The Story of SpeedQuizzing
The Story of SpeedQuizzing (Video Transcript)
The Great British pub quiz, once a proud British thing,
but by the 21st Century the rot had set in.
Mobile technology had corrupted the format,
who in here has the knowledge, or has otherwise sourced it?
So in the midst of the noughties, they came to its aid,
two brothers saw how far the pub quiz had strayed,
and those cheating for answers, using internet searches,
were stealing the glory, from those who deserved it.
So with the same tech that was being used to abuse it,
the circuits were repurposed and put to good use,
in an app for the answers, a computer for scoring,
and lively game formats that just could not be boring.
Because amongst other things of concern and in need of revise,
was the old style of pub quiz runs so slow and feels tired.
We could be zipping through questions with a competitive vigour,
and beating contenders by answering quicker.
So over the years, SpeedQuizzing became far-known,
for friends sitting around bar tables, sharing a smartphone.
This format had seen off the cheats and the chancers,
coz there's only ten seconds to lock in your answers.
Some saw in this, opportunities for growing their businesses.
These early adopters must have thought it was Christmas.
Both DJs and Landlords would sign up wholehearted,
because it only cost a few quid to get started.
"SpeedQuizzing worked wonders", one landlord surmises.
"Our footfall went crazy, our Tuesday's are like Friday's".
"and though I had queried when this first hit my radar,
it is difficult to host these?.. but no, you just tap the spacebar".
"Just set up your own laptop and a small WiFi hub,
in a bar or a diner, a steakhouse or pub.
Folk will flock for this trivia, they'll love how it's written,
and the dry northern charm that each question is given"
And of the thousands of quiz-fans who frequent these events,
from New York to Sydney, Glasgow to Kent.
Can you step up and compete with these reaction-speed legends,
who fire in their answers in fractions of seconds?
Keeping minds exercised and synapses fizzing.
Whether playing or hosting, we're right here.. SpeedQuizzing.
