University Challenge

[Ani]

Does anyone else watch/play this ?

We aim for 5 corrects a week but we're in double figures tonight. A round on footballers helped. 

[Zico]

I aim for 5 a series

[globaldiver]

Definitely dumbed down these days

[MickyD]

17 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Definitely dumbed down these days

Or your expanse of knowledge now is bigger than it was 40 years ago.

[globaldiver]

1 minute ago, MickyD said:

Or your expanse of knowledge now is bigger than it was 40 years ago.

One would hope so!

[Ani]

41 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Definitely dumbed down these days

The early rounds are usually easy, 'for your music starter we have some popular music name the band' that is round 1

by the final 'for your music starter we have some classic music can you give me the name of this using the language of the composers grandfather.'

[Alf Hartigan]

10 hours ago, globaldiver said:

Definitely dumbed down these days

Mastermind has too. I can regularly get 10 plus on the general knowledge. Used to be 2 or 3.

Might be an age thing though as Micky said.

Anyway, House of Games is the best quiz on telly.

[royal white]

 

[tomski]

Only ever seen scumbag college on this.

[MickyD]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074qw4/the-young-ones-series-2-1-bambi