Northampton quizmaster uploads daily head scratchers to help beat quarantine boredom

A Northampton quizmaster and former teacher is using his time in lockdown to upload daily quizzes and brainteasers for children to pit their wits against.

Simon Chapman is using his skills as a regular question master for pubs and charities to help give families and schoolchildren in quarantine a new challenge every day.

The 35-year-old former Northampton school teacher is uploading a new quiz every day to his 'Quiz Wizard' YouTube channel for classrooms, families and children to rack their brains over.

Since launching the channel three weeks ago, Simon has more than 300 subscribers and a loyal following of classrooms across the country tuning in for a challenge every day.

Simon said: "With the situation, we're all now in I had the idea to put start uploading quizzes to help give children some respite.

"It started as a Thursday lockdown quiz for some friends who then asked me if I had thought about trying it out with a broader audience.

"It feels good to get even one view because that might be a whole classroom tuning in and having fun."

Simon - who was a teacher for 10 years and previously taught at Kings Heath Primary School and Millway Primary - now finds himself scribbling down questions that come to mind during the day.

A new 15-minute quiz is published every day at 10am and draws on primary school curriculum as well as general knowledge to test viewers.

And, every Thursday, Simon uploads a 50-minute-long virtual pub quiz for families and adults to get involved with.

Simon said: "I'm lucky that I taught for 10 years so I've got a good knowledge of the curriculum and a broad range of subjects - but I've got to thank my wife for contributing quite a lot of the general knowledge questions.

For more information and to see all of Simon's videos so far, visit his YouTube channel.