Posts Tagged ‘quiz’
How to Win at Quizzes, and Solve Cryptic Crosswords | The Guardian
13 September, 2014
Two pieces in today’s Do Something supplement: How to win quizzes – from pub contests to Mastermind and How to solve a cryptic crossword.
Also, I will be signing Two Girls, One on Each Knee (7) at the reception for the keynote of the Chiswick Book Festival this evening.
- 6.00pm, Sat 13 Sept: Festival Drinks Reception
- St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, Bath Road, London W4 1TT
- Tickets
Only Connect — Now on BBC Two
28 August, 2014
Series ten of Only Connect, with me in the question-editor chair, begins on BBC Two on Mon 1 September 2014 at 20:30.
Only Connect for BBC Four
14 April, 2014
The new series of quiz show Only Connect starts tonight on BBC Four, with me in the question-editor seat.
Only Connect: A Quiz Show for BBC4
1 November, 2013
As of the next series, I will be the question editor for BBC Four’s million-viewer quiz Only Connect, which will incidentally move to BBC Two in 2014.
- Series eight is currently on iPlayer
The Will Gompertz Fringe at the ICA
28 January, 2013
Tickets are available for micro-festival The Will Gompertz Fringe at the ICA, Friday evenings at 19h30 from 1 February. I will be on the Lecture Stage with a multimedia arts quiz.
Just The Gist: A Twitter (and Tumblr) Music Quiz
2 June, 2011
Inspired by my own article about Google-proofing the pub quiz, I am resurrecting Just The Gist.
This was – and now is again – a music quiz where you guess the song title based on a precis of its narrative content. This is a “soft launch”. Later, there might be themes and prizes and that.
Inevitably, it takes place on Twitter: @justthegist.
Update 1 July: Answers, archives, video and extra at the Just The Gist tumblelog.
