University Challenge

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Catching up on this week's. Did anyone wonder if it was less than coincidental that they had so many art questions on an episode featuring students from the Courtauld Institute? Not that it seemed to help them much.

Yes. It felt like every other question was 'identify this painting.' As you point out though, it wasn't much use. I was shouting 'Constable' at the TV while the Caurtauld Institute lot were scratching their heads.

They do skew questions on the show so if there are a lot of physics students there will be more physics questions etc. so everyone has a chance to answer questions on their speciality. Heard a question setter speaking on the radio about it a few years back

It seems potentially unfair on the other students: if they don't have anyone particularly knowledgeable about physics, art or whatever it potentially shuts them out from a large proportion of the questions. I would have thought there should be an even spread of questions across the board.