The Pub Quiz

Pubs are a central feature in British culture.  Everyone has their "local", the nearby pub that they most often frequent, and pubs always have their groups of regulars who all become friends.  It is common for pubs to host a weekly Pub Quiz.

My local, The Ancient Mariner, holds their pub quiz every Monday at 8pm.  My housemates and I, along with a couple of other friends, were regulars at this quiz throughout the Autumn.  We started off doing all right at the quiz, but then the difficulty increased and we began to rank near the bottom.  We haven't got back in the habit of attending the quiz since I've been back after Christmas.  I think part of the reason is that a night at the pub on a Monday can make the working week more difficult, even when you don't drink. 

Last night I returned to this pub quiz with a few people from Pure360.  Abi, the marketing manager, recently moved into the neighbourhood and she arranged the evening.  I enjoyed being back at the quiz, but I must admit I am horrible at quizzes!  I blame the fact that I am not British on my lack of quiz skills.  A lot of the questions are based on history or pop culture that I missed out on as I grew up in America.  That's my story anyway and I'm sticking to it.  I think I answered a couple of questions last night which helped our team come second to last.  It might sound like we did badly; however, there is a cash prize for second to last and it is usually worth more than 3rd place.  We even had to battle to win this cash.  Our team tied for second to last so the true winner was decided by rock, paper, scissors.  Scissors never fails. We won a grand total of £8!  A successful night.

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