University Challenge

1000th comment wooooo

I always forgot the far right member of the Magdalen team, exceot he was really good at maths and science.

I loved, when they explain whom they are at the beginning, McComish and Haddad-Fonda came out with respective Australian and American accents, and then Chan, the captain, who looked Asian and probably the least British, came out with a royal posh accent, saying he was from Leamington Spa

They were also quite fashionable. Although I have to say, I've watched a few of the ancient episodes form the 50s on youtube and I am waiting for the day when an Oxbridge team comes out wearing the full academic garb.

Plus, your sig (I'm a little too affectionate don't you think? It's 16 btw, and Pi. I can't forgive you for not having Pi)

What's everyone's best score? Mines 15, but can't seem to get through the barrier :/

Has an ex poly ever appeared on this program? Has there ever been a game not involving an Oxbridge college? Just asking.........

The double barrelled surname I can think of from last series is Haddad-Fonda, the guy in the Magdalen Oxford team, sat centre left, came from washhington state. I loved that team

Has an ex poly ever appeared on this program? Has there ever been a game not involving an Oxbridge college? Just asking.........

What do you mean about pi?

That rings an even stronger bell. I think this was the one I was thinking of.

Many games don't involve "Oxbridge" colleges, and yes - the University of Bradford actually won the show once.

Bradford was never a polytechnic. It was formed (alongside York, Warwick, Aston, Lancaster etc) in 1966 in the mid-1960s period that saw many places often known as plate glass universities instituted.

The double barrelled surname I can think of from last series is Haddad-Fonda, the guy in the Magdalen Oxford team, sat centre left, came from washhington state. I loved that team

Ahh yes i remember him...

Was he in the team that was made of people from all over the world and not UK.....

Except Chan, who came from Leamington Spa :-)

He was so posh for an chinese asian guy!

I think I'm falling in love with the UC people desperately. I found a UC BOARDGAME!!!!!

I'm trying to organise a UC party for the final with my friends... Unfortunately, only one watched UC.

That's still lucky though, I should be grateful!

Haha you need 7 other people for it to be just like UC!

My school did it last year! But there were only 2 rounds so even though my team won, we didn't get to the final

Ahhh... Well, 5 need to be Cambridge alumni, 4 Oxford alumni, and yiu need a big audience cheering at the right answers.

I wish our school did that, we should do an inter-tutor group one. I wouldn't like to face the IB tutor group

Paxman is a Cambridge alum? haha Not all the episodes are oxbridge dominated! .... only most

Lol IB and A Level are practically the same, doubt they'd have much knowledge outside their subjects! hehe

I think I'm falling in love with the UC people desperately. I found a UC BOARDGAME!!!!!

I'm trying to organise a UC party for the final with my friends... Unfortunately, only one watched UC.

That's still lucky though, I should be grateful!

I'm talking about the people as... themselves. Their dress sense, accent, tone etc. They just stuck out for me.

I wasn't part of that team, college or even University, but somehow I remembered them.

EDIT:

Haha, it turns out you're right. I can't remember if Bennett-Spragg was the double-barrelled name, but it ranks up there with the all time greatest surnames. Wilson was the one I was thinking of though.

Great team in terms of people, though can't remember/comment/judge based on how well they did!