Sunday 23 February, 2025

University Challenge student panics and blurts out 'whore'

Here’s the thing though. HE WAS RIGHT.

Sep 23rd 2014, 8:48 AM 8,711 Views 3 Comments

THIS JUST GOES to show, confidence is key. Even on University Challenge, with the studio lights beaming down and Jeremy Paxman glaring at you and all your classmates willing you to get it right.

Jeremy asks: “What short word can mean frost formed from freezing fog, and is also an archaic term for a poet?”

And our lad Perriam says…

Source: Rodia Raskolnikoff/YouTube

The exact moment he realises everything has changed, changed utterly. His life will never be the same after this:

unichall

And Jeremy:

jeremypaxman

The sad thing is, he was exactly right. A short word for frost formed from freezing fog is ‘hoar’.

Don’t worry, Perriam. You’re a bit of a dish. You’ll bounce back.

Contestants on last night’s University Challenge completely flunked the pop music round>

Dog throws actual tantrum when it’s time to stop swimming>

About the author:

About the author

Valerie Loftus

@valerieloftus

valerie@dailyedge.ie

See more articles by Valerie Loftus

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

COMMENTS (3)

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

University Challenge student panics and blurts out 'whore'

Here’s the thing though. HE WAS RIGHT.

Contestants on last night’s University Challenge completely flunked the pop music round>