Monthly Archives: February 2010

Audition for The Chase

My quest to have a go at every single British quiz show that pays a cash prize has taken another step forward with the news that I’ve got an audition at the end of this month for The Chase. The show is on ITV 1, is presented by Bradley Walsh and is a variation on [...]

The One About Multi Tasking

Handed in at the Reverie in early 2010 Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

Tiger Drawing Contest This Monday

I was so impressed with the tiger-drawing ability of HANNIBALISTIC HALIBUT at last Monday’s quiz at the  Reverie, that I have decided to replace the jokes round with a tiger drawing contest this week. Best tiger gets a special prize. This is the kind of quality you’ll be trying to beat: Share on Facebook

The One About Bing and Walt

thanks to Dusty at Jenny Ha’s for this Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

The Mind Crushers Are Back (Kind Of)

When the MIND CRUSHERS first appeared, they built a fearsome Reverie reputation for being totally one hundred per cent awesome But that was in December 2009 and the team have been quiet since then, finishing fifth and eighth, performances like that. However, they were back with a bit of style last night, finishing second and [...]

Smart Team – Thought They Would Know The Answer To This One…

A killer team of hardened quiz pros from Leith turned up to Jenny Ha’s last night, blasting quiz heat all over the regulars, and finishing first by 16 points in a flurry of knowledge the likes of which the pub had never seen before. They went with the name THE DUDE ABIDES and won the [...]

Quizzes Tonight

Jenny Ha’s 7pm – Jackpot £20 Reverie 9pm – Jackpot £40 Both quizzes are free to enter. Share on Facebook

5 Questions from the Deal or No Deal Contestant Application Form

My mission to appear on all of Britain’s cash-prize game shows continues with the Deal or No Deal application form. As you might have guessed for a show that has no quiz content, the questions on the application form are designed to tease out my ‘personality’ and determine whether or not I will make good [...]

Whose Seat is Arthur’s?

Always on the lookout for local quiz stuff, I climbed Arthur’s Seat last week to see if I could answer the question: Question: Can you see both Forth Bridges from the Top of Arthur’s Seat? The answer is: yes you can, in fact you don’t have to go that far, you can see them both [...]

More TV – The Chase

Next on my hitlist of TV game shows to apply for is The Chase which piloted on ITV 1 last June. The show is doing an audition tour of the UK in February and March to look for contestants. Audition cities will include Glasgow if there are enough Scottish applications received, so you won’t have [...]