University Challenge contestants leave host Amol Rajan (and viewers) stunned after BOTH teams claim Britain is still in the EU
Brexit may be the biggest political event of this century for the British people… but it seems to have passed over the latest batch of University Challenge students.
Dubbed a 'classic moment' for the quiz show, host Amol Rajan didn't even try to hide his disbelief after both Trinity College, Cambridge and the Open University team served up what could be the highlight of the series.
Halfway through the quarter-final, Rajan asked them to name two countries that belong to both the EU and the Commonwealth.
To his (and everyone else's) surprise, both teams offered Great Britain in response.
What? A bewildered-looking Amol Rajan, host of University Challenge, can't quite believe his ears when both Trinity College, Cambridge and the Open University claimed in the latest episode that Britain was in the EU
First, participant Romans, a nursing student from Oxfordshire, confidently answered 'United Kingdom and Malta'.
Her incorrect answer caused Cambridge team captain Kang to quickly say “United Kingdom and Cyprus.”
Rajan, who has been at the helm of the academic quiz show since the departure of regular host Jeremy Paxman last year, deadpanned: “I guess you've all forgotten about this thing called Brexit.”
As the penny dropped, Kang threw his arms in the air in despair at his response, while the rest of the contestants burst out laughing.
Former fan favorite Bobby Seagull called it a “classic moment” in the show's history.
Double disaster: Romans, left, a nursing student from Oxfordshire, confidently answered “United Kingdom and Malta” to Rajan's question, and her incorrect answer caused Cambridge team captain Kang to then chime in with “United Kingdom and Cyprus '
The quiz host was tickled by the idea that some of the country's brightest minds had momentarily forgotten about the 'thing called Brexit'
Realization hits… and Trinity Cambridge's Kang throws up his hands for his blunder
On social media platform
One viewer described it as: 'The moment of the entire tournament for me!
'Amol's joy at seeing them walk into that elephant trap with the aplomb of Boris Johnson on that episode of Have I Got News For You…Priceless!'
Another said: 'Amusing but depressing when our brightest brains seem oblivious to the disastrous consequences of Brexit.'
One wrote: 'Who can forget Brexit? I wish I could do that,” while one viewer wrote: “I thought they were probably barely teenagers in 2016 so….”