Warrington Quiz League

A room has been booked at St Oswald's for Tuesday 18th, for a pre-season quiz as happened last season. The idea is to try out question sets for vetting and to have a fun night. All are welcome, and a small charge will be made for refreshments.  The evening will start at 8.30pm.

If you are going to attend, please let Derek Moody know to give him an idea of how many to cater for.

In the coming weeks, several players from the MQL will be appearing on TV.

On 20th July Liverpool University beat St Peter's, Oxford on University Challenge.  The Liverpool team includes Jack Bennett, who played several matches for Rainhill Victoria last season, and reached the last 6 in the Liverpool pairs competition.

In the coming weeks Neil Macaskill , David Knapp, David Smith (all Warrington) and Jon Stitcher (Wirral) will be appearing on Only Connect on BBC2.  Neil will be appearing as a member of the Spaghetti Westerners on 27th July, David Smith as a member of The Railwaymen on 3rd August, David Knapp as a member of The Bookworms team on 17th August, and Jon as a member of the Athenians team on 24th August.

John Haynes of Irby Nomads (Wirral) appeared on Channel 4's '15 to 1' on Tuesday 4th August.

If you know of any other people appearing on the TV, please let me know.

The MQL Finals Night was held at Aigburth People's Hall in Liverpool on Wednesday 14th May 2015.  The results of the competitions were as follows:

MQL Plate

Zetland of Southport and Formby League beat Bishop Eton of the Liverpool League 46-41 after a close fought match

MQL Challenge Cup

Rainhill Victoria of the Liverpool League beat Oxton Conservatives of the Wirral League 51-38.

MIMIR Final

In a hard fought contest, Pat Gibson of the Ormskirk League beat Ray Oakes, also of the Ormskirk League and Rod Moore and Brian Thompson of the Liverpool League.  The final scores were Pat Gibson 17, Ray Oakes 14, Rod Moore 11 and Brian Thompson 11.

Billy Butler is looking for contestants for the Gamesroom which is played Monday-Friday 3.40pm during his show on Radio Merseyside.

If you would be up for playing you can email claire.minter@bbc.co.uk or contact them during the programme (2-4pm) on 0151 709 9333.

The producers of a new BBC FOUR quiz show are looking for smart and interesting contestants for brand new quiz that tests general knowledge and mental agility skills to the limit.

They are looking for individual players as well as teams of up to three players who share a common passion, hobby or profession, who have what it takes to take on the fiendish puzzles in this challenging word game.

If you would like to apply, send an email to casting@saltbeeftv.com to request an application form. The deadline for new applicants is March 31^st.

Since the fixtures were published on the site, I have been informed that Kirkfield Hotel have withdrawn from the league.  Because of this, one Division 1 team will have a free week each week of the season. The fixtures have been updated accordingly.

The team that was formerly known as Chat Moss are now known as Six Pack and will play at the Pack Horse in Culcheth on Tuesdays.  Full details of the venue can be found on their team page here:

The team formerly known as Imperial Boffins will be known as "The Boffins" for the new season and will be playing at the Ring O'Bells - details can be found on the team page:

Hungry Bear are currently making a brand new quiz show for ITV called ‘1000 Heartbeats’, hosted by Vernon Kay. In this show contestants will be competing against their very own clock...their heartbeat!

You can contact the producers at 1000heartbeats@hungrybear.tv or download an application form here:

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Channel 4 have announced that 15 to 1 is coming back with a second series.  If you would like to apply you can ask for an application form by sending an email to 15to1apps@remedyproductions.tv

In each show fifteen contestants go head to head answering some of TV’s toughest general knowledge questions. It’s a gripping game of quick fire answers where the winner is simply the last person standing.

Ultimately more than just a game of survival, Fifteen to One is a battle of supreme knowledge with the fifteen highest scoring winners returning for the end of the series final where they’ll compete for the title of ‘Grand Champion’.

The Grand Champion of the series wins up to £40,000!

This is a new quiz-style programme featuring well-known stars from various walks of life.  Angela Rippon is the Team Leader for the 'oldies' and Paddy McGuinness is the Tean Leader for the opponents.  Glenys Hopkins, a regular member of the Chat Moss quiz team, will feature in two programmes, currently scheduled to broadcast on 26th April and 3rd May.  We wish her every success!

Registrations are now invited for the 2014-15 season.  Registration forms have been sent out to Team Secretaries and early returns would be appreciated.  Entries from new teams wiil be welcome - for details contact either Cliff Houghton or Stuart Miller or though this website.