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Dawid van Lill 
Dawid van Lill, South African author.Born February 15, 1957
Omaruru, NamibiaOccupation Author, editor, translator Spouse(s) Marina Children Dawie (24) and Wimpie (21)
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Dawid Johannes van Lill is a writer, journalist, translator and editor, specialising in the creation of quiz programmes for radio, television, magazines and the Internet. He conceptualised, compiled and presented more than 2 000 episodes of radio quizzes, and compiled questions for a number of TV 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. In 1984 and 1986 he was the winner of the popular TV quiz series Flinkdink and he is also the author of several books. Dawid is currently the CEO of Think Media, a quiz and trivia company.
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Life and career
Dawid van Lill was born in Namibia in 1957. He graduated from Stellenbosch University in 1984 with a Masters degree in Theology. In 1984 and 1986 he was the winner of the popular TV quiz series Flinkdink. 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, TV, books, magazines and notable publications for 25 years.
In 1998 Dawid and his wife, Marina, founded Think Media, a research company. In 2000 and 2001, Think Media provided the questions and scripts for quiz programmes such as 100%, Blitsvinnig, and Vat ’n Kans! 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. Other achievements include quiz and trivia books, as well as a number of books about Africa, including Amazing Africa, Amazing Animals of Southern Africa, Wonders of African and Man-made Wonders of Africa. His hobbies include reading, movies, travel, sport and general knowledge.
In 2000 Dawid and his wife, Marina, started a General Knowledge and News quiz programme for schools and the public, called I KNOW!
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.”
Books
Title Year Publisher Ontdek die Bybel (Larousse) Editor 1993 Daan Retief Die Groot Familievasvraboek 1998 Human & Rousseau The Big Family Quiz Book 1998 Human & Rousseau Wat ’n Vraag! 2001 Human & Rousseau Fassinerende Feite 2000 LAPA Publishers Van Lill’s South African Miscellany 2004 Zebra Press Van Lill se Suid-Afrikaanse Trivia 2004 Zebra Press Wonderlike Afrika 2004 LAPA Publishers Amazing Africa 2007 LAPA Publishers Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia 2005 Zebra Press Wonderlike Diere 2005 LAPA Publishers Amazing Animals 2007 LAPA Publishers Wonders van Afrika 2006 LAPA Publishers Wonders of Africa 2006 LAPA Publishers African Wildlife Trivia 2008 Struik Publishers Afrika se Natuur-trivia 2008 Struik Publishers Manmade Wonders of Africa 2008 LAPA Publishers Mensgemaakte Wonders van Afrika 2008 LAPA Publishers Britannica Junior vir Suidelike Afrika (Editor) 2010 Jacklin Enterprises Amazing Africa (New edition) 2010 LAPA Publishers Wonderlike Afrika (New edition) 2010 LAPA Publishers TV Quizzes
Compiled questions
No Title Station Year Episodes 1 100% kykNET 2000 30 2 Blitsvinnig kykNET 2000 26 3 Going for Gold M-Net 2000 26 4 Greed SABC3 2000 26 5 Mahala on e e.tv 2001 20 6 Waag 'n kans M-Net 2001 13 7 Flinkdink 1 SABC2 2003 13 8 Flinkdink 2 SABC2 2004 13 9 Flinkdink 3 SABC2 2005 13 10 Genius SABC1 2004 26 11 Mega Minds SABC1 2004 13 12 Whizz Quiz SABC1 2004 13 13 Friday Face-Off SABC1 2004 39 14 Test the Nation SABC2 2005 01 15 Sho't Left SABC2 2005 07 16 In die Kryt kykNET 2005 08 17 Tweestryd kykNET 2006 26 18 Beautiful Country SABC2 2006 13 19 Om-i-Wêreld 1 & 2 kykNET 2006 52 20 Dlala Skhokho 1 SABC1 2006 26 21 Dlala Skhokho 2 SABC1 2007 26 22 Treasure Hunter SABC3 2006 26 23 Temptation: SA M-Net 2006 30 24 Temptation: Nigeria M-Net 2006 26 25 Eish! I know! 1 SABC2 2007 13 26 Eish! I know! 2 SABC2 2008 13 27 Are you smarter than a 5th Grader? M-Net 2008 13 28 SoccaGame SABC1 2010 13 External links
Categories:- South African writers
- 1957 births
- Living people
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