University Challenge - Lady Margaret Hall Oxford v Downing College Cambrige (Series 49 Episode 14)

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Komentáře • 141

  • @ozza4496
    @ozza4496 Před 4 lety +134

    Shout out to Roger Tilling for not giving up on Chaudhuri-Vayalambrone.

    • @nitramluap
      @nitramluap Před 4 lety +1

      Well, given they are automatic announcements from a recording, he only had to get it right once.

    • @wimschmitz9388
      @wimschmitz9388 Před 4 lety +23

      @@nitramluap I don't think they're prerecorded. There's a documentary out there, where they explain how he discusses pronounciacion with the participants

    • @lucyclarke6115
      @lucyclarke6115 Před 4 lety +19

      @@nitramluap They're done live!

    • @davidgrealy
      @davidgrealy Před 4 lety +8

      @@nitramluap They get higher pitched as the contest goes along, so I doubt they're pre-recorded.

    • @ananyaupadhya1974
      @ananyaupadhya1974 Před 4 lety +1

      @@lucyclarke6115 hi! Congrats on your performance in UC this year, I think you were great 🎉

  • @b00i00d
    @b00i00d Před 4 lety +25

    I've binge-watched several seasons of UC in the last few days - that's what a Corona outbreak does to you! (bless the uploaders)

  • @blueshiftuk
    @blueshiftuk Před 4 lety +78

    Zheng was absolutely gutted when Pratt-Jarvis beat him to the ancient Chinese capitals question.
    Then proceeded to get it wrong...

    • @peterpetigrew2869
      @peterpetigrew2869 Před 4 lety +1

      Racist

    • @JogvanJespersenPGA
      @JogvanJespersenPGA Před 4 lety +7

      @@peterpetigrew2869 her answers very so poor that they could be considered racist.

    • @haendel8a
      @haendel8a Před 4 lety +4

      @kiloscott of course he knew! every 4year old in China could tell you that. It is considered common knowledge

    • @andrewy3279
      @andrewy3279 Před 4 lety +16

      Everyone who is missing a crucial bit of context: Pratt-Jarvis's answer is absolutely shocking. Shanghai is China's most modern city, growing as a European trading part in the 19th century. It's literally the least ancient thing you can think of

    • @EmpressTouch
      @EmpressTouch Před 4 lety

      @@andrewy3279 The chemistry (or lack-of) between the two was all too present.
      I would like to think that they will be one of the four wild cards -
      if only so they can both redeem themselves -
      but as they only caught up late in the game, I fear that they are the unlucky one of the three 145 losing scorers...

  • @Ramboost007
    @Ramboost007 Před 4 lety +11

    10:05 I love the frustration of the Chinese guy when his teammate fucks up a Chinese history question.

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      And typical Chinese good manners in that he doesn't roll his eyes or slap her but just pretends he's got an itchy scalp.

  • @maryelizabeth1216
    @maryelizabeth1216 Před 2 lety +3

    JP's horror at their answers of Godfather and Ratatouille will never not be hilarious

    • @CasperLCat
      @CasperLCat Před rokem

      AND his assertion that the The Third Man’s movie theme is “one of the most famous”ever ?
      I do know Graham Greene here in the US, but even in the UK that opinion must sound bombastic !

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem +1

      It's not horror but feigned horror. Surprised no one has taken offence and called him rude and pompous.

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem +1

      @@CasperLCat Considering that (as Mr Paxman explains) it's perhaps the first use of a 'leitmotif' in film, it is not perhaps such a bombastic assertion.

    • @CasperLCat
      @CasperLCat Před rokem

      @@castelodeossos3947 I’ll take your word for it. It’s just that here in the US, at least, almost no one knows the theme from that film. Compared to those from Casablanca or The Godfather or Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark or even the shark motif from Jaws, it’s not even worth mentioning.

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem +1

      @@CasperLCat
      Agree that it was pretty odd to suggest 'The Godfather', which is, of course, far more famous than 'The Third Man'. Cannot myself recognise the theme music from 'Casablanca' (even though I've seen it 3 times). 'Star Wars' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' were, however, so forgettable that I also forgot the theme music, whereas 'Jaws' was not.

  • @BettyWoo
    @BettyWoo Před 4 lety +17

    Thank you, Josh!

  • @lmonk9517
    @lmonk9517 Před 4 lety +10

    respect for both teams. I thought the questions this round were rather tricky

  • @cat_or_pillar
    @cat_or_pillar Před 4 lety +8

    I don't blame British players for not getting the bonus about the Hemingses, but it hurt a little to see Lobo floundering in the vicinity of the answer. It really is in Hamilton, but not where she was looking.

  • @gabm98
    @gabm98 Před 4 lety +7

    Cheers Josh - big up LMH from Europe

  • @RealDukeOfEarl
    @RealDukeOfEarl Před 4 lety +11

    Ooh, cliff hanger endings, we like them. Thanks Josh. Tidy upload, comfy times.

    • @EmpressTouch
      @EmpressTouch Před 4 lety +1

      That's three First Round propers to finish with only one score between them.
      The tough opening round questions sure have levelled things up,
      so credit to those still in the competition at all.
      It's going to be an exciting -
      AND BRUTAL
      Second Round...

  • @Sargent.Pierce
    @Sargent.Pierce Před 4 lety +10

    The great capitals of ancient China, according to the show, are Xian (actually Chang'an), Beijing, Luoyang, and Nanjing, but I don't think it can be limited to those four. Kaifeng (rejected by Paxman) was the capital of the Northern Song, and Hangzhou was the capital of the southern Song. Beijing was a capital of the Jin Dynasty and the Khitans and the Jurchens, but the Chinese didn't consider either of those groups to be Chinese. It wasn't the capital of China until the Yuan Dynasty in 1271. My answer would have been Chang'an, Luoyang, and Kaifeng. What is ancient? Beijing became the Capital in the Middle Ages.

    • @HakingMC
      @HakingMC Před 4 lety +2

      To be fair, Beijing had been a capital of a Chinese state (I think Yan?) quite early on.
      Also, the Four great ancient capitals of China is well defined as Beijing, Nanjing, Xi'an and Luoyang You can't really argue with that. It's not just ancient capitals of a Chinese Han state.

    • @Sargent.Pierce
      @Sargent.Pierce Před 4 lety +1

      @@HakingMC Beijing was the southern capital of the Khitan people, but it was primarily above the established Dynasties of Han, Tang, and Song. Just because Wikipedia says that those are the four great capitals, doesn't make it so.

    • @HakingMC
      @HakingMC Před 4 lety +2

      @@Sargent.Pierce Seriously, there's genuinely something called 中國四大古都。I didn't even know the wiki says so.
      Though I must confess the term lacks meaning and simply is a term.
      Here's something more. There's a 六大古都 and 七大古都。If I remember correctly, one if them is determined by dynastic capitals.

    • @Sargent.Pierce
      @Sargent.Pierce Před 4 lety

      @@HakingMC I have been reading the 7 part history of Imperial China by the Harvard University Press. Just based on my reading, it doesn't seem like UC has the right answer. This might be a traditional listing, but I question its accuracy based on my reading of the Harvard Press series.

  • @Chindo21
    @Chindo21 Před 4 lety +28

    Pratt-jarvis buzzes many times and gets it wrong most of the times.

  • @TrueNovemberXXXVI
    @TrueNovemberXXXVI Před 4 lety +2

    Another great one and so close.

  • @geeflat
    @geeflat Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you, Josh

  • @brandonrobson2000
    @brandonrobson2000 Před 4 lety +4

    Baffled how they were oblivious to the most obvious Western sounding music in film.

  • @kayess2634
    @kayess2634 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much!

  • @bellerophonchallen8861

    I thought that said Lady Margaret Hall Oxford vs Downing Street, but then realised how unlikely that would be.........😃

  • @castelodeossos3947
    @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

    Ha ha, Hitchcock's 'Rear Window' suggested for Ennio Morricone's haunting theme for 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (16:32). Sometimes the guesses are pretty wild.

  • @Murtini2023
    @Murtini2023 Před 4 lety +2

    Copa Libertadores questions. This is why we tune in. Shamefully I didn't get San Lorenzo.

  • @marty9011
    @marty9011 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you Josh.

  • @mortemerb8839
    @mortemerb8839 Před 4 lety +5

    Great match this week!

  • @vtrico10
    @vtrico10 Před 4 lety +5

    My G Bovey killing it still RG6 reppin

  • @Jimdixon1953
    @Jimdixon1953 Před 4 lety +6

    I thought it was a bit unfair of Paxman to get so exasperated when they didn’t know the theme from the Third Man. It’s not that famous and younger people today are probably less likely to have watched it.

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      He's not exasperated but teasing. And no small number of young teams know such things, since 'The Third Man' is one of the truly famous classics.

  • @aliceharuna4
    @aliceharuna4 Před rokem

    MATCH STATS BELOW
    Lady Margaret Hall - Oxford: 150
    Downing - Cambridge: 145
    Starter Questions Stats
    LADY MARGARET HALL - OXFORD: 80
    Le Croissette = 1/5 {10 points}
    Lobo = 1/1 {10 points}
    Brown = 4/6 {40 points}
    Janjuah = 2/2 {20 points}
    Starter Success rate: 57.14%
    DOWNING - CAMBRIDGE: 75
    Zheng = 2/3 {20 points}
    Pratt-Jarvis = 1/7 {10 minus 5 points}
    Jackson = 3/5 {30 points}
    Chaudhuri-Vayalambrone = 2/2 {20 points}
    Starter Success rate: 47.06%
    Bonus Questions Stats
    LADY MARGARET HALL - OXFORD: 70
    Bonus success rate: 58.33% (14/24)
    DOWNING - CAMBRIDGE: 70
    Bonus success rate: 63.64% (14/22)

  • @chatham43
    @chatham43 Před 4 lety +4

    ....aw......what a cliffhanger........as they reached that score with seconds to go it doesn't look good for Downing...

  • @EmpressTouch
    @EmpressTouch Před 4 lety +2

    This thrilling fixture
    will probably be best remembered
    by University Challenge followers
    as a requirement
    for a 3-into-2 wild-card playoff tiebreaker
    that BOTH Jesus college, Oxford
    AND Downing college, Cambridge
    shouldn't be in
    for very soft refereeing decisions by Paxman in September:
    czcams.com/video/3AneyY6EhOE/video.html

    [16:03 - answer 'They MIGHT Be Giants', but Stevens says: "MUST"]
    AND again yesterday evening:
    [26:17 - "AS ARMS" not needed to be said by captain Jackson]
    But a delightful moment in First Round proper fixture 14
    came when Pratt-Jarvis interrupts a starter about the Far East
    which clearly pissed off Zhang.
    The chemistry and body language thereafter was all too clear to see...

  • @Sandra27HK
    @Sandra27HK Před 4 lety +2

    Tiebreaks decided on the number of questions answered so Cambridge man Paxo speeds up toward the end when Cambridge is behind!
    🤔🙄🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

  • @playermartin286
    @playermartin286 Před 4 lety +1

    “The godfather”
    Holy. Fucking. Shit.

  • @conallharkin5365
    @conallharkin5365 Před 4 lety +2

    bizarrely I got 9 questions right in the first 9 minutes (Spanish round was a gift) and only two right in the entire rest of the show

  • @willemvanoranje1533
    @willemvanoranje1533 Před 4 lety +8

    Ahh, Jeremy should've said "and on that bombshell..." at the end.

    • @EmpressTouch
      @EmpressTouch Před 4 lety +1

      But if YOU were to fire Paxman, who would you replace him with?!?

    • @willemvanoranje1533
      @willemvanoranje1533 Před 4 lety +2

      @@EmpressTouch Stephen Fry would be quite good I think.

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      @@willemvanoranje1533 He's also white, also a man, and also getting on in years, so he's a complete no-no. He is gay, though, which would be a tremendous advantage.

  • @DavidsonLoops
    @DavidsonLoops Před 4 lety +5

    Damn this season is fire!

  • @josephkarl2061
    @josephkarl2061 Před 4 lety +6

    That last bird painting had me wracking my brain trying to think of the artist. I knew it, but I just couldn't get the name to surface. When I heard the answer, I let out the most aggrieved sigh I have ever made.
    I blame it on long days at work and not enough sleep...

  • @guojingandbirdy
    @guojingandbirdy Před 4 lety +3

    The third man! And I am in Vienna!

  • @Aman1nFull
    @Aman1nFull Před 4 lety +6

    I got Bolivia right. I"m not saying that was an easy question, but Pratt-Jarvis was lazy thinking that it was Argentina. It is common knowledge that the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, is a massive if not mega-city and the largest city of Argentina.

    • @lc-ii9ii
      @lc-ii9ii Před 4 lety

      How did you get on with all the other questions?

  • @IAmLi0N
    @IAmLi0N Před 4 lety +1

    thanks you

  • @dadt8009
    @dadt8009 Před 3 lety +1

    7:26 That's not a picture! It's some Spanish words.

  • @antiolrachmor
    @antiolrachmor Před 4 lety +1

    Having both Marx and Capital as answers in such close proximity seems a little unfair, and probably threw Jackson off at 9:52. In fairness though, it is a very famous quote and they should have known it anyway!

  • @siyabongamchunu4342
    @siyabongamchunu4342 Před 4 lety +2

    I suspect it will be Jesus and Durham...if I understood Jeremy correctly.

  • @helenchua3408
    @helenchua3408 Před 4 lety +12

    Pratt-Jarvis gave some really bizarre answers... Sibelius??

    • @pogeman2345
      @pogeman2345 Před 4 lety +2

      you can even see Paxman's reaction of disbelief from some of them

    • @BlueBlazer47
      @BlueBlazer47 Před 2 měsíci

      "Sibelius" is the name of a digital music-recording/editing programme. It wasn't a bizarre answer. Inverted misogyny stinks.

  • @mwhite1005
    @mwhite1005 Před 4 lety +6

    Attica! Attica! Attica!

  • @oliverwood7190
    @oliverwood7190 Před 4 lety +2

    Josh
    Your coooooooooooooooooool

  • @Cheeseatingjunglista
    @Cheeseatingjunglista Před 4 lety +2

    "Men were admitted from 1979..." and now they only have a token woman on the team . I'm male and I find that pretty shitty

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      Just knew someone would point that out. So predictable nowadays.

    • @BlueBlazer47
      @BlueBlazer47 Před 2 měsíci

      @@castelodeossos3947: Yes, but you reactionaries are a hundred times MORE predictable - at least. More boring, too.

  • @CallieMasters5000
    @CallieMasters5000 Před 4 lety +3

    That's annoying when the team members confer but then let the captain answer. The team member who knows it should answer. These subjects were dry af anyways.

    • @EmpressTouch
      @EmpressTouch Před 4 lety

      If two were to answer at the same time - who would be given authority?
      That, and professional fouls (which thankfully haven't really happened - yet).

  • @alphamikeomega5728
    @alphamikeomega5728 Před 4 lety +5

    19:59

  • @elizabethbower2168
    @elizabethbower2168 Před 4 lety +4

    Paxman consistently gave LMH More time to confer

  • @Typosflair
    @Typosflair Před 4 lety +18

    that music round was awful

    • @anttihelin6820
      @anttihelin6820 Před 4 lety +2

      If you can't recognize the Jurassic Park score instantly, I don't know how to help you.

    • @Sandra27HK
      @Sandra27HK Před 4 lety

      Loved it!

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      @@anttihelin6820 Don't wanna be helped, thank you. One of many blockbusters that was an utter bore.

  • @hectorramage1308
    @hectorramage1308 Před 4 lety +2

    "meretricious offerings"

  • @shorifulhaque5137
    @shorifulhaque5137 Před 4 lety +1

    10:04 r/watchpeopledieinside prime candidate

  • @izzymurrell8723
    @izzymurrell8723 Před 4 lety

    i'm going to shit myself, someone from Ipswich!!!!!! let's fucking go

  • @DennisGr
    @DennisGr Před 4 lety +1

    oh my god they didnt recognize ennio morricones most famous work.

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      Very sorry, even though I really like that one, dare say the theme from 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' is more famous, and that film also more famous.

    • @BlueBlazer47
      @BlueBlazer47 Před 2 měsíci

      @DennisGr: Not everyone is a film nerd.

  • @meirionowen5979
    @meirionowen5979 Před 4 lety

    Goodo! Some decent clunge this week.

  • @paddy657
    @paddy657 Před 4 lety +2

    Surprised to see no whinging about Jackson stooping the game to such smut as Playboy. Then again, he's not American.
    Cheers Josh!

    • @aquapony
      @aquapony Před 4 lety

      I wonder what kind of bubble you are fortunate enough to live in if you consider Playboy to be smut

    • @Sandra27HK
      @Sandra27HK Před 4 lety

      Playboy is NOT art! Blasphemy!
      Just porn, plain and simple.
      Ancient Masters were showing their skill at depicting human form, Hefner showing his skill that money can buy anything, zero art or artistry involved! 😁

    • @aquapony
      @aquapony Před 4 lety

      @@Sandra27HK So they didn't call you up for a shoot then?

  • @sammysouth8372
    @sammysouth8372 Před 4 lety

    P-j is racked with tics and nerves.

  • @bluepool210
    @bluepool210 Před 4 lety

    26:54 didn't LMH give the right answer? Coleridge?...

    • @joshhardon6498
      @joshhardon6498  Před 4 lety

      Good spot!

    • @gbmpoetry
      @gbmpoetry Před 4 lety +5

      Answer was Coleridge-Taylor: Paxman wouldn't accept half an answer!

    • @bluepool210
      @bluepool210 Před 4 lety +1

      @@gbmpoetry fair enough i guess! was expecting him to clarify why he didn't accept it.

    • @joshhardon6498
      @joshhardon6498  Před 4 lety

      @@gbmpoetry Isn't is Samuel Taylor Coleridge? Bit harsh from Paxman IMO

    • @gbmpoetry
      @gbmpoetry Před 4 lety

      @@joshhardon6498 definitely a bit harsh, but Paxman will do what he will!

  • @mujkocka
    @mujkocka Před 4 lety

    Too bad Zheng didn’t know the Chinese ancient capitsls

  • @jojojorisjhjosef
    @jojojorisjhjosef Před 4 lety +1

    lol 16:22

  • @Sargent.Pierce
    @Sargent.Pierce Před 4 lety +7

    Why is football included in these questions?

    • @nwahnerevar9398
      @nwahnerevar9398 Před 4 lety +12

      Why shouldn't it be?

    • @Sargent.Pierce
      @Sargent.Pierce Před 4 lety +3

      @@nwahnerevar9398 Football is a waste of time. It has no value and no usefulness for society. This is a test of knowledge including usually math, science, classical music, and literature. Some geography and politics is also included. Why sports? Why pop culture? They are soon forgotten with good reason.

    • @Chindo21
      @Chindo21 Před 4 lety +4

      @@Sargent.Pierce no they are asking question the majority of the people know. 1 question about football doesn't make the difference. These are not a bunch of nerds. Some of them watch football too. So why shouldn't they put a sport question in it.

    • @nwahnerevar9398
      @nwahnerevar9398 Před 4 lety +7

      @@Sargent.Pierce
      "Football is the most important of the less important things in the world." Carlo Ancelotti.
      This is a completely pretentious and meaningless statement. In what way does football not have any value or usefulness for society? Playing it is a way to keep yourself physically fit, and the emotional effect of watching the game can be monumental, with the elation that comes from a last minute or against the odds win, or the heart wrenching pain of losing at the last second or getting relegated etc is tough to beat.
      Sure, players are paid too much and the organisations that govern the sport are corrupt and rotten to the core, but the actual sport? The world would be a much worse place without it.

    • @Sargent.Pierce
      @Sargent.Pierce Před 4 lety

      @@nwahnerevar9398 It's stupid.

  • @MyBallsRBest
    @MyBallsRBest Před 4 lety +2

    Wots a brain ? By the way I’m (originally) from Reading near China too 😂

    • @castelodeossos3947
      @castelodeossos3947 Před rokem

      If one is born in Reading of Chinese parents, one's parents may be originally from China (although they too could be 2nd/3rd generation immigrants from China) but one is oneself from Reading. If one moves elsewhere to live, one is then compelled to say one is originally from Reading.

    • @BlueBlazer47
      @BlueBlazer47 Před 2 měsíci

      @BallsRBest: Your screen name says it all. Rancid old reactionary.