University Challenge
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University Challenge is a British television quiz show. It is hosted by Jeremy Paxman. It is an official spin-off of the College Bowl program, though its format is closer to common quizbowl format (i.e. bonuses all worth five points unlike College Bowl's variable value bonus). There is a musical clue at around the halfway point, and two picture clues about one-quarter and three- quarters of the way. It has come under fire for allowing different colleges of teams to play as separate schools (i.e. Oxford, Cambridge).
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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1995 | Cambridge | Oxford |
1996 | Imperial | London School of Economics |
1997 | Oxford | Open University |
1998 | Oxford | University of London |
1999 | Open University | Oxford |
2000 | Durham | Oxford |
2001 | Imperial | Oxford |
2002 | Oxford | Imperial |
2003 | University of London | Cranfield University |
2004 | Oxford | Cambridge |
2005 | Oxford | University College London |
2006 | Manchester | Cambridge |
2007 | Warwick | Manchester |
2008 | Oxford | Sheffield |
2009 | Manchester | Cambridge |
2010 | Cambridge | Oxford |
2011 | Oxford | University of York |
2012 | Manchester | Cambridge |
2013 | Manchester | University College London |
2014 | Cambridge | Oxford |
2015 | Cambridge | Oxford |
2016 | Cambridge | Oxford |
External links
- Wikipedia entry
- University Challenge page on bbc.co.uk
- the 2006 film Starter for 10 is named for the British equivalent of "for 10 points" and follows the Bristol University UC team