Difference between revisions of "Individual Championships"

From QuizCentral.net
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Individual Header|league=Individual Championships}}
 
{{Individual Header|league=Individual Championships}}
  
−
We are excited to announce the full details of the 3rd OQL Individual event! Registration is now closed but some of our venues may still be able to accommodate you. If you still wish to register please email us at info@onlinequizleague.com and we will advise if we can accommodate you.
+
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.
  
−
The event takes place at venues around the UK on the 23rd September 2023. The competition will include 30 questions in each of the 8 categories and players will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete the quiz.
+
Registration is now OPEN for the January event to 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.
  
−
Approximate schedule for the day is as follows (at some venues times may vary slightly)
+
The first event takes place on Saturday January 20th - this is a week earlier than initially announced due to a clash with another quiz event - and we have venues all across the UK and Ireland. Entry fee is just £11 (with a £2 surcharge for London) 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
 
11:00 – Arrive
Line 18: Line 20:
  
 
17:00 – Expected finish time but some venues may continue quizzing later.
 
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 20th - Aidan Linge
 +
 +
February 24th - Rachel Clark and Alexia Jarvis
 +
 +
March 20th - OQL World Championships written by Rob Hannah
 +
 +
April 27th - Andrew and Frankie Fanko
 +
 +
June 29th - Innis Carson and Jon Stitcher
 +
 +
July 27th - Best of British and Irish quiz written by Aaron Linge. This event will form part of the OQL British Quiz Weekender so there will be fewer separate venues.
 +
 +
September 29th - Jack Bennett
 +
 +
October 26th - Lauren Hamer and Lucy Reynolds
 +
  
 
The categories are the standard 8 OQL categories with a few minor changes. All questions will be written by Aaron 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 Aaron Linge and edited by Rob Hannah and you can see the category  

Revision as of 11:20, 2 December 2023

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.

Registration is now OPEN for the January event to 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.

The first event takes place on Saturday January 20th - this is a week earlier than initially announced due to a clash with another quiz event - and we have venues all across the UK and Ireland. Entry fee is just £11 (with a £2 surcharge for London) 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 20th - Aidan Linge

February 24th - Rachel Clark and Alexia Jarvis

March 20th - OQL World Championships written by Rob Hannah

April 27th - Andrew and Frankie Fanko

June 29th - Innis Carson and Jon Stitcher

July 27th - Best of British and Irish quiz written by Aaron Linge. This event will form part of the OQL British Quiz Weekender so there will be fewer separate venues.

September 29th - Jack Bennett

October 26th - Lauren Hamer and Lucy Reynolds


The categories are the standard 8 OQL categories with a few minor changes. All questions will be written by Aaron 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.

Venues

See Individual Championships - Venues
Retrieved from "https://quizcentral.net/w/index.php?title=Individual_Championships&oldid=15247"