5 questions that Singaporean student Max Zeng got correct. How many can you answer?

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SINGAPORE: The prestigious British TV quiz show, University Challenge, has a reputation for posing esoteric questions on niche topics. But they have proven no match for Singaporean student Maximilian Zeng, who has cultivated his own reputation for being able to answer them. On Monday (Apr 4

, Paxman asks a 10-point question on sports: "First awarded in 1893, what prestigious trophy in North American sport is named after the son of a 19th-century British prime minister?"As the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, the Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the National Hockey League playoff.

"Meaning fortress or stronghold, caer is the Welsh name of which English city, a former Roman legionary base?" asks Paxman. "A legion had a complement of 5,000 soldiers, all of whom were Roman citizens. Four legions participated in the conquest and early campaigns in Britain, but by the end of the 1st century AD, and thereafter, the British garrison included three legions," states the organisation's online brochure about Roman forts and fortresses.

 

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