Pub Quizzes in Coventry (1 Viewer)

[bamalamafizzfazz]

I need your help. The mrs and I and a few friends love to do a good pub quiz, however It seems like every one I do nowadays there are people cheating on smartphones. The final straw this week was when I challenged a guy who had his phone out and he simply responded with "I am looking up the answer"

I have been to the Campbell, The Hollyhead, The Cocked Hat and The Rose and Crown in Stoke and have noticed a similar trend.

Does anyone know of anywhere that a quiz is played in good spirit with little to no cheating? or better still some kind of professional quiz where phones are banned altogether as I am just getting fed up with losing money to cheaters.

I thankyou in advance for your assistance.

 

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[rob9872]

We used to love a decent quiz too but the cheaters have spoiled (spoilt?) it for everyone and for prizes barely worth winning too. I know loads of people who used to go just for the sport of it but don't bother any more.

I can't help you with where they do it as I don't live in Cov but what pubs need to do (maybe suggest it to your local landlord) is to have a hands up system or people out at the front in a knockout or something diffferent to keep it entertaining and stop them cheating. It's a sad world that people have to do it but I'm sure there are ways around it.

The pictures of mixed up faces is always a good round to include and a few obscure things about local history that can't be Googled is another, but an adjudicator and hands up to score points or moving from table to table in a round robin means a quizmaster can prepare a usual set of questions.

Let us know if you find a decent one and I'll organise a team to come and whip your asses

 

[bamalamafizzfazz]

Cheers Rob, I think its 'spoilt'
I think you are right. I even found out there is an app now that you can take a picture on a picture round and it finds the same picture online . Also on sunday there was a music round where songs were played backwards and the team that had been winning all through the quiz only got 3/10 whereas my team got 8/10.
I did a professional one with my old job where everyone had to put their mobiles in a clear plastic bag in the middle of the table for the whole quiz, sadly this is probably the future for pub quizzes.

Oh and BTW... Bring it on!

 

[skyblueprincess]

The Manor House Thursday Weekly 8.30 pm Coventry Road, Fillongley 7 rounds, each of 10 questions. Section headings vary from week to week - could include General Knowledge, History, Picture round, Science, Nature, Entertainment, Literature or anything really !! Entry fee 50p. per player, no more than 6 in a team, winner takes all. Went once was a right giggle

 

[Disorganised1]

That's just sad ~ what is the point of entering a quiz then looking up the answers ?

Incredible.