Quiz Liverpool

Eleanors (Division 2) are now playing their home matches at The Three Piggies, 77-79 Allerton Rd, Liverpool L18 2DA

Barbara's sister Catherine has asked us to pass on the following message : Thank you for all your kindness and expressions of sympathy on the loss of Barbara. She had a great sendoff last Friday and it It was lovely to see so many of you there. Best wishes, Catherine

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Barbara Rouse, long-serving member and captain of Monstrous Regiment quiz team.  Barbara will be much missed by all who have enjoyed her company and contribution to the quiz league over the years.

Barbara's funeral service will take place at the Rosemary Chapel at Springwood Crematorium (Springwood Avenue, Liverpool, L25 7UN) at 10.00 am on Friday 6th January. This will be followed by her burial in the nearby woodland plot in Allerton Cemetery at 11.00 am and a gathering at Allerton Hall (The Pub in the Park - also L25 7UN) straight after at 11.30.

The BBC showed a fascinating programme about quizzing on 30th November, and it is available on iPlayer for the next month if you did not see it.  Click on the image below to go to the BBC iPlayer site.

 

It is with great sadness that we have to inform everyone that Charlie Gallagher, late of the Leyfield Crown team, passed away on Wednesday 9th November.

His funeral will be at Springwood Crematorium in Allerton on Tuesday 22nd November at 11.30am, to be followed by a gathering at Allerton Hall (The Pub in the Park) from midday.

Charlie played for several teams over many years in the Liverpool Quiz League and our thoughts go out to his family at this sad time.

The draw has been made for the Challenge cup, with the following groups having been drawn.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
RAINHILL VICTORIA	UNISON	COLLEYWOBBLERS	WINGS
WSC WOODWORMS	OXTON CONS	JUDGES	WOODLANDS*
AIGBURTH PEOPLE	EXILES	WANDERING STAR	BISHOP ETON
WALLASEYANS	E STREET BAND	YARBOROUGHS	ABBEY SINNERS*

Group matches take place on 12th October, 9th November and 14th December, with the later rounds on 8th Feb, 8th March and 10th May 2017. Full fixture details can be found in the fixture calendar for the relevant dates.

The fixtures for the new season have now been published and are in the fixture calendar.  You can also see your team's fixtures on your team's page.  You can also download the full list from here:

We have a new team in Division 3 this season - Groundhogs have joined us from the now defunct Northern League, and play their home matches at Marine Football Club in Crosby. 

There was a good turnout at APH for the Pairs competition and Presentation Evening on Monday 23rd May.

After a written qualifying competition, six randomly drawn pairs of players went forward into the semi-final stage.  This was played n 15 to 1 style, with each pair having three lives and being asked questions in turn until only the final three pairs remained.  These three pairs had their lives reset, and the final was played under the same rules.  You can watch the knockout stages of the competition here.

 

Trophies were presented to the teams present who were runners-up/winners in the various competitions.  Pictures can be seen on the Gallery page.

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Competition	Winners	Runners Up
Division 3	Residents	Wandering Star
Division 2	Top Shelf	Palmy Army
Division 1	Rainhill Victoria	Exiles
Handicap League	Palmy Army
Riley Cup	CTK Wanderers	Oxton Cons
Individuals (Mimir)	Mark Kerr
Pairs	Rod Moore & Dave Wright

 

The final of the Merseyside Challenge Cup took place at the Sands Hotel, Ainsdale on Wednesday 11th May 2016.  The finalist were Unison of Ormskirk and Rainhill Victoria of Liverpool.

You can watch the whole match below:

 

The final of the 2016 MIMIR individual competition took place at the Sands Hotel, Ainsdale on 11th May 2016.  The contestants were Rod Moore of Liverpool, Karl Whelan of Wirral, Dag Griffiths of Southport & Formby and Neil MacAskill of Warrington.

The match proved to be probably the closest fought one ever, and the whole event can be watched below: