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To celebrate universities week (13-19 June) ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº News ran a competition on twitter to find the best piece of trivia about ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

We asked our twitter followers to submit their facts about ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº of 140 characters or less, and using the hash tag #¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia. We were looking for facts that reflect the whole range of activities and personalities of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº. Research findings, celebrity visits, weird artefacts - the more eclectic the better!

We had a great response from the 4,500 people who follow on twitter. In the end, the winning entry went to Charlotte Frearson from the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Archaeology who astounded us by unveiling the relationship between labs in her institute and the famous film character Indiana Jones.

Many thanks to everyone who entered.Ìý The winning #¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia tweets are as follows:

1st Prize
Charlotte Frearson (@loftroll)
#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia Labs in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Inst. of Archaelology were funded, in part, by the sale of Indiana Jones' hat and whip from Harrison Ford himself!

2nd Prize
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Advances (@¹û¶³Ó°ÔºAdvances)
#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia The internet became international when ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº became the first place to connect to it outside of the US

3rd Prize
Professor Paul Driscoll (@pcdriscoll)
#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia Chas Darwin wrote that he liked living on Gower St (site of Darwin Bldg) because it was 'so quiet' (!)

Special mentions go to the following entries:

• Alisha Riseley (@foxlingua)@uclnews ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's motto translates as 'Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward' #¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia

• ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Advances (@¹û¶³Ó°ÔºAdvances)#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Professor Jack Drummond coined the name 'vitamin' and was the first to propose the existence of Vitamin C.

• Dyah Widiastuti (@dyahwie)#ucltrivia ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº was the first secular-based university in the UK

• ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Advances (@¹û¶³Ó°ÔºAdvances)#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia After the General Election of 6 May 2010, the House of Commons contains eight alumni of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

• Schrodinger's Kitten (@schrodingerskit)#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia Cheese Grater Magazine spearheaded Cash For Tache, and it raised £1,500!

• Dr Gail Davies (@gailfdavies)#¹û¶³Ó°Ôºtrivia The lost portrait of surgeon Marcus Beck used to 'haunt' ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºH, with hospital staff covering it each night

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