University Challenge Documentary

I am not sure where or when this was first broadcast but I found "I won University Challenge" on Youtube by accident. It is in three parts and once I started watching the first part I was hooked.

Triviador

Well, a few months back I recommended the excellent City Challenge game on Facebook that I was hooked on for a while, but Triviador is my latest obsessions and a quality example of a multiplayer online quiz game.

Head over to Facebook and try it for yourself but to cut a long story short each Triviador battle consists of 3 players, all actual human players played over the Internet. Its a very popular game so you never have trouble finding people to play with. You start off with one base on a map of the world and by answering questions correctly you can build your presence on the map. This is the first round and the game then moves on to a second round in which you "invade" and "defend" sections of the map to acquire points and places. should your base fall you are out of the game. Whoever is top of the points table after 5 rounds wins. It only takes 10 minutes or so per game is is really fun.

There are other things like leaderboards, rankings, xp and perks to help you but the best idea I would suggest is to simply head over and play it. Before you are allowed online you have to have a game against computer opponents anyway to get used to it!

Hopefully I will see some of you on there and feel free to add me to Facebook Daniel Fullard (fully234@hotmail.com)!

Eurovision Quiz Book - Out Now

Other than quizzing of course, one of my other keen interests is the Eurovision Song Contest (Yes, I know) but every since I was a kid I have loved watching it. Due to the success of my first Quiz Book I have decided to release a more themed book for my second title and what better subject to choose than the Eurovision.

I was hesitant to put it on here as it is designed for keen fans mainly, so on of the off chance anyone is as mad about Eurovision as me then have a try on the link below and tell me what you think. You don't need a Kindle to view it as you can read it on laptops and most phones.

Light Speed Quiz event - Newcastle 26th May 2013

Taken directly from the Lightspeed Quizzing site (a new organisation launching monthly buzzer quizzers around the country). Check out Lightspeed quiz on Youtube to see videos of the last two events

Here is the blurb taken from the site

Light Speed Individual Open Buzzer Quiz: 26th May 2013

Next Event: The Head of Steam, Newcastle upon Tyne

On Sunday 26th May the third event of the 2013 series will be at

The Head of Steam, 2 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5EN

There will be quizzing from one in the afternoon to six in the evening. I'm dead excited 'cos Chris, The boss, is a quizzer and is proper up for it. I can't wait to meet Daniel Fullard, who has the best quiz blog on the web, plus all me old marrers from the Sunderland Quiz League.

There are more trains here than you can shake a stick at, even on Sundays

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Pub phone number: 01912 304 236 * My phone number: 07859 403 790

Entry

£5 to enter in advance £10 on the day All monies into prize kitty

Handicaps

Pub Quiz Machine #1

Feeding on from the introduction I mentioned that the Pub Quiz Machine tends to be something to which I am drawn to every time I happen to around one. I know they are fixed and know that they should be approached the way you would approach a fruit machine and although I have had minor wins in the past I know a trip to the quiz machine, whilst fun, will also end up being costly.

Over the next few weeks I am just going to be looking at some of the most popular quiz based games on the systems in and around your local pubs and have a chat about the various games on there.

Starting with my favourite.....

ELIMINATOR

Based on the TV game show, Wipeout, Eliminator is a simple concept.... presented with a theme and 16 (I think) possible answers you are given the task to find the correct 8. Its a simple and fun touch screen game that works better played in large groups. You are of course on a testing timer that allows little time for serious debate and encourages mistakes. You have lifelines including 2 lives per board meaning you are allowed to make mistakes, a lifeline to eliminate a random number of wrong answers and also two "find 1" chances to aid you on your way.

The game has a series of rounds and usually the top prize is £10 but I am yet to see a £10 board on Eliminator. £3 is the most I have managed and that was because the machine obviously was in a paying out mode and gave me an easy run.

Typically the categories that come up include Names of Banks, Shops etc, Things found in a handbag, kitchen garden etc, names of football players for certain teams, Eurovision winners, capital cities etc etc.

It starts off always fairly easy with the wrong answers being often humorous spelling mistakes to try and catch you out...for instance instead of HSBC it may say HBCS and the name Ryan Giggs will be changed to Ryan Gliggs.

However when the money starts to draw near the answers become tougher. Music based rounds become obscure asking you to identify songs from particular bands with obscure b-sides on there, rare animal breeds and such like.

Its tough and of course when there is money on the line becomes unfair but its one of the most fun of the normal games to play and certainly the one I have won the most on.

Sunderland Echo Quiz League

Well, my first season in the Sunderland Echo Quiz League is almost at an end with only a weeks worth of matches to play.

I joined the league for the first time since moving to the local area and indeed this has been the first league I have played it. Its been a really enjoyable season all round, I have met some great people, sampled some fine beer and of course enjoyed some great quizzing. I have learnt so much from the one season alone! Setting questions has been more enjoyable than I would have imagined and of course dealing with great quiz questions week in week out has improved my own quizzing vastly!

If there is anyone in the local area who fancies joining then please feel free to email me at fully234@hotmail.com and I will pass your details on.

The new season will be starting soon!

Only Connect Returns

Tonight sees the return of one of my favourite quiz shows "Only Connect". After a brief outing earlier this month  on BBC2 the show airs on BBC Four tonight. Well worth watching if you have never seen it before!