THE GODS OF QUIZZING 9)The BBC are about to show a series called “The Gods of Snooker,”tales of the first few years at the Crucible when the final was watched by “Line of Duty” size audiences with an equal buzz at the office coffee break next morning(Remember what an office [ … click here to read more … ]

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AT A GALLOP The quiz got into top gear with three predictions decided in 8 days. Six quizzers were up to the job of predicting all three(GLYN JAMES, DAVID MAHON, JAMES MERRETT, RUBY NEWALL, MARION WARR and KATIE WORGAN).Enough to propel Glyn into a three way tie for the lead. [ … click here to read more … ]

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THE TORCH IS LIT The Olympic torch relay set off round Japan this week, one huge step in reassuring Quiz HQ that we could navigate our way through the 2021 Quiz without too many casualties. There will still be many odd Covid hiccups on the way to December. The Irish [ … click here to read more … ]

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STRICTLY QUIZZING AND THE FIRST DANCE The 261st Quizzer’s entry popped into my inbox at 2.14 p.m. precisely, one minute before kick off in Rome and so set an unbreakable record for cutting it fine.261 you say; down from 267 in 2020 despite heroic efforts from such ace recruiters as [ … click here to read more … ]

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Quiz tips 2021 1)Remember those dear old pre Covid days when all we had to worry about was Storm Ciara raging up the Firth of Forth. England and Scotland played an error strewn game ,unsurprising in view of the conditions. Only in the 70th minute of a dour struggle did [ … click here to read more … ]