Quiz Night

41 eager quizzers enjoyed the second U3A Quiz Night of 2024. This time the Quiz Masters were Peter and Gill Atkinson who certainly challenged us with a wide variety of questions and brain teasers. Seemingly, no questions were too tough for two of the seven teams who both achieved a very high score of 89. A tie-breaking question was set asking for the population size of the UK. Both teams gave the same answer in millions and were asked by…

Ready to pit your wits against our Quizmaster? The next quiz will be held at Jávea Golf Club on Tuesday 19th March at 7pm. As before, each person/pair will be randomly allocated to a team/table when they arrive at the venue. To book your place or to get more information please contact the Group Leader Sandra von Esebeck on quiz@u3ajavea.com. Cost: 20€ per person. Includes 2 course dinner with half a bottle of wine/or beer/or soft drink. Once you’re booked,…

Updated article because the photos were in the wrong order – apologies for the mix up to the winners and runners up. We had a very enjoyable Quiz Night on Tuesday 16th January, with six teams competing for prizes. The winning team pictured above were ‘The Famous Five’. Our Quiz Master was Mike Frost who was ably assisted by his wife, Katrina. The 50 questions covered a variety of subjects including our general knowledge of Spain, sport, geography and history…

It was a close finish for top honours in the latest Javea U3A Quiz Night contest at the Golf Club – with just two points separating the winning team and the runners-up. Pictured are the runners-up. A total of eight teams competed in the first quiz of the year, run by new group leaders Peter and Gill Atkinson, and everyone agreed it was great success – and the meal served up by the golf club caterers was a hit too!

Quiz Group retiring leaders David and Hilary Grove oversaw a close contest when they hosted their final session at Javea Golf Club before handing over the reins to their successors Peter and Gill Atkinson. Two teams tied for the top honours – and there wasn’t much between the other six teams either. In the end, the two winning teams – ‘Santa’s Elves’ and ‘Don’t Mention Brexit’ – shared first prize, each member taking home a bottle of wine as their…

The next Javea U3A Quiz Night will be held at Javea Golf Club on Tuesday December 10, starting at 7.30pm. Group leaders David and Hilary Grove will be setting and questions. Email them at quiz.night@u3ajavea.com for details and to book your places. Teams will be drawn on the night.

Two teams shared the honour of finishing first in the Javea U3A September Quiz Night. One of the teams – The Admirals – are pictured above after the close contest at Javea Golf Club. The other team – The Dreamers – are pictured under Highlights..  Both teams scored a brilliant 83% – yet this was only 8% higher than the lowest score on the night; a tribute to the excellent questions set by Peter and Gill.  This was the fifth…

Congratulations to the latest Quiz Night winners Barbara and James Harvie, Brian and Chris Haworth, and Alan and Anne Oliver. Well done also to quizmasters Trevor and Sally Rush as well as group leaders David and Hilary Grove for their contributions. Next Quiz Night is at the Javea Golf Club on Tuesday September 3, starting at 7.30pm.