Welcome
Welcome to the Oxford University Quiz Society website.
Latest News & Updates:
NAQT SCT 2010 Europe
The 2010 NAQT Sectional Championship Tournament (SCT) for the Europe region took place at St John's College, Oxford, on Saturday 6th February. Congratulations to overall winners Manchester, and to Division 2 winners Warwick A! Full scores and statistics will follow shortly.
ICQ 2010!
The 2010 Inter-Collegiate Quiz, run by the OUQS between 3rd and 6th Weeks of Hilary Term, is now underway. See here for details.
OUQS to Host NAQT Sectional Championship Tournament (SCT) 2010 Europe
The 2010 Sectional Championship Tournament (SCT) for the Europe region, for qualification to the NAQT Inter-Collegiate Tournament, will be hosted by the Oxford University Quiz Society, in conjunction with BuzzerQuiz. The SCT will be held on Saturday 6th February at St John's College, Oxford (http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk). Contrary to our previous report, the tournament will not be held in Derby. A link to the announcement is here
All universities in Britain and continental Europe are invited to send teams. We estimate that entry will cost approximately £40 per team (with full details of entry fees TBC). Please contact our President, Peter Sloman, if you are interested in participating.
Oxford Mini-Tournament
A mini-tournament was held at St John's College in 8th Week between three Oxford teams and an Oxford Brookes team. Full scores and statistics are here.
Varsity Match 2009
Oxford were victorious in the 2009 Varsity Match. The A team, captained by Gail Trimble (Corpus Christi), and the B team, captained by Katharine Morris (St Stephen's House), both defeated their Cambridge counterparts, although the OUQS Committee team lost to the CUQS Committee team.
New Committee
The 2009-10 Committee were elected at the recent AGM. Congratulations to all.
ICQ 2009
Congratulations to St John's A for winning the 2009 ICQ, defeating Linacre A in the final. The President's Trophy was awared to Wycliffe Hall. Click here for more information.
New Committee
The 2008-9 Committee was elected at the recent AGM. Congratulations and thanks to all.
ICQ 2008
Congratulations to Corpus Christi on winning the 2008 ICQ. Click here for more information.
New Committee
The 2007-8 Committee were elected at the recent AGM. Congratulations to all.
Sixth win for Balliol
A 230 - 130 victory for Balliol against St John's clinched their sixth win since the ICQ was revived in 1999. For full results visit the ICQ 2007 Homepage
Freshers' ICQ 2008
Congratulations to Corpus Christi, who defeated a team from Wycliffe Hall to win the second Freshers' Inter-Collegiate Quiz!
What do you think?
We'd like your opinion of the new website design, even if we're still mid-transition! Any comments and/or feedback is much appreciated. Please use the comments form.
The Quiz Society exists to stimulate an interest in general knowledge and quizzing of all types. We run a number of events each year, which vary from bar quizzes and our takes on TV game shows, and buzzer quizzes like the Inter-Collegiate Quiz. The Society is available for all your quiz needs, including question writing, quiz hosting and buzzer system hire.
The old website content will gradually be brought across to this new design - keep an eye on the latest news and updates section. If there's anything you'd like to see on here, or think we're missing, please get in touch!