Category Archives: The Newsroom

The Newsroom quiz nights, Thursday 9pm

The Utter Disappointment of The New Team Name

The TALENTLESS HACKS come to the Newsroom every week, that is when they’re not over in China exploiting the human and financial resources of that great country. Anyway, I found the TALENTLESS HACKS very excited one thursday night as I was handing out quiz sheets. Why the grinning and the excitement? Because, they told me, [...]

What Do Prizes Make? Points!

The latest astonishing offer at the Dr Paul pub quiz is this: BRING ME UNWANTED GIFTS TO GIVE AWAY IN THE JOKES ROUND AND I WILL GIVE YOU POINTS. Tariff of points-for-gifts: Give-away-able gift: 1 point Really brilliant gift: 2 points Mind-warp awesome gift: 3 points Paul from THE NEPHRONS was the first to take [...]

Messages From Desperate Drunk Girls

Recently we had some girls at the Newsroom who were already pretty pished but obviously were in the mood for MORE BOOZE. And in such a world full of starvation, corruption, fear and  war, who can blame them? Anyway,  it was obvious after one round that they weren’t going to win the quiz so cleverly [...]

Little Joke, Big Laugh

This got handed in at the Newsroom a couple of weeks ago. Suddenly: laughter! Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

All The Way From Sheffield

Last week’s winners at the Newsroom quiz were the Venns. They came all the way from Sheffield to suck up the atmosphere at the famous Dr Paul quiz, having gotten a flavour filtered by a screen thanks to our appearance on Channel 4′s Quiz Trippers last month. From a point of view of cementing my [...]

Tonight’s Cheat Phrase

Cheat Phrase for tonight: “SHOULD HAVE MADE HER GO TO REHAB” Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

Horses Get Vote

Here’s a rather touching team name form the Newsroom pub quiz the other week. I Love Horses The Best Of All The Animals. Gee, that’s really nice. The thing I really like about this team name is that you can tell they mean no disrespect to sealions or boa constrictors or hyenas, its just that [...]

STV Website Mention

Thanks to STV for covering the quiz a wee bit, ahead of next week’s screening of Quiz Trippers on Channel 4. The article includes another Cheezin picture of my mug on the web. Can’t complain! Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

Bar Staff Are Future Billionaires, So Be Nice Instead of Rude.

Well done to winners at last night’s quiz at the Newsroom: Lewis, Lewis and Cameron – aka the Bar Staff YOU SHOUTING: “But that’s the bar staff! Fix!” Hey – relax. At my quizzes, the bar staff are never allowed to win anything. It’s just for the glory. This comes from the early days in [...]

Coverage in The Evening News

Its always nice to be written about but why they didn’t come and take a photo of your old pal the Doc is completely beyond me. I mean Jen (one of the contstants on Quiz Trippers, and the one who got her mug in the paper) is a good looking enough bird but I have [...]