The unwritten rules of the great London pub quiz
If you’re going to be in the pub anyway on a Tuesday night (you won’t find as many quizzes taking place on weekends, as establishments fill up of their own accord), you might as well try to pay for your drinks with general knowledge. [...]the pub quiz speaks to much of modern Britain: knowledge-base...
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| Published in | FT.com |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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London
The Financial Times Limited
17.04.2024
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| Summary: | If you’re going to be in the pub anyway on a Tuesday night (you won’t find as many quizzes taking place on weekends, as establishments fill up of their own accord), you might as well try to pay for your drinks with general knowledge. [...]the pub quiz speaks to much of modern Britain: knowledge-based grandstanding, quibbling over minor rules and all manner of alcohol-induced incompetence. The etiquette Capital punishment was abolished in the UK in 1969, but the law is willing to make exceptions for those who cheat in pub quizzes. First place often bags several tens of pounds worth of bar tab, and it is legally required that you drink all of it in the half-hour between the end of the quiz and last orders. |
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