International Quizzing Championships Schedule 2026

Three days of quiz action!

Details and timings:

Friday 30th October

Come and say hello, and collect your name badge, shirt and goody bag.
The IQA Directors welcome you to the International Quizzing Championships and get the first event underway.

This quiz is for teams of up to four players. It has 100 questions split across of seven papers that will test pretty much every area of general
knowledge.

 

No team? No problem. We will help you find teams on the day.

 


 

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Take a break to refresh and refuel ready for to quiz until midnight on day one.

The top two Aspirational teams play for the gold and silver medals, and the semi-finals for the Nations Cup are played (1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd).

All other teams play along for placings, aside from the 3rd and 4th places Aspirational teams and the top two teams in the U30 Nations Cup. 

 


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Get your teams together for a head-scratching, lateral thinking bit of quiz fun!

Saturday 31st October

Fifty-question quiz to test your knowledge of the 21st century that will mostly cover pop culture subjects, but there will also be some high brow stuff in here.
(P = Populist Quiz)

 


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Fifty-question quiz to test your Pop Music knowledge.

(P = Populist Quiz)


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Mid-morning break to prep ready to go again for the afternoon session.

Fifty-question quiz to test your Literature knowledge.


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A late lunch in readiness for the Indie Qualifier.

Fifty-question quiz to test your knowledge of Geography.

 


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Ding, ding! This is the 100-question written indie qualifier quiz, split across seven papers.

 


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You’ll need a hearty meal whether your playing in the finals or watching them!

The 10 highest-scoring U30 players battle it out for the medals in front of everyone.


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The tension is palpable as the 10 highest-scoring players battle it out for the medals in front of everyone. 

 

 


 

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Teams of four players from anywhere, compete over 100 general knowledge questions for the title of Club Team Champions. These will be played over seven rounds. The first five rounds have 12 questions each and the last two have 20 questions each.

Sunday 1st November

Watch as the next generation of quizzers show you how it’s done as they fight it out for the title ‘International U30 Quizzing Champions’. 

This match will be live streamed at youtube.com/quizzingtv


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 The battle for bronze!


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Aspirational Cup Bronze Match


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Partners in quiz work together as pairs in this 100-question written quiz.  

No pair? No problem, we’ll find you a partner at the event.


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The final meal before the final event.

Pull up a chair and watch the most intense quiz match you are ever likely to see as the two best quiz teams in the world fight it out for the title ‘International Quizzing Champions’. 

This match will be live streamed at youtube.com/quizzingtv


 

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All the medals are awarded to the winners.

 


 

Click to see photos from last year.