Quiz Nights

Throughout the recent history of The Swan, quiz nights have always been popular. So in September 2019 the quiz was re-launched and was extremely popular. So much so, we decided to make it a regular event. The rogues gallery directly below records the winners history for posterity and for bragging rights too. There can be no argument on who has won when, and how many times. No stories, no fairy tales, no disputes. There are also some photos of the face-to-face quizzes that can be found further down this page.

This would have been a nice and simple page if it was not for that little bug Covid. The Quiz has jumped from face-to-face, to online, to a mixture of both BUT still we play on. In the diary below, we have tried to section it off into the various covid periods to help understanding. Fingers crossed, we achieved that.

Lockdown 3.0 ^{(19/Dec/20 - 11/Apr/21)}

Within 72 hours we went from Tier 2 to Tier 4 - stay at home. The pub shut again at COP Friday 18th and we went back online. Although frustrating as hell, we appreciate that we need to support the NHS and keyworkers.

Online Quiz #17 - 7th April 2021

With grateful thanks to the Scott & Bailey quiz masters the final on-line quiz saw a competitive evening with Easter Eggs to play for. Congratulations to our 7th April and last online winners:

Team - Muddy Boots;
Household - SMike;
Individual - Anne Tebbatt.

Online Quiz #16 - 24th March 2021

Huge thanks to question master Martin Payne for setting the questions. We offer congratulations to all who took part and in particular the worthy winners:

Team - Spring Swans;
Household - Oh Dear (aka The Baileys);
Individual - Ann Payne.

Join us again on 7 Apr when questions will be set by the Bailey and Scott families. Sorry no pictures this week.

Online Quiz #15 - 10th March 2021

Thanks to Rachel of The Friends and also the Windsor Homeless Project for setting a quiz that didn't mention Harry &Meghan once. Well done to the 10th March winners:

Individual - Johnny No Mates
Household - Oh Dear
Team - The WilliWests

Online Quiz #14 - 24th February 2021

Many thanks to quizmasters RubyQ (Fiona, Andrew & Caitlin) for a challenging evening. Congratulations to our worthy winners:

Household - Anne Mograby & Mick Hill
Team - Spring Swans & Muddy Boots

Sorry no screenshots this week.

Online Quiz #13 - 10th February 2021

Thanks to Paul Drake (of The Drake's) for setting another challenging and unique quiz this week. Well done to the 10th February winners:

Individual - Anne Tebbatt & Ann Payne
Household - Sid and Sheila Allen
Team - The Snowy Swans

Online Quiz #12 - 27th January 2021

Thanks to Colin Armfield and Sue Rigby (of Hettie's Heroes) for setting a challenging and quite different quiz this week. Congratulations to our winners on the 27th January who were:

Individual - Anne Tebbatt
Household - The Cliffords
Team - The Snowy Swans and Willie Wests

Online Quiz #11 - 13th January 2021

Thanks to Anne Tebbatt for another challenging quiz and congratulations to our worthy winners. Unfortunately no photos from this week - will try harder!

Individual - Ann Payne
Household - Sheila & Sid Allen
Team - Hettie's Heroes

Online Quiz #10 - 30th December 2020

As part of Our Swan Song to 2020, we also had a Quiz. This was well attended and by the time we started, we had also tasted three different Brewery beers. Anne was quizmaster. Our winners were:

Best Individual: Richard Douglas
Best Household: Smike
Best Team: The Snowy Swans

Tier 2 ^{(4/Dec/20 - 18/Dec/20)}

So we came out of Lockdown 2.0 and straight into Tier 2 which allowed us to open but having to provide a 'substantial meal' for our customers. No mixed tables inside and the 'rule of 6' outside. So quizzes became a mixture of on-site at The Pub and also online via Zoom. This allowed people who would normally be in a mixed team inside actually to participate.

Online Quiz #9 - 16th December 2020

This was a mixture of online and also actually in The Pub. The Tier 2 restrictions meant it was difficult for regular players to be there physically, so we went for both media. Our winners on the 16th December were:

Hettie's Heroes
The Willie Wests
Santa's Sexy Swans

Lockdown 2.0 ^{(5/Nov/20 - 3/Dec/20)}

And here we go again with a four week lockdown. So we restarted the Online Bingo and Quiz again as people seemed to really enjoy it. Usual format, etc. and hopefully only until December third. Fingers crossed.

Online Quiz #8 - 2nd December 2020

Hopefully the last online quiz saw regulars attend to try out their little grey cells. Our winners on the 2nd December were:

Best Team: Hettie's Heroes
Best Individual: Anne Tebbatt
Best Household: Matt & Bev

Online Quiz #7 - 18th November 2020

Another tricky set of questions didn't deter our quizzers on the 18th November. Congratulations to all those who took part and especially our winners:

Best Team: Shivering Swans
Best Individual: Anne Tebbatt
Best Household: Yoghurt Pots

Post-Lockdown 1.0 and Social Distancing ^{(4/Jul/20 - 04/Nov/20)}

We're back!. The quiz is now back at The Swan and is a socially distanced, face-to-face meeting of minds. Tables of six were allowed but social distancing required between tables and whilst wandering around.

The Swanettes

4th November, 2020
Enemies of the People

21st October, 2020
The Soggy Swans

30th September, 2020
The Armitages

16th September, 2020
The Gibsons and Friends

2nd September, 2020

Lockdown 1.0 ^{(21/Mar/20 - 03/Jul/20)}

During the first Covid-19 lockdown, The Swan ran a series of online events. These are aimed to bring the community together for a little bit of fun. The Quiz is a big part of it. Run online over the Internet.

Online Quiz #6 - 30th June 2020

Our quiz masters for the evening were one of our teams: Hettie's Heroes. They set the questions and also QMed proceedings. Huge thanks!

We had three winners on the 30th June, one for each of the categories:

Best Team: Bacon Bappers
Best Household: SMike and Lego Warriors
Best Individual: Anne Tebbatt

Online Quiz #5 - 16th June 2020

The Datchet Border Morris excluded themselves as they actual provided the guest round. Thanks lads! We had three winners on the 16th June, one for each of the categories:

Best Team: Hettie's Heroes
Best Household: The Totnes 2
Best Individual: Trevor Harvey

Online Quiz #4 - 2nd June 2020

We had three winners on the 2nd June, one for each of the categories:

Best Team: Bacon Bappers
Best Household: Claire and Tim Allison
Best Individual: Anne Tebbat

Online Quiz #3 - 19th May 2020

We had three winners on the 19th May, one for each of the categories:

Best Team: Bacon Bappers
Best Household: Hodkin
Best Individual: tie between Louise Winch & Anne Tebbat

Online Quiz #2 - 5th May 2020

We had three winners on the 5th May, one for each of the newly introduced categories. We believe that this is a fairer way to play the game. They were:

Best Team: Datchet Morris Dancers
Best Household: The Mad House
Best Individual: Anne Tebbat