A student has become an online sensation after powering his Cambridge college to glory in the final of University Challenge. Ted Loveday managed to answer 10 starter questions in the last round of the BBC quiz show, helping Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge defeat Magdalen College, Oxford. Viewers were astounded by his general knowledge prowess - but the law student has now admitted that he had help from some unlikely sources. Scroll down for video . Star: Ted Loveday has powered Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge to victory in University Challenge . Mr Loveday revealed after his team's triumph that they had revised for the programme by watching YouTube videos and researching possible questions on Wikipedia. Gonville and Caius won the University Challenge title by amassing 225 points against Magdalen in the final, broadcast on BBC Two on Monday night. The team's victory was largely thanks to Mr Loveday, who provided the correct response to 10 'starter for 10' questions posed by presenter Jeremy Paxman. His range of expert topics ranged from foreign languages to economics and politics, via science and classical music. In the wake of the team's win, University Challenge viewers took to the internet to express their admiration for Mr Loveday - and the cable-knit jumpers he sported on screen. Team: The Cambridge students thrashed their opponents from Magdalen College, Cambridge . Quizmaster: The BBC Two show is hosted by Jeremy Paxman, notorious for his aggressive putdowns . 1) 'This long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we're all dead.' These are the words of which economist? 2) 'They illustrate the temper of a pre-revolutionary age, when there is widespread desire for moderate reform.' These words of Bertrand Russell refer to which two figures of the northern Renaissance born respectively in London and Rotterdam? 3) What five-letter word means a stupid or silly woman in Mexican Spanish, a university canteen in German and in the English-speaking world an organisation founded in 1946 for people with high IQs? 4) During the 20th century, which Conservative Prime Minister's cabinet included that party's previous and subsequent Prime Ministers, both of whom served for the whole of its period in office, the former as Foreign Secretary and the latter as Secretary of State for Education? 5) 'The first known instance of the application of algorithmic thinking to a field outside logic and mathematics.' These words refer to a grammar of which language by the Gandharian scholar Panini? 6) Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter is an autobiographical work by which French author? It recounts her stifling and respectable upbringing and how she revolted against it at the Sorbonne with Jean-Paul Sartre. 7) Inspired by the artworks of Viktor Hartmann, 'The Gnome', 'The Hut on Fowl's Legs' and 'The Great Gate of Kiev' are among the 10 movements that comprise which suite by Mussorgsky? 8) John F Kennedy's statement that 'mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind' is an example of what figure of speech named after the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet? 9) From the Greek for 'unguent', what five-letter term denotes a complex of molten silicates with water and gases formed within the upper mantle of the earth? 10) Meaning 'said only once', what two-word Greek term denotes a word or word-form that is recorded only once in a text, in the work of a particular author, or in a body of literature? Scroll down to see the answers . Matt Stephens wrote on Twitter, 'Cable-knit jumper in excelsis,' while Jack Clayton added: 'After that performance, Loveday is going to be fighting off the groupies with a trident.' Paul Coxon, a Cambridge physicist, made a reference to the contestant's constant sips of water, joking: 'Loveday needs to drink so much water because he IS ON FIRE.' Mr Loveday even made an appearance on a blog called 'University Challenge Cuties', which said he was 'the definition of a UC cutie'. Speaking after his team's victory, Mr Loveday revealed that he had used the internet to finesse his quizzing skills ahead of filming - and suggested that University Challenge is not as intellectual as it might seem. 'We'd put aside regular times to sit down together in the college bar, watch past episodes on YouTube and try to shout the answers at the telly before any of the contestants buzzed,' he told the Gonville and Caius website. That was really helpful for improving our reaction speeds. 'Sometimes question-setters really like a particular area and they'll keep coming back to it. For instance, they're a bit obsessed with Pre-Raphaelite paintings, so we binged on some Wikipedia articles to make sure we were familiar with them. It paid off because we had a whole picture round on the Pre-Raphaelites! 'University Challenge isn't about deep understanding - it's about very wide, superficial knowledge combined with quick recall.' He also revealed that Jeremy Paxman treats the show's contestants generously despite his fierce reputation - Mr Loveday said: 'He knows you're just students and doesn't expect you to be as tough as the politicians he interviews. 'Having said that, he can be needlessly harsh in his put-downs to losing teams.' The quiz champion offered some advice for other students hoping to follow in his footsteps, saying that the key to success is simply watching the show and looking up the answers when necessary. 'I know some of the questions on the show can seem fairly intimidating and high-brow,' he said. 'But there's no magic secret to it - all the answers will be out there on Wikipedia somewhere. 'If you find a question daunting, look it up online and read about the answer. Next time it comes up, it won't be daunting any more.' Mr Loveday grew up in west London and went to Latymer Upper School, a leading private school in Hammersmith. This year was not the first time he tried to appear on University Challenge - last year he applied for the Gonville and Caius team, but did not make the cut. He follows in the footsteps of other notable champions such as Gail Trimble, who impressed even Mr Paxman when she captained Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 2009. Almost: Stephen Fry came second in the 1980 edition of University Challenge with Queens' College, Cambridge . For many University Challenge contestants, winning the show is a prelude to a successful career. But an unlucky few never reach the same heights again, and end up unable to make the most of their talents - or worse. Tony Gillham, who won the show in 2003 as a member of the Birkbeck College team, struggled with alcoholism after his victory. He said that he was even drunk while competing in the quiz - and suggested that winning was a poisoned chalice, because it convinced him that he could function properly despite his drinking. John Burke, a champion in 1999, ended up working as a postman despite his intellectual firepower. Six years ago he told a documentary: 'I'm certainly capable of a lot more than just delivering bits of paper. I've got a lot of other capabilities and I'm not really fulfilling my potential.' Champions to have found success after their University Challenge days include Kwasi Kwarteng and David Lidington, both Conservative MPs, who each won the contest while studying at Cambridge. Comedian Stephen Fry came close to joining their ranks in the quiz elite when he was part of the Queens' College, Cambridge team which came second in 1980. THE ANSWERS: 1) John Maynard Keynes; 2) Erasmus and Thomas More; 3) Mensa; 4) Ted Heath; 5) Sanskrit; 6) Simone de Beauvoir; 7) Pictures of an Exhibition; 8) Chiasmus; 9) Magma; 10) Hapax legomenon .
Ted Loveday led Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge to the University Challenge title this week . He became a web sensation after answering 10 different starter questions . But the law student admits he revised by using YouTube and Wikipedia .