24/05/2013 Weakest Link

Of these nine contestants, 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 here today COULD win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other. However, if they want that 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 Tom, I'm 21 and I'm an unemployed graduate from Epsom.

I'm Sarah, I'm 41, from Southampton and I'm a dental therapist.

I'm Sidney, I'm 76, from Woodford Green in Essex and I'm a retired insurance broker.

I'm Jan, I'm 38, from Milton Keynes. I'm a computer programmer.

I'm John, I'm 36, from Bedfordshire and I'm a senior sales executive.

I'm Linda, I'm 55, from Mansfield and I'm a community care assistant.

I'm Tony, I'm 43, from Hebden Bridge and I'm a systems manager.

I'm Leanne, I'm 21, I'm from Barrhead in Glasgow and I'm a clerical assistant.

I'm Mark, I'm 29, I'm from Dartford in Kent and I'm a print finisher.

In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target.

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

Get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose all the money in that chain.

But if you say, "Bank" before the question, the money is safe. However, you start a new chain.

At the end of the round, only money that's been banked can be taken forward.

Round one is three minutes long.

We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically - Jan. Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

The strip of leather worn round the waist to hold up trousers?

A belt.

The flag of the US is the Stars and what?

Stripes.

What M is the name commonly given to the cry of a domestic cat?

Meow.

Michael Jackson had a UK number one single with the song Billie who?

Billie Jean.

Pasteurised, skimmed and condensed are types of which dairy product?

Milk. Bank. >

Which yellow bath toy is shaped like an aquatic bird?

-Duck.

-I'll accept - rubber duck.

Which air battle took place

between the 10th July and 30th October 1940?

Battle of Britain.

The study, billiards room and conservatory are features in which board game?

Cluedo.

Which of the disciples of Jesus notoriously betrayed him?

-Pass.

-Judas Iscariot.

The Trojan horse was made from wood or stone?

Wood.

Sung by football crowds to the tune of Knees Up, Mother Brown is Who Ate All The what?

Pies.

The Walton sextuplets celebrated which landmark birthday in November 2001?

Their 18th.

What H is the term applied to a person living in solitude as a religious disciple?

A hermit. Bank. >

In which field event do competitors run up to a take-off board

and try to spring the farthest in a single leap?

Long jump.

In the TV series Star Trek, which character often said "Highly illogical, Captain"?

Spock.

What type of cheese is Brie, hard or soft?

Soft.

The office practice where an employee does not have an individual workplace

but sits where there is one free?

-Open plan?

-No, hot-desking.

In which English city is the prison formerly known as Strangeways?

Manchester.

What L is a ring or loop that forms with others to connect a chain?

Link.

In which ocean did the Titanic sink in April 1912?

Atlantic. Bank. >

Since 1962, Mick Jagger has been lead singer with which rock group?

Rolling Stones.

The lightest of the noble gases - neon or helium?

Helium.

The chef in Rhodes Around Britain and Gary's Perfect Christmas?

Gary Rhodes.

-Bank.

-In which UK country is the public school Gordonstoun?

Scotland.

Which cricket team plays home games at Old Trafford?

Lancashire. Bank. >

Time's up and you banked £750.

Who stopped you hitting the target?

Who will not be of any use in the rounds to come?

One of you is about to leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The first strongest link is Mark, statistically. Sidney is the weakest.

But who will the players vote off at this early stage in the game?

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

Well, not much dissension there.

-Mark.

-Hello, Anne.

-Why are you smiling?

-I don't know, really.

-What do you do?

-Print finisher.

-Who starts it, then?

-Printers.

-What do you do?

-We finish it.

-How?

-We crease it and cut it into any shape they want.

What's "it"?

-Printed sheets.

-Of what?

-Plastic, card, paper. All sorts of material.

-Why Sidney?

-He was the only one to get a question wrong.

-No. That's not correct.

-Well, the only one I recognised.

-Is it because you don't like people over 70?

-Not at all.

-You don't like them at all?

-Tony, have you always had two-tone hair?

-In the last few years, yes.

-Are you nearly 70?

-No. I have nothing against older people, Anne.

-Haven't you?

-No.

-You're quite old, aren't you?

-I am.

-Why Sidney?

-I hate to be a Judas, but he did get what I think was a simple question wrong.

-OK.

-Sarah.

-Hello, Anne.

-Sidney's teeth not up to scratch?

-I haven't looked but he did get a question wrong.

What can you tell by people's teeth?

-A lot.

-Like what?

-How old they are

-and how rich they are.

-How can you tell how rich they are?

-If they're not their own, how much they've paid for them.

-You'd know?

-Pretty much.

So why did you vote for Sidney?

-He got a question wrong.

-Sidney statistically was the worst player.

He's never heard of Judas Iscariot. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel very ashamed to be the first person off, but someone's got to be. Unfortunately it was me.

My family and friends will say I'm a duffhead to be voted off so early.

Round two. You've won £750 out of a possible £1,000. Eight of you left.

We take ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link from the last round - Mark.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

With which country did Germany sign the Anglo-German agreement in 1890?

England.

If a creature is nocturnal, when is it most active - night or day?

-Night.

-Holiday, army, and prisoner of war are which form of temporary accommodation?

-Hut.

-No, camp.

In academic dress, a mortarboard is worn on which part of the body?

The head.

What G is a room or building where artworks are displayed?

Gallery.

The custom of first footing happens on the first day of which month?

-January.

-Which country in southern Europe is the Hellenic Republic?

Greece.

-Bank.

-Jennifer Warnes duetted with which British singer

on the 1983 hit Up Where We Belong?

Joe Cocker.

Which would a vegetarian eat - a black pudding or a hash brown?

Hash brown.

In which household object

would you most commonly find a cathode ray tube?

Sorry, could you repeat the question?

In which household object

would you most commonly find a cathode ray tube?

-A vacuum cleaner.

-No, television.

Sharing the cost of a meal evenly is going what?

Dutch.

In theatre, what U is an actor who learns the role of another actor?

An understudy.

Which South African president was born into the Tembu ruling family in 1918?

Nelson Mandela. Bank. >

What annual BBC TV fundraising event is hosted by Terry Wogan?

Children In Need.

In the metric system, which unit equals about 1.8 imperial pints?

A litre.

A kagoule is a garment designed to be warn indoors or out?

Outdoors.

-Bank.

-A solar flare is a release of energy on which astronomical body?

The sun.

Which ingredient causes bread to ferment and rise?

Yeast.

What S is one of the seven deadly sins?

-Pass.

-Sloth.

Greenham Common, scene of the peace camp for women, is in which county?

Berkshire.

Which historical event is the setting for The Scarlet Pimpernel?

-Pass.

-French Revolution.

-Pa... Bank.

-No, you said pass first.

In The Royle Family, which character is played by Liz Smith?

-The grandmother.

-Norma, Barbara's mum, but I'll accept it.

Raisins are the dried form of which fruit?

-Prunes?

-No, grapes.

Time's up.

You banked £400.

But whose IQ matches their shoe size?

Who is totally without talent? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Because she gave the most incorrect answers, Sarah is the weakest link.

Mark is the strongest link statistically. But who will lose out in the vote?

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

-Leanne, what do you do?

-I'm a clerical assistant.

-What do you do for fun?

-Sing karaoke, go tap dancing.

-Who do you go tap dancing with?

-Just myself. It's a class I go to.

-Do you have special shoes?

-Yes.

-Have you got them on today?

-No.

-Why Sarah?

-She got a couple of questions wrong. I've not heard of a prisoner of war hut.

-What do you do, Linda?

-I'm a community care assistant.

-Do you have to listen well?

-Sometimes, yes.

-Is that difficult for you?

-Occasionally.

-You don't know the difference between pass and bank.

-I realised my mistake as soon as I made it.

-That's too late.

-Fair enough.

-Why Sarah?

-She got two questions wrong.

-You took that in, then?

-Yes. My hearing's not that bad on that side.

Tom, you don't know the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a TV set. No wonder you're unemployed.

-I do know the difference.

-Do you?

-One picks up dust, the other you watch people like you on.

-Good.

-Why Sarah?

-She got a couple of questions wrong.

We'll have to do without the dental expert. With seven votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel disappointed but I feel it was deserved because I was the weakest link in that round.

I hope John gets voted off. He's one of the most irritating people I've ever met.

Round three.

Out of a possible £2,000 you've banked £1,150.

You're down to seven players.

You've still got Tom, who promises he does know the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a TV set.

Ten seconds off the clock. We'll start with the strongest link - Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which commodity was found in Bonanza Creek in 1896,

causing miners to rush to the Klondike region of Canada?

Gold.

Don't Leave Me This Way was a 1986 hit for which group?

The Communards.

People belonging to which blood group are called universal donors -

Group O or Group AB?

Group O.

In which year was Ken Livingstone elected Mayor of London?

-2001.

-No, 2000.

Who began presenting the National Lottery on TV in 1994 - Anthea...?

Turner.

The Treaty of Versailles was signed after which 20th century war?

First World War.

-Bank.

-What C is a gelatine case for holding a dose of medicine?

-Case?

-Capsule.

In which 1986 film about a group of teenage boys did River Phoenix play Chris Chambers?

-Stand By Me.

-How many whole numbers are there between three and seven?

-Four.

-Three.

In theatre, where is the green room - backstage or front of house?

-Backstage.

-In which sport has Steve Redgrave won Olympic gold medals?

Rowing.

-Bank.

-The Upper West Side and Greenwich Village are in which borough of New York City?

-The Bronx.

-Manhattan.

What N is the Mexican dish in which tortilla chips

are topped with cheese and chopped chillis?

Nachos.

Graphite and diamond are soft and hard examples of which element?

-Pass.

-Carbon.

Which jockey won every race on the card at Ascot in September 1996?

Frankie Dettori.

Which is the greater distance - 27 miles or 50 kilometres?

-27 miles.

-50 kilometres.

In 1959, which country was first to land a man-made object on the moon?

-The USA.

-No, Russia. For which sex was the bustier garment designed?

Female.

The author Peter Mayle famously wrote about which French region?

Provence.

What G is a plant-eating insect with long hind legs

used for jumping and chirping?

Grasshopper.

-Bank.

-In which US war were Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant leaders?

-Vietnam.

-Civil War.

Which word can mean an excavation for stone or a hunted animal?

-Pass.

-Quarry.

What is thrown in the sport of welly...

Time's up. You banked £200. Who needs eliminating?

Which podium would look far better unoccupied? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show Tony is the strongest link. He was the only one to get all his answers right.

Leanne is the weakest. She failed to get a single correct answer.

But what will the team consider when casting the vote?

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

-Jan, what do you do?

-I'm a computer programmer.

-What else do you do?

Lots of things. Play cards, play with my cats, go drinking.

Oh. Right.

-Why Leanne?

-She got a couple of questions wrong.

-OK.

-John, did you get that shirt for Christmas?

-No, Anne.

-Was it a mistake earlier last year?

-Somebody bought it for me knowing I was coming on The Weakest Link.

-It was the closest they could find to match a certain hair colour.

-Oh. Who's this person?

-My wife.

-Has she been your wife for long?

-Seven years.

-Are you keeping her?

-Yes.

-Even after buying that shirt?

-Absolutely.

-Why Leanne?

-She got three questions wrong.

Putting Grant in the Vietnam War was about 120 years out.

Statistically Leanne was the worst player. She couldn't tap dance her way out of trouble here.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I deserved to be voted off. I performed dismally.

It would have been lovely to win the money.

But with me not in the team now

I can't imagine they'll bank much more.

Round four. Out of a possible £3,000 you have banked £1,350.

There are six of you left.

We are taking another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

What song, written by Dolly Parton, was sung by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film The Bodyguard?

I Will Always Love You.

The 1925 novel by F Scott Fitzgerald is called The Great who?

Gatsby.

What W is a kitchen utensil used for whipping liquids?

-Whip.

-No, whisk.

Which Scottish city is the home of Heart of Midlothian Football Club?

Edinburgh?

Which part of the day is referred to by the abbreviation PM?

Afternoon.

Robert Hardy played Siegfried Farnon in the British TV drama All Creatures Great And what?

Small.

The star sign Taurus is represented by what animal?

The bull.

-Bank.

-What V is defined as the resistance of a fluid to flow

and is high for liquids like shampoo and treacle?

-Velocity.

-Viscosity.

King's, Magdalene and Emmanuel are all colleges at which English university?

-Oxford.

-No, Cambridge.

In which 1999 Oscar-winning film did Thora Birch play Jane,

the daughter of Lester and Carolyn Burnham?

-Pass.

-American Beauty.

Are crocodiles reptiles or amphibians?

Reptiles.

Omar Sharif writes a newspaper column on which card game?

Bridge.

Which band is named after the hair colour of singer Mick Hucknall?

Simply Red.

-Bank.

-What D is the latest time or date something should be completed?

-Due.

-I'll accept. Deadline or due date.

Which character, created by Enid Blyton,

drives a little red and yellow taxi and lives in Toyland?

Noddy.

Which tennis player used to say "You can't be serious"?

John McEnroe.

-Bank.

-What is inside a jumping bean that makes it jump - a caterpillar or flea?

-A flea.

-A caterpillar.

Which monocle-wearing astronomer was knighted in 2001?

Sir Patrick Moore.

In Australia, the abbreviation ACT stands for Australian Capital what?

Territory.

-Bank.

-In TV's Only Fools And Horses, what relation was Del Boy to Rodney?

Brother.

What M is both a German car manufacturer and a town in Uruguay?

Mercedes.

-Bank.

-In cinema, what were first awarded in May 1929?

Oscars.

Bank.

Time's up and you banked £520 out of a possible 1,000.

To raise the bank balance,

I urge you, drop the dunce, ditch the disaster,

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Tony is the strongest link,

because he answered the most questions correctly.

Giving the most incorrect answers makes Tom the weakest link,

but will the team realise that?

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

Jan, what do the cats do while you're out drinking?

-They wreck my house.

-How many have you got?

-Four.

-Any other animals?

-Two rats.

-What sort of rats are they?

One black, one black-and-white. They're common rats.

-Do they seem happy?

-They seem very happy.

-Do they say good morning?

-Every morning.

-Why Tom?

He's had a few questions wrong but he got a couple wrong then.

John, remind me what you do.

I'm a senior sales executive, Anne.

Do you wear that shirt to work?

-No, I don't.

-Good. Why Tom?

He's had two or three weak rounds over the last three rounds

and "whip" just did it for me.

Indeed, Tom, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I came with the objective of getting past the first round and anything else is a bonus.

I think Jan may go next. She got a couple of questions wrong and she sounded a bit shaky.

Round five, team.

Your total is £1,870. If you'd hit your targets it would be £4,000.

Five of you left, ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Is a Molotov cocktail, a drink or a petrol bomb?

Petrol bomb.

England is scheduled to play which South American team

in the 1st round of the World Cup?

Argentina.

Who succeeded Edward Heath to become leader of the Conservative Party in 1975?

Margaret Thatcher.

What N is the name of a smooth-skinned peach?

Nectarine.

-Bank.

-Which element has the chemical symbol O?

Oxygen?

The Libyan Desert forms part of which great desert?

The Sahara.

On a weather map, a line with triangles on one side represents a warm or cold front?

-Warm.

-Cold.

World War I: name the line of fighting that stretched from Belgium to eastern France.

-Pass.

-Western Front.

In which Australian soap opera did Jason Donovan play Scott Robinson?

Neighbours.

In which wrestling hold are both arms put through the arms of your opponent from behind

and the hands fastened round his neck?

-Full nelson?

-I'll accept. Nelson or full nelson.

The opera Carmen is set in which Spanish city?

-Barcelona.

-Seville.

Zandra Rhodes and Vivienne Westwood are in which field?

Fashion design.

According to the proverb, there's no what without fire?

Smoke.

What's the religious name of the Tuesday before Lent?

Shrove Tuesday.

Bank. What is the noble nickname sometimes applied to the Irish dancer Michael Flatley?

Lord of the Dance.

Which European capital city stands on the River Spree?

-I don't know.

-Berlin.

The larva of a frog is called what?

-Spawn.

-No, tadpole.

Which author wrote The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn?

Mark Twain.

If an endoskeleton is contained within the body, which term refers to a skeleton outside the body?

Exoskeleton.

The title of the novel by Peter Carey that won the 2001 Booker Prize

is The True History Of The what?

-Pass.

-Kelly Gang.

Which British female singer had a 2001 UK hit album with Dreams Can Come True Greatest Hits?

I don't know.

Time's up. The correct answer is Gabrielle.

You banked £300.

Who is slowing you down? Who is costing you money?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is John, he didn't get an answer wrong.

Tony has gone from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link.

Can he survive the vote?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Jan, do you you do anything else other than drink and talk to your rats?

I play with the cats, talk to the rats, drink and play cards.

Oh, right. Why Mark?

He's getting a bit nervous, a bit stressed.

Tony, why Mark?

I had a worse round than Mark, but he had a bad round too.

Well, statistically,

you were the worst player, but it's votes that count.

Mark, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I'm gutted I was voted off as weakest link when I wasn't.

I did all right up till then.

I had a bad round but not as bad as Tony. He gave me a casting vote.

I'd like John to be voted off next. He thinks he knows everything.

I hope he falls flat on his face.

Round six. You've won £2,170 out of a possible 5,000.

Four of you left, ten seconds off.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Decathlete Francis Morgan Thompson is better known as what?

Daley.

The famous 1624 portrait by Frans Hals is the Laughing what?

Cavalier.

Name the soft, fluffy confectionery which may be toasted over an open fire on a stick.

Marshmallow.

Geography: a Venetian is a native of which European city?

Venice.

-Bank.

-In One Foot In The Grave, Richard who played Victor Meldrew?

Wilson.

What's the first name of Lord Lawson of Blaby?

-Um...pass.

-Nigel.

What practice was banned in the US under the 13th Amendment in 1865?

Slavery.

In baseball, name the playing area, so-called because of its shape.

Diamond.

If something is cupric, it relates to which metal and its compounds?

Copper.

-Bank.

-In 2001 with which pop singer did Nicole Kidman record Something Stupid?

Robbie Williams.

The diseases scrapie is found in goats and which other animals?

Sheep.

The cars introduced by Hornby in the 1930s were known as what toys?

Dinky.

-Bank.

-Which bear lives in the Hundred Acre Wood?

Winnie-the-Pooh.

Which word for sitting room shares its name with a man's suit?

-Pass.

-Lounge.

What name given to the final meal of Christ is also a fresco painted by Leonardo da Vinci?

The Last Supper.

What is the surname of the sergeant of Inspector Morse?

-Pass.

-Lewis.

Which animal park in Bedfordshire was opened in 1931 by the Zoological Society of London?

-Woburn.

-Whipsnade.

Which ex-Cincinnati mayor presents a controversial talkshow?

Time's up. The answer is Jerry Springer.

You banked £400,

but be mean, get lean. Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Linda is the weakest, she gave the fewest correct answers,

although she banked money.

Will that be enough to save her from the vote?

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

John.

-Yes, Anne?

-Is that revenge?

-Absolutely.

In the last round she voted for me, but I was the strongest.

Why?

Perhaps her concentration is waning and she wasn't aware I was the weakest.

-But you were the strongest.

-Yes, sorry, that I was the strongest.

-Jan, you're getting rid of the other woman.

-I lived in Blaby.

-I can't believe she didn't know Nigel Lawson was MP for Blaby.

-OK.

Linda, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

The money would have been nice, but I was rubbish.

I didn't know the answers, it wasn't a matter of passing.

So, I can't quarrel with it.

Tony will win, he's had good rounds all through

as I can recall, and, yeah, I think he'll be the one.

Round seven.

You've won £2,570 so far. There are three of you left,

another ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link - Tony.

Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Which river is the border between Texas and Mexico?

-The Yellow River.

-No, Rio Grande.

Which musuem housed the reference division until it moved to St Pancras?

-Pass.

-British Museum.

In international car registration, which country uses the initials PL?

Poland.

Which female US group had UK hits in 1999 with No Scrubs, Unpretty and Dear Lie?

-All Stars.

-TLC.

In the Bible, the two-word phrase comprising the shortest verse is "Jesus..." what?

Wept.

Which US president visited China in 1972?

Richard Nixon.

The Italian cooking term al dente refers to which enamel-coated structures in the mouth?

-Tooth.

-Teeth, yes.

-Bank.

-Which work by Chaucer includes tales by a reeve and a cook?

Canterbury Tales.

What's the official language of Guatemala?

Spanish.

In Jerusalem, name the famous wall where Jews place prayer notes?

-The Wailing Wall.

-Western Wall or Wailing Wall.

Port Vale Football Club is located in which city?

Stoke-on-Trent.

Who played the lead in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

-Anthony Hopkins.

-Bob Hoskins.

In which profession is Vidal Sassoon famous?

He's a hairdresser.

Name the line joining two opposite corners of a square or any other quadrilateral.

-Pass.

-Diagonal.

What messaging system uses two flags held in the hands?

Semaphore.

How many pairs of chromosomes are in every human cell, except the germ cells?

Twenty-three.

-In literature...

-Pass.

-Pass? Right. John.

In which 1963 film by Alfred Hitchcock did Tippy Hedren...

Time's up.

You won £300. In round eight, you can treble what you bank, so £3,000 is at stake.

Question is, who are you going to hang onto? Who will you get rid of?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Giving the most wrong answers makes Jan the weakest link.

John is the strongest link,

but at this stage in the game, who'll take the last walk of shame?

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

-Tony, why John?

-I'm afraid it's tactical voting.

I know John had a strong round and he was strong throughout the game,

but that's my decision.

-Oh, so you're a nasty person.

-Not all the time, no.

-Jan, what's your excuse?

-I'm as nasty as Tony I'm afraid.

OK. Well, statistically, you were the worst player. But,

the shirt takes the walk of shame, not an appropriate place for it.

John, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm livid at being voted off so close to the final by cowards.

I contributed to the large amount of money in the bank

and the two people now in the final are both chickens.

I think it's most likely Tony will go on to win the money,

but whoever wins, I'm not bothered.

It's just unfortunate they will be taking it home, not me.

Round eight. You've won £2,870 so far, out of a possible 7,000.

Two of you left, with 90 seconds.

Whatever you win now will be trebled and added to your total.

So £3,000 is at stake.

You voted off the strongest link so we start with the second strongest. That's Tony.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which female singer had a year 2000 UK No.1 with "I Turn To You"?

-Don't know.

-Mel C.

Where is the home ground of the Irish national rugby union team?

Dublin.

The 1970s comedy trio The Goodies comprised Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and who?

Bill Oddie.

In literature,

writing of an elaborate style is said to be prose of which colour?

-Don't know.

-Purple.

Which Disney character owns Pluto the dog?

-Walt Dis... Mickey Mouse.

-No.

I have to take your first answer.

At a shop counter or ticket office, what is the term for a line of people waiting to be served?

Queue.

What term describes the study of earthquakes?

Seismology.

-Bank.

-If you talk too much,

you are shooting which part of your body off?

Your mouth.

What is a flow of electricity that constantly reverses direction?

Alternating current.

In Roald Dahl's book The BFG, for what do the letters BFG stand?

Big Friendly Giant.

-Bank.

-What was the pen name of British author Eric Blair?

George Orwell.

Who was the lead singer of the 1980s band Simple Minds?

Jim Kerr.

In cricket, Sir Donald Bradman represented which country?

Australia.

-Bank.

-In 1960,...

Time's up. You won £250 which we'll treble

and add to your previous total.

That means prize money today of £3,620.

Only one of you can take that money,

so now I'll ask you alternating questions. Best of five.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

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

So, Jan and Tony, for £3,620,

let's play The Weakest Link.

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

-I will, Anne.

Jan, which Hollywood star sometimes known as Frances Dean

was a popular pin-up girl in WWII

and reputedly had her legs insured for 1 million?

-Betty Grable.

-That is correct.

Tony, bibliophobia is a dread or aversion to which specific items?

-Books.

-That is correct.

Jan, situated on the border between France and Switzerland,

by what name is Lac Leman better known in English?

-Lake Geneva.

-That is correct.

The name of which UK rock group

comes from the Latin phrase meaning "the existing state of affairs"?

-Status Quo.

-That is correct.

In UK TV, which fictional East End pub is named after

the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II of England?

-The Queen Vic.

-That is correct.

In November 2001, John Howard became Prime Minister

of which country for the third time?

-Australia.

-Correct.

At present, you are level-pegging.

Which African country was left without a coastline

after the secession of Eritrea in 1993?

-Sudan.

-No, the correct answer is Ethiopia.

In computer games, name of the spiky-haired hedgehog

who has a vulpine sidekick called Tails.

-I can't remember.

-The correct answer is Sonic.

In 2001, which advertising guru announced plans

to open his own art gallery in County Hall in London?

-Saatchi.

-That is correct.

Tony, answer this correctly or Jan takes home the money.

In Greek mythology, which creatures have a human upper body

and the lower body of a horse?

-Centaurs.

-That is correct.

After five questions each, your scores are tied, so let's play sudden death.

Jan, in media in November 2001, which presenter announced

that she would be leaving the Today programme on Radio 4

in February 2002?

-I don't know.

-Sue MacGregor.

Rugby: which East European country

played England at Twickenham in November 2001,

but lost by a world-record margin in a major international?

-Romania.

-That is correct.

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

and you go away with £3,620.

Jan, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think I deserved to get to the final cos I kept my nerve

and overall I performed pretty well.

I feel very pleased to be the winner of The Weakest Link.

There is a lot of luck involved, but I'm pleased.

I don't feel guilty about voting John out.

I do feel a bit guilty towards John, but that shirt was very loud.

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