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Geri Halliwell was played on University Challenge and contestants hadn't a NOTION

Looooooook at me.

Oct 11th 2016, 9:11 AM 4,639 Views 14 Comments

THE UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE music round is consistently a favourite.

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Last night, they played Spice Girls’ Geri Haliwell’s absolute banger, Look At Me, and it was heaven.

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The University of Glasgow were taking on the University of East London, but they failed to correctly identify Geri’s hit.

Here's the beautiful moment when Geri Halliwell was played on #UniversityChallenge pic.twitter.com/3VknncPRGl
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) 10 October 2016

GOOD GOD

Geri's Look At Me was just on University Challenge. They got it wrong :/
— Michael Cragg (@MichaelCragg) October 10, 2016

Source: Michael Cragg/Twitter

I don't care what your IQ is, if you can't recognise Geri Halliwell then you're failing in life. #UniversityChallenge
— Steven (@stevensmith_81) October 10, 2016

Source: Steven Smith/Twitter

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Are these people supposed to be smart?

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They thought it might be ZAYN MALIK

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Eventually guessing Sporty Spice, we’re not angry, just disappointed.

The team went on to lose, proving you should never write off the Spice Girls.

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Geri Halliwell was played on University Challenge and contestants hadn't a NOTION