World Cup Quiz - Podcast

 

With the FIFA World Cup on the horizon, I am launching a new series of episodes focusing on the history of the tournament. Each episode will focus on one of the 21 FIFA World Cup tournaments to have taken place to date, starting with 1930 (coming in the next day or so) and ending with the 2018 Tournament. The episodes will be spread out and culminate on the eve of Qatar 2022. They will all be pitched at a mixed level, starting with easy gimmies and working up to more specialist content. Hope you will enjoy them!

New Podcast Episodes

 7 episodes of the latest entries in the "Trios" series have been uploaded today. Let me know how you get on! Make sure to like, share and subscribe to the podcast wherever you are able!

OQL Pop Solos MIMIR Final

As well as all the UK Based events ran by the Online Quiz League, there has been for a number of a years, a USA version including a fully fledged league and a Pop Solos tournament. The tournament is always fun and open to anyone across the globe. Information can be found here

Above is the video of the top tier final from the most recent season. A great contest between 4 of the top pop culture quizzers in the USA!

Buzzer Sets Available

 If you are looking to sharpen your buzzer skills or want some sets to practice on with your team mates, then I have three Buzzer Sets available. I am going to launch an online store later in the year but just want to check out the demand for this sort of thing prior to writing more. The buzzer sets are pitched at the Medium level and consist of 15-20 questions (one toss up and three linked bonuses). An example is below...

If you wish to purchase these three sets please send £2.50 on paypal to fully234@hotmail.com and I will email them straight to you.

15	This musical made its debut at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and today runs on Broadway as well as internationally.  One scene in this musical is set in the studio of a famous artist and parodies modern dating apps. The musical opens with the female lead characters introducing themselves in the form of a pop concert, telling the audience that the position of the lead singer of the pop band will be determined by deciding which of them were treated worse by their common husband. The backup band on stage are referred to as “The Ladies in Waiting”. Songs from this musical include “I Don’t Need Your Love” “Haus of Holbein” and “Don’t Lose Ur Head”. Fore Ten points, name this musical that has a numerical title correlating to the number of wives of Henry VIII?	Six
	Bonuses – Musicals since 2010
Bonus 1	Jennifer Saunders wrote which musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls? It shares a name with the first Spice Girls Number 1 single not to include Geri Halliwell	Viva Forever
Bonus 2	Which 2012 Tony winner for Best Musical, was based of a film of the same that had been released five years earlier? It tells the tale of a Dublin Busker who meets a Czech woman, neither of whom, are very identified and referred to only as Guy and Girl.	Once
Bonus 3	Referring to an item of clothing, what is the title of the 2013 Tony Winner for Best Musical which was written by Cyndi Lauper? It is based on a 2005 film telling the story of character inheriting a factory.	Kinky Boots

Music Quiz

Here is a quick 15 question music quiz from a recent-ish episode of my podcast. New episodes due soon!

Episode 250 -Music

 

1	What is the alliterative two word title of the 2022 album Number 1 album released by Harry Styles?	Harrys House
2	'Just Like Heaven', 'Lovesong', 'Lets Go To Bed' and 'The Love Cats' have all been singles released by which band, formed in 1978?	The Cure
3	Who duetted with Roberta Flack on the 1983 UK Top 3 hit, “Tonight I Celebrate My Love”?	Peabo Bryson
4	‘If you hate me after what I say’  is the opening line to which famous song by the Bay City Rollers?	Bye Bye Baby
5	What is the name of the British country music duo, comprised of Ben Earle and Chrissy Rhodes, who released their debut album Brave in 2015? They were the first UK country act to have a top ten album in the USA	The Shires
6	Who is the lead singer of the Scottish band Altered images?	Clare Grogan
7	‘Cmon You Know’ was a UK number album in the UK in May 2022, released shortly before this act headlined two sold out shows at Knebworth?	Liam Gallagher
8	Which English band are best known for their 1972 number 3 hit “Silver Machine”?	Hawkwind
9	Which song by Kate Bush re-entered the top 10 of the UK Singles chart in 2022 after its use in the TV show Stranger Things?	Running up That Hill
10	Who duetted with Camilla Cabello on the 2022 UK Top 10 hit “Bam Bam”?	Ed Sheeran
11	‘Dance to the Music’ ‘Family Affair’ and ‘Running Away’ were all top 20 hits in the UK for which group?	Sly and the Family Stone
12	Better known for a famous duet, which singer who was born as Pauline Matthews, provided the theme tune for opportunity knocks with her song “star”?	Kiki Dee
13	Slanted and Enchanted and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain are critically acclaimed albums released in the 1990s by which American indie band fronted by Stephen Malkmus? They reunited for the second time in 2022	Pavement
14	Which British guitarist is the founder and longest lasting member of the group King Crimson?	Robert Fripp
15	By what stage name is Danielle Bregoli better known? She was the youngest female rapper to appear on the Billboard Top 100 when she did so in 2017 and went viral with the phrase “Cash Me Ousside, how about that”?	Bhad Barbie

 

Sign up for the latest round of MIMIRs Well (Gunpowder League) is now open! This is a wide ranging and superb individual MIMIR contest that attracts players from across the globe. High quality questions guaranteed!

Full details HERE

OQL Connections League

 The Online Quiz League Connections League goes from strength to strength to strength and is currently in its third season. The gamer of the week videos are always worth a watch (see below and follow the channel within for the latest updates).

All information about signing up to the Connections League, or indeed any of the other OQL events can be found HERE

Mastermind New Series - Tonight

 

In case you may have missed it, the brand new series of Mastermind begins tonight on BBC Two at 7pm. Quizzy Monday is in full flow now with the Mastermind, Only Connect and University Triple header!