Sign Up - iQa World Quizzing Championships 2012 - Edinburgh

[Jane]

We are delighted to announce a second British venue for the World Quizzing Championships on Saturday 2 June 2012. This year will see the quiz taking place in the magnificent city of Edinburgh.

Huge thanks to Brian Pendreigh (Organiser), Ewan McNaught (owner of The Voodoo Rooms) and Colin Cruickshank (your quiz master and host) for making all the arrangements.

Scottish venue: The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
http://thevoodoorooms.com/

10.15 - Registration and Welcome
10.30 - World Quizzing Championships Part I
11.30 - Marking Part I, followed by a short break
12.15 - World Quizzing Championships Part II
13.15 - Marking Part II, followed by lunch break
14.30 - Max Thomson Cup/Scottish team championships (up to four in a team - you can either enter as a team or we will sort you into a team on the day)
17.00 - 18.00 Preliminary Results & Close
18.00 - Bar and Restaurant trip, tbc

Cost: £20, with a 50% discount for first time attendees of International Quizzing Association or British Quizzing Association events. (This price excludes food, which will be available to buy in the bar and restaurant.)

Please register in advance via scotland@worldquizzing.com. It would help if you paid in advance, via PayPal to payments@quizzing.co.uk, marking payments "WQC Scotland". You can also pay cash on the day.

[EwanM]

As the proprietor of the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh I'm very much looking forward to taking part in this and to meeting everyone on the day. I was delighted to help when Brian Pendreigh approached me with the idea and many thanks to Chris and Jane for their assistance with everything. As a recent convert to the world of quizzing I'm approaching the quiz itself with a touch of trepidation. I've taken part in the last 3 Hot 100s and enjoyed them greatly, even if my scores have been decidedly modest, but as a quizzing novice I now have a keener appreciation of just how good the top quizzers are! Roll on the 2nd of June.

[bpendreigh]

Confirmed attendees so far...
Gary Grant
Roderick Cromar
Ewan McNaught*
Brian Pendreigh
Marco Biagi MSP*
George Lewis*
Nick Harrold*
Spencer Pryor*
Dave Taylor
Barry Howbridge
Keith Marshall
Mike Foden
Barbara Thompson
*Debutant

I do not currently have details of those who have completed old-style entry forms and handed them to quizmaster Colin Cruickshank. We are hoping for 50, so would be grateful if people could keep badgering any friends in Scotland who are quizzers.

[DanielFullard]

Hi

I have booked the train and paid the fee for two people. Who gets the money on paypal? I just want to confirm everything is right with payment as I have paid for two people

Thanks

[bpendreigh]

Everything in order, Daniel.

The following are also now confirmed for Edinburgh
Daniel Fullard*
Tracey Bailey*
David Gow*
Barry Haniford*
Hamish Cameron
Dave Albury*
*all first-timers

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Colin Garden* (possibly afternoon only)
Robert Bell*
Melanie Beaumont*
Lewis Hanlon*
James Morton*
Frazer McGlinchey* (afternoon only)

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Out - Spencer Pryor* (working)
In - Patrick Jack*
(and one or two others, though I am waiting for their names, unless we want to go down the road of Brazilian footballers and use diminutives and nicknames.)

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Chic McGregor*

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Dave Murphy*

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Marshall Gordon*
Marshall Milne* (afternoon only)
Mark Cambridge*
Peter Ryan*

Which makes 31