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The International Quizzing Championships (IQC) is an annual multi-disciplinary quiz event, in which representatives from various countries compete as individuals, in pairs, and in teams (club and national). It was known as the European Quizzing Championships (EQC) from 2004 to 2021 and was open to European quizzers only. To reflect the competition's shift to a more global reach, the 2022 edition was played as the Ultimate Quizzing Championships (UQC). In 2023 it was rebranded to its current name.[1]
History
In contrast to the World Quizzing Championship, the IQC is played in one place only, in English only (WQC is played in the language of each country) and has several competitions with more than one player (pairs, national teams - for four players, and clubs - also four players). In 2016 the EQC was part of the 2016 Quiz Olympiad.[2] In 2021 it was part of the 2021 Quiz Olympiad and in 2024 it will be part of the 2024 Quiz Olympiad.[3] The 2010 event attracted media attention from BBC Radio Derby[4] and was the subject also of a BBC Radio 4 documentary presented by the comedian, and quiz enthusiast, Paul Sinha.[5] The 2006 event in Lésigny near Paris was also the subject of a well received Channel 4 documentary 'Quizzers' by the director Paul Whittaker, shown in the UK as part of the series 'New Shoots'.[6][citation needed] The 2022 edition was the subject of an episode of the Arte documentary series Arte Regards which aired in January 2023.[citation needed] In 2020 the event was planned to take place in Kraków from 5 November until 8 November, but was postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Individual champions
England's Kevin Ashman and Olav Bjortomt are the most successful candidates with six and four individual titles, respectively. Belgian Nico Pattyn[8] upset all the locals in 2007 in Blackpool, to become the first Belgian to win the trophy. In 2012, Germany's Holger Waldenberger won with the last question on musician Dr. John, while trailing by one point from Igor Habal. Ronny Swiggers took another Belgian victory in 2013.
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Pairs champions
Introduced in 2005, Belgian and Anglo-Irish pairs have dominated this event.
| Year | Venue | Winners | Runners Up | Third Place |
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| 2005 | Estonia Tallinn | England Ian Bayley/Pat Gibson | Belgium Marnix Baes/Bart Permentier | Belgium Nico Pattyn/Paul Arts |
| 2006 | France Lésigny | Belgium Paul Arts/Marc Van Springel | England Mark Bytheway/Kevin Ashman | England Keith Andrew/Wales Sean O'Neill |
| 2007 | England Blackpool | Belgium Erik Derycke/Tom Trogh | Belgium Albert November/Ronny Swiggers and Finland Jussi Suvanto/Tero Kalliolevo |
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| 2008 | Norway Oslo | Belgium Albert November/Ronny Swiggers | England David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt | England Mark Bytheway/Kevin Ashman |
| 2009 | Netherlands Dordrecht | England David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt | England Ian Bayley/Pat Gibson | England Mark Bytheway/Kevin Ashman |
| 2010 | England Derby | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Jussi Suvanto | England David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt |
| 2011 | Belgium Bruges | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Belgium Erik Derycke/Tom Trogh | England David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt |
| 2012 | Estonia Tartu | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Jussi Suvanto | Germany Holger Waldenberger/Croatia Dorjana Širola |
| 2013 | England Liverpool | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | England Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Jussi Suvanto |
| 2014 | Romania Bucharest | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Belgium Ronny Swiggers | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | England Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer |
| 2015 | Netherlands Rotterdam | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | England Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | France Didier Bruyere/England Ian Bayley |
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | England Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer | France Didier Bruyere/England Ian Bayley [9] |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | England Olav Bjortomt/David Stainer [10] | France Didier Bruyere/England Ian Bayley |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Belgium Ronny Swiggers | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | Belgium Derk De Graaf/Tom Trogh |
| 2019[11] | Bulgaria Sofia | England Kevin Ashman/Pat Gibson | France Didier Bruyere/England Ian Bayley | England David Stainer/Olav Bjortomt[12] |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Belgium Ronny Swiggers | Belgium Nico Pattyn/Jens Everaerdt | Belgium Tom Trogh/Derk De Graaf |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | United States Victoria Groce/England Kevin Ashman | Finland Tero Kalliolevo/Belgium Ronny Swiggers | Estonia Igor Habal/Kaarel Silmato |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | United States Victoria Groce/Norway Thomas Kolåsæter | Belgium Tom Trogh/Tim van der Heyden | Estonia Igor Habal/Kaarel Silmato |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
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National Team champions (four players each)
The English and Belgian teams have contested in most finals, England has won the most titles, nine. The foursome of Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson and Olav Bjortomt failed to retain the title in 2008 in Oslo, the winning Belgian team composed of Ronny Swiggers, Nico Pattyn, Erik Derycke, and Tom Trogh, but rebounded in 2009. In 2011 Finland became the third team to win the title, beating Norway in the final. The deciding question after the long and even match with tough questions was about a very common Nordic plant Hepatica. Both teams failed to answer correctly and Finland won. So far six countries have won medals: England, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Estonia and USA.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Belgium Ghent | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Barry Simmons, David Stainer) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Leo De Haes, Jean Marivoet) | |
| 2005 | Estonia Tallinn | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Patrick Andries, Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Jo Vandenbroucke) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Barry Simmons, David Stainer) | |
| 2006 | France Lésigny | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Tom Trogh, Marc Van Springel) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Trine Aalborg, Harald Aastorp, Dag Fjeldstad, Marie Haavik) |
| 2007 | England Blackpool | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson, David Stainer) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Trine Aalborg, Tore Dahl, Thomas Kolåsæter, Ole Martin Halck) and File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Tuomas Tumi) |
| 2008 | Norway Oslo | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Tuomas Tumi) |
| 2009 | Netherlands Dordrecht | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Bytheway, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Harald Aastorp, Ole Martin Halck, Lars Heggland, Thomas Kolåsæter) |
| 2010 | England Derby | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Jesse Honey) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Timo Toivonen, Tuomas Tumi) |
| 2011 | Belgium Bruges | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Timo Toivonen, Tuomas Tumi) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Tore Dahl, Ole Martin Halck, Lars Heggland, Thomas Kolåsæter) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) |
| 2012 | Estonia Tartu | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Jesse Honey) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Ilkka Tiensuu, Timo Toivonen) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Bernard Kreps, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) |
| 2013 | England Liverpool | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Jesse Honey) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Harald Aastorp, Tore Dahl, Ole Martin Halck, Thomas Kolåsæter) |
| 2014 | Romania Bucharest | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Nico Pattyn, Gerben Smit, Ronny Swiggers, Lars Van Moer) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Harald Aastorp, Ole Martin Halck, Thomas Kolåsæter, Geir Kristiansen) |
| 2015 | Netherlands Rotterdam | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Erik Derycke, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (Ove Põder, Igor Habal, Illar Tõnisson, Tauno Vahter) |
| 2016 | Greece Athens | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Gerben Smit, Stijn Gyselinckx, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Tore Dahl, Ole Martin Halck, Thomas Kolåsæter, Geir Kristiansen) |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Gerben Smit, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Tero Kalliolevo, Jussi Suvanto, Tuomas Tumi) |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Tore Dahl, Ole Martin Halck, Lars Heggland, Thomas Kolåsæter) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Nico Pattyn, Gerben Smit, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Lander Frederickx, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (Tore Dahl, Ole Martin Halck, Thomas Kolåsæter, Geir Kristiansen) |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Lander Frederickx, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (Ove Põder, Igor Habal, Illar Tõnisson, Kaarel Silmato) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Ian Bayley, Daoud Jackson, Ned Pendleton, Matt Todd)[13] |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Lander Frederickx, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (Ove Põder, Igor Habal, Illar Tõnisson, Kaarel Silmato) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Daoud Jackson, Ned Pendleton) |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Victoria Groce, Brandon Blackwell, Shane Whitlock, Steve Perry) | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Lander Frederickx, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, Tom Trogh) | File:Flag of England.svg England (Kevin Ashman, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson) |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Club champions (four players each)
After the first years the event was dominated by two British teams. Since 2007 the questions have been set by a team of quizmasters from different nationalities, in order to eliminate too much local flavour. Milhous Warriors (2006 line-up Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Tim Westcott, Sean O'Neill) who won in Lésigny in 2006. Broken Hearts (Olav Bjortomt, Ian Bayley, Mark Grant, David Stainer) made it three straight 2007-2009, then it was Milhous again with Pat Gibson replacing the late Mark Bytheway. 2012 winner JFGI was the first champion to have quizzers from several countries: Tero Kalliolevo and Jussi Suvanto from Finland, Ove Põder and Tauno Vahter from Estonia. In 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022 all top three teams included several nationalities.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third place |
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| 2003 | England Bromley | Café Den Hemel (Paul Arts, Eric Moereels, Nico Pattyn, Marc Roels) | Clockwork (Marnix Baes, Erik Derycke, Bart Permentier, Goele Van Roy) | Beunhazen (Patrick Begaux, Yvo Gheyskens, Eric Hemelaers, ) |
| 2004 | Belgium Ghent | Martine Van Camp | Here Jezus | Beunhazen |
| 2005 | Estonia Tallinn | Duubel (Ove Põder, Tauno Vahter, Rein Põder, Peeter-Erik Kubo) | Turvas (Jaan Allik, Leino Pahtma, Matis Song, Alar Särgava) | Kalamaja Tsirkus (Anne-Malle Hallik, Madis Replik, Tenno Sivadi, Alar Tiidt) |
| 2006 | France Lésigny | Milhous Warriors (Kevin Ashman, Mark Bytheway, Tim Westcott, Sean O'Neill) | Geeks | Les Coeurs blessés |
| 2007 | England Blackpool | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, David Stainer) | Clockwork (Marnix Baes, Erik Derycke, Bart Permentier, Tom Trogh) | Café Den Hemel (Paul Arts, Chris Braxel, Eric Hemelaers, Nico Pattyn) |
| 2008 | Norway Oslo | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, David Stainer) | It's Grim Oop North (Pat Gibson, Barry Simmons, Rob Hannah, David Edwards) | JFGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) |
| 2009 | Netherlands Dordrecht | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, David Stainer) | JFGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) | Vatican City (Gerben Smit, Bart ???, Nick Mills, Dag Fjeldstad) |
| 2010 | England Derby | Milhous Warriors (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Sean O’Neill, Tim Westcott) | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, David Stainer) | Clockwork (Marnix Baes, Erik Derycke, Bart Permentier, Tom Trogh) |
| 2011 | Belgium Bruges | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, Jesse Honey) | Europalia (Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) | JFGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) |
| 2012 | Estonia Tartu | JFGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) | Europalia (Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) | Alzheimer (Ronny Swiggers, Bernard Kreps, Staf Dujardin, Ed Toutant) |
| 2013 | England Liverpool | Milhous Warriors (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Sean O’Neill, Tim Westcott) | JFGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) | Clockwork (Marnix Baes, Erik Derycke, Bart Permentier, Tom Trogh) |
| 2014 | Romania Bucharest | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, Didier Bruyere) | JFBI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Igor Habal, Tauno Vahter) | Europalia (Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) |
| 2015 | Netherlands Rotterdam | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, Didier Bruyere) | Clockwork (Tom Trogh, Bart Permentier, Erik Derycke, Marnix Baes) | Europalia (Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) |
| 2016 | Greece Athens | Café Den Hemel (Paul Arts, Chris Braxel, Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers) | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, Didier Bruyere) | Milhous Warriors (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Sean O’Neill, Tim Westcott) |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Europalia (Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) | JFGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Jussi Suvanto, Tauno Vahter) | Sage Supercilia (Igor Habal, Mark Henry, Sebastian Klussmann, Mark Ryder) |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Sage Supercilia (Igor Habal, Mark Henry, Sebastian Klussmann, Mark Ryder) | Europalia (Derk De Graaf, Thomas Kolåsæter, Dorjana Širola, Holger Waldenberger) | Molly McGuires (Lorcan Duff, Steve Perry, Tim Polley, Shane Whitlock) |
| 2019[14] | Bulgaria Sofia | Sage Supercilia (Igor Habal, Mark Henry, Sebastian Klussmann, Mark Ryder) | Broken Hearts (Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt, Mark Grant, Didier Bruyere) | Milhous Warriors (Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Sean O'Neill, Tim Westcott) |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | JFDDGI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Kaarel Silmato, Tauno Vahter) | The Rolling Scones (Daoud Jackson, Dean Kotiga, Neven Trgovec, Shane Whitlock) | Sage Supercilia (Igor Habal, Mark Henry, Sebastian Klussmann, Mark Ryder) |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | The New Janitors (Kevin Ashman, Victoria Groce, Thomas Kolåsæter, Thomas De Bock) | The Rolling Scones (Daoud Jackson, Dean Kotiga, Neven Trgovec, Shane Whitlock) | JFSI (Tero Kalliolevo, Ove Põder, Kaarel Silmato, Jussi Suvanto) |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | The Rolling Scones (Daoud Jackson, Dean Kotiga, Neven Trgovec, Shane Whitlock) | The New Janitors (Victoria Groce, Thomas Kolåsæter, Derk de Graaf, Steve Perry) | Broken Hearts (Mark Grant, Pat Gibson, Ian Bayley, Olav Bjortomt) |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Aspirational Cup champions (four players each)
People not involved in the National Team Quiz can form teams of four to contest the Aspirational Cup instead. This alternative competition uses the same format as, and runs in parallel to, the National Team Quiz. For the Aspirational Cup, teams can be made up with players from anywhere.
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third place |
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| 2006 | France Lésigny | Norway B | Rest of the World | |
| 2007 | England Blackpool | England A | Belgian Anarchy | |
| 2008 | Norway Oslo | The Smurfs (Bart Permentier, Marnix Baes, Koen Vervremd, Stijn Vanacker) | England B | Lars & The Medics |
| 2009 | Netherlands Dordrecht | England B (Ian Bayley, David Stainer, Kathryn Johnson, Nick Mills) | The Smurfs (Bart Permentier, Marnix Baes, Koen Vervremd, Jo Vandenbroucke) | Lars & The Medics |
| 2010 | England Derby | England B (Ian Bayley, David Stainer, Kathryn Johnson, Nick Mills) | Kramerica (Paul Bailey, Mark Ryder, Ed Toutant, Dorjana Širola) | The Smurfs |
| 2011 | Belgium Bruges | Lars & The Medics | Team Sealand | Popular People's Front of Judea |
| 2012 | Estonia Tartu | Thiamine (Ian Bayley, Kathryn Johnson, David Lea, Phil Smith) | Popular Judean Front | Norway B (Ole Martin Halck, Knut Heggland, Eivind Moskvil, Stig Sanner) |
| 2013 | England Liverpool | Lars & The Medics | Thiamine | |
| 2014 | Romania Bucharest | Intercontinental Drift (Mark Henry, Leslie Shannon, Gerard Mackay, Todor Milak) | England B (David Stainer, Kathryn Johnson, Paul Sinha, Paul Steeples) | |
| 2015 | Netherlands Rotterdam | Bastogne Nuts (David Beck, Mark Ryder, Misja De Ridder, Steven Kesteloot) | Seal Cub Clubbing Club (Tero Kalliolevo, Øystein Aadnevik, Jarle Kvåle, Eivind Moskvil) | |
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England B (David Stainer, Hugh Bennett, Paul Sinha, Nick Mills) | Belgian Anarchy | |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Young England (Hugh Bennett, Jack Bennett, Ned Pendleton, Oliver Levy) | Team USA (Mark Ryder, Tim Polley, Raj Dhuwalia, Shane Whitlock) | England B (David Stainer, Paul Sinha, Jamie Dodding, Nick Mills) |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | X-Tremisten (Dries Van De Sande, Lander Frederickx, Stijn Gyselinckx, Lars Van Moer) | Belgian Anarchy (Paul Arts, Chris Braxel, Kris Van der Coelden, Luc Venstermans) | Norway B (Geir Kristiansen, Espen Kibsgård, Øystein Aadnevik, Dag Olav Rønning) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | England B (David Stainer, Paul Sinha, Hugh Bennett, Daoud Jackson) | Norway B (Lars Heggland, Arild Tørum, Espen Kibsgård, Eivind Moskvil) | Young England (Ned Pendleton, Jack Bennett, Joey Goldman, Oliver Levy) |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | LucV Forever (Paul Arts, Jens Everaerdt, Kris Van der Coelden, Tero Kalliolevo) | Norway B (Lars Heggland, Arild Tørum, Espen Kibsgård, Mats Sigstad) | The Ruins of Empire (Ian Clark, Mark Ryder, Amit De, Tim Westcott) |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | De wezen van zeekameel (Luc Lenaerts, Ivo Geyskens, Johnny Loodts, Gerben Smit) | Norway B (Espen Kibsgård, Lars Heggland, Mats Sigstad, Eivind Moskvil) | Kumova slama (Lovro Jurišić, Lucian Šošić, Perica Živanović, Mario Kovač) |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Belgian Finnish Anarchy (Paul Arts, Tero Kalliolevo, Jens Everaerdt, Derk de Graaf) | England Expects (Ned Pendleton, Toby Cox, Daoud Jackson, Matt Todd) | England Aspires (Paul Sinha, Sarah Trevarthen, Amit De, Oliver Levy) |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Specialist quizzes
Making their debut at the 2016 Quiz Olympiad, specialist quizzes are individual events consisting of 50 questions across two papers, each of 25 questions. For each non-Olympiad event different specialist subjects are chosen. They are categorised as High Brow (Geography, History, Literature, Nature, Performing Arts, Sciences, Visual Arts) or Populist (Business, Digital World, Film, Food and Drink, Pop Music, Sport, Television).[15]
Geography
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
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| 2016 | Greece Athens | Belgium Paul Arts | Belgium Nico Pattyn | England Kevin Ashman |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Belgium Nico Pattyn | Belgium Franky Soetens | England Kevin Ashman |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Estonia Ove Põder Belgium Paul Arts |
not awarded (tie for gold) | United States Jakob Myers United States Shane Whitlock |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Belgium Nico Pattyn | Estonia Igor Habal Belgium Paul Arts United States Victoria Groce |
not awarded (tie for silver) |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
History
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Kevin Ashman | Belgium Nico Pattyn | Estonia Ove Põder |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Belgium Nico Pattyn | England Kevin Ashman | Estonia Ove Põder |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | United States Jakob Myers Belgium Nico Pattyn |
not awarded (tie for gold) | United States Matt Jackson |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Estonia Ove Põder | England Daoud Jackson England Kevin Ashman |
not awarded (tie for silver) |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Literature
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
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| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Olav Bjortomt | England Kevin Ashman | Estonia Igor Habal |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | England Olav Bjortomt | England Kevin Ashman | Finland Tero Kalliolevo |
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | England Daoud Jackson Norway Ole Martin Halck |
not awarded (tie for gold) | United States Matt Jackson |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Croatia Dean Kotiga United States Victoria Groce |
not awarded (tie for gold) | England Daoud Jackson England Olav Bjortomt |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Nature
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Performing Arts
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Kevin Ashman | England Pat Gibson | England Kathryn Johnson |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Croatia Mario Kovač | Finland Jussi Suvanto | England Kevin Ashman |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | England Daoud Jackson | England Ian Bayley | United States Matt Jackson |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | Not included in the program | ||
Sciences
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Pat Gibson | England Ian Bayley | England Kevin Ashman |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | England Ian Bayley | United States Raj Dhuwalia | Belgium Tom Trogh |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | England Ian Bayley | United States Raj Dhuwalia | Scotland Jack Pollock Belgium Lander Frederickx United States Matt Jackson |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Visual Arts
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Kevin Ashman | Belgium Ronny Swiggers | England Olav Bjortomt |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | England Olav Bjortomt | England Kevin Ashman | Belgium Jens Everaerdt Belgium Nico Pattyn |
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Belgium Ronny Swiggers | Croatia Domagoj Pozderac | England Ian Bayley |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Belgium Jens Everaerdt | Belgium Ronny Swiggers | Croatia Dean Kotiga |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Business
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | Netherlands Ujjwal Deb | Finland Leslie Shannon | Netherlands Abel Gilsing |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | England Pat Gibson | Wales Mark Grant | Denmark Anton Jacobsen |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Germany Sebastian Klussmann | Belgium Tom Trogh | Denmark Anton Jacobsen Belgium Derk de Graaf |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | Not included in the program | ||
Digital World
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | Netherlands Michael-Dennis Biemans | Norway Knut Heggland | United States Brandon Blackwell |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Netherlands Michael-Dennis Biemans | France Frédéric Faucheux | Belgium Tom Trogh |
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Belgium Tom Trogh | Netherlands Michael-Dennis Biemans | United States Brandon Blackwell Austria Johannes Eibl |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Film
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | England Olav Bjortomt | United States Ken Jennings | Wales Mark Grant |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | England Olav Bjortomt | Finland Jussi Suvanto | Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | United States Clifford Galiher | Croatia Krešimir Štimac Norway Leif-Atle Heen |
not awarded (tie for silver) |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | England Kevin Ashman | Finland Jussi Suvanto | Estonia Kaarel Silmato |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Food and Drink
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Pop Music
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff | England David Stainer | Belgium Ronny Swiggers |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Belgium Lars Van Moer | Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff | England David Stainer |
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Belgium Lander Frederickx | Estonia Igor Habal | Belgium Tom Trogh |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Netherlands Guido ter Stege | United States Victoria Groce | Belgium Lander Frederickx |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Sport
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | Estonia Igor Habal | Croatia Perica Živanović | Estonia Illar Tõnisson |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Wales Chris James Estonia Igor Habal |
not awarded (tie for gold) | Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff |
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | Not included in the program | ||
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Belgium Bruno De Laet | Belgium Dries Van De Sande Belgium Tom Trogh |
not awarded (tie for silver) |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Estonia Igor Habal Croatia Neven Trgovec Belgium Tom Trogh |
not awarded (tie for gold) | not awarded (tie for gold) |
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Not included in the program | ||
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
Television
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Greece Athens | Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff | Norway Brage Nordgård | England Jenny Ryan |
| 2017 | Croatia Zagreb | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 | Italy Venice | Not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Bulgaria Sofia | England Olav Bjortomt | Finland Jussi Suvanto | Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff |
| 2021 | Poland Kraków | Norway Espen Iversen | Norway Arild Tørum Scotland Galen Chung Croatia Krešimir Štimac Norway Sonja Sirnes Belgium Stijn Gyselinckx |
not awarded (tie for silver) |
| 2022 | Germany Berlin | Not included in the program | ||
| 2023 | Spain Torremolinos | Scotland Galen Chung | England Olav Bjortomt United States Shane Whitlock |
not awarded (tie for silver) |
| 2024 | Spain Fuengirola | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
References
- ↑ "About the event". International Quizzing Association. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ↑ "Welcome to the European Quizzing Championships 2015".
- ↑ "Quiz Olympiad 2020 : Krakow, Poland".
- ↑ "BBC News website article, featuring audio of interviews with contestants". BBC News. 15 November 2010.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Paul Sinha's Quiz Culture". BBC.
- ↑ "New Shoots on the RedBird website".
- ↑ "Quiz Olympiad Postponed".
- ↑ "Norwegian Quiz Association Interview With Nico Pattyn".
- ↑ Belgian Nico Pattyn and American Ed Toutant finished in third place, but as the latter is not a European, the bronze medal went to Ian Bayley and Didier Bruyère.
- ↑ Estonian Igor Habal and Canadian Paul Paquet finished in second place, but as the latter is not a European, the silver medal went to Olav Bjortomt and David Stainer and bronze medal to Ian Bayley and Didier Bruyère.
- ↑ "Pairs Championship Results". European Quizzing Championships. World Quizzing Association. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ Americans Steven Perry and Tim Polley finished in third place, but as they are not Europeans, the bronze medal went to Olav Bjortomt and David Stainer.
- ↑ The American National Quiz Team finished in third place at the 2021 Quiz Olympiad, but as that is not a European team, the European Championship bronze medal went to fourth placed England.
- ↑ [1] and [2]
- ↑ [3]
External links
- Official website
- Profiles
- IQA Belgium with full results previous World and European Championships Archived 2017-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- IQA Norway with full results previous World Championships
- IQA Great Britain
- IQA United States Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
- SQON/IQA Netherlands
- Ken Jennings about the 2007 games