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02/02/2010

People mentioned:

  • Rosemary Clooney

    ...and used in jewellery? Jet. Correct. Bank. The 1955 UK number one single by Rosemary Clooney that begins, "A girl went back to Napoli," is called Mambo...

  • Diego Rivera

    ...38? 95. Correct. The Mexican painter who was twice married to fellow artist Diego Rivera and was best known for her numerous self portraits was Frida who?...

  • Roger Federer

    ...wife Mirka gave birth to twins called Myla Rose and Charlene Riva? Tim Henman. Roger Federer. In vocabulary, which word meaning "to pester" is also the name...

  • Tom Hanks

    ...for the task? Protocol. Program. In cinema, the 1999 film drama starring Tom Hanks as a veteran prison warder is The Green what? Mile. Correct. In the...

  • Bruce Forsyth

    ...first shown in 2004, hosted by Tess Daly and which veteran presenter? Pass. Bruce Forsyth. In chivalry, a boy in training to become a knight was known as a...

  • Lady Gaga

    ...is the name for a liquid used to wash the hair? Shampoo. Correct. Bank! Lady Gaga had a UK hit single in 2009 with what title? Paparazzi or Pepperoni?...

  • Rembrandt

    ...Wet Wet Wet. In art, the term colour field is used to describe the style of Rembrandt or Rothko? Rothko. In computing, on a standard QWERTY keyboard which...

  • Cherie

    ...the team. I'm Adam from Stockport. I'm 20 years old and I'm a salesman. I'm Cherie, 49, from Essex and I'm a barmaid. I'm Nigel, I'm 60, from Caerphilly in...the Weakest Link. In an impressive first round, Adam is the Strongest Link. Cherie is statisti

  • Tess Daly

    ...TV, the talent series Strictly Come Dancing was first shown in 2004, hosted by Tess Daly and which veteran presenter? Pass. Bruce Forsyth. In chivalry, a boy...

  • Michael Bay

    ...hour? Siesta. In cinema, the 2009 science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay was Transformers: Revenge of the what? Titans. Fallen. In nature,...

  • Charles Dickens

    ...be easily magnetised - mercury or iron? Mercury. Iron. In David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, the hypocritical clerk is called Uriah what? Uriah Rennie....

  • Tim Henman

    ...when his wife Mirka gave birth to twins called Myla Rose and Charlene Riva? Tim Henman. Roger Federer. In vocabulary, which word meaning "to pester" is...

  • Cruella de Vil

    ...Correct. In a children's novel by Dodie Smith, the fur-loving character called Cruella de Vil kidnaps puppies of which breed of dog? Dalmatian. Correct. In...

  • Emma Watson

    ...Potter films became the face of a 2009 advertising campaign for Burberry? Emma Watson. In nature, in the name of a wild flower native to the British...

Organisations mentioned:

  • Tesco

    ...Either at home or going shopping with my wife and son. Where are you shopping? Tesco's. Does a voice come over the Tannoy saying there's a fire? No. I've an...got an alerter? Yes. How does it alert? It beeps rather loudly. So you're in Tesco, maybe at

  • Burberry

    ...in the Harry Potter films became the face of a 2009 advertising campaign for Burberry? Emma Watson. In nature, in the name of a wild flower native to the...

  • Wizzard

    ...or gorilla clamp? Monkey wrench. Correct. In pop music, the British group Wizzard had a UK hit single in 1973, I Wish It Could Be Christmas when? Every...

  • Wet Wet Wet

    ...Out, End of Part One and Picture This were all by which Scottish group? U2. Wet Wet Wet. In art, the term colour field is used to describe the style of...

Places mentioned:

  • West Yorkshire

    ...I'm from Coventry and I'm a student. My name's Yvonne, I'm 54, from Leeds in West Yorkshire and I'm a carer. I'm Andy, I'm 37, from Beverley in East...

  • Stockport

    ...we lose the player voted the Weakest Link. Let's meet the team. I'm Adam from Stockport. I'm 20 years old and I'm a salesman. I'm Cherie, 49, from Essex and...

  • Saudi Arabia

    ...is a famous street and place of pilgrimage in which Middle Eastern city? Saudi Arabia? Jerusalem. In the musical The Producers, the show that is...

  • Greece

    ...for which event described in the Book of Genesis? Monsoon. Flood. In food, in Greece and Turkey, the serving of a selection of small hot and cold dishes is...

  • France

    ...and the litre are units in which system of weights and measures devised in France? Pass. The metric system. In music, the albums entitled Popped In,...

  • Rugeley

    ...in South Wales and I'm a retired choral animateur. Helen, I'm 34, I'm from Rugeley in Staffordshire and I'm an IT service desk operator. I'm John, I'm 19,...

  • Colchester

    ...What do you do, Cherie? I'm a barmaid. Where? East Mersea, just outside Colchester. What's that like? Lovely. It's like going back to the '50s. It's...

  • Germany

    ...body part to a bottle? Nose. In classical music, what W is the surname of the German composer who wrote the piece entitled Ride of the Valkyries? Pass....

  • British Isles

    ...Burberry? Emma Watson. In nature, in the name of a wild flower native to the British Isles, which red-breasted bird follows the word ragged? Robin. Correct....

  • Jordan

    ...any of my lines yet. I want you to imagine I'm in a pub. OK. And I look like Jordan. Yeah. I don't know if that would probably put me off a little bit. Who...

  • Beverley

    ...I'm 54, from Leeds in West Yorkshire and I'm a carer. I'm Andy, I'm 37, from Beverley in East Yorkshire and I'm a firefighter. I'm Josie, I'm 26. I'm from...me. What do you do, Andy? I'm a firefighter, Anne. Where? I'm based in Beverley in East Riding.

  • Staffordshire

    ...Wales and I'm a retired choral animateur. Helen, I'm 34, I'm from Rugeley in Staffordshire and I'm an IT service desk operator. I'm John, I'm 19, I'm from...what do you eat all day? Sausages. Sausages? Whose IT desk are you sitting at? Staffordshire Co

  • Guildford

    ...Beverley in East Yorkshire and I'm a firefighter. I'm Josie, I'm 26. I'm from Guildford and I'm a nanny. I'm Paul, 43, from Sunderland and I'm a head...

  • Mirka

    ...Dr Spock. Correct. Which tennis player became a father in 2009 when his wife Mirka gave birth to twins called Myla Rose and Charlene Riva? Tim Henman. Roger...

  • Caerphilly

    ...I'm Cherie, 49, from Essex and I'm a barmaid. I'm Nigel, I'm 60, from Caerphilly in South Wales and I'm a retired choral animateur. Helen, I'm 34,...

  • East Mersea

    ...thing I could think of, really. What do you do, Cherie? I'm a barmaid. Where? East Mersea, just outside Colchester. What's that like? Lovely. It's like going...

  • London

    ...Craig. In the UK, twice a year British designers showcase their collections at London Fashion what? Week. In geography, Via Dolorosa is a famous street and...and Amazon is Bruce who? Pass. Parry. Josie, at an annual church service in London to commemor

  • Florida

    ...from the CSI crime drama series that began in 2002 and is largely set in Florida features which city in its title? Miami. Correct. In the musical My...

  • Turkey

    ...event described in the Book of Genesis? Monsoon. Flood. In food, in Greece and Turkey, the serving of a selection of small hot and cold dishes is known as...

Other things mentioned:

  • Dodie Smith

    ...another is called the exchange what? Rate. Correct. In a children's novel by Dodie Smith, the fur-loving character called Cruella de Vil kidnaps puppies of...

  • Troilus and Cressida

    ...I've got a good part in a Shakespeare play. What are you playing? Aeneas in Troilus And Cressida. Do you want to give us a bit of that? I haven't learnt...

  • Film

    ...got a degree. Of course you have. What have you got a degree in? English and Film. From? From Hull. So when you decided to do English and Film, was that...in? English and Film. From? From Hull. So when you decided to do English and Film, was that with

  • Bible

    ...Tom Hanks as a veteran prison warder is The Green what? Mile. Correct. In the Bible, "deluge" is an alternative term for which event described in the Book of...

  • Spitting Image

    ...series, first broadcast in 1984, is a phrase meaning exact likeness? Pass. Spitting Image. The gram and the litre are units in which system of weights and...

  • Rothko (band)

    ...In art, the term colour field is used to describe the style of Rembrandt or Rothko? Rothko. In computing, on a standard QWERTY keyboard which letter key is...

  • JP

    ...name of which British monarch? Victoria. In English law, in the abbreviation JP referring to a type of magistrate, the letter J stands for what? Justice....

  • The Producers

    ...in which Middle Eastern city? Saudi Arabia? Jerusalem. In the musical The Producers, the show that is intended to be a flop is called Springtime For...

  • Pepperoni

    ...Bank! Lady Gaga had a UK hit single in 2009 with what title? Paparazzi or Pepperoni? Paparazzi. Time's up. That was the correct answer, but you only won...

  • American

    ...Britain spend their winters in which continent? Africa. In entertainment, the American showman who had a museum of bizarre exhibits and called himself the...

  • Moon

    ...human being to set foot on the surface of which celestial body? Mars. The Moon. In aquarian pets, what G is a small, brightly-coloured fish, native to...

  • Transformers

    ...In cinema, the 2009 science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay was Transformers: Revenge of the what? Titans. Fallen. In nature, which word…...

  • QWERTY

    ...describe the style of Rembrandt or Rothko? Rothko. In computing, on a standard QWERTY keyboard which letter key is furthest to the right? P. Correct. Bank!...

  • Bank

    ...is classified as what? A virus or an allergy? An allergy. Correct. Adam… Bank! You've reached and banked your £1,000 target and that money will go...if it is particularly easy to do what on? Sleep or bat? Bat. Correct. Bank! In history, Dr Samuel Jo

  • Round 1

    ...you lose all the money. 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...

  • Harry Potter

    ...thumbs and which other digits? Toes? Correct. Which actress who starred in the Harry Potter films became the face of a 2009 advertising campaign for Burberry?...

  • CSI

    ...for moving the thigh? Pass. Gluteus. In US TV, the spin-off from the CSI crime drama series that began in 2002 and is largely set in Florida...

  • Mormon

    ...the letter J stands for what? Justice. Correct. Bank. The founder of the Mormon church in 1830 was Joseph Smith or Jones? Smith. In exploration, Charles...

  • Tannoy

    ...my wife and son. Where are you shopping? Tesco's. Does a voice come over the Tannoy saying there's a fire? No. I've an alerter or a pager. You've got an...

  • South Wales

    ...49, from Essex and I'm a barmaid. I'm Nigel, I'm 60, from Caerphilly in South Wales and I'm a retired choral animateur. Helen, I'm 34, I'm from Rugeley...

  • Hindi

    ...and quartz occur naturally? Carbon. Crystal. Which word derived from the Hindi term meaning "to squeeze" is the name for a liquid used to wash the hair?...

  • Every Day

    ...group Wizzard had a UK hit single in 1973, I Wish It Could Be Christmas when? Every Day. Correct. Bank! In maths, what is 80 multiplied by 4? 320. Correct....

  • Strictly Come Dancing

    ...normally uses how many chopsticks? Two. Correct. In TV, the talent series Strictly Come Dancing was first shown in 2004, hosted by Tess Daly and which...

  • Beano

    ...small hot and cold dishes is known as bento or mezze? Mezze. Correct. In the Beano comic, what's the first name of the character always known as the Minx?...

  • Picture This

    ...In music, the albums entitled Popped In, Souled Out, End of Part One and Picture This were all by which Scottish group? U2. Wet Wet Wet. In art, the...

  • End of Part One

    ...Pass. The metric system. In music, the albums entitled Popped In, Souled Out, End of Part One and Picture This were all by which Scottish group? U2. Wet Wet...

  • David Copperfield

    ...of these metals can be easily magnetised - mercury or iron? Mercury. Iron. In David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, the hypocritical clerk is called Uriah...

  • Nigel

    ...old and I'm a salesman. I'm Cherie, 49, from Essex and I'm a barmaid. I'm Nigel, I'm 60, from Caerphilly in South Wales and I'm a retired choral...1,000? Who is forward at going backwards? Time to vote off the Weakest Link. Nigel is the Weakest Link as

  • Theology

    ...Nigel. What do you do, John? I'm a student. Where? Cambridge. Studying what? Theology. Theology? Yeah. So, is that to get the girls or because it's the...or because it's the easiest? There are quite a lot of nice-looking girls in Theology, but they ten

  • My Fair Lady

    ...in Florida features which city in its title? Miami. Correct. In the musical My Fair Lady, the heroine Eliza Doolittle is a street seller of flowers or...

  • Souled Out

    ...in France? Pass. The metric system. In music, the albums entitled Popped In, Souled Out, End of Part One and Picture This were all by which Scottish group?...

  • My Story

    ...the reality show winner surnamed Phillips whose 2009 autobiography is entitled My Story - Building Beyond Big Brother? Pass. Craig. In the UK, twice a year...

  • Book of Genesis

    ...In the Bible, "deluge" is an alternative term for which event described in the Book of Genesis? Monsoon. Flood. In food, in Greece and Turkey, the serving of...

  • Via Dolorosa

    ...showcase their collections at London Fashion what? Week. In geography, Via Dolorosa is a famous street and place of pilgrimage in which Middle Eastern...

  • Governor

    ...2005? Longbridge? Correct. In politics, from 1995 to 2000, George W Bush was Governor of which US state? Texas. In science, which of these metals can be...

  • George

    ...for 100 years until 2005? Longbridge? Correct. In politics, from 1995 to 2000, George W Bush was Governor of which US state? Texas. In science, which of these...

  • Britain

    ...Link. Start the clock. Most of the swallows that are summer visitors to Britain spend their winters in which continent? Africa. In entertainment, the...

  • The Green

    ...cinema, the 1999 film drama starring Tom Hanks as a veteran prison warder is The Green what? Mile. Correct. In the Bible, "deluge" is an alternative term...

  • Ride of the Valkyries

    ...what W is the surname of the German composer who wrote the piece entitled Ride of the Valkyries? Pass. Wagner. The African waterfalls with a local name...

  • Latin

    ...to the right? P. Correct. Bank! Which word for a short sleep derives from the Latin for the sixth hour? Siesta. In cinema, the 2009 science fiction action...

  • East Riding

    ...What do you do, Andy? I'm a firefighter, Anne. Where? I'm based in Beverley in East Riding. That must be exciting. It can be. What's the average day of a...

  • Uriah Rennie

    ...Copperfield by Charles Dickens, the hypocritical clerk is called Uriah what? Uriah Rennie. Heep. What T is a sauce based on mayonnaise that is traditionally...

  • The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

    ...Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. The 1946 self-help guide called The Common Sense Book Of Baby And Child Care was written by Dr Spock or Captain...

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