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Finals Night

24th April 2009 at 8.00pm St Stephens Catholic Social Club, Howson Rd, Orford.

There will be a Table Quiz on the night and a Raffle will be held during the evening with prizes and a buffet will be provided, and the Final of the WQL Knockout will be played, featuring Culcheth RBL v Phoenix

The following teams will all be receiving awards:

Phoenix
Culcheth RBL
Quizimodos
Yarboroughs
Chat Moss
Marquis of Granby
Ex–Men
Alford Academicals
Various individuals will also receive awards

MQL 50th ANNIVERSARY/GRAND PRIX EVENT

2009 is the 50th Anniversary of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues and as part of the celebrations an event has been planned to mark the occasion as follows:-

Saturday 2nd May
A Grand Prix quiz event in conjunction with Quizzing.co.uk (www.iqagb.co.uk/trivia/portal.php).
Venue: St Ann's Millennium Centre, View Road, Rainhill, Merseyside, L35 0LE
Provisional schedule
10.30 - 11.00 Registration
11:00 - 12:30 Individual quiz* (6 genres - Art & Culture, Civilisation, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Physical World, Sport & Leisure)
12:30 - 13:15 Individual quiz answers and scoring (Competitors drop the lowest of their six 'genre' scores)
13:15 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch
14:00 - 17:30 Team Quizzing** (random draw)
17:30 - 17:45 Prize giving and closure of formal event

Cost for MQL players will be £10 as opposed to the normal £20 - includes full day's quizzing and a buffet lunch*

Some first-timers might find the individual written quiz a bit daunting – on this occasion if there is sufficient interest or demand it is planned to hold a parallel event in the morning on the same questions played by teams on a consultation basis for separate prizes.

**We thought it appropriate that teams should be formed on a random basis in the afternoon to play a succession of MQL style quizzes. Everybody should play in at least four such quizzes which will be specially written for the event.

For catering purposes etc, MQL quizzers will need to notify Dag Griffiths (07811 687783 or dagquiz@hotmail.co.uk ) in advance, or register at Quizzing.co.uk if they wish to attend - we may have to allocate places on a first come, first served basis if the response is overwhelming!

(NB it's quite customary for some of the participants to carry on into the evening quizzing, eating, drinking etc – a good pub and curry house are nearby!)

A number of Merseysiders have attended these events in the past and it is hoped that on this occasion a lot of more will take the opportunity to meet and play with some of the best quizzers in the land.

Please make every effort to help us celebrate our anniversary.

Dag Griffiths

Note: 12 Yard Productions will be holding auditions for "Are You An Egghead?" at this event. If you wish to audition, please contact Jane Allen at - places are limited

The Warrington QL Individual competition was won by Peter Watson of Culcheth RBL, with the Supporters' Plate being won by Cliff Houghton of Yarboroughs. For full details, see the Results page.!

As part of your team's registration for the next quiz season, a set of questions is required from you. In the past we have asked for a complete set or at least 32 pairs of questions, however we are now getting a lot of duplication and repetition of questions set in previous years.
We have to submit at least 18 sets of questions to be played in various MQL competitions and as we have only 19 teams at present you can appreciate that we need to fully use all our resources.
This year we are asking for either 20+ pairs or 50+ unrelated interesting questions. Do not submit anything that might be thought to be a 'list' question i.e. no capitals, chemical symbols, SI units, collective nouns etc. as this sort of thing can be easily found to 'fill in' sets.
Thank you for your help.

The Warrington Quiz League runs General Knowledge team quiz competitions in pubs and clubs in the Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn area and is always on the lookout for new teams and team members. If you are interested in entering a team, or would just like to enquire about joining an existing team in your area, please contact any of the people listed on the Contact Us page, or email us at

The Warrington Quiz League Championship Trophy is sponsored by:

NEWS

Are You An Egghead?

“ARE YOU AN EGGHEAD?” is returning to BBC2.
Do you think you have what it takes to be the next General Knowledge Giant? Are you as clever as an Egghead? Do you have a wider general knowledge than a set of encyclopaedias?
The hit BBC2 quiz is looking for a new super brain to join the most prestigious group in British quiz show history.
If you think you could call yourself an Egghead click here for an application form or contact the production team at

Are You An Egghead? Applications,
12 Yard Productions,
131-151 Great Titchfield Street,
London, W1W 5BB
or email then at:
areyouanegghead@12yard.com

Mastermind 2009

The BBC is looking for contestants to take part in the famous quiz show Mastermind. To become a contestant email them at mastermind@bbc.co.uk or fill in the form online at www.bbc.co.uk/mastermind
You can also request a form from
Mastermind Applications,
Room 4012,
BBC Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester,
M60 1SJ
(Applicants must be aged 18 or over)
They are planning to hold a series of auditions around the country from the end of February and throughout March so for those wishing to apply, now is the time. The process is simple. Send in an application form and those who are invited for an audition will be asked 20 general knowledge questions, have a brief chat with the production team and be asked for their suggestions for specialist subjects that they would like to cover if they make it on to the programme.

The minutes of the WQL Council Meeting held on 30/10/2008 are available here:

The minutes of the WQL Council Meeting held on 14/9/2008 are available here:

Congratulations to Quizimodos as Champions of the Division 1 Handicap, with Hatton Coterie as Runners-up.

Alford Academicals as Champions of the Division 2 Handicap with Imperial Boffins as Runners-up.

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