Could you be in Team Open 2025? Take our quiz to test your knowledge!

Do you love quizzing, or just shouting answers at the TV from your sofa? Why not apply for University Challenge!

University Challenge is a UK TV quiz show where teams of university students compete, answering questions on a wide range of subjects, from literature to music to sport.

We look for five OU student quizzers each year to be a part of Team Open, to hopefully represent The Open University on University Challenge.

Applications are now open for University Challenge Series 32, and close on Sunday 10 November 2024 at 11pm (UK Time). Find out more and apply today on oustudents.com.

Try our quiz below with questions from Team Open 2024 to test your knowledge!

But remember, you don’t need to be a experienced quizzer to make the team. You can read about Team Open 2023 member Mike’s experience of the show here to get a sense of the experience.

1 Which 1998 musical by Todd Haynes features Oscar-nominated costumes by Sandy Powell and stars Ewan McGregor as a washed-up rock star? David Bowie refused to have his songs featured.

This question was provided by Karie Westermann, captain of Team Open 2024.
1. My Own Private Idaho
2. Velvet Goldmine
3. Flaming Creatures
Correct!

Wrong!
2 The song cycle Das Lied von der Erde (The song of the Earth) was composed by which composer between 1908 and 1909?

This question was provided by Hector Payne, member of Team Open 2024.
1. Gustav Mahler
2. Richard Strauss
3. Arnold Schoenberg
Correct!

Wrong!
3 What passerine bird, which is native to Europe and found as an invasive species in North America, is known as 'psaróni' in Greek, 'kottarainen' in Finnish and 'druid' in Irish?

This question was provided by Nicky Maving, member of Team Open 2024.
1. Song Thrush
2. Robin
3. Starling
Correct!

Wrong!
4 Which writer became the first African-American writer to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel? Their books include The Fifth Season, The Stone Sky, and The City We Became.

This question was provided by Karie Westermann, captain of Team Open 2024.
1. N.K. Jemisin
2. Octavia Butler
3. Nnedi Okorafor
Correct!

Wrong!
5 Which constellation, named for a queen in Greek mythology who was renowned for her vanity, is located between Perseus and Cepheus and consists of 5 bright stars in a 'W' shape?

This question was provided by Nicky Maving, member of Team Open 2024.
1. Andromeda
2. Cassiopeia
3. Lacerta
Correct!

Wrong!