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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Quiz etc.
/0 Comments/in News /by Jack Waley-CohenWe are very rarely asked to include questions on specific topical events, but the two very notable exceptions to this of late have been the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It would seem that they are events of such national penetration and interest that a quiz at this time of year that does not reference […]
Sweaty QuizMasters
/0 Comments/in Professional Quizmasters /by Jack Waley-CohenIn this very hot weather, it can be tough for a quiz master to remain cool. Quiz venues are typically pubs, and pubs aren’t renowned for their ventilation systems. The people at the quiz have come to do a quiz, not to admire sweat patches oozing across the quiz master’s shirt. We’re even seeing “heat” […]
Charity Quiz Night – The Big Give Quiz
/0 Comments/in News /by Jack Waley-CohenWe don’t normally post adverts etc., but I’ve now heard about ‘The Big Give Quiz’ from a few different sources, and it sounds like it will be good fun. It is, in particular, an opportunity to feel like you are on a celebrity quiz show special: if you win you get a nice wadge of […]
Greatest Britons
/2 Comments/in The Friday Quiz /by Jack Waley-CohenIn 2002, the BBC conducted a poll to find out whom the British public considered the greatest British people in history. You can read the Wikipedia article about it here and see the full list of the top 100, in order, here. On Friday 18th May 2012, the QuizQuizQuiz Friday Quiz asked for people to name any […]