British Quizzing Championship

1. Grab a pen (even better, bring two or three!), and head to the venue.
2. This written quiz is in two halves, each of 50 minutes. Each paper has three of our genres, and only your top five genre scores will count towards your final score. Your dropped score comes into play if there is a tie to be broken.
3. The rules are on the front page, along with a space to put your name and scores.
4. Every genre has 40 questions that are each worth one point.
5. If a question asks for a name, unless otherwise specified, the last name only is sufficient.
6. The quiz is NOT a test of your spelling, it’s a test of your knowledge. As long as your answer is phonetically correct, then you may have the point.
7. You swap your paper with another player to mark them once the time is up.
8. We don’t take queries during this time to keep things running quickly, but you will find a challenge slip on the reverse of the front page. If you want to challenge any answers, you should write your challenge here and hand it to your host, who will raise it with the organisers.
9. You then hand in the score slip on the front of your paper, and your host will enter your scores.
10. Repeat for paper two after a comfort break.
11. Later in the day, you will be emailed a copy of the answers.
12. Upheld challenges are emailed to all players, so you can then update your scores if you are owed any additional points. Instructions for this are in the email.
13. Results and Quiz Rankings can be found on our results page.

The questions from the British Quizzing Championships will be available from the Monday after the event in our store here.

1. What does it cost to take part? This varies from venue to venue, so please check when you register. Venues all have a common fee and a local fee that covers the cost of the venue hire.
2. How do I pay? Ideally, please pay before the event via PayPal (payments@quizzing.co.uk). You can also pay in cash on the day – please make sure you have the correct money.
3. Can I leave my paper during the quiz? We would rather you didn’t, and will give you a comfort break between the papers. If you really have to leave your paper, please place it face down, and understand that you will not be able to return to play any more of it.