[Music] thank you [Applause] the university challenge [Music] asking the questions Jeremy Paxman hello the plot thickens of the 16 teams through to this second round of the competition Imperial and strathclyde have already made it to the quarterfinals where they'll meet tonight's winners and we've said a fun goodbye to both Saint Andrews and Manchester now Merton College Oxford firstly had what turned out to be an easy draw against Wolfson College Cambridge in their first round fixture beating them by 210 points to a mere 40. their return tonight as one of the few teams still in the competition to be playing a reserve and attentive viewers would be correct to think that the reserve is indeed the daughter of the Bristol captain of a couple of series ago with an average age of 20 let's meet the Merton team again hi I'm Elizabeth lamest I'm from Bristol and I've just finished studying German and linguistics hi I'm Conor o'shia Khan I'm from Cork and I've just finished studying philosophy politics and economics this is their Captain hi I'm Pax I'm from London and I'm studying English hi I'm William also from London and I'm studying physics now the team from the University of Warwick scored one of the highest totals in the first round beating Wilson College Oxford by 255 points to 105 at the gong and that was despite languishing on -5 for the first few minutes and only hitting equal terms by the halfway point with an average age of 22 let's meet the Warwick team again hi I'm Richard pod I'm from Cheshire and I'm studying history and politics hello I'm George braids I'm originally from Brighton and I was studying a PhD in physics this is their Captain hello I'm Andrew route I'm from beer City in Kent and I'm studying for a PhD in maths hello I'm Owen Burrell I'm from Lancaster and I'm studying English literature okay the rules never change in this contest 10 points for starters 15 points for bonuses starters are Solo efforts right fingers on the buses here's your first started for 10. the logo known as the Mobius Loop consisting of three Twisted arrows forming a triangle indicates that the item to which it is attacked is Martin Butchart research recyclable that's correct suitable for recycling so you get a set of bonuses now on criminal law the so-called carriers case in which the defendant absconded while transporting bales of goods is cited as an example that clarified the historical English law of larceny In which century did it take place what do people think 18th the 18th 18th or 19th I'm not sure a lot of I'd vote 18th the 18th that was the 15th century in 1473.
the 1784 case rex versus Shipley used to illustrate the concept of seditious libel involved the republishing of a contentious political pamphlet by William Shipley the dean of the Cathedral of which Welsh City David oh it's an Asif McNaughton's case used to clarify the law relating to Insanity in criminal trials relates to the death in 1843 of Edward Drmmond the private Secretary of which prime minister yeah okay peel it is Robert peel yes okay 10 points for the starter killed which religious and political institution was founded in the aftermath of the battle of the diamond in 1795. it continues to Mark the military victories of William III by parading annually the Orange Order the Orange Order is correct your bonuses are on words in which the letter B for Bravo appears at least three times in each case give the word from the description firstly a nickname of Dicky sludge in Sir Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth in everyday speech the word indicates a frivolous flighty or excessively talkative person so that's not true blabbermouth no it's flippity jubit and secondly a derogatory term defined by Chambers Dictionary as needless meaningless or mindless use of jargon for example in some of the modern spiritual or therapeutic organizations Maybe oh yeah okay something bubble techno bubble technobabble no it's psychobabble in The Seven Ages of man speeching as you like it what word does Shakespeare use to characterize reputation which the soldier seeks even in the Cannon's mouth I'm gonna kick myself pass sorry it's the bubble reputation right 10 points for this oysters scallops and clams belong to which class of the most phylum sorry uh I have no idea you've no idea you lose five points so name because it's member shells consist of two hinge segments five house five valves is correct yes you get a set of bonuses on the origins of Life demonstrating in 1668 that larvae failed to develop on meat that had been sealed off to prevent female flies from landing on it the Italian Francesco ready provided evidence against which theory of life which is now discredited I need a two-word phrase [Music] um primordial soup maybe I thought that was the case what did you say it might be that but I'm not sure I think it's too early for that yeah you got anything George I can't remember the name of this uh primordial soup no it's spontaneous generation what term is commonly used for the aqueous solution of organic compounds from which living systems on Earth may have developed according to the theories proposed independently by Alexander Opera primordial soup primordial soup is correct in 1953 the U. S chemist Stanley Miller showed under experimental conditions that hydrogen ammonia methane and water exposed to an electrical charge could yield what class of compound necessary for the origin of Life amino acids correct right we're going to take a picture your picture starter is the title of a novel published in 2019 but you'll see it translated into Old English for ten points give me the precise Modern English title that's in lemaste go Al woman other is correct following on from benedine evaristo's girl woman other your picture bonuses are the titles of three more winners of the booker prize since 2000 again translated into World English in each case only the precise original title for the points firstly anything online um the fans like the some sort of like the beauty line oh yeah that's I think that's the thing the beauty line the beauty line no it's the line of beauty by Alan Hollinger secondly something something is the last one no it's not mother um yeah I don't know my tutor's gonna be so disappointed I don't know pass it's a brief history of seven killings and finally practice this body um foreign oh um like something that body like it's something I don't know pass it's bring up the bodies by Hilary mantel right ten points for this how is the political philosopher Charles Louis the second better known born in France in 1689.
he's noted for his work on the classification of governments the separation of powers and the political influence no you lose five points and the political influence of climate all of which he explored in his 1748 work the spirit of the laws Montesquieu is correct yes so you get a set of bonuses this time on rice dishes from around the world what name means mixed rice and is given to a Korean dish of steamed white rice mixed with an assortment of ingredients that may include vegetables meat and red chili paste I think this is what bibimbap is correct but name is believed to derive from that of a former Empire and Senegal and is given to a one-pot dish containing meat seasonings and Stew ingredients wolf rice wall off yeah a wall off I'll accept that you've got the right Empire fried rice is the meaning of the name of which Indonesian dish in which the rice can be combined with shrimps fish meat vegetables and flavored pastes and is served with the fried egg is this what meagering is meagering no it's Nazi Goring 10 points for this meanings of what term include the increase in the amount of an enzyme due to a stimulus a method of reasoning where a general law is inferred from particular instances Warwick route inductive induction is correct yes these bonuses are on the German mathematician Emi nurtur born in 1882 nerta gives her name to a theorem that has become a central pillar of theoretical physics it connects symmetries with what specific class of physical laws right now conservation laws correct according to nurtur's theorem symmetry in time requires the conservation of what quantity this energy energy correct 7001 nurtur with the perihelion of just over two astronomical units is an example of what type of object uh distance for asteroids they're asteroid yeah it could be an asteroid correct 10 points for this I need a short common mean here the brambling cross Bill and linet belong to what family of passerine birds other species of this family have common names that begin with the words green gold Bull and chat Warwick route Finch Finch is correct even a set of brightnesses this time on the 2020 Oscars noted for the success of the Korean film parasite name the person or the film that lost out to parasite in the following categories first who directed the Spanish language film pain and Glory which lost out a parasite in the best International feature film category anyone I've got nothing um Louis no it was Pedro al-modovar Noah bambach was nominated for the best original screenplay for which film do you have any idea pass that was a marriage story Sam Mendes lost out to Bong Joon ho in the category of Best Director having been nominated for which film what adjective connects the 1915 verse narrative by the Australian writer CJ Dennis the nickname of the jazz musician Tommy Dorsey and Lawrence Stearns semi-fictionalized description of his journey through France and Italy in the 1760s Warren Kraut short no long no it's sentimental as in a Sentimental Journey 10 points for this in the third he falls for the first time in the fourth he meets his mother and in the sixth tears are white from his face Jesus no you lose five points what name is commonly given to these and other depictions of the Journey of Jesus along the Via doloroso Stations of the Cross correct your bonuses Warwick are on local government districts in England in each case name the district from the list of locations all three answers comprise a compass Direction and the name of a county for example West Essex firstly you talks to the Racecourse and the national Brewery Center at Burton Upon Trent North Staffordshire no it's East Staffordshire secondly the former Abbey that has now sent Edmonds Bree Cathedral and the church of Saint Mary at mildenhall noted for its decorated Chancellor and maybe I'm not South Suffolk that's West Suffolk and finally willacoon Beach and the Linton and linmouth Cliff Railway North Devon North Devon North Devon is correct against every music rank your music starts you'll hear a piece of popular music 10 points if you can tell me the name of the artist performing goodbye [Music] nope you can hear a bit more Merton [Music] Willie Nelson no it's Hank Williams so we'll take the music bonuses in a moment or two here's another starter question what's slightly alkaline bodily secretion contains salts of acids including colic and LCA in the intestines the salts act as surfactants bile correct yes so you'll be delighted to hear that you get the music bonuses Hank Williams whom you heard there was once a member of the prestigious country music organization the Grand old Opry for your bonus questions you're going to hear three more artists who are or have been Opry members please name the artists in each case firstly [Music] I don't think we're going to come close enough for it to be worthless Johnson that was in 1957 it was Patsy Cline secondly [Music] I'd be tempted to guess Carol King but I don't think that's right Carol King it's not Carol King it's Emmy Lou Harris and finally who's this [Music] we don't know sorry that's Carrie Underwood Before He Cheats 10 points for this named after now Algonquian speaking people Montauk Point is the easternmost extremity of which island about the size of Cornwall martinizatta Long Island correct three bonuses on physical research facilities which research facility at Batavia Illinois includes the mini Boone and Minerva experiments as well as the tevatron Collider JPL maybe JPL um JPL no it's the Fermi National acceleration laboratory or the Fermi lab located near ditkat and named after two physicists which complex includes the diamond light source the Isis Neutron source and the central laser facility sorry uh Harwell no it's the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and finally the transuranic element dabnium is named after a research facility in which country tops yeah I was thinking that as well I'd be tempted to go to statistics Croatia I don't think it's there's nothing I don't think there's anything I'd be inclined to say Ireland yeah Ireland Ireland it's in fact dub as in Dubner it's in Russia 10 points for this are branches of which large language family spoken over wide areas of Western and Central Asia and smaller areas turkey is correct yes well done your bonuses are on a Dutch city which city is the capital of the province of North Holland the name was adopted by a district in Manhattan now with a slightly altered spelling Harlem correct active in the city in the early 17th century Cornelius van Harlem and Hendrick golzius were exponents of the Dutch Branch of which European art movements sure which one your call I don't know anything just just say the first one yeah the steel no it's mannerism and finally a museum in Harlem is dedicated to which prominent Dutch portrait artists who died in 1666 his Works include the banquet of the officers of the George militia company I think it's a little bit late for him possibly I don't know um Rembrandt oh it's France house 10 points for this written in double struck or Blackboard bold form what letter of the alphabet is used in mathematics to represent the set of all integers Warrick Crouch said Zed is correct yes your bonuses this time are on linked titles directed by Armando yanucci which 2017 satirical film stars Simon Russell Beale as barrier as Steve Buscemi as khrushchevist the death of Stalin correct the death of klinghoffers in 1991 Opera by which U. S composer also noted for a doctor Atomic John Adams John Adams John Adams is correct and finally the death of the author is in 1967 essay by which French critical theorist his other Works include the Eiffel Tower and other mythologies but it is rolenberg yes great we're going to take another picture around now if your picture started you're going to see a painting for 10 points Name the artist Magritte agrees nope anyone want to buzz from Merton Dali is correct following on from that work by darling your picture bonuses are three more examples of eggs in modern art namely artists in each case firstly this 1996 self-portrait artist of that time Jillian Waring no it's Sarah Lucas self-portrait with fried eggs second this work of 1947. no pass that's by Leonora Carrington and finally this is a late work by which U.
