Mancunian leads 48-hour quiz bid to break world record - here’s how to join in

Quiz host Tom Finkill, of Bury, is hoping to get himself and hundreds of local quiz fans in the history books for the ‘Longest Online Quiz Stream; all while raising money for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity.

Tom and his family have been passionate supporters of the charity ever since daughter Sofia, six, was treated at the hospital for her “floating leg” – a disconnected hip joint known as Development Dislocation of the Hip (DDH).

He admits the 48-hour-long quiz bid will be tough but he has teams signed up from across the UK already.

Tom, who is also dad to son Charlie, 11, explained: “In order to break the record we need to have a constant online quiz stream running for more than 48 hours. So as long as we hit 48 hours and 1 minute we’ll be okay. But I want people to know they don’t have to be part of the quiz that whole time! They can drop in and out when they want. As long as we have a minimum of 10 teams playing at a time, we’ll still qualify for the record.”

Tom has hosted two online quizzes for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity during lockdown. The first raised £2,150 and the second raised £4,385.46, taking his total so far to £6,535.46. He hopes the Guinness World Record quiz will take the total to £10,000.

But Tom sees that as a drop in the ocean compared to the wonderful care his daughter Sofia has received at the children’s hospital. At age three, Sofia was diagnosed with DDH, but usually the condition is more easily treated as it tends to be diagnosed at birth or in the womb. Sofia’s later diagnosis was an added complication for her surgeons.

The money raised by the Finkill family will go towards treatment, research and care projects that benefit the 280,000-plus young patients and their families who visit the hospital each year.

To sign up to the quiz and earn yourself a place in the Guinness World Records, visit “Never Gonna Quiz You Up: GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT” on Facebook, message @TomFinkill on Twitter or visit @djtomfinkill on Instagram. Entry is free but all participants will be asked to make a donation to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity.

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity’s Community Fundraising Team can be reached on [email protected] or visit www.rmchcharity.org.uk to find out more about the Charity’s own events