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-'''What is the July event?'''
+'''What is the August event?'''
-The July event will form part of the British Quiz Weekender, a huge event taking place in Blackpool. Everyone attending this event will have their entry included and there will be a few venues around the UK and Ireland for those not attending the British Quiz Weekender.
+The August event will form part of the British Quiz Weekender, a huge event taking place in Manchester. Everyone attending this event will have their entry included and there will be a few venues around the UK and Ireland for those not attending the British Quiz Weekender.
 '''What are the categories involved?'''
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 Players will have around 105 minutes for the main quiz and then there will be marking at each venues. We also provide a fun team quiz and a buzzer quiz for the afternoon of each event which is completely voluntary but is very enjoyable. (Some venues differ by schedule, this will be communicated to you)
 '''What happens if there's an overall tie or a tie in a category, how do you decide who wins?'''

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 Here you can see our full schedule for 2025 including who'll be setting each quiz. Each event will have some different venues so always check the venues page for each event.
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 '''What is the July event?'''

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 Here you can see our full schedule for 2025 including who'll be setting each quiz. Each event will have some different venues so always check the venues page for each event.
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 '''What is the July event?'''

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 '''Sounds great, how do I get involved?'''
-Registration for the January event is now OPEN for registration you just head on over to the registration page to register. You can see a list of all the locations you can play the quiz at our venues page.. You can register for each event as it comes around or bulk register for 4, or 7 events to receive discounts. If you have any questions prior to entering then please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
+Registration for the January event is now OPEN for registration you just head on over to the registration page to register. You can see a list of all the locations you can play the quiz at our venues page. If you have any questions prior to entering then please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
 '''Where are the local venues?'''
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 '''When are the events taking place'''
-Here you can see our full schedule for 2024 including who'll be setting each quiz. Each event will have some different venues so always check the venues page for each event.
+Here you can see our full schedule for 2025 including who'll be setting each quiz. Each event will have some different venues so always check the venues page for each event.
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 '''Sounds great, how do I get involved?'''
-Registration for the January event will open very soon. Watch this space and when we're open for registration you just head on over to the registration page to register. You can see a list of all the locations you can play the quiz at our venues page.. You can register for each event as it comes around or bulk register for 4, or 7 events to receive discounts. If you have any questions prior to entering then please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
+Registration for the January event is now OPEN for registration you just head on over to the registration page to register. You can see a list of all the locations you can play the quiz at our venues page.. You can register for each event as it comes around or bulk register for 4, or 7 events to receive discounts. If you have any questions prior to entering then please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
 '''Where are the local venues?'''

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 '''So what is it and how does it work?'''
-This is an individual competition taken by players around the country in specially proctored venues. Each player will face the same quiz which contains 30 questions on each of the OQL Categories. Whoever gets the most right will be the OQL individual Autumn Champion 2023 but we'll also be offering prizes for all of our category winners.
+This is a series of individual quizzes taken by players around the country in specially proctored venues. Each player will face the same quiz which contains 30 questions on each of the OQL Categories. Whoever gets the most right will be the winner of that event but we also be offer prizes for all of our category winners. We will also provide rankings for overall performances and for each subject so you can see how you compare with the best of the best and also monitor your own improvement.
 '''Sounds great, how do I get involved?'''
-Registration is now OPEN!, simply head over to our registration page and fill in your details. If you have any questions prior to entering then please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
+Registration is now OPEN!, simply head over to our registration page and fill in your details. You can register for each event as it comes around or bulk register for 4, or 7 events to receive discounts. If you have any questions prior to entering then please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
 '''Where are the local venues?'''
-We currently have 16 venues all around the UK and you can see the full list of venues at [[Individual Championships - Venues]]. We could still potentially host further venues if you think your area of the country is unrepresented. If you would be interested in hosting a local venue please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
+We currently have venues all around the UK and you can see the full list of venues at [[Individual Championships - Venues]]. If you think your area of the country is unrepresented and would be interested in hosting a local venue please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com
-'''What are the categories involved'''
+'''When are the events taking place'''
 It's mostly the 8 categories involved in a standard OQL match but with a few tweaks to make it an exact 50/50 split of high-brow and low brow. The 8 categories will be as follows.
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 Pop Culture.
 '''Can you give us a breakdown of what will appear in each category?'''
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 '''How long will the event last?'''
-Players will have around 105 minutes for the main quiz and then there will be marking at each venues. We will also provide a fun team quiz for the afternoon which is completely voluntary but will be very enjoyable.
+Players will have around 105 minutes for the main quiz and then there will be marking at each venues. We also provide a fun team quiz and a buzzer quiz for the afternoon of each event which is completely voluntary but is very enjoyable. (Some venues differ by schedule, this will be communicated to you)
 '''What happens if there's an overall tie or a tie in a category, how do you decide who wins?'''