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Bob Taylor |
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NEW (added 9 June 2021) |
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Sadly we have more dreadful news. Bob Taylor, a member of the quiz league for many years, passed away in late May. Bob’s friend and |
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and former team-mate Les Williams has these words on Bob’s long and distinguished quiz career… |
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“Bob joined the Pineapple team (Heaton Lane) in the 1986/87 season and was a member of the team that won the A Division in ‘92/93. |
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Bob was an all-rounder with a particular strength in natural history - there wasn't much he didn't know about British birds. Bob liked to gently |
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wind-up the opposition. When, on one occasion, I mentioned to him that his ribbing was having no effect as the opposition knew him too well |
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and weren't biting, he said that he was aware of that but did it anyway as he thought it made him play better! Bob stopped playing for a |
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couple of years until latterly joining the Printers team. The Printers team folded a couple of years ago when the new landlord didn't show any |
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enthusiasm for having a quiz team. Bob launched his 'TV' quiz career in the ‘90s. He made three appearances on Quiz Night on ITV, |
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The Great British Quiz on BBC1 and got to the last three in an episode of Fifteen to One. He was also good at setting quizzes at the |
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appropriate level for the target audience and an excellent quizmaster”. |
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Due in no small part to his ‘no nonsense’ approach to quizzing Bob was always a pleasure to play against, and from the opposition table |
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appeared to be the beating heart of the Printers team. As a member of the committee Bob made a hugely valuable contribution to the running |
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of the league, not least his great efforts to raise our profile within the local community in an attempt to attract new teams and members. |
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Bob will be greatly missed by everyone in the Stockport Quiz League. |
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Jim Beeson |
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(added 23 April) |
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We have been contacted by Reg Williams of the Travellers Call with the terribly sad news that Jim Beeson passed away at Easter, after a |
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brave fight against cancer. Many of you will have fond memories of Jim, who was a long-standing member of the Travellers team and always |
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a pleasure to play against. From the opponents’ table Jim appeared to be a formidable quizzer and always played with a smile on his face. |
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Jim will be hugely missed by his mates in the Travellers team and his many other friends throughout the league. |
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Coronavirus update |
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(added 23 April) |
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There is obviously little prospect of quiz league activities resuming in the near future. For quizzing to become feasible again we’ll have to wait |
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until things have returned to something approaching normality. |
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Results (2019-2020 season) |
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A Division (2019-2020 season) |
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B Division (2019-2020 season) |
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Cup and Plate (2019-2020 season) |
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Round 1 (30 January) |
Quarter Finals (5 March) |
Semi Finals (2 April) |
Finals (30 April) |
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Inter-league Competitions (2019-2020 season) |
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