2011 Quizzing Grand Prix Schedule/Venues

5 Feb: Bristol, Cotham Parish Church Hall. Cotham Road, BS6 6DR (see also previous post)

5 March: Duston, St Crispin’s Social Club, Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6XA

2 April [Norway Open]: TBA (considering Burton-on-Trent and Hednesford Town FC, nr. Cannock)

7 May: Altofts, Lee Brig WMC, 1 St Mary's Rd, Normanton WF6 2JH

4 June [WQC]: TBA (considering Burton-on-Trent and Hednesford Town FC, nr. Cannock)

2 July: Kent, The Vines, Victoria Street, Rochester, ME1 1XN

6 August: Flitwick, Village Hall, Dunstable Road, Flitwick MK45 1HP

3 Sept [BQC]: TBA

1 October: Rainhill, St Ann's Millennium Centre, Prescot, Merseyside L35 0LE

4-6 Nov [EQC]: Brugges http://www.eqc2011.be/site/championship

3 Dec: TBA

Rothwell Grand Prix Team Quiz (Amended)

The three-way tie for first place saw a member of each team involved invited-up to see which of them was quickest to identify a character from opera - while listening to an audio excerpt. The tiebreak was won by Pat Gibson for Team 1.

Now for some levity...

La Triviata Quizzing Lookalike #1

Pat Gibson or Henri-Marie Beyle, aka Stendhal

British Open : Europe-wide results

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Many thanks to our friends in Estonia and Norway for getting their results to me so quickly, and for taking part of course!

iQa European Rankings

These are the official European Rankings post EQC2010. Please note that in error gareth Kingston is listed as English when he is in fact Welsh.

EQC2010 Part 4: European Pairs

For the first time ever we had a winner who was forming part of a Pair (Pat Gibson) that previously won the title while playing with a different partner (Dr. Ian Bayley, Tallinn 2005). Pat emerged triumphant this year, alongside partner Kevin Ashman, only after beating off the strongest of challenges from a Finnish duo of Jussi Savanto and Tero Kalliolevo.

Warm and heartfelt commiserations go to Tero who must rate as the unluckiest player of the weekend - finishing runner-up in both the Pairs (by 2 points) and Individuals (by just 1 point) and a Bronze medalist too in the Nations event. Hard luck Tero, that Gold medal will come soon, I'm sure of it!


Third place went to last year's winners David Stainer and Olav Bjortomt. Doubtless they will make another strong challenge for the title when we all meet again in Bruges/Brugge next year.

EQC2010 Part 3: Club Team

Milhous of Swindon, England regained the title they last won in Paris in 2006 (Broken Hearts had triumphed in Blackpool, 2007, Oslo, 2008, and Dordrecht, 2009). The field this year was tremendously strong, here's how they finished after 100 questions spread over 7 rounds.



The 'Milhous' team comprised Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Sean O'Neil and Tim Westcott. Reigning World and British Champion Pat Gibson took the place left vacant by the very sad demise of Mark Bytheway in July 2010. Mark had himself been World Champion (2007/08), and was reiging British Champion at the time of his death from cancer at the age of just 46. RIP Mark.