The 2016 Quiz Olympiad had 12 Specialist Subject quizzes - 6 x High Brow (HB) and 6 x Populist (P). Players could only take part in a maximum of 6 subjects.

These are the High Brow quizzes - History, Literature, Sciences, Visual Arts, Geography and Performing Arts.

The quizzes are all in two halves, each of 25 questions, so there are 300 questions in total in this bundle.

History (HB)

Like the World Quizzing Championships, this covers pre-history to recent current affairs. Events, people, places.

Literature (HB)

Literature, novels, prose, poetry (N.B. includes graphic novels but NOT drama)

Performing Arts (HB)

Classical Music, opera, ballet, dance, jazz, drama, musical theatre. As well as composers and performers topics covered will include historic venues, conductors, choreographers, musical instruments, festivals and technical aspects of performance.

Sciences (HB)

Astronomy, Geoscience (inc. Geology), Chemistry, Physics, Life Science (inc. Cellular and Functional Biology) Logic, Mathematics (inc. Computer Science and Statistics)

Visual Arts (HB)

Works of fine art: paintings, sculpture, ceramics, performance art, art galleries and museums, artists, art history, auction houses.

Geography (HB)

Physical geography, including mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, particular formations
Human geography, including cities, boundaries, canals, other man-made constructions, National Parks and their history, historical geography.