Leonardo Hotels Unleash the Beast..

Our quest to find the UK’s sharpest minds continues on May 7^th in Birmingham, where we’ll be staging the next leg of our pub quiz 'The Verdict'. Our host is no stranger to trivia and well-known on the quiz circuit. Just so you know what you’re up against on the night, here’s everything you need to know about ‘chaser’ Mark Labbett, aka ‘The Beast’.

• He first began quizzing when working at Butlins holiday camp, supplementing his income with winnings from quiz machines. 

• His pub quiz team won a weekend in Paris in April 2001 after competing in the national competition, Jumbo Quiz.

• In 2006 he won £32,000 on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and in 2009 his team The Rugby Boys won the second series of BBC4's "Only Connect". 

• He has an MA in Mathematics from Oxford University, a PGCE in secondary education from Exeter University and a CPE & LPC (Qualifications in Law) from University of Glamorgan.

• He has had a wide range of occupations including 15 years as a secondary teacher.

• He appeared on Mastermind in 1999, where his specialist subject was the Olympic Games. 

• He is one of the "Chasers" in the ITV quiz show The Chase, first broadcast in 2009 and hosted by Bradley Walsh.

• His nickname "The Beast", references both his stature and his surname (Labbett sounds like the French la bête meaning "the beast"). He is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 26 stone.

• Since August 2013, he has appeared as the only Chaser on the U.S. version of The Chase airing on the Game Show Network hosted by Brooke Burns.

• In 2012, he was ranked 81st in the World Quizzing Championships.

Think you’re up to scratch on your Blighty trivia? Take our quiz and find out!