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Join the Mailing List
It is now possible to join the mailing list through this website! You will the
receive weekly updates on quizzing events in and around Cambridge, along with the famous
Questions of the Week.
Contestants Wanted for TV Show
We have been contacted by a production company who are looking for someone who wants to surprise
a loved one or friend and say sorry, thank you, propose, confess undying love for someone, announce they have
booked a holiday of a life time etc. They would take them away for a few weeks, train them to dance and sing
and then get them to bring their loved one to a public place and surprise them with a musical performance in a
restaurant or street or tube station! When they start singing all the people around (who will be performers) will
immediately burst in to song and dance and help the person pass on their message!
The show is called 'It's Now or Never' and is being made for ITV Saturday night primetime and hosted by Phillip Schofield. If you are interested in being involved with such a show, you can download
an application form here, or visit September Films
for more information.
Last Bath House Quiz of Term on 7th June
Due to the impending football monstrosity that is the World Cup, this week's Bath House pub quiz
is the last one this term. So if you haven't been yet and want to, then come along this Wednesday at 20.30. The quiz consists of 6 rounds of 10 questions
plus a picture round. Entry is 50p per person, with a minimum of £2 a team. Come along and try your luck - all the entry money goes towards
the prize for the winners.
Don't worry... pub quizzing will be back bigger, stronger and even better next year and we are even arranging some quizzes for those who are in Cambridge over the Summer (see above).
Masoquizm
There will be a quiz tournament in St. Johns College Oxford on Saturday 20th May. The tournament will
be exactly like University Challenge (4 people on a team) and each team is guaranteed at least 14 matches! It will
cost about £10 per head and starts at 10:30 in the morning (finishing some time in the evening). For further information
or to register your team, please contact the committee.
Bath House Quiz Returns!
The Bath House Quiz will be returning this Wednesday,
26th April. Come along with a team for a fun packed quiz of 6 rounds of 10 questions plus a picture round and the top 10.
The quiz starts at 20.30, and the entry is 50p per person with a minimum of £2 a team. All the entry money goes towards the jackpot
for the winning team who also receive a bottle of the quiz society's famous wine!
There is a possibility that this will be the last term of Bath House quizzes. Rest assured that the QuizSoc pub
quizzes will be continuing next year, but we may be changing venue. Watch this space for more information...
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Countdown Auditions Come to Cambridge
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Countdown is coming to Cambridge University and they are looking for students
and staff to audition for our new series. The auditions will be held on Tuesday 9th May from 10.00am - 5.00pm
at The Pitt Building, Cambridge University Press. Book an audition place by e-mailing the
Associate Producer, Daniel Twist. The auditions take place in groups and consist of 2 letter rounds, 2 numbers rounds and a conundrum. They
are designed to be fun; why not go along with a friend!? Who knows, you may be sat next to Des and Carol very soon...
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Easter Break
QuizSoc is taking a break over the Easter vacation. However, rest assured that we will be back with a
packed programme of events for the Easter term, with Quizzes restarting at the Bath House on Wednesday 19th April, 2006.
In the mean time, if you are interested in hiring the Quiz Society for your event, please get
in contact with us!
Varsity 2006
The Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Quiz took place on Saturday 11th March, 2006. Cambridge fielded a highly
competitive Varsity team comprising David Tite, Daniel Nazarian (captain), Jacob Hupart and Michael Dnes. Despite leading
for most of their match, they were sadly beaten by 15 points on the last starter question. However, they put in a brilliant
performance; by far the best showing by Cambridge in a Varsity Quiz! The reserve team of Mike Armstrong, Jon Griffith,
Christopher Handscomb (captain) and Nathan Kettle also played. Again, they were neck and neck with Oxford for the whole match, losing
by 35 points on the last couple of questions. There was some consolation for Cambridge, with the QuizSoc Committee
beating their Oxford counterparts by 130 points in a 'battle of the committees'. Sadly this wasn't enough to bring the trophy to Cambridge,
but we will be back next year, attempting to capture the cup for the light-blues!
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QuizSoc Easter Quiz
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The last QuizSoc Bath House Quiz
of the Lent term will be held on Wednesday 13th March. This will be a special Easter Quiz, with the pub management contributing £50 to
the prize fund. Therefore, in addition to a bumper jackpot, there will also be prizes for the second and third placed teams, as well
as Easter themed round prizes. Entry for the quiz will be £1 per person with a minimum of £4 per team; maximum team size of 8. Come along and,
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Varsity 2006
The Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Quiz will be taking place this Saturday, 11th March, 2006.
Oxford, the current holders of the trophy, will be hosting the event and Cambridge are hoping to put in a strong performance.
Our honorary president, Stephen Fry has contacted us to wish the team luck. He says:
The Varsity Quiz has a fine tradition of pitching the best minds of the UK's two finest universities
against one another. I wish Cambridge all the best in this weekend's contest and hope to see them return triumphant
from their match on Saturday. Good Luck!
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The ICC is over for another year, with Churchill overcoming Pembroke B on the last starter question to take the match,
and competition, by 15 points! Pictured above are the victorious Churchill team of, (from left): Andrew Sanderson, Beth McEvoy, Anita Davies and Daniel Nazarian. They are pictured with the QuizSoc
Secretary, Christopher Handscomb (right). Congratulations to the champions and well done to everyone who took part! |
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Varsity 2006
For the first time since 2002, the Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Quiz will be taking place on Saturday 11th March, 2006.
Oxford, the current holders of the trophy, will be hosting the event and Cambridge are hoping to put in a strong performance. We are
hoping to field three teams, with final selections for the Varsity (first) team being made on the day!
ICC 2006
The draw has now been made for the 2006 Inter-Collegiate Quiz Challenge (ICC) and is available to view on the website.
The first matches will be held on Thursday 16th February, with subsequent rounds being held each Thursday after that. The final is scheduled
for 9th March.
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Stephen Fry becomes Honorary President
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The Quiz Society is delighted to announce that Stephen Fry has agreed to become our honorary president.
Stephen Fry is a Cambridge alumnus, having read English at Queens'. He has appeared on University Challenge numerous times, including
representing his college whilst an undergraduate. He currently presents the television quiz show, QI, as well as being involved in varied
television and film projects. More news on this exciting announcement, including some words from Stephen himself, to come shortly... |
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Lent Term News
Welcome back to all our members returning from the Christmas vacation. Lent is our busiest term
here at QuizSoc: continuing quizzes at the Bath House; our flagship event - the
Inter-Collegiate Quiz Challenge (ICC); and last,
but by no means least, the Varsity quiz against Oxford.
Pub quizzes at the Bath House resume on Wednesday 18th January with the regular
News and Pot Luck rounds, as well as the intriguingly titled 'From Little Book to Big Screen'.
We are still accepting entries for the
ICC: a University Challenge style quiz with teams of 4. Please email us if you are interested in entering a team.
Christmas Vacation
Following a highly successful Christmas Quiz, there will be
no more Bath House quizzes in 2005. However, rest assured that these ever popular
events will be making a return in the New Year: same time, same place! The first quiz will
be on Wednesday, 18th January.
Inter-Collegiate Quiz Championships 2006
The ICC is a University Challenge style quiz with college teams of 4 battling
it out against other college teams so that they can take home the trophy! Last year
Darwin beat Trinity in the final - can your college stop them making it a historic double?!
The championship will take place next term over a series of evenings, (dates tbc),
and we are currently looking for volunteers to be college reps to organise teams.
More details will be given out next term. If you are interested or simply want to find out more,
please e-mail us with your name and college.
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QuizSoc Christmas Quiz
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The QuizSoc Christmas Quiz will be held at the Bath House on Wednesday 30th November. Arrive at
20.30 for questions starting promptly at 21.00. Entry is £1 per person with a £4 minimum per team. All the entry money goes into the prize
pot, with an extra £50 being contributed by the pub management. There will also be the customary bottles of wine, together with festively themed
round prizes. There may even be a special appearance by Father Christmas (pictured right at our quiz last year). |
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Bath House Quiz Details
The Quiz Society is running its regular Bath House Quiz every
Wednesday at 20.30, with questions starting at 21.00. Entry is 50p per person, with a minimum of £2 per team. Turn out at quizzes so
far this year has been excellent, which means that the pot for first prize has been large! Come along and test your knowledge.
BBC Programme Requires Contestants
The BBC are thinking about making a new TV show called 'The Backer'. The event is happening this Thursday, (17th November) at the White City in London.
Everyone going gets £20 plus their travel expenses reimbursed; and the winner could get a share in £300!! If you would like to know more, please e-mail us.
TV Programme Requires Contestants
We have been contacted by September Films who are making a new quiz show for Channel 4 called 'Eugenius'. They are urgently
seeking 'quirky, talented and bright' male contestants between 18 and 35, 'who may lack confidence when it comes to women'. The aim of the show
is to reveal to women 'the advantages of brain over beauty'. Sounds like your kind of thing? Then they are filming for two weeks in December in
a 'fantastic location' with a chance to win a BIG CASH PRIZE. Go to their website for an application form.
QuizSoc AGM
The AGM will be taking place on Wednesday 26th October at 8pm in the Bath House. If you are interested
in joining the committee, or just want to find out we have done over the past year - please do come along!
Mastermind 2006
UPDATE: The audition dates are now confirmed as 24th and 25th October in the Pitt Building.
We have been contacted by the BBC looking for contestants for the 2006 series of Mastermind.
If you are interested in applying, follow the instructions in this document.
The application form should be sent to: Mastermind (Returns), Room
4012, BBC, Oxford Road, Manchester, M60 1SJ. Please contact us
if you have any further questions.
Committee Members
QuizSoc is currently looking for keen quizzers to join our committee. Please contact us
for more information.
Freshers' Quiz - Wednesday 12th October
The date of the Freshers' quiz has been set for Wednesday 12th October, to be held in the Bath House on Bene't Street.
The quiz will start at 20.30, is free to enter and you stand the chance of winning £50! The format is slightly changed from last year,
but many favourites will be returning, including 'This Week', 'Musical Common Link' and 'Pot Luck'. Teams of no more than 6.
Events Diary Added
We are often asked to publicize quizzing events going on around Cambridge, or for details of pub
quizzes taking place in the town. This information can now be found on the website in the Event Diary.
This page also has the facility to submit your own events for inclusion in the diary. We would be very pleased to hear how you
got on at these events - simply send an e-mail to the committee.
Also, not long to wait until the return of the QuizSoc pub quizzes. The first one is provisionally scheduled for Wednesday 12th October, 2005.
QuizSoc Events Over The Summer
There are currently no plans to hold Quiz Society pub quizzes over the summer vacation.
However, we are available for hire to run events for conferences, summer schools and other organizations
in the Cambridge area. Please visit our conference pages if you think these services might be of use to you.
Farewell to Departing Members
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