Dawid Johannes van Lill

February 15, 1957

Omaruru Constituency, Namibia

He conceptualised, compiled and presented more than 2 000 episodes of radio quizzes, and compiled questions for a number of television quizzes. He contributed the sports section for the South African Encyclopaedia (for MWeb Learning), compiled questions for the previous South African version of Trivial Pursuit, and verified the questions and answers for five series of The Weakest Link. Dawid is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Think Media, a quiz and trivia company. Dawid van Lill was born in South-West Africa (Namibia) in 1957. He joined the SABC in 1985, and became a well-known radio personality after his Flinkdink experience. From 1985 to 1997 he was a broadcaster at the SABC, where he created, compiled and presented quiz and trivia programmes for radio. Dawid van Lill is currently a writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has specialised in the creation and presentation of general knowledge programmes and quiz shows for radio, television, books, magazines and notable publications for 25 years. In 2000 and 2001, Think Media provided the questions and scripts for quiz programmes such as 100%, Blitsvinnig, and Vat "n Kansas! They also compiled questions for the M-Net sports quiz programme Going for Gold, as well as for two series of the SABC 3 quiz show Greed, e.tv"s Mahala on e and he was a consultant and researcher for SABC2"s Flinkdink and SABC3"s Weakest Link. Think Media provided the questions for the M-Net quiz series Temptation and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? The writing of the Sports section of the South African Encyclopedia (which appeared on M-Web in April 2001) proved to be another major highlight. Dawid also compiled general knowledge questions for a South African version of Trivial Pursuit. His hobbies include reading, movies, travel, sport and general knowledge. He also collects books on everything and anything that will enrich one"s general knowledge repertoire. He also loves a good whodunit. One of his specialities is the collection of information and books on sports, especially rugby, cricket, athletics and tennis. “Incurable curiosity is a thousand times better than terminal ignorance.” television Quizzes Compiled questions.

Dawid Johannes van Lill

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Education

He graduated from Stellenbosch University in 1984 with a Masters degree in Theology.

Career

He conceptualised, compiled and presented more than 2 000 episodes of radio quizzes, and compiled questions for a number of television quizzes. He contributed the sports section for the South African Encyclopaedia (for MWeb Learning), compiled questions for the previous South African version of Trivial Pursuit, and verified the questions and answers for five series of The Weakest Link. Dawid is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Think Media, a quiz and trivia company.

Dawid van Lill was born in South-West Africa (Namibia) in 1957.

He joined the SABC in 1985, and became a well-known radio personality after his Flinkdink experience. From 1985 to 1997 he was a broadcaster at the SABC, where he created, compiled and presented quiz and trivia programmes for radio.

Dawid van Lill is currently a writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has specialised in the creation and presentation of general knowledge programmes and quiz shows for radio, television, books, magazines and notable publications for 25 years.

In 2000 and 2001, Think Media provided the questions and scripts for quiz programmes such as 100%, Blitsvinnig, and Vat "n Kansas! They also compiled questions for the M-Net sports quiz programme Going for Gold, as well as for two series of the SABC 3 quiz show Greed, e.tv"s Mahala on e and he was a consultant and researcher for SABC2"s Flinkdink and SABC3"s Weakest Link.

Think Media provided the questions for the M-Net quiz series Temptation and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? The writing of the Sports section of the South African Encyclopedia (which appeared on M-Web in April 2001) proved to be another major highlight. Dawid also compiled general knowledge questions for a South African version of Trivial Pursuit. His hobbies include reading, movies, travel, sport and general knowledge.

He also collects books on everything and anything that will enrich one"s general knowledge repertoire.

He also loves a good whodunit. One of his specialities is the collection of information and books on sports, especially rugby, cricket, athletics and tennis.

“Incurable curiosity is a thousand times better than terminal ignorance.” television Quizzes Compiled questions.

Achievements

In 1984 and 1986 he was the winner of the popular television quiz series Flinkdink and he is also the author of several books In 1984 and 1986 he was the winner of the popular television quiz series Flinkdink.

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