University Challenge contestants mistake UK as part of EU

       Contestants on University Challenge said the UK is still part of the European Union in a Brexit blunder.

       Students from Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Open University were asked to name the two countries that are members of both the EU and the Commonwealth.

       Answering first, a contestant from the Open University said Britain and Malta.

       When told they were wrong, a student from the Cambridge University team said the UK and Cyprus.

       At this point, host Amol Rajan was forced to remind both teams about Britain's departure from the bloc following the 2016 referendum.

       He said: "I presume you guys have all forgotten about this thing called Brexit? You would have had it between you, it's Cyprus and Malta. Bad luck."

       The students on University Challenge appeared to forget about Brexit (Image: BBC)

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       The students threw their hands in the air and laughed in disbelief following the Brexit mistake during tonight's episode of the quiz show.

       Some viewers took to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to poke fun at the moment.

       One user shared an image of Rajan reminding the students about Brexit and said: "I feel like this is going to come in handy as a meme. #UniversityChallenge."

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       Another person added: "How have none of these students heard about Brexit? #UniversityChallenge."

       A third wrote: "Brexit is now long forgotten #UniversityChallenge."

       One more said: "Brilliant response from Amol Rajan when both teams claimed UK to be a member of the EU. #UniversityChallenge."

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