.

In UK geography, where are the Cairngorm mountains -

north-east or south-west Scotland?

-South-west.

-North-east.

Which 1980s cat-like cartoon heroes

came from the planet Thundera and battled Mumm-Ra?

Thundercats.

What was the name of the area between the opposing armies' trenches in WWI?

-Something...Land.

-I have to accept that.

No Man's Land.

Which US singer born in 1915 was known as the Chairman of the Board?

Pass.

Frank Sinatra.

What is the conversion of a liquid into vapour below boiling point?

Gas.

Evaporation.

In which year was rationing first introduced - 1914 or 1918?

1918.

What South American state is named after the Equator?

Ecuador.

In cockney slang, what is a skin and blister?

Sister.

Which Bill was known as the father of rock'n'roll?

Bill Haley.

-Bank.

-The cats Kara and Oke appear on which children's TV show?

Pass.

Blue Peter.

What S was Rome's council of elders?

-Sanhedrin.

-Senate.

In mammals, which part of a cell contains chromosomes?

Pass.

Nucleus. What is the first name...

Time is up. And that was very poor indeed.

A pathetic £250.

Who is bottling under pressure? Who needs to be stopped in their tracks?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Chris is the strongest link. He got all his questions right.

Shirley failed to answer any questions, making her the weakest link.

But she banked the most money.

Will it be enough to save her?

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

-Gill, why Shirley?

-We all got two wrong. But Shirley hesitated

and then got it wrong.

Right. She got three questions wrong.

Austin, of course,

-got two questions wrong.

-I did.

-You're a civil servant.

-That's right.

-Very civil.

-And what do you serve as?

What way do you serve us all?

I help the public as much as possible.

How do you do that?

I'm involved in issuing repayments at the moment, handing out money.

-What sort of repayments?

-Tax repayments.

Oh, you're a tax inspector!

That took ages.

Why Shirley?

I like to be absolutely fair

-in these matters.

-Could you be quick as well?

I think Shirley was the weakest link.

-Shirley, it all went downhill.

-It did.

With five votes, despite banking the most, you are the weakest link.

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

I was half expecting to be voted off.

But I'd have liked to stay a bit longer.

I think Jo will be voted off next.

She was struggling in the last round.

Round Four and, so far, you've won £1850. Six of you left.

We're taking ten seconds off the time. You have only 2½ minutes.

We start with the strongest link - Chris.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which footballer was FIFA Player of the Century?

Maradona.

In which UK country was director Ridley Scott born?

-Scotland.

-England.

Which musical by Lionel Bart first produced in 1960

features You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two?

Oliver!

When did Hawaii become the United States' 50th state - the '50s or '70s?

The '50s.

-Bank.

-Which German male tennis player turned professional in 1984

and won Wimbledon three times?

Boris Becker.

In humans, the term osseous refers to which parts of the body?

Bones.

The 1994 Winter Olympics were held in the town of Lillehammer in which country?

Norway.

-Bank.

-In politics, what do the initials CND stand for?

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

In pop music, by what man's name was Alison Moyet also known?

Alf.

In what sort of establishment was the sitcom Desmond set?

In a barber's shop.

Cotton fabric treated with oil to make it waterproof is known as what?

Pass.

Oilskin.

In A Tale Of Two Cities, Paris is one city. What's the other?

London.

Which British actor starred in My Best Friend's Wedding and An Ideal Husband?

Rupert Everett.

-Bank.

-What P is an inert substance like sugar

used in place of an active drug for tests?

Placebo.

Which Scottish football team plays its home games at Park Head?

-Hearts.

-Celtic.

In music, where was guitarist Carlos Santana born -

Cuba or Mexico?

Mexico.

The song Any Dream Will Do comes from which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?

Cats.

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Which element with the symbol Cl is a disinfectant for water?

Chlorine.

-Bank.

-Who is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II?

Princess Anne.

The Straits of Gibraltar link the Mediterranean with which ocean?

Atlantic Ocean.

-Bank.

-Frank Bruno fought Mike Tyson in 1989 and 1996 in which US city?

New York.

Las Vegas. In which '82 film did Robin Williams play the part of Garp?

Time is up. The answer was The World According To Garp.

You banked £270. Can I urge you

to dump the dunce?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Chris is the strongest link again.

Sally only answered one question, making her the weakest link.

But as the votes are cast, whose time is up?

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

-Jo, why Sally?

-I noticed Sally got two questions wrong.

-Steven, why Sally?

-I think she got two wrong in that round.

-Gill, you're going down the drain.

-Not as good as the first rounds.

-Why Sally?

-Because she lost the money.

-We all got some wrong but she lost money.

-She's a scientist.

-You don't care about money, do you?

-No.

With four votes, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I had one bad round. I think I'm going home too early.

I'm pretty annoyed and quite frustrated.

Steven should be here. I don't know how he's lasted.

Round Five. Your total so far is...

Five of you left.

Another ten seconds comes off the time.

We start with the strongest link - Chris.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What B is a hawk with broad wings, a rounded tail and brown plumage?

A buzzard.

Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser and Ben Jonson

are buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey known as what?

Poets' Corner.

In language, what is the opposite of dystopia?

-Myopia.

-Utopia.

-Bank.

-In the 1933 film Sons Of The Desert,

which comedian said, "Here's another nice mess you've got me into"?

Oliver Hardy.

In history, what S was a king who erected the temple in Jerusalem?

Solomon.

-Bank.

-Which Prime Minister became Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 1987?

Tony Blair.

John Major.

How many species of alligator are there - two or four?

-Four.

-Two.

Which subject did Mahatma Gandhi study in London

before becoming a nationalist Indian leader?

Law.

Topol played the role of Tevye in the 1967 London production of which musical?

Fiddler On The Roof.

The Ionian Islands of Ithaca belong to which European country?

Greece.

-Bank.

-According to the title of EB White's novel, whose web was it?

Charlotte's.

Correct.

What type of clothes fastening was first used around the year 1200?

Pass.

Buttons.

-Pass...

-What S... Pass, OK.

What S denotes something moving at less than the speed of sound?

Subsonic.

In mythology, the Graces were made up of how many daughters of Zeus?

Three.

-Bank.

-Which band had a No 1 hit in 1973 with Merry Christmas Everybody?

Slade.

Which T is a Spanish city, famous for its swords,

that was Spain's capital till 1560?

Toledo.

-Bank.

-In sport, Robin who became Olympic champion figure skater in 1980?

Cousins.

-Bank.

-In the cartoon series, what was the name of He-Man's female counterpart?

She-Ra.

Time is up. You banked

£270. Who are you going to dump?

Knowledge is what you need, not nincompoops. Vote off the weakest link.

Steven got all his questions right, making him the strongest link.

The statistics show Austin is the weakest but will the voting reflect that?

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

Chris, you thought Tony Blair was a Junior Minister in 1986.

-Yeah, I don't really do politics.

-Don't you?

-Why Gill?

-I think she's been having a bad couple of rounds.

-Then she passed without answering a question.

-You thought she was the weakest link?

-Yes, I did.

-She wasn't, was she, Austin?

Quite possibly.

Quite possibly what?

-Quite possibly she wasn't the weakest link.

-Well, Gill,

you were not statistically the worst player. The income tax inspector was.

But you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed to have been voted off.

I passed instead of banking,

rather than getting a question wrong.

I'm glad I didn't get a geography one wrong as I'm a travel agent.

Round Six. You've won £2390. Four of you left.

We are cutting another ten seconds from your time. We start with the strongest link - Steven.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In which decade was the coronation of King George VI?

-The '40s.

-1930s.

The Welsh counties of Powys and Gwent are home to which mountains?

The Black Mountains.

What was the 1960s and 1970s TV series designed for hearing-impaired kids

which was presented by Tony Hart?

Vision On.

What M is the art of knotting string in patterns to make decorative articles?

Macrame.

-Bank.

-Ancient Rome was made up of two groups - the Patricians and the what?

-Pass.

-Plebeians.

In nature, what species of tree with the Latin name salix

has male and female parts called catkins?

The sycamore.

Willow. In sport, which British athlete

won his third singles title at Wimbledon in 1936?

Fred Perry.

What is the name of the large bronze statue of Apollo

which stood in Rhodes in the third century BC?

The Colossus of Rhodes.

-Bank.

-Gone With The Wind actress Thelma McQueen

changed her first name to which flying insect?

Pass.

Butterfly.

What's Europe's next largest state after Russia?

-Germany.

-Ukraine.

How is the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development known?

-Pass.

-World Bank.

In film, which US actor was born John Charlton Carter in 1924?

-Er... Pass.

-Charlton Heston.

The Widow Douglas and the runaway slave Jim are characters in which Mark Twain novel?

-Pass.

-The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn.

What L is a worm found on sandy beaches and used as bait?

-Pass.

-Lugworm.

The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar separate India from which country?

-Russia.

-Sri Lanka.

In which US city did Steve Redgrave win his fourth Olympic gold medal?

Atlanta.

-Bank.

-What was Nell Gwyn before being Charles II's mistress?

Sold fruit.

Time is up. We'll accept that. She was an orange seller. This time, you banked £170.

Whose presence is beginning to pale?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

This is a reversal of the last round.

Austin has gone from weakest to strongest link,

and Steven from strongest to weakest link.

What will the team take into account?

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

Austin, why Steven?

-Er... Steven was the weakest link, I believe.

-Right.

-Jo.

-Hi.

-It wasn't your finest hour, was it?

-No.

-What happened?

I had an appalling round. I got three unlucky questions.

-Why Steven?

-Because Steven also got three questions wrong, I believe. Or two.

He didn't get three wrong. Did you?

-Apparently not.

-You got four wrong.

-Where do you live?

-In North London.

-Well, you haven't got far to go, have you?

-No.

OK. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't think I was the weakest link.

Jo was faltering.

Austin should have gone ages ago. I don't want him to win.

He works for the Inland Revenue, who I dislike.

Round Seven. In the kitty, £2560. Three of you left.

We are taking ten seconds off the clock. The strongest link from that round was Austin.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The Persian Wars in the 5th century BC were between Persia and which country?

-Er... Athens.

-Greece.

In pop music, who was the lead singer with girl group The Go-Gos?

Belinda Carlisle.

What is the name of the German-born conductor Previn?

Andre.

On a standard dartboard, which number comes next

in the clockwise sequence: 12, 5, 20...?

One.

-Bank.

-What N was a light-hearted BBC current affairs programme between 1969 and 1983,

whose presenters included Frank Bough and Sue Lawley?

-Pass.

-Nationwide.

Which American choreographer established his reputation

with dance sequences in The Pajama Game in 1953?

-Busby Berkeley.

-Bob Fosse.

What was author George Orwell's real name?

Blair.

Can you elaborate on that?

-Eric.

-Correct. What E is the study of electrical activity in the heart?

Pass.

Electrocardiography.

Steve Harley's group: Cockney Rebel or Rejects?

Cockney Rebel.

In literature, what is the first name of Somerset Maugham?

William.

-Bank.

-In the Bible, who did Zipporah marry?

-Pass.

-Moses.

What was the first name of North, the American negotiator in the Iran Contra affair?

Oliver.

Who, in 1796, pioneered an inoculation to protect against smallpox:

Edward Jenner or Louis Pasteur?

Jenner.

-Bank.

-What T is a component that amplifies an electric current?

-Pass.

-Transistor.

Who was British prime minister during the Suez crisis in the 1950s?

Disraeli.

Anthony Eden.

-Bank.

-Who was born first, Purcell or Elgar?

Time is up.

The correct answer was Henry Purcell. You managed to win £200.

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank, so there's £3000 to be won.

The question is, who is getting slower and dimmer, and will not do you any favours?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With only one incorrect answer, Austin is the strongest link for the second time.

Jo only got one question right, making her the weakest link.

But at this crucial stage, who will lose out?

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

Chris.

-You're a fireman.

-I am.

When you're rescuing people

from burning buildings,

-do you leave the weakest to look after themselves and help the strongest?

-Oh, no. Never.

Right.

So, why, when I asked for you to vote off the weakest link,

have you voted for Austin?

CHRIS: He's better than me.

-So, no courage?

-No. Total cowardice.

Right.

Jo.

-Hello.

-How do you think you did in that round?

Again, appalling. I'm amazed I'm still here, to be honest.

And let's be honest again. Why Austin?

Well, I thought Chris was better than Austin.

-Really?

-JO: Yes.

I know I was the weakest link. Chris was probably strongest.

No, he wasn't, by any means.

Oh. I thought Austin was the weakest link.

-Well, weaker out of the two.

-Stop digging, Jo. Austin.

Statistically, you were the strongest link in that round.

But, Jo, who was the worst player,

and Chris, the second worst player,

who worryingly doesn't know the difference between weak and strong...

They want rid of you. Technically you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think Jo and Chris, they were both standing together.

And I think it was possibly tactical voting.

I think it'll be very close but Chris might win today.

Round Eight

and so far you've won £2760.

Jo and Chris, two of you left

and this time you have 90 seconds.

But whatever you win is trebled

and added to your total for your final prize money.

£3000 is at stake in this round.

You voted off the strongest link.

So we'll start with the second strongest link, that's Chris.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What is the name for a female giraffe?

Pass.

A cow. The unit for measuring energy is named after which scientist?

- Joules. - Bank.

In which state is Delaware Bay, New Jersey or Alaska?

New Jersey.

-Bank.

-Which Czech wrote The Metamorphosis and The Trail?

-Pass.

-Kafka.

Which US actress was born Susan Tomaling in 1946

and won an Academy Award for her role in Dead Man Walking?

Susan Sarandon.

-Bank.

-According to Sikhism, are there five or 15 evil passions?

Five.

-Bank.

-What nationality was Franz Schubert?

Austrian.

-Bank.

-In which Dickens novel is Magwitch, the escaped convict?

Nicholas Nickleby?

Great Expectations.

Do salmon hatch in the sea or in rivers?

Rivers.

-Bank.

-Which US actor played Sheriff Will Kane in the 1952 western High Noon?

-Pass.

-Gary Cooper.

On which day does Blair hold prime minister's questions since his 1997 election?

- Wednesday. - Bank.

In which film is New York saved by ghost removers?

Ghostbusters.

-Bank.

-What T, used in WWI, is a type of warfare in which soldiers...

Trench.

-Bank.

-In which long-running TV sitcom...

OK, time is up.

You won £180, which we'll treble and add to your previous winnings.

That means prize money today of £3300.

But of course only one of you can take that money away.

So now you play each other, head-to-head.

I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.

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

If there's a tie after five, we go for Sudden Death.

So Jo and Chris,

for £3300

let's play The Weakest Link.

-Chris, as the strongest link you choose who goes first.

-I'd like to go first.

Chris, which member of the Monty Python team

played the character of Toad in the 1996 live action film version of Wind In The Willows?

Eric Idle.

The correct answer is Terry Jones.

Jo,

actress Catherine Zeta-Jones takes her middle name

from which member of her family?

Her father.

The correct answer is her grandmother.

Chris,

which sport gave its name to a 1969 war

between El Salvador and Honduras?

Baseball.

The correct answer is football.

Jo,

in pop music,

the song Sweets For My Sweet was originally a UK hit for which group in 1963?

Erm...The Wailers?

The correct answer is The Searchers.

Chris,

in air travel, for what do the initials of the governing body CAA stand?

I don't know.

The correct answer is Civil Aviation Authority.

Jo, what is the official name of the Old Bailey in London?

The Crown Court.

The correct answer is the Central Criminal Court.

Chris, what name is given to the study of family records and family trees?

Genealogy.

That is the correct answer.

Jo,

in religion, what is the name given to the Hindu festival of lights?

SHE SIGHS

Pass.

Diwali.

Chris, if you answer this question, you have won.

So, for £3300, which famous Arsenal and England player

retired from international football in January 2001?

-Tony Adams.

-That is the correct answer.

Chris, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £3300.

Jo, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I deserved to win because I've got

a good general knowledge and nerve.

I did use tactical voting to get rid of Austin. He was a threat.

The best person won. Chris deserved the money.

His general knowledge was better.

I'll spend the money on my wife, who's expecting.

We need a big car. We've got a two-door.

A four-door car would be nice.

Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001