British Quiz Association
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The British Quiz Association (BQA) runs the British Quizzing Championships on the first Saturday in September every year.
had run a British Quiz Championships as a sport of the Mind Sports Olympiad.
The first chairman was Mastermind club president Tony Dart, Montague was to be the managing director and also present were Mark Labbett
and Rob Linham.
The association ran British Championships in 2001-3, but went into a moribund state following resignations of many of the committee.
At the same time a new British Quizzing Championships
has successfully been run by IQA/quizzing.co.uk (follow the link for more details).
Quiz Championships 1999/2000
In 1999 and 2000 Trevor MontagueTrevor Montague
Trevor Howard Montague is a British author and sports and fitness enthusiast who compiles books of facts. Best known for A to Z of Almost Everything, he has since compiled A to Z of Sport and A to Z of Britain And Ireland....
had run a British Quiz Championships as a sport of the Mind Sports Olympiad.
BQA 2001 till 2004
The BQA was founded as his brainchild in a Reading Hotel on July 10th, 2001.The first chairman was Mastermind club president Tony Dart, Montague was to be the managing director and also present were Mark Labbett
Mark Labbett
Mark Labbett is a personality in the UK quiz scene. He attended Exeter College, Oxford University, graduating with a degree in Mathematics...
and Rob Linham.
The association ran British Championships in 2001-3, but went into a moribund state following resignations of many of the committee.
Change to IQA
In late 2004 Trevor Parry took over running the organisation but only four people competed in the 2004 event (see link).At the same time a new British Quizzing Championships
British Quiz Championship
The British Quiz Championship, also termed the British Quizzing Championship, commonly abbreviated BQC is the United Kingdom's most prestigious quiz competition. The current competition are organised since 2004 by Chris Jones' and IQA-CEO Jane Allen's company Quizzing Ltd...
has successfully been run by IQA/quizzing.co.uk (follow the link for more details).
British Quiz Champions up to 2004
| 1999 | Kevin Ashman Kevin Ashman Kevin Ashman from Winchester, Hampshire in England is one of the world's most successful quiz players and since 2002 a professional quizzer, an Egghead since 2003... |
| 2000 | Kevin Ashman Kevin Ashman Kevin Ashman from Winchester, Hampshire in England is one of the world's most successful quiz players and since 2002 a professional quizzer, an Egghead since 2003... |
| 2001 | Ian Bayley Ian Bayley Ian Bayley is a UK quiz player who, despite his youth when compared with other leading players , won several medals in quizzing, both in singles and as a member of a team. He is largely known as a strong team player winning the European Championships three times straight from 2007 to 2009 with... |
| 2002 | Kevin Ashman Kevin Ashman Kevin Ashman from Winchester, Hampshire in England is one of the world's most successful quiz players and since 2002 a professional quizzer, an Egghead since 2003... |
| 2003 | John Wilson |
| 2004 | Karl Whelan |