Quiz Liverpool

We are sad to have to report the sudden death of Matt Shore of the Old Bangers.  Matt died at home on Tuesday 8th January, having played the previous evening in an away victory over the Bishop Eton team.

Matt was a long term and much respected player, having played for many years in his team's previous incarnations as Baltic Fleet and Eleanors.

Details of the funeral arrangements will be posted as soon as we have them.

The annual Charity Quiz will take place at Christ the King Parsh Club on Friday, February 1st 2019, starting at 7.30pm. Teams of four; £7.50 per person, which includes supper. Please let Dave Cotson know if you intend to be there, and also if you would rather have sandwiches than the scouse supper (davecotson@hotmail.com).

This is always a thoroughly enjoyable evening with an excellent quiz, and we hope as many people as possible attend.

Do you and your mated fancy winning some cash?  How about applying for the Great British Pub Quiz?

The Victoria Hotel in Rainhill closes at 10.30pm on Monday evenings; would all teams travelling to play Judges please bear this in mind and arrive in time to start matches promptly at 8.45pm.  Thank you.

The Wirral Quiz League’s 2018 Pairs Competition will take place at 8pm on Sunday 30th September at Thingwall Recreation Centre, Sparks Lane, Wirral CH61 7XE.  As usual a cordial invitation to take part is extended to any Liverpool Quiz League players.

Welcome to the Diamond Jubilee Season of Merseyside Quiz Leagues. 

Liverpool Quiz League’s new season starts on Monday 3^rd September 2018.  Handbooks will be with you at the end of this week and September's fixtures can be viewed below.  We are pleased to welcome Standard Bearers to Division Two, they will be playing at the Royal British Legion, Marlborough Road, Tuebrook.  So with 31 teams, the league will consist of two divisions for the coming season.

The next LQL Council Meeting will take place at 7.30pm on Sunday 2^nd September 2018 at Christ the King. Agenda and minutes of the last meeting can be found in Documents.  We look forward to seeing you there and wish you every success in the coming season.

One final note. We wrote to you a few weeks ago telling you about the first Jubilee Event, the Buzzer Quiz Tournament on 15^th September 2018. There still places left for a few teams or individuals.  So why not join us?

The MQL have announced that a Buzzer Quiz Tournament will be held on Saturday 15 September 2018 here in Liverpool. This is the inaugural staging of what they hope will become an annual competition and is also the first of a number of special events to mark the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Leagues.  The details of the Tournament can be found on the MQL home page.

The format is that used in TV’s University Challenge and the Tournament can accommodate up to 20 teams.  Liverpool have been allocated places for 2 teams and each team should have up to 5 players  The entry fee is £12 per player.  If you would like to play in the Tournament then please notify Paul Davitt as soon as possible and before 4 August.

Brian Thompson of Aigburth People, and Jack Bennett, formerly of Rainhill Victoria took part in this year's Brain of Britain final alongside Clive Dunning and Mark Eves.

You can listen to the match by clicking on the image below:

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Congratulations to J.C. and the Jets (25), winners of the 2018 Ted Riley Handicap Quiz Competition defeating Nelson's Fifth Column (19) 58-55 in the final

Congratulations also go to Clive Leech of Exiles for scoring the only full house in the 14 games played on Finals evening.

Full results are posted in Competitions.

You can watch the final below:

Brian Thompson (Aigburth People) and Rob Cruise (Bookworms) went head to head in the final first round heat of this year's Brain of Britain competition.  Also taking part were Tony Quinn, also from Liverpool, and North-easterner Clive Dunning who was the 2014 Mastermind Champion.

You can listen to the heat by clicking on the link below:

Brain of Britain 2018 - Heat 12