Challenging questions for Birmingham's brightest
Recent data has identified the brainiest neighbourhoods in Birmingham. Outside of the centre itself, Harborne East shows the highest levels of qualifications. It's all in good fun, but we thought we'd put them to the test with a few tricky questions - how well will they score?
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00:00The first question, what is the capital of Australia?
00:04Canberra.
00:06Sydney.
00:08Erm, Queensland, isn't it?
00:10Sydney.
00:12Sydney?
00:14Sydney.
00:16Oh, my God.
00:18Er...
00:22Not sure.
00:24How many continents are there on Earth?
00:27Seven.
00:29Six.
00:31A lot.
00:33Erm...
00:37Five, I think.
00:39Are you mad? Of course there's more than that.
00:43I've no idea.
00:45Five.
00:47Four.
00:49Who discovered penicillin?
00:52Alexander Fleming.
00:54I don't know.
00:56Someone brining.
00:57Oh, I know that one.
00:59My son told us that last night.
01:01Erm...
01:03His name, actually, is in it.
01:09No idea.
01:11Whoa.
01:13I'm not sure. I think he's German.
01:15I'm not sure.
01:23Not sure.
01:26How many planets are in our solar system?
01:29Oh, it's going to be a guess. I'll say eight.
01:35Er...
01:37Mars.
01:39Jupiter.
01:41Neptune.
01:43Pluto.
01:45Uranus.
01:47He said don't swear.
01:49Seven or eight.
01:51Eight?
01:55I think 13, I think.