# 2024 Quiz Olympiad

Organised by the International Quizzing Association and held from 7 to 10 November 2024, the 2024 Quiz Olympiad in Fuengirola was the third Quiz Olympiad.
The event also counts as the 2024 International Quizzing Championships.

## Event

The event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 135 medals

### Quizzes

The following were the official quizzes at the 2024 Quiz Olympiad:
* Individual Quiz
* Nations Team Quiz
* Pairs Quiz
* U30 Individual Quiz
* U30 Nations Team Quiz
* Sciences Quiz
* Film Quiz
* History Quiz
* Digital World Quiz
* Literature Quiz
* Food & Drink Quiz
* Visual Arts Quiz
* Sport Quiz
* Geography Quiz
* Television Quiz
* Nature Quiz
* Pop Music Quiz
* Pentathlon Specialist Quiz
* National Specialist Quiz
* High Brow Specialist Quiz
* Populist Special Quiz
* World Club Team Quiz
* Knockout 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
* Frankenquiz

## Participants

There were 227 participants from 24 nations at the 2024 Quiz Olympiad. Some notable participants include Issa Schultz of Australia; Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, and Tom Trogh of Belgium; Dean Kotiga of Croatia; Pat Gibson and Paul Sinha of England; Tero Kalliolevo of Finland; Sebastian Jacoby and Sebastian Klussmann of Germany; Anne Hegerty and Barry Simmons of Scotland; and Victoria Groce of the United States.
* Participating nations
* Australia (7)
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (23)
* Canada (3)
* Croatia (9)
* Denmark (9)
* England (22)
* Estonia (5)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (21)
* Hungary (6)
* Ireland (4)
* Liberia (9)
* Netherlands (15)
* Norway (23)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (8)
* Scotland (12)
* Serbia (8)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (4)
* United States (23)
* Wales (7)
* Full list of participants
* Aaran Mohann
* Alexander Vosten
* Issa Schultz
* Marc Cheong
* Mick Logue
* Rick Bakker
* Ross Evans
* Andreas Stolz
* Claudia Lösch
* Bart Lecomte
* Derk de Graaf
* Dries Van De Sande
* Gert-Jan Dugardein
* Jo Broos
* Johnny Loodts
* Kris Van Der Coelden
* Lander Frederickx
* Lars Van Moer
* Luc Lenaerts
* Maurice D’hiet
* Nico Pattyn
* Paul Arts
* Pieter Poelaert
* Ronny Swiggers
* Stijn Gyselinckx
* Sven Lefèvre
* Thomas De Bock
* Tim Van der Heyden
* Tom Trogh
* Warre Van den Eynde
* Wim Vanrie
* Yarnick Piscador
* Adam Hancock
* Lee Ann Whitlock
* Paul Paquet
* Dean Kotiga
* Ivan Juric
* Krešimir Melnik
* Lovro Jurišić
* Mario Kovac
* Neven Trgovec
* Perica Zivanovic
* Šime Gverić
* Slaven Maros
* Anders Pedersen
* Anton Jacobsen
* Esben Christiansen
* Esben Holdt
* Flemming Borg Nielsen
* Glen Odgaard
* Mads Theodorsen
* Maj-Britt Christensen
* Søren Brøndum Laursen
* Amit De
* Andrew Johnston
* Andrew Whittingham
* Ben Vincent
* Daoud Jackson
* Evan Lynch
* George Scratcherd
* Gerard Mackay
* Hugh Bennett
* Ian Bayley
* Ian Clark
* Matt Todd
* Miles Burton
* Ned Pendleton
* Oliver Levy
* Pamela Douglas
* Pat Gibson
* Paul Bazzone
* Paul Sinha
* Sarah Trevarthen
* Steve Lilley
* Toby Cox
* Igor Habal
* Illar Tõnisson
* Indrek Salis
* Kaarel Silmato
* Ove Põder
* Leslie Shannon
* Tero Kalliolevo
* Frédéric Faucheux
* Andy Östreich
* Annegret Schenkel
* Christoph Wötzel
* Felix Kreutzfeldt
* Guido Marquardt
* Jannik Fellger
* Katharina Striebich
* Kurt Gallo
* Manuel Hobiger
* Moritz Schäfer
* Pierre Frotscher
* Roland Knauff
* Rudi Mewes
* Sebastian Jacoby
* Sebastian Klussmann
* Sebastian Milpetz
* Steffen Löwe
* Thorsten Zirkel
* Tilman Thiry
* Vanessa Engelhardt
* Vroni Kiefer
* Ákos Kereszturi
* Gábor Fabián
* Gábor Hacsek
* Imre Gerley
* Mihály Bence Bokor
* Péter Lang
* Dave McBryan
* Kevin Jones
* Kevin Lawless
* Patrick Carthy
* Bendu Diamond Massaquoi
* Grace N. Cole
* Jonathan Z. Saye
* Lahai Kamara
* Oliver M. Suah
* Otis B. Kruah
* Phillip H. Roberts
* Phil Tarpeh Dixon
* Smaila A. Kiazolu Jr
* Abel Gilsing
* Aditi Chatterji
* Diederick Van Elst
* Devrim Aslan
* Erwin Fortuin
* Guido ter Stege
* Marcel Visschers
* Michael van Duijkeren
* Michael-Dennis Biemans
* Nick Liohenki
* Paul Uijen
* Randy van Halen
* Stefan Engelen
* Thijs Zijlstra
* Ujjwal Deb
* Aldona Szczepanska
* Arild Tørum
* Brage Askeli
* Brage Nordgård
* David A. Tørre
* Eivind Moskvil
* Espen Iversen
* Espen Kibsgård
* Fredrik Karlsen Methi
* Geir H. Kristiansen
* Jørgen Skjånes
* Knut Heggland
* Kristian Kvamsøe
* Lars Heggland
* Leif-Atle Heen
* Marte Stang Midttun
* Mats Sigstad
* Ole Martin Halck
* Sigbjørn Snørteland
* Sonja Sirnes
* Thomas Kolåsæter
* Toril Opsahl
* Tore Heliks Van Dahl
* Marzena Szymanowska-Pietrzyk
* Tomasz Orzechowski
* Bogdan Gigiu-Topan
* Constantin Zaharia
* Emilian Chifor
* Marius Tudor
* Mihai-Marian Frunză
* Miruna Barti
* Nicu Perojuc
* Raluca Manole
* Andrew Frazer
* Andy Tucker
* Anne Hegerty
* Barry Simmons
* Galen Chung
* Jack Pollock
* Jamie Gallacher
* Mark Rae
* Neil Macaskill
* Rob Sutherland
* Roderick Cromar
* Stanley Wang
* Boris Stankovic
* Dušan Torbica
* Ivan Andonov
* Lazar Živkov
* Mihajlo Zdravković
* Sara Lukač
* Srećko Veselinović
* Stefan Grnčarski
* Duncan McDonald
* Helene Portmann
* Prakhar Gupta
* Rajan Thambehalli
* Renate Schaer
* Alan Lin
* Andrew Ullsperger
* Anu Kashyap
* Brandon Blackwell
* Carlo Aiello
* Chris Goheen
* Clifford Galiher
* Hans von Walter
* Henry Herron
* Jayanthi Srinivasan
* Jean Cui
* Jeff Richmond
* Jeffrey Seguritan
* Jerome Vered
* Kathryn Verwillow
* Leonard Fahrni
* Mark Ryder
* Matt Jackson
* Nilla Sivakumar
* Raj Dhuwalia
* Shane Whitlock
* Victoria Groce
* Warren Usui
* Andrew Teale
* Ben Jones
* David Cowan
* Gareth Kingston
* Ian Welham
* Liam Hughes
* Mark Grant

## Medalists

The results were:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual Quiz | Daoud Jackson | Ronny Swiggers | Thomas Kolåsæter |
| Nations Team Quiz | USA Andrew Ullsperger Brandon Blackwell Victoria Groce Shane Whitlock | Belgium Nico Pattyn Tom Trogh Ronny Swiggers Lander Frederickx | England Daoud Jackson Evan Lynch Ian Bayley Pat Gibson |
| Pairs Quiz | Dean Kotiga Daoud Jackson | Thomas Kolåsæter Victoria Groce | Pat Gibson Ian Bayley |
| <30 Individual Quiz | Daoud Jackson | Evan Lynch | Liam Hughes |
| >70 Individual Quiz | Ross Evans | Mark Ryder | Pam Douglas |
| U30 Nations Team Quiz | Belgium Yarnick Piscador Thomas De Bock Sven Lefèvre Warre Van den Eynde | Croatia Ivan Juric Krešimir Melnik Slaven Maros | Germany Jannik Fellger Felix Kreutzfeldt Moritz Schäfer Christoph Wötzel |
| Sciences Quiz | Evan Lynch | Andrew Ullsperger | Lander Frederickx |
| Film Quiz | Clifford Galiher | Dean Kotiga | Sebastian Milpetz |
| History Quiz | Nico Pattyn | Matt Jackson Ian Bayley | not awarded (tie for silver) |
| Digital World Quiz | Tom Trogh | Brandon Blackwell | Marc Cheong |
| Literature Quiz | Tim van der Heyden | Lander Frederickx | Evan Lynch Victoria Groce |
| Food & Drink Quiz | Daoud Jackson | Kathryn Verwillow Andrew Ullsperger Jeff Richmond | not awarded (tie for silver) |
| Visual Arts Quiz | Victoria Groce Jack Pollock | not awarded (tie for gold) | Tim van der Heyden Ronny Swiggers Alan Lin |
| Sport Quiz | Dries van de Sande | Tom Trogh Igor Habal | not awarded (tie for silver) |
| Geography Quiz | Paul Arts | Nico Pattyn | Manuel Hobiger |
| Television Quiz | Victoria Groce | Tom Trogh Neven Trgovec | not awarded (tie for silver) |
| Nature Quiz | Lander Frederickx | Pat Gibson | Daoud Jackson |
| Pop Music Quiz | Guido ter Stege Lars van Moer | not awarded (tie for gold) | Tom Trogh |
| Pentathlon Specialist Quiz | Tom Trogh | Lander Frederickx | Ronny Swiggers |
| National Specialist Quiz | Belgium Lander Frederickx Tom Trogh Nico Pattyn Tim van der Heyden Ronny Swiggers Dries van de Sande Paul Arts Lars van Moer | USA Andrew Ullsperger Clifford Galiher Matt Jackson Brandon Blackwell Victoria Groce Kathryn Verwillow Shane Whitlock Anu Kashyap | England Evan Lynch Amit De Ian Bayley Daoud Jackson Pat Gibson Ian Clark Oliver Levy |
| High Brow Specialist Quiz | Lander Frederickx | Matt Jackson | Ronny Swiggers |
| Populist Special Quiz | Tom Trogh | Daoud Jackson | Brandon Blackwell |
| World Club Team Quiz | The New Janitors Thomas Kolåsæter Victoria Groce Andrew Ullsperger Derk de Graaf | The Rolling Scones Dean Kotiga Shane Whitlock Neven Trgovec Daoud Jackson | Broken Hearts Pat Gibson Ian Bayley Jack Pollock Hugh Bennett |
| Knockout Quiz | Evan Lynch | Ivan Andonov | Kaarel Silmato |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Aspirational Cup | USA B Matt Jackson Raj Dhuwalia Anu Kashyap Jeffrey Seguritan | The League of Very Mediocre Wingmen Dries Van De Sande Gert-Jan Dugardein Luc Lenaerts Tim Van der Heyden | England B Amit De Matt Todd Hugh Bennett Andrew Whittingham |
| Frankenquiz | ??? | ??? | ??? |

## Medal table

The final medal table was:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Serbia (SER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 24 | 25 | 21 | 70 |