University Challenge 2014-15

Paul_Culloty · 14/07/14 - 18:40

So, after last week's appetisers, the 14 first-round matches begin tonight. So far, we're only told that perennial challengers the University of Manchester will meet Selwyn College, Cambridge, with Oxford Brookes playing Jesus College, Oxford next Monday.

alcockell · 14/07/14 - 20:02

Here we go..

gillypanda · 14/07/14 - 20:07

I quite like the fact that we've "met" some of these before

teeswolf · 14/07/14 - 20:55

Oops, think Manchester expected to do better based on all the practice they were getting in.

Have a feeling they may still be back as a highest scoring loser though.

petely · 14/07/14 - 20:59

Wasn't Paradigm Shift the answer to one of last year's questions?

gemma-the-husky · 14/07/14 - 22:34

Manchester would have won except for Pugin.

Jenny_Sawyer · 15/07/14 - 09:43

I scored 11 last night.

DeanDS · 15/07/14 - 13:06

Got quite a few last night, but I excelled at the Seaside Postcards, a clean sweep for me!!

niceguy1966 · 15/07/14 - 13:13

A very close match. I think both teams had the same score 3 times (not including 0 - 0 at the start!)

Straker · 15/07/14 - 13:36

petely wrote: »

Wasn't Paradigm Shift the answer to one of last year's questions?

Rang a bell with me too.

ffa1 · 15/07/14 - 16:46

Glad Manchester lost - looked a bit cocky after they took an early lead.

Hope they don't make it as highest scoring losers!

Very impressed with Pugh-Ginn, the captain of Selwyn.

timebug · 15/07/14 - 18:26

I like it when Paxo's head almost explodes: like the clip of
Beethoven's Sixth being played and none of the team having
a clue what it was.
And Paxo's response,along the lines of 'One of the most famous
classical pieces EVER!!!!!' Love it!

Abriel · 15/07/14 - 18:54

All ready for this last night and we haf a powercut!

JeffG1 · 15/07/14 - 20:03

timebug wrote: »

I like it when Paxo's head almost explodes: like the clip of
Beethoven's Sixth being played and none of the team having
a clue what it was.
And Paxo's response,along the lines of 'One of the most famous
classical pieces EVER!!!!!' Love it!

Quite a reasonable response, IMO. It is.

Staffsyeoman · 15/07/14 - 21:07

ffa1 wrote: »

Glad Manchester lost - looked a bit cocky after they took an early lead.

Hope they don't make it as highest scoring losers!

Very impressed with Pugh-Ginn, the captain of Selwyn.

I'm a graduate of Manchester (we were banned from UC when I was there thanks to the notorious Trotsky/Che Guevara incident) and I was spitting feathers at them. Cocky is only the beginning of it. Getting caught on a hot mike saying "Huh, that was easy" did not endear them to Paxo or to me. Compared with previous Manchester teams they are shadows.

[Deleted User] · 28/07/14 - 20:04

Oh dear, The Courtauld Institute seemed a bit rubbish tonight

Paul_Culloty · 28/07/14 - 20:27

That's the problem with these specialist colleges, they'll know enough general knowledge to get through to the TV stage, but without a science student on your team, you're sunk.

Supratad · 28/07/14 - 20:33

Very relaxed show, and hilarious with mentions of both the meme-tastic De Crux and Rembrandt's Blue Steel.

petely · 28/07/14 - 21:01

Paul_Culloty wrote: »

That's the problem with these specialist colleges, they'll know enough general knowledge to get through to the TV stage, but without a science student on your team, you're sunk.

They could have had science A levels, which would have got them the CO2 and Hydrogen emission answers - and my Biology 'O' level was enough to let me guess ATP. And they did know a fair number of element names, though Paxo's "Valium" was amusing, as was her response THALLIUM!

(I surprised myself by getting La Traviata :cool:)

snoweyowl · 28/07/14 - 22:31

Reynolds was memorable.

Supratad · 28/07/14 - 23:03

snoweyowl wrote: »

Reynolds was memorable.

Clearly not. Who was that?

I remember the Art Captain with her 3 simultaneous hairstyles, and the Hipster on Bristol's team who looked like he'd arrived on his fixie bike from his East London flat.

ffa1 · 29/07/14 - 03:30

Supratad wrote: »

Very relaxed show, and hilarious with mentions of both the meme-tastic De Crux and Rembrandt's Blue Steel.

I didn't understand the blue steel reference. Can someone explain it to me, please?

Straker · 29/07/14 - 08:47

owenmahamilton wrote: »

Oh dear, The Courtauld Institute seemed a bit rubbish tonight

Gregoire was one of the worst contestants I`ve ever seen on there. So bad I wondered if she was a saboteur from the other team! She seemed to find it hilarious that she got everything wrong.

Supratad · 29/07/14 - 13:10

ffa1 wrote: »

I didn't understand the blue steel reference. Can someone explain it to me, please?

Blue Steel was the signature pose of male model Derek Zoolander played by Ben Stiller in the comedy film Zoolander.

See here. http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/images/1/15/Zoolander.jpg

ffa1 · 29/07/14 - 13:48

Supratad wrote: »

Blue Steel was the signature pose of male model Derek Zoolander played by Ben Stiller in the comedy film Zoolander.

See here. http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/images/1/15/Zoolander.jpg

LOL. Cheers dude. I get it now.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Apr-2011/176244-rembrandt.jpg

ffa1 · 29/07/14 - 13:49

Straker wrote: »

Gregoire was one of the worst contestants I`ve ever seen on there. So bad I wondered if she was a saboteur from the other team! She seemed to find it hilarious that she got everything wrong.

Very sexy though!

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