{"id":67827,"date":"2023-10-11T10:09:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=67827"},"modified":"2023-10-11T10:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:09:18","slug":"university-challenge-fans-stumped-by-baffling-boiled-egg-question-but-can-you-solve-it-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/university-challenge-fans-stumped-by-baffling-boiled-egg-question-but-can-you-solve-it-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"University Challenge fans stumped by baffling boiled egg question &#8211; but can you solve it? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIS tough question has baffled University Challenge fans &#8211; but can you figure it out?<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years, some of the country&#x27;s brightest minds have been put to the test on the iconic BBC quiz show, but one question has left them puzzled. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cf8b3008-70dd-4951-ab2f-df4072e12a63.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/71a7196d-4336-4a1f-9773-99f0d653a614.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Paxman\u00a0hosted the legendary show from 1994 to May 2023, and now Amol Rajan, Indian-Born British journalist has taken over. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#x27;s one of the most difficult questions featured on an old episode from the show for you to practice on. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: In Gulliver&#x27;s Travels, which island is separated from Lilliput by an 800-wide channel, the two empires involved in an ongoing war over which end of a boiled egg should be broken?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students from Imperial College and King&#x27;s College were both left scratching their heads at this one. <\/p>\n<p>Before Jeremy gave the answer, a student from Imperial College took a guess but it was wrong. <\/p>\n<p>While King&#x27;s College didn&#x27;t even attempt it &#8211; and we seriously understand why, it&#x27;s so hard. <\/p>\n<p>So don&#x27;t rush, take your time and see if you can work it out.<\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>Blefuscu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in TV<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/GM_10-10_HOLLY-NEW_COMP-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SHOCK EXIT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Real reason Holly Willoughby quit This Morning revealed as ITV show in crisis<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24356327-1696956477120.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CHANGES <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>This Morning fans predict who will replace Holly as bookies reveal favourite<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24356291-1696955552665.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#8216;sad day&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Holly Willoughby&#8217;s This Morning co-stars break their silence after her shock exit<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-Holly-W-v4_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HOLLY QUITS<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Holly Willoughby QUITS This Morning after 14 years as she thanks viewers<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the first section of Jonathan Swift&#x27;s Gulliver&#x27;s Travels, published in 1726, the imaginary island countries Lilliput and Blefuscu are mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>As stated in the question, an 800-yard-wide waterway separates the two South Indian Ocean neighbouring islands.<\/p>\n<p>Which end should the faithful break their eggs at: the big end or the little end? is where the argument began. <\/p>\n<p>The novel claims that although the Lilliputians must break their eggs at the little end, the Blefuscudians do so in the traditional manner at the big end.<\/p>\n<p>Did you manage to get that one right?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/newspress-collage-23101922-1689758522475.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/24350032\/university-challenge-fans-confused-boiled-egg-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS tough question has baffled University Challenge fans &#8211; but can you figure it out? 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