05-08-2025
University Challenge music question stumps entire team as stunned viewers jeer 'wake up!' - but can YOU get it right?
University Challenge contestants were left stunned on Monday as the show's music round left them scrambling, while viewers urged them to 'wake up' while watching along.
The beloved BBC show returned for a brand new week as Amol Rajan welcomed another batch of hopefuls.
Fans watched as Amol, 42, introduced the two teams who represented Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh.
As the game got underway, the brainiacs had their hands firmly on the buzzers as they battled it out.
However, for Edinburgh, they were left stumped when it came to the music round as they were played four pieces of music.
Amol told how the first piece of music was composed by an American artist and composer as it blasted into the studio.
The students guessed it was Glenn Branca but they were incorrect, with it turning out to be Frank Zappa.
Following on with the American theme, the next track was by a band from 1990.
Struggling to come up with an answer, the team blurred out Anthrax, which was wrong, as it turned out to be Megadeth with Five Magics.
The final piece, from 2001, played out in the studio as the students tried to crack this guess.
They confidently answered Blur, before Amol told them it was in fact Gorillaz.
Fans watching at home were left less than impressed at the scenes and took to social media to share their frustrations.
One posted: 'Wake up you younguns! I got them and I'm ancient!'
A second who also got the correct answer, simply said: '#UniversityChallenge Gorillaz."
Meanwhile, one seemingly 'easy' music question left every single University Challenge contestant stumped last week.
During the episode, four students from the University of Bath battled against opponents from the University of Southampton.
Amol gave the Southampton team a hint, saying the first artist based the song on her friendship with Nellee Hooper.
The clip played, and the team answered correctly that it was Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork.
The next clue was: 'This singer sang this song in honour of her collaboration with Marvin Gaye.'
But as the clip played, the team looked clueless. They turned to one another for answers, but each was more unsure than the last.
One team member shook his head, and admitted: 'I don't know,' before his teammate passed on behalf of the group.
