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]
| Host city | Kraków |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Nations | 24 |
| Debuting countries | 4 |
| Athletes | 182 |
| Events | 44 |
| Opening | 11 November 2021 |
| Closing | 14 November 2021 |
| Website | quizolympiad |
Event
editThe event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals[3]
Quizzes
editThe 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
editThere 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.
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| Full list of participants[4] |
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Medalists
editThe 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
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 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
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 Max Fitz-James Vincent Rousset
| |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Club Team Quiz | JFDDGI Tero Kalliolevo Ove Põder Kaarel Silmato Tauno Vahter
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The Rolling Scones Dean Kotiga Shane Whitlock Daoud Jackson Neven Trgovec
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Sage Supercilia Sebastian Klussmann Igor Habal Mark Ryder Mark Henry
| |
| Aspirational Cup | LucV Forever Paul Arts Jens Everaerdt Kris Van der Coelden Tero Kalliolevo
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Norway B Lars Heggland Arild Tørum Espen Kibsgård Mats Sigstad
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Popular People's Front of Judea Stijn Gyselinckx Ivo Geyskens Luc Lenaerts Johnny Loodts
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| Frankenquiz | Only here for the beer Tim Westcott Ian Clark  David Cowan Matt Todd
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4 Handsomes Ned Pendleton Daoud Jackson Dean Kotiga Neven Trgovec
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FW de Klerk, more like FW de Funct Matt Jackson Jakob Myers Dave Legler Aidan Leahy
| |
Medal table
editThe total medal table was:[6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 13.25 | 8 | 5 | 26.25 |
| 2 | England | 4.75 | 2.75 | 3.75 | 11.25 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 4.25 | 10.5 | 18.75 |
| 4 | Estonia (EST) | 2.75 | 3 | 1.25 | 7 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.25 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.25 | |
| 9 | Wales | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 10 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 30 | 31 | 27 | 88 | |