Fans of the University Challenge accused the series of questions "boring" after a team was interrogated on Love Island.
During the Christmas special, starring alumni instead of current students, the first round of LSE bonuses focused on the eight finalists in the dating reality show: provoking laughter between the team and the studio audience.
Jeremy Paxman commissioned the group, which included critic Ekow Eshun and writer Maya Jaggi, to correctly name three of the participants.
The questions, which would have been easy for anyone who had seen the ITV Show, went over the heads of the best LSEs who were given clues about the names of the participants, but they only guessed one out of every three questions.
For example, they were asked which finalists shared a name with the character of Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter, and a surname with the first bowling player in England to complete 500 tests.
After LSE incorrectly named the contestant as Dolly, but guessed right with the surname Anderson, Paxman joked: "I do not know if it's reassuring or not that you were so close."
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Jeremy Paxman commissioned the group, which included critic Ekow Eshun and writer Maya Jaggi, to correctly name three of the participantsThe next question, which asked for the first name of the partner by Josh Denzel When he said he looked very much like four Polish kings, the team was completely puzzled.
Luckily, the team responded correctly to the third question that involved giving Wes his surname by saying he was the same as one of Lady Emma Hamilton lovers, who died in battle in 1805.
The team of the London School of Economics, which also featured the economist Jagjit Chadha and the journalist Simon Garfield, he won the match against the University of Edinburgh.
The Edinburgh team was composed of comedian Mitch Benn, television presenter JJ Chalmers, SNP deputy Joanna Cherry and GP Gavin Francis.
Viewers went to Twitter to express their confusion over the inclusion of the question in the episode.
Alan Mackie said: 'Love Island ffs. And I just lost 20 minutes arguing that the UC is not doing nonsense, for God's sake. #UniversityChallenge. '
The team incorrectly named Laura Anderson as Dolly Anderson, to which Paxman joked: "I do not know if it's reassuring or not that you were so close"
But some viewers criticized the program for discussing the Island of Love, accusing it of 'stupid' questionsDylan North added: 'Is the island of love a serious issue at University Challenge? What is happening [laughing emoji].
Expressing his hatred for the show, whose end was seen by 3.6 million Britons, Mike Cross tweeted: "The questions from the island of love at #UniversityChallenge, my God, make it stop!"
' UC was my source of consolation away from everything that s ****!
But not all criticized the choice of questions, including Bobby Seagull, a former participant who shot to fame for his epic semifinal battle against Eric Monkman in 2017.
Seagull, who became a fan favorite and even joined forces with his opponent for his own show, tweeted about Love Island's questions.
: 'OMG One of my favorite articles that I wrote for @FinancialTimes was "the mathematics of @LoveIsland."
' You all know that I am encouraging #UniversityChallenge and my two worlds collided with a set of additional questions about #LoveIsland tonight '.
Other Twitter users joined him to express their joy for the bonus round. – with one who called it 'the crossover that I never knew I needed'
Sarah Robinson tweeted: "There is a round at #UniversityChallenge about the contestants on the island of love and I do not want to say that this now means the Isle of Love. It's high, but I could win this questionnaire."
Harry Walsh added: "Oh, my GOD isle of love 2018 questions about the University Challenge I'm crying."
The LSE alumni team only received one question correct in the bonus round.In the picture: the cast of Love Island 2018
Former participant Bobby Seagull, who became a fan favorite thanks to his intense semi-final showdown with Eric Monkman, loved the inclusion of Love Island at University Challenge
Others joined him in his praise: one of them claimed that the bonus round had an unnecessary 'mocking vibra'Another user said: "He did well in the round of the Island of Love in the University Challenge and I do not know if Ben's family is impressed or disappointed. "
Others criticized the program for the" mocking vibration "of the questions in the round.
Ellie Miles wrote on Twitter: "The round of the Island of love in the university challenge is like that, so vom. "
She explained:" I do not care about the university challenge most of the time, I just thought the mockery of that round of questions was unnecessary. "
The University Challenge was previously accused of "hinder" the questions in 2016, something the BBC dismissed as "nonsense."
An informant told the Express: "There will be less mind-boggling mathematical data." and the complex questions of classical music this time " .
But the BBC responded again, saying: "This story is not true, there are no plans to change the University Challenge."
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