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Weakest Link

01/02/2010

People mentioned:

  • Ringo Starr

    ...of the area of inner-city Liverpool that was the birthplace of Arthur Askey, Ringo Starr and Robbie Fowler? Tyneside. Toxteth. In science, bell metal that...

  • Robbie Fowler

    ...inner-city Liverpool that was the birthplace of Arthur Askey, Ringo Starr and Robbie Fowler? Tyneside. Toxteth. In science, bell metal that is used for...

  • Michael Douglas

    ...on the long key called the what bar? Pass. Space. In celebrities, in 2000, Michael Douglas married which Welsh-born actress? Catherine Zeta Jones....

  • Gibb McLaughlin

    ...In English folklore, an alternative name for the fairy Puck is Robin who - Gibb or Goodfellow? Gibb. Goodfellow. In classical concerts, the Last Night of...

  • Richard Harris

    ...the name of Royal Natives? Crabs. Oysters. In film, the 1970 western starring Richard Harris as an aristocrat captured by Native Americans is entitled A Man...

  • Colette

    ...and I'm retired. I'm Alex, I'm 18, from North Wales and I'm a student. I'm Colette, 44, from Christchurch, and I'm a learning resource centre manageress....Time to vote off the Weakest Link. Having answered the most questions, Colette is the Strongest

  • Usher (entertainer)

    ...had UK hit singles entitled U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U-Turn is known as Usher or Pageboy? Usher. Correct. In trees, the tall, evergreen conifer with...

  • Cliff Richard

    ...pop music, the 2009 UK hit album entitled Reunited marked the 50 years since Cliff Richard first recorded with which backing band? Pass. The Shadows. In...

  • John Stuart Mill

    ...Horse. In the 19th century, what D was the term coined by the philosopher John Stuart Mill...

  • Michael Caine

    ...Spain and which other EU country? Gibraltar. Portugal. The 1971 film in which Michael Caine plays a gangster who travels to Tyneside to investigate the death...

  • Jesus

    ...Chelsea. Arsenal. In the New Testament, according to the Gospel of St John, Jesus turned water into which drink? Wine. In TV, the fox glove puppet whose...

  • Alfred Hitchcock

    ...remembered chiefly for thrillers, was known informally as Hitch? A-Alcock. No, Alfred Hitchcock. The usual two-word name for the lengths of lacy mesh fabric...

  • Charles Dickens

    ...Gatsby and Expectations in the titles of works by F Scott Fitzgerald and Charles Dickens? Great. In scientific measurements, what A is the term for the...

  • Dylan Thomas

    ...drama, which preposition goes before Milk Wood to make the title of a work by Dylan Thomas, originally broadcast in 1954 as a radio play? Pass. Under. In...

  • Ian Fleming

    ...pointed arches and flying buttresses? Pass. Gothic. The 1957 spy novel by Ian Fleming with a title that was inspired by a greeting used on British...

  • William Booth

    ...The Name of the what? Pass. Game. In religion, an organisation founded by William Booth has what nickname - the Sally Army or the Daisy Navy? The Sally...

  • Enid Blyton

    ...and infra-what? Red. In children's literature, in the Noddy stories by Enid Blyton, what's the name of the policeman? Plod. Correct. In cinema, what B...

  • Bill Hicks

    ...you" what? Fly. Go. In US public figures, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin and Bill Hicks were all famous for being stand-up comedians or psychiatrists?...

  • George Carlin

    ...slogan, "Know before you" what? Fly. Go. In US public figures, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin and Bill Hicks were all famous for being stand-up comedians or...

Organisations mentioned:

  • ABBA

    ...on water is also a term for a jug for serving gravy? Boat. In pop music, the ABBA song that was a UK number one single in 1977 has the rhyming title The...

  • Porsche

    ...are you in a big office? I rent my desk. You rent a desk? I do. Do you rent a Porsche? No, I don't have a car. You probably rent a girlfriend. I have a very...

  • Aberystwyth University

    ...In Aberystwyth. Why would you choose to do something technical in Aberystwyth? Aberystwyth University's really good for the course I'm doing. How old are you?...

Places mentioned:

  • Little Chalfont

    ...I'm George, I'm 28, from Bedford, and I'm a futures trader. I'm Pat, 72, from Little Chalfont, and I'm retired. I'm Alex, I'm 18, from North Wales and I'm a...

  • Staten Island

    ...New York City is divided into five boroughs named Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the what? The Bronx. The epicentre is the point on the...

  • Christchurch

    ...I'm Alex, I'm 18, from North Wales and I'm a student. I'm Colette, 44, from Christchurch, and I'm a learning resource centre manageress. I'm Michael, I'm...

  • Ebbw Vale

    ...Where? In Newport. Do you live in Newport? No, I live north of Newport in Ebbw Vale. Does everyone in Newport need help? In various degrees, yes! Like...

  • New York City

    ...healthcare for pregnant women and their unborn babies? Pass. Antenatal. New York City is divided into five boroughs named Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens,...

  • Queens

    ...New York City is divided into five boroughs named Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the what? The Bronx. The epicentre is the point on...

  • Spain

    ...of which implement? Comb. In geography, Iberia is a peninsula occupied by Spain and which other EU country? Gibraltar. Portugal. The 1971 film in which...

  • Redditch

    ...Ricky, I'm 44, from Wakefield, and I'm a hairdresser. I'm Amy, I'm 21, from Redditch near Birmingham, and I'm a student. I'm Ed, I'm 36, from Bromley,...

  • London

    ...show held by the Royal Horticultural Society is named after which area of London? Pass. Chelsea. What C is the name of the stimulant that is present in...play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. The Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London, known as Beefea

  • Pyrenees

    ...are still bears living wild in which part of Europe - the Pennines or the Pyrenees? Pyrenees. Correct. In definitions, which four-letter word can mean a...

  • Australia

    ...mean a type of cereal crop and a painful lump on the foot? Corn. Correct. In Australia, what B is the name of the weapon designed to return when thrown?...

  • Whitstable

    ...stand-up comedians or psychiatrists? Stand-up comedians. Correct. Bank! In Whitstable in Kent, which type of shellfish are known by the name of Royal...

Other things mentioned:

  • Tintin (magazine)

    ...goblin? Silver surfer. Correct. In children's comics, the naval sidekick of Tintin whose catchphrases include "Blistering barnacles!" is called Captain...

  • The Third Man

    ...is the laying on of what? The hands. Correct. Bank! In film, the 1949 thriller The Third Man is set shortly after World War Two in which European capital...

  • Pennines

    ...kingdom, there are still bears living wild in which part of Europe - the Pennines or the Pyrenees? Pyrenees. Correct. In definitions, which four-letter...

  • World War II

    ...Correct. Bank! In film, the 1949 thriller The Third Man is set shortly after World War Two in which European capital city? Berlin. Vienna. In food, what T...

  • Tour de France

    ...Lurch? Addams. Correct. Bank! In sport, the Spanish cyclist who won his second Tour de France in 2009 is Alberto who? Matador or Contador? Contador. Correct....

  • Walnut Whip

    ...Do you know what's fashionable in Wakefield? Absolutely nothing! Is your Walnut Whip fashionable? Not really a Walnut Whip, unless it's white chocolate....down. How long have you been in the Celibacy Club? About five years. Did the Walnut Whip come bef

  • Arthur Askey

    ...T is the name of the area of inner-city Liverpool that was the birthplace of Arthur Askey, Ringo Starr and Robbie Fowler? Tyneside. Toxteth. In science,...

  • Television

    ...studios in the UK, which in 2009 was given Grade 2 listed status, is known as Television what? Centre. Correct. In diplomacy, what P precedes the words...

  • Oxford English Dictionary

    ...books, what's the full title of the work often known as the OED? Pass. Oxford English Dictionary. In maths, what is 132 divided by 12? 13. 11. In...

  • European Union

    ...band? Feathers. Correct. In medieval architecture, what G was the name of the European style that featured pinnacles, pointed arches and flying buttresses?...the 1949 thriller The Third Man is set shortly after World War Two in which European capital c

  • QWERTY

    ...includes Devon, Cornwall and Somerset? West. Correct. In touch typing, on a QWERTY keyboard, the thumb is normally used on the long key called the what...

  • Bank

    ...Correct. In food, the French name for potatoes is pommes de what? Terre. Bank. At many UK pedestrian crossings, the green figure that lights up when...the inside of windows for privacy in daylight is net what? Curtains. Correct. Bank. In 2009, accordin

  • Round 1

    ...all the money in it. Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe. Round 1 - three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is...

  • Spanish language

    ...and Pugsley and had a butler named Lurch? Addams. Correct. Bank! In sport, the Spanish cyclist who won his second Tour de France in 2009 is Alberto who?...

  • Cornwall

    ...precedes the word "country" in the name for the area that includes Devon, Cornwall and Somerset? West. Correct. In touch typing, on a QWERTY keyboard,...

  • Goodfellow Air Force Base

    ...folklore, an alternative name for the fairy Puck is Robin who - Gibb or Goodfellow? Gibb. Goodfellow. In classical concerts, the Last Night of the...

  • Lurch (The Addams Family)

    ...that included children called Wednesday and Pugsley and had a butler named Lurch? Addams. Correct. Bank! In sport, the Spanish cyclist who won his second...

  • Round 2

    ...the top. I went out on a high and happily did the Walk of Shame and here I am. Round 2. In the bank, £470. We'll take 10 seconds off your time. We'll start...

  • Down syndrome

    ...need help? In various degrees, yes! Like who? It varies, really. People with Down Syndrome, people with learning difficulties, ex-alcoholics, ex-drug...

  • American English

    ...animation Bambi, which young rabbit befriends the title character? Thumper. In American English, which term for a baseball stadium is used in a slang...

  • Terry Thomas

    ...glove puppet whose refined voice is believed to have been based on the actor Terry Thomas, has what two-word name? Basil Brush? Correct. In medicine, what A...

  • Earth

    ...and the what? The Bronx. The epicentre is the point on the surface of the Earth directly above the origin of which type of natural event? Earthquake. In...surface of the Earth directly above the origin of which type of natural event? Earthquake. In gam

  • South Wales

    ...Burton on Trent, and I'm a fork lift brewery worker. I'm Sara, I'm 31, from South Wales, and I'm a support worker. I'm Ricky, I'm 44, from Wakefield, and...

  • Lumley Castle

    ...conservationist and human rights activist born in 1946 with the surname Lumley has what first name? Joanna. In men's formal dress, a cummerbund is...

  • Remind Me

    ...Start the clock. The US R&B singer who has had UK hit singles entitled U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U-Turn is known as Usher or Pageboy? Usher....

  • Basil Brush

    ...believed to have been based on the actor Terry Thomas, has what two-word name? Basil Brush? Correct. In medicine, what A is the word used to describe...

  • Native Americans

    ...In film, the 1970 western starring Richard Harris as an aristocrat captured by Native Americans is entitled A Man Called what? Pass. Horse. In the 19th...

  • Royal Horticultural Society

    ...The pentathlon. No, the decathlon. In gardening, a flower show held by the Royal Horticultural Society is named after which area of London? Pass. Chelsea....

  • Supernanny

    ...yellow colour? Turmeric. Correct. Bank! In TV, the childcare expert known as Supernanny is Jo who? Gosling? Frost. In archaeology, the remains of the Toltec...

  • U-turn

    ...singer who has had UK hit singles entitled U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U-Turn is known as Usher or Pageboy? Usher. Correct. In trees, the tall,...

  • Toltec

    ...as Supernanny is Jo who? Gosling? Frost. In archaeology, the remains of the Toltec civilisation are located… Time's up. You won £140. But who is now...

  • Molly Malone

    ...that has two cups? Bra. According to the song known as Cockles and Mussels, Molly Malone sold her wares in which Irish city? Dublin. Correct. In education,...

  • Monte Cristo

    ...imprisonment and a quest for revenge is called The Count of where? Pass. Monte Cristo. In food, what G is the Indian state where the vindaloo curry was...

  • Tyneside

    ...Portugal. The 1971 film in which Michael Caine plays a gangster who travels to Tyneside to investigate the death of his brother is Get who? Carter. In sport,...that was the birthplace of Arthur Askey, Ringo Starr and Robbie Fowler? Tyneside. Toxteth. I

  • Scrabble

    ...was that? Who's the globetrotter and who's the Del Boy Trotter? Who thinks Scrabble is a way to cook eggs? Time to vote off the Weakest Link. The only...

  • Alberto

    ...In sport, the Spanish cyclist who won his second Tour de France in 2009 is Alberto who? Matador or Contador? Contador. Correct. In traditional dress, an...

  • New Testament

    ...longest-serving manager in the history of which club? Chelsea. Arsenal. In the New Testament, according to the Gospel of St John, Jesus turned water into...

  • Pugsley

    ...of the ghoulish 1960s TV family that included children called Wednesday and Pugsley and had a butler named Lurch? Addams. Correct. Bank! In sport, the...

  • Walk of shame

    ...and I might have gone over the top. I went out on a high and happily did the Walk of Shame and here I am. Round 2. In the bank, £470. We'll take 10 seconds...

  • Returns (economics)

    ...what's the name of the policeman? Plod. Correct. In cinema, what B goes before Returns, Forever and Begins to make the titles of three films about a...

  • Supermarket Sweep

    ...later - M or Q? Q. Correct. In TV, the presenter who has hosted the shows Supermarket Sweep and In It To Win It is Dale who? Winton. Correct. In the UK,...

  • In It To Win It

    ...Correct. In TV, the presenter who has hosted the shows Supermarket Sweep and In It To Win It is Dale who? Winton. Correct. In the UK, which of the four main...

  • Reunited

    ...or Georgian? Georgian. Tudor. In pop music, the 2009 UK hit album entitled Reunited marked the 50 years since Cliff Richard first recorded with which...

  • North Wales

    ...I'm Pat, 72, from Little Chalfont, and I'm retired. I'm Alex, I'm 18, from North Wales and I'm a student. I'm Colette, 44, from Christchurch, and I'm a...been that serious, then. I am only 18. Do you come from Aberystwyth? No, from North Wales. It's th

  • Pageboy

    ...hit singles entitled U Remind Me, U Got It Bad and U-Turn is known as Usher or Pageboy? Usher. Correct. In trees, the tall, evergreen conifer with black...

  • Mistress Quickly

    ...you say? Brass. No, bronze. In the Shakespeare play Henry The Fourth Part Two, Mistress Quickly complains that Falstaff "hath eaten me out of house and" what?...

  • Forbes

    ...in daylight is net what? Curtains. Correct. Bank. In 2009, according to Forbes magazine, which golfer became… Time's up. You only won £470. Whose...

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