Warrington Quiz League

A room has been booked at St Oswald's for Tuesday 18th, for a pre-season quiz as happened last season. The idea is to try out question sets for vetting and to have a fun night. All are welcome, and a small charge will be made for refreshments.  The evening will start at 8.30pm.

If you are going to attend, please let Derek Moody know to give him an idea of how many to cater for.

In the coming weeks, several players from the MQL will be appearing on TV.

On 20th July Liverpool University beat St Peter's, Oxford on University Challenge.  The Liverpool team includes Jack Bennett, who played several matches for Rainhill Victoria last season, and reached the last 6 in the Liverpool pairs competition.

In the coming weeks Neil Macaskill , David Knapp, David Smith (all Warrington) and Jon Stitcher (Wirral) will be appearing on Only Connect on BBC2.  Neil will be appearing as a member of the Spaghetti Westerners on 27th July, David Smith as a member of The Railwaymen on 3rd August, David Knapp as a member of The Bookworms team on 17th August, and Jon as a member of the Athenians team on 24th August.

John Haynes of Irby Nomads (Wirral) appeared on Channel 4's '15 to 1' on Tuesday 4th August.

If you know of any other people appearing on the TV, please let me know.

The MQL Finals Night was held at Aigburth People's Hall in Liverpool on Wednesday 14th May 2015.  The results of the competitions were as follows:

MQL Plate

Zetland of Southport and Formby League beat Bishop Eton of the Liverpool League 46-41 after a close fought match

MQL Challenge Cup

Rainhill Victoria of the Liverpool League beat Oxton Conservatives of the Wirral League 51-38.

MIMIR Final

In a hard fought contest, Pat Gibson of the Ormskirk League beat Ray Oakes, also of the Ormskirk League and Rod Moore and Brian Thompson of the Liverpool League.  The final scores were Pat Gibson 17, Ray Oakes 14, Rod Moore 11 and Brian Thompson 11.

Since the fixtures were published on the site, I have been informed that Kirkfield Hotel have withdrawn from the league.  Because of this, one Division 1 team will have a free week each week of the season. The fixtures have been updated accordingly.

The team that was formerly known as Chat Moss are now known as Six Pack and will play at the Pack Horse in Culcheth on Tuesdays.  Full details of the venue can be found on their team page here:

The team formerly known as Imperial Boffins will be known as "The Boffins" for the new season and will be playing at the Ring O'Bells - details can be found on the team page:

This is a new quiz-style programme featuring well-known stars from various walks of life.  Angela Rippon is the Team Leader for the 'oldies' and Paddy McGuinness is the Tean Leader for the opponents.  Glenys Hopkins, a regular member of the Chat Moss quiz team, will feature in two programmes, currently scheduled to broadcast on 26th April and 3rd May.  We wish her every success!