Boaby the Barman will swap The Clansman pub in Still Game for the Molendinar bar at Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery as part of an attempt to break the world record for the largest pub quiz.
On the 7th February, Tennent Caledonian will host a pub quiz with actor Gavin Mitchell who plays Boaby in the comedy series acting as quiz master.
The event is one of over 1,200 being staged across the UK in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest multi-venue quiz. This campaign is organised by PubAid, who promote the charitable work carried out by Britain’s pub and bar industry that raise over £100m annually for a variety of causes.
The brewer is also encouraging other pubs to sign up for the world record attempt by visiting pubaid.com/quiz.
On the night, quiz teams at the Molendinar can enter a charity raffle to win prizes including T in the Park tickets, merchandise from the Scottish Rugby and Scotland National football teams and packs of Tennent’s Lager.
To take part in the quiz, a team member should email tennentspubquiz@tennents.com.
Tennent’s are looking to recruit 20 teams of 6 people and with places limited teams are advised to sign up early to secure a place.
Managing Director at Tennent Caledonian, Alastair Campbell said: “Pubs and bars across the UK do amazing work every year to raise money for a host of charities and PubAid do a great job of letting people know about these efforts. We are looking forward to playing our part in PubAid’s UK wide world record attempt. We’re delighted to be making a contribution and look forward to raising money for our chosen charity of the Beatson Cancer Charity.”
“Pubs can register to take part in the world record attempt and to raise money for their own good causes at up until Thursday 4th Feb and we’d encourage pubs across the country to sign up to participate in this truly worthwhile campaign.”