[Music] the university challenge asking the questions [Music] hello tonight it's the penultimate fixture in the second round six places in the quarterfinals have already been taken the seventh will go to whichever team wins this match the losers will have to console themselves with the thought that at least they got this far now Wilson College Oxford is making its debut in this competition with a team reflecting the international makeup of its student body they're here again after a tiebreak question put them on 180 points 10 ahead of an impressive opposition from the University of Sheffield with an average age of 31 let's meet the Wolfson team again hello my name is Mike Perrin from East Anglia via 30 years in Japan I am writing a defil thesis in archeology at the Oxford Center for maritime archeology hi I'm Mary Capel I'm from Victoria Canada and I study art history this is their Captain hi I'm Claire Jones I'm from Houston Texas and I'm studying for a master's in history hi I'm Ryan Walker I'm from Stone in Staffordshire and I'm reading for a defil in clinical medicine [Applause] Edinburgh University had an easier ride of it in their first round match beating birkbeck London by 165 to 90. their average age is 30 which is only a year below that of their opponents tonight and they represent the institution that currently holds the title of Series champions whether that's an added Comfort or an additional pressure remains to be seen let's meet the Edinburgh team again hello I'm Richard Moon originally from North London and I'm doing a masters in classics hello I'm Adam McLaughlin from Edinburgh and I'm studying chemistry this is their Captain hi I'm Emma Williams I'm from Brighton and I'm studying linguistics hi I'm Isaac Stevens I'm certain colorful in the West Midlands and I'm studying German history well you all know the rules by now let's just get on with it 10 points for this your first started for 10 what six letter word links all of the following Frederick the elector Palatine who briefly occupied the Bohemian Throne a former Wilson Jones winter winter is correct yes right for this first set of bonuses you're getting composers as described in Robert Kraft's 1959 book conversations with Stravinsky in each case name the composer from Stravinsky's description firstly I think that in spite of his limited technical means and awkward writing his original scores always show infinitely more true musical interest and genuine intuition than the Perfection of ripsky-korsakov's arrangements correct I would like to admit all his operas to whichever Purgatory punishes triumphant banality ariadne makes me want to scream yeah uh Strauss correct and finally greatly overrated a dull fellow who could compose the same form so many times over the composer in question wrote more than 500 concerti oh no it's Vivaldi ten points for this the narrowest point of a major Peninsula the cry Isthmus takes its name from a settlement in which country the Andaman sea lies to the west of the Isthmus while Singapore is more than a thousand kilometers or some Perrin Malaysia or the melee Peninsula now you lose five points while Singapore is more than a thousand kilometers Southeast anyone like to buy some Edinburgh Thailand right ten points for this first publicly coined in 1869 at a London meeting of the metaphysical Society by t. h Huxley what term refers to the doctrine that humans cannot know of the existence of anything beyond the phenomena of their own experience Edinburgh McLaughlin empiricism no anyone like the bus from Wolfson you may not confer one of you can Buzz Walton Jones sensationalism no it's agnosticism ten points for this what three letters all end words meaning a dilute solution of sodium hydrochloride the number denoting the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium and a part of the digestive system between the esophagus and the small intestine nope Walton Jones ACH correct yes your bonuses are on a narrative poem I want to speak about bodies changed into new forms this is a translation of the opening words of which narrative poem in 15 books first published in year eight of the Common Era oh the not the Indian maybe maybe no it's of its metamorphosis secondly which Renaissance artist's paintings include Diana and action and Diana and Callisto both in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland and both based on Metamorphoses Titian Titian is correct published posthumously in 2009 the children's book shapeshifters is a reworking of of his Metamorphoses by which london-born poet and playwright who died in 2008 go ahead and playwright I have no idea um no we don't know that's by Adrian Mitchell ten points for this a study of 20th century multiplicity is the subtitle of the autobiography of which U.
S historian born in Boston in 1838 his other Publications include more Sam Michelle and shatra and he was the great grandson of the second President of the United States Adams specifically Henry Adams Henry Adams is correct yes the bonuses on trees found in the UK which tree is botanical name of jugglens derives from the Roman myth that Jupiter ate the nuts it produces it is also grown for its Timber which has a decorative wavy grain Walnut well that's correct what is sometimes known as the maitri after its traditional flowering period it produces deep red fruits that share part of the tree's more common name oh yeah cherry blossom no it's the common Hawthorne and finally what is the common name of sambucus Negra it produces small purple-like berries and its flowers are often used to make wine or cordial oh no that's what I was thinking elderflower yes of course the elder flower is the is the flower of the tree but it's the Elder so we'll accept that though okay we're going to take a picture around now if your picture started you'll see a representation of a board game shown as the board would appear at the start of the game for ten points name the game Wilson Jones go go is correct yes competitive goal was one of the events of the 2018 mind Sports Olympiad your picture bonus is three more board games contested as mine Sports in that competition again in each case you'll see a representation of the board as it would appear at the start of a game first the two-word name by which this game is usually known in English Chinese checkers no it's Chinese chess secondly give either of the two widely accepted names by which this specific game is known well chess I can't accept that it's chess 960 or Fisher random chess finally the name of this game please it is Othello yes 10 points for this which of choices Canterbury pilgrims tells the tale of simkin a dishonest Miller tricked by two students no you lose five points the pilgrim in question is a former Carpenter who manages an estate Jones the Reeve the Reeve is correct yes your bonuses this time are on artists Wolfson along with Ben Nicholson and Nam gabbo the sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth was a leading figure in the colony of artists who lived in which English town during the second World War yeah so knives sometimes it's correct born in London in 1931 which artist became in 2012 the first woman to receive the prestigious Dutch Sikkens prize she is one of the foremost exponents of what has been called op art all right oh what's her name no all part is oh gosh um Bellow Billow oh gosh I can't remember Bellow no it's Bridget Riley finally Maggie hambling's granite and bronze sculpture of which Persian playwright stands in London's Adelaide Street near Trafalgar Square I have no idea we'll say Shakespeare it's Oscar Wilde 10 points for this HMG coenzyme a reductase Inhibitors belong to what class of drugs statins correct these bonuses are on popular songs inspired by literature in each case give the name of the song from the description firstly a song inspired by heathcliff's morning of Catherine in Wuthering Heights it was written by Jim Steinman and performed by Celine Dion among others no that was Whitney Houston I don't know I will always love you no It's All Coming Back to Me Now was the song a song indirectly inspired by the protagonist of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Roth it was written and performed by Bruce Springsteen you're born in the USA Thunder Road Dancing in the Dark um Born in the USA no it's the Ghost of Tom joaden finally a 1967 song inspired by The Works of Lewis Carroll it was written by Grace Slick and performed by Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit correct same point language what short word describes a coral reef including a lagoon notable example Wilson Jones an atoll atoll is correct yes your bonuses are on Shojo manga that is manga aimed at young women give the English title of each series from the description firstly a surreal and allegorical series created by Chio Saito in 1996. its title character is a tomboy school girl who Styles herself a prince and finds herself fighting a series of jewels to protect her classmate auntie Sailor Moon no it's revolutionary girl or Tina secondly a series created by ryoko Ikeda in 1972 set during the French Revolution It Centers on Oscar a woman raised as a boy to take her father's place as commander of the French royal guard no idea no no idea that's the rose of Versailles and finally a magical girl series created by naoko takayuchi in 1991. it follows the schoolgirl usagi sukino who can transform into an eponymous superhero using a magical brooch yes is this Sailor Moon that is Sailor Moon yes right 10 points for this in the titles of literary works of the 1940s and 50s by Iris Murdoch Malcolm Larry and Dylan Thomas what preposition appears before the net and a brahmoon under under his courage yes you get a set of bonuses Edinburgh on medicine give them the abbreviation GCS what scale is used to assess a patient's level of Consciousness after a head injury Glasgow correct secondly three responses are observed in a GCS assessment one is best motor response name the other two yeah maybe um Consciousness yeah uh Speech and balance no it is speech and eye-opening and lastly what score would be given if a patient did not open their eyes and showed neither verbal nor motor responses with no interfering factors in each case sorry oh nothing else okay six no it's three right we're going to take a music round now if you're a music starter you'll hear a piece of classical music for 10 points please name its composer [Music] Perrin host it is host yes your music businesses are three more classical pieces that similarly include a prominent part for the Celesta name the composer in each case first the composer of this Symphony foreign [Music] WC no that's Marla it's part of his Symphony of a thousand and secondly [Music] [Music] no that's Bartok and finally [Music] check up [Music] today [Music] correct yes it's part of the Nutcracker right ten points for this what six letter term denotes the yellowish gray powdery mixture of water insoluble proteins in wheat and other cereals it forms an elastic Network that helps Edinburgh Williams gluten gluten is correct yes you get three bonuses on a poet and novelist born in herefordshire who became Poet Laureate in the year that Amy Johnson flew solo to Australia he's perhaps best known for his 1902 poem Sea Fever John maysfield correct which Children's Fantasy novel by macefield tells the story of a boy's battle against a gang of criminals who plan to cancel Christmas absolutely no idea no sorry we don't know that's the box of delights and finally what seven-letter plural noun is the title of the poem by macefield that begins cargos cargos is correct ten points for this what short term for an architectural feature links novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and LM Montgomery Watson Jones gable gable is correct your bonuses this time Wilson are on the Chatham House prize awarded for significant contributions to international relations in each case I want you to name the winner from the description firstly the 2014 winner the eradication of polio is one of the priorities of the foundation she and her husband established in 2000.
first name please Melinda correct Melinda Gates is correct the 2005 winner secondly partly in recognition of the courage and skill he demonstrated in steering a peaceful process of political change in Ukraine you schenka correct and finally the international organization awarded the prize in 2015 in recognition of their work in combating the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa let's try doctor Doctors Without Borders yeah so mid-standstone Frontier yes 10 points for this top two is the second largest city of which countries Edinburgh Moon Estonia Estonia is correct yes these bonuses uh Edinburgh are on the novels of Agatha Christie a novel of 1971 featuring Miss Marple has what single word title the name of a Greek goddess associated with avenging crime and punishing hubris Nemesis correct the name of which goddess appears in the title of a Miss Marple short story published in a collection in 1932 the goddess is a hellenized form of the Middle Eastern Ishtar oh God maybe Artemis makes the most logical sense yeah Artemis it's estarti Christie parodied herself in the character of the crime novelist ariadne Oliver whose appearances include Which novel of 1961 named after the mount or Steed of death in the revelation of Saint John no it's the Pale Horse ten points for this the hexadecimal number 42a represents what significant year in English History McLaughlin 1066 correct your bonus is this time are on locations in Britain Edinburgh in each case I need the five letter place name element that links the places described for example field or Hearst firstly what five-letter suffix links to the birthplace of Charles Dickens on the south coast and a key location of David Copperfield on the East Coast um mouth is correct yes what five-letter suffix links the location of the Bronte parsonage Museum and the birthplace of the Reliant three-wheeler motorcar yeah sure worth worth is correct Howarth and Tamworth and finally what five letter word links a place of convalescence for King George V in 1929 and the 1799 birthplace of the fossil collector marianning Regis Regis Bogner alignments around again for your picture starter you'll see a painting 10 points if you can name the artist it is Mark Chagall yes that was his eye in the village which was inspired by his memories of growing up near vitepsk your picture bonuses are three more paintings that depict the artist's childhood home five points for each artist you can name firstly many Edward Mooney yeah many no that's Gustav Kobe it's a burial or no secondly is correct a tilled field in Catalonia and finally Monet is correct yes like 10 points for this which African National Team reached the quarterfinals of the FIFA men's World Cup in 2002 losing to Turkey on a golden goal in 2018 they came third in their group having received more yellow cards than Japan Wilson Jones Senegal Senegal is correct and your bonuses this time are on the ancient Greek historian Herodotus book four of herodotus's histories begins with the Persian king darius's war against which nomadic people they ruled an Empire centered on the Crimea correct which major river does Herodotus describe as the most westerly of the scythian rivers it has five miles the Danube correct Herodotus states that Darius constructed a bridge over which strait known by a Greek term meaning the Oxford it is now part of present-day Istanbul ous correct 10 points for this give two answers promptly naming the fruits associated with the mythological Judgment of Paris and the annual booby prize for the worst in film both follow the words Wilson Jones an apple and a raspberry correct yes you get three questions on people killed in combat during the first world war Legrand moon is a novel of 1913 by which French writer killed in action near the river Murs during the first months of the war come on let's have it please stand on stenthal knows alafornier which composer and collector of English folk music was killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. his Works include Banks of green Willow and settings of a housemans as Shropshire lad no we're not going to know that's Butterworth finally yellow cow and blue horse with rainbow are among the works of which German artists associated with the blue Rider movement who was killed at Verdun in 1916. mark it was France Mark yes 10 points for this following the dynasties of zand and kajar which country was ruled between 1925 Olson Jones Iran Iran is correct you get three bonuses on campaigning us authors from the 1890s the African-American journalist Ida well Barnett led a campaign against what widespread form of extrajudicial punishment named after an 18th century Virginia planter lynching correct which authors 1906 worked the jungle attracted wide public notice when it exposed poor standards in the Chicago meat packing industry Sinclair Upton Sinclair is right from 1902 the journalist Ida tarble published the history of the Standard Oil Company an expose of the questionable ethics of which industrial is born in 1839.
