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A Question of Degree

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Host

Ken Bruce

Broadcast

BBC Radio Scotland, 1986 or 1987

Synopsis

Knockout quiz for universities in Scotland.

Teams of four (three students and one member of staff) took part in a general knowledge quiz. Rounds included a "what happened next"? interlude.

The series was a straightforward knockout, won by St Andrews.

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Trivia

At the time, Scotland had eight universities, which makes for an elegant series. The universities were Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt, St Andrews, Stirling, and Strathclyde.

See also

University Challenge, a student general knowledge quiz of the time

The 3rd Degree, a students versus lecturers quiz for the next generation