University Challenge
/ˌjuːnɪvɜːsəti ˈtʃælɪndʒ/
/ˌjuːnɪvɜːrsəti ˈtʃælɪndʒ/
- a British television quiz show in which teams of students from different universities compete to answer difficult questions on a wide range of subjects. It was presented on ITV from 1962 to 1987 by Bamber Gascoigne. It started again in 1994 on the BBC, and since then it has been presented by Jeremy Paxman. A phrase often used in the programme is ‘Your starter for ten’ to introduce a first question worth ten points.
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University Challenge