Another avenue explored by quiz hosts, setters and players during the months of lockdown was and continues to be Youtube. I must admit that despite the occasional good quiz from established setters, as well as the broadcasting of events/finals from the leagues mentioned below, few quiz based channels really stood out for me, and other than "Jays Online Pub Quiz" (which sadly I cant review in this series as I didn't take part this year - but huge Kudos to Jay for the charity work this developed into and he has been rightly honoured for his efforts) very little success was had. Until All Things Quiz came along...
All Things Quiz is the brainchild of quizzer Gareth Kingston who has been an active member of the quizzing community ever since I started being aware of it 10 years ago. Whilst people logging into Zoom to compete in Online quizzes, and the market became ever more congested, Gareth began to offer an alternative product. All Things Quiz is a mixture of Quiz News, Quiz Discussion, Live Reaction Videos and Quiz Competitions. Content is uploaded on a regular basis and there always seems to be something new to watch.
The Quiz News weekly show is a great way to catch up with the latest developments in the quiz world and covers all the major leagues. You can see the latest News Week video HERE. Hopefully, for new players, this weekly video also makes people more aware of what quizzing options are out there!
There have also been several 'chat' videos discussing quizzing topics. The one on Cheating which can be found HERE was very interesting. Sadly, cheating has reared its ugly head regularly throughout lockdown with quite heated discussions taking place online. The Chat video linked above features Online Quiz League founder Jon Stitcher discussing the matter with Gareth after a particularly controversial moment.
There is too much content to go through individually, but another highlight was the Quiz Omnium. You can see episode 1 HERE. The show is a unique format, devised by Gareth, as a 4 player matchup testing a wide range of quizzing skills. You can see some top quizzers taking part in the first series on the link above, and I am pleased to read that the Omnium will be returning in 2021!
All in all, All Things Quiz is a fantastic addition to the quiz community and like many other things mentioned in this series of posts, it is something that will continue long after the current situation is over
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