31/10/2011 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to get the prize money,

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing, as round by round,

we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Andy, I'm 23, I'm from the Wirral and I'm a farming volunteer.

I'm Terri, I'm 63, from Nottingham. I'm a retired administrator.

I'm Leyton, I'm 33 from Hawley in Surrey and I'm cabin crew.

I'm Sophie, I'm 23, from Derby and I'm a shop supervisor.

I'm Gary, I'm 43, from Birmingham.

I'm a graphic designer and cosmetic representative.

I'm Wendy, I'm 51, from Abbey Wood in Southeast London,

and I'm a postal officer.

I'm Ruan, I'm 19.

I'm Saftborn in Essex and I'm a parliamentary aide.

I'm Anja, I'm 38 from Darlington and I'm a doctor.

I'm Tony, I'm 60, from Yorkshire

and I'm a business development manager.

Just to remind you, in each round there is £1,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round one, three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person who's name is first alphabetically,

that is you, Andy.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20, start the clock.

The ancient series of fortifications extending for hundreds of miles

across eastern Asia is popularly called the Great Wall of where?

China.

Terri, what B is the name of a beverage with types that

-include bitter, mild and lager.

-Beer.

Leighton, which is the most widely spoken

language in the United States of America?

-Spanish.

-English.

Sophie, the competitive struggle to maintain one's position

at work or in society is known alliteratively as the rat what?

-Pack.

-Race.

Gary, a screen saver is normally found

-on which piece of equipment, a computer or a car?

-Computer.

Wendy, the New Zealand-born actor who won

an Oscar for his role in the 2000 film Gladiator is Russell who?

Crowe.

-Ruan, which is the next number in the sequence 13, 15, 17?

-19.

Anja, which word for a social gathering is also

the term for a group that seeks election to government?

Party.

Tony, the term that is commonly used as a name for the financial

-district is the Square what? Furlong or mile?

-Mile.

Andy, in the Gregorian calendar,

what is the name of the eight month of the year?

August.

Terry, a column often made of concrete or iron that

supports a street light is called a lamp what?

-Post.

-Leighton.

-Bank.

Which word precedes World War to give an alternative way to

say World War II?

Second.

Sophie, a gift of red roses is usually intended to signify

what, love or apathy?

Love.

Gary, when a person is whistling,

which parts of their face are typically described as pursed?

The lips.

In the game in the USA known as Tic Tac Toe, which mark should be

made by the opponent of a player writes a nought?

-X.

-I'll accept.

Ruan, what is the name for the small pieces of metal that must be forced

by a device through paper in order to hold several sheets together?

-A staple.

-Anja.

-Bank.

What P is the name of the fruit closely related to the apple

that is the basis of traditional boiled sweets known as drops?

Pear.

Tony, the rhyming slogan used by a leading

manufacturer of electrical goods was, "The appliance of..." What?

-Science.

-Bank.

-Andy, in cricket...

END-OF-ROUND JUNGLE

Time's up, you won £950,

you actually had a chain of 14 correct answers.

Who has signed up to the human wrongs act?

Who probably finds Jeremy Kyle intellectually challenging?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The first strongest link is Anja.

According to the statistics, the weakest link is Sophie.

-But who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

-Voting over.

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

Sophie.

Sophie.

Sophie.

Leighton.

Leighton.

Leighton.

Sophie.

Wendy.

Leighton.

We have a tie, team. Sophie, Leighton, four votes each.

-Leighton, what do you do?

-I'm cabin crew.

-Are you? Who with?

-A major airline out of Heathrow.

Put the board down.

-What flights do you do?

-I did transatlantic, for 13 years.

-Did you?

-I did.

-Where you in first?

-Mainly business.

-Oh, not good enough for first.

-Not trained.

-So how come you're not trained for first class?

-You need extra training.

Like what?

Silver service, and those extra little touches we give in first class.

-Oh, what touch would you give me in first class?

-Pyjamas, slippers.

How much training do you need to give me a pair of pyjamas? Eh?

-And where are the exits?

-Forward, either wings and behind.

Put your board up. Why Sophie?

She was the only other person to get a question wrong.

-What do you do, Sophie?

-I work in retail.

-Put your board down.

OK, hold your arms out.

OK, if I came into your shop and I had

a role in Midsummer Night's Dream, would you be the person to ask?

You could ask me and I'd try and help you find what you were looking for.

Put your board up. What's that dress called?

It's just like a floaty-sleeved bat-wing dress.

So you could use it if you were Batman?

SHE GIGGLES Maybe.

If Batman liked pink.

Leighton might like it.

Maybe.

-LAUGHTER

-Why Leighton?

Because he got a question wrong.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. The strongest link was Anja.

-Where are you from?

-I'm from Germany, Anne.

-What are you doing here?

-I am an ENT doctor in the North East.

-In an NHS hospital.

-Do you have ways of making people better?

Usually. Yes.

You're the strongest link and you have a choice

between Sophie or Leighton. Who would you like to get rid of?

On the grounds that Leighton banked the most money,

I'm afraid it would have to be Sophie. Sorry, mate.

Sophie, you are the latest weakest link, goodbye.

It's a shame to be the first person voted off the Weakest Link.

But someone at to be it and, unfortunately, this time it was me.

Round Two. In the bank, £950.

We're taking 10 seconds off your time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's Dr Anja.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Anja, in the words of a proverb,

through his stomach is the way to a man's what?

-Heart.

-Correct.

Tony, a boy called Zachary, born to a surrogate mother on Christmas Day 2010

is now the son of David Furnish and which entertainer?

-Elton John.

-Correct.

Andy, in the animal kingdom, which word meaning to move through the air,

especially using wings, is also the name of the type of insect?

-Fly.

-Correct.

Terri, in Irish legend, the treasure buried by leprechauns

at the end of the rainbow is known as a crock of what?

-Gold.

-Correct.

-Leighton.

-Bank.

What's the name of the longest river in South America

that drains the vast rainforest basin?

-Pass.

-Amazon. Gary.

The US drama series Knots Landing

was a spin-off from which other soap opera set in Texas?

-Pass.

-Dallas. Wendy,

the medicinal leech feeds primarily on which bodily fluid?

-I don't know, sorry.

-Blood.

Ruan, A Groovy Kind Of Love, Two Hearts and I Missed Again

were UK hit singles in the 1980s for which singer?

-Blondie?

-Phil Collins.

It's going very well(!)

Anja, a breeding colony of penguins

is known as a what, battery or rookery?

-A battery.

-A rookery.

Tony, the best-selling books by Meg Cabot

about a young Royal are collectively entitled the what diaries?

-Pass, Anne.

-Princess.

Andy, the substance known as dry ice that's used

to produce smoke effects in theatre and film is a solid form of which gas?

Hydrogen?

Carbon dioxide.

Terri, if you decide to get out of a business venture

that shows no sign of making a profit you are said to cut your what?

-Losses.

-Correct.

-Leighton.

-Bank.

-Which item of dress traditionally worn by Sikh men

consists of a long piece of fabric wrapped around the head?

-Turban.

-Correct. Gary.

What "A" is the term for the space

measured in degrees between any two straight lines that meet at a point?

Light years.

Angle. Wendy.

In expressions,

a slang term meaning "exhausted" that is derived from a type of crisp,

unsweetened biscuit, is cream what?

Crackered.

Ruan. In UK employment, on a payslip or other calculation of salary,

the abbreviation and NI stand for the name of which deduction?

-National Insurance.

-Correct.

-Anja.

-Bank.

The impresario and TV presenter who is credited with...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up.

You won £270.

Who's playing a game of hide the talent?

Who hopes they'll do better if the show is repeated?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Terri is the strongest link.

Statistically, Gary is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

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

Gary.

Gary.

Gary.

Leighton.

Gary.

Leighton.

Leighton.

Leighton.

We have another tie, team.

Gary and Leighton, four votes each. What do you do, Ruan?

-What do you do, Ruan?

-I work for a member of Parliament.

-And who do you work for?

-Sir Alan Haselhurst.

And why has he got a knighthood?

He was Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons for 13 years,

-which is the longest that anyone has ever done the job.

-Oh, he's a real old bore, then.

HE LAUGHS No, he's brilliant.

-Yes, so what are you busy with?

-Er, all sorts, really.

Just improving the lives of the people in Saffron Walden in whatever way I can.

-Where's your girlfriend, in London or Saffron Walden?

-I don't have a girlfriend.

Have you ever had a girlfriend?

-No, actually, no.

-Really?

-I'm only young. I'm starting out in life.

-How young are you?

-19.

-19 and you've never had a girlfriend.

-Is it your mother who won't let you go out with girls?

-HE LAUGHS

-Um, no, it's my limitations as a man, clearly.

-Oh.

What's limitations are those?

Um... Er...

-I don't know.

-Why Leighton?

He banked on £20, which I thought was fairly scandalous and he got one or two questions wrong.

What do you do, Andy?

-Um, I volunteer at a farm.

-What does the job involve?

I pick limes, build paths, build fences, cook, look after children.

-Is it well paid?

-No, it's volunteer, so, that means free.

-Where do you pick the limes?

-I was picking limes in Central America.

Were you? So you're taking jobs of local people?

If they wanted to do it for free, they could do.

Why Gary?

Gary got a couple of questions wrong and I didn't think he did too well.

When the vote's tied the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

And the strongest link was Terri. What do you do?

-I'm a retired...

-So nothing?

Nothing!

I'm a retired administrator.

Do you give anything back to the community?

-I think I've given a lot to the community.

-Like what?

-I've worked since I was 15.

-Yeah, you could give those earrings to the community.

No, they were given to me. Oh, don't be rotten!

-Have you any talents?

-I normally do karaoke badly.

-Course you do.

Put your board down.

Oh!

-What are you going to sing for us?

-I'm not.

-You are.

I'll do Summertime.

Is that all your own teeth?

Oh, yeah.

-Even the gold one?

-Oh, that gold one's a beaut. That's my crowning glory.

Pardon the pun.

# Summertime

# And the living is easy

# Fish are jumping

# And the cotton is high. #

-That's not bad, put your board up.

-Oh, thank you.

Was that a compliment?

-No.

-Oh, OK.

OK, you voted for Gary. Why was that?

Gary got two wrong.

-Are you going to stick with Gary or move to Leighton?

-I'll stick with my original.

Gary, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think if I was on a little bit longer on the show,

Anne would have picked up on the hair.

It's not my normal colour.

It's not my natural colour, believe it or not.

It's normally a little bit darker red

but I had it done especially for Anne, uniting the redheads.

Round three, in the bank, £1,220. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from last round - Terri.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

Terri, in the animal kingdom what C is a large aquatic reptile

similar to an alligator,

species of which are found in the wild

in the warm regions of most continents?

Crocodile.

Leighton, the English author born in 1775 whose novels

include Sense And Sensibility, Emma and Persuasion was Jane who?

Austen.

Wendy, the PGA is one of the governing bodies

for professional players of which game?

Golf.

Ruan, a tundra is an area near the North Pole

that's characterised by an absence of what, trees or moss?

Trees.

Anja, the insects that featured in the 1978 disaster film

starring Michael Caine entitled The Swarm were African killer what?

-Locusts.

-Bees.

Tony, which two-word term means both to inflate a balloon

and to enlarge a photograph?

Blow up.

Andy, the 2011 UK hit single

entitled Rolling In The Deep was by which British singer

normally known by only her first name?

Adele.

Terri,

what P is the name given to any of the eight distinct

stages of the moon, as it changes from new to full, and back again?

P, did you say? I'm sorry, would you repeat that, please?

What P is the name given to any of the eight distinct stages

of the moon, as it changes from new to full, and back again?

-Don't know.

-Phase.

Leighton.

The actor who, in the various series of Blackadder,

played two characters named Prince George and Lieutenant George is called Hugh what?

-Laurie.

-Wendy. What is 80 x 5?

Can you repeat that? Sorry.

-What is 80 x 5?

-400.

Ruan, in 2011, which Swiss-born sports administrator

was elected president of FIFA for a fourth successive term?

Sepp Blatter.

-Anja.

-Bank.

The name of which ballroom dance is derived from a German word

meaning "to revolve"?

-Weisser.

-The waltz.

Toni, the Doge's Palace, completed during the Renaissance,

stands on the waterfront of which Italian city?

-Rome.

-Venice. Andy.

At a ski resort,

the gentle incline set aside for beginners are designated as what?

Nursery slopes or black runs?

Nursery slopes.

-Bank.

-Terri. A course involving alternate periods of...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £120. Who has a credibility gap between their ears?

Who's the frog on the freeway? Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers wrong,

Anja is the weakest link.

Statistically, Ruan is the strongest link.

But will the team notice that?

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

Anja.

Anja.

Anja.

Anja.

Terri.

Leighton.

Terri.

-What do you do, Wendy?

-I'm a postal officer.

-What does that mean?

I work behind the counter, behind the piece of glass in the post office.

-Where's the post office?

-Abbey Wood.

-Where's that?

-Southeast London.

-In a little village.

-Oh, there's a village in Southeast London, is there?

We call it the village - it's a little...village, yeah.

-What sort of people come in?

-Lovely people.

-Do they?

-And horrible people.

What are the horrible people?

They're normally the younger person who are horrible.

-Are they picking up their benefits?

-They are. I shouldn't say that, should I?

-Yes!

Do you sometimes say to them, "Why don't you get a job?"?

-No, I'm not allowed to say that.

-Aren't you?!

-No!

-Could you hang up a notice that said that?

-No, I wish I could.

-There's a rule, is there?

-There is.

-What other rules are there?

-You can't be derogatory about anybody.

-Would I suit Abbey Wood?

-No, I don't think so, Anne.

-Why's that?

-I don't think it's upmarket enough for you.

-And why Anja?

-She got two wrong, I'm afraid.

-Leighton, why Anja?

-I believe she was the weakest link in that round.

-She was.

Anja, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The reason for trying to get on the Weakest Link was that Rob,

my fiance, egged me on, saying, "You should apply.

"Wouldn't that be cool, to be on that TV show?"

Actually, it's a very, very cool TV show.

Round Four. In the bank...

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Ruan.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ruan, in a 1996 comedy drama about a sports agent,

the title character played by Tom Cruise is called Jerry what?

-Jerry...Hook?

-Maguire.

Toni, the word "rain", referring to wet weather,

is an anagram of the English name of which Middle Eastern country?

-Pass, Anne.

-Iran.

Andy, at the end of each episode of which series,

first broadcast in the 1950s, was the subject of the show

presented with the so-called big red book?

-Pass.

-This Is Your Life.

Terri, the name of which brass instrument is also

that of a pointed projection growing on the head of an animal,

such as a cow or goat?

Horn.

Leighton,

what L is the name of the island off the coast of Northumberland,

where the Irish missionary St Aidan founded a 7th-century monastery?

-Pass.

-Lindisfarne.

Wendy, which amphibian features in the name of a traditional

British dish, comprising sausages baked in a Yorkshire pudding batter?

Toad.

Ruan, the Native American chief,

whose name was adopted by a Paris nightclub famous for

its adult entertainment, was called Crazy what?

-Crazy Horse.

-Tony.

-Bank.

In the UK, new cars have front number plates

with black letters and digits on a background of which colour?

White.

Andy, the newspaper titles Die Welt, Le Monde and El Mundo,

all translate into English as The what?

The World.

Terri, the 1998 investigation into the conduct of President Clinton,

that lead to his impeachment, was called what?

The Freddie File or The Star Report?

-The Star Report.

-Leighton.

-Bank.

In the periodic table,

Pb is the symbol for which heavy metallic element?

Lead.

Wendy, according to the children's nursery rhyme,

which character was frightened by a spider while eating her curds and whey?

Little Miss Muffet.

Ruan, what is 37 + 25?

-Er...62.

-Tony.

-Bank.

The popular chant of fans of the wrestler Big Daddy

was the repetition of which four-letter word meaning "not difficult"?

-Easy.

-Andy.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £270, but you had a chain of nine correct answers.

Who's stunting your capital growth? Who's an acquired bad taste?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Terri is the strongest link.

Andy is the weakest link,

but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

Tony.

Tony.

Tony.

Leighton.

Leighton.

Leighton.

Another tie, team. Tony and Leighton, three votes each.

-What do you do, Tony?

-I'm a business development manager, Anne.

That's a bit of a dull job for someone as hip as you.

-Thank you for saying I'm hip at 60.

-Yes.

-Are you the Johnny Depp of business development?

-No, no, no.

-More the David Cameron, I think.

-Why Leighton?

Unfortunately, Leighton's had a few bad rounds,

questions wrong in most of them.

-He's been fairly lucky not to go in previous rounds.

-Leighton, why Tony?

I believed he was the weakest link in that round.

The strongest link was Terri - not for the first time.

Why have you voted for Tony?

I thought he was the weakest link in this round.

-Do you want to stick with Tony or move to Leighton?

-I'll stick with Tony.

Tony, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Coming face-to-face with Anne is something I've always wanted to do.

I can put a tick in the box. She is one heck of a lady.

Round Five. Your total is...

Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

Terri, what J is the name of a tropical plant cultivated

for its strong fibre that is traditionally used to make sack cloth?

-Jute.

-I'll accept.

Leighton, the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, who had

a solo UK number one single with Don't Hold Your Breath in 2011 is Nicole who?

Scherzinger.

Wendy, the route north was the original,

literal sense of the English name of which European country?

-Scotland.

-Norway.

Ruan, BAFTA winners are presented with a moulded

sculpture in the shape of what? A TV aerial or a theatrical mask?

A theatrical mask.

Andy, the Sunni comprise the largest group of followers of which faith?

Islam.

Terry, a biscuit often served in Chinese restaurants that

contains a piece of paper bearing a prediction is usually

known by what two-word name?

-Fortune cookie.

-Leighton.

-Bank.

The terms "big brother" and "room 101" both derive from a novel

written by an author with a pen name George what?

-Pass.

-Orwell.

Wendy, what B was the title of a publication for girls that

began in the 1950s and featured characters called The Four Marys?

-Viz.

-Bunty.

Ruan, the breed of dog called the West Highland White Terrier

is commonly known by what six-letter nickname?

Er...Westie.

Andy, the unit of speed called the knot is equal to

one nautical mile per what?

Hour.

Terri, Pembroke, drop-leaf and trestle

are all varieties of which item of furniture?

Table.

Leighton, what A was the name of the racehorse that,

from 1964 to 1966 won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three years in succession?

-Pass.

-Arkle.

Wendy, the UK number one singles entitled Red Red Wine

and I Can't Help Falling In Love With You were by which group?

UB40.

Ruan, the 19th-century poet who was a Catholic priest

and whose works mostly concerned religion and nature was Gerard Manley who?

-Holmes?

-Hopkins. Andy.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £100.

Who thinks a job with prospects is the name of a pub?

Who's obviously thicker than a printer instruction manual?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics show that Wendy is the weakest link.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

Leighton.

Leighton.

Ruan.

Leighton.

Leighton.

Andy, why Leighton?

He's had a few bad rounds now and I think it's time he departed.

-Ruan, why Leighton?

-Again, much the same reason. And he banked...

-Have your own reasons.

-Well, I think he had a bad round.

-He banked too early once, I think.

-Leighton, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think everyone's going to have a good time watching me

on the Weakest Link, as I lasted through luck in most rounds

and made it through three tie-breaks.

Round Six. You've won £1,710.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

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

That's Terri. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In trade, the city of Fray Bentos in Uruguay

is noted for the export of which foodstuff,

tinned meat or Pot Noodles?

Tinned meat.

Wendy, in the NHS,

if a patient is not satisfied with the advice of a doctor

and seeks an alternative view,

it's usually known as getting a second what?

-Opinion.

-Correct.

Ruan, in African geography from 1971 to 1997,

the country now called the Democratic Republic of Congo had what official name?

-Er... People's Republic of Congo.

-Zaire. Andy,

in TV, the gameshow that began in 2011 whose rhyming title

refers to a large robotic version of a wild British mammal

is called Don't Scare The what?

-Parents?

-Hare.

Terri, in singing, which five-letter word goes before

"boy" or "girl" to give terms for young choristers?

-Choir.

-Correct.

In maths, what is the cube root of 64?

-I haven't got a clue.

-Four.

In astronomy,

the invisible material that is thought to make up

more than 90% of the universe is known as dark what?

-Dark wool.

-Dark matter.

In Scotland the city of Aberdeen is situated

between the mouths of two rivers called the Don and the what?

-King Arthur.

-Dee.

Terri, in headgear, a fur cap

With a raccoon tail hanging down the back

is named after the American frontiersman Davy who?

-Crockett.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In British heritage,

a stately home built in the 18th century near Harrogate

has what name, Downton Abbey or Harewood House?

Harewood House.

In cinema, which 2011 film directed by Kenneth Branagh

starred Chris Hemsworth in the title role as a Norse god who comes to live on Earth?

-Um, King Of Emperors.

-Thor.

In the kitchen, which common, small cooking apparatus

often has a spring-loaded tray and variable slot adjustments?

-Toaster?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In librarianship,

familiar decimal system of classifying books according...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £40.

So is Wendy's performance second class?

Maybe Terri's short for terrible.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Ruan is the weakest link.

Statistically, Terri is the strongest link,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Ruan.

Ruan.

Ruan.

Andy.

Terri, why young Ruan?

I thought he had a particularly bad round that time.

I thought he was the weakest link.

You're very quick on the sums, aren't you, Wendy?

Yes, well, I'm a postal officer.

Do you have a calculator?

No, I don't have a calculator. I have a pen and paper.

-Yes, there must be a long line waiting.

-No, I'm very quick.

It's because I'm here and you're making me nervous.

-Maybe that's what it is.

-Why Ruan?

He's well sweet but he's the weakest, I'm sorry.

He was the worst player. He didn't answer a single question correctly.

Ruan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think that Anne would be a fantastic MP.

She can clearly put her case forward very strongly.

In debates, she would be quite amazing to watch.

I'm sure she could take down any member at ease.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,750.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link

from the last round, Terri. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In theatre, which musical that opened in the West End in 2008

tells the story of the group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons?

-Don't know.

-Jersey Boys.

In the system introduced in 1993 for the assessment of council tax in England,

each property was allocated to one of how many different bands?

-Three.

-Eight.

In transport, what's the usual name for a metal chimney on a ship or steam engine?

Funnel.

In athletics, the Jamaican-born female sprinter who in 2004

competed in her seventh Olympic Games is Merlene who?

Lewis?

Ottey.

Wendy, in weather forecasting,

which three-letter word is another name for a depression?

-Fog.

-Low.

In science, the English chemist who identified oxygen in 1774

and also discovered ammonia was Joseph who?

-Pass.

-Priestley.

In historic sites, the drinking establishment called Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem

that claims to be the oldest pub in England is in which East Midlands city?

-Nottingham.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In pop music and TV,

what P was the name of the so-called family

that featured the 1970s teen idol David Cassidy?

-Partridge.

-Correct.

In finance, the name of a US stock market index

founded in the 19th century links those of Charles Dow and Edward who?

-FTSE.

-Jones.

In the animal kingdom which large marine mammal resembling a seal

uses its tusks to haul itself out of the water onto ice floes?

-Walrus.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In history, from 1894 to 1917,

Nicholas II was the emperor of which major European power?

-Spain.

-Even Russia.

In entertainment the name of which British film studio...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £40.

In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Terri is again the strongest link.

Wendy is statistically the weakest link,

but who will survive the final vote?

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

Wendy.

Andy.

Andy.

Terri, why Andy?

It was a hard decision,

but Wendy did bank something. Andy didn't, if I remember correctly.

-Wendy, why Andy?

-Well, I think you got more wrong than me.

-He didn't.

Oh, well. My memory's not that good neither!

Andy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I might have been stitched up by those two middle-aged ladies.

Maybe I didn't flirt with them enough before the show.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,790.

90 seconds and whatever you win will be trebled.

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

Start the clock. In politics,

the Canadian Prime Minister who in 1969

made both English and French the official languages of the country was Pierre who?

-Trudeau.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In visitor attractions,

London Zoo is situated in which park, Hyde Park or Regents Park?

-Regents Park.

-Bank.

In the British military, in the name of the medal known as the DFC

that's awarded for airborne operations, the letter D stands for what?

-Defence.

-Distinguished.

In nature, what alternative name for the plant called agave

was derived from the mistaken belief that it flowers only once every 100 years?

-I don't know.

-The century plant.

In TV, in the 1980s sitcom The Young Ones,

what V was the name of the character played by Adrian Edmondson?

Victor.

Vyvyan.

In vocabulary when used to refer to a swindle

in which the fraudster wins the trust the victim,

the term 'con' is an abbreviation of which word?

-Con... Confuse.

-Confidence.

In theatre, the titles of the musicals Oliver! and Oklahoma!

feature which punctuation mark?

-Exclamation.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In fitness,

the trainer who in the early 20th century devised exercises

to strengthen muscles had what surname, Hercules or Pilates?

-Pilates.

-Bank.

That was the correct answer but your bank was out of time.

Between you, you won £60, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,970.

There can only be one winner.

Up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death. So,

Terri and Wendy, for £1,970, let's play the Weakest Link.

Wendy, as the strongest link in the last round,

-you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go first, please.

The title of which song performed in a 1953 film musical

states that a certain kind of gemstone

makes the ideal companion for a young woman?

Diamonds...

-..Are A Girl's Best Friend.

-That is the correct answer.

Terri, in the 20th century, the first London Marathon was staged,

a new political party, the SDP, was launched,

and Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, in which year?

19...89?

The correct answer is 1981.

Wendy, in scientific symbols,

the gravitational constant and the acceleration of freefall

are represented respectively

by upper and lowercase versions of which letter of the alphabet?

-G.

-That is the correct answer.

Terri, in colours, which shade of green that was a popular choice

for bathroom suites in the 1970s and '80s

is named after a large, stoned fruit, native to Central America?

-Avocado.

-That is the correct answer.

Wendy, in gambling, the state-owned bookmaker

that was established in 1928 and sold to a private buyer in 2011

is known by what name?

Mecca?

The correct answer is the Tote.

Terri, in TV, which British sitcom that began in 2007 about the lives

of a teacher called Pete Brockman, his wife Sue and three children

is unusual in that the script is partly improvised?

Oh, I don't know.

The correct answer is Outnumbered.

Wendy, in literature,

the mysterious Dark Lady of the sonnets is referred to and addressed

in several poems ascribed to which author and playwright?

-William Shakespeare.

-That is the correct answer.

Terri, in vocabulary,

the word Martian refers to something associated with the planet Mars.

Which corresponding six-letter term means relating to Jupiter?

-Jupiterian?

-No, the correct answer is Jovian.

That means, Wendy, you're today's strongest link.

You go away with £1,970.

Terri, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My family won't believe I made it this far.

But hey, I've told them I am smart and I'm smarter than they thought.

Coming on the Weakest Link was good. Winning the Weakest Link was better.

Finding out that maybe I'm not so dumb is even better than that!

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