Welcome to the homepage of UK Quizbowl: the organisation for all things to do with student buzzer quizzing in the UK.
Quizbowl is, essentially, a game similar to the TV show University Challenge, but with some differences in focus — if you are new, why not check out our introduction to quizbowl? You can also find the details of upcoming quizbowl tournaments on the events page, with some common questions answered in the FAQ section. A short list of quizbowl terms used on this website is provided in the glossary.
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Latest blog posts
BSQC–2024: preview
Perennial condenders or dark horses: who is going to win the trophy this year?
ACF Regionals 2024: report
A recap of the latest annual classic.
Spring 2024: tournament announcements
We preview the tournaments on offer this spring.
British Novice 2023: report
We look back on the biggest British Novice held to date.
How to win University Challenge
A guide to selecting and training the ultimate team.
ACF Fall 2023: report
We recap an exciting day of quiz at Cambridge.
Autumn 2023: tournament announcements
Seven events offered in the coming term.
BSQC–2023: preview
Our look at the teams competing for the BSQC trophy this year.
Spring 2023: tournament announcements
Our competitions in the upcoming spring.
Autumn 2022: preview
We list the tournaments awaiting us this autumn.
BSQC–2022: preview
UKQB's Felix previews the upcoming BSQC.
A mid-season introduction
Our Blog Manager Felix shares his perspective on recent events in UK quizbowl.
Updated BSQC qualification rules
Some changes to the BSQC qualification procedures.
BSQC–2021: report
A look back on the results of 2021 British Student Quiz Championships.
January and February 2021 tournaments: report
Looking back at the tournaments from the beginning of 2021.
BSQC–2021: preview
UKQB Blog Editor Michael Kohn previews BSQC 2021.
A retrospective of 2020 in UK quizbowl
A quick look back at the events from the past year.
2020 ACF Fall and IKEA Closed: report
A report of the two big autumn student tournaments.
Qualification for BSQC
Starting with 2020-2021 season, teams would need to qualify for BSQC.
Spring 2020 Zoom tournaments: report
An account of the online tournaments held over the spring and summer lockdown.
Autumn 2020 tournament announcements
IKEA, British Novice and two ACF tournaments will be held this autumn.
UKQB–ASDAN partnership
UKQB announces new outreach project to China.
Call for elections (Updated)
UKQB committee for the 2020/21 season has been elected.
BSQC–2020: report
We recap the results of this year's British Student Quiz Championships.
BSQC–2020: preview
We survey this year's BSQC field for favourites and dark horses.
Preview: Spring 2020 tournaments
ACF Regionals, the Oxbridge Opens, BSQC and more tournaments happening in 2020.
British Novice Tournament—2019: report
A quick look back at this year's British Novice Tournament.
Autumn 2019 tournament announcements
EAT, Penn Bowl, ACF Fall, British Novice and other tournaments happening this term.
Call for elections (Updated)
UKQB committee for the 2019/20 season has been elected.
UKQB buzzer handover
Glasgow Uni Quiz Society receive a buzzer set from UKQB.
How to get better at quizbowl
Alex Hardwick gives advice on where to start at improving at quizbowl, from a beginner's perspective.
BSQC–2019: report
We look back on last weekend's British Student Quiz Championships.
BSQC–2019: preview
We have a quick look at the contestants in this year's championships.
British Student Quiz Championships–2019
Announcement of the biggest student buzzer quiz event of the year.
HOT–2019: impressions
Players and moderators of HOT share their experiences.
WOW–2019: report
A look back at the open tournament in Warwick.
SNT–2019
Southampton Uni to host a novice tournament in February.
CANNAE–2019
Another novice tournament to be held in Edinburgh.
Round-up: Autumn 2018 tournaments
Review of the first term of UKQB action in 2018–19.
WOW and HOT in January
Announcement of two tournaments held in Warwick and Oxford.
SHAFT–2018: report
Account of the recent Southampton-hosted quizbowl tournament.
British Novice Tournament–2018: report
A quick view of the results of our tournament for new quizzers.
Election results
UKQB committee has been chosen.
SHAFT–2018
Announcement of an open tournament held in Southampton.
Call for elections
We are seeking candidates for various positions in UKQB.
OAT and EMOAT–2018: report
A quick recap of recent tournaments in Oxford and Edinburgh.
British Novice Tournament–2018
Announcing the premier novice tournament of the year.
Cambridge Hard Autumn Tournament–2018
One of the harder tournaments of the term will happen at the end of October.
How to win University Challenge
Alex Peplow explains how to do well on University Challenge. (Spoiler: play more quizbowl.)
Warwick Novice Tournament–2018
Announcement of a tournament geared towards new players.
How to set up a quiz society
Tom De Bock shares his experiences of developing the Oxford Brookes Quiz Society.
Edinburgh Mirror of the Oxford Autumn Tournament–2018
We will be running a quizzing tournament in the North.
Oxford Open Tournament–2019
The biggest open tournament of the year will take place in February.
Oxford Autumn Tournament–2018
Announcement of the first student tournament of the season.
Preview: Autumn 2018 tournaments
A summary of upcoming quizbowl competitions in October and November.
British Student Quiz Championships–2018: report
We review the 2018 BSQC: Cambridge A emerge victorious among some strong debuts across the field.