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Marston's Big Pub Quiz Names UK's Smartest Pub

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Locals at The Queen's Head in Bromsgrove have been crowned the UK's Smartest Pub, winning £1,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in the second week of The Marston's Big Pub Quiz, a nationwide search for the country's most knowledgeable pubs. The Big Pub Quiz, hosted by Paddy McGuinness, has welcomed locals into over 200 pubs across the country since May 1 to put their general knowledge to the test. As a prize, The Queen's Head has also secured a grant of up to £1,000 from the Marston's Charitable Foundation to support a local community project close to their hearts, specifically the Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity, which supports over 100,000 patients receiving treatment at the hospital each year.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Queen's Head in Bromsgrove has been named the UK's Smartest Pub in the second week of The Marston's Big Pub Quiz, winning £1,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity.
  • The Big Pub Quiz, hosted by Paddy McGuinness, takes place in over 200 pubs across the country every Thursday since May 1, testing locals' general knowledge.
  • The winning pub is also set to receive a grant of up to £1,000 from the Marston's Charitable Foundation to support a local community project, Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity.
  • The charity supports over 100,000 patients who receive treatment at the hospital each year, with donations going towards innovation, research, new technology, and improving the hospital environment and patient experiences.
  • The final two weekly quizzes will take place on May 15 and May 22, with one pub each week crowned as the Smartest Pub in the UK, winning a grant and the chance to meet Paddy McGuinness.
  • The individual quiz-goer with the highest overall score from the quizzes will win a £5,000 cash prize and the chance to join Paddy for the in-person congratulations.
  • Marston's Charitable Foundation is dedicated to giving back to local communities through match-funding pub teams' fundraising efforts.

Statistics:

  • £1,000: the amount won by The Queen's Head in Bromsgrove for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity.
  • £5,000: the cash prize for the individual quiz-goer with the highest overall score.
  • 100,000: the number of patients supported by the Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity each year.
  • May 1: the start date of The Marston's Big Pub Quiz across over 200 pubs in the UK.
  • 2 weeks: the duration of The Marston's Big Pub Quiz that has crowned The Queen's Head as the Smartest Pub.

Sources:

  • "The Queen's Head in Bromsgrove has been named the UK's Smartest Pub in the second week of The Marston's Big Pub Quiz, winning £1,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity." - THE Queen's Head in Bromsgrove
  • "The Big Pub Quiz, hosted by Paddy McGuinness, has welcomed locals into over 200 pubs across the country since May 1 to put their general knowledge to the test." - THE Queen's Head in Bromsgrove

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