Pub Quizzes from the 1998 Mind Sports Olympiad

This took place at the Second Mind Sports Olympiad in 1998:

We are organizing the Mind Sports Olympiad National Pub Quiz Championship. This is a team event with the first qualifying rounds starting in June. The leading pub teams from each regional final will qualify for the finals on Saturday August 29th at the Royal Festival Hall during the Mind Sports Olympiad.

Schedule of qualifying rounds
The dates of the qualifying rounds have been arranged so that no quiz will take place on the evening of a World Cup match. The World Cup will be over before any of the local finals commence.

The schedule of events is as follows:
Closing date for entries June 30th
Pub heats July 1st-14th
Local finals July 17th-23rd
Regional Finals August 3rd-16th
Olympiad Final August 29th

Organization
Pub heats are held in each pub on the night that they normally have their quiz. It is read by their normal quiz master - sealed envelopes are supplied by the organisers. There is a different set of questions for every date to prevent someone from learning the questions in advance at another pub. This first round will have questions which are graded and not too difficult. The best 4 players in each pub will qualify to be on that pub's team (substitution is allowed in case of a player being unavailable later in the tournament).

Local heats will have questions which are marginally more difficult. These heats will average 8 teams and be held in one of the pubs which has qualified for this stage and the questions will be asked by the normal quizmaster for that pub. Sealed envelopes containing the questions will be supplied by the organisers. The night chosen will depend on the pubs designated to hold the local heats.

Regional finals cater mainly for the serious quizzer. The organizers will provide a team of people to run each of the regional finals. The winning team and runner-up from each region qualifies for the final.

Entry details
The entry fee is only £15 per pub for the whole competition, plus £1 per player on the night of each quiz (these payments include VAT). The £15 entry fee must be received not later than June 30th and may be paid by cheque or postal order (payable to Mind Sports Olympiad), Mastercard, VISA or VISA Delta. The following information must be supplied with payment:
Name of pub:
Address of pub:
Telephone number of pub:
Name of landlord:
Usual quiz night(s) if any:
Is payment by cheque, postal order, Mastercard, Visa, Visa Delta?
Credit card number:
Expiry date:
Name on credit card:
Billing address of credit card if different from above:

All entries should be sent to: Mind Sports Olympiad Pub Quiz, P.O. Box 13388, London NW3 2ZF.

All enquiries should be addressed to: Mike Walsh on 0171 388 5240 or by e-mail to David Levy.