University Challenge (UK 2008-2009) - 3827 - Corpus Christi (Oxford) v Exeter

[Music] thank you University challenge asking the questions Jeremy packsman hello we already know the first semi-final of this series will be between Manchester University and Lincoln College Oxford tonight's match is for a place in the second semi-final now Corpus Christi College Oxford were Series champions in 2005 and the present team reached this quarterfinal stage with the highest accumulated score from the first two rounds 625 points achieved by beating first Durham by 330 to 95 and then racking up 295 to Edinburgh University's measly 85. let's meet them again hi I'm Sam K I'm from frimley and Surrey and I'm studying chemistry hi I'm Lauren Schwartzman I'm from Chicago and I'm reading for a default in ancient history hello Captain I'm Gail Trimble I'm from Wilson on terms in Surrey and I'm rooting for a default in Latin literature hi I'm James Marsden I'm from founding Cheshire and I'm reading ancient and modern history [Applause] [Music] the University of Exeter had a slightly tougher time getting to this stage beating Pembroke College Oxford by 195 to 150 and then scraping a win in the second round by the narrowest possible margin with 175 Point score over Sheffield's 170. let's meet the Exeter team hi I'm Tom Pierre I'm from Shrewsbury and I'm studying for masters in social and political thought hello my name is Jacob funnel I'm from Hastings and I'm reading conservation biology and ecology and their captain hello I'm Rochester and I'm from Detroit Norfolk and I'm reading philosophy and political economy hello I'm Katie limma I'm from crew Kern in Somerset and I'm studying for a PhD in film studies okay let's not waste any time reciting the rules just crack on with it fingers on the buses here's your first start of a 10 what office has been described by a recent incumbent as thankless damaging to my work and are hiding to nothing during his tenure he wrote of the Scandal flywheel whirring round in reference to the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker's Christie Trimble Poet Laureate correct that was Andrew motion of course your bonus is now Corpus Christi are on an artist he is the Supreme harmonizer that's why he's out of favor today Kenneth Clark's words of 1969 refer to which artist born in urbino in 1483 and noted for the spasmol and the Mont crucifixion correct depicting a manifestation in which Jesus appeared shining Before Peter James and John which worked by Raphael was uncompleted on his death in 1520. Transfiguration correct I used to draw like Raphael but it has taken me a whole lifetime to learn to draw like a child to which Spanish artist is this remark attributed Picasso correct 10 points for this data question a grasshopper half a basketball squad best mate the Isle of Man flag a tie in The Knockout stage dilemma three legs no you lose five points I'm afraid a tie in The Knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League and Long John Silver form a sequence in which each term compared to its immediate predecessor has one less Corpus Christi Trimble leg Yeah well done right you get a set of bonuses now Corpus Christi on events of 1991 which newspaper owner a perpetrator of major Financial irregularities was found dead in the Atlantic Ocean in November 1991. Robert Maxwell correct which former great flag carrier of proletarian culture died in May 1991 at her trial 10 years earlier she had described herself as the Chairman's dog I bit whomever he told me to crazy woman don't know it was Jang Ching Madame Mel following declaration of independence from many of its constituent republics which state was dissolved in the final months of 1991. USSR correct another starter question now what a two-word term refers to the short plays popular in Parisian cabarets in the 19th century which emphasized violence horror and sadism and was also given to the theater where many of the plays with Corpus Christi Schwartzman gran wignal is correct yes your bonus is now Corpus Christi are on dates in the Christian calendar firstly for five being the name of a quarter day in Scotland what term is applied to February the second a Christian Festival that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the temple correct what name is given to the fifth Sunday in Lent that follows mothering Sunday fashion Sunday correct what name is given to the season when Christians traditionally meditate on the four last things death judgment Heaven and Hell we don't know it's Advent points for this tropical orchids bromeliads mosses and lichens aren't rooted in soil but grow above ground level usually on other plants although unlike parasites they do not obtain food from their hosts what Exeter funnel saprophytes no I'm afraid you lose five points what term from the Greek meaning upon and plant refers to them one of you may buzz from Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Trimble epiphytes epiphytes is correct yes right your bonuses are on integral calculus Corpus Christi the simplest definite integral definition and the only one usually encountered in physics and Elementary calculus is attributed to which 19th century German mathematician Spike what nice no idea it's Ben Harper Riemann the other integral is a libesque integral that is based on the best measure however on which measure is a Riemann integral based any idea rieman's measure it's a Jordan measure in the Paris of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan who claimed to be very good at integral and differential calculus and to know the scientific names of being animal killers the major general indeed right we get to we're going to take a picture around now if your picture starter you'll see the official poster of an Olympic Games 10 points if you can tell me the host City and the year of the games it represents Corpus Christi Trimble room 1960. correct your bonuses are three more posters representing Olympic Summer Games in each case I want you to give me the host City and the year the games were held there firstly for Five Points um anything plausible eat somewhere in Europe Lilly hammer 92. no these are Summer Games The Clue was in the months it's Melbourne 1956. secondly [Music] German yeah okay Munich 1972. no it's Amsterdam 1928 and finally these yeah that's got to be Berlin 36. yeah Berlin 36 correct 10 points for this starter question which English cathedral is this built on the site of a monastery founded 673 by Saint Ethel reader work began on its construction in the late 11th century under Abbott Simeon and its prominent position in low-lying surroundings earned it the epithet the ship of the fens Corpus Christi Trimble Ely is right your bonuses to Corpus Christi are on literary terms from German in each case give the term that corresponds to the following definition firstly a novel that follows the development of the protagonist from childhood or adolescence into adulthood often involving a painful search for identity buildings correct a celebratory publication commonly a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar or other eminent person correct the earliest version of a text or of a composer's original work it often denotes a version that is lost and has to be reconstructed by textual criticism well text is Right 10 points for this chat no you is a traditional Japanese ceremony first performed by priests and warriors in the Middle Ages as a means of concentration it involves detailed etiquette the use of special bowls and utensils and Exeter funnel t t is right yes Cruise away to zero 15 points for these bonuses they're on a European monarchy to which European Throne did Boudoir on the first succeed in 1951 after his father Leopold III was forced to abdicate over the controversy surrounding his conduct during the second world war Belgium correct what three-word hyphenated name was that of the Belgian royal family in the 19th century and was also used from 1901 to 1917 by the British royal family until George V replaced it with Windsor sax Coburg got her correct in 1885 Leopold II of Belgium became king of which African so-called free state it became a Belgian colony in 1908 and declared its independence as a Democratic Republic in 1960 Congo correct 10 points for this measurement the concept that any Quantum system must be considered in conjunction with the relevant measuring equipment since the act of measuring is part of the system is named after which city where Niels Bohr and Alice developed it Corpus Christi Trimble Copenhagen correct your branches Corpus Christi are on shape as defined by Edwin Hubble galaxies can be elliptical irregular lenticular and what other General shape spiral correct cancel though into lack of funds in 2004. Daniel Lieber Skin's spiral was designed as an extension to which London Museum correct which firearm is named after the spiral grooves in its Barrel causing the bullet to spin when fired and so improve its accuracy rifle correct another starter question born 1542 the Italian Jesuit theologians sent Robert to Bellarmine said no one can remember more than seven of anything to justify why his catechism omitted which feature of the New Testament Exeter funnel missiles I want to pass from Corpus Christi Opus Christi Trimble the books no it's the eight Beatitudes 10 points for this which animal gives its name to the Dilemma identified by schopenhar in 1851 in which animals which exit a limerick sorry I can say cat cat no you lose five points I'm afraid in which animals which need to huddle together for warmth may cause injury to each other in doing so the concept implies that human intimacy results in mutual harm Hedgehog is right yes you were thinking of shred again so you're going to say the bonuses now Corpus Christi on hydrocarbons originally called the aromatic hydrocarbons what is the other Collective name for the group of hydrocarbons that include Benzene and naphthalene did it that's not cute ketones no it's Irene's the diagrammatical representation of a Benzene ring is a circle inside a hexagon which phenomenon does the circle represent ative electrons delocalization of electrons correct how many carbon atoms are present in one molecule of naphthalene ten ten is Right another sad question apart from the origin at which points does the curve Y equals X cubed minus four x cross the x axis uh Exeter Stern eight anyone want to buzz from Corpus Christi I'll tell you it's x equals plus two and x equals minus two ten points for this he makes the figs our mouths to meet and throws the melons at our feet which poet wrote of the fecundity of the Bermudas in those lines Exeter Lima John done no I'm afraid you lose five points in those lines of the 1650s is right yes your bonuses Corpus Christi are on a day of the week which day of the week occurs in the title of GK chesterton's novel of 1908 as the code name of a member of an anarchist Council Thursday correct Thursday last the literary detective who features in the novels lost in a good book and first among sequels was created by which author correct and for the final five Thursday October were the four names given to his firstborn son by which noted sailor in 1790 chosen because he wanted his child to have no name that will remind me of England Johnson Jones John Paul Jones no it's Fletcher Christian we're going to take our music round now if you're a music starter you'll hear a piece of classical music 10 points if you can identify the composer [Music] Exodus done Cecil and the old depart from Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Trimble Rossini no it's Tchaikovsky it was from Swan Lake so music bonuses in a moment or two fingers on the buses here's another starter question God is dead but considering the state of the species man is in there will perhaps be caves for ages yet in which his shadow will be shown which philosopher wrote this Exeter funnel Nietzsche nature is right yes I don't know whether you say cheerful when you hear the music bonuses three more pieces by Tchaikovsky this time all based on plays by Shakespeare Five Points in each case if you can give me the title of the play which provided the inspiration firstly foreign [Music] correct I underestimated you secondly for Five Points [Music] Midsummer Night stream no that's from Hamlet and finally [Music] Romeo and Juliet yes another starter question from the Latin for thread meanings of what word include a thin strip of wood or metal a Band of Gold Leaf the undercut of Exeter Stern sliver I'm afraid you lose five points the undercut of a sirloin of beef and a verb meaning the action of removing the Flesh of a fish from the bones yes your bonus is now Corpus Christi are on film format referring to the film format created in Canada which is able to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems IMAX is an abbreviation of which two words inflation it's image maximum I think I'll have to accept that what format was introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1923 as an inexpensive amateur alternative to Conventional 35 millimeter film award-winning film shot using it include Leaving Las Vegas and the march of the Penguins see you soon as they can't nominate Marston pan technical I mean it's got wheels no it's a 16 millimeter and finally which film starring Richard Burton about the last days of Christ was in 1953 the first to be released in the widescreen Cinema scope format Greatest Story Ever Told that's the robe another starter question mentioned by the Roman historian tacitus in an ethnographical work the swebby chatty and cheroski were among ancient peoples inhabiting the territory of which modern Corpus Christi Marston Germany Germany is correct we're all bonuses Corpus Christi are on astronomy what phenomenon occurred on the morning of the 20th to the 21st of February 2008 and won't recur until December 2010 an unusually long gap of almost three years the sun no it's a total eclipse of the moon during a total lunar eclipse the moon usually appears reddish what is the cause of the change of color it's specifically sunlight that's come through the Earth's atmosphere which is full of dust and pollution but I'll accept that from the Latin meaning almost and Shadow what term means the outer part of the conical shadow cast by a Celestial body penumbra right 10 points for this the elements with the atomic numbers 79 47 and 82 are used to determine the suitability of a young woman's suitors in which play that Corpus Christi Trimble Merchant of Venice indeed they're the gold silver and Lead caskets they're all bonuses Corpus Christi are on symbols in India a convert to Buddhism following his conquest of the Kalinga region which king of the 3rd Century BCE gives his name to the chakra or wheel at the center of India's national flag I don't know almost no it's Ashoka uh the secondly for Five Points the sudarshana chakra a spinning disc along with a conch a mace and a Lotus are attributes of which Hindu deity Ganesha no it's Vishnu the Chaka a coit-like weapon forms part of the Candor a symbol of which Indian religion is right we're going to take our second picture round at this point your picture starter is a photograph of a politician holding a general election Manifesto 10 points if you can identify him and the year of the election Corpus Christi Trimble 30th 1970. correct following Edward Heath the conservative party leader in 1970 your bonuses are three more photos of party leaders clutching their general election manifestos in each case I want you to name the leader and the year they stood for election on that Manifesto firstly unless John Major 97 correct secondly for five the figure on the right here and the year no 92 I think Neil Kendrick 92 that was 1987 bad luck it wasn't Neil kinnick though finally got to be five I think Charles Kennedy 2005. correct another starter question the name of which common food stuff is used in compound words meaning a fruit with a white fibrous pulp a region that supplies cereals to another and the main way General Corpus Christi Trimble bread correct your bonuses now are on literary technique Corpus Christi what three-word Latin phrase denotes a literary technique in which narrative starts at the middle of the story rather than at the beginning as for example in Homer's Odyssey correct which epic poem of the first century BC opens in midis risk with the protagonist Fleet sailing from Troy in the direction of Italy Vineyard correct you're laughing because it's too easy which work of 1660 very good which workers 1667 starts in media's res after Satan and his followers have been defeated and cast into Hell by the deity Paradise Lost indeed another starter question so called because it included a pledge to uphold Christian principles what two-word term denotes the concerted action of Austria Prussia and Russia from 1815 particularly in pursuit of reactions Christie Trimble sacred Alliance uh no in you can lose five points in pursuit of reactionary and autocratic goals you may not confirm one of you may Buzz Exeter it's the holy Alliance another starter question the name of which hyena-like creature is the next entry in the Oxford English Dictionary after Aardvark its name comes from the Dutch words for Earth and a member of the dog family feigned for hunting in packs odd wolf correct your bonuses Corpus Christi are on an English Village the site of a medieval castle the village of fathering a is situated on the river Neen about 12 miles from Peterborough in which English County Cambridge Cambridge no it's northamptonshire the final ruler of his dynasty which Royal figure was born at fatheringay in 1452 three which of the foot Richard III well done which exiled Royal figure was executed at fathering gay Castle in 1587 on the orders of Queen Elizabeth the first Mary Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots is right and three minutes to go another starter question founded as a Gold Rush town in 1858 and now the reference point for the Mountain Time Zone which American state capital has an official Exeter Pew Utah now I'm afraid you lose five points American state capital has an official elevation of 5280 feet above sea level and so is known as the mile high City Corpus Christi Schwartzman Denver Colorado is correct here are your bonuses they're on human biology for each part of the following body parts I want you to tell me the organ in which it is found firstly for Five Points reisner's membrane liver no it's inside the cochlear of the inner ear secondly purkinji tissue or fibers thinking okay brain no it's the heart you're thinking of purkinje cells or neurons that are in the cerebellum and finally meissner's corpuscles anything at all let's have it hot it's skin two minutes to go another started question from the Italian for in church style what two-word expression denotes choral singing without stop it's Christy Trimble acapella correct your bonuses now are on short words for each of the following I'll give you the definition of a two-letter word and that two-letter word will also be the official postal abbreviation of a U.S state I want you to give me the name of the state first of Five Points an interjection expressing surprise pain or entreaty oh oh correct second a Freudian concept indicating the inherited instinctive impulses of the individual as part of the unconscious Idaho correct and finally a two-syllable casual expression of affirmation agreement or acquiescence correct ten points at the starter question answer as soon as you buzz two plots of land have areas respectively of 10 meters square and 10 square meters what is the difference in area between the two [Music] centimeters correct your bonuses now are on dos Toyota there's no need to bars I'm afraid it's two days and already gone to Corpus Christi your bonuses are on Dostoyevsky Prince mishkin is the hero of a novel by Dostoyevsky published in 1869. how is he known in the book's title the idiot correct Which novel by Dostoyevsky centers around the siblings Dimitri Ivan and alyosha and the impact on their lives of the murder of their father is the protagonist of Which novel by Dostoevsky and aftergone Johnson has 350. um I'm rather lost for words because anything I say is going to seem beastly and it shouldn't be because actually going out in the quarterfinals is absolutely fine and if you get any stick about it back at Exeter University I'd arrange to be out of the bar the night this goes out um anyway don't worry about it it's uh you play the game and you were thrashed by a very very strong team uh Corpus Christi that is a fantastic score another fantastic score we should look forward to seeing you in the semi-finals next time I hope you can join us for the last of the quarterfinals next time but until then it's goodbye from Mexico University bye it's goodbye from Corpus Christi College Oxford goodbye and it's goodbye for me goodbye [Music] in half an hour an experiment to discover why thin people don't seem to get fat in Horizon over on bbc4 now Writers Do battle in the book quiz with Kirsty walk next though on bbc2 MasterChef [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

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