[Music] the university challenge asking the questions Jeremy patchman hello the first round of this year's competition Ends Tonight 13 teams have secured their place in round two tonight Spinners will join them 135 meanwhile is the losing score required to qualify for the first round represage in tonight's match one institution is making its University challenge debut while the other is appearing for the first time since 1994. both will be looking for their first ever win the roots of Robert Gordon University lie in a hospital founded by MrGold Jordan in 1729 for the maintenance element entertainment and education of children living in poverty this later merged with the Aberdeen Mechanics Institute and focused gradually shifted to the provision of higher rather than secondary education alumni include the architect and broadcaster Maxwell Hutchinson the swimmer Hannah Miley and the marine biologist Alan Jemison representing around 17 000 students and with an average age of 31 let's meet the Robert Gordon team hello I'm Samuel frege I'm from Nigeria I'm studying MSC analytical science in rgu Aberdeen hi I'm Donald Anderson I'm from Aberdeen and I'm studying accounting and finance this is their Captain hi my name is Emily Colin I'm originally from Clan roach County Wexford in Ireland I'm studying for a master's in pharmacy hello I'm Faye Cook I'm originally from Stockport and I'm studying for a diploma in professional legal practice now the University of Roehampton emerged from a union of four colleges all founded in the 19th century as teacher training colleges for women the oldest of the four white lands college has a strong claim to be the first UK College of higher education to admit women in 1841 like Robert Gordon Roehampton gained the university status in 1992 and its graduates include the Sailor Tracy Edwards the author Darren Shan and the politician Lynn Brown representing around 8 500 students for the first time and with an average age of 28 let's meet the team from Roehampton hello I'm Catherine burditt I'm initially from Zimbabwe and I'm studying biomedical science hello I'm Jake bittel I'm originally from Leicester and I'm studying for an undergraduate degree in anthropology this is their Captain hello I'm Oren O'Donoghue I'm from County Cork in Ireland and I'm studying for a PhD in queer Theory and young adult fiction and I'm Victoria Holt I'm originally from Manchester and I'm a PhD student researching feminism and the social sciences okay you all know the rules no doubt 10 points to start a question 15 for bonuses fingers on the buttons here's your first started for 10 relating to time what three letter word links the first line of Shakespeare's Richard III with a 19 Robert Gordon Cullen no no it's correct you get the first set of bonuses they're on astronomical symbols a depiction of what is thought to be an ancient Scythe or sickle is it a symbol of which planet named after the Roman God of seed sowing homes agriculture is this [Music] um Saturn I think yeah Saturn's a good guess Saturn Saturn is correct the symbol for Pluto is made up of the P and L in the former planet's name these are also the initials of which astronomer who predicted its Discovery I need only the surname absolutely yeah it could be okay okay and the symbol for Uranus combines the symbol of the Sun that is a shield with a circle inside with the spear from the symbol of what other planet and would Neptune have a sphere because of Poseidon Neptune no it's Mars 10 points for this the fall of which cities the army of mehmed II in 1453 is widely regarded as Robert Gordon Anderson Constantinople Constantinople is correct your opponents are on members of the good family of flowering plants in each case give the common name of the culinary fruit or vegetable from the description in Chinese and English meaning Western gourd or squash it is a large succulent fruit usually eaten raw could it be like no I was thinking like cucumber or Melon melon yeah melon that's a watermelon what delicately flavored melon is known as Hami Gua in Chinese after an oasis City on this Silk Road the English name comes from a former papal residence near Rome Gallagher or I'm just thinking of melons Galia Gallia it's cantaloupe and finally the Chinese Nan Gua meaning Southern gourd often a cultivar of cucubita Peppo it is grown for human and livestock consumption for decoration and for its edible greenish seeds pumpkin pumpkin is correct millions of what five-letter word include in engineering the distance between adjacent threads on a screw in aviation and air cross motion up or down around a transverse axis and in music theory the degree to which a tone is high or low Hampden Holt pitch pitch is correct you get these bonuses on the electromagnetic spectrum operating at the same frequency as a kitchen microwave oven at 2. 4 gigahertz what Wireless technology has a logo that's a literature of two rooms I think Bluetooth Bluetooth is correct the NASA Chandra Observatory observes what type of electromagnetic radiation it's located in space because of the Earth's atmosphere which absorbs the majority of these roads UltraViolets no it's x-rays with a shorter wavelength than x-rays what type of electromagnetic radiation is used to sterilize medical equipment gamma rays gamma rays is correct we're going to take a picture your picture starter you will see a map of a railway line linking two cities ten points if you can name them both Gordon Anderson um Shanghai and Beijing yeah I am Beijing is correct the picture started was a map of the high-speed Railway line linking Beijing and Shanghai the busiest such line in China which has the most miles of high-speed Railway in the world for your picture bonuses three more routes covered by this network for Five Points identify the unmarked Terminus on the route shown firstly here Hong Kong guantan would be my best guess but I'm not sure I'm not good on Chinese isn't going down the province oh what would the city be the Guangzhou I think is further Inland but um Shenzhen but that's just before Hong Kong isn't it yeah sorry maybe maybe just Hong Kong Hong Kong it is Hong Kong yes secondly hang on doesn't it it could be talking yeah yeah correct and finally is it something xinjiang but I'm not sure of a city I think it's in xinjiang but I don't know either I can't remember do you have a guess [Music] yeah it's a room Chi ten points for this named after a French chemist what re-agents are prepared by dissolving dry magnesium in an absolutely dry ethereal solution of an alkyl bromide or iodide is correct so you get a set of bonuses on Shinto deities in video games the sun goddess Amaterasu in the form of a white wolf is the player character in which video game first released in 2006 it is notable for a cell-shaded art style inspired by East Asian ink wash painting I'm sure it's a game with like you play as a wolf but I can't remember what the name of the game is Wolfgang you've got the game but it's Okami the Creator gods isanagi and his anami feature prominently in the fourth installment of which series part of the shin Megami Tensai media franchise I need a single English word here which refers to a concept in Union psychology [Music] synchronicity but it's Persona oh Carriage is inspired by the weather God's raging and fujin appear in the eighth game of which long-running series of role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix that's Final Fantasy Final Fantasy Final Fantasy is correct ten points for this his Works including the 2011 studio album seeking Major Tom and noted for playing a lead role later Taken on by Chris Pine which canadian-born actor became the oldest person in space in 2021 at the age of 90.
Gordon Anderson William Shatner William Shatner is correct these bonuses are on the art patrons Sir George Beaumont a leading figure behind the foundation of the National Gallery in his 20s Beaumont met two painters who were to be key influences on his view of art these were the landscape artist Richard Wilson and which Portrait Painter born in Devon in 1723 [Music] that's the Joshua Reynolds Gainsborough was born slightly later Beaumont donated a number of paintings to the National Gallery including Hagar and the angel and the Narcissus and Echo by which 17th century French landscape artists experiences what's wrong with some water by Claude Beaumont tended to oppose developments that might threaten the standing of the Old Masters this included the Vivid coloring of which English artist born in London in 1775 I guessed her Turner Turner is correct 10 points for this we intend to sing the love of danger the habit of energy and fearlessness this is the opening of the manifesto of which artistic movement published in 1909 by the Italian poet philippo marinetti it demanded a break with artistic traditions and rohampton Holt Dada no I'm afraid you lose five points Robert Gordon cook futurism futurism is correct these bonuses are on the film director Jane Campion which filmed by Campion explores the relationship between the poet John Keats and Fanny Braun it takes his name from the opening words of one of keats's sonnets you think thank you um mellow fruitfulness no it's bright star campion's second feature film an angel at my table was based on the three autobiographies by which New Zealand author her novels include faces in the water and the carpathians Mary Ellen verse Janet frame in 1996 Campion directed an adaptation of Which novel of 1880 with a screenplay by Laura Jones Nicole Kidman plays the lead role of Isabel Archer the piano is the famous one from here it could be then just trying the piano the portrait of a lady ten points for this if you're a music starter you're going to hear a hip-hop track for 10 points please name the lead artists thinking of a master plan cause ain't nothing but sweat inside my hands so I dig it to my pocket all my money spent so I had to deep up still coming up with Lynch so I start my mission Robert Golden cook Eric B yes you had that paid in full the cold cut remix of that song is an early example of a remix that was a commercial success in its own right your bonuses are three remixes that charted higher than the original track in either the us or the UK give the name of the lead artist or band each time that is not the remixer first [Music] it is Lana Del Rey secondly [Music] let me have yeah and then the remix Photoshop Remix by Black Boy Slim girls we go with them Norman cook purple slim Noah's Corner Shop oh sorry she had so that was what we were looking for finally [Music] cardi B no it's Megan the stallion ten points for this what celestial body links tiger gomrath and Harsh Mistress in the titles of novels by Penelope Lively Alan Garner and Robert a Heinlein Robert Gordon cook moon is correct these bonuses are on a diplomatic conference began in 1814 which International Conference sought to establish a new balance of power in Europe following the Napoleonic Wars this Vienna Congress 1814 that sounds right Vienna it is the Congress of Vienna which Austrian foreign minister presided over the Congress the era of European diplomatic history that followed is often named after him oh I've heard this is the age of M I'm blanking in his name I'm sorry Muller that's mechanic which foreign secretary represented Britain at the Congress he served in this office from 1812 to 1822. some fox or something like that folks or canning or I don't know canning no it's Castle Ray ten points for this excluding hypothetical Elements which of the elements of the periodic table has the highest perfect square atomic number it is named after a 20th century Italian-American physicist Robert Gordon Anderson fermium fermium is correct you get these celebrations on British Birds along with the fire Crest which bird species is described as being the UK's smallest bird its scientific name is regulus regulus [Music] there's the gold Chris the siskin is a small garden bird with lemon yellow plumage to what family does it belong s Finch it is a finch and finally a favorite winter food of bullfinches are the seeds or keys of the tree fractionus Excelsior commonly known by what name excuses Roundtree there's the common ash or the European Ash Roehampton still plenty of time to get going see if you can get started with this during a 10-year tenure which pert Laureate wrote eight Royal poems marking events such as Prince Edward's wedding the death of Princess Margaret and the queen Robert Gordon Anderson um Andrew motion Andrew emotion is correct these bonuses are on Opera in each case name the Opera that includes the following Arias in each case the answer is a single word premiered in Milan in 1926 which Opera includes the Aria Nessun Dormer and Dot turn dot is correct La Donna E mobile is a somewhat cynical area in which Opera first performed in Venice in 1851. it's pretty do you have a name of it sorry um it could be Aida no Aida no it's not aider it's Rigoletto oh premiered in Paris in 1875 which Opera includes the Aria known as havaniera or love is a rebellious bird sorry is this pattern beautiful maybe my first thought was Carmen but might not be okay I I would be because Carmen it is coming well done but we're going to take another picture around for your picture start he'll see us still from a biographical film for 10 points name the person who's the subject of the film Holt Caravaggio Caravaggio is correct you saw a picture started from Derek German's Caravaggio and for your bonuses you're going to see the title subjects of three more biographical films directed by German in each case please name the figure depicted firstly the title figure in the center of this still like I have no idea I don't know either fastens liner famous um there's Wittgenstein secondly the title figure on the left of this still a German foam I can't think of any drama films I cannot believe it um nominate hold bad luck Orlando no it's Edward II yeah Saint Sebastian it is Saint Sebastian well done points for this founded in 1911 as the Computing tabulating recording company which Corporation became famous for its mainframe computers and later created the supercomputer deep blue Robert Gordon Anderson IBM IBM is correct you can see the bonuses on 20th century history in each case named the US president who was in office during the entire tenure of the following British prime ministers firstly for Five Points clementatley so 45 two Truman yeah Truman Arya stream is correct secondly Sir Anthony Eden so that's 55-57 so Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisenhower is correct and finally Edward Heath so that's something something before so that's Nixon Nixon Richard Nixon is correct answer as soon as your name is called to what percentage is the fraction 7 over 40 equivalent Roehampton Burnet 17.
5 17. 5 is correct your bonuses are on winners of the egot that is an Emmy Grammy Oscar Antony award name each person from their Awards firstly an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar live in concert a Grammy for get lifted and Oscar for Selma and a Tony for Jitney Selma um Tony Lloyd Webber no it could be at the composer oh did John Legend win an Oscar for summer I think yep John Legend John Legend is correct and Emmy for the Muppet Show a Grammy for the electric company an Oscar for West Side Story and a Tony for the Ritz sometimes [Music] Stephen Sondheim that's Rita Moreno oh and finally an Emmy for mad about you and a Grammy Oscar Antonio for the producers [Music] just go Um Mel Brooks Mel Brooks is correct 10 points for this in the names of their residences what links coleridge's Kubla Khan with Olson wells's Citizen Kane Xanadu is correct yes your bonuses this time are on shorter words that may be made using the six letters in Wordle the name of the online game in each case give each word from the description firstly capriolas capriolus a small deer native to the UK team yeah I'm not sure come on um well it's row a headless pin or Peg secondly or bolt used to fasten together two pieces of wood or stone by penetrating some distance into the substance of the connected pieces let's have it please um Ned versus dowel finally a general term for a mineral or rock that can be worked economically or to commercial advantage [Applause] popularize what term for a massive explosion in which most energy emerges in the form of neutrinos the loss rohampton O'Donoghue supernova supernova is correct your Burns is on Coastal geography what four-letter term denotes a ridge of deposited sand or sediment that extends from the coast into the sea formed as a result of Longshore drift is correct taken from Italian what term is used for a spit that connects the mainland to an offshore island so um I need an answer Jesse it's Tom bolo and finally what British island group is the location of the tombolos of Sydney's Isle and at Ness of sound near seta on the Isle of Yale [Applause] 10 points for this patented in Paris in 1846 what eponymous musical instrument combines woodwind and Robert Gordon Anderson the saxophone the saxophone is correct these bonuses are on literature named after an author born in 1819 the Keller prize is a long established literary award in which European country come on yeah Germany no it's Switzerland Godfrey Keller's autobiographical novel green Henry is an example of a novel of educational coming-of-age novel by what German term is this form known building's Roman correct Keller's short story a village Romeo and Juliet was adapted into an opera by which bradford-born composer it was first performed in 1907. confront that's delius 10 points for this lying on the border between Peru to the Western Bolivia to the east what lake is the world's highest rohampton O'Donoghue Titicaca is correct these bonuses are on South American football clubs named after a leader of the mapuche people KOLO Colo was the first Club from what country to win the copper libertadores it's about country to believe another Argentina oh it's Chile Newell's old boys is a leading Club in which South American country it is named after a football pioneer born in Kent in 1853.
