Thursday, 9 July 2015
New Eggheads App
There seems to have been a new Eggheads app released on the Itunes store this week, and for Android devices too. I downloaded it at the weekend and its quite enjoyable with a nice mix of questions and it replicates the show well.....too well in some cases as its rather slow paced. If you have the patience to play it then is well worth your time!
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Quiz Shows Return
I have been keeping an eye on the schedules for some time for the return of the major quiz shows currently in between series and it seems that 3 of them all return the same day.
Monday 13th July sees the return of Fifteen to One, University Challenge and Only Connect for brand new series. I won't be booking anything for Mondays from now on....:)
Monday 13th July sees the return of Fifteen to One, University Challenge and Only Connect for brand new series. I won't be booking anything for Mondays from now on....:)
Monday, 15 June 2015
FT Article on Kevin Ashman
Recently the Financial Times published an article on Kevin Ashman (Eggheads). Well worth a read and you will find the link here
Sunday, 14 June 2015
New World Quizzing Champion
The World Quizzing Championships were held last weekend across the globe. The results are all in and it was recently made official that we have a new World Quizzing Champion - Olav Bjortomt. As well as being the reigning European Champion you may also recognise his name from The Times where he is the daily question setter.
Congratulations Olav!
Congratulations Olav!
Quiz in the North 3
Mentioned this earlier but its this coming weekend so here is the information on Quiz in the North 3 again! Expected to be attended by several of the UK's top quizzers and open to all
Here is the blurb from the Facebook page -
"A full day of quizzing with individual, buzzer and team quizzes.
In the morning there will be an individual written quiz, which will feature a number of different genres with prizes available for the overall winners and genre winners.
In the afternoon Dave Bill is going to run an interactive buzzer quiz, which are always lots of fun.
This will be followed by a team quiz. Teams will be based on the results of the individual quiz results so everyone will have a chance of winning and you'll have the chance to meet new quiz friends.
The entrance fee for the full day of quizzing will be just £5, and all the money left over after hopefully minimal costs will be used as prize money for the various quizzes.
To sign up, please either use the appropriate button on this group, or you can e-mail quizinthenorth3@yahoo.co.u
Here is the blurb from the Facebook page -
"A full day of quizzing with individual, buzzer and team quizzes.
In the morning there will be an individual written quiz, which will feature a number of different genres with prizes available for the overall winners and genre winners.
In the afternoon Dave Bill is going to run an interactive buzzer quiz, which are always lots of fun.
This will be followed by a team quiz. Teams will be based on the results of the individual quiz results so everyone will have a chance of winning and you'll have the chance to meet new quiz friends.
The entrance fee for the full day of quizzing will be just £5, and all the money left over after hopefully minimal costs will be used as prize money for the various quizzes.
To sign up, please either use the appropriate button on this group, or you can e-mail quizinthenorth3@yahoo.co.u
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Sunderland Echo Quiz League
Congratulations to Newbottle WMC who have stormed to victory in the Sunderland Echo Quiz League this year. The final table is as above.The league goes into a summer break for now but if anyone local is reading this and would be interested in playing let me know and Ill pass on your details to the chairman.
Friday, 15 May 2015
MIMIR Final 2015
A great video from the MIMIR Final from the Merseyside Quiz League. I think this is akin to a "Brain of Liverpool" type event and features Egghead's Pat Gibson. Worth a watch and more information is http://www.merseysidequizleagues.org.uk/mql-finals-night-2015.aspx
Liverpool Quiz League
Little copy and paste job from Mark Kerr regarding the upcoming seasons of the Liverpool Quiz League
"The Liverpool Quiz League is looking for players to take part in the 2015/6 season, commencing in September. We would welcome all players who would like to try out league quizzing as we have several teams who are currently short of players.
"The Liverpool Quiz League is looking for players to take part in the 2015/6 season, commencing in September. We would welcome all players who would like to try out league quizzing as we have several teams who are currently short of players.
As a taster we can also offer the Mersey Summer Quiz League, which is played on a much more sociable basis, all questions are conferred and it is a good, gentle introduction to competitive quizzing.
The Summer season will begin with a Grand Prix at 8pm on June 8th at Aigburth People’s Hall, and then comprise nine playing weeks of head to head matches before ending with another Grand Prix on August 17th.
If you would like to come along we would love to see you there. We can arrange to introduce you to some of the teams and you can play with them.
We hold quizzes at pubs and clubs in the centre and across the city and you can get an idea of our venues on the website.
The Summer League can be found here:
http://www.merseysummerquiz.org.uk/
Mersey Summer Quiz League
The home of the Mersey Summer Quiz League
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Mersey Summer Quiz League
The home of the Mersey Summer Quiz League
Read more...
Regards
Mark"
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
App Suggestions: triVios
I have been playing triVios for a number of weeks now on my phone and ipad and have been thoroughly enjoying it so thought its about time I mentioned the app on here. In fact, I have been emailing the developers and rather than me let you about it, I will let them...
"triVios is a trivia game where people win real, tangible prizes for their awesome trivia knowledge. Whether you like to play alone, with your friends, or with people you've never met, there's a game mode for you."
triVios is different from other trivia/quiz apps because there are four different game modes and, in any game mode, players have the ability to win real prizes. Users can play on their own in Single, challenge their friends or random opponents in Versus, or, in Team, players can team up with their friends and play other teams in real-time. In each of these game modes, users accumulate Gator Bucks that are redeemed for prizes in our prize store. Users can also play Tournaments and compete for set prizes against many players. Prizes range from gift cards to TV's to jewelry.
Purple Gator launched triVios first and foremost because we love trivia and wanted to give people a fresh take on mobile gaming. A trivia game where players can simply be rewarded for their trivia skills. We believe that each and every user is so important that we want to reinvest in our players by allowing them to win prizes while playing a game they love.
triVios in 3 words: Trivia with prizes
triVios in 4 words (our tagline): Play Trivia, Win Prizes
The Purple Gator Team is based out of Chicago and we're all avid trivia fans. Every night in Chicago there are bars/pubs that host trivia night with a live trivia host. Tons of teams show up and compete for cool prizes. We frequently attend these trivia events and play as a team. It's a fun, social experience that's great to do with friends.
"triVios is a trivia game where people win real, tangible prizes for their awesome trivia knowledge. Whether you like to play alone, with your friends, or with people you've never met, there's a game mode for you."
triVios is different from other trivia/quiz apps because there are four different game modes and, in any game mode, players have the ability to win real prizes. Users can play on their own in Single, challenge their friends or random opponents in Versus, or, in Team, players can team up with their friends and play other teams in real-time. In each of these game modes, users accumulate Gator Bucks that are redeemed for prizes in our prize store. Users can also play Tournaments and compete for set prizes against many players. Prizes range from gift cards to TV's to jewelry.
Purple Gator launched triVios first and foremost because we love trivia and wanted to give people a fresh take on mobile gaming. A trivia game where players can simply be rewarded for their trivia skills. We believe that each and every user is so important that we want to reinvest in our players by allowing them to win prizes while playing a game they love.
triVios in 3 words: Trivia with prizes
triVios in 4 words (our tagline): Play Trivia, Win Prizes
The Purple Gator Team is based out of Chicago and we're all avid trivia fans. Every night in Chicago there are bars/pubs that host trivia night with a live trivia host. Tons of teams show up and compete for cool prizes. We frequently attend these trivia events and play as a team. It's a fun, social experience that's great to do with friends.
Something to note, we have Trivia Tuesday bonuses in triVios every week giving players the opportunity to earn more Gator Bucks and get bonuses towards gameplay and prizes.
Here's a link to our YouTube demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OsEiDwPadc
Monday, 11 May 2015
Twiz Night
For anyone on Twitter a useful quizzing account to follow is @twiznight
Twiz Night has been running for a number of years in Ireland and is basically a twice-weekly prize quiz on Twitter. Its a clever business model in which companies offer prizes for exposure and hash tags and it all benefits the player who simply logs in and answers a few questions! The whole quiz lasts about an hour or just under and it is judged not only on your answers but also on the speed at which you answer.
Works much better than you can imagine and usually is quite a fun and active night of quizzing.
Twiz Night has been running for a number of years in Ireland and is basically a twice-weekly prize quiz on Twitter. Its a clever business model in which companies offer prizes for exposure and hash tags and it all benefits the player who simply logs in and answers a few questions! The whole quiz lasts about an hour or just under and it is judged not only on your answers but also on the speed at which you answer.
Works much better than you can imagine and usually is quite a fun and active night of quizzing.
Quiz League
I am looking to feature a few profiles of quiz leagues around the country over the new few weeks. I always mention the Sunderland League in which I play but I think it might be useful to feature some profiles of leagues around the country.
So if you are in a league and have a few spare moments send me some information across to fully234@hotmail.com and I will feature your quiz league on the site.
Possibly information such as league size, a little on the history's the league, current seasons (when they run etc), format, website links and perhaps information for contacting league organisers. Even supplying a sample quiz would help massively!
So if you are in a league and have a few spare moments send me some information across to fully234@hotmail.com and I will feature your quiz league on the site.
Possibly information such as league size, a little on the history's the league, current seasons (when they run etc), format, website links and perhaps information for contacting league organisers. Even supplying a sample quiz would help massively!
Beat the Brain BBC 2
I saw the initial contestant calls for Beat The Brain a few months back and the first episode of the series aired tonight on BBC 2. Despite being billed as a quiz show and despite John Craven using the word "quiz" at the start of the show, this is not a quiz show by any stretch of the imagination.
Its a less fun version of the Krytpon Factor testing various brain-skills such as the ability to memorise patterns, logic and observation. I am not usuall massively critical of new shows but I was fairly bored early on in this. John Craven host Beat the Brain and everything frm his style to the interaction with the computer Bain s terribly dated and the whole thing doesn't flow well at all.
Not my cup of tea at all, and even for people who like these sort of game shows, I can't see it being around for much longer than the first series.
Anyone catch this?
Its a less fun version of the Krytpon Factor testing various brain-skills such as the ability to memorise patterns, logic and observation. I am not usuall massively critical of new shows but I was fairly bored early on in this. John Craven host Beat the Brain and everything frm his style to the interaction with the computer Bain s terribly dated and the whole thing doesn't flow well at all.
Not my cup of tea at all, and even for people who like these sort of game shows, I can't see it being around for much longer than the first series.
Anyone catch this?
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Book Suggestion
I am sure you have the odd DK book in your collection. I certainly have shelves full. They tend to present information in an easy to learn, accessible and engaging way and "The Illustrated Story of Art" is no exception. I have acquired a wide range of books in recent years to try and boost my knowledge of Art and I wish I had bought this first as its a perfect primer, ideal for revision and full of useful information. Highly recommended whether you are new to the subject or looking to top up knowledge!
Monday, 20 April 2015
Quiz Britain App
I imagine some of you reading this have heard of the wonderful Quiz Britain app which helps you locate pub quizzes no matter where you are in the UK. It is a nifty little tool that has helped me a on more than one occasions and is kept regularly up to date, reducing the chances of turning up to a pub only to find the quiz has been cancelled.
They have recently updated the app to cover more areas in greater detail. Head HERE for extra information and I am pretty sure you can also use the site to search for quizzes if you don't have a smart phone.
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Quiz in the North 3
Still haven't made it to one of these events myself yet but having seen the questions and heard great feedback about the previous two then I am very much looking forward to it.
Here is the blurb from the Faebook page -
"A full day of quizzing with individual, buzzer and team quizzes.
In the morning there will be an individual written quiz, which will feature a number of different genres with prizes available for the overall winners and genre winners.
In the afternoon Dave Bill is going to run an interactive buzzer quiz, which are always lots of fun.
This will be followed by a team quiz. Teams will be based on the results of the individual quiz results so everyone will have a chance of winning and you'll have the chance to meet new quiz friends.
The entrance fee for the full day of quizzing will be just £5, and all the money left over after hopefully minimal costs will be used as prize money for the various quizzes.
To sign up, please either use the appropriate button on this group, or you can e-mail quizinthenorth3@yahoo.co.u
Here is the blurb from the Faebook page -
"A full day of quizzing with individual, buzzer and team quizzes.
In the morning there will be an individual written quiz, which will feature a number of different genres with prizes available for the overall winners and genre winners.
In the afternoon Dave Bill is going to run an interactive buzzer quiz, which are always lots of fun.
This will be followed by a team quiz. Teams will be based on the results of the individual quiz results so everyone will have a chance of winning and you'll have the chance to meet new quiz friends.
The entrance fee for the full day of quizzing will be just £5, and all the money left over after hopefully minimal costs will be used as prize money for the various quizzes.
To sign up, please either use the appropriate button on this group, or you can e-mail quizinthenorth3@yahoo.co.u
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