The Brothers Barry present Trivial Persecution

28/02/2024

Hi all, you don’t hear much from us anymore because we have little to report. It’s coming up to four years since we began lockdown zoom quizzes and we’re still doing them! If you ever find yourself at a loss on a Wednesday evening, email us that you want in, and take part for a bit of fun. Starts 9pm tonight.

29/03/2023

A reminder for anyone keen for a quiz from the cosy environs of their own home: we still run a Zoom quiz. It’s tonight DM me with email details and we’ll send you a log-in and picture round. 9pm start tonight.

05/03/2023

Not quiz related but…

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27/02/2023

We regret that the Cricket Club Quiz in Chorlton is no more. So, you know, don’t go down for the quiz as there ain’t one. An advanced date for your diary is 9th June for another quiz at Birchfields Community Centre in Rusholme. A nice venue with usually excellent prizes. We will be working to try and secure another residency and let you know ASAP. Thanks all for coming and making it a success-its ending had nothing to do with you. Also thanks enormously to Blaine who did so much to promote the quiz and get it off the ground.

20/02/2023

We hope you enjoy tonight’s symposium at the Cricket Club, we’d like to remind you that we continue to be available for private hire: the Barry Brothers Experience live in your chosen bothy, oubliette or place of sacrifice. Get in touch here! Also we continue to host a Zoom quiz online every Wednesday (a remnant of lockdown that continues!) so let us know if you’re interested, consider it the Ocado of Quizzes, only with a more accurate delivery slot.

20/02/2023

Monday Night! Quiz night Chorlton! 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.
Once more unto the breach!

13/02/2023

Monday Night! Quiz night Chorlton! 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North. Correct answers are very much encouraged and rewarded.

06/02/2023

Monday Night! Quiz night Chorlton! Is it responsible to drink whilst hosting the quiz. No. But it is highly recommended. 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

30/01/2023

Monday Night! Quiz night Chorlton! Just look at those scores from last week. Better toughen up the questions. 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

23/01/2023

Monday Night! Quiz night Chorlton! He may look insane with knowledge and questions and that’s because he is. 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

16/01/2023

Monday Night! Quiz night! This is the face you will be greeted by. Smiling thru the pain? You can too! Join us in Chorlton 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

09/01/2023

Monday Night! Tonight. Quiz night! Richard has his beady eye on you. Yes you! Chorlton 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

07/01/2023

Due to a cost of thinking crisis the next few weeks’ quizzes may well be composed of questions, verbosely arrogated, from these cards I found in the sale at Tesco.

01/01/2023

Richard will be with you tomorrow evening for the first quiz of space year 2023 at Chorlton Cricket Club so if you want to get out of the house, two hours of trivia distraction awaits. 8:30pm start. Ellesmere Road, M21 0SG. The upstairs room.

25/12/2022

Richard will be with you tomorrow evening for the Boxing Day Quiz at Chorlton Cricket Club so if you want to get out of the house, two hours of trivia distraction awaits. 8:30pm start. Ellesmere Road, M21 0SG. The upstairs room.

19/12/2022

Monday Night! Quiz Night! Christmas quiz in Chorlton. Well there may be a few questions on Christmas. But just enough to fulfil trading standards. 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

12/12/2022

Starting to look like Christmas? Come down to the warmest and cosiest quiz in Chorlton. 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

05/12/2022

Chorlton! It’s Monday and Quiz night once more. Richard moodily browsing his question on the roof terrace. Some times you think he may take some perverse pleasure in how difficult he can make the quiz. Some times you’d be right. 8.30pm South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

28/11/2022

Chorlton! It’s Monday and Quiz night once more. Competition has been hotting up recently. Who will win tonight? You decide! Simply answer more questions right to win. Richard will be waiting for you. 8pm ish. South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

10/11/2022

A reminder that we are STILL doing Zoom quizzes on Wednesday at 8:30pm. We stopped asking many of you either because you said the safe word or we didn’t see you in months. However, if you fancy returning to the no-fuss domiciliary inquizisition let us know 👇 *a recent screenshot of quizeteers trying to match up British foliage with the shrub or tree*

07/11/2022

Chorlton! It’s Monday and Quiz night once more. After last weeks halloween quiz Richard here is ready to be all soft and cuddly again. If you believe that you’ll believe anything. 8pm ish. South West Manchester Cricket Club. Ellesmere Rd North.

27/10/2022

The Barry Brothers bring their diabolically tricky treat of a quiz to Chorlton this coming Monday. Five minutes walk from chorlton tram stop to the Sinister South West Manchester Cricket Club.
Bring your brain or someone else’s and feast in the blood of knowledge and try not to scream when the questions wriggle in your ears.

24/10/2022

Chorlton! It’s Monday and Quiz night once more. Ready for some spookticularly hard questions? The dastardly Barry Bros are ready. See you at South West Manchester Cricket club around 8pm.

17/10/2022

Chorlton! It’s Monday and Quiz night once more. Here Richard is deep in the marking of answers. Do not talk to him when he is doing this. He can be very dangerous if disturbed. See you at South West Manchester Cricket club around 8pm.

10/10/2022

Welcome! To Monday. Welcome to quiz! SW Manchester Cricket Club. 8pm ish. Tonight. Come and grease your mind nubbins in the lotion of knowledge.

03/10/2022

Chorlton! It’s Monday and Quiz night once more. Look at these friendly faces. Makes you wanna quiz, don’t it just. See you at South West Manchester Cricket club around 8pm.

26/09/2022

I see you. Tonight Monday Chorlton SWMCC. It’s QUIZ time baby.

19/09/2022

A reminder that due to the State Funeral and Bank Holiday the Cricket Club is closed today and we will not be quizzing you. We’ll be back next week with a gentle vengeance. Take care of yourselves until then.

12/09/2022

It’s Monday. It’s quiz day. Brothers Barry Chorlton SWMCC.
See you down there this eve for more Trivial Persecution. 8pm ish.