BuzzerQuiz

Scoreboard: 20 May 2006

Sat, 20 May 2006 19:39:20 +0000

Broken Hearts went 12-3 before registering a 330-265 final victory to claim the title at today's Masoquizm II.

El Prez: Strange places, questionable people

Sun, 14 May 2006 16:14:58 +0000

The Oxford Town v Game reminded me that it's not the just the teams that are on trial in a quiz match, but the question-setter as well.

Town v Gown: the wisdom of years

Sun, 14 May 2006 11:42:48 +0000

There must be something in the water in Oxford. The student squad is noted for its consistent strength every year, but on Friday night in Christ Church they met their match in two teams from the very same city. A team representing the staff of the Bodleian Library hammered a student squad side, before the Town v Gown contest was decided on the very last starter in a game with very few errors.

Scoreboard: 12 May 2006

Sat, 13 May 2006 11:48:48 +0000

Results from last night's games at Christ Church, Oxford: Bodleian Library v Oxford Students, and Oxford Town v Gown.

Tournament: Masoquizm II - No Memory of Pain?

Mon, 01 May 2006 10:22:47 +0000

After two-and-a-half years, the original hardcore quiz tournament is back! On Saturday 20 May in Oxford, the challenge will be 16 matches in ten hours on some of the nastiest questions in the world.

They say the body has no memory of pain, but I reckon that just by saying "Masoquizm" to anyone who braved this concept the first time around in October 2003, you could elicit at least a wince. Well, my friends, we're older but no wiser, so we're doing it again. If you're brave enough or mad enough to be one of the eight teams taking part, you'd better sign up quickly.

Masoquizm II: readers and scorers needed!

Mon, 01 May 2006 10:20:29 +0000

Want to experience the thrills and spills of a quiz tournament without having to answer those pesky questions? We need people to read the questions and keep score at Masoquizm on Saturday 20 May in Oxford.

If you must learn lists...

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:47:29 +0000

...at least learn from the best. Instead of straight binary lists, the NAQT "You Gotta Know" section offers a high density of facts about the really important answers that crop up in academic questions time and again.

El Prez: Feels like home

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:45:07 +0000

As a question I wrote a while ago quoted, "he's back, and he's got a new trick". Or, as a certain Mr P Gadd, late of Her Majesty's Pleasure, sang, "hello, hello, it's good to be back".

Not dead, just resting

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:31:39 +0000

Welcome to the new BuzzerQuiz website. It's taken us rather longer than expected to get it ready, so we hope it's worth the wait. Here's a taste of what to expect.

Scorer's Guide

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:35:40 +0000

While it might feel like the reader gets all the glory (if game officials ever get any glory, that is), the scorer has the teams' fates in their hands, and one slip of the pen can change the course of ~~history~~ a tournament. But scoring is really easy, even if the scoresheet does look a bit scary. Therefore, here's a guide to the unsung but vital role of the scorer.

"We're getting there..."

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:33:29 +0000

Never has British Rail's much-ridiculed 1980s slogan been so apposite: after a year-and-a-bit, the builders are (finally!) nearly done on this, the new BuzzerQuiz website.

There's going to be all sorts of funny goings-on around here as we iron out the last glitches and move the furniture back in, so please bear with us just a wee bit longer...

BuzzerQuiz members

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:05:00 +0000

The BQ members are all unpaid volunteers who write questions, run tournaments and generally keep BQ on track. Being a member doesn't necessarily stop them from entering BQ events, unless they've written some of the questions (which would be a tad unfair).

BuzzerQuiz scoresheet

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:03:00 +0000

The BuzzerQuiz scoresheet is designed to make keeping score as easy as possible, even if you've never done it before. It should be used for all games played to BuzzerQuiz rules - and you can download it for free here.

BuzzerQuiz Official Rules

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:02:00 +0000

These rules are used for all official BuzzerQuiz events. This is a new version of the rules released on 1 April, 2006, and should be used for all games from that date.

Contacting BuzzerQuiz

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:01:00 +0000

Talk to us! We like mail! Well, unless you want to sell us V14g'ra (sic), in which case the answer is "no". Here's how...