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College News
21 December 2004
Royal Holloway's starter for 10
Students from Royal Holloway, University of London beat Greyfriar's Hall (Oxford) in BBC2’s University Challenge on Monday 20 December.
Captained by Mathematics student, Emily Dongray, the team faced Jeremy Paxman in what is often described as “the toughest quiz on television”. Richard Freeman (English, Drama & Theatre), Linda Jones (Classics) and Clare Nettleton (Psychology) joined Emily in this first-round match.
"Facing Jeremy Paxman and another team of hopefuls on national television was like walking out to perform Shakespeare without having learnt the lines," said team member Richard. "I will admit that I was terrified. However, Paxman is more forgiving when he is not on camera. We first met him during lunch and make-up, where he was interested to learn more about Royal Holloway, as he drives along the A30 quite a lot and has admired Founder's building."
Questions ranged from quantum physics and dead rock stars to African literature and Victorian architecture.
The Royal Holloway team was selected back in June, following an entry exam of 80 questions, which had to be completed in an hour. After the initial selection, the team met the show’s researchers in London for further testing and an interview. From 103 applying teams, Royal Holloway was one of the final 28 to make the filming stage.
ENDS
Further information and
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Contact Royal Holloway, University of London, Press Office:
Christine Long
Press & PR Officer
01784 443967, christine.long@rhul.ac.uk
Vicky Cousins
Assistant Press & Comms Officer
01784 414480, victoria.cousins@rhul.ac.uk
