University Challenge - S51E10 - St John's, Cambridge v Imperial
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- Publicado el 12 sep 2021
- Apologies for the slightly later upload than usual, 'technology, who likes it'!
In another first round match, two teams who have been champions in the past play each other for a place in the second round.
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
Yes, I am aware of the answer to the starter question around the 20:18 mark 
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",,, on Ancient India". Zeng smiles, gives two thumbs up. Sheriff turns to look at him with a big smile, basically saying "all yours!". This team may be brilliant, but it's their likeability which makes them such fan favourites.
9:38
Truee
So so true
Its funny that when it comes to indian things the camera realy focus on sheriff because she is indian but all the question answered by zeng who is chinese
@sultan arya Sheriff is British, though. I think the camera just focuses on whoever has the cutest expression or something. They probably have multiple cameras which switch back and forth and the choice of active camera could be just random?
Zeng on geography and Sheriff on art/literature. These two specialists along with two strong teammates will make Imperial tough to beat.
It’s proving to be an unbeatable combination so far.
Yes. Humble & respectful
@brendan kenny may behaves like superior to fellow classmate
I've watched three of these with Imperial college. I don't see it that way at all.... He seems like a pretty cool Team captain supported by an exceptionally strong team
Did they won?
Zeng is strong but we can’t overlook Chan. He’s really the only reason St John’s will come back as a highest scoring losing team.
Chan is actually a powerhouse, probably even better than Zeng given the breadth of his knowledge
Great leadership of Chan - going for more starters rather than endlessly discussing bonus questions.
@peiceofcheese87 I wish he'd learn a bit more about microphones though. He's at the BBC, not the check-in desk at Easy Jet.
@Alan Hope Agree. You'd think the sound man would tell them they don't need to move an inch to be heard clearly.
And then, for Chan, 'This set of bonus questions is on the topic of _____' might as well be
'I'm sorry, Mr. Chan, but your EasyJet flight has been cancelled.' Grimace!
i love mays' smile when saying the geography answers because he knows zeng got it all :D
Yeah 😅
Zeng's efforts on the first picture round was one of the more impressive feats of knowledge I've seen on this show
I'd have got them all eventually, but the speed at which he answered was astonishing!
Maybe he's just a fan of Paradox Interactive strategy games lol
I managed the starter faster, but his speed on the bonuses were incredible!
His knowledge on geography in general was excellent.... nothing zen about Zeng!!!!!
@- WEAluka I hope you realize we the viewers get to see the starting pictures for quite a few seconds before it shows on the screens for the contestants. His buzzer was near instant.
If CHAN and ZENG were in a team they would be truly a force to be reckoned with. Unbeatable, indomitable. 😊
Chan, Zeng, and Hutchinson
danggg i came for Zeng, but Chan knows his stuff!! a shame his teammates aren't strong enough. Imperial is a much more balanced team.
What Ouyang lacks is confidence other ways she’s inteligent kudos to chan for carrying his team and imperial is just mindblowing
Absolutely agree!!
Literally my thoughts
ye, she always looks down at her table
Imperial was a balanced team. They are contributing equally. Good effort from Chan.
Zeng is a different animal, prolly the best quizzer I've seen thus far. Mind-blowingly strong knowledge of geography
Getting those flag questions that quickly is genius really
He's quick as hell, but is more of a narrow specialist. The whole team is very good though, so he can play to his strengths. I wouldn't call him the best this year, but he's up there.
Reminiscent of Webb in Corpus Christi last year.
Zeng has to be into maps on levels most people don't understand
I got them as quickly as him and I'm not smart
I hope there are many more geography questions for Max Zeng in future matches :)
History as well!
pleased to see that even though they won by a considerable amount, the game was not at all one-sided! both teams managed to score highly. to do as well as the losing team did is very commendable, that score would have 100% won against some other winning scores so far. well done to everyone
both teams managed to score highly but the only reason they did is bc of chan. the rest of the team contributed close to nothing💀💀
@manewhairstyle lol no.
"Imperial Zeng" is so appropriate.. He is a boss!
Certainly helps that there was a famous navigator admiral Zheng he of the Ming dynasty Imperial fleet
Zeng is where Google Earth goes for answers.
😂😂😂
Hahaha
Chan is truly a master of many trades, he cannot be underestimated. He knows shit.
Look at Mays so happily taking free map answers from Zeng haha
Zeng's flags and maps answers on the first picture round, particularly on the bonuses, was simply extraordinary. I got the starter, Poland, but was just starting to get my bearings on the other 3 when he was blurting out the answer. I'd rate Imperial 3rd best so far with St. John's safely inside the top 10.
Even more so considering we see the images before they do
The flags are redundant: if you recognize the countries by shape, then that's all you need to identify the connecting country. Of course if you don't recognise the countries by shape, the flags can help, but Zeng obviously doesn't need them. My knowledge isn't a patch on his, but I didn't need them either (I'm no good on flags in any case).
The map game was supet easy. I got them faster than he did and I'm nothing special.
Yeah, I didn't even look at the flags
@Ronkyort0dox you do know we the audience get to see the images seconds before the players are shown it on there screens right?
That’s more like it - hard questions answered without fuss by a couple of knowledgable teams.
It really helps to know your periodic table off by heart in this game, eh?
And all cities in Uzbekistan and elsewhere, to say nothing of the world map with corresponding flags.
@Igor Mokin Do they still publish those large-ish “family atlas” books they used to make when I was a kid? I can see poring over the actual physical pages of a modern one of those would be useful swot. Especially the Central Asia and Africa pages.
And the CIA world handbook on the internet, probably.
And possibly something on rural British churches. (Not this week, though.)
@Stephen Ballantyne I think they still publish atlases in my country, don't know about Britain. I love the ones I've got at home though, and I agree that poring over one is more useful for a quizzer than reading electronic sources.
@Igor Mokin have they changed the Afghan flag to the new Taliban flag yet?
@T K you mean publishers who make atlases? Might depend on whether they accept the new Afghan regime or not. And then, even if they do, it will take some time for the actual book to be printed.
I literally cannot even comprehend how good Zeng’s geography knowledge is, mostly because I didn’t hear the full question most of the time 😂
Chans team needs to help him more, he’s doing everything for them.
Mays' smiles as he says the answers given by Zeng regarding Geography😂😂 99.99% accuracy
Zeng's geography knowledge is IMMENSE. Well done, sir!
Chan vs. Imperial. Imperial is a well rounded team and will go far. Chan's teammates need to do more on the starters.
Interesting where Zeng is placed. I would have thought he would be seated next to the captain considering his involvement, but maybe with his confidence having him further away allows including the team.
I don't think it matters where the MVP sits. Loveday sat at the same seat in Gonville and Caius' season.
Having been on UC years ago I can say we didn't really give much thought to the seating arrangement, except that one person requested to be on the captain's right. The other two were pretty much randomly seated. Mind you, we were a lowly, 'first round cannon fodder' team, so a certain lack of planning was probably to be expected. Not coached to the hilt on every aspect like an Oxbridge team.
@thomas261989 There is a tactical choice to be made. Put the shyest member on the far place and you end up with a team of three.
I know I'm late to the party, but Zeng! Wowzers! Periodic table? African flags? Random Uzbekistani cities? Got ya covered 😂😂😂
Imperial is back baby....this team inspires a lot of confidence.
RIP to all those destroyed by Zeng at a Geoguessr battle royale
I don't feel so bad about losing now I know this is the level of opposition I'm up against lol
Hahaha
Zengs geography answers were mindblowing. Had to rewind and rewatch to take it all it. Savant level knowledge that quick. Up there with hapax legomenon meme worthiness.
Max is the reason why I got hook with this show, impressive by his geo👍👍👍
Same.. watched a short and am watching all episoodes now😂
It's been a while since I last saw someone so good at geography and places! Well done Zeng! My heart is happy! Also, love the diversity in this match!
by far my favourite match of the season so far! how exciting. really goes to show how even the losing teams can blast through answers. had they been up against any of the previous teams, they likely would've won I think.
Nominate Imperial Zeng as the Usain Bolt of Geography Qs
Yeah
Why were there so many geography questions to begin with when Zengs in the game
@DavidsonLoops Some questions may sound like geography questions but are actually not. These questions might have geographic clues or hints after the initial question, which sometimes allow players to either make an educated guess based on something they know about the location, or confirm that there hunch was right or wrong.
For instance, Zeng answers a question about a poem that talks about the independence of a West African Country in the 19th Century. This question might sound like a geography question when in fact it's a history based question and a literary one. Imperial did not know the author nor did they know the poem so were forced to take a stab at it.
Mays asks Zeng to take an educated guess and the only country he could think that made sense was Liberia.
22:48 chan actually beat zeng on a geography question. what a beast o_0
Zengs geography is effortless, may just smiles every geography question because he knows they have it in the bag.
It's really exciting to watch a brilliant geography quizzer like Zang! Could he be Monkman #2?
You mean Brandon?
Emmanuel Guttenplan! Sorry, flashback, couldn't help it.
Zeng's knowledge on world geography is next level insane
No fuss, just straight answers. Excellent teams.Hope to see them both again. "Lake Garda" - any relation, Dave?
Well it's either the lake or the Irish police force, I'll take the lake over the police.
Mays is great when it comes to find like "ok I know this ans is completely wrong" lol..he knows it before if that was an wrong answer lol 😂..he really make it more fun without any nervous
Imperials are so well balanced 👏🏻
Two very good teams tonight! And Imperial is a strong contender for best team! Certainly the second-highest scoring team so far! And they did it against a very good team to boot. Both teams will be seen again. (Edited because I forgot last week's score of 270 as highest)
Zeng knows his geography alright. Even geo history. Good stuff!
Would love to see Zeng in a Geography quiz.
As a Singaporean, this makes me really proud hahahah! Zeng's insane!
unbelievable hard carry by Imperial Zeng - extraordinary performance.
Zeng is utterly insane. I can't believe how quick he is
Chan couldn't do it all by himself.
Zeng is a killer on Geography! Well done mate.
wow, this is where it all began- Imperial's tremendous romp.
That picture round was honestly insane, he had the answer before I deciphered 3 of the flags lmao
Max Zheng confirmed 90 points per serie will already assured Imperial to win it. The others, admiringly too, will just confirmed it further.
20:24 After that appellation from the quizzees, a nod from the quizzers, Dave!
Mr. Paxman also went to the trouble to pronounce it himself, just as you wanted.
A subtler moment, but perhaps more momentous. I'm guessing they didn't want to risk killing you by way of tea inhalation. =)
Chan is like the Zeng of his team 💀
I don't think "Garda" was a coincidence. A question-setter wanted to sneak that in, maybe they knew already, maybe the earlier Dave Garda moment clued them in.
At least one of the question-setters (Max Fitz-James) is a former contestant, who had commented on Dave Garda's uploads a couple years ago so I'm thinking it was deliberate now
zeng is incredible! he got all the answer from geography question hahahahah and mays seem enjoy it 😂
not me marathon every episode of these competitions when i literally have an exam for tmr 😭 the fact that i just found a clip about this competition and i have watched almost all of em 😃
Zeng belong to biochemistry and answers every questions on geography and India
He impressed me with his ancient India answers.
Should be dubbed 'Zing-zing' Zeng for speed of answers! Poor Chan seemed to be a one-man team; confirmed by the stats from poster Lindokuhle Sibande here, whom I thank for their work!
Zeng's geographical knowledge is awesome
An imaginary team with Sheriff and Chan would be un-lay-wasteable!
st.johns chan is super fast and their teamwork is also there, i like the young team participants in university challenge
23:55 Paxo doesn't stop asking the question even though someone buzzed, which is weird.
If George had listened to Paxo's word overspill, he'd have known it was the bouncing bomb.
I would rank the best teams I've seen so far as 1. Edinburgh, 2. Imperial, 3. Trinity, 4. Hertford, 5. Reading
Well, well done Zeng on winning University Challenge 2021/22
They won?
@Adrian Gonzales no final is on 4th april
@Sharanya Ray which channel can i watch this even
@Adrian Gonzales if you are in uk then BBC 2 otherwise you have to wait till next monday for Dave to upload in this channel.
@Adrian Gonzales well they did now
Thanks again for the upload, Dave! Enjoying the very British dish of fish and chips tonight! With Dr. Pepper!
Chen was the only who was leading the team💟
If ever I go travelling, I want Zeng with me as my guide!!!
Goodness me I haven't yet seen all the flags properly and Zeng already named the 2 surrounding neighbouring countries and the correct answer being the country in the middle. Not just his knowledge but his eyes and brains are God mode as well!
Chan and Ouyang have good chemistry
Big changes in the standings this week!!
Current top 4 runners up with 4 first round matches left to play:
1. St. John's- Cambridge-155
2&3 (TIE). UCL (University College London)-135
2&3 (TIE). Emmanuel-Cambridge-135
4. Strathclyde-110
Eliminated: Oxford Brookes, Durham, Manchester, Peterhouse-Cambridge, Glasgow (Falls from top 4 this week), London Business School (Falls from top 4 this week)
Lowest winning score(s): King’s College London & Queen Mary London-115
His team is impressive but wow, all hail the Zeng master. Thanks, as always, (Lago di ) Dave. 🐨🌷
It's interesting how the Greek alphabet undergoes changes in pronunciation in English terms here and elsewhere, e.g. ipsilon becomes upsilon, yota becomes iota, phi (phee) becomes phi (eye), thelta (hard 'th') becomes delta, v becomes b in beta.
Zeng is a biochem student but mastered in geography. Just woah
Two good team and some difficult questions! I hope we see both of them back. Thank you, Dave Garda!
Would't be surprised to end up as if this were a rehearsal for the final
Two very classy captains, both very comfortable in their own judgement NOT to rely on nominating.
There were some awesome individual performances too.
Given that BOTH these teams have succeeded in two of the previous four titles, this didn't disappoint.
(Even if they were answering the bonus questions faster than even the subtitles could help [so-and-sos] like me!?!)
Those playing the Twitter Fantasy UC contest when it soon commences will do very well to note this fixture.
Very high quality television broadcasting.
One of the best first round games we've ever seen, I suspect; even if the result was not so much in doubt. If they avoid each other, a repeat for a semi final or final is a distinct possibility. Other teams could take note of what you can achieve if you answer what you know quickly, and don't waste any time on things you don't know.
watching this makes me more depressed but I love it
The answer for the last question before the gong is, Overthrow. For those of you wondering.
MATCH STATS BELOW.
*St John's College - Cambridge: 155*
*Imperial: 210*
*Stater Questions Stats*
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE - CAMBRIDGE (85 points) :
Clark = 0/2 { 0 points}
George = 1/2 {10 minus 5 points}
Chan = 8/10 {80 points}
Ouyang = 0/1 {0 points}
Starter Questions success rate = 60%
IMPERIAL (95 points):
Zeng = 5/5 {50 points}
Sheriff = 2/2 {20 points}
Mays = 2/3 {20 points}
Jackson = 1/4 {10 minus 5 points}
Starter Questions success rate = 71.43%
*Bonus Questions Stats*
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE - CAMBRIDGE : 70 points
Bonus Questions success rate: 51.85% (14/27)
IMPERIAL : 115 points
Bonus Questions success rate: 76.67% (23/30)
*Top 4 Losing Scores As It Stands*
1. St John's College - Cambridge (155)
2. UCL (135), Emmanuel-Cambridge (135)
4.Strathclyde (110)
Thanks for taking the time to do this :)
Really appreciate your efforts!
Fantastic! Thanks again :)
Thanks for taking charge of this now that Don Fatale is MIA. I shall look forward to reading your breakdown of scores.
Imperial Zeng is my new favorite Star Wars character
Next week's match will be interesting in that Paxman's alma mater St Catharine’s College, Cambridge will be going up against University College, Oxford. Paxo does love his Oxbridge matches. This will be the first time I'll see him preside over a match involving his old college.
A refreshingly fast-paced match. Imperial were ridiculously fast on so many questions - so much so that I didn’t get a chance to look at the flag picture round before they answered. Ended up breaking my record with 24 questions this time but didn’t beat the students to many.
Yep, impressive captaining - Mays knows what direction to turn, gets the answer and decides.
I recognized Armenia 😁 Always love a good Armenia reference on UC. Greetings from Yerevan!
I have this feeling that Zen already soup the geography of planet Mars.
I'm just in awe of you Max!
The answer to the last question is simply "Overthrows." Took me a while to realize its simplicity.
As a cricket fan it was easy for me.
@Michael Airley I hardly even watch Baseball, let alone Cricket. I always skip over the Cricket questions when watching UC.
I guessed overrun, but I guess I was wrong. Overthrow seems to have two slightly different stresses; in my head, anyway.
@Michael Airley Will do! :D
Thanks, Dave! This was a fabulous contest.
What a great battle. George looks like a rock star.
Great match! Thank you, Dave.
my third comment because this round is so good, imperial keeps smiling and that makes me smile so wide too, its true, their behaviours are what attracts people !
A good contest this week. Thanks Dave.
I wouldnt want to go up against Zeng in a Geography quiz
Well played, both teams.
Hahah i actually know the answer to one question that neither team knew - Earthshot award. But still damn some amazing brilliance here!
Now I'm finally understand what Level Asian really means
One can't help but wonder if the answer at 20:26 was inspired by the answer that was inspired by you.
"Dave Garda" is always the right answer!
Mays overruled Sheriff on three occasions and got it wrong every time. He needs to listen to his team, including the one who's a woman. She knows her stuff.
Ah, bring in gender and sexism where none exist. Classic.
@Nikola Manojlovic and you know that how? Or do you just always order people to stop mentioning sexism?
@MoOt I didn't order anything and I generally don't issue commands to people, you know, autonomy and respect. I am stating an obvious observation, something a child could ascertain just by watching the episode. Luckily, I've also been on quiz teams in my uni days nearly a decade ago and there's literally zero focus on a person's genitalia and all of the focus on their abilities as a contestant. The original comment would have made sense without the gender part, because it has everything to do with the team captain's ego and not with his inability to listen to female team members.
He also changed his answer once and went with Sheriff's, when his original answer was correct, so it works both ways. It's just how the game works, and you win some, you lose some. Don't read too much into it.
It's chance, he took his chance, some were right, some were wrong.
You look too deep into this
Glad to see jackson keep going and get one right at the end!
Lived for many decades only to end up here to realize how much I need to learn. My font of knowledge is just lagging.
i just realized mays general knowledge was crazy
Sheriff, Zheng, Chan. Good match.