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Christmas 2017: 2. Selwyn College, Cambridge v St Andrews University



It is the second match of the Christmas quiz with two teams of graduates fighting it out for a place in the semi-finals. Competing today are Selwyn College, Cambridge, with screenwriter Robin French and comedian Viv Groskop, and St Andrews University, with BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor and writer Alistair Moffat.\n\nJeremy Paxman asks the questions.

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