University Challenge
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University Challenge is a long-running British television quiz show in which teams of university students compete by answering challenging academic and general knowledge questions at high speed.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University Challenge canonical | 6 |
| Christmas University Challenge | 1 |
| University Challenge: The Professionals | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television quiz show ⓘ |
| ageRating | suitable for general audiences ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA (various years, programme and presenter nominations/wins) ⓘ |
| basedOn | College Bowl ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Granada Television
ⓘ
surface form:
Granda Television
|
| culturalImpact |
frequent subject of parody and homage in UK media
ⓘ
iconic status in British student culture ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC Studios ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Manchester ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1962-09-21 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | ITV ⓘ |
| formatFeature |
academic questions
ⓘ
bonus questions ⓘ general knowledge questions ⓘ high-speed buzzer competition ⓘ starter questions ⓘ teams of university students ⓘ |
| genre |
game show
ⓘ
quiz show ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionStructure |
knockout tournament
ⓘ
repechage for high-scoring losing teams ⓘ |
| hostedPeriod |
Amol Rajan, 2023–
ⓘ
Bamber Gascoigne, 1962–1987 ⓘ Jeremy Paxman, 1994–2023 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | College Bowl ONNED1 ⓘ |
| notableCatchphraseUser | Bamber Gascoigne ONNED1 ⓘ |
| notableQuestionContent |
arts
ⓘ
history ⓘ literature ⓘ popular culture ⓘ science ⓘ |
| openingCatchphrase | Your starter for ten ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC Two
ⓘ
ITV ⓘ |
| presenter |
Amol Rajan
ⓘ
Bamber Gascoigne ⓘ Jeremy Paxman ONNED1 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Granada Television
ⓘ
ITV Studios ⓘ |
| questionStyle | toss-up and bonus format ⓘ |
| revivalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| revived | 1994 ⓘ |
| spinOff |
University Challenge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas University Challenge
University Challenge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
University Challenge: The Professionals
|
| targetParticipants |
Oxford and Cambridge college systems
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford and Cambridge colleges
UK universities ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeLength | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalTeamSize | 4 students ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jeremy Paxman
this entity surface form:
Christmas University Challenge
this entity surface form:
University Challenge: The Professionals