Our Experience

Since 1990, we have been active in the world of trivia

• On-line Trivia: The games on this site attract champions from both Jeopardy and Millionaire, as well as players from every continent.
• A Profitable E-business: Whether writing custom questions or mining a database of 45,000+ questions, we have written for Trivial Pursuit, Microsoft, MTV Europe, Prodigy, Eddie Bauer, Hershey and others. He has provided content for official "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" merchandising and for the online version of "1v100" on nbc.com.
• Weekly Pub Nights: Since 1998, we have run a weekly pub night in Ottawa, which is often standing-room only. Many teams have played for years.
• Trivia Parties and Teambuilding Events: Paul has brought his best questions, and even a buzzer system, to events run by government offices, teachers, lawyers and others. He has even taken the bilingual show on the road, to such venues as Chateau Montebello and Strathmere.
• Charity Events: Since 2000, Paul has provided questions for, and acted as chief judge for, North America's largest annual trivia event, which has raised more than $50,000 a year for the local children's aid charity. He does this pro bono and, over the years, he has played a greater role behind the scenes, handling public relations and other work. We also offer some tips for winning and pics.
• Reach for the Top: Paul has been interested in trivia since he appeared on Reach for the Top, a high school quiz program, in 1982. In 2000, the Reach team he coached at Lisgar Collegiate won the city championship, and in 2002, he judged the Ontario Reach championship, which was televised on TVO.
• Other Game Show Credentials: He has passed the Jeopardy qualifying test four times (and his wife was on the show in 2004). He appeared on Time Chase, a quiz show that ran on the History Channel. He is the honorary "vice-president of trivia" for the Game Show Congress and in 2004 ran an "exhibition game" called SmartyPants that pitted against each other all-stars from Jeopardy, Millionaire, Twenty-One, Greed and Win Ben Stein's Money. He has also won the North American leg of the World Quizzing Championship.
• Media Appearances and Interviews: He has been interviewed about the trivia business by Ron Charles on CBC National News, as well as by CBC Radio in Ottawa, by Ben Mulroney on Talk TV's Chat Room and by Global National News (TV), as well as by numerous radio shows across Canada and several of Ottawa's TV media. In 2004, he hosted a three-hour trivia show on CFRA, an Ottawa radio station. See below for print coverage. CJOH (Ottawa's #1 radio station) has also used his content for on-air trivia contests. In 2006, his pub game was featured in a segment on TVO's Studio 2. He also is mentioned in books by Jeopardy champs Ken Jennings and Bob Harris, who refer to Paul's status as one of North America's pre-eminent quizmasters.
• Prime Minister Paul Martin: We provided trivia for Paul Martin's campaign Web site when he was running for party leader. And he became prime minister. Not that we're taking the credit. We're just saying ...
• Trivia Writing: Paul has contributed to Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. He wrote a book trivia column for the Ottawa Citizen and self-syndicated a column to Ontario weekly newspapers.
• Paul the Player: As part of the dreaded trivia team known as the Plush Toy of Darkness, Paul has won more than $1000 in cash and prizes since 2002 at local trivia events, including the 2004 Ottawa Irish Trivia League. Paul also plays NTN every Tuesday, usually at either Puzzles or New Edinburgh Pub in Ottawa. His handle is WLDCAT. (Long story.)