TV’s Only Connect is looking for more contestants

 

BBC 2’s Only Connect is looking for more contestants

 

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Our Charity Quiz Night Wednesday 13th November

 

The annual Charity Quiz Night, organised by the league, will be on Wednesday 13th November, starting at 8pm. We hope that teams from all over will join us, as this night is open to the public.

There are two venues:

The Royal Oak, Ockbrook

The Plough Inn, Two Dales

All proceeds go our nominated local charity.

 

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How to ace a quiz

 

Train your brain: five experts on how to ace a quiz (Guardian)

 

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Is it time to shake up University Challenge?

 

The Oxbridge problem: is it time to shake up University Challenge? (Guardian)

 

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Quiz tips from quiz expert Alan Connor

 

Quiz tips from quiz expert Alan Connor (INews)

 

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First Results of 2019-2020

 

Go to our Results Page to find the match results and consequent league tables after the first match of the season played October 9th.

 

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Updated Score Sheet for 2019-2020

 

Visit our Fixtures Page where an updated score sheet, ready for the 2019-2020 season, is now available.

Thanks to Dennis Slater.

 

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Rule change for new season

Don Ingham writes:

Good luck to everyone on Wednesday as we start our new season.

At the AGM an alteration was made to the rule about how to play matches where one team has had to turn up with only 3 players.  The expectation is that this will only happen occasionally because an emergency arises, and with that in mind, the rule has changed so that the depleted team is not penalised on individual rounds by having to pass one question each round directly to the other side.

The new wording for this in rule 1 of the Competition Rules is as follows:

Competing teams consist of four players but may play with three in extraordinary circumstances. In such a case: 

• the positions of the missing player is chosen by the depleted team; 
• the individual questions or individual bonus questions that would have gone to a missing person should be rotated among the available members of the team, rotating after each individual round and with the opposing team selecting which player from the depleted team answers on the final round; 
• no special arrangements are needed for team rounds; 
• any occurrences of three person teams should be reported by both teams when sending the results and published along with the results.

Hopefully this is clear enough – but if not I can answer questions on it.

 

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Why are we so obsessed with quizzes?

 

Why getting the right answer is so addictive, and why getting the wrong answer can be so funny (Guardian)

 

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Are two heads really better than one?

 

In quizzes – and indeed life – do you get the best results working in a team or flying solo? (Guardian)

 

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