Organised by the International Quizzing Association and held from 11 to 14 November 2021, the 2021 Quiz Olympiad in Kraków was the second Quiz Olympiad.[1] The event was planned to take place from 5 November 2020 until 8 November 2020, but was postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2021 Quiz Olympiad
Host cityKraków
CountryPoland
Nations24
Debuting countries4
Athletes182
Events44
Opening11 November 2021 (2021-11-11)
Closing14 November 2021 (2021-11-14)
Websitequizolympiad.com

Event

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The event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals[3]

Quizzes

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The following were the official quizzes at the 2021 Quiz Olympiad:

  • Individual Quiz
  • Nations Team Quiz
  • Pairs Quiz
  • History Quiz
  • Sport Quiz
  • Literature Quiz
  • Business Quiz
  • Sciences Quiz
  • Digital Quiz
  • Visual Arts Quiz
  • Television Quiz
  • Geography Quiz
  • Film Quiz
  • Performing Arts Quiz
  • Pop Music Quiz
  • Pentathlon Specialist Quiz
  • National Specialist Quiz
  • High Brow Specialist Quiz
  • Populist Special Quiz
  • Speed Quiz
  • Knockout Quiz
  • Under 30 Individual Quiz
  • Under 30 National Team Quiz
  • Under 30 Pairs Quiz

Some quizzes have similar standing with IOC demonstration sports. These were awarded medals, but do not feature on the overall medals table:

  • Aspirational Team Quiz
  • World Club Team Quiz
  • Frankenquiz

Participants

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There were 182 participants from 24 nations at the 2021 Quiz Olympiad. Some notable participants include Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, and Tom Trogh of Belgium; Dorjana Širola of Croatia; Ian Bayley of England; Tero Kalliolevo of Finland; Sebastian Klussmann of Germany; Barry Simmons of Scotland; and Shane Whitlock of the United States.

Participating nations
Full list of participants[4]
  •   Rick Bakker
  •   Andreas Stolz
  •   Astrid Rief
  •   Johannes Eibl
  •   Nicholas Martin
  •   Robert Rees
  •   Stefan Pletzer
  •   Adriaan Dierick
  •   Bruno De Laet
  •   Derk de Graaf
  •   Dries Van De Sande
  •   Gert-Jan Dugardein
  •   Ivo Geyskens
  •   Jens Everaerdt
  •   Johnny Loodts
  •   Kris van der Coelden
  •   Lander Frederickx
  •   Luc Lenaerts
  •   Nico Pattyn
  •   Paul Arts
  •   Roeland De Geest
  •   Ronny Swiggers
  •   Stijn Gyselinckx
  •   Tim van der Heyden
  •   Tom Trogh
  •   Yarnick Piscador
  •   Plamen Mladenov
  •   Dean Kotiga
  •   Domagoj Pozderac
  •   Dorjana Širola
  •   Krešimir Štimac
  •   Kresimir Sucevic Mederal
  •   Lovro Jurišić
  •   Mario Kovač
  •   Morana Zibar
  •   Neven Trgovec
  •   Perica Živanović
  •   Petra Lypolt
  •   Anders Pedersen
  •   Anton Jacobsen
  •   Esben Christiansen
  •   Glen Odgaard
  •   Flemming Borg Nielsen
  •   Jacob Senius
  •   Mads Theodorsen
  •   Maj-Britt Christensen
  •   Rasmus Jørgensen
  •   Amit De
  •   Daoud Jackson
  •   Derek O’Neill
  •   Duncan McDonald
  •   Ian Bayley
  •   Ian Clark
  •   Martin Webb
  •   Matt Todd
  •   Ned Pendleton
  •   Pamela Douglas
  •   Timothy Westcott
  •   Igor Habal
  •   Illar Tõnisson
  •   Indrek Salis
  •   Kaarel Silmato
  •   Mati Räli
  •   Ove Põder
  •   Tauno Vahter
  •   Tero Kalliolevo
  •   Celine Marlot
  •   Didier Bruyere
  •   Frederic Faucheux
  •   Jerome Vachet
  •   Max Fitz-James
  •   Vincent Rousset
  •   Andreas Herde
  •   Andy Östreich
  •   Annegret Schenkel
  •   Dirk Vielhuber
  •   Florian Dirr
  •   Holger Waldenberger
  •   Jürgen Stelter
  •   Manuel Hobiger
  •   Mario Abel
  •   Max Lüggert
  •   Pascal Bothe
  •   Peter Meiners
  •   Roland Knauff
  •   Rudi Mewes
  •   Sebastian Klussmann
  •   Thorsten Zirkel
  •   Vanessa Engelhardt
  •   Abhinav Kishore
  •   Eva Barrett
  •   Kevin Jones
  •   Mark Henry
  •   Patrick Carthy
  •   Grace N. Cole
  •   Jonathan Z. Saye
  •   Madison S. Mondah
  •   Otis B. Kruah
  •   Phil Tarpeh Dixon
  •   Philip H. Roberts
  •   Smaila Kiazolu
  •   Devrim Aslan
  •   Diederick van Elst
  •   Guido ter Stege
  •   John van Maris
  •   Marcel Visschers
  •   Maurice van Maris
  •   Michael-Dennis Biemans
  •   Paul Uijen
  •   Aldona Szczepanska
  •   Arild Tørum
  •   Dag Olav Rønning
  •   Eivind Moskvil
  •   Eskil Åsmul
  •   Espen Iversen
  •   Espen Kibsgård
  •   Geir H. Kristiansen
  •   Ivar Areklett
  •   Jan-Egil Aakernes
  •   Jon Inge Kolden
  •   Jørgen Skjånes
  •   Lars Erik Brandt Rustad
  •   Lars Heggland
  •   Leif-Atle Heen
  •   Knut Heggland
  •   Mats Sigstad
  •   Odd Rune Heggheim
  •   Ole Martin Halck
  •   Øystein Aadnevik
  •   Thomas Kolåsæter
  •   Tore Heliks Van Dahl
  •   Toril Opsahl
  •   Sonja Sirnes
  •   Bartosz Śliwicki
  •   Marzena Szymanowska-Pietrzyk
  •   Piotr Łoboda
  •   Tomasz Orzechowski
  •   André Ascensão
  •   Jorge Páramos
  •   José André
  •   Rodrigo Castro
  •   Sofia Santos
  •   Alina Teodoru
  •   Dragos Beligan
  •   Eduard Stan
  •   Emil Chifor
  •   Marcian Istrate
  •   Marius Tudor
  •   Mihai-Alexandru Ilioaia
  •   Nicu Perojuc
  •   Traian Rotarescu
  •   Barry Simmons
  •   Galen Chung
  •   Jack Pollock
  •   Mark Rae
  •   Rob Sutherland
  •   Roderick Cromar
  •   David Högberg
  •   Jonas von Essen
  •   Nora Falk
  •   Andreas Kröll
  •   Philipp Rohrer
  •   Prakhar Gupta
  •   Rajan Thambehalli
  •   Renate Schär
  •   Alan Lin
  •   Brandon Blackwell
  •   Carlo Aiello
  •   Clifford Galiher
  •   David Legler
  •   Henry Herron
  •   Jakob Myers
  •   Jeffrey Seguritan
  •   Kathryn Verwillow
  •   Leonard Fahrni
  •   Mark Ryder
  •   Matt Jackson
  •   Paul Bailey
  •   Raj Dhuwalia
  •   Shane Whitlock
  •   David Cowan
  •   Sean O’Neill

Medalists

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The results were:[5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Quiz   Mark Henry   Ronny Swiggers   Tero Kalliolevo
Pairs Quiz   Ronny Swiggers
  Tero Kalliolevo
  Nico Pattyn
  Jens Everaerdt
  Tom Trogh
  Derk de Graaf
Nations Team Quiz   Belgium
Nico Pattyn
Tom Trogh
Lander Frederickx
Ronny Swiggers
  Estonia
Igor Habal
Ove Põder
Kaarel Silmato
Illar Tõnisson
  USA
Raj Dhuwalia
Jakob Myers
Matt Jackson
Shane Whitlock
History Quiz   Nico Pattyn
  Jakob Myers
not awarded (tie for gold)   Matt Jackson
Sport Quiz   Bruno De Laet   Tom Trogh
  Dries Van De Sande
not awarded (tie for silver)
Literature Quiz   Daoud Jackson
  Ole Martin Halck
not awarded (tie for gold)   Matt Jackson
Business Quiz   Sebastian Klussmann   Tom Trogh   Anton Jacobsen
  Derk de Graaf
Sciences Quiz   Ian Bayley   Raj Dhuwalia   Jack Pollock
  Matt Jackson
  Lander Frederickx
Digital Quiz   Tom Trogh   Michael-Dennis Biemans   Brandon Blackwell
  Johannes Eibl
Visual Arts Quiz   Ronny Swiggers   Domagoj Pozderac   Ian Bayley
Television Quiz   Espen Iversen   Sonja Sirnes
  Krešimir Štimac
  Galen Chung
  Arild Tørum
  Stijn Gyselinckx
not awarded (tie for silver)
Geography Quiz   Paul Arts
  Ove Põder
not awarded (tie for gold)   Jakob Myers
  Shane Whitlock
Film Quiz   Clifford Galiher   Leif-Atle Heen
  Krešimir Štimac
not awarded (tie for silver)
Performing Arts Quiz   Daoud Jackson   Ian Bayley   Matt Jackson
Pop Music Quiz   Lander Frederickx   Igor Habal   Tom Trogh
Pentathlon Specialist Quiz   Tom Trogh   Matt Jackson   Ian Bayley
National Specialist Quiz   Belgium
Ronny Swiggers
Tom Trogh
Nico Pattyn
Dries Van De Sande
Stijn Gyselinckx
Paul Arts
Lander Frederickx
Bruno De Laet
  Norway
Ole Martin Halck
Leif-Atle Heen
Espen Iversen
Geir H. Kristiansen
Lars Heggland
Tore Heliks Van Dahl
Mats Sigstad
  USA
Matt Jackson
Clifford Galiher
Brandon Blackwell
Jakob Myers
Alan Lin
Kathryn Verwillow
Raj Dhuwalia
Shane Whitlock
High Brow Specialist Quiz   Matt Jackson   Ian Bayley   Daoud Jackson
Populist Specialist Quiz   Tom Trogh   Krešimir Štimac   Lander Frederickx
Speed Quiz   Alan Lin   Tom Trogh
  Brandon Blackwell
not awarded (tie for silver)
Knockout Quiz   Kaarel Silmato   Illar Tõnisson   Ove Põder
Under 30 Individual Quiz   Daoud Jackson   Lander Frederickx   Krešimir Štimac
Under 30 Nations Team Quiz   Belgium
Dries Van De Sande
Gert-Jan Dugardein
Roeland De Geest
Tim Van der Heyden
  USA
Brandon Blackwell
Alan Lin
Carlo Aiello
Aidan Leahy
not awarded
(only two teams competing)
Under 30 Pairs Quiz   Dries Van De Sande
  Lander Frederickx
  Krešimir Štimac
  Neven Trgovec
  Max Fitz-James
  Vincent Rousset
Event Gold Silver Bronze
World Club Team Quiz JFDDGI
  Tero Kalliolevo
  Ove Põder
  Kaarel Silmato
  Tauno Vahter
The Rolling Scones
  Dean Kotiga
  Shane Whitlock
  Daoud Jackson
  Neven Trgovec
Sage Supercilia
  Sebastian Klussmann
  Igor Habal
  Mark Ryder
  Mark Henry
Aspirational Cup LucV Forever
  Paul Arts
  Jens Everaerdt
  Kris Van der Coelden
  Tero Kalliolevo
Norway B
  Lars Heggland
  Arild Tørum
  Espen Kibsgård
  Mats Sigstad
Popular People's Front of Judea
  Stijn Gyselinckx
  Ivo Geyskens
  Luc Lenaerts
  Johnny Loodts
Frankenquiz Only here for the beer
  Tim Westcott
  Ian Clark
  David Cowan
  Matt Todd
4 Handsomes
  Ned Pendleton
  Daoud Jackson
  Dean Kotiga
  Neven Trgovec
FW de Klerk, more like FW de Funct
  Matt Jackson
  Jakob Myers
  Dave Legler
  Aidan Leahy

Medal table

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The total medal table was:[6]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium (BEL)13.258526.25
2  England4.752.753.7511.25
3  United States (USA)44.2510.518.75
4  Estonia (EST)2.7531.257
5  Norway (NOR)2507
6  Finland (FIN)1012
7  Germany (GER)100.251.25
  Ireland (IRL)100.251.25
9  Wales0.25000.25
10  Croatia (CRO)0617
11  Scotland0112
12  Netherlands (NED)0101
13  Austria (AUT)0011
  Denmark (DEN)0011
  France (FRA)0011
Totals (15 entries)30312788

References

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  1. ^ "Quiz Olympiad II : 11 – 14 November 2021 Krakow, Poland".
  2. ^ "Quiz Olympiad Postponed".
  3. ^ "Quizzes".
  4. ^ "Attendees".
  5. ^ "2021 Quiz Olympiad Results".
  6. ^ "Results".
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