Re: World Quizzing Championships

• From: quizbelgium <andessurvivors_at_quizbelgium.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:33:59 -0000
• Message-ID: <csrsg7+dsso_at_...>

Hi,

In the meantime also quiz players from Russia and Finland have
indicated their intention to take part in the World Championships.

More info at: www.iqa.be and http://www.quizzing.co.uk/trivia/portal.php


--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "quizbelgium" <andessurvivors_at_h...>
wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
>   
> I'd like to inform you that on July 2nd the second individual world
> quiz championships will be organized by the IQA, the International
> Quizzing Association. 
>   
> The IQA consists of national quiz federations from numerous countries
> including the United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, Norway, Belgium etc. 
>   
> The first event was organized on July 3, 2004 and the Englishman Kevin
> Ashman (a professional quiz players) won the title. The IQA has also
> recently held the first European Championships, both for individuals
> as for national teams, on December 3 in Ghent, Belgium, an event that
> got prime time coverage on national television. 
>   
> Unlike the European Championships, no international travel is required
> to take part in the World Championships. 
>   
> If you are interested in getting more information on quizzing on an
> international level, please do not hesitate to contact me (preferably
> at steven_at_i...).
> 
>   
> Kind regards, 
>   
> Steven De Ceuster 
> IQA Director, Western Europe