Round Two Top Class

On Top Class today...

Lucy, Jessica,

Taylor and Alishba,

playing for Stone Church of England School

from Buckinghamshire.

And competing against them are...

Crystal, Molly,

Marnie and Lowri,

from Pantysgallog Primary School from Mid Glamorgan.

But who will be Top Class?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello, and welcome to Top Class,

the search for the UK's smartest school.

Let's meet our teams.

First up, it's year six from

Stone Church of England Combined School

from Buckinghamshire.

They have their own peace garden with worm farm,

fish pond and garden patch for each class to look after.

Jessica, welcome.

When you grow up, I understand you want to be a vet.

I love animals,

and I just want to make sure they are cared for.

Do you have any pets yourself?

Yeah, I have a cat.

What is your cat's name?

-Coco.

-I have cats, Jessica.

I have four cats.

I would like to have 25 cats.

Alishba. Welcome.

Tell me, what do you want to be when you leave school, do you know?

-Maybe a teacher.

-Who have you chosen as your captain and why, Alishba?

Taylor, because he is a very good leader.

He is quite confident, and he has a great amount of general knowledge.

Taylor, quite the compliment.

How do you feel about that?

Astonished that Alishba would just say that about me.

Aw.

Well, she obviously means it.

I didn't even prompt her.

Please welcome

Stone Church of England Combined School.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And playing against them are Pantysgallog Primary School

from Mid Glamorgan.

They learn Welsh as a second language

and have made it to the finals of the National Eisteddfod

for speaking Welsh in unison.

The school's name means "thistle in the hollow".

Hello, Lowri. Tell me, what subject you do not want to come up?

-Geography.

-Geography.

-Why?

-There is just too many things.

There are too many places in the world.

I agree, Lowri. Marnie, you want to be a photographer.

-Yeah.

-That is a brilliant ambition.

Yeah, I have a camera in my house, and when I go out for walks,

-I take pictures.

-Would you like to specialise in nature photography?

-Yes.

-Yes. What is your favourite subject at school, Marnie?

Maths. I like doing long multiplication and long division.

You LIKE doing that?

I find that extraordinary.

Molly, welcome to the show.

So tell me, what is your least favourite subject?

Probably geography, but I know all the capital cities and flags, so,

it's like... It is just boring.

It's just boring knowing that kind of stuff.

Great. Crystal, welcome.

Tell me, who have you chosen as your captain and why?

Molly, because she's got an amazing personality and is very confident.

That is quite a write-up, Molly.

-How do you feel?

-I don't know.

-Speechless.

-Speechless.

Well, please welcome Pantysgallog Primary School,

everyone. Give them a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK. Let's get cracking with Round One.

The first subject is...

Here we go, with our first control question.

What is the capital city of Austria?

Molly.

Hen... Henski.

No, it's not.

I can pass it across to Stone.

-Alishba.

-Vienna.

That is the correct answer, Alishba.

Well done.

You've got a point, you have control.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of world flags.

Which country does this flag belong to?

-USA.

-You're saying the USA.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

How about this flag?

-(Japan.)

-(Japan.)

-Japan.

-You're saying Japan.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done.

What country does this flag represent?

-(South Africa.)

-(South Africa.)

-South Africa.

-You are saying South Africa.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

And lastly, which country does this flag belong to?

(Argentina.)

-Argentina.

-You are saying Argentina, let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done, Stone.

You got yourself five points in that round.

Well done.

APPLAUSE

So, Stone are on five points,

Pant have yet to score,

but there's plenty of time.

Give them both a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Molly, let me ask you, because when we had our chat,

you said you knew all of the flags of the world.

Would you have known all of them?

Yeah. We were like...

saying them.

It is just all about who gets control of the game.

We'll see what happens next, because the next subject is...

Here is your control question.

What name beginning with the letter I,

is given to a material

that doesn't let heat or electricity pass through it?

-Jessica.

-Insulator.

That is the correct answer, Jessica.

Well done. You have control.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of...

magnets.

On the screen, you'll see a series of objects on a tray.

You need to tell me if they are magnetic or not.

The first object is a steel fork.

Is that magnetic or not magnetic?

-Do you think...

-Well, it is metal, so...

Are you sure? Not all metals are magnetic.

Magnetic.

You are saying it IS magnetic.

-Yeah.

-Let's see if that is right.

It is right. Well done.

Secondly, a glass bottle.

Would that be attracted to a magnet?

-No.

-So, you are saying it's not magnetic?

-Yeah.

-Let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done.

What about an iron horseshoe?

Is that magnetic?

Iron horseshoe...

magnetic? You get iron nails...

-Yeah.

-Yes, it is magnetic.

It is magnetic, you're saying.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

And finally, the last object is a pure gold ring.

Do you think that's magnetic?

-I have no clue.

-No, I wouldn't think so.

Shall we go with it's not?

Yeah.

No, it's not magnetic.

You're saying it's NOT magnetic.

Let's see if that's right.

You're right. It's not magnetic.

Stone, you've got yourself another five points, well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

At the end of that round,

Stone have ten points,

Pant have yet to score,

but there's plenty of time.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

It's all about just getting control of the game.

That is what it is, Lowri.

Have you been practising pressing your buzzer at home?

-Yeah.

-What have you been doing to practise pressing your buzzer?

-Going like that... Bzzzzz!

-Doing that kind of thing?

I often hit my leg, which is why it's very bruised.

But let's see what happens next.

The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

What is 11 multiplied by 11?

-Jessica.

-121.

That's the correct answer, Jessica.

Well done. You have control.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of...

sequences. What is the next term in this sequence?

It's going down in twos, so it'll be 30.

-30.

-You're saying 30.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right. The rule is to subtract two from each term.

Tell me the next term in this sequence.

It's going up in sevens.

-Sevens.

-Yeah.

-35.

Yeah. 35.

You're saying 35. Let's see if that's right.

It is right. You're correct, you add seven to the previous term.

What's the next term in this sequence?

It is going up by one more each time.

So it is three, four, five...

Six. The next time it will be seven.

30.

-30.

-You're saying 30.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right. Well done. And you were correct,

the rule is you add one extra each time to the previous term.

Finally, what is the next term in this last sequence?

Three add three is six...

And then three and six is nine.

So, do you add the two previous numbers?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-So, 24 and 39.

Is it 63?

63, you're saying.

Let's see if that's right.

It is right, well done.

The rule is to add the previous two terms together.

You got yourselves another five points, Stone.

Well done.

So, at the end of that round, Stone have 15 points,

Pant have yet to score.

Still plenty of time though.

Give them both a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

Lowri, you like maths.

Would you have done OK in that round?

-Yeah, I think so.

-Yeah, but again,

it's just about getting control of the game.

Things are going to be mixed up a little bit now with this next round,

because it's time to Test The Teacher.

Stone. Who have you brought with you today, and tell me why.

We've brought our teacher, Mrs Smith,

because she's absolutely an amazing teacher

and she always makes learning fun,

and we have just had an amazing Year Six so far,

-and we think she'll do really well.

-OK.

Alishba, how do you think your teacher

is going to do in this round?

I think she's going to do really, really well.

Well, Stone, it's time to Test The Teacher.

Bring in Mrs Smith.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Mrs Smith, welcome.

-Thank you.

-There's a lot of confidence.

I know, I heard them.

"Oh, she's great, we really like her,

"she's going to be unbelievable."

I didn't pay them, I promise.

That's a lot of pressure, Mrs Smith.

What kind of revision have you been doing?

As much as possible.

-Mm-hmm.

-I was trying to second-guess what questions would come up,

and I have absolutely no idea, so it was tricky.

OK, well, you can win a lot of points for your team here.

You have 60 seconds on the clock.

OK? Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Start the clock.

What does the text abbreviation TBNT stand for?

-Pass.

-Thanks, but no thanks.

The American Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder of which social media

-networking site?

-Facebook.

Correct.

The children's novel Gangsta Granny is written by which...

-David Walliams.

-Correct.

What's the name of the school that the pupils attend in the CBBC show

The 4 O'Clock Club?

-Pass.

-Elmsmere.

What is the surname of the One Direction singer, Liam?

-Payne.

-Correct.

Which British male artist sings this song?

# So come on, let it go

# Just let it be... #

-Pass.

-James Bay.

Beliebers are fans of which pop star?

Justin Bieber.

Correct. Cartoon characters

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher cause mayhem in which fictional town?

-Pass.

-Beanotown.

Lionel Messi plays football for which international team?

Um...

-Argentina.

-That's correct.

Which colour medal did

Great Britain's men's gymnastics team win at the

World Championships in October, 2015?

-Gold.

-Silver!

LAUGHTER

Mrs Smith, well done.

At the end of that round, you got yourself...

five points, Mrs Smith!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-How do you feel you did?

-Acceptable.

Acceptable? It was very good.

Just James Bay...

-I knew that.

-I think you did very well, Mrs Smith.

You got five points for your team, but now you are dismissed!

Pantysgallog, who have you brought with you today and why?

Mr Thomas,

because he's such an amazing headmaster,

and he gives us such amazing opportunities.

Marnie, he sounds like an all-round good guy.

But how much does he know about young people's things, do you think?

-Not much.

-Not much.

Lowri, are you convinced he's going to do well for you?

We've tried to make him playlists. We've made quizzes,

fill in the blanks from the songs and things like that,

so, hopefully, he does pretty well.

Let's find out.

Pantysgallog, it's time to Test The Teacher.

Bring in Mr Thomas.

APPLAUSE

There's a mixture of confidence amongst your pupils.

They think you are a really nice guy...

-Right.

-..but they're not sure you're going to know a lot

about popular culture. Do you think that's right?

Yeah, they're probably right.

But they have been trying to help you with quizzes.

Yeah, and playlists.

-Right.

-That hasn't gone very well, either.

SHE LAUGHS

I shouldn't laugh, but it's just you going...

"I don't know."

Let's see what happens. You've got 60 seconds on the clock.

-OK?

-Yeah.

-Start the clock.

Boy George, Jessie J and Tom Jones have all been coaches

-on which British talent show?

-The Voice.

Correct. What 2015 animated film

sees a flock of a certain type of farm animal

escape to a busy city?

-Pass.

-Shaun The Sheep.

What does the text abbreviation B-I-O-N stand for?

-Pass.

-Believe it or not.

In the Great British Bake Off series,

what name is given to the best performing contestant of the week?

-Baker of the week?

-Star Baker.

Here is a clip of music.

Which British singer provides the main vocals

in this David Guetta song?

# What I did for love

# What I did for love

# What I did for... #

-Pass.

-Emeli Sande.

In 2015, which southern hemisphere country took part

in the Eurovision Song Contest

for the first time?

-Australia?

-Correct!

Oliver Queen is the real name of which DC Comics superhero?

-Pass.

-Green Arrow.

If you are "dropping the nae nae", what are you doing?

Dropping the nae nae.

-Pass.

-Dancing.

Complete the title of RL Stine's Goosebumps book,

Stay Out Of The...

what?

Um... Attic.

SHOUTS: Basement!

LAUGHTER

Well done, Mr Thomas.

You got yourself two points!

Well done.

APPLAUSE

How do you think that went?

OK, yeah. Not as bad as I thought.

SHE LAUGHS

I doubled the score I was expecting to get.

I think you did very well, Mr Thomas.

-Thank you.

-But now you are dismissed!

Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

At the end of that round,

Stone have 20 points and Pant have two points.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Lowri, how do you think he did?

Oh...

LAUGHTER

-Not that well?

-We put so much time in.

And you've just, you've wasted all that time.

-Right out the window.

-Yeah.

Stone, your teacher was pretty on it, there, Mrs Smith.

Alishba. Happy with how it went?

-Yes.

-Yes, she was pretty good for you.

Jessica, have you got a new-found respect for your teacher now?

I already respected her...

You already respected her, that's fantastic.

Right, teams. It's all back on you.

It's time for Pet Subjects.

Stone, you are going first.

What's the subject you have chosen?

We've chosen Harry Potter

because we've all read the books

and seen the films, and we love them.

Great. You have 30 seconds on the clock,

you get a point for every correct answer.

Start the clock.

What shaped scar does Harry Potter have on his forehead?

-Jessica.

-Lightning.

That's correct. What is the name of Harry's owl?

-Jessica.

-Hedwig.

Correct. What animal appears on the Gryffindor house crest?

-Lucy.

-Lion.

Correct. What number platform at King's Cross station

does the Hogwarts Express...? Taylor.

-Nine and three quarters.

-Correct.

In a game of Quidditch, what is the name of the ball

beginning with the letter Q?

-Lucy.

-Quaffle.

Correct. What type of animal is Hermione's Patronus?

-Jessica.

-A otter.

-An otter?

-Yeah.

-Is the correct answer, well done, Stone.

At the end of that round, you got yourselves six points.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You obviously know your Harry Potter.

Lucy, if you could be a character in Harry Potter,

which character would you like to be?

-Hermione.

-Yeah, Hermione is cool, isn't she?

She's a clever girl, but she's still cool.

Well done, Stone. You did incredibly well there.

Pantysgallog, what subject have you chosen?

We have chosen Roald Dahl.

-Roald Dahl?

-Yeah.

30 seconds on the clock.

Start the clock. In Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,

how many golden tickets does Willy Wonka hide in the wrappers?

-Marnie.

-Five.

Correct. For which member of his family

does George make his marvellous medicine?

-Marnie.

-Grandmother.

Correct. In the book The BFG,

the Giants enjoy a green-coloured drink that has bubbles that go down

instead of up, what is it called?

-Pass it?

-Pass.

Frobscottle. What is the first name of headteacher

Ms Trunchbull in the story of Matilda?

-Pass.

-Agatha.

What is the name of the monkey-like character

that features in Roald Dahl's The Twits?

Go on, Molly.

Is it...

Wuggle... Wuggle-mumps.

Oh, Molly!

I can't give it to you. It's Muggle-wump.

You were so close there.

At the end of that round... Well done, Pant,

you got yourselves two points.

Well done.

APPLAUSE

Roald Dahl is an incredible author, isn't he?

Tell me, Marnie,

what's your favourite of his books that he's written?

Probably Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,

and The Great Glass Elevator.

When I read them when I was younger,

I thought just how amazing it would be

to be let loose in a chocolate factory.

Just overnight, not for a long time.

Just overnight in a chocolate factory

would be pretty good, wouldn't it?

Well done. At the end of that round,

Stone have 26 points,

Pant have four points.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK. On with the game.

The next subject is...

Here is your control question.

In the sentence,

"Usain Bolt sprinted fast in the 100 metres," which word is the adverb?

-Marnie.

-Fast.

Correct answer, Marnie.

Well done. You have a point and you have control of the game.

Here are the rest of your questions on the subject of spelling.

Here is the first word.

Spell frequent.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's the correct answer. Well done.

APPLAUSE

Here is your second word.

Can you spell the word immature?

I-M-A...

That's incorrect, it's a double M, Molly.

I'm sorry. So, the spelling is...

Next word. Marvellous.

It's the right answer, well done.

APPLAUSE

And lastly, can you spell...

disobedient?

-Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten...

-Yeah.

Correct answer. Well done, Pant.

Well done.

At the end of that round, you got yourselves four points.

Congratulations.

Brilliant.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, at the end of that round,

Stone have 26 points,

but Pant have eight points.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Nicely worked out, Pant.

You all wrote it down, you checked with each other.

It was a really nice example of teamwork, there.

Well done. Stone.

Taylor, would you have got all of them?

Um... I think so.

You think so. It was quite a tough round, though.

It was quite a tough round.

But we're coming to the final subject now.

And it is...

Here is your control question.

What M is a type of artwork found in many Roman houses...?

-Jessica.

-Mosaic.

Mosaic is the correct answer.

Well done, Jessica. It's a point.

You have control. Here are the rest of your historical questions.

I'll give you two events,

you tell me which one you think happened first.

So here's your first question.

What happened first?

-Julius Caesar.

-Yeah.

-Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar as the emperor of the Roman Empire.

OK, let's put that on the board.

Second question. What happened first?

The Battle of Hastings. It was 1066.

When was the Mona Lisa?

That was after.

The Battle of Hastings.

The Battle of Hastings, you're saying.

What happened first out of these two events?

Winston Churchill was after.

Winston Churchill as the prime minister?

OK, let's put that on the board.

Lastly, pick what came first out of these moments in history.

-Hadrian's Wall.

-Yeah.

The construction of Hadrian's Wall.

OK. Let's put that on the board.

That's your answers. Let's see how many you got correct.

The one you got wrong was World War I started

before Winston Churchill was prime minister,

but well done. At the end of that round,

you got yourselves four points.

Well done, Stone.

APPLAUSE

And, at the end of that round, Stone have 30 points

and Pant have eight points.

APPLAUSE

Molly, would you have known all of those before and after questions?

-What came first?

-Yeah.

Me and Crystal ware like this, it's Winston Churchill after,

because we were practising this morning.

Oh, I see. So you would have known those.

But well done, Stone.

You did very well in that round,

but this is your last chance to make a difference.

It is the Battle of the Buzzers.

90 seconds on the clock

for both teams to answer as many questions as they can.

OK? Start the clock.

What word beginning with the letter C is the type of forest

where most trees have needles instead of leaves?

Anyone? Anyone?

It is coniferous.

What type of person beginning with G

fought people or animals in Rome's Coliseum?

-Marnie.

-Gladiators.

Correct. In the soap opera EastEnders,

what is the name of Phil Mitchell's son?

-Taylor.

-Ben Mitchell.

Correct. What is 12 multiplied by six?

-Jessica.

-72.

Correct. Which Premier League football team

play their home games at Selhurst Park?

-Taylor.

-Crystal Palace.

Correct. What word beginning with the letter O

is used to describe the circular path

an object takes around another object in space?

-Alishba.

-Orbit.

Correct. Which secondary colour is created

by mixing blue and yellow pigments?

Jessica.

-Green.

-Correct.

Spell the word familiar.

Alishba.

Correct. What's the name of the captain

of the Great Britain Davis Cup team?

No?

Anyone? Leon Smith.

What year did the First World War end?

-Molly.

-1918.

Correct. What is the only planet in

our solar system with a name beginning with the letter N?

-Jessica.

-Neptune.

Correct. The Ukrainian national flag is made up of blue

and which other colour?

Anyone? Taylor.

-Yellow?

-Correct.

What number on Downing Street does the British prime minister live at?

-Marnie.

-Ten.

Correct answer, Marnie.

Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That was incredibly exciting.

You've all done brilliantly.

But the winners, with 38 points, are...

SHOUTS: Stone!

Bad luck, Pantysgallog.

You put up a good fight, but you are going home.

Please give them a huge round of applause,

they've been brilliant contestants today.

APPLAUSE

Stone, you are going to be back for the quarterfinals,

where you will be a step closer to being Top Class.

Lucy, how does that feel?

-Great.

-Yeah? Happy?

-Yeah.

Jessica, how are you feeling?

-Amazing.

-Yeah?

Taylor, Captain, how are you feeling?

Um, over the moon.

And Alishba, how are you feeling about it all?

I can't comprehend.

You can't comprehend. Well, you've done incredibly well.

I'm going to see you in the quarterfinals, and I'll see you...

next time. Goodbye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE