University Challenge

[CEF]

Wasn't keen on the new set.
Presenter was too small, needs a cushion under him.

 

[THELORDRODWELL]

So, you're saying that, if the best 4 competitors from the Oxford colleges each year and the best 4 competitors from the Cambridge colleges each year, there wouldn't be close to a duopoly of winners? There'd be more universities getting on TV but virtually all of the series winners would be Oxford or Cambridge.

I'm saying having multiple teams from Oxbridge gives them a better chance of winning than just 1 from each, even though that single team might be stronger (marginally, the teams are generally strong anyway)

IMO IIRC

 

[Thackeray]

Reading off that toytown screen on the desk is just wrong, makes him seem like he's not really talking directly to them at all, just reading from a really obvious autocue. They need to go back to the cards.

 

[Arkle]

I'm saying having multiple teams from Oxbridge gives them a better chance of winning than just 1 from each, even though that single team might be stronger (marginally, the teams are generally strong anyway)

IMO IIRC

I think we might have to disagree on this. I can't see too much being messed with as far as the entry criteria for the teams or general quiz format are concerned anyway.

 

[Hair Flick]

That Harrison kid would win on his own. Phenomenal breadth of knowledge.

 

[Arkle]

That Harrison kid would win on his own. Phenomenal breadth of knowledge.

He was very good. It's quite rare that seat 4 holds the best team member.

 

[Thackeray]

That Harrison kid would win on his own. Phenomenal breadth of knowledge.

Needs a wesh thoughbut.

 

[Arkle]

Needs a wesh thoughbut.

He seemed to have been beamed in from the Bambi Gascoigne era.

 

[Thackeray]

Don't think the lass from Bishop got any right. Shame.

 

[Hair Flick]

Don't think the lass from Bishop got any right. Shame.

I got a few right tonight. Even beat Harrison on the first question but I reckon he pipped me overall.

 

[Thackeray]

That Imperial side will take some beating.

 

[Waverley]

Unbelievably high standard tonight. Imperial college astonishingly good.

 

[Hair Flick]

That Imperial side will take some beating.

Good knowledge set right across the team but the long haired youth stood out.

 

[Lord Potts]

I never ever get any of the science questions things like.....

"In cytogenetics, what term describes the entire chromosomal complement of a cell which may be observed during mitotic metaphase?"

(Answer is: Karyotype)

 

[BiG]

Likeable but tough.

I don’t like him. Which is tough.

 

[Yahrba]

Watched it the other night, OU against some Oxford lot . OU totally out of their depth and picked on diversity criteria i think . Got embarrassing and it was evident the questions they got were being dumbed down to keep it respectable in the end . Even i got a few.

 

[Undisputed Truth]

Got one right yesterday and the week before. slowly becoming a piece of piss this like.

 

[leyburnrunner]

Currently plucky Northeastern University doing their best on University Challenge. I got all excited and thought we had a new NE Uni to rival Northumbria, Durham etc.
Googled them and I'm not even close.
St Katherines dock, London.

 

[Thackeray]

Currently plucky Northeastern University doing their best on University Challenge. I got all excited and thought we had a new NE Uni to rival Northumbria, Durham etc.
Googled them and I'm not even close.
St Katherines dock, London.

You must have missed the start then. They did well for an institution of 500 students.

 

[Hair Flick]

University Challenge: Christmas episode axed after ableism complaints

Two contestants in the Christmas version of the BBC quiz say their disabilities weren't provided for.

www.bbc.com