Are you up for the challenge?

Or do you just fancy meeting Jeremy Paxman?

qub university challenge

The heats are underway to find the smartest Queen’s students to represent the QUB team in the next series of University Challenge.

The first set of qualifying heats took place on 5th November with the next heats taking place on 13th November.

This was awkward

The brighter sparks will then participate in a final qualifier round on 19th November at 2pm.

After last years impressive performance where Queen’s reached the quarter-final (but lost fairly spectacularly to Southampton 290-90), this years team will be up against some of the finest institutions in the country with the hope of winning the Univeristy Challenge trophy and glory.

We’ve only only won the famous TV quiz show once in 1981. Maybe this year it will be different.