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Pop Culture Challenge

2026-06-14T15:50:02Z

JonStitcher:

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The Individual quiz tournament on pop culture subjects: TV, film, music, sport, lifestyle etc. For our upcoming season we are excited to welcome back our editing team of Alexia Jarvis and Lewis Jones. We also have some new and returning writers joining the setting team for this season who will be bringing with them some fresh and exciting ideas.


Every player is guaranteed 9 matches. You will play 6 qualifying matches to determine your tier for the knock out stage which will then be a further 3 matches. Players eliminated in the knock out stage will play the remaining games as friendlies for ranking positions.

It is 4 points for winning a game and any player who fails to show for a game will receive 1 point for a first no-show and be eliminated from the competition for a second no-show.

This hugely popular competition will feature the same fantastic questions, same scheduling process, same prizes, all round it's the same competition that over 300 of you enjoyed so much in previous events.

Entry is just £35 (or £25 if this is your first every season) and you can recoup that by reading matches as each game you read for earns you £2.50 in reader credit which can be used for any online OQL competition.

Registration for PCC Season 12 opens in just a few weeks on 5th July and the competition willl commence on Monday 14th September. You can see the full schedule below.

Season 12 will operate to the following schedule

Registration opens 5th July 2026
Registration closes 12th September 2026

Week 1 - 14th - 20th September

Week 2 - 21st - 27th September

Week 3 - 28th September - 4th October

Week 4 - 5th - 11th October

Week 5 - 12th - 18th October

Week 6 - 19th - 26th October

Quarter finals - 27th October - 2nd November

Semi finals/Placement games - 3rd - 9th November

Finals week/Placement games - 10th - 16th November

We recommend all players and prospective players join our Facebook group located at https://www.facebook.com/groups/popculturechallenge

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Pop Culture Challenge - Register

2026-06-14T15:39:27Z

JonStitcher:

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== Register ==

Registration for PCC Season 12 opens on 5th July 2026 at which point the registration form will be available to you. If you have any questions regarding PCC please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

Pop Culture Challenge - Register

2026-06-14T15:39:04Z

JonStitcher:

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== Register ==

Registration for PCC Season 12 opens on 5th July 2026. If you have any questions regarding PCC please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

The current list of registered players is available [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1or0fxDMR8cqPOICQ5qFqP_BkxPhFtC93IVPca1ychR4/edit?usp=sharing HERE] - if you spot an error on this sheet please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to info@onlinequizleague.com .

Pop Culture Challenge - Schedule - Season 3

2026-06-14T15:38:41Z

JonStitcher:

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Season 12 will operate to the following schedule

Registration opens 5th July 2026
Registration closes 12th September 2026

Week 1 - 14th - 20th September

Week 2 - 21st - 27th September

Week 3 - 28th September - 4th October

Week 4 - 5th - 11th October

Week 5 - 12th - 18th October

Week 6 - 19th - 26th October

Quarter finals - 27th October - 2nd November

Semi finals/Placement games - 3rd - 9th November

Finals week/Placement games - 10th - 16th November

Pop Culture Challenge

2026-06-14T15:37:51Z

JonStitcher:

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The Individual quiz tournament on pop culture subjects: TV, film, music, sport, lifestyle etc. For our upcoming season we are excited to welcome back our editing team of Alexia Jarvis and Lewis Jones. We also have some new and returning writers joining the setting team for this season who will be bringing with them some fresh and exciting ideas.


Every player is guaranteed 9 matches. You will play 6 qualifying matches to determine your tier for the knock out stage which will then be a further 3 matches. Players eliminated in the knock out stage will play the remaining games as friendlies for ranking positions.

It is 4 points for winning a game and any player who fails to show for a game will receive 1 point for a first no-show and be eliminated from the competition for a second no-show.

This hugely popular question will feature the same fantastic questions, same scheduling process, same prizes, all round it's the same competition that over 300 of you enjoyed so much in previous events.

Entry is just £35 (or £25 if this is your first every season) and you can recoup that by reading matches as each game you read for earns you £2.50 in reader credit which can be used for any online OQL competition.

Registration for PCC Season 12 opens in just a few weeks on 5th July and the competition willl commence on Monday 14th September. You can see the full schedule below.

Season 12 will operate to the following schedule

Registration opens 5th July 2026
Registration closes 12th September 2026

Week 1 - 14th - 20th September

Week 2 - 21st - 27th September

Week 3 - 28th September - 4th October

Week 4 - 5th - 11th October

Week 5 - 12th - 18th October

Week 6 - 19th - 26th October

Quarter finals - 27th October - 2nd November

Semi finals/Placement games - 3rd - 9th November

Finals week/Placement games - 10th - 16th November

We recommend all players and prospective players join our Facebook group located at https://www.facebook.com/groups/popculturechallenge

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[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Brain of Online Quiz League

2026-06-02T18:16:23Z

JonStitcher:

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Brain of Online Quiz League is an individual competition played using the Mimir format. The competition takes place during the summer OQL season of each calendar year. Entry is £10 per player. Players will play a 100 question qualifier quiz to place players in tiers followed by 4 weeks of Mimir quizzers. The qualifier is played over Wikiquiz and all other matches are scheduled between players using the Quiz Central scheduling tool used in PCC and ICC. Players must be eligible to participate, you can see the eligibility requirements on the registration page.

Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration for BOOQL 7 is now closed. BOOQL 8 will open for registration in the Spring of 2027.

The schedule is below - There will be a WikiQuiz qualifier quiz to determine in which tier of BOOQL you will play. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on. Any player who does not complete the WikiQuiz will not be able to participate in BOOQL. Players can undertake this quiz at any time on Saturday 30th May from midnight to midnight BST. However, once they start the quiz they must finish within 1 hour, any answers submitted after 60 minutes will be discounted. If, for any medical reason, you may need more than 60 minutes to complete the quiz please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games may be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all previously eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League - Register

2026-06-02T18:15:46Z

JonStitcher:

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Registration for BOOQL 2026 (BOOQL 7) is now closed. BOOQL 8 will open for registration in the Spring of 2027.
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Brain of Online Quiz League - Schedule - Season 3

2026-05-29T23:00:56Z

JonStitcher:

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Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now closed.

The schedule is below - please note that there has been a slight change to the format and we are resorting back to the WikiQuiz qualifier. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games may be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all previously eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League

2026-05-29T23:00:40Z

JonStitcher:

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[[Category:Brain of Online Quiz League]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Brain of Online Quiz League is an individual competition played using the Mimir format. The competition takes place during the summer OQL season of each calendar year. Entry is £10 per player. Players will play a 100 question qualifier quiz to place players in tiers followed by 4 weeks of Mimir quizzers. The qualifier is played over Wikiquiz and all other matches are scheduled between players using the Quiz Central scheduling tool used in PCC and ICC. Players must be eligible to participate, you can see the eligibility requirements on the registration page.

Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now closed. There may be opportunities to participate should players neglect to complete the qualifier quiz. Should you wish to be added to the reserve list, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com and we'll provide you further details about what being on the reserve list entails.

The schedule is below - There will be a WikiQuiz qualifier quiz to determine in which tier of BOOQL you will play. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on. Any player who does not complete the WikiQuiz will not be able to participate in BOOQL. Players can undertake this quiz at any time on Saturday 30th May from midnight to midnight BST. However, once they start the quiz they must finish within 1 hour, any answers submitted after 60 minutes will be discounted. If, for any medical reason, you may need more than 60 minutes to complete the quiz please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games may be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all previously eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League - Register

2026-05-29T22:59:53Z

JonStitcher:

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Registration for BOOQL 2026 (BOOQL 7) is now closed. There may be opportunities to participate should players neglect to complete the qualifier quiz. Should you wish to be added to the reserve list, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com and we'll provide you further details about what being on the reserve list entails.
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Brain of Online Quiz League - Schedule - Season 3

2026-05-29T15:40:01Z

JonStitcher:

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Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now OPEN! Players must register by Friday 31st May 2026 to be included.

The schedule is below - please note that there has been a slight change to the format and we are resorting back to the WikiQuiz qualifier. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games may be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all previously eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League - Schedule - Season 3

2026-05-29T15:38:51Z

JonStitcher:

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Brain of Online Quiz League 6 (BOOQL 6) will take place in May, June and July 2025 during OQL Season 16. Registration is now OPEN! Players must register by Friday 30th May 2025 to be included.

The schedule is below - please note that there has been a slight change to the format and we are resorting back to the WikiQuiz qualifier. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on.

June 2nd-8th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will be will move to placement games.

June 9th-15th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 16th-22nd - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 23rd-29th - Final - These games will be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win the BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League

2026-05-24T13:46:14Z

JonStitcher:

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[[Category:Brain of Online Quiz League]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Brain of Online Quiz League is an individual competition played using the Mimir format. The competition takes place during the summer OQL season of each calendar year. Entry is £10 per player. Players will play a 100 question qualifier quiz to place players in tiers followed by 4 weeks of Mimir quizzers. The qualifier is played over Wikiquiz and all other matches are scheduled between players using the Quiz Central scheduling tool used in PCC and ICC. Players must be eligible to participate, you can see the eligibility requirements on the registration page.

Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now OPEN! Players must register by Friday 29th May 2026 to be included.

The schedule is below - There will be a WikiQuiz qualifier quiz to determine in which tier of BOOQL you will play. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on. Any player who does not complete the WikiQuiz will not be able to participate in BOOQL. Players can undertake this quiz at any time on Saturday 30th May from midnight to midnight BST. However, once they start the quiz they must finish within 1 hour, any answers submitted after 60 minutes will be discounted. If, for any medical reason, you may need more than 60 minutes to complete the quiz please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games may be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all previously eliminated players will play in placement matches.

International Culture Challenge - Register

2026-05-24T09:45:35Z

JonStitcher:

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== Register ==
Thank you for your interest in OQL's International Culture Challenge. Registration has now closed, however, we do have a few spaces available. If you have not yet registered but would like to be included, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com to see if we can accommodate you.

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International Culture Challenge

2026-05-24T09:45:16Z

JonStitcher:

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The events that shape our history, the places you have to visit, the science of how the world works, the operas you can't miss, the paintings you have to see, the books you must devour and the philosophies that define our world. A quiz league for individual players that begins on Monday 25th May 2026.

Games with four players take place each week, each player plays nine matches games. After 6 weeks of matches all players will enter a knockout stage where divisional champions will be crowned.

Entry costs £35, if this is your first season of ICC, you will pay the discounted rate of £25. You will also earn £2.50 credit for reading other matches with no cap on this. This credit can be used for ANY of the online OQL run events. Read enough and you can quiz for free with OQL indefinitely!

Registration has now closed, however, we do have a few spaces available. If you have not yet registered but would like to be included, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com to see if we can accommodate you.

Season 11 will run to the following schedule

Registration closes - Saturday 23rd May

Week 1 - Monday 25th to Sunday 31st May

Week 2 - Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June

Week 3 - Monday 8th to Sunday 14th June

Week 4 - Monday 15th to Sunday 21st June

Week 5 - Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th June

Week 6 - Monday 29th June to Sunday 5th July (Please note - we are unable to provide a double length game week for 4th July)

Week 7 - (quarter finals) - Monday 6th to Sunday 12th July

Week 8 - (Semi finals and placement games) - Monday 13th to Sunday 19th July

Week 9 - (Finals and placement games) - Monday 20th to Sunday 26th July

Registration for Season 11 is now open! If you have any questions prior to registering, please don't hesitate to ask by emailing us at info@onlinequizleague.com

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International Culture Challenge - Rules

2026-05-15T16:39:24Z

JonStitcher: /* League structure */

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==OQL ICC Mimir Rules==

The OQL International Culture Challenge uses the Mimir quiz format (named after Mímir, a Norse god renowned for his knowledge and wisdom). Matches are played between four players, with their respective positions (in seats 1 to 4) drawn at random.

===Game play===
#The quiz will take place in a Zoom room created by your quizmaster (QM). Each week, you will be drawn in a match with 3 other players. You will compete against each other over 5 rounds of questions, in each of which all four players will each be asked 3 questions.
#All questions will appear on screen on the scoring app. This excludes tie-breaks and spares, which will be pasted into the Zoom chat.
#Players score 1 point for each one of their own questions they answer correctly. Players have a maximum of 30 seconds to answer each of their own questions starting from the moment the reading stops. Players may pass their own questions as early as they like after the original reading has been finished. A player may not pass during the original reading of the question but may pass immediately once a repeat has finished. By ‘repeat’, we mean here a request for either the entirety of a question to be repeated or a part thereof.
#Any question that a player fails to convert, either by answering incorrectly or passing, will be opened up to the other players for a bonus point. When players are offered a chance to answer an opponent’s unconverted question, the player may choose to attempt an answer or pass. If choosing to attempt an answer, the player must answer immediately that that player’s name is called; any hesitation of more than 3 seconds will be taken to be a pass.
##There are strict rules in determining the order in which players may attempt an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question. All players begin, naturally, with zero ‘bonus attempts’ and each time a player attempts to answer to an opponent’s unconverted question (rather than passing) that player accumulates a further ‘bonus attempt’. The player who has the fewest bonus attempts gets the first chance at answering an opponent’s unconverted question.
##If two or more players have accumulated the same number of bonus attempts, the question will be asked first to whichever of those players is seated in the next seat along from the player who failed to convert the original question. The next seat along from player 2 is, for example, player 3, then player 4, then player 1. If players 1 and 3 have each accumulated one bonus attempt and player 4 has accumulated two bonus attempts, then Player 2’s unconverted question will first be asked to Player 3, then to Player 1, and finally to Player 4.
##It is important to note that bonus attempts are accumulated when a player attempts an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question, regardless of whether his or her answer is correct or not. Bonus attempts are not accumulated by passing when an opponent’s question is offered, and neither are they accumulated when a player attempts to answer his or her own questions.
#At the end of 5 rounds, the quiz is over and the player with the most points is declared the winner. In the event of a tie for 1st place then the tied players will answer the same 3 tiebreak questions (in separate break-out rooms) to try and split the tie. If still level, a further 3 questions are asked, and if the players can still not be separated then a nearest the bull question will be used to break the tie. If there is a tie for 2nd or 3rd places (prior to the knockout stages) then the players will not engage in a tiebreak; instead, those players will share the available points. '''All tie-break questions should be pasted into the chat for each player.'''
#Should a spare question be required, the reader should ask the relevant player to pick a number between 1 and 3 and that player will receive the relevant spare question.

===Questions===
#Each quiz consists of 60 questions, consisting of 15 ‘quads’. A quad is a series of four questions, usually of similar difficulty on a related topic. Each player will be asked one question from each of the 15 quads. So if you were to be asked a question on a Russian lake then you can expect all 3 of your opponents to each get a question on either Russian geography or on lakes.

===League structure===
#The winner of each match receives 4 league points. The player who finishes in 2nd place receives 3 league points, the player in 3rd place 2 points, and the player in 4th place gets 1 point.
#In week one of the competition a random draw for each match will occur, no game will contain more than 1 player who finished in Tiers 1 or 2 of the previous two ICC Seasons.
#In Weeks two and three of the competition players will be drawn into matches where all players are within a maximum leaderboard gap of N divided by 2 where N is the total number of participants in the current ICC season.
# In Weeks four, five and six of the competition players will be drawn into matches where all players are within a maximum leaderboard gap of N divided by 4 where N is the total number of participants in the current ICC season.
#If a player misses one of their games during the first six weeks, he or she will be awarded 1 point and will be judged to have answered zero questions correctly. If a player misses a 2nd game (other than in exceptional circumstances) that player will be disqualified from the knockout stages. Any player missing multiple matches in a season may be disqualified from future seasons depending on the circumstances and this will be decided at the sole discretion of the organising team.
##After 6 weeks of matches, players will be ranked into groups of 16. The top 16 players will play for the Tier 1 title, the next 16 for the Tier 2 title, and so on. From this point on, the matches will be knock outs, with the top 2 players progressing to the next round, until we get to the final of each Tier; the winners of these finals will be awarded the Tier title.
#Players eliminated during the knockout stages will play placement matches, meaning that everyone will play nine games.
#If players are tied in the league table, they will be separated in the following manner:
##Firstly, most own questions answered correctly
##Secondly, most questions answered correctly overall
##Thirdly, fewest bonus attempts
##Fourthly, most games won

===Organising matches===
#Draws will take place on Sunday evenings and will occasionally been streamed live on Facebook. Players will be officially informed of their opponents following the draw and will need to organise their match for some time prior to the following Sunday night (games can be played early on Sunday, but must be completed by 7.30pm UK time). Players should be as flexible as possible to try to ensure that a suitable time can be found for all players.
#In Weeks 1-5 of the competition, players will be placed into one of three distinct regions: Americas / Europe and Africa / Asia and Oceania. To aid with scheduling, no match in Weeks 1-5 will contain players from all 3 regions.
#Players must respond to their scheduling email within 36 hours of it being sent. If a player has not responded within 36 hours then the other three players may organise a time that suits them without needing confirmation from the uncommunicative player.
#Players will then request a QM via the website. Once someone has agreed to read, the QM will need to arrange a Zoom call for the match to be played. A scoring tool will be used by the QM which will automatically submit the results to the administration team. Please check that these scores are correct.
#If you have played your match that week then you are free to read any games for the rest of the week. Reading a match will see you receive a £2.50 credit, which can be redeemed against any future OQL fees. This credit is not capped, so if you read often enough you could find yourself quizzing for life for free with OQL!

===Answers===
#All questions will include valid alternative answers.
#Players may answer in their own language. OQL will provide QMs with translations of answers into Dutch, French, German, Croatian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Romanian, and Swedish.
##Unless players are certain they know the English answer, players are strongly advised to answer in their own language rather than to attempt translations into English. If answering in a language other than English players should preface their answer with the language in which they intend to answer by saying, ‘In Norwegian xxxx’, or ‘In Romanian xxxx’, etc. Please be prepared to spell your answer if it is not clear to the QM whether or not your answer is correct.
#QMs will have sole discretion on whether to accept an answer that is close to the correct answer. QMs should reward clear knowledge; if it is apparent that a player knows an answer but has pronounced it slightly incorrectly or, perhaps, missed out a word which does not fundamentally change the answer, then it should be accepted. For example, a player answering "The Old Man Of The Sea" should be adjudicated to have given a correct answer even though the book title is, to be exact, “The Old Man And The Sea".
#If a player strongly disagrees with a QM’s decision, that player may lodge an appeal with the QM. The game will carry on to its conclusion and the appeal will be passed onto the Editing Team (Rob Hannah and Hugh Bennett) who will make a final decision.
##QMs’ decisions will be overturned only where an egregious error has occurred and will not be overturned on matters of judgement.

===Technical Issues===
#If a player unexpectedly loses connection during a question, that question will proceed as normal. Once that question has finished, the QM will wait a maximum of two minutes for the affected player to reconnect before restarting the game.

===Absences===
#If a player has not arrived by the designated start time, the QM is instructed to wait 10 minutes before starting the match; that can be extended to 15 minutes with the agreement of the other players (but there is no expectation that players should agree to this if it is inconvenient).
#Once a game has started, the missing player may not join and will be considered absent from that match. Should a player be struggling to make an arranged time, he/she can arrange for the match to be played at another time if the other players can agree on a new time. If the players cannot agree a new time, then the game will go on as originally arranged without that player.
#If a game is played with only 2 or 3 players the game will play as follows. The match should proceed as normal until it is time for the absent players questions to be asked. The reader will announce who is first in the bonus line and that player has a maximum of 15 seconds in which to answer or pass. Should they answer correctly they receive the point and the host moves on to the next question, again announcing who is first in line. If they answer and are wrong then a bonus attempt is noted and it is passed down the line. The next player has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which the first player did not use. If they also pass or are incorrect then the final player also has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which was not used by the first two players. The scoring is altered slightly for short handed matches. Players still receive, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points for their finish position and their own correct answers remain as they were, however, total points and bonus points are scaled down by a factor of 0.75 to account for the extra bonus attempts allowed by the empty seat. In two player matches these are scaled down by a factor of 0.5.
#Players should endeavour to attend every game where possible. It is very frustrating for players when a player does not respond to scheduling emails or turn up on time for their match.
#Should a player miss a game they will receive 1 league point and 0 for all the other stats. Should a player miss more than 1 game in a season then they will not be permitted to qualify through the first of the knock out stages. They will be allowed to play all their matches but the highest position in which they can finish in their tier is 9th. This is because any player who misses two or more games will likely end up in a tier much lower than their actual ability. OQL reserves the right to refuse entry to future events to any player who misses multiple games in one season.
#Should a player miss 4 or more matches during the leader board stage they will be removed from the knock out stage. The player may also not be allowed to enter future OQL Mimir competitions.

===Cheating===
#Players should not use any outside resources, such as Google or friends, to help them during the quiz. If anyone is found to be cheating, they will be removed from the competition.
#Players should keep both hands in view at all times while questions are live and should allow them to fall off screen only for very short periods, such as to pick up a cup while the questions are not live. The easiest way to ensure compliance is to sit a little further back from the screen or to rest hands on the chin. QMs will be asked to ensure this rule is being followed, and please do not be offended if your fellow players remind you of the need to comply.
#If players are taking notes during a game they should make the QM aware of this fact before the game and both the notepad and pen must be entirely visible to the QM during play.
#The OQL reserves the right to exclude from the competition any players who are thought to be intentionally breaking the rules.

International Culture Challenge - Rules

2026-05-15T16:35:52Z

JonStitcher: /* Organising matches */

{{Mimir Page}}

==OQL ICC Mimir Rules==

The OQL International Culture Challenge uses the Mimir quiz format (named after Mímir, a Norse god renowned for his knowledge and wisdom). Matches are played between four players, with their respective positions (in seats 1 to 4) drawn at random.

===Game play===
#The quiz will take place in a Zoom room created by your quizmaster (QM). Each week, you will be drawn in a match with 3 other players. You will compete against each other over 5 rounds of questions, in each of which all four players will each be asked 3 questions.
#All questions will appear on screen on the scoring app. This excludes tie-breaks and spares, which will be pasted into the Zoom chat.
#Players score 1 point for each one of their own questions they answer correctly. Players have a maximum of 30 seconds to answer each of their own questions starting from the moment the reading stops. Players may pass their own questions as early as they like after the original reading has been finished. A player may not pass during the original reading of the question but may pass immediately once a repeat has finished. By ‘repeat’, we mean here a request for either the entirety of a question to be repeated or a part thereof.
#Any question that a player fails to convert, either by answering incorrectly or passing, will be opened up to the other players for a bonus point. When players are offered a chance to answer an opponent’s unconverted question, the player may choose to attempt an answer or pass. If choosing to attempt an answer, the player must answer immediately that that player’s name is called; any hesitation of more than 3 seconds will be taken to be a pass.
##There are strict rules in determining the order in which players may attempt an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question. All players begin, naturally, with zero ‘bonus attempts’ and each time a player attempts to answer to an opponent’s unconverted question (rather than passing) that player accumulates a further ‘bonus attempt’. The player who has the fewest bonus attempts gets the first chance at answering an opponent’s unconverted question.
##If two or more players have accumulated the same number of bonus attempts, the question will be asked first to whichever of those players is seated in the next seat along from the player who failed to convert the original question. The next seat along from player 2 is, for example, player 3, then player 4, then player 1. If players 1 and 3 have each accumulated one bonus attempt and player 4 has accumulated two bonus attempts, then Player 2’s unconverted question will first be asked to Player 3, then to Player 1, and finally to Player 4.
##It is important to note that bonus attempts are accumulated when a player attempts an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question, regardless of whether his or her answer is correct or not. Bonus attempts are not accumulated by passing when an opponent’s question is offered, and neither are they accumulated when a player attempts to answer his or her own questions.
#At the end of 5 rounds, the quiz is over and the player with the most points is declared the winner. In the event of a tie for 1st place then the tied players will answer the same 3 tiebreak questions (in separate break-out rooms) to try and split the tie. If still level, a further 3 questions are asked, and if the players can still not be separated then a nearest the bull question will be used to break the tie. If there is a tie for 2nd or 3rd places (prior to the knockout stages) then the players will not engage in a tiebreak; instead, those players will share the available points. '''All tie-break questions should be pasted into the chat for each player.'''
#Should a spare question be required, the reader should ask the relevant player to pick a number between 1 and 3 and that player will receive the relevant spare question.

===Questions===
#Each quiz consists of 60 questions, consisting of 15 ‘quads’. A quad is a series of four questions, usually of similar difficulty on a related topic. Each player will be asked one question from each of the 15 quads. So if you were to be asked a question on a Russian lake then you can expect all 3 of your opponents to each get a question on either Russian geography or on lakes.

===League structure===
#The winner of each match receives 4 league points. The player who finishes in 2nd place receives 3 league points, the player in 3rd place 2 points, and the player in 4th place gets 1 point.
#If a player misses one of their games during the first six weeks, he or she will be awarded 1 point and will be judged to have answered zero questions correctly. If a player misses a 2nd game (other than in exceptional circumstances) that player will be disqualified from the knockout stages. Any player missing multiple matches in a season may be disqualified from future seasons depending on the circumstances and this will be decided at the sole discretion of the organising team.
##After 6 weeks of matches, players will be ranked into groups of 16. The top 16 players will play for the Tier 1 title, the next 16 for the Tier 2 title, and so on. From this point on, the matches will be knock outs, with the top 2 players progressing to the next round, until we get to the final of each Tier; the winners of these finals will be awarded the Tier title.
#Players eliminated during the knockout stages will play placement matches, meaning that everyone will play nine games.
#If players are tied in the league table, they will be separated in the following manner:
##Firstly, most own questions answered correctly
##Secondly, most questions answered correctly overall
##Thirdly, fewest bonus attempts
##Fourthly, most games won

===Organising matches===
#Draws will take place on Sunday evenings and will occasionally been streamed live on Facebook. Players will be officially informed of their opponents following the draw and will need to organise their match for some time prior to the following Sunday night (games can be played early on Sunday, but must be completed by 7.30pm UK time). Players should be as flexible as possible to try to ensure that a suitable time can be found for all players.
#In Weeks 1-5 of the competition, players will be placed into one of three distinct regions: Americas / Europe and Africa / Asia and Oceania. To aid with scheduling, no match in Weeks 1-5 will contain players from all 3 regions.
#Players must respond to their scheduling email within 36 hours of it being sent. If a player has not responded within 36 hours then the other three players may organise a time that suits them without needing confirmation from the uncommunicative player.
#Players will then request a QM via the website. Once someone has agreed to read, the QM will need to arrange a Zoom call for the match to be played. A scoring tool will be used by the QM which will automatically submit the results to the administration team. Please check that these scores are correct.
#If you have played your match that week then you are free to read any games for the rest of the week. Reading a match will see you receive a £2.50 credit, which can be redeemed against any future OQL fees. This credit is not capped, so if you read often enough you could find yourself quizzing for life for free with OQL!

===Answers===
#All questions will include valid alternative answers.
#Players may answer in their own language. OQL will provide QMs with translations of answers into Dutch, French, German, Croatian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Romanian, and Swedish.
##Unless players are certain they know the English answer, players are strongly advised to answer in their own language rather than to attempt translations into English. If answering in a language other than English players should preface their answer with the language in which they intend to answer by saying, ‘In Norwegian xxxx’, or ‘In Romanian xxxx’, etc. Please be prepared to spell your answer if it is not clear to the QM whether or not your answer is correct.
#QMs will have sole discretion on whether to accept an answer that is close to the correct answer. QMs should reward clear knowledge; if it is apparent that a player knows an answer but has pronounced it slightly incorrectly or, perhaps, missed out a word which does not fundamentally change the answer, then it should be accepted. For example, a player answering "The Old Man Of The Sea" should be adjudicated to have given a correct answer even though the book title is, to be exact, “The Old Man And The Sea".
#If a player strongly disagrees with a QM’s decision, that player may lodge an appeal with the QM. The game will carry on to its conclusion and the appeal will be passed onto the Editing Team (Rob Hannah and Hugh Bennett) who will make a final decision.
##QMs’ decisions will be overturned only where an egregious error has occurred and will not be overturned on matters of judgement.

===Technical Issues===
#If a player unexpectedly loses connection during a question, that question will proceed as normal. Once that question has finished, the QM will wait a maximum of two minutes for the affected player to reconnect before restarting the game.

===Absences===
#If a player has not arrived by the designated start time, the QM is instructed to wait 10 minutes before starting the match; that can be extended to 15 minutes with the agreement of the other players (but there is no expectation that players should agree to this if it is inconvenient).
#Once a game has started, the missing player may not join and will be considered absent from that match. Should a player be struggling to make an arranged time, he/she can arrange for the match to be played at another time if the other players can agree on a new time. If the players cannot agree a new time, then the game will go on as originally arranged without that player.
#If a game is played with only 2 or 3 players the game will play as follows. The match should proceed as normal until it is time for the absent players questions to be asked. The reader will announce who is first in the bonus line and that player has a maximum of 15 seconds in which to answer or pass. Should they answer correctly they receive the point and the host moves on to the next question, again announcing who is first in line. If they answer and are wrong then a bonus attempt is noted and it is passed down the line. The next player has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which the first player did not use. If they also pass or are incorrect then the final player also has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which was not used by the first two players. The scoring is altered slightly for short handed matches. Players still receive, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points for their finish position and their own correct answers remain as they were, however, total points and bonus points are scaled down by a factor of 0.75 to account for the extra bonus attempts allowed by the empty seat. In two player matches these are scaled down by a factor of 0.5.
#Players should endeavour to attend every game where possible. It is very frustrating for players when a player does not respond to scheduling emails or turn up on time for their match.
#Should a player miss a game they will receive 1 league point and 0 for all the other stats. Should a player miss more than 1 game in a season then they will not be permitted to qualify through the first of the knock out stages. They will be allowed to play all their matches but the highest position in which they can finish in their tier is 9th. This is because any player who misses two or more games will likely end up in a tier much lower than their actual ability. OQL reserves the right to refuse entry to future events to any player who misses multiple games in one season.
#Should a player miss 4 or more matches during the leader board stage they will be removed from the knock out stage. The player may also not be allowed to enter future OQL Mimir competitions.

===Cheating===
#Players should not use any outside resources, such as Google or friends, to help them during the quiz. If anyone is found to be cheating, they will be removed from the competition.
#Players should keep both hands in view at all times while questions are live and should allow them to fall off screen only for very short periods, such as to pick up a cup while the questions are not live. The easiest way to ensure compliance is to sit a little further back from the screen or to rest hands on the chin. QMs will be asked to ensure this rule is being followed, and please do not be offended if your fellow players remind you of the need to comply.
#If players are taking notes during a game they should make the QM aware of this fact before the game and both the notepad and pen must be entirely visible to the QM during play.
#The OQL reserves the right to exclude from the competition any players who are thought to be intentionally breaking the rules.

International Culture Challenge - Rules

2026-05-15T16:34:34Z

JonStitcher: /* Organising matches */

{{Mimir Page}}

==OQL ICC Mimir Rules==

The OQL International Culture Challenge uses the Mimir quiz format (named after Mímir, a Norse god renowned for his knowledge and wisdom). Matches are played between four players, with their respective positions (in seats 1 to 4) drawn at random.

===Game play===
#The quiz will take place in a Zoom room created by your quizmaster (QM). Each week, you will be drawn in a match with 3 other players. You will compete against each other over 5 rounds of questions, in each of which all four players will each be asked 3 questions.
#All questions will appear on screen on the scoring app. This excludes tie-breaks and spares, which will be pasted into the Zoom chat.
#Players score 1 point for each one of their own questions they answer correctly. Players have a maximum of 30 seconds to answer each of their own questions starting from the moment the reading stops. Players may pass their own questions as early as they like after the original reading has been finished. A player may not pass during the original reading of the question but may pass immediately once a repeat has finished. By ‘repeat’, we mean here a request for either the entirety of a question to be repeated or a part thereof.
#Any question that a player fails to convert, either by answering incorrectly or passing, will be opened up to the other players for a bonus point. When players are offered a chance to answer an opponent’s unconverted question, the player may choose to attempt an answer or pass. If choosing to attempt an answer, the player must answer immediately that that player’s name is called; any hesitation of more than 3 seconds will be taken to be a pass.
##There are strict rules in determining the order in which players may attempt an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question. All players begin, naturally, with zero ‘bonus attempts’ and each time a player attempts to answer to an opponent’s unconverted question (rather than passing) that player accumulates a further ‘bonus attempt’. The player who has the fewest bonus attempts gets the first chance at answering an opponent’s unconverted question.
##If two or more players have accumulated the same number of bonus attempts, the question will be asked first to whichever of those players is seated in the next seat along from the player who failed to convert the original question. The next seat along from player 2 is, for example, player 3, then player 4, then player 1. If players 1 and 3 have each accumulated one bonus attempt and player 4 has accumulated two bonus attempts, then Player 2’s unconverted question will first be asked to Player 3, then to Player 1, and finally to Player 4.
##It is important to note that bonus attempts are accumulated when a player attempts an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question, regardless of whether his or her answer is correct or not. Bonus attempts are not accumulated by passing when an opponent’s question is offered, and neither are they accumulated when a player attempts to answer his or her own questions.
#At the end of 5 rounds, the quiz is over and the player with the most points is declared the winner. In the event of a tie for 1st place then the tied players will answer the same 3 tiebreak questions (in separate break-out rooms) to try and split the tie. If still level, a further 3 questions are asked, and if the players can still not be separated then a nearest the bull question will be used to break the tie. If there is a tie for 2nd or 3rd places (prior to the knockout stages) then the players will not engage in a tiebreak; instead, those players will share the available points. '''All tie-break questions should be pasted into the chat for each player.'''
#Should a spare question be required, the reader should ask the relevant player to pick a number between 1 and 3 and that player will receive the relevant spare question.

===Questions===
#Each quiz consists of 60 questions, consisting of 15 ‘quads’. A quad is a series of four questions, usually of similar difficulty on a related topic. Each player will be asked one question from each of the 15 quads. So if you were to be asked a question on a Russian lake then you can expect all 3 of your opponents to each get a question on either Russian geography or on lakes.

===League structure===
#The winner of each match receives 4 league points. The player who finishes in 2nd place receives 3 league points, the player in 3rd place 2 points, and the player in 4th place gets 1 point.
#If a player misses one of their games during the first six weeks, he or she will be awarded 1 point and will be judged to have answered zero questions correctly. If a player misses a 2nd game (other than in exceptional circumstances) that player will be disqualified from the knockout stages. Any player missing multiple matches in a season may be disqualified from future seasons depending on the circumstances and this will be decided at the sole discretion of the organising team.
##After 6 weeks of matches, players will be ranked into groups of 16. The top 16 players will play for the Tier 1 title, the next 16 for the Tier 2 title, and so on. From this point on, the matches will be knock outs, with the top 2 players progressing to the next round, until we get to the final of each Tier; the winners of these finals will be awarded the Tier title.
#Players eliminated during the knockout stages will play placement matches, meaning that everyone will play nine games.
#If players are tied in the league table, they will be separated in the following manner:
##Firstly, most own questions answered correctly
##Secondly, most questions answered correctly overall
##Thirdly, fewest bonus attempts
##Fourthly, most games won

===Organising matches===
#Draws will take place on Sunday evenings and will normally been streamed live on Facebook. Players will be officially informed of their opponents following the draw and will need to organise their match for some time prior to the following Sunday night (games can be played early on Sunday, but must be completed by 7.30pm UK time). Players should be as flexible as possible to try to ensure that a suitable time can be found for all players.
#In Weeks 1-5 of the competition, players will be placed into one of three distinct regions: Americas / Europe and Africa / Asia and Oceania. To aid with scheduling, no match in Weeks 1-5 will contain players from all 3 regions.
#Players must respond to their scheduling email within 36 hours of it being sent. If a player has not responded within 36 hours then the other three players may organise a time that suits them without needing confirmation from the uncommunicative player.
#Players will then request a QM via the website. Once someone has agreed to read, the QM will need to arrange a Zoom call for the match to be played. A scoring tool will be used by the QM which will automatically submit the results to the administration team. Please check that these scores are correct.
#If you have played your match that week then you are free to read any games for the rest of the week. Reading a match will see you receive a £2.50 credit, which can be redeemed against any future OQL fees. This credit is not capped, so if you read often enough you could find yourself quizzing for life for free with OQL!

===Answers===
#All questions will include valid alternative answers.
#Players may answer in their own language. OQL will provide QMs with translations of answers into Dutch, French, German, Croatian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Romanian, and Swedish.
##Unless players are certain they know the English answer, players are strongly advised to answer in their own language rather than to attempt translations into English. If answering in a language other than English players should preface their answer with the language in which they intend to answer by saying, ‘In Norwegian xxxx’, or ‘In Romanian xxxx’, etc. Please be prepared to spell your answer if it is not clear to the QM whether or not your answer is correct.
#QMs will have sole discretion on whether to accept an answer that is close to the correct answer. QMs should reward clear knowledge; if it is apparent that a player knows an answer but has pronounced it slightly incorrectly or, perhaps, missed out a word which does not fundamentally change the answer, then it should be accepted. For example, a player answering "The Old Man Of The Sea" should be adjudicated to have given a correct answer even though the book title is, to be exact, “The Old Man And The Sea".
#If a player strongly disagrees with a QM’s decision, that player may lodge an appeal with the QM. The game will carry on to its conclusion and the appeal will be passed onto the Editing Team (Rob Hannah and Hugh Bennett) who will make a final decision.
##QMs’ decisions will be overturned only where an egregious error has occurred and will not be overturned on matters of judgement.

===Technical Issues===
#If a player unexpectedly loses connection during a question, that question will proceed as normal. Once that question has finished, the QM will wait a maximum of two minutes for the affected player to reconnect before restarting the game.

===Absences===
#If a player has not arrived by the designated start time, the QM is instructed to wait 10 minutes before starting the match; that can be extended to 15 minutes with the agreement of the other players (but there is no expectation that players should agree to this if it is inconvenient).
#Once a game has started, the missing player may not join and will be considered absent from that match. Should a player be struggling to make an arranged time, he/she can arrange for the match to be played at another time if the other players can agree on a new time. If the players cannot agree a new time, then the game will go on as originally arranged without that player.
#If a game is played with only 2 or 3 players the game will play as follows. The match should proceed as normal until it is time for the absent players questions to be asked. The reader will announce who is first in the bonus line and that player has a maximum of 15 seconds in which to answer or pass. Should they answer correctly they receive the point and the host moves on to the next question, again announcing who is first in line. If they answer and are wrong then a bonus attempt is noted and it is passed down the line. The next player has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which the first player did not use. If they also pass or are incorrect then the final player also has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which was not used by the first two players. The scoring is altered slightly for short handed matches. Players still receive, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points for their finish position and their own correct answers remain as they were, however, total points and bonus points are scaled down by a factor of 0.75 to account for the extra bonus attempts allowed by the empty seat. In two player matches these are scaled down by a factor of 0.5.
#Players should endeavour to attend every game where possible. It is very frustrating for players when a player does not respond to scheduling emails or turn up on time for their match.
#Should a player miss a game they will receive 1 league point and 0 for all the other stats. Should a player miss more than 1 game in a season then they will not be permitted to qualify through the first of the knock out stages. They will be allowed to play all their matches but the highest position in which they can finish in their tier is 9th. This is because any player who misses two or more games will likely end up in a tier much lower than their actual ability. OQL reserves the right to refuse entry to future events to any player who misses multiple games in one season.
#Should a player miss 4 or more matches during the leader board stage they will be removed from the knock out stage. The player may also not be allowed to enter future OQL Mimir competitions.

===Cheating===
#Players should not use any outside resources, such as Google or friends, to help them during the quiz. If anyone is found to be cheating, they will be removed from the competition.
#Players should keep both hands in view at all times while questions are live and should allow them to fall off screen only for very short periods, such as to pick up a cup while the questions are not live. The easiest way to ensure compliance is to sit a little further back from the screen or to rest hands on the chin. QMs will be asked to ensure this rule is being followed, and please do not be offended if your fellow players remind you of the need to comply.
#If players are taking notes during a game they should make the QM aware of this fact before the game and both the notepad and pen must be entirely visible to the QM during play.
#The OQL reserves the right to exclude from the competition any players who are thought to be intentionally breaking the rules.

International Culture Challenge - Rules

2026-05-15T16:34:04Z

JonStitcher: /* Organising matches */

{{Mimir Page}}

==OQL ICC Mimir Rules==

The OQL International Culture Challenge uses the Mimir quiz format (named after Mímir, a Norse god renowned for his knowledge and wisdom). Matches are played between four players, with their respective positions (in seats 1 to 4) drawn at random.

===Game play===
#The quiz will take place in a Zoom room created by your quizmaster (QM). Each week, you will be drawn in a match with 3 other players. You will compete against each other over 5 rounds of questions, in each of which all four players will each be asked 3 questions.
#All questions will appear on screen on the scoring app. This excludes tie-breaks and spares, which will be pasted into the Zoom chat.
#Players score 1 point for each one of their own questions they answer correctly. Players have a maximum of 30 seconds to answer each of their own questions starting from the moment the reading stops. Players may pass their own questions as early as they like after the original reading has been finished. A player may not pass during the original reading of the question but may pass immediately once a repeat has finished. By ‘repeat’, we mean here a request for either the entirety of a question to be repeated or a part thereof.
#Any question that a player fails to convert, either by answering incorrectly or passing, will be opened up to the other players for a bonus point. When players are offered a chance to answer an opponent’s unconverted question, the player may choose to attempt an answer or pass. If choosing to attempt an answer, the player must answer immediately that that player’s name is called; any hesitation of more than 3 seconds will be taken to be a pass.
##There are strict rules in determining the order in which players may attempt an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question. All players begin, naturally, with zero ‘bonus attempts’ and each time a player attempts to answer to an opponent’s unconverted question (rather than passing) that player accumulates a further ‘bonus attempt’. The player who has the fewest bonus attempts gets the first chance at answering an opponent’s unconverted question.
##If two or more players have accumulated the same number of bonus attempts, the question will be asked first to whichever of those players is seated in the next seat along from the player who failed to convert the original question. The next seat along from player 2 is, for example, player 3, then player 4, then player 1. If players 1 and 3 have each accumulated one bonus attempt and player 4 has accumulated two bonus attempts, then Player 2’s unconverted question will first be asked to Player 3, then to Player 1, and finally to Player 4.
##It is important to note that bonus attempts are accumulated when a player attempts an answer to an opponent’s unconverted question, regardless of whether his or her answer is correct or not. Bonus attempts are not accumulated by passing when an opponent’s question is offered, and neither are they accumulated when a player attempts to answer his or her own questions.
#At the end of 5 rounds, the quiz is over and the player with the most points is declared the winner. In the event of a tie for 1st place then the tied players will answer the same 3 tiebreak questions (in separate break-out rooms) to try and split the tie. If still level, a further 3 questions are asked, and if the players can still not be separated then a nearest the bull question will be used to break the tie. If there is a tie for 2nd or 3rd places (prior to the knockout stages) then the players will not engage in a tiebreak; instead, those players will share the available points. '''All tie-break questions should be pasted into the chat for each player.'''
#Should a spare question be required, the reader should ask the relevant player to pick a number between 1 and 3 and that player will receive the relevant spare question.

===Questions===
#Each quiz consists of 60 questions, consisting of 15 ‘quads’. A quad is a series of four questions, usually of similar difficulty on a related topic. Each player will be asked one question from each of the 15 quads. So if you were to be asked a question on a Russian lake then you can expect all 3 of your opponents to each get a question on either Russian geography or on lakes.

===League structure===
#The winner of each match receives 4 league points. The player who finishes in 2nd place receives 3 league points, the player in 3rd place 2 points, and the player in 4th place gets 1 point.
#If a player misses one of their games during the first six weeks, he or she will be awarded 1 point and will be judged to have answered zero questions correctly. If a player misses a 2nd game (other than in exceptional circumstances) that player will be disqualified from the knockout stages. Any player missing multiple matches in a season may be disqualified from future seasons depending on the circumstances and this will be decided at the sole discretion of the organising team.
##After 6 weeks of matches, players will be ranked into groups of 16. The top 16 players will play for the Tier 1 title, the next 16 for the Tier 2 title, and so on. From this point on, the matches will be knock outs, with the top 2 players progressing to the next round, until we get to the final of each Tier; the winners of these finals will be awarded the Tier title.
#Players eliminated during the knockout stages will play placement matches, meaning that everyone will play nine games.
#If players are tied in the league table, they will be separated in the following manner:
##Firstly, most own questions answered correctly
##Secondly, most questions answered correctly overall
##Thirdly, fewest bonus attempts
##Fourthly, most games won

===Organising matches===
#Draws will take place on Sunday evenings and will normally been streamed live on Facebook. Players will be officially informed of their opponents following the draw and will need to organise their match for some time prior to the following Sunday night (games can be played early on Sunday, but must be completed by 7.30pm UK time). Players should be as flexible as possible to try to ensure that a suitable time can be found for all players.
#In Weeks 1-5 of the competition, players will be placed into one of three distinct regions:

Americas
Europe and Africa
Asia and Oceania

To aid with scheduling, no match in Weeks 1-5 will contain players from all 3 regions.
#Players must respond to their scheduling email within 36 hours of it being sent. If a player has not responded within 36 hours then the other three players may organise a time that suits them without needing confirmation from the uncommunicative player.
#Players will then request a QM via the website. Once someone has agreed to read, the QM will need to arrange a Zoom call for the match to be played. A scoring tool will be used by the QM which will automatically submit the results to the administration team. Please check that these scores are correct.
#If you have played your match that week then you are free to read any games for the rest of the week. Reading a match will see you receive a £2.50 credit, which can be redeemed against any future OQL fees. This credit is not capped, so if you read often enough you could find yourself quizzing for life for free with OQL!

===Answers===
#All questions will include valid alternative answers.
#Players may answer in their own language. OQL will provide QMs with translations of answers into Dutch, French, German, Croatian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Romanian, and Swedish.
##Unless players are certain they know the English answer, players are strongly advised to answer in their own language rather than to attempt translations into English. If answering in a language other than English players should preface their answer with the language in which they intend to answer by saying, ‘In Norwegian xxxx’, or ‘In Romanian xxxx’, etc. Please be prepared to spell your answer if it is not clear to the QM whether or not your answer is correct.
#QMs will have sole discretion on whether to accept an answer that is close to the correct answer. QMs should reward clear knowledge; if it is apparent that a player knows an answer but has pronounced it slightly incorrectly or, perhaps, missed out a word which does not fundamentally change the answer, then it should be accepted. For example, a player answering "The Old Man Of The Sea" should be adjudicated to have given a correct answer even though the book title is, to be exact, “The Old Man And The Sea".
#If a player strongly disagrees with a QM’s decision, that player may lodge an appeal with the QM. The game will carry on to its conclusion and the appeal will be passed onto the Editing Team (Rob Hannah and Hugh Bennett) who will make a final decision.
##QMs’ decisions will be overturned only where an egregious error has occurred and will not be overturned on matters of judgement.

===Technical Issues===
#If a player unexpectedly loses connection during a question, that question will proceed as normal. Once that question has finished, the QM will wait a maximum of two minutes for the affected player to reconnect before restarting the game.

===Absences===
#If a player has not arrived by the designated start time, the QM is instructed to wait 10 minutes before starting the match; that can be extended to 15 minutes with the agreement of the other players (but there is no expectation that players should agree to this if it is inconvenient).
#Once a game has started, the missing player may not join and will be considered absent from that match. Should a player be struggling to make an arranged time, he/she can arrange for the match to be played at another time if the other players can agree on a new time. If the players cannot agree a new time, then the game will go on as originally arranged without that player.
#If a game is played with only 2 or 3 players the game will play as follows. The match should proceed as normal until it is time for the absent players questions to be asked. The reader will announce who is first in the bonus line and that player has a maximum of 15 seconds in which to answer or pass. Should they answer correctly they receive the point and the host moves on to the next question, again announcing who is first in line. If they answer and are wrong then a bonus attempt is noted and it is passed down the line. The next player has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which the first player did not use. If they also pass or are incorrect then the final player also has 3 seconds to answer plus any of the 15 seconds which was not used by the first two players. The scoring is altered slightly for short handed matches. Players still receive, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points for their finish position and their own correct answers remain as they were, however, total points and bonus points are scaled down by a factor of 0.75 to account for the extra bonus attempts allowed by the empty seat. In two player matches these are scaled down by a factor of 0.5.
#Players should endeavour to attend every game where possible. It is very frustrating for players when a player does not respond to scheduling emails or turn up on time for their match.
#Should a player miss a game they will receive 1 league point and 0 for all the other stats. Should a player miss more than 1 game in a season then they will not be permitted to qualify through the first of the knock out stages. They will be allowed to play all their matches but the highest position in which they can finish in their tier is 9th. This is because any player who misses two or more games will likely end up in a tier much lower than their actual ability. OQL reserves the right to refuse entry to future events to any player who misses multiple games in one season.
#Should a player miss 4 or more matches during the leader board stage they will be removed from the knock out stage. The player may also not be allowed to enter future OQL Mimir competitions.

===Cheating===
#Players should not use any outside resources, such as Google or friends, to help them during the quiz. If anyone is found to be cheating, they will be removed from the competition.
#Players should keep both hands in view at all times while questions are live and should allow them to fall off screen only for very short periods, such as to pick up a cup while the questions are not live. The easiest way to ensure compliance is to sit a little further back from the screen or to rest hands on the chin. QMs will be asked to ensure this rule is being followed, and please do not be offended if your fellow players remind you of the need to comply.
#If players are taking notes during a game they should make the QM aware of this fact before the game and both the notepad and pen must be entirely visible to the QM during play.
#The OQL reserves the right to exclude from the competition any players who are thought to be intentionally breaking the rules.

Online Quiz League UK - Register

2026-05-09T12:26:17Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Page}}
==Team==
<div data-form="register-team">
Season 19 will commence on Wednesday 13th May and registration is now officialy closed. Individuals who'd like to join OQL should scroll down and fill in the individual player form. Individuals can register at any time and we will seek to place you on an existing team, or a new scratch team. The earlier you register, the easier it will be for us to find you a team.

New teams pay just £55 for a full season which is 11 league matches. If you have any questions at all prior to registering please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com
</div>

==Individual==
<div data-form="register-individual">
Individuals can always register for OQL and our recruitment secretary will contact you to see if you wish to try and join an existing team or join a brand new scratch team for future seasons. Please just fill in your details below and our recruitment secretary will be in touch. Once you have registered a pop up message will appear with some useful information - please read that message. All questions are optional, if you have any questions before registering as an individual please contact us at recruitment@onlinequizleague.com .
</div>

Online Quiz League UK

2026-05-09T12:25:21Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Header|league=Online Quiz League UK}}
[[Category:Online Quiz League UK]]
[[Category:Quiz Leagues]]

= Welcome to the Online Quiz League! =



Do you like quizzes? Of course you do, who doesn't?! Welcome to the home page of the Online Quiz League UK. The world's largest weekly team quiz league. There are currently 164 teams from around the world competing in OQL UK and we are always welcoming of new players or teams. We have eight divisions so you can be sure you'll be playing teams of a similar level to you and each season your team will play 11 league matches and at least 2 cup games plus have access to a wealth of statistics and membership to a growing quizzing community.

If you're ready to sign your team up then go to the [[Online Quiz League UK - Register|registration page]]. If you're an individual player then send us your details. We'll put you in a scratch team with players of a similar ability level to ensure you have an enjoyable season.

Season 19 commences on Wednesday 13th May, and registration for new teams is now closed. Individuals are welcome to register at any time and we will either look to place you on an existing team, or find a brand new team for you to play on in the next season. If you want to join OQL, please head over to the Registration page (linked at the top of this page) and fill in your details.

We also run other competitions including individual events and a competition based on the BBC show Only Connect. head to our main page for details on these competitions.

Online Quiz League UK - Register

2026-05-09T07:47:13Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Page}}
==Team==
<div data-form="register-team">
Season 19 will commence on Wednesday 13th May and registration is now officialy closed. However, we may have space for one more team. If you'd be interested in taking that place, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com to see if we can accommodate you. Individuals who'd like to join OQL should scroll down and fill in the individual player form. Individuals can register at any time and we will seek to place you on an existing team, or a new scratch team. The earlier you register, the easier it will be for us to find you a team.

New teams pay just £55 for a full season which is 11 league matches. If you have any questions at all prior to registering please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com
</div>

==Individual==
<div data-form="register-individual">
Individuals can always register for OQL and our recruitment secretary will contact you to see if you wish to try and join an existing team or join a brand new scratch team for future seasons. Please just fill in your details below and our recruitment secretary will be in touch. Once you have registered a pop up message will appear with some useful information - please read that message. All questions are optional, if you have any questions before registering as an individual please contact us at recruitment@onlinequizleague.com .
</div>

Online Quiz League UK

2026-05-09T07:46:11Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Header|league=Online Quiz League UK}}
[[Category:Online Quiz League UK]]
[[Category:Quiz Leagues]]

= Welcome to the Online Quiz League! =



Do you like quizzes? Of course you do, who doesn't?! Welcome to the home page of the Online Quiz League UK. The world's largest weekly team quiz league. There are currently 164 teams from around the world competing in OQL UK and we are always welcoming of new players or teams. We have eight divisions so you can be sure you'll be playing teams of a similar level to you and each season your team will play 11 league matches and at least 2 cup games plus have access to a wealth of statistics and membership to a growing quizzing community.

If you're ready to sign your team up then go to the [[Online Quiz League UK - Register|registration page]]. If you're an individual player then send us your details. We'll put you in a scratch team with players of a similar ability level to ensure you have an enjoyable season.

Season 19 commences on Wednesday 13th May, and registration is now closed. However, we may still be able to accommodate one more team. If you'd be interested in joining us please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com to see if there is a space. First time teams pay just £55 for a minimum of 11 league matches and a cup competition. Individuals are welcome to register at any time and we will either look to place you on an existing team, or find a brand new team for you to play on in the next season. If you want to join OQL, please head over to the Registration page (linked at the top of this page) and fill in your details.

We also run other competitions including individual events and a competition based on the BBC show Only Connect. head to our main page for details on these competitions.

Online Quiz League UK

2026-05-08T16:33:26Z

JonStitcher: /* Welcome to the Online Quiz League! */

{{League Header|league=Online Quiz League UK}}
[[Category:Online Quiz League UK]]
[[Category:Quiz Leagues]]

= Welcome to the Online Quiz League! =



Do you like quizzes? Of course you do, who doesn't?! Welcome to the home page of the Online Quiz League UK. The world's largest weekly team quiz league. There are currently 164 teams from around the world competing in OQL UK and we are always welcoming of new players or teams. We have eight divisions so you can be sure you'll be playing teams of a similar level to you and each season your team will play 11 league matches and at least 2 cup games plus have access to a wealth of statistics and membership to a growing quizzing community.

If you're ready to sign your team up then go to the [[Online Quiz League UK - Register|registration page]]. If you're an individual player then send us your details. We'll put you in a scratch team with players of a similar ability level to ensure you have an enjoyable season.

Season 19 commences on Wednesday 13th May, and registration is now OPEN!. Simply head over to the registration page, linked at the top of this page, and fill in your details. First time teams pay just £55 for a minimum of 11 league matches and a cup competition. Individuals are welcome to register at any time and we will either look to place you on an existing team, or find a brand new team for you to play on in the next season. If you want to join OQL, please head over to the Registration page (linked at the top of this page) and fill in your details.

We also run other competitions including individual events and a competition based on the BBC show Only Connect. head to our main page for details on these competitions.

Online Quiz League UK - Register

2026-04-04T11:16:03Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Page}}
==Team==
<div data-form="register-team">
Season 19 will commence on Wednesday 13th May and registration is now OPEN! Simply fill in your details below and await further details from us. New teams must register prior to Friday 8th May to guarantee entry into Season 19. Individuals who'd like to join OQL should scroll down and fill in the individual player form. Individuals can register at any time and we will seek to place you on an existing team, or a new scratch team. The earlier you register, the easier it will be for us to find you a team. Individuals looking to be part of a team for OQL Season 19 should register prior to Monday 4th May to ensure we have time to find you a team for the new season.

New teams pay just £55 for a full season which is 11 league matches. If you have any questions at all prior to registering please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com
</div>

==Individual==
<div data-form="register-individual">
Individuals can always register for OQL and our recruitment secretary will contact you to see if you wish to try and join an existing team or join a brand new scratch team for future seasons. Please just fill in your details below and our recruitment secretary will be in touch. Once you have registered a pop up message will appear with some useful information - please read that message. All questions are optional, if you have any questions before registering as an individual please contact us at recruitment@onlinequizleague.com .
</div>

Online Quiz League UK

2026-04-04T11:14:33Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Header|league=Online Quiz League UK}}
[[Category:Online Quiz League UK]]
[[Category:Quiz Leagues]]

= Welcome to the Online Quiz League! =



Do you like quizzes? Of course you do, who doesn't?! Welcome to the home page of the Online Quiz League UK. The world's largest weekly team quiz league. There are currently 164 teams from around the world competing in OQL UK and we are always welcoming of new players or teams. We have eight divisions so you can be sure you'll be playing teams of a similar level to you and each season your team will play 11 league matches and at least 2 cup games plus have access to a wealth of statistics and membership to a growing quizzing community.

If you're ready to sign your team up then go to the [[Online Quiz League UK - Register|registration page]]. If you're an individual player then send us your details. We'll put you in a scratch team with players of a similar ability level to ensure you have an enjoyable season.

Season 18 commences on Wednesday 13th May, and registration is now OPEN!. Simply head over to the registration page, linked at the top of this page, and fill in your details. First time teams pay just £55 for a minimum of 11 league matches and a cup competition. Individuals are welcome to register at any time and we will either look to place you on an existing team, or find a brand new team for you to play on in the next season. If you want to join OQL, please head over to the Registration page (linked at the top of this page) and fill in your details.

We also run other competitions including individual events and a competition based on the BBC show Only Connect. head to our main page for details on these competitions.

International Culture Challenge

2026-03-24T14:50:20Z

JonStitcher:

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The events that shape our history, the places you have to visit, the science of how the world works, the operas you can't miss, the paintings you have to see, the books you must devour and the philosophies that define our world. A quiz league for individual players that begins on Monday 25th May 2026.

Games with four players take place each week, each player plays nine matches games. After 6 weeks of matches all players will enter a knockout stage where divisional champions will be crowned.

Entry costs £35, if this is your first season of ICC, you will pay the discounted rate of £25. You will also earn £2.50 credit for reading other matches with no cap on this. This credit can be used for ANY of the online OQL run events. Read enough and you can quiz for free with OQL indefinitely!

Registration for Season 11 is now OPEN! Head over to the registration page, linked at the top of the page, to register your interest.

Season 11 will run to the following schedule

Registration closes - Saturday 23rd May

Week 1 - Monday 25th to Sunday 31st May

Week 2 - Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June

Week 3 - Monday 8th to Sunday 14th June

Week 4 - Monday 15th to Sunday 21st June

Week 5 - Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th June

Week 6 - Monday 29th June to Sunday 5th July (Please note - we are unable to provide a double length game week for 4th July)

Week 7 - (quarter finals) - Monday 6th to Sunday 12th July

Week 8 - (Semi finals and placement games) - Monday 13th to Sunday 19th July

Week 9 - (Finals and placement games) - Monday 20th to Sunday 26th July

Registration for Season 11 is now open! If you have any questions prior to registering, please don't hesitate to ask by emailing us at info@onlinequizleague.com

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[[Category:International Culture Challenge]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Buzzer Quiz - About

2026-03-18T11:19:02Z

JonStitcher:

{{Buzzer Page}}

The 2026 OQL Buzzer Quiz will take place at Bishop Challoner Catholic College in Kings Heath, Birmingham on Saturday 21st November 2026. Entry fee is £125 per team and every team is guaranteed a minimum of 8 matches. This event will run all day so be prepared for an early start and a late finish. Teams are expected to arrive for 9:30am with the grand final ending at 8pm. There will be post quiz revelries taking place close to the venue.

There will be 60 spaces available and attending teams will be competing for the Cup, the Plate, the Bowl, the Saucer, the Spoon and the teaspoon.

Registration will open at 7pm BST on Friday 10th April 2026 and only the first 60 teams will be guaranteed places. Teams who register after that will be on the reserve list. If you have any questions in advance of registration please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com

This is likely to be one of the biggest and most exciting quizzing event of the year and we cannot wait! If you're not playing and would like to be involved in an officiating role then please get in touch at info@onlinequizleague.com . Spectators are welcome, just please let us know you'll be attending

Brain of Online Quiz League - Register

2026-03-18T11:14:58Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

Registration for BOOQL 2026 (BOOQL 7) is now OPEN! Please check you meet the eligibility criteria and register below. Entry costs just £10 per player and you will play a 100 question qualifier quiz and 4 weeks of Mimir matches within your BOOQL tier. Once you have completed the registration form you will see an additional screen with information on how to pay your entry fee. If you've any questions prior to registering, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com .

To be eligible to participate in BOOQL, players must meet one of the following criteria.

#Have been a member of an OQL UK team for Season 18 which ran from January to April 2026
#Be a current member of an OQL UK team for Season 19 which runs from May to July 2026
#Have won a BOOQL tier in 2025.
#Have special dispensation from the OQL team to participate

To request special dispensation please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com . Players who play Mimir competitions, assist with writing, editing or play testing or people who've previously had long term involvement with OQL will almost certainly be accepted.

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Brain of Online Quiz League

2026-03-18T10:32:01Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Header|league=Brain of Online Quiz League}}
[[Category:Brain of Online Quiz League]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Brain of Online Quiz League is an individual competition played using the Mimir format. The competition takes place during the summer OQL season of each calendar year. Entry is £10 per player. Players will play a 100 question qualifier quiz to place players in tiers followed by 4 weeks of Mimir quizzers. The qualifier is played over Wikiquiz and all other matches are scheduled between players using the Quiz Central scheduling tool used in PCC and ICC. Players must be eligible to participate, you can see the eligibility requirements on the registration page.

Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now OPEN! Players must register by Friday 29th May 2026 to be included.

The schedule is below - There will be a WikiQuiz qualifier quiz to determine in which tier of BOOQL you will play. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on. Any player who does not complete the WikiQuiz will not be able to participate in BOOQL. Players can undertake this quiz at any time on Saturday 31st May from midnight to midnight BST. However, once they start the quiz they must finish within 1 hour, any answers submitted after 60 minutes will be discounted. If, for any medical reason, you may need more than 60 minutes to complete the quiz please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games may be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all previously eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League

2026-03-18T10:31:16Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Header|league=Brain of Online Quiz League}}
[[Category:Brain of Online Quiz League]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Brain of Online Quiz League is an individual competition played using the Mimir format. The competition takes place during the summer OQL season of each calendar year. Entry is £10 per player. Players will play a 100 question qualifier quiz to place players in tiers followed by 4 weeks of Mimir quizzers. The qualifier is played over Wikiquiz and all other matches are scheduled between players using the Quiz Central scheduling tool used in PCC and ICC. Players must be eligible to participate, you can see the eligibility requirements on the registration page.

Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now OPEN! Players must register by Friday 29th May 2026 to be included.

The schedule is below - There will be a WikiQuiz qualifier quiz to determine in which tier of BOOQL you will play. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 30th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on. Any player who does not complete the WikiQuiz will not be able to participate in BOOQL. Players can undertake this quiz at any time on Saturday 31st May from midnight to midnight BST. However, once they start the quiz they must finish within 1 hour, any answers submitted after 60 minutes will be discounted. If, for any medical reason, you may need more than 60 minutes to complete the quiz please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games will be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Brain of Online Quiz League - Register

2026-03-18T10:28:59Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

Registration for BOOQL 2025 is now OPEN! Please check you meet the eligibility criteria and register below. Entry costs just £10 per player and you will play a 100 question qualifier quiz and 4 weeks of Mimir matches within your BOOQL tier. Once you have completed the registration form you will see an additional screen with information on how to pay your entry fee. If you've any questions prior to registering, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com .

To be eligible to participate in BOOQL, players must meet one of the following criteria.

#Have been a member of an OQL UK team for Season 18 which ran from January to April 2026
#Be a current member of an OQL UK team for Season 19 which runs from May to July 2026
#Have won a BOOQL tier in 2025.
#Have special dispensation from the OQL team to participate

To request special dispensation please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com . Players who play Mimir competitions, assist with writing, editing or play testing or people who've previously had long term involvement with OQL will almost certainly be accepted.

Brain of Online Quiz League - Register

2026-03-18T10:27:30Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

Registration for BOOQL 2025 is now FULL. However, we are happy to include players as reserves. If you'd like to be on the reserve list, check you fit the below criteria and then email us at info@onlinequizleague.com

To be eligible to participate in BOOQL players must meet one of the following criteria.

#Have been a member of an OQL UK team for Season 18 which ran from January to April 2026
#Be a current member of an OQL UK team for Season 19 which runs from May to July 2026
#Have won a BOOQL tier in 2025.
#Have special dispensation from the OQL team to participate

To request special dispensation please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com . Players who play Mimir competitions, assist with writing, editing or play testing or people who've previously had long term involvement with OQL will almost certainly be accepted.

Brain of Online Quiz League

2026-03-18T10:27:00Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Header|league=Brain of Online Quiz League}}
[[Category:Brain of Online Quiz League]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Brain of Online Quiz League is an individual competition played using the Mimir format. The competition takes place during the summer OQL season of each calendar year. Entry is £10 per player. Players will play a 100 question qualifier quiz to place players in tiers followed by 4 weeks of Mimir quizzers. The qualifier is played over Wikiquiz and all other matches are scheduled between players using the Quiz Central scheduling tool used in PCC and ICC. Players must be eligible to participate, you can see the eligibility requirements on the registration page.

Brain of Online Quiz League 7 (BOOQL 7) will take place in May and June 2026 during OQL Season 19. Registration is now OPEN! Players must register by Friday 29th May 2026 to be included.

The schedule is below - There will be a WikiQuiz qualifier quiz to determine in which tier of BOOQL you will play. All other matches will be scheduled between the players as per ICC and PCC. Game weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.

Saturday May 31th - Qualifier quiz. All players must undertake a 100 question WikiQuiz. The top 32 players will play in BOOQL Tier 1, the next 32 in BOOQL Tier 2 and so on. Any player who does not complete the WikiQuiz will not be able to participate in BOOQL. Players can undertake this quiz at any time on Saturday 31st May from midnight to midnight BST. However, once they start the quiz they must finish within 1 hour, any answers submitted after 60 minutes will be discounted. If, for any medical reason, you may need more than 60 minutes to complete the quiz please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

June 1st-7th - Heats - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat game will progress to the Quarter finals - the other two players will move to placement games. Places who finished 3rd or 4th in the heats will place placement games this week.

June 8th-14th - Quarter Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Semi Finals - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 15th-21st - Semi Finals - These games will be scheduled between the players to take place at any point during the game week. The top 2 in each heat will progress to the Tier Final - the other two players will move to placement games. All previously eliminated players will continue to play placement games.

June 22nd-28th - Final - These games will be recorded and aired on our YouTube channel. The winner of each match will be crowned BOOQL Tier Champion and win a BOOQL trophy. Players will still schedule their matches as normal and all eliminated players will play in placement matches.

Buzzer Quiz - Register

2026-03-18T10:16:29Z

JonStitcher:

{{Buzzer Page}}

== Team ==
Registration will open at 7pm BST on Friday 10th April 2026. There are only 60 spaces available and last year these were taken within less than a minute. Entry is £125 per team. Please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com if you have any questions prior to registration.

When registering you must enter at least 3 different names of members of your team. You can alter your team after registration if necessary. Incomplete registrations will be rejected.

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Buzzer Quiz - About

2026-03-18T10:13:55Z

JonStitcher:

{{Buzzer Page}}

The 2026 OQL Buzzer Quiz will take place at Bishop Challoner Catholic College in Kings Heath, Birmingham on Saturday 21st November 2026. Entry fee is £125 per team and every team is guaranteed a minimum of 8 matches. This event will run all day so be prepared for an early start and a late finish. Teams are expected to arrive for 9:30am with the grand final ending at 8pm. There will be post quiz revelries taking place close to the venue.

There will be 60 spaces available and attending teams will be competing for the Cup, the Plate, the Bowl, the Saucer, the Spoon and the teaspoon.

Registration will open at 20:00 BST on Saturday 12 April 2025 and only the first 60 teams will be guaranteed places. Teams who register after that will be on the reserve list. If you have any questions in advance of registration please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com

This is likely to be one of the biggest and most exciting quizzing event of the year and we cannot wait! If you're not playing and would like to be involved in an officiating role then please get in touch at info@onlinequizleague.com . Spectators are welcome, just please let us know you'll be attending

Online Quiz League UK - Trophy - Season 18

2026-03-11T14:12:54Z

JonStitcher: /* Sarah Trevarthen Trophy */

{{League Page}}

==Sarah Trevarthen Trophy==

The brand new Sarah Trevarthen Trophy will commence at the end of season 18. As it is a handicap competition all players must have played a minimum of 3 league matches in OQL season 18 to be eligible for this competition. Please take this into consideration when organising your team for the remaining weeks of the season.

This is how the Sarah Trevarthen Trophy (STT) operates.

All teams are automatically entered into the Sarah Trevarthen Trophy (STT). If any team would prefer to not participate and therefore, have a break at the end of the season, then please just email us at info@onlinequizleague.com to advise.

The STT will work differently to the Jon Jacob Cup. It is still a handicap competition, with handicaps based on Season 18 league performances, but it is not a knockout competition.

Each week, teams will be drawn against a random team, the only rules are that you cannot play the same team twice and you cannot play a team from your divisional tier. So, for example, 6a teams could not draw another 6a team or a 6b team. All teams are in one giant league table, think along the lines of the current Champions League format. League points are scored exactly the same as the league season.

At the end of Week 3, the top 24 teams will go through to the finals night to be played the following week. They will be drawn against one other team; the winners of these matches will then move to the final games. These will be played on the same night. The 6 winners of these final games will all win medals for their teams, and the team with the best overall record will be the first ever winners of the Sarah Trevarthen Trophy.

All teams who finished outside the top 24 will play placement games in Week 4.

So, all teams will play four games across 4 weeks of the STT, and we will do our best to ensure that every team gets 2 games as the home team and 2 games as the away team. You will also have your first 3 weeks fixtures in advance.

For more information about the Sarah Trevarthen trophy or to request to sit out the competition please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

Individual Championships

2026-03-10T11:58:26Z

JonStitcher:

{{Individual Header|league=Individual Championships}}

Welcome to the page for OQL Live VIII! A series of individual written quizzes taking places at venues across the country on 8 months of the year. Here you can see the full schedule for the year and register for the upcoming event or register for all remaining events in a calendar year to receive a discount.

Entry fee for each event is just £14 and for that you will get a full day of quizzing fun, the expected schedule for each event is listed below.

If attending your first ever event you'll pay the discounted entry fee of just £1 so everyone will have the opportunity to give Live VIII a try for just £1!

Approximate schedule for the day of each quiz is as follows (at some venues times may vary slightly)

11:00 – Arrive

11:30 – Quiz begins

13:15 – Quiz ends, marking begins

14:00 – Marking ends – lunch

15:00 – Fun team quizzes

17:00 – Expected finish time but some venues may continue quizzing later.

There are 8 events across the year and here is the full schedule and who will be writing the quizzes for those events.

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The categories are the standard 8 OQL categories with a few minor changes. All questions will be written by Aidan Linge and edited by Rob Hannah and you can see the category
distribution below.

==Categories==
{{Individual Championships - Categories UK}}

Each category will have a nearest the bull tie-breaker and there will be an overall tie-breaker as well.

==Venues==

:See [[Individual Championships - Venues]]

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[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

International Culture Challenge - Register

2026-03-04T15:55:57Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

== Register ==
Thank you for your interest in OQL's International Culture Challenge. Registration for Season 11 is now open! Registration remains open until Saturday 23rd May. Entry has been held at £35, or just £25 if this is your first ever season of ICC. Upon completion of the registration page you will receive a pop up screen with details of how to pay your entry fee.

If you have any questions prior to registering - please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com

International Culture Challenge - Schedule - Season 5

2026-03-04T15:53:54Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

Season 11 will run to the following schedule

Registration closes - Saturday 23rd May

Week 1 - Monday 25th to Sunday 31st May

Week 2 - Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June

Week 3 - Monday 8th to Sunday 14th June

Week 4 - Monday 15th to Sunday 21st June

Week 5 - Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th June

Week 6 - Monday 29th June to Sunday 5th July (Please note - we are unable to provide a double length game week for 4th July)

Week 7 - (quarter finals) - Monday 6th to Sunday 12th July

Week 8 - (Semi finals and placement games) - Monday 13th to Sunday 19th July

Week 9 - (Finals and placement games) - Monday 20th to Sunday 26th July

Registration for ICC Season 11 is now OPEN!

Matches here: [https://quizcentral.net/matches.php https://quizcentral.net/matches.php]

International Culture Challenge

2026-03-04T15:53:22Z

JonStitcher:

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The events that shape our history, the places you have to visit, the science of how the world works, the operas you can't miss, the paintings you have to see, the books you must devour and the philosophies that define our world. A quiz league for individual players that begins on Monday 25th May 2025.

Games with four players take place each week, each player plays nine matches games. After 6 weeks of matches all players will enter a knockout stage where divisional champions will be crowned.

Entry costs £35, if this is your first season of ICC, you will pay the discounted rate of £25. You will also earn £2.50 credit for reading other matches with no cap on this. This credit can be used for ANY of the online OQL run events. Read enough and you can quiz for free with OQL indefinitely!

Registration for Season 11 is now OPEN! Head over to the registration page, linked at the top of the page, to register your interest.

Season 11 will run to the following schedule

Registration closes - Saturday 23rd May

Week 1 - Monday 25th to Sunday 31st May

Week 2 - Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June

Week 3 - Monday 8th to Sunday 14th June

Week 4 - Monday 15th to Sunday 21st June

Week 5 - Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th June

Week 6 - Monday 29th June to Sunday 5th July (Please note - we are unable to provide a double length game week for 4th July)

Week 7 - (quarter finals) - Monday 6th to Sunday 12th July

Week 8 - (Semi finals and placement games) - Monday 13th to Sunday 19th July

Week 9 - (Finals and placement games) - Monday 20th to Sunday 26th July

Registration for Season 11 is now open! If you have any questions prior to registering, please don't hesitate to ask by emailing us at info@onlinequizleague.com

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International Culture Challenge

2026-03-04T15:53:06Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Header|league=International Culture Challenge}}



The events that shape our history, the places you have to visit, the science of how the world works, the operas you can't miss, the paintings you have to see, the books you must devour and the philosophies that define our world. A quiz league for individual players that begins on Monday 25th May 2025.

Games with four players take place each week, each player plays nine matches games. After 6 weeks of matches all players will enter a knockout stage where divisional champions will be crowned.

Entry costs £35, if this is your first season of ICC, you will pay the discounted rate of £25. You will also earn £2.50 credit for reading other matches with no cap on this. This credit can be used for ANY of the online OQL run events. Read enough and you can quiz for free with OQL indefinitely!

Registration for Season 11 is now OPEN! Head over to the registration page, linked at the top of the page, to register your interest.

Season 11 will run to the following schedule

Registration closes - Saturday 23rd May

Week 1 - Monday 25th to Sunday 31st May

Week 2 - Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June

Week 3 - Monday 8th to Sunday 14th June

Week 4 - Monday 15th to Sunday 21st June

Week 5 - Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th June

Week 6 - Monday 29th June to Sunday 5th July (Please note - we are unable to provide a double length game week for 4th July)

Week 7 - (quarter finals) - Monday 6th to Sunday 12th July

Week 8 - (Semi finals and placement games) - Monday 13th to Sunday 19th July

Week 9 - (Finals and placement games) - Monday 20th to Sunday 26th July

Registration for Season 11 is now open! If you have any questions prior to registering, please don't hesitate to ask by emailing us at info@onlinequizleague.com

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Online Quiz League UK - Register

2026-02-12T12:27:58Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Page}}
==Team==
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Season 18 of OQL is now closed for registration! Season 18 commenced on 14th January 2026. Season 19 will commence on Wednesday 13th May. Teams are able to register their interest in participating in Season 19 by filling in there details below. We will then contact you closer to the start of Season 19. New teams must register prior to Friday 8th May to guarantee entry into Season 19. Individuals who'd like to join OQL should scroll down and fill in the individual player form. Individuals can register at any time and we will seek to place you on an existing team, or a new scratch team when Season 19 commences. Individuals looking to be part of a team for OQL Season 19 should register prior to Monday 4th May to ensure we have time to find you a team for the new season.

New teams pay just £55 for a full season which is 11 league matches. If you have any questions at all prior to registering please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com
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==Individual==
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Individuals can always register for OQL and our recruitment secretary will contact you to see if you wish to try and join an existing team or join a brand new scratch team for future seasons. Please just fill in your details below and our recruitment secretary will be in touch. Once you have registered a pop up message will appear with some useful information - please read that message. All questions are optional, if you have any questions before registering as an individual please contact us at recruitment@onlinequizleague.com .
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Online Quiz League UK

2026-02-12T12:27:15Z

JonStitcher:

{{League Header|league=Online Quiz League UK}}
[[Category:Online Quiz League UK]]
[[Category:Quiz Leagues]]

= Welcome to the Online Quiz League! =



Do you like quizzes? Of course you do, who doesn't?! Welcome to the home page of the Online Quiz League UK. The world's largest weekly team quiz league. There are currently 163 teams from around the world competing in OQL UK and we are always welcoming of new players or teams. We have eight divisions so you can be sure you'll be playing teams of a similar level to you and each season your team will play 11 league matches and at least 2 cup games plus have access to a wealth of statistics and membership to a growing quizzing community.

If you're ready to sign your team up then go to the [[Online Quiz League UK - Register|registration page]]. If you're an individual player then send us your details. We'll put you in a scratch team with players of a similar ability level to ensure you have an enjoyable season.

Season 18 commenced on Wednesday 14th January, and registration is now closed. However, new teams can register their interest for OQL Season 19 which will commence in May 2026. First time teams pay just £55 for a minimum of 11 league matches and a cup competition. Individuals are welcome to register at any time and we will either look to place you on an existing team, or find a brand new team for you to play on in the next season. If you want to join OQL, please head over to the Registration page (linked at the top of this page) and fill in your details.

We also run other competitions including individual events and a competition based on the BBC show Only Connect. head to our main page for details on these competitions.

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Connections Online Quiz League - Register

2026-02-10T14:03:01Z

JonStitcher:

{{Connections Page}}
==Team==
Season 11 commenced on Tuesday 10th February and registration is now officially closed. Teams and individuals can register their interest for future seasons by filling in their details below. If you have any questions regarding COQL, please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

Individuals looking to join a scratch team should scroll down and fill in the individual form below. Please include as much detail as possible to ensure we find the right teammates for you to play with.

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==Individual==
Individuals looking to join a scratch team for the upcoming season should fill in the below form. At this stage, it is unlikely that we'll be able to place you on a fully new team, but there may be some existing teams looking for players with whom we would match you up. If we cannot find you a place on a team for the current season, we will be in touch prior to Season 12 to place you on a scratch team of new individuals.

If you have any questions prior to registering please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com

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Connections Online Quiz League

2026-02-10T14:00:37Z

JonStitcher:

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An Online Quiz League with UK and USA conferences based on Only Connect.

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[[Category:Quiz Leagues]]

Welcome to the Connections Online Quiz League. This is an exciting competetion based on the hit BBC quiz show Only Connect. We currently have over 200 teams from around the world competing in our three conferences each week. This competition replicates the Only Connect experience almost perfectly - the closest you can get to the show without being interrogated by Victoria Coren Mitchell.

Our 11th Season commenced on 10th February 2026 and below you can see the full schedule. Registration for season 11 is now closed. Season 12 will commence in September 2026 and you can register your interest as a full team or an individual player via our registration page.

Schedule for Season 11 of Connections Online Quiz League is as follows

Friday 30th January - Official Deadline for individuals to register for the full season - after this date, it will be harder to place individuals on a team.

Tuesday 3rd February - Deadline for Teams to register for the full season. Although this date has now passed, we may still be able to accommodate additional teams or players. Please contact us at info@onlinequizleague.com to discuss options for you joining the league.

10th-5th February - Season 11 Week 1

17th- 2nd February - Season 11 Week 2

24th February - 1st March - Season 11 Week 3

3rd-8th March - Season 11 Week 4

10th-15th March - Season 11 Week 5

17th-22nd March - Season 11 Week 6

24th-29th March - Season 11 Week 7

31st March-12nd April- Season 11 Week 8 (Please note this is a double length game period to accommodate Easter)

14th-19th April - Season 11 Week 9

21st-26th April - Season 11 Week 10

28th April-3rd May - Season 11 Week 11

5th-10th May - Season 11 Week 12

12th-17th May - Season 11 Week 13 (This week may not be needed depending on the tournament structure)

Pop Culture Challenge

2026-02-10T13:59:08Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Header|league=Pop Culture Challenge}}

The Individual quiz tournament on pop culture subjects: TV, film, music, sport, lifestyle etc. For our upcoming season we are excited to welcome our brand new editing team of Alexia Jarvis and Lewis Jones. We also have 6 new writers joining the setting team for this season who will be bringing with them some fresh and exciting ideas.


Every player is guaranteed 9 matches. You will play 6 qualifying matches to determine your tier for the knock out stage which will then be a further 3 matches. Players eliminated in the knock out stage will play the remaining games as friendlies for ranking positions.

It is 4 points for winning a game and any player who fails to show for a game will receive 1 point for a first no-show and be eliminated from the competition for a second no-show.

This hugely popular question will feature the same fantastic questions, same scheduling process, same prizes, all round it's the same competition that over 300 of you enjoyed so much in previous events.

Entry is just £35 (or £25 if this is your first every season) and you can recoup that by reading matches as each game you read for earns you £2.50 in reader credit which can be used for any online OQL competition.

Registration for PCC Season 11 has now closed, Season 12 will commence in September 202 and registration will open later in the year.

PCC Season 11 will commence in on February 2nd 2026 and registration is open right up until Saturday 31st January 2026.

Season 11 will operate to the following schedule

Registration opens 26th November 2025
Registration closes 31st January 2026

Week 1 - 2nd - 8th February

Week 2 - 9th - 15th February

Week 3 - 16th - 22st February

Week 4 - 23rd February - 1st March

Week 5 - 2nd - 8th March

Week 6 - 9th - 15th March

Quarter finals - 16th - 22nd March

Semi finals/Placement games - 23rd - 29th March

Finals week/Placement games - 30th March - 5th April

We recommend all players and prospective players join our Facebook group located at https://www.facebook.com/groups/popculturechallenge

[[Category:Pop Culture Challenge]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]

Pop Culture Challenge - Register

2026-02-10T13:58:47Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

== Register ==

Registration for PCC Season 11 has now closed. Season 12 will commence in September 2026 and registration will open up later in the year. If you have any questions regarding PCC please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

The current list of registered players is available [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1or0fxDMR8cqPOICQ5qFqP_BkxPhFtC93IVPca1ychR4/edit?usp=sharing HERE] - if you spot an error on this sheet please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to info@onlinequizleague.com .

Pop Culture Challenge - Register

2026-02-10T13:58:05Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Page}}

== Register ==

Registration for PCC Season 11 has now closed. Season 12 will commence in September 2026 and you can register your interest by filling in either of the below forms. If you have any questions prior to registering, please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com.

The current list of registered players is available [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1or0fxDMR8cqPOICQ5qFqP_BkxPhFtC93IVPca1ychR4/edit?usp=sharing HERE] - if you spot an error on this sheet please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to info@onlinequizleague.com .

Pop Culture Challenge

2026-02-10T13:56:42Z

JonStitcher:

{{Mimir Header|league=Pop Culture Challenge}}

The Individual quiz tournament on pop culture subjects: TV, film, music, sport, lifestyle etc. For our upcoming season we are excited to welcome our brand new editing team of Alexia Jarvis and Lewis Jones. We also have 6 new writers joining the setting team for this season who will be bringing with them some fresh and exciting ideas.


Every player is guaranteed 9 matches. You will play 6 qualifying matches to determine your tier for the knock out stage which will then be a further 3 matches. Players eliminated in the knock out stage will play the remaining games as friendlies for ranking positions.

It is 4 points for winning a game and any player who fails to show for a game will receive 1 point for a first no-show and be eliminated from the competition for a second no-show.

This hugely popular question will feature the same fantastic questions, same scheduling process, same prizes, all round it's the same competition that over 300 of you enjoyed so much in previous events.

Entry is just £35 (or £25 if this is your first every season) and you can recoup that by reading matches as each game you read for earns you £2.50 in reader credit which can be used for any online OQL competition.

Registration for PCC Season 11 has now closed, Season 12 will commence in September 2026. You can register your interest now as a team or an individual via our registration page.

PCC Season 11 will commence in on February 2nd 2026 and registration is open right up until Saturday 31st January 2026.

Season 11 will operate to the following schedule

Registration opens 26th November 2025
Registration closes 31st January 2026

Week 1 - 2nd - 8th February

Week 2 - 9th - 15th February

Week 3 - 16th - 22st February

Week 4 - 23rd February - 1st March

Week 5 - 2nd - 8th March

Week 6 - 9th - 15th March

Quarter finals - 16th - 22nd March

Semi finals/Placement games - 23rd - 29th March

Finals week/Placement games - 30th March - 5th April

We recommend all players and prospective players join our Facebook group located at https://www.facebook.com/groups/popculturechallenge

[[Category:Pop Culture Challenge]]
[[Category:Individual Tournaments]]