Tom Scott on University Challenge (2022) [CC]

now the University of York is part of the so-called plate glass generation established in the 1960s like Durham it's Collegiate to an extent also like Durham it chooses to enter this competition as a single body their Captain is a broadcaster and presenter who self-titled YouTube channel has over 5 million subscribers and over a billion video views on it he produced educational videos on Linguistics engineering and Technology with recent titles including I wrote a giant mechanical elephant you can too let's hear them introduce themselves in the usual fashion this is their Captain hello I'm Tom Scott I graduated in English language and Linguistics and then ma in educational studies in the early 2000s fingers on the buzzers here's your first start of a ten what decades saw all of the following the premiere of gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin the first non-stop solo float across the Atlantic young Scott 1920s correct we've got three questions on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean on the 25th of December 1643 Captain William miners sailed past and named Christmas Island approximately 345 kilometers south of which other Island the most populous on Earth I'm most populous island Java Indonesia Australia somewhere in Indonesia we're going to say Java Java Java is correct in 1900 the island was annexed to the government of the street settlements Crown Colony which had its headquarters in which city straight attacking me Australia or New Zealand I would say New Zealand I would say you would say New Zealand I would say so Auckland Auckland no it's Singapore in 1958 the island became an external territory of which country Australia Australia is correct okay thanks for this bubble Heap Cube shell look Scott sort salt is correct yes right your bonuses are on comets the appearance of a great comet in 44 BC was taken by many in Rome as a sign of the deification of which political figure nominate Herod no it's Julius Caesar in 1994 Shoemaker 119 collided with which body in the solar system an event observed by the Galileo spacecraft Jupiter correct visible from the earth most recently in 1986 which comet is depicted on the Bayer tapestry during its 1066 appearance Halle correct well done your picture starter you'll see a standard symbol used in electrical circuit diagrams for 10 points name the component it represents Scott diode specifically uh no Durham Chapman light emitting diode correct oh 10 points for this the work known in Translation as land of the mountains Land by the rivers the national anthem of which European country whose highest mountain is the gross glockner and with Durham Parson Germany no you lose five points and which lies predominantly in the Basin of the river Danube you may not confer ah you're Kim Austria Austria is correct yes your bones is even three questions on an African country settled in 1822 by freed American slaves which countries Africa's oldest Republic it became independent in 1847. Liberia Liberia yeah okay Liberia Liberia is correct in 1824 the city that was to become the capital of Liberia was named in honor of which U.S president who had financially supported the settlement project like that now yeah since 18 2014. I'm happy to try it now isn't it Adam's Town that's James Monroe as in Monroeville in 2005 which Liberian politician and Economist became the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country she was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize it's something like cranberry okay karangi it's something something like nominated is it karangi it's no it's not it's Ellen Johnson the name of which branch of philosophy appears in Latin following the word principia in the title of a 1903 work by GE Moore in English after the word practical in the title of a 1979 work by Peter Singer and after udamian and nicomatian in the usual titles of two works by Aristotle ethics is correct these bonuses are on the Indian singer luta mangeshka who died in February 2022 in Indian Cinema which English word precedes the word singer to indicate artists such as mangeshkar who recorded songs for films to which actors then lip sync such things are usually used widely in South Asian film and often have similar status to the actors themselves thoughts back up ghosts like what's the French word before singular though it's playback singer in January 1963 mangeshka gave a notable live performance of Kevin pradeep's song O people of my country commemorating soldiers who died in the previous year's conflict between India and which country going to be sorry just trying to think Okay so we've got India and it could be maybe well the split there was a Pakistan yeah that's China okay in which 2004 film by Michelle gandry does Kate Winslet's Clementine plays songs by mangeshka in her apartment while she entertains Joel played by Jim Carrey it's on Sunshine Eternal Sunshine is a Spotless Mind Correct but we didn't say your music growing up your music starts you'll hear a piece of jazz which is based on another well-known piece of Christmas music for 10 points simply name the original piece [Music] York Scott The Nutcracker Suite specifically Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy it is okay that was Duke Ellington's version of The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from chokovsky's belly The Nutcracker your three bonus questions are other pieces of jazz that are based on or quote well-known Christmas tunes firstly please name the original piece of music adapted here [Music] Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas that is correct secondly name the original piece adapted here [Music] this is correct finally will you name the Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist in this is [Music] so Dave Brubeck that's Oscar Peterson sorry that's okay it's worth the try the Opera is going and the Minotaur and the orchestral work the Triumph of time and the saxophone concerto Panic are among works by which accrington-born composer who died in April 2022. [Applause] whistle is correct drives three bonuses on the founder of modern genetics Gregor Mendel who was born in 1822 Mendel established key laws of inheritance by conducting experiments with distinct varieties of which leguminous plant known binomially as pisam sativum use peas and corn okay I'm going to go with corn corn there's peas what genetic concept introduced by Mendel is used to indicate greater influence of one variant or allele of a gene over another dominance dominated sorry dominance yeah dominance is correct Mendel observed that traits are transmitted independently of each other this was called into question by the discovery that genes were located on which thread-like structures within cell nuclei chromosomes is what I was looking for but will accept DNA another Celebration The Five Rivers after which the Punjab is named are tributaries of which larger river that rises in Western Tibet and meets the Arabian Seas at the southeast of Karachi York Scott Ganges no right we're going to take a picture around now if your picture started you'll see a snow scene by a well-known artist for 10 points please give me the name of the artist you're kind Monk monk is correct so see your picture businesses are three further snow scenes in each case I want you to Name the artist firstly um okay yeah you take a guess take a guess Magritte no it's fine golf secondly is correct and finally okay correct ten points for this what Vital sign used to evaluate health is measured out sisterly and diastole York Scott blood pressure blood pressure is correct well done your bonuses this time are on English words of Persian origin in each case I identify the word from the description firstly a term for a canine scavenger the golden species of which can be found from Southeast Europe to Southern Asia this word appears in the title of a 1971 Thriller by Frederick Forsyth M Jackal Jacqueline's correct shrubs or Vines native to Tropical and some temperate areas that are popular as ornamentals and bear fragrant white pink or yellow flowers that are used to make perfume and tea Jasmine is correct historically a group of people especially Traders or pilgrims traveling together across a desert it can now mean a covered wagon or a vehicle equipped for living yes Caravan Caravan is correct 10 points for this the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk who lived on an unhabited island off the coast of Chile for over four years was the inspiration for the protagonist of which 1719 novel by Daniel jorkind Robinson Crusoe correct these bonuses are on a historical event the 1917 Revolution in which the Bolshevik sees power in petrograd is known by what name after the month of the Julian calendar in which it took place which you were I was going to say September September that's October during the October Revolution the red guards stormed which building that housed the Russian provisional government and has been the official residence of the Tsar um is that the Winter Palace The Winter Palace the winter bows is correct which Russian composer subtitled his 1927 Symphony Number Two to October commission for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution I've seen season 10 points for this guide to Citizens assemblies this is not a drill and challenge everything are among the publications of which environmental movement formerly launched by a declaration outside the houses of Parliament in 2018. young Scott Extinction Rebellion extension Rebellion is correct these branches are on chemistry which indicator blew in bases and red in acidic Solutions is derived from several species of lichens definitely litmus litmus is correct what is the common name of the plant in the capitated group of Brassica olorasia which thanks to the presence of a class of chemicals called anthocyanins can be used to produce an indicated solution red cabbage correct what is the common English name of the spice derived from a plant of the ginger family it turns yellow in acidic conditions but a reddish brown in basic Solutions Ginger family turmeric turmeric is correct involving the oxidation of impurities in crude iron the Bessemer process was the first inexpensive process used in the production of which metal alloys steel steel is correct your bonuses are on animals whose names differ by a single letter such as Mouse and moose identify each pair from the definition firstly a wild member of the pig family and a mammal of the family ursidai or I'm bad yes 45 against the University of York alumni team who had 200 York congratulations to you 200 is the best school we've had so far I think thank you so we look forward to seeing you in the semi-finals probably as you could buy from the alumni from York and this goodbye for me goodbye [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 17min 3sec (1023 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 21 2022