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In the quarter-final clash between Trinity College, Cambridge and the Open University, both teams offered up the UK when asked about countries that were in both the EU and the Commonwealth.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Amol Rajan, taking the questionmaster's chair for the first time, opened by warning that a few things had changed since the last series.
OK, what did you make of the new series of University Challenge then, with Amol Rajan occupying the seat that Jeremy Paxman once graced? Actually, if it was the same chair, it was a bit big for Amol, and I’m sure there’s a metaphor there somewhere. But really, the whole thing was just fine. Amol
His arrival on the BBC Two quiz show was described as "seamless" following Jeremy Paxman's exit.
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