Auld Hundred: Edinburgh - Tuesday Night, 8.30pm
I headed north to Edinburgh for a relaxing break last week and whilst there planned to attend a Pub Quiz. Last year in Edinburgh I attended the quiz at The Barony, which was my favourite Pub Quiz Night of 2013. I got in touch with the setter and presenter of that quiz, Dave McBryan (recent winner of 15-to-1), who told me about The Auld Hundred's quiz night which he also runs and presents.
The Auld Hundred is set on Rose Street. It is a fairly small pub with a restaurant upstairs and the quiz attracted decently sixed teams. Indeed, it was getting busy from 8.30pm and we were lucky to get a seat so anyone attending may wish to get there early.
The quiz has a great format with 5 rounds and a jackpot round. The questions are diverse in topics and content, with bonus questions thrown in for up to 9 points (which I always like!) and a music round with 12 songs (songs and artists needed). Scores are tallied at the end of the every round giving plenty of time for trips to the bar and more importantly knowing where you are in the standings.
The final round involves 10 clues to one answer. The earlier the answers comes in the better adding a tactical element to the game I imagine (if you are leading).
To cap it all off Dave issues a jackpot round (currently standing at £160) in which 5 reasonably tough questions are asked with the team requiring all 5 correct to win.
Overall a cracking night and again, compared to the Pub Quizzes I attend in the North East, this remains heads and shoulders above the rest!
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