Mr. Despard, a 22-year-old molecular biology student at Cambridge, shares his journey to participating in University Challenge, inspired by watching quiz shows with his mother. He founded a quiz society at Christ's College and implemented a selection process that included online quizzes. Preparing for the competition involved extensive revisions across various topics, including literature and video games. His family, particularly his mother and sister, are actively supportive, creating a shared experience as they follow his progress in the competition together.
I went about setting up a quiz society at Christ's College to administer the college's participation. We ran a two-round selection process, starting with an online quiz.
My family was very excited to see me competing in University Challenge, and I think my mother gets more texts of support about it than I do.
To prepare for the show, Mr Despard and the team shared a spreadsheet of over 200 knowledge areas to revise. I got to read all of Shakespeare.
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