Weakest Link Rugby Special - Part 4

Who bows out next?

The BBC broadcast a Rugby Special episode of the popular quiz game the Weakest Link, which Anne Robinson unusually seemed to enjoy. Nine international players took part. By now three had been voted off as the Weakest Link.

Those still playing were Will Greenwood, Colin Charvis, Brian Moore, Geordan Murphy, Simon Taylor and Martin Bayfield. Those dropped were Austin Healey, Matt Dawson and Thomas Castaignède.

QA is Anne Robinson.

The moneys go to charity in each of the first two rounds the team banked the full £5 000 available.

QA: Round Four, team. You have £10 250 in the kitty. We're down to six players. Another ten seconds is coming off the clock. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Mr Hollywood. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

QA: Martin, in nature which material used in manufacture has varieties called balsa, cedar and beech?
MB: Wood.

QA: Will, in the UK the two-pin electrical socket in the bathroom is usually used to take which electrical appliance - a shaver or a television?
WG: A shaver.

CC: Bank!

QA: Colin, in the high street, what is the general term for a dedicated retail outlet for bound literary works?
CC: Bookstore.
QA: I'll accept.

QA: Brian, which UK politician was the prime minister during the year-long miners' strike led by Arthur Scargill?
BM: Thatcher

GM: Bank!

QA: Geordan, on the human face which feature is characterised by being straight - a Roman nose or a Grecian nose?
GM: A Roman nose

QA: In sport the posts used in a rugby match most closely represent which letter of the alphabet?
ST: Aitch

QA: Martin, in travel what is the usual two-name term for the feeling of tiredness and disorientation experienced after a long journey?
MB: Jet lag

WG: Bank!

QA: Will, what 'a' is the name of the city and seaport on the east coast of Scotland?
WG: Aberdeen

QA: Colin, in geometry an equilateral triangle has how many sides of equal length?
CC: Two
QA: Three!

QA: Brian, in housekeeping what two-word name is given to a method of doing the laundry without a machine involving manual rubbing and wringing of the clothes?
BM: By hand

QA: Geordan, in 1966 John Lennon of the Beetles annoyed many Christians when he said that the Beatles were more popular than who - Jesus Christ or Cliff Richard?
GM: Cliff Richard

QA: Simon, in the work place two of the main responsibilities of a human resources department are known colloquially by the rhyming term hiring and what?
ST: Firing.

QA: Martin, in geography the Arctic is the area surrounding which pole - north or south?
MB: North

WG: Bank!

QA: Will, in the media, Mike Atherton, Derek Pringle and Angus Fraser are former England players who went on to write in newspapers on which sport?
WG: Cricket

QA: According to the traditional song, what colour are the ten bottles that hang on the wall?
CC: Green

BM: Bank!

QA: In speaking which term describes a deep speaking voice or an upper-class English accent - plummy or peachy?
BM: Plummy

QA: Geordan, in nature what is the general four-letter name for a fertilised grain that is sown in order to grow a plant?
GM: Seed

QA: Simon, in politics the houses of parliament consist of two legislative chambers - the House of Lords and which other?
ST: House of Commons

MB: Bank!

QA: Martin, in the home what 'p' is an item of bedding that supports the head of a sleeper?
MB: Pillow.

WG: Bank!

QA: Time's up. Now you won £2 850 but you know you had a chain of ten correct answers. So look around and decide who is costing you money. Who is doing more passing than on the pitch? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Ghost voice: As the only player to get a question wrong, Colin is the weakest link. The strongest link remains Martin. But whom will the players want off?

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

WG: Colin
CC: Brian
MB: Colin
GM: Colin
ST:  Colin
MB: Colin

QA: So, Brian, have you got any of your own teeth left?
BM: virtually none now - no.
QA: You can't see any teeth.
BM: They're there.
QA: Are they? Are they somebody else's?
BM: No, I think they're manufactured actually.
QA: Really? Are you a fan of hers?
BM: I'm sorry I didn't catch that,
QA: I thought you said they're Maggie Thatcher's. What did you say? Interested in politics are you?
BM: A little
QA: Have you got any ambitions to be a politician?
BM: I did have - yes.
QA: Were you going to stand as a candidate?
BM: Potentially - yes.
QA: Really. Where for?
BM: Halifax
QA: Oh, would you have had a good chance in Halifax?
BM: Reasonable chance - local boy.
QA: Then what happened?
BM: I think too many skeletons in the cupboard probably.
QA: If you were prime minister what would you like Ro see happen?
BM: Um. I'd like to ban ginger people from being on television.
QA: Why Colin?
BM: Well, he's Welsh. It's unfortunate, Colin, because everyone else got every one right and Colin only got one wrong. He's been strong before but you got one wrong.

QA: So, Simon, do you dye your hair?
ST: No, it's like this naturally, Anne.
QA: Oh, really. How can I be sure?
ST: There's only one way but I don't think we'll go into that here.
QA: Why Colin?
ST: I think he's got a couple wrong there and a few others voted for him. So there must be a good reason.

QA: Colin, I'm so sorry. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Colin Charvis walks off and addresses the television audience.

CC: It's a bit ironic having an A Level in maths and getting a equilateral triangle wrong but that's the way things go. I got the rest of my questions right. Unfortunately it was obvious that I'd be voted off in that round as the weakest link.