30/07/2013 Weakest Link

Of the nine contestants preparing for the show,

only one will win up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing, as one by one they're voted...

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. But if they want the money,

they'll have to work as a team. But eight will leave with nothing

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm 43, I'm from London, and I'm a freelance photographer.

I'm 21, from Doncaster, and I am an environmental science student.

I'm 56, from Stirling, and I'm an orthodontist.

I'm 22, from Northampton, and I run a soap shop.

I'm 42, from Stockport, and I'm an aviation security officer.

I'm 51, from Hartlepool, and I run a nursing home.

I'm 32, from Cheltenham, and I'm a primary school teacher.

I'm 30, from Herefordshire, and I'm a massage therapist.

I'm 23, from Pontypridd, South Wales, and I'm a sales rep.

The aim is to answer enough questions

to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit. The fastest way is to create

a chain of nine correct answers.

Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked,

the money is safe but you start a new chain from scratch.

At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward.

Round One lasts three minutes.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Dominick.

Let's play...The Weakest Link.

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

In literature,

name the first woman Tarzan loved.

Jane.

In food, sarnie is a slang word for which item?

-Pass.

-Sandwich.

What is 100 times ten?

1,000.

Name the objects laid by birds and other creatures from which the young hatch.

Eggs.

-Bank.

-What S is the process

of twisting fibres together to make thread?

-Pass.

-Spinning.

Name the only joint between shoulder and wrist.

-Collarbone.

-Elbow.

Which dogs are raced:

greyhounds or red setters?

Greyhounds.

What is the female equivalent

of both a lord and a gentleman?

-Madam.

-Lady.

In the 1700s Clive began the British Empire

in which South Asian country?

India.

What M names the composer who wrote The Magic Flute?

Mozart.

Which female singer and wife of a top England footballer

opened the Harrods sale in January 2002?

Victoria Beckham.

In area, which English county is larger: Lancashire or Kent?

-Lancashire.

-Kent.

-Bank.

-Name the first mass-produced car.

-Ford.

-I'll accept that. Model T Ford.

In offices, letters for despatch

are often kept in a shallow rectangular basket known by what specific name?

-Pass.

-Out-tray.

The name of which planet

is another word for soil?

-Saturn.

-No. Earth.

What H describes pigeons

trained to fly back to their lofts when released?

Homing.

Which side of a ship is the port side: left or right?

-Right.

-No. Left.

If your house needs rewiring

or your hairdryer breaks down,

you need which specialist worker?

An electrician.

In politics, for what do the letters MEP stand?

-Pass.

-Member of the European Parliament.

In Baa Baa Black Sheep,

who gets the third bag of wool?

The little boy who lives down the lane.

How many vowels in the word nature?

Three.

What H is the common name

for a pate of minced beef, fried or grilled, and in a bun?

Hamburger.

-Bank.

-The TV comic who began

as a team captain in 1996 on Never Mind the Buzzcocks is Sean...?

Hughes.

-Bank.

-In the eye, receptor cells are sensitive to bright or dim light?

Bright.

Time's up.

The correct answer is dim light.

And you only banked £170 out of a possible £1,000.

Whose dream of winning

is about to come to a very bumpy end?

It's time to vote off...

the weakest link.

In the first round Will is the strongest link with most correct.

Jonny got most wrong. He is statistically the weakest.

But how much of this will the team have noticed this early?

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

Dominick, the student. What are you studying?

Environmental science.

Where?

Newcastle.

Why Val?

I just remember the spinning question she got wrong.

Jamie, did you buy that shirt in Wales?

-No. I bought it to go on holiday.

-Did you holiday in Wales?

-I don't holiday in Wales.

-What's wrong with Wales?

-Erm...

-I know. You don't have to tell me.

Why Val?

Basically, being short with glasses she reminds me of you.

-Jonny, you're at primary school.

-No...

-What class are you in?

I TEACH primary schoolchildren.

Get away!

What sort of primary school?

-A private school.

-A private school!

-So people actually pay money for you to teach!

-They pay...

-What's it called?

-Dean Close.

Why Val?

-Come on! Think quickly!

-It was a...

It was a tough call but I think Val...

It WAS a tough call, because statistically

you were the worst player!

The parents of Dean Close will be pleased! But votes count.

Val, with five, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm angry to be first. I wasn't the weakest link.

It was a hard game. Very little to bank.

Some of them there will get a shock soon.

Round Two. And so far you've banked an unimpressive...

You're now eight players. We take ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round: Will.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the bible, who ordered Bethlehem infants to be killed?

Herod.

US shops that bought goods in bulk and sold them cheaply were called Five and What stores?

Five and...Bit.

Dime.

In tennis, what is the more common term for a powerful overhead volley?

-A lob.

-Smash.

What N describes someone who studies zoology or botany?

Naturalist.

What is the capital of Brazil?

-Rio de Janeiro.

-Brasilia.

Which word commonly follows Britney and asparagus to name two marketable products?

-Pass.

-Spears.

In riding, what comes last in a 3-day event: cross-country or showjumping?

Showjumping.

In England and Wales, how many Bank Holidays has August?

One.

In TV, Ronnie Ancona is best-known for her work with which fellow impressionist?

Alistair McGowan.

-Bank.

-What N was the name of the last Tsar of Russia who married Alexandra?

Nicholas.

The jack rabbit is a species of rabbit or hare?

Hare.

In the UK, what name is given to letters and numbers added to an address to speed mail?

Postcode.

-Bank.

-What C describes goods that have been imported or exported illegally?

-Pass.

-Contraband.

The former BBC sports presenter who proclaimed himself the son of God is David...?

-Watson.

-Icke.

Which British dish is made

by steaming beef, offal, onions and suet pastry in a covered basin for some hours?

-Suet pudding.

-Steak and kidney pudding.

Which Hollywood actor

guested in a 1999 Comic Relief special of The Vicar of Dibley: Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt?

Johnny Depp.

Which London power station like an upturned table appears on a 1977 Pink Floyd LP cover?

Battersby.

No. Battersea.

What is 52 plus 18?

70.

In children's books, Dobbin is a name used for...?

A horse.

-Bank.

-What A is the term for the equipment on which gymnasts perform exercises?

-Pass.

-Apparatus.

Which country joined the EEC on 1 January 1981?

Greece.

Greece was correct.

Time's up and you didn't do much better. You banked £250.

Who's simpler than Simple Simon,

more dense than a donkey, more stupid than a village idiot?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

He got all his answers wrong so Dominick is the weakest link.

Fiona is the strongest link since she alone got all her answers right.

But how will the team vote?

Voting over. Time to say who you see as the weakest link.

We have a tie, team. A three-way tie with two votes each.

Jonny, why did you decide to teach at a prep school?

I fancied a change from the state sector,

and the chance to teach lots of games on the sports field,

which I do at Dean Close.

Has it blown your brains away?

Being on this show has blown my brain away!

-Why Noorie?

-She got a few wrong there.

Susanne, you do massage?

I do.

-Men or women?

-Mainly women.

-Why?

-Because more women have massages than men.

-Do they?

Or is it that men don't like you?

I think some men go for a different type of massage

from the type that I would give.

What type would that be?

A special type of massage.

-What sort of massage do YOU give?

-A therapeutic massage.

Would you give Roy a massage?

-Yes, if he paid me.

-How much do you charge?

Twenty pounds.

-You're very cheap. Why did you vote for Roy?

-He was weak in Round One.

And I think he was weak in this round.

Could you make him stronger with a massage?

I may have been able to improve his brainpower.

What do you do, Will?

-I'm an aviation security officer.

-Are you?

-Mm.

Do you look after the planes?

They wouldn't trust me with them.

-What DO you do?

-Try to keep people safe.

Why Susanne?

She does the wrong massage.

OK.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link decides. Fiona...

-Why Roy?

-I couldn't bank any money in the last round

because Roy got all those questions wrong.

And he voted for me last time. I'm returning the favour.

You can choose Susanne, Noorie or Roy.

-Will you change your vote?

-No.

Roy, you're being extracted from the team.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Family and friends will say I should have done better.

I should have answered the question about the steak pudding!

But I had fun today.

Round Three, team, and out of a possible £2,000

you've banked just £420.

Seven of you left. Ten more seconds off the time.

We start with the present strongest link. That's Fiona.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In childhood, someone lacking courage is often dubbed Cowardy-cowardy-what?

Custard.

In soccer Bolton Wanderers' David Jack scored the first goal at which famed venue?

Wembley.

Which BBC drama set in a Manchester textiles factory began a 3rd series in January?

Clocking Off.

-Bank.

-The water moccasin is a venomous variety of which reptile?

Snake.

Which gaseous element has the smaller atomic weight: hydrogen or oxygen?

Hydrogen.

What R is the Latin word for a musical setting of the Roman Catholic mass for the dead?

-Pass.

-Requiem.

Name the Chinese dish

for which the upper part of the pork belly is cut in narrow strips on the bone?

-Pass.

-Spareribs.

Is the Australian state of New South Wales north or south of the state of Victoria?

North.

What is the fifth letter of the word "rhythm"?

-M.

-H!

In the USA what D is a type of restaurant originally sited in a horse-drawn freight carriage?

Diner.

The seamen Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh were born in which English county?

-Somerset.

-Devon.

Do the Chicago Bulls play baseball or basketball?

-Base- Basketball.

-I have to take your first answer. It is basketball.

What bedding item is plugged into the power supply?

Electric blanket.

In ten-pin bowling what is knocking down every pin in one go called?

Strike.

-In maths, which antonym of positive also means less than nothing?

-Negative.

-Bank.

-What F is a thin pastry,

whose Greek name means LEAF?

Filo.

In a shipping forecast, are sea areas Viking and Forties east or west of here?

-West.

-East.

-Bank.

-In Punch and Judy, what type of reptile often attacks Punch?

A crocodile.

In the USA, which government organisation has the initials DEA?

-Pass.

-Drug Enforcement Agency.

In the human body, carpals are bones that...

Time's up.

I can't complete the question and you've banked just £200.

Who's the obvious candidate

for early retirement?

Who has won

the losers' race?

Time to vote off

the weakest link.

Fiona is the strongest link for the second round in a row.

Jamie is the weakest link as he got the most wrong.

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

Voting over. Time to see who you say is the weakest link.

We have a tie, team. Noorie and Jonny.

Two votes each.

Jonny the prep school teacher. Do you not like Noorie?

-I thought she got one wrong.

-You've voted for her twice.

I know.

-Noorie, you're a photographer.

-Yes, Anne.

What sort of pictures do you take?

I specialise in black and white

and work with corporate clients to humanise the corporate image.

Do you get them with clothes off?

-Jackets off.

-Just their jackets?

-Just their jackets.

Susanne'd get all their clothes off.

Do you not like Jonny?

I don't like authority.

And I didn't enjoy primary school.

-So, no.

-He's not at primary school, Noorie.

He's at private prep school.

OK, well, when the vote's tied, the strongest link has the casting vote.

And yet again the strongest link was Fiona.

What do you do, Fiona?

-I run a soap shop.

-Do you?

Are you well qualified for that?

Maybe not for soap. But I have qualifications.

What are you qualified for? Talcum powder?

Not quite. Languages.

What languages can you speak?

I speak French and Italian quite well, and some Spanish and Japanese.

Is that useful in a soap shop?

I don't really get to use all my talents, but it's a good job.

You now have a choice between...

Noorie, the photographer...

and Jonny the teacher. Who?

-I think I'll go for Noorie.

-Why?

Just because she has ruffles on her top.

There's only room for one.

Oh, that's very scientific.

Your top's done for you. You're out of focus.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel a bit RUFFLED about this.

Fiona's got a good chance to be voted off. She's obviously bright.

She has languages and other hidden talents besides running a soap shop.

Round Four, and you've banked £620.

Six of you left. Ten more seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link: Fiona.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The BBC2 sketch show with Simon Pegg, Mark Heap and Catherine Tate is called Big...?

Train.

In which exercise is the body raised from prone by the arms

with hands and feet on the ground and legs straight?

-Squats.

-Press-ups.

What is 82 minus 53?

-19.

-29.

In which Caribbean country is Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay?

Jamaica.

In cricket what "I" is the portion of a game in which one team bats?

Innings.

-Bank.

-What is the minimum number of people in a single-parent family?

-2.4.

-No. 2.

The Pekinese dog was named after a city in which country?

China.

In the UK a ruby wedding marks how many years?

40.

In music, a ligature is part of a French horn or clarinet?

-French horn.

-Clarinet.

Before comprehensive education, children who passed the 11-plus went to which type of school?

-Secondary.

-Grammar.

A church bible lectern is often made in the form of which bird of prey?

An eagle.

What name is given to any apple that does not have to be cooked before being consumed?

Cooking.

No. Eating or dessert apple.

The parliamentary constituencies of Withington and Gorton are in which UK city?

-Birmingham?

-Manchester.

Farming: is the immediate source of green manure vegetable or mineral?

-Mineral.

-Vegetable.

Martin O'Neill left Leicester City to manage which Scots football club?

Celtic.

With which country does Italy share its longest border?

-Greece.

-Switzerland.

In which decade was the Chernobyl disaster?

-The '60s.

-The 1980s.

On January 1st, 2002, the euro replaced the lira in which European country?

Can you repeat the question?

On January 1st, 2002, the euro replaced the lira in which European country?

-Holland.

-Italy.

In language, what H is an adjective...

Time's up.

And you had a spectacular round.

You banked £50.

Who's bewitched, bothered

and bewildered? It's time to vote off

the weakest link.

Getting every answer wrong means that Dominick is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Jamie.

But which way will the votes go?

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

Susanne, the masseur,

-how do you get men to undress?

-I'm nice. I'm a professional.

That's what I understood.

-Why Dominick?

-Well, he hesitated.

He got questions wrong and he's voted for me twice.

Jonny,

what do you teach?

History, geography, English and maths.

But you failed to answer questions on geography and a question on simple arithmetic.

-Why Dominick?

-He struggled on a few questions and the last question about the lira

-he should have got right.

-Dominick,

the environment guru, your ecosystem's gone. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The walk of shame is my most embarrassing moment.

Will's going to get voted off next. He's the best player of them all

and sooner or later the others will realise that.

Round Five, team. You could have won

£4,000. Instead, you've settled for £670.

There are five of you left. 10 seconds coming off the time.

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

Start the clock.

Who was the late wife of former Soviet leader Gorbachev?

-Pass.

-Raisa.

What is the BBC programme, Working Lunch about? Cookery or economics?

Economics.

Which two-word term refers to a community, usually in America

that has been abandoned normally for economic reasons?

-I haven't got a clue.

-Ghost town.

What C is the musical where "You'll Never Walk Alone" first appeared?

-Chicago.

-Carousel.

Which garment is hung from the mantelpiece at Christmas in anticipation of gifts?

A stocking.

How many species of reptile are native to the UK? Six or 60?

Six.

In what athletic event did Bob Beamon smash the world record at the 1968 Olympics?

-Track.

-No, long jump.

In Tantric Hinduism, humans have how many main chakras?

-Two.

-Seven.

The National Socialist German Workers' Party was the what?

-Nazi Party.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

Who produced, directed and starred in the 1960 film, The Alamo?

-Michael Caine.

-John Wayne.

For what does the letter V stand

in the one or two-year course known as the GNVQ?

-Voluntary.

-Vocational.

Which former boxer, also known as The Greatest, was 60 in January, 2002?

-Henry Cooper.

-Muhammed Ali.

What is a Weeping Beech tree? Deciduous or evergreen?

Deciduous.

In January 2002, which US singer was reportedly paid 28 million

to end her contract with her record label?

-Mariah Carey.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

What W means a fall from a surfboard

and also the name of a BBC1 daytime quiz show presented by Bob Monkhouse?

-Don't know.

-Wipeout.

In the film, The Birds, what actress played Melanie Daniels?

-Brigitte Bardot.

-Tippi Hedren.

Who wrote the novels London Fields and The Information?

-I don't know.

-Martin Amis.

The word, milliner, meaning a maker of hats, is derived from...

Time's up. And you banked £70.

Who is beyond hope?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Jonny with the most right answers.

Statistically, the weakest link is Fiona.

But will the team take her earlier good performance into account?

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

Susanne, why Fiona?

Well, she has been the strongest link in previous rounds.

-But in this round she had a bad round.

-I bet you were glad.

-You got rid of some opposition.

-No, it wasn't tactical.

So, Jamie,

what do you do when you're not a sales rep?

-I enjoy singing.

-Can you sing?

-I can, yes.

Why Fiona?

She's been the strongest link, Anne. But she had a nightmare of a round

and I've got a chance to vote off a bit of competition.

Fiona, sadly, you got yourself in a bit of a lather.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The team thought I wouldn't be as clever as I was.

I don't think they knew about my qualifications

but I didn't want to tell them too early in case it jeopardised the voting.

Susanne could be the next person to be voted off.

She's had a few mixed rounds.

She banks for the team, but her wrong answers may hurt her.

Round Six. And by now, you could have won £5,000.

Instead, you have in the kitty, £740.

Four of you left.

Another 10 seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link,

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

Start the clock.

Bluebottle and greenbottle are both types of which fly, blowfly or hoverfly?

-Hover.

-Blowfly.

Which biennial golfing competition between the USA and Europe

was played at The Belfry in 1985, 1989 and 1993?

The Ryder Cup.

What S is the last act

carried out by someone before retirement or death?

-Pass.

-Swan song.

The time where the radioactivity of a substance

falls to half its original value is known as its half what?

-Don't know.

-Life.

Rock star, Rod Stewart, had a brief stint in which cemetery-based profession?

-Undertaker.

-Grave digging.

Which Swiss city was the home of both the religious reformer, John Calvin,

and the League of Nations?

Geneva.

What is 19/20ths described as a percentage?

-99 per cent.

-No, 95 per cent.

Limahl was the lead singer of which 1980s group?

Kajagoogoo.

Running Wild, Crash and War Fever are written by whom?

E.M.Forster or J.G.Ballard?

-J.G.Ballard.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

In the Bible, who wrote the Letter to the Galatians?

-Amos.

-No, Paul.

An understanding, binding in honour but not legally, is a what agreement?

-A verbal agreement.

-Gentleman's agreement.

Little Red Cap, by the Brothers Grimm, is similar to which popular fairytale?

Red Riding Hood.

What name is given to electricity that flows in one direction only?

-Current.

-No, direct current.

Germany was officially reunited in which year of the 20th century?

-1946.

-1990.

What name suggesting a lack of breadth

is given to a boat less than seven feet wide and 72 feet long?

-Puffer.

-A narrowboat.

Time's up.

You banked £50.

Who is no longer worthy of a place on the team?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Will.

With every answer wrong, Jamie is the weakest.

But who will they want off?

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

So, Susanne,

-has Jamie rubbed you up the wrong way?

-It's his shirt.

It's doing my head in. He's got to go.

Jonny,

-why Jamie?

-I think he had a bad round.

-He got questions wrong.

-You'd know about that.

-Yes. But I've improved.

How long have you been teaching at the prep school?

Coming up for six years and 39 weeks.

Will you get redundancy?

Statistically,

Jamie was the worst player.

And he is, alas, a fish out of water with that shirt.

Jamie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

This shirt, I thought would get me noticed.

I thought Anne would pick on it and I'd come back. She's so bland in black.

This is the worst performance I've seen.

I'm not sorry I'm not taking away the money. It's not life-changing.

Round Seven, team.

You've won £790

out of a possible £6,000. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

The Proclaimers are a band from which UK country?

-Scotland.

-Jonny.

-Bank.

The British soldier and statesman, Sir Arthur Wellesley,

was the Duke of where?

-Waterloo.

-Wellington.

The Cement Garden was the first novel of which Booker prizewinning British novelist?

-Don't know.

-Ian McEwan.

Which Andrew Lloyd-Webber show closed in January 2002 after running for nearly 18 years?

-Cats.

-Starlight Express.

How many minutes are there in four and a half hours?

-440.

-270.

In snooker, the brown ball is worth how many points?

Four.

Which three-letter word is a fish with a long cylindrical body?

-Eel.

-Jonny.

-Bank.

Which Bond actor represented Scotland in a Mr Universe contest in the '50s?

-Sean Connery.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

Which part of a shirt has styles including button-down, wing and mandarin?

-A dinner jacket.

-No, collar.

To prepare an elaborate feast to welcome someone home, is to kill the fatted what?

-Calf.

-Jonny.

-Bank.

In finance a P and L sheet shows profits and what?

-Loss.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

On the Apollo 11 lunar mission of 1969,

Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were partnered by Michael who?

-Don't know.

-Collins.

Black Hawk Down, released in 2002, based on events in Somalia, was directed by Ridley who?

Scott.

Before her marriage to Jude Law, actress Sadie Frost

was married to which member of Spandau Ballet?

-Martin...Gary Kemp.

-No, I have to accept your first answer. It IS Gary Kemp.

Which items of clothing are informally referred to as PJs?

Pyjamas.

In which UK country is Berwick-upon-Tweed?

Scotland.

Time's up.

The correct answer is England. You won £130.

Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

So there's £3,000 potentially to be won. The question is,

who is least likely to help you raise that bank balance?

Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

At this pivotal point in the game,

Will remains the strongest link.

The weakest link is Susanne.

But what will the team decide in this final vote?

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

Jonny,

-why are you voting off the strongest link?

-He voted for me.

Susanne's right next to me

and I've formed a bond with her. I wanted her to make it to the final.

I don't believe a word.

-Sorry. That's my line and that's what I'm sticking to.

-So, Susanne,

why are you voting off the strongest link?

Because he's voted for me a couple of times and he's voted for me again.

And he's spelt my name wrong.

Well, Will,

you've been the best player,

but it hasn't got you anywhere with the prep school teacher and the masseur.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I just feel devastated that they haven't got the guts

to go head-to-head with the strongest link.

Jonny shouldn't be teaching schoolchildren,

he should be IN school.

As for Susanne and the massages, that'd be a total waste of money.

Round Eight and you still haven't made it to four figures. Just £920 in the kitty.

But whatever you win

in this round, will be trebled

and added to your winnings to make up your prize money.

So, £3,000 is at stake.

You voted off the strongest link, so we go with the next strongest, Jonny. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In rallying, what title is given to the co-driver

specifying their main job as map-reading and directing?

-Navigator.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

In 1983, after a military coup, the Caribbean island of Grenada

was invaded by troops from where?

-America.

-Jonny.

-Bank.

In fencing, which French word is used to acknowledge a hit?

-Epee.

-Touche.

What term is used for a system at a farm or orchard

where customers gather the produce themselves?

-A co-op.

-No, pick-your-own.

The International Criminal Police Organisation is called what?

-Interpol.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

The silversmith Paul Revere played an important role

at the start of which American war?

-The civil war.

-No, the War of Independence.

How many Englishmen were Popes of the Roman Catholic church?

-One.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

In rugby, which word follows drop to give a different way of propelling the ball?

-Don't know.

-Kick.

In the film, Buster, Phil Collins plays a thief involved in which crime?

The Great Train Robbery.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

-The navy's highest rank is Admiral of what?

-The navy.

-The fleet.

La Mancha is a plateau in which European country?

-Spain.

-Susanne.

-Bank.

Which English region has in it the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk?

Don't know.

Time's up. The correct answer is East Anglia.

You won £120 which we'll treble and add to the earlier winnings.

That means prize money today of £1,280.

But one of you, only, can take that money home.

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

I ask alternating questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly, wins.

So, Jonny and Susanne, for £1,280,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Jonny,

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

-I'd like to go first.

Jonny, the Oxford professor, John Bailey,

was married to which celebrated Dublin-born novelist?

-James Joyce.

-The correct answer is Iris Murdoch. Susanne,

in Star Trek,

Kronos is the home world of which warrior race?

-The Klingons.

-That is the correct answer. Jonny,

a calendar that included the months Germinal and Thermidor was used during which European revolution?

-The French Revolution.

-That is the correct answer.

Susanne, in fashion, which smooth delicately woven fabric

takes its name from the Middle Eastern town of Mosul where it was originally made?

-Muslin.

-That is the correct answer.

Jonny, in political cartoons of the 19th century,

which country was often represented by a bear?

-Russia.

-That is the correct answer.

Susanne, in the Bible,

over 70 psalms are attributed to which King of Israel?

-Herod.

-No, the correct answer is David.

You're level pegging.

In music, in the UK, how many copies must an album sell

to be eligible for a gold disc?

-100,000.

-That is the correct answer.

Susanne,

which small part of the human body

gives its name to a large variety of seedless orange?

-Ear.

-No, the correct answer is navel.

Jonny, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.

For £1,280,

in cookery, raclette, a dish of melted cheese, pickled onions and potatoes,

is a regional speciality from which European country?

-France.

-No, the correct answer is Switzerland. Susanne,

you need to answer this question correctly or Jonny takes home the money.

In the English language,

which word beloved of egotists,

is jokily known as the vertical pronoun?

-Me.

-No, the correct answer is I.

That means, Jonny,

YOU are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,280.

Susanne, YOU leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

I thought Anne was quite nasty to me.

She picked on me a lot about my massage therapy and massaging nude men.

That was a little bit below the belt.

To win The Weakest Link is brilliant.

You kids who were going to call me the weakest link, no, I'm the strongest link.

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