2016 Quiz Olympiad
Organised by the International Quizzing Association and held from 3 to 6 November 2016, the 2016 Quiz Olympiad in Athens was the inaugural Quiz Olympiad.[1] Replacing the annual European Quizzing Championships, the event was open to quizzers from all over the world, with representatives of 26 nations competing.
Host city | Athens |
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Country | Greece |
Nations participating | 26 |
Debuting countries | 26 |
Athletes participating | 201 |
Events | 44 |
Opening ceremony | 3 November 2016 |
Closing ceremony | 6 November 2016 |
Website | quizolympiad |
Event
The event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals.[2]
Quizzes
The following were the official quizzes at the 2016 Quiz Olympiad:
- Individual Quiz
- Nations Team Quiz
- Pairs Quiz
- History Quiz
- Sport Quiz
- Literature Quiz
- Business Quiz
- Sciences Quiz
- Digital Quiz
- Visual Arts Quiz
- Television Quiz
- Geography Quiz
- Film Quiz
- Performing Arts Quiz
- Pop Music Quiz
- Pentathlon Specialist Quiz
- National Specialist Quiz
- High Brow Specialist Quiz
- Populist Special Quiz
- Speed Quiz
- Knockout Quiz
Some quizzes have similar standing with IOC demonstration sports. These were awarded medals, but do not feature on the overall medals table:
- Aspirational Team Quiz
- World Club Team Quiz
Participants
There were 201 participants from 26 nations at the 2016 Quiz Olympiad. Some notable participants included Nico Pattyn and Ronny Swiggers of Belgium; Dorjana Širola of Croatia; Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Ian Bayley, David Stainer, Paul Sinha and Jenny Ryan of England; Tero Kalliolevo of Finland; Holger Waldenberger of Germany; Anne Hegerty and Barry Simmons of Scotland; Ed Toutant, Ken Jennings, and Shane Whitlock of the United States; and David Edwards of Wales.
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Full list of participants[3] |
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Medalists
The results were:[4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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Individual Quiz | ||||
Nations Team Quiz | Kevin Ashman Ian Bayley Olav Bjortomt Pat Gibson |
Gerben Smit Stijn Gyselinckx Nico Pattyn Ronny Swiggers |
Tore Heliks Van Dahl Ole Martin Halck Thomas Kolåsæter Geir Kristiansen | |
Pairs Quiz | ||||
History Quiz | ||||
Sport Quiz | ||||
Literature Quiz | ||||
Business Quiz | ||||
Sciences Quiz | ||||
Digital Quiz | ||||
Visual Arts Quiz | ||||
Television Quiz | ||||
Geography Quiz | ||||
Film Quiz | ||||
Performing Arts Quiz | ||||
Pop Music Quiz | ||||
Pentathlon Specialist Quiz | ||||
National Specialist Quiz | Kevin Ashman Paul Sinha Olav Bjortomt Tim Westcott Pat Gibson Jenny Ryan David Stainer |
Lars Heggland Jon Inge Kolden Thomas Kolåsæter Brage Nordgård Ole Martin Halck Knut Heggland Eivind Moskvill Leif-Atle Heen |
Nico Pattyn Stijn Gyselinckx Ronny Swiggers Gerben Smit Paul Arts Luc Venstermans Ivo Geyskens | |
High Brow Specialist Quiz | ||||
Populist Special Quiz | ||||
Speed Quiz | ||||
Knockout Quiz |
Medal table
The total medal table was:[5]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 9.5 | |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (11 nations) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
References
- "Quiz Olympiad 2016 : 3 – 6 November".
- "Medals". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- "Attendees". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- "Results". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- "Medal Table". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.