Ormskirk Quiz League

A member of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues

Welcome

The Ormskirk Quiz League celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019-2020.

The 2025-2026 season will begin on Monday September 8 with all twelve teams playing each other in one division.

A Handicap League will also be based on these results.

Two divisions will be formed post Christmas.

The Don Liptrot Trophy, a handicap knockout, will run throughout the season.

A Pairs competition will be held as part of a Presentation Evening at the Stanley Arms on Monday March 30.

Most teams are on the lookout for new players and spectators are welcome at all matches.

News

Charity

We have donated £300 to Age UK Lancashire as agreed at our AGM. Link here.

Posted by David Hodgson 21/08/2025

MQL Presentation Night

Congratulations to Pat Gibson (Colly Wobblers) who won the MQL MIMIR Trophy for a record eighth time.

Ormskirk's winning President's Trophy and President's Shield teams were presented with their trophies.

Turks Head Saints were presented with the Rendon Cup which they won for the second successive season.

Photos are available here.

Posted by David Hodgson 15/05/2025

Rendon Cup

Congratulations to Turks Head Saints who have retained the MQL Rendon Cup by winning three matches in one night.

In the quarter final Wallaseyans (Wirral) were beaten 49-39, Charles Johnson scoring 18 points. In the semi final Legionnaires (Wirral) were beaten 52-37, Kevin Walton and Charles Johnson each scoring 17. In a closely contested final CTK Wanderers (Liverpool) were beaten 43-39, Charles Johnson scoring 16.

The trophy will be presented at the MQL Finals Night at Formby Cricket Club on May 14.

Posted by David Hodgson 16/04/2025

Presentation Night

The new Function Room at the Stanley Arms in Aughton was the venue for this season's Presentation Night which began with three handouts of picture quizzes. Thirty players who chose to play in the Pairs Competition were divided into two pools based on average scores over the season. One name was drawn from each pool to form fifteen pairs. The first round of 40 questions were read out and the pairs wrote down their answers.

The top six pairs who all scored 30 or more qualified for the semi final. They were Pat Gibson (Colly Wobblers) and Kevin Walton (Turks Head Saints), Bill Gerrard (Turks Head Sinners) and Roy Atherton (Colly Wobblers), Charles Johnson (Turks Head Saints) and Gordon Richards (Ormskirk Theatre Company), Andy McGowan (Colly Wobblers) and Alf Westwell (Helenians), Paul McAteer (Delph Tavern) and Peter Jones(Scarecrows), Darren Martin (Newburgh Lions) and Tony Robinson (Rugby Hounds).

Questions were asked in turn to the pairs who each had three 'lives'. After 60 questions the three finalists were Pat and Kevin, Andy and Alf and Darren and Tony.

Each pair had their 'lives' reset to three. After 27 questions Pat and Kevin emerged as winners.

Trophies were presented to successful teams. Photos are here.

A raffle raised £82.65 for Age UK Lancashire.

Thanks to everyone for an enjoyable evening and to the Stanley Arms for hosting.

Posted by David Hodgson 10/04/2025

Individual averages for the season

Individual averages for the season can be found under tables_individual scores. Congratulations to Charles Johnson topping the averages and to Darren Martin for having the highest average on his own questions.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 26/03/2025

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