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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. | 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. | ||
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Approximate schedule for the day of each quiz is as follows (at some venues times may vary slightly) | Approximate schedule for the day of each quiz is as follows (at some venues times may vary slightly) | ||
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There are 8 events across the year and here is the full schedule and who will be writing the quizzes for those events. | 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 | 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 | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 17 November 2024
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.
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.
January 25th - written by Ronny Jackson
February 22nd - written by Lewis Jones and Katy Marchant
March 29th - OQL World Championships - an international set written by a team of writers and to be played all around the world
June 28th - written by Paul Sinha and Oliver Levy
August 2nd - written by Aaron Linge and to form part of the British Quiz Weekender
September 27th - written by Aidan Linge
October 25th - written by Lauren Hamer
December 13th - written by Hugh Bennett
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
🎨 Art & Culture
- Visual arts (including sculpture, photography, and conceptual art)
- Literature (including theatre)
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Mythology
- Architecture
- Classical music (including opera, ballet, and non-Western classical music)
- Orchestral instruments
📹 Film & TV
- Television (including streaming services) (and anime!)
- Film
- TV and film awards
🌍 Geography
- Human geography
- Physical geography
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Finance
- Language and linguistics
📜 History
- History
- Politics
- Current events and news
- Exploration
🍳 Lifestyle
- Food and drink
- Products and brands (including advertising and retail)
- Health and fitness (medicine brands, etc. go here but medical science goes in Science)
- Social issues (including queer theory, race theory, and feminist theory)
- Handicrafts
- Hobbies and pastimes
- Fashion and clothing
- Social media and the internet
- Newspapers and (non-pop culture) magazines
- New Age lifestyle (including alternative medicine)
- Celebrity lifestyle (including gossip)
🎶 Pop Culture
- Pop music (including rock, blues, metal, and non-Western pop music, etc.)
- Jazz
- Musical theatre
- Podcasts
- Radio
- Video games
- Board games (except chess) and card games
- Comic books, cartoons, and manga
- Pop culture magazines and publications
🥼 Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Human anatomy and medical science
- Nature (including zoology and botany, etc.)
- Astronomy
- Earth sciences (including geology, climatology, meteorology, etc.)
- Mathematics
- Computer science
- Science history
🏅 Sport
- Sport (including chess)
Each category will have a nearest the bull tie-breaker and there will be an overall tie-breaker as well.