# 2021 Quiz Olympiad

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. 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.

## Event

The event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals

### Quizzes

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

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
* Australia (1)
* Austria (6)
* Belgium (19)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Croatia (11)
* Denmark (9)
* England (11)
* Estonia (7)
* Finland (1)
* France (6)
* Germany (17)
* India (1)
* Ireland (4)
* Liberia (7)
* Netherlands (8)
* Norway (24)
* Poland (4)
* Portugal (5)
* Romania (9)
* Scotland (6)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (5)
* United States (15)
* Wales (2)
* Full list of participants
* 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

The results were:
| 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

The total medal table was:
| 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 30 | 31 | 27 | 88 |