Yeah why not. I actually saw this a while ago, and was reminded about it by Radinden on Twitter, it’s Princeton vs Agnes Scott Colleges in the General Electric College Bowl from 1966. Here is Part 1, parts two and three are easily found:
Forget the quiz, I’m intrigued by the sponsorship plugs.
Truly what modern University Challenge requires is a return to the good old Gascoigne days of variable bonus questions (I wonder why they were standardized when the show was bought back?) and, of course, Pass the Stick.
If you’re in the UK and you’d like to support The Bar, I’d appreciate it if when you order your things through Amazon, you click the Amazon link in the top left corner, there. You don’t have to buy the item in question, the logo will take you to the front page and I’ll still get a little cut. I’ll have put up £300 in competition prizes this year!
This is basically a roundabout way to advertise something in the US Store, mainly its Deal or No Deal Wii game which offers “1-4 player co-op play”, “upgradable weapons” and “classic 1950s movie locations.” Forget the recent Millionaire revamp, this is the version of Deal we’ve ALL been waiting for!
Is it got real-time weapon change and giant enemy crabs too?
Boy, does THIS ever take me back!
I used to watch “G. E. College Bowl” back when it was on–and back when I had not even reached my teens. Of course, I probably got no answers right at home; not at that age anyway!
The show was a Sunday afternoon staple, first on CBS, then on NBC, until the networks discovered the bonanza of professional (American) football. Attempts to revive the idea were desultory, at best.
Recently introduced my roommate–and myself–to “University Challenge”. I found much that was familiar, although there are vast differences in approach between Robert Earle and Jeremy Paxman. The quiz, however, was almost identical. (And the questions are just as hard, even for a grown-up!)
Thank you, YouTube!
Unrelated to anything Fort Boyard Finland starts tomorrow.
Do shout if you know a web stream.
All this will be down to Lee if I can find one, so thanks to him in advance.