Welcome to UK Quizbowl
We do all things student buzzer quizzing.
Upcoming tournaments
Cambridge and Oxford Open Tournament (COOT)
Open · University of Cambridge
ARCADIA
Student-only · University of Birmingham
British Student Quiz Championships (BSQC)
Student-only · Imperial College London
WaShBowl
Student-only · Pop culture · University of Warwick
HISTONE
Open · University of Manchester
What is quizbowl?
Quizbowl is, essentially, a game similar to the TV show University Challenge, but with some differences in focus. Click on the links below to find out more!
Who are UK Quizbowl?
We help run quizbowl tournaments throughout the year, from novice tournaments for beginners to national championships. If you are interested in setting up a quiz society at your university but do not know where to start or just want to know more about upcoming tournaments, please contact us!
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Spring 2026 Tournament Announcements
WaShBowl III, ACF Regionals, Winter Novice and other tournaments happening this term.
Autumn 2025 Tournament Announcements
Penn Bowl, ACF Fall, British Novice and other tournaments happening this term.
MRNA IV: A New Hope
An overview of the antepenultimate tournament of the 2024-2025 UK QuizBowl season from moderators and players.
Improving at Quizbowl: Fine Arts (by Michael Kohn)
the next biggest area of quizbowl after the ‘big three’ of Science, Literature and History
Improving at Quizbowl: History (by Abigail Tan)
Parthians, Abbasids, Safavids and Seleucids ...
Improving at Quizbowl: Literature (by Ben Russell Jones)
It’s intimidating to turn up to the big tournaments and find yourself overwhelmed with names, events, theories and artworks that everyone else seems to have in their pocket.