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Contestants on last night's University Challenge completely flunked the pop music round

They confused Pixies with Arctic Monkeys :|

WATCHING UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE typically inspires feelings of inferiority and mild stupidity. Except, that is, when it comes to the popular music round at which University Challenge contestants are notoriously bad.

Case in point: this guy confusing Titanium with Disturbia.
https://vine.co/v/MYWHEbWK3Qz

But even that is forgivable.

Last night, however, things reached a new low when London School of Economics completely flunked the round, mistaking Pixies for Arctic Monkeys and Ian Dury for Pet Shop Boys.

First, there was outrage.

Music round on University Challenge. First track was Monkey Gone to Heaven by the Pixies. Contestants conferring with one another guess both
— Tom (@average_pimpin) August 25, 2014

Tom / Twitter

Arctic Monkeys and fucking Dire Straits! This is why you need to get your head out of the books sometime, lads.
— Tom (@average_pimpin) August 25, 2014

Tom / Twitter

....and then he failed miserably to get ANY more right in that round. Pixies mistaken for Arctic Monkeys?!BLASPHEMY!!! #universitychallenge
— LucilleBallz (@MaryBuried) August 25, 2014

Molly Ringworm / Twitter

There was amusement.

Laughing a lot at #universitychallenge contestants thinking a sound clip of Ian Dury was the Pet Shop Boys
— 🐝 Kate (@ronnieprime) August 25, 2014

Katherine Hayden / Twitter

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Oh god watching this LSE team do a pop music music-round on #universitychallenge is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen :D
— tristan (@svejky) August 25, 2014

Rank Tributes / Twitter

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There was horror.

The really disturbing thing is those four craturs from LSE will be running our lives when they graduate... #universitychallenge
— Deirdre O'Shaughnessy (@deshocks) August 25, 2014

Deirdre OShaughnessy / Twitter

Finally, there was smugness. So much smugness.

Watching the idiots on University Challenge struggle to identify Pixies, Ian Dury & Pulp brings me nothing but joy and an air of superiority
— Thomas McGregor (@tommc1985) August 25, 2014

Thomas McGregor / Twitter

HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK - fancy not knowing that. Smug face. #universitychallenge
— Sarah (@HalflingSarah) August 25, 2014

Sarah McDade / Twitter

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Smug, smug, smug.

And now, let’s remind ourselves of the greatest question to ever come up on University Challenge.

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