Quiz Liverpool

To celebrate the launch of ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ exhibition, Liverpool Central Library will be the venue for an evening of magic and a quiz hosted by the fabulous Barrington Powell. Prepare to be amazed by the Marvellous Magician of Infinite Jest.

Do you know your Wampus Cat from your Bowtruckle?  Could you pick Hermione’s wand out of a line-up? Join us and host Barrington Powell, armed with questions from the experts at Pottermore, at our quiz night. Test your knowledge of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, see how you fare against our Curator’s Curious Conundrum and win some brilliant prizes.

Teams can have a maximum of six members, and everyone needs a ticket. Suggested donation on the night for refreshements and the show is £8 each iperson include bruchetta, 2 glasses of wine of wine or soft drinks and a preview of the exhibition. Please note the quiz and magical content is suitable for supervised teens and adults only and is not suitable for young children under 12

In association with Pottermore and The British Library

20th October 2017

6.00pm Exhibtion Opens

7.45pm Refreshments and magical performance

7.30pm Quiz

Suggested Donation for refreshments and show on the evening is £8 each person

Book your free tickets online at Eventbrite here:

The annual Liverpool Quiz League Presentation Night and Pairs competition took place at Aigburth People's Hall on Monday 5th June 2017.  Trophies were presented to the runners-up and winners of all of the league and cup trophies as follows:  (These pictures and more can be seen in the gallery from the menu above)

You can watch the Pairs final below:

Liverpool Quiz League Presentation Evening 2017 and Annual Pairs Competition

Monday 5th June 2017, 8pm Aigburth People’s Hall, Aigburth Vale, Liverpool, L17 0DJO

Our evening will begin with the draw for the Pairs Competition. The questions are set this year by last year’s winners; Rod Moore and Dave Wright. Pairs are drawn from the hat for those wishing to enter the competition.

The first part of the Pairs competition is 40 questions, each pair of contestants writes their answers on the answer sheet. Following the first part the sheets are marked with the top six pairs going through to a 15 to 1 style knock out and then the top three carry on until the winners remain.

We will then have refreshments followed by the Presentation;

Liverpool Mimir Competition

Arthur Evans Shield  - Mark Kerr of Rainhill Victoria

Division 3

Runners Up FD Hill Trophy - St Patrick’s

Winners Bill Palmer Cup - Bookworms

Division 2

Runners Up Old Wallaseyans Trophy - Eleanor’s

Winners George Taylor Cup - CTK Cavaliers

Division 1

Runners Up William Ross Cup - Kluggers

Winners Bert Dutton Cup - Rainhill Victoria

Ted Riley Cup

Runners Up - Aigburth Cricket Club, Liverpool Quiz League

Winners - Tramway, Liverpool Quiz League

We hope that all Liverpool teams and Wirral Teams who took part in the Riley Cup, or any individual members of a team will join us to celebrate our 2017 season.

For catering purposes, we need to have some idea of how many people will be coming. So if you are an individual or a Team Secretary, will you please send me an email and let me know if you will be joining us by 5pm on Sunday 4th June 2017 at the latest.

The 2017 Riley Cup final rounds took place at Aigburth People's Hall on Monday 15th May 2017

The final was between Aigburth Cricket Club (Liverpool 3) and Tramway (Liverpool 2)

The MQL Finals night was held at St Joseph's, Warrington on Wednesday 10th May 2017. You can watch the quizzes that took place below:

Plate Final

Challenge Cup Final

Please note that due to technical problems only the first six rounds were recorded.

MIMIR Final

On 6th May 2017, the Quizzing Grand Prix circuit event will be held at The Hoylake Social Club.

If you have not taken part in one of these events before, they consist on a 90 minute written quiz, split into six different genera, such as Sport, entertainment etc.  Overall results are calculated on your best 5 scores out of the six, and there are also awards for the top scorers in each of the genera.

Your results contribute to a set of national quiz rankings, enabling you o compaer your performance against hundreds of quizzers around the country and indeed the world.

After the written quiz, there will be a team quiz, and the Hot 100, an international quiz taken by players around the world.

The event opens at 11.00am, for an 11.30amd start, and costs £12.50 per player (first timers and registered students get a 50% discount for their first event).

To allow for printing etc, you should register on the Quizzing Website (www.quizzing,co.uk) or via the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1637010162987174/?ti=cl

The Psychology Department of Liverpool University are running a few pub quizzes to help science and raise money for LCVS (Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services) at the same time!

Researchers from the University of Liverpool want to know how our personalities influence how well we work together in a team. Tickets are free and the more teams that sign up, the more money we will donate to charity. The winning team will also win a cash prize on the night!

Where?

The Ship & Mitre, Dale Street, Liverpool

When?

Tuesday 18 April 19.30 – 22.30

Wednesday 19 April 19.30 – 22.30

Tuesday 16 May 19.30 – 22.30

Wednesday 17 May 19.30 – 22.30

Click here for more information and click here to sign up. Please only sign up for one night.

The draw for the heats of the MQL MIMIR competition have been made and are shown below. The matches will be played on Wednesday 22 March, beginning at 8pm at New Brighton Cricket Club, Mortuary Lane, Wallasey.

The final will be held at the MQL Presentation Night on Wed 10th May 2017 at a Warrington venue.

A football themed quiz is to be held at the Ship and Mitre, Dale Street, Liverpool on Thursday 9th March 2017.

The quiz starts at 7.30pm, with refreshments at about 9pm.  All quizzers are welcome, and if you would like more details, please email Steve Lomas at steve.lomas1@btinternet.com

The annual Charity Quiz will be held at Christ the King Parish Club on January 27th at 7.30pm.

Teams can have a maximum of four players and it will cost £7.50 per head, which includes a supper of scouse. There will also be the customary raffle.

Please contact Dave Cotson (davecotson@hotmail.com) to give him an idea of numbers, and to let him know if anybody would like the non-scouse supper alternative. This is always a very pleasant evening, with a superb quiz, and is a great opportunity to quiz socially and help raise money for charity.