FRUSTRATED armchair quiz buffs who shout at the TV during The Weakest Link can now get their own back.

The Bolton Evening News is sponsoring the Lancashire Quiz Challenge in association with BBC local radio stations GMR and Radio Lancashire.

We are looking for teams of four and we need eight teams from the Bolton area. The quizzes will be hosted by former front man for Houghton Weavers, and now radio personality, Norman Prince, and they will be broadcast on the two radio stations.

Teams can be from pubs, works, clubs -- anyone who wants to have a go. The venues will be decided between competing teams on a draw basis and whoever's name comes out of the hat will stage the recordings.

Venues can be pubs, sports centres, church halls -- and the more who turn out to support the teams the merrier, according to Norman, who calls the quizzes: "Chuckles and Challenges."

He added: "It gives the man in the street a chance to be on the radio and have fun at the same time."

The eight teams will be chosen from a hat and will then be contacted by Norman to arrange venues and recording dates. The first show will go out on air in mid-June and then every Saturday lunchtime with the final in September.

There will be eight rounds to each quiz, including Bells and Buzzers, individual rounds, a sound round and a guess the year round.

It will be a knock-out competition with winning teams going into a head-to-head final in September and the grand winners will receive a trophy to prove that they are the best.

And if you are not in a team, or cannot make the recordings, readers can still join in the fun as the Bolton Evening News will print some of Norman's top questions on a weekly basis.

Steve Hughes, Editor of the Bolton Evening News, said: "We know from the response we get to our quiz page on Saturdays just how popular this will be. It sounds like great fun and I am sure there will be a lot of competition for places."

To enter, send the details of your team -- four names and the area you are representing with contact details -- to Lancashire Quiz Challenge, Lynn Ashwell, Assistant Editor, Bolton Evening News, Churchgate, Bolton, BL1 1DE, by Monday, June 3. Telephone 01204 537318 or e-mail lynna@boltoneveningnews.co.uk. Teams chosen to take part will be notified.