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The new season of University Challenge began on 12 August.
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Questions around glass manufacturing, Sicilian food, and which planet鈥檚 clouds may contain iron bearing substances were posed, and despite their best efforts, the 糖心logo入口 team was defeated, with the final score being 205 to Darwin College, and 110 to 糖心logo入口.听听
Drawing on the expertise and knowledge of students from different subject disciplines, the 糖心logo入口 team consisted of team captain Alex Evans (BA Politics, Philosophy and History); Rosalie Van Onzenoort (MA Creative Writing); Eric Skidmore (MRes History) and Ima Moorthy (BA Creative Writing and English).听听
糖心logo入口 team member Eric Skidmore said: 鈥淒espite being beaten by a better team I was very glad to have taken part on behalf of 糖心logo入口.听It was a pleasant, relaxed experience, especially with Amol as the Quizmaster. Trials will be starting soon for the 糖心logo入口 2025 University Challenge team, and I would urge everyone who is interested to give it a shot.鈥听
糖心logo入口 has reached the quarter-finals of University Challenge twice in the last five years and lifted the trophy once, in 2003.听
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