29/10/2012 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 57, I'm from Kent and I'm a props master.

I'm 35, I'm from Liverpool, and I'm a part-time retail advisor.

I'm 21, I live in Brighton, and I'm a student.

I'm 29, I'm from Sutton Coldfield and I'm a fire control operator.

I'm 57, I'm from Bolton in Lancashire,

and I'm a retired conference organiser.

I'm 62, I'm from High Wycombe in Berks,

and I'm a market trader.

I'm 29 years old, I live in Stanmore in Middlesex,

and I'm a betting shop manager.

I'm 60 and I'm a retired hotelier from Cardiff.

I'm 41, I'm from Birmingham, and I'm a PR director.

In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.

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

Get your question wrong and you break the chain

and lose the money in the chain.

But if you say bank first, the money is safe.

However, you start a new chain from scratch.

In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with who is first alphabetically.

That's you, Bob.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Copenhagen is the capital city of which country?

Denmark.

What name is given to a baby wallaby?

-I don't know, sorry.

-Joey.

In which 1977 science fiction film

did actor Kenny Baker play R2-D2?

-Alien.

-No, Star Wars.

What C is a type or brimless hat

with a stiff peak over the forehead?

-Pass.

-Cap.

Which sport has positions long-on and long-off?

Cricket.

In religion, what is RC?

Roman Catholicism.

Born in 1961, who was the third daughter

of Earl Spencer?

Diana.

-Bank.

-What is the Italian for "yes"?

-Er, ciao.

-Si.

What does an ENT consultant specialise in?

Ear, nose and throat.

Neighbours is set in which fictional suburb of Melbourne?

Erinsborough.

Save A Prayer and Hungry Like The Wolf

were UK hits for which 1980s group?

Duran Duran.

Where in a plant are the seeds -

the fruit or the stem?

-The fruit.

-Malcolm...

-< Bank.

-Who wrote Northanger Abbey?

Jane Austen.

In which century did Joan of Arc enter Orleans,

forcing the English to retreat?

The fifteenth.

-Bank.

-What T is the ground of the English rugby union team?

Twickenham.

Gary Moore is famous for which instrument - guitar or piano?

Guitar.

-Bank.

-Michel Shalhouz is the birth name

of which star of the 1965 film Dr Zhivago?

-Albert Finney.

-Omar Sharif.

Which singer has the higher range -

a soprano or a contralto?

Soprano.

Ten hectograms is equal to how many kilograms - 1 or 100?

-100.

-No, one.

Which Renaissance artist

is credited with the first sketches of flying machines?

-I don't know.

-Leonardo da Vinci.

The centre of which American city is the Loop?

-Boston.

-No, Chicago.

Clockwise on a standard clock face,

how many degrees is the angle between the 9 and 12?

-45.

-No, 90.

In which English county are Silchester Roman ruins?

-I don't know.

-Hampshire.

What type of animal was Freda who was on Blue Peter from 1963 to 1979?

-Cat.

-No, a tortoise.

The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

became which English monarch?

Elizabeth I.

-Bank.

-Name the galaxy our solar system is located in.

-Milky Way.

-Paula...

-Bank.

In which US state is Princeton University?

-New York.

-No, New Jersey.

In 1754, which English furniture...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

In that first round you managed to bank only £440

of the £1,000 available to you.

Who's top for the chop?

Who is already waiting to be put on the retired list?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In Round One the weakest link is Philippa.

James is the strongest link,

being the only person to have got all his correct.

However, will the team be aware of that?

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

Steve.

-Yes, Anne.

-What are you good at?

Maths.

Anything else?

-Good at socialising.

-Where do you socialise?

-My local pub.

-That's not in Hampshire?

-It's not.

-So you don't know Hampshire.

I live in Middlesex, Anne.

-So you'll be OK on Middlesex?

-I hope so, yes.

That will be reassuring for the team.

Why did you vote for David?

Because he took a long time on one question, and passed anyway.

-You'll be quick, will you?

-I will.

-Malcolm, what do you do?

-I'm a market trader.

-Are you?

You weren't very good in Round One.

-I was just getting ready.

-Were you?

-When will you be ready?

-By the final.

Don't market traders have to add up?

-Occasionally.

-Then what happens?

Um, I think of a number.

That's going to reassure the team, too.

-Why David?

-Um...

-He hesitated.

-And you never hesitate, do you?

On this occasion, yes.

It was an intimidating presence I didn't have before.

-What happened to you, Philippa?

-The questions were not my sphere.

-Oh, what sphere are you from, dear?

-Well, again, socialising and...

We hope the questions are on Middlesex and socialising.

What did David do to upset you?

He took a long time to answer a question.

Statistically, Philippa, you were the worst player.

But it's votes that count.

David who works in the theatre left one essential prop in Kent.

His brain! David, with six votes, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

The reason I think the team voted me off was because...

well, frankly, they were intimidated by me.

I'm larger than life. I'm a theatrical and a nuclear physicist.

I think that Philippa should be voted off next.

She has a rather limited general knowledge.

She's a very good fire officer, no doubt,

but as far as the flames of Anne Robinson are concerned,

I think she may wither and die.

Round Two, team.

So far, you've won £440 out of a possible £1,000.

We take ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's James. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Was Lord Haw-Haw's real name, James Joyce or William Joyce?

William Joyce.

Is alcohol an organic or inorganic compound?

-Inorganic.

-No, organic.

Which pop group are Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, and Suzanne Shaw in?

Hear'Say.

In the 1998 film Deep Impact

the actor who played the US president is Morgan who?

Freeman.

What L is the Scottish seaport now in Greater Edinburgh?

-Louth.

-Leith.

The terms tartare and Bourguignon are associated

with the preparation of which type of meat?

-Fish.

-No, beef.

What colour is the skin tinged with

when a person is suffering from cyanosis - blue or yellow?

-Yellow.

-Blue.

Which Irish female singer had a 2000 UK hit single with Gotta Tell You?

-Sinead O'Connor.

-No, Samantha Mumba.

In which English county is Dover Castle?

Kent.

-Bank.

-If a car does 30 miles to the gallon,

how many miles could it travel on a tank of 12 gallons?

-Six.

-No, 360.

In which European country

is the city of Salzburg?

Austria.

Which First World War poet wrote Anthem For Doomed Youth?

-I don't know.

-Wilfred Owen.

In which century was swimming included in the Olympics?

-20th.

-19th.

After Russia, Canada and China, what is the next largest country by area?

-India.

-United States.

What F meaning legal is the term used

for medical or scientific evidence given in court?

-I don't know.

-Forensic.

To which system of belief did Richard Gere convert in the 1980s?

-Buddhism.

-James.

-Bank.

In the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell

stormed the town of Drogheda with the New what Army?

Model Army.

-Bank.

-Which Dutch artist painted The Potato Eaters in 1885?

Vincent Van Gogh.

What B is a large flat-bottomed cargo boat and to push into someone?

Barge.

-Bank.

-In pop, which singer was dancing in the street with Mick Jagger in 1985?

David Bowie.

Which type of bacteria was named after the US vet Daniel E Salmon?

Salmonella.

-Bank.

-In which David Lynch film

do Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern play lovers on the run?

-60 Seconds.

-No, Wild At Heart.

In cricket, which team has grounds at Colombo and Kandy?

Sri Lanka.

Time is up.

That was the correct answer.

And in that round

you did pathetically.

You only put in the kitty

£160 out of a possible £1,000.

Whose 15 minutes of fame needs to be downsized?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, James is the strongest link.

Malcolm is the weakest link.

However, which way will the votes go?

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

Bob,

-you're a bit young for this.

-I'm only 12.

-What do you do?

-I'm a student.

-What sort of student?

-A very lazy one.

-Are you planning to get a job?

-One day.

-You don't like Malcolm.

-I love him.

But you've voted for him since you got here.

-That's right.

-Why?

-I thought he got all of his questions wrong.

Steve,

did you cut your hair yourself?

My mates will rib me for that! No, I didn't.

Why Malcolm?

-Because I didn't think he did particularly well in that round.

-Eve.

-Hello.

-Did you not have enough peroxide to go all round?

Well, it's a geometric design,

and it's peculiar to Bolton.

You don't sound as if you come from Bolton.

No, I went to elocution classes.

-Why Malcolm?

-Because I thought he got most of his questions wrong.

Malcolm statistically was the worst.

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

I was very disappointed to be voted off.

I could have done better, I just had the wrong questions.

I wish James were here now, because

he struck me all the time as being somewhat conceited

and having difficulty, because of his head, getting into the door.

Round Three. You've won £600 so far, out of a possible £2,000.

10 seconds off. We'll start with the strongest link - that's James.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The Bristol Channel is an inlet of which ocean?

Atlantic.

In cookery, what C is the French name for a dish

of slowly stewed sweetened fruit?

-Pass.

-Compote.

The board game Cluedo features Colonel who?

Mustard.

Which teeth are often referred to as the third molars?

-Canine.

-No, wisdom teeth.

Which cathedral stands at the eastern end

of the Ile de la Cite in Paris?

Notre Dame. STEVE: Bank.

In which athletics event was Sergey Bubka the first to clear 6 metres?

Pole vault.

The 1993 romantic drama The Piano is set in which antipodean country?

New Zealand. JAMES: Bank.

What J is a derogatory term for a minor official

who sticks rigidly to petty rules?

Jobsworth.

-Bank.

-What is the Ph number of distilled water?

-H-2-0.

-No, seven.

Which name is shared by Ayckbourn and Bennett?

Alan.

Suburbia and Always On My Mind were UK hit singles for which duo?

The Pet Shop Boys.

How many main parts to its shell

does a bi-valve mollusc have, two or four?

Two. STEVE: Bank.

In the Highway Code,

the background of a motorway direction sign is what colour?

Blue.

How many feet above the ice is the crossbar of an ice hockey goal - four or five?

-Five.

-Four.

In which decade was the first Cannes Film Festival?

-1920s.

-1940s.

Pumps are a type of which article of clothing?

Shoes.

Which piece of writing equipment was first described by Conrad Gestner?

-Quill.

-Pencil.

What B is the co-ordinating centre of the nervous system in vertebrates?

Brain.

Which British children's author wrote adult stories Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You?

-Raymond Briggs.

-Roald Dahl.

What kind of animal is a gecko - amphibian or reptile?

A reptile. PAT: Bank.

What was the Roman name for Eros, the Greek god of love?

-Pass, sorry.

-Cupid.

In which country of the UK is the royal palace of Falkland?

Scotland.

-Bank.

-York, Parma and Suffolk are different methods of curing which meat?

Ham.

-Bank.

-The title of the 1980 album by ABBA is Super...

Trooper.

Trooper was correct, but you were out of time.

You banked just £250. Who is all pastry and no filling?

Whose mind has wandered right out of the studio?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered all his questions right, Steve is the strongest link.

Pat is the weakest link. But will the votes reflect this?

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

We have a tie, team.

Paula and Eve - two votes each.

-James...

-Yes, Anne?

-Why Paula?

She got the question wrong on my favourite food - compote.

Pat...

-Why Eve?

-Well, she's a very nice lady,

-but I thought that she was the weakest link.

-Right...

When the vote is tied, the strongest link decides.

It's that brainbox from Middlesex. You voted for Eve,

but you can change. Who do you want to get rid of?

I'll stick with my choice.

Why?

I voted for Eve as I thought she was the weakest link.

Statistically, the worst was Pat.

PAT: Really?

It's votes that count. Eve from Bolton who had elocution lessons,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm bitterly disappointed to be voted off in this round.

I wasn't the weakest link, I only got one question wrong.

The weakest link is still there.

Steve had my life in his hands today and he used it cruelly.

I hate his hair and I hope that he doesn't win.

Round Four. £850 banked so far out of a potential prize of £3,000.

Six of you left.

Another ten seconds off the time.

You have 2½ minutes. We'll start with the strongest link -

that's Steve! Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What was the surname of the prime minister whose first names were Maurice, Harold?

-I don't know.

-Macmillan.

Was the first e-mail sent in '72 or '82?

'72. JAMES: Bank.

Which lake was created when Egypt's Aswan Dam was built?

-Titicaca.

-No, Lake Nasser.

On which part of a horse's body does a farrier work?

-The shoes.

-I'll except shoe.

What M is a military force

composed of citizens conscripted in times of emergency?

-Pass.

-Militia.

In which orchestra section are the oboe, flute and clarinet?

-Wind.

-I can't accept that. The correct answer is woodwind.

What colour flag is used to stop a motor race before the finish?

Red.

Of where is Lorraine a region - France or Switzerland?

France. JAMES: Bank.

Mark Antony was known as the lover of which Egyptian queen?

Cleopatra.

-Bank.

-Whose death is often referred to as establishing the New Covenant?

-Pass.

-Jesus.

Which planet is the third closest to the sun?

Earth.

Who is Billy Bob Thornton's pop single Angelina named after?

Angelina Jolie. STEVE: Bank.

Flying north from the Maldives, which Asian mainland country do you fly over first?

-China.

-India.

Which horse named after a ballet dancer won the Derby in 1970?

Nijinsky.

-Bank.

-In 1918 in Britain, how old did a woman have to be to vote?

-She didn't vote.

-30.

From where does soy sauce come?

China.

What name is given to the female of a bovine species?

Cow. PHILIPPA: Bank.

Which puppet TV series stars the Tracy Brothers?

Thunderbirds.

-Bank.

-Which sea trench in the Pacific is the lowest point on Earth?

-No idea.

-The Mariana Trench.

What is the name of the 12cm plastic discs on which data such as music is encoded?

-CD Rom.

-Compact disc - I'll accept CD Rom.

-Bank.

-What's the name of...

Time is up. And in that round you won £250.

Who's top of the flops? Who's got nowhere to go but out?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In a reversal of fortune, Pat is the strongest link this time.

Steve has gone from strongest link to weakest link.

But who do the team want out?

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

We have a tie.

Steve and James - two votes each.

Paula... that's an interesting choice.

Because you're from Liverpool and he's from Birmingham?

It's got nothing to do with that.

-Nothing at all.

-What has it to do with?

The fact that he got more wrong, I thought, than anyone else.

-And not because he voted for you in the last round?

-Absolutely not.

Young Bob, what's Steve done to upset you?

I thought he lost it a bit in that round.

His body language suggested that.

-What sort of body language?

-He went like that when he got one wrong.

-I thought he'd lost it a bit.

-OK, when the vote is tied,

the strongest link has the deciding vote.

-Pat, you were the strongest link in that round.

-Really?

You voted for young Bob, but the choice is between Steve or James.

-No contest. James has got to go.

-Why?

-Because he's voted for me.

-OK.

James, an unwise decision. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I expected to get to the last three today, and then into the last two.

If I had, I'd have stood a good chance.

But, obviously, that was not to be. So thank you, Pat(!)

Round Five. Your total so far is £1,100 out of a possible £4,000.

Ten seconds comes off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In which continent are the currencies naira, dalasi

and leone in common circulation?

Africa.

Complete the title of this 1995 film starring Will Smith

and Martin Lawrence - Bad...?

Boys.

Were biremes and triremes chariots or warships?

-Chariots.

-No, warships.

To which political party does South Africa's Thabo Mbeki belong?

-Republicans.

-No, ANC.

In what decade was Ronnie Scott's club founded?

-1960s.

-No, 1950s.

Which coveted theatre awards were named in honour

of Denver actress and director Antoinette Perry?

The Tony Awards. PAULA: Bank.

Agnes Grey was written by which Bronte sister?

-Charlotte Bronte.

-No, Anne.

In which London square is the National Gallery?

Trafalgar Square. PHILIPPA: Bank.

In what type of birth is a baby born feet first?

Breech. STEVE: Bank.

In Argentina, what currency is made up of 100 centavos?

-Peso.

-PAT: Bank.

In EastEnders, what was the name of Barbara Windsor's character when married to Frank?

Peggy Butcher. PAULA: Bank.

Which character dressed up as Red Riding Hood's grandmother?

The wolf. BOB: Bank.

Which band featuring Lauryn Hill had a UK hit in 1996...

The Fugees.

In which world war were Germany, Japan and Italy known

as the Axis Powers?

Second World War. STEVE: Bank.

What was President Harry Truman's middle initial?

-H.

-No, S.

The letters Mg are the symbol for which element in the periodic table?

Magnesium. PAULA: Bank.

Named like a road, which boy band consists of Ben, Paul, Mark and Christian?

-Pass.

-A1.

Sierra Nevada are mountains in Spain and which other country?

-Portugal.

-No, United States.

At which grand prix do drivers race on a street circuit past Casino Square?

Monaco. STEVE: Bank.

Time is up.

You banked £210 in that round.

Who has delusions of adequacy?

If brains were taxed, who'd get a rebate?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Answering all her questions right, Pat is the strongest link.

For the second time, Steve is statistically the weakest link.

Can he survive another vote?

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

Philippa...

-Yes?

-Remind me what you do.

I'm a fire control operator.

-What does that mean?

-Taking 999 emergency calls for the fire service.

-You don't like Steve.

-It's not personal.

I just feel he was the weakest link.

-Paula, where are you from?

-I come from Crosby in Liverpool.

-Is that a nice place?

-You know it is, Anne.

-What's the matter with Steve?

-He's a lovely bloke.

He just got too many questions wrong.

-And he's from Middlesex.

-Oh, right.

Statistically, Steve was worst. And there's the haircut.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't feel too clever about going out.

I feel the three opposite me were in some form of collaboration.

I don't think it did me and Pat any favours being so far from them.

Round Six. You've won £1,310 out of a possible £5,000.

Four of you left.

Another ten seconds comes off your time.

The strongest link is Pat. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What F is the name applied to a young or newborn fish?

-Frog.

-Fry.

Which knee-length shorts are named after an Atlantic island?

-Hot pants.

-Bermuda.

If an investment grows from £10,000 to £14,000, by what percentage has it gone up?

40%.

Which member of the Amis family won the 1986 Booker Prize for The Old Devils?

-Dennis Amis.

-No, Kingsley.

In the animal kingdom,

what name is normally given to the male whale?

-A cow.

-Bull.

What two-word term is a country's official song

honouring the spirit of the nation?

The national anthem.

How many parts does a painting known as a diptych have?

-Two.

-Correct. Philippa.

-Bank.

In which sport was Gentleman Jim Corbett world champion?

-Tennis.

-Boxing.

In which Eastern European country was Houdini born?

-Czechoslovakia.

-Hungary. In which century

were the first shots of America's War of Independence fired?

-17th.

-18th.

The River Volga flows into which landlocked sea?

-The Dead Sea.

-The Caspian.

What was the No.1 debut album released by Coldplay in 2000?

Parachutes.

Ackee and saltfish is a national dish where in the Caribbean?

-Jamaica.

-Correct. Paula.

-Bank.

Which actor plays an insecure Mafia boss

in the 1999 comedy Analyse This?

-Pass.

-Robert De Niro.

In skiing, which race is named after the Norwegian for sloping track?

Slalom. PHILIPPA: Bank.

Which capital punishment was carried out publicly in London until 1783?

Hanging. PAT: Bank.

The Hindu god Ganesa has the head of which animal?

An elephant. PAULA: Bank.

What L is an electrical discharge

between a charged rain cloud and the ground or two charged clouds?

The correct answer is lightning.

You banked £160. Who needs a lift to the station?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time, Bob is the strongest link

as he got the most right.

Paula is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

But how will the votes go?

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

We have a tie. Bob and Pat, two votes each.

Bob?

-Yep.

-Why Pat?

-Erm...

I thought she had a bad round.

I thought she was the weakest link.

-Pat, you're keen to get rid of Bob.

-Not at all.

You voted for him three times.

He was the weakest link three times.

PAT: At least I'm consistent.

On none of those occasions in the past was he the weakest link.

It's my age. I'm juggling all these balls.

You know what it's like, Anne, at our age.

You want rid of a competitor.

No, certainly not. Certainly not.

When the vote is tied, the strongest casts the deciding vote.

-Bob?

-Well, it's a tough one but I'll have to stick with Pat.

-Thank you, Bob(!)

-You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I'm not a happy bunny being voted off in that round

because I feel, out of the four players there,

I was the best player, the strongest over two rounds.

There is a lot of tactical voting going on up there.

Round Seven. In the kitty is £1,470 out of a possible £6,000.

There are three of you left.

We take 10 seconds off your time.

We start with the strongest link - Bob.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In science, what is the simple calculating device

consisting of a ruler engraved with logarithm scales

attached to a moveable strip?

-Abacus.

-Slide rule.

In the Bible, two female names

appear as names of books of the Old Testament - Ruth and whom?

-Angela.

-Esther.

In which English county is Coopers Hill, which hosts a cheese rolling festival?

-Cheshire.

-Gloucestershire.

On The Simpsons, what is the first name of Bart and Lisa's father?

Homer. PHILIPPA: Bank.

Bradford City Football Club

is nicknamed after which small, chicken-like bird?

Canaries.

Bantam.

In pop music in the 1960s, which was the first black-owned US record company?

EMI. No, Motown.

What is the number above the line in a fraction?

Numerator.

-Philippa.

-Bank.

Peter Parker is better known as which comic book superhero?

-Superman.

-Spiderman.

Morse code is expressed using which two signals?

Dots and dashes. BOB: Bank.

The town of Portishead overlooks the mouth of which river?

-Avon.

-The Severn.

The deck game shuffleboard is a version of which pub game?

-Draughts?

-Shove-halfpenny.

In which film did Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion appear?

The Wizard Of Oz. BOB: Bank.

In law, for what does GBH stand?

Grievous Bodily Harm. PHILIPPA: Bank.

Which sitcom starring Joanna Lumley

grew from a sketch entitled Modern Mother And Daughter?

Absolutely Fabulous. PAULA: Bank.

Where is the musical Evita set?

-Italy.

-Argentina.

The adjective cardiac refers to which organ of the body?

The heart. PHILIPPA: Bank.

In which English county are the towns of...

Time is up.

You only won £140. Now, in Round Eight,

you can treble what you bank.

Potentially there is £3,000 to be won.

Have you the courage

to vote off the weakest link?

At this critical stage in the game,

Philippa is the weakest link.

Bob is the strongest for the second time in a row.

Whose game is over after this final vote?

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

-Bob.

-Yeah.

-Did you think Paula was the weakest link?

-I did.

And, generally speaking,

was Paula a weaker player than Philippa?

There was little between them. They were both good.

But in that last round Paula was the weakest link.

One final question - do you expect me to believe that?

Yes.

Philippa, why Paula?

I think I was the worst player

-in that round.

-That's one question you got right!

Just one. And I thought Bob was the strongest player.

I'm afraid Paula comes out as the scapegoat.

Philippa was the worst player but it's votes that count.

Paula, from Crosby,

you have delighted us for long enough. Goodbye.

I feel disappointed at being voted off in that round,

because I got as far as I did - so near, so far.

I think Bob will win in the end.

His general knowledge was better

than Philippa, at the end of the day.

Round Eight. You've won £1,610 out of a possible £7,000.

Bob and Philippa,

two of you left and you have only 90 seconds.

Whatever you win in this round

is trebled and added to your total so far.

So £3,000 at stake.

We start with the strongest link - Bob.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which religion considers Abraham, Nusah and Adam prophets of God?

Islam. PHILIPPA: Bank.

In which decade was a portrait of the monarch

first printed on English notes?

1960s. BOB: Bank.

What day of the week do the French call jeudi?

Thursday. PHILIPPA: Bank.

Which North American valley is the hottest and driest?

-Grand Canyon.

-Death Valley.

Which Soviet leader set out the five-year plans of the 1920s-40s?

Stalin.

-Philippa.

-Bank.

What type of animal are dunlins, hoopoes and snipe?

-Cow.

-Birds.

Which part of the Mediterranean lies between Greece and Turkey?

-The Adriatic.

-No, the Aegean.

Which actress from the US sitcom Friends

is the goddaughter of Telly Savalas?

-Courteney Cox.

-Jennifer Aniston.

Coco is the nickname of which fashion designer?

Chanel. PHILIPPA: Bank.

From which state in India does vindaloo originate?

-Delhi.

-Goa.

In which comedy series was Paul Shane holiday camp host Ted Bovis?

Hi-de-Hi!

-Philippa.

-Bank.

-Where was Stephen Sondheim born?

-Austria.

-No, United States.

If a circular pie is sliced into three equal sectors,

how many degrees is the internal angle at the point of each sector?

-90.

-120. Philippa...

Time is up. You banked £120, which we'll treble and add

to the winnings from the previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £1,970.

But only one of you can take that money away so now you play against each other head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions,

the best of five. Whoever answers the most wins.

It's as simple as that. So Bob

and Philippa, for £1,970,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Bob, as the strongest link,

you have the choice of who goes first.

I'd like to go second, please.

Philippa, in the Bible,

who pushed down the pillars of a temple after being blinded

by his Philistine captors?

Goliath.

No, the correct answer is Samson.

Bob,

expressed in its lowest terms, what is two-fifths of 2½?

One.

That is the correct answer.

Philippa,

which arcade game, based on a small, yellow gobbling head,

became a massive hit in 1981?

Pac-Man.

That is the correct answer.

Bob,

which singer, popular during the 1960s,

was born Sandra Goodrich in Dagenham?

-Sandie Shaw?

-That is the correct answer.

Philippa,

in language which word means both an establishment where horses are kept

for breeding and a small projection fixed on the sole of a shoe or boot?

-Stud.

-That is the correct answer.

Bob,

what is the name of the major mountain range

which starts and ends on the River Danube

and goes in an arc through Romania?

The Urals?

No, the Carpathians.

Philippa,

to which shipping company did The Titanic,

which sank in April 1912, belong?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is the White Star Line.

Bob, who was leader of The Labour Party

from 1980 to 1983?

Edward Heath.

No, the correct answer is Michael Foot.

Philippa,

in science, by what other name are inert gases known?

Oxides.

No, the correct answer is noble gases.

Bob, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So, for £1,970,

in art The Dinner Table, Dance and The Snail

are works by which 20th-century French painter?

-Matisse.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Bob,

you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,970.

Philippa, you leave with nothing.

I feel superb about winning because, as a student, I'm in a lot of debt

and that's just sorted me out, and I'm delighted.

I'd like to think I would have won the money

had I gone second and not first.

But we'll never know.

I don't feel guilty that I'm the one going home with the money.

I won the game. The winner takes it all,

in the words of ABBA.

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