pub quiz

What is the only London Underground station to share no letters with ‘mackerel’?

18 January 2020 9:00 am

Don’t worry, this isn’t a piece about fishing quotas. It’s about the word ‘mackerel’ itself. Specifically, the fact that St…

The girl who hadn't heard of the Berlin Wall

22 March 2014 9:00 am

‘Question 2. In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?’ shouted the quizmaster. And then he repeated this with…

Addicted to Vole

8 March 2014 9:00 am

Earworm: what a wonderful word. It describes, as nothing else quite can, the effect a really invasive melody can have…

Jeremy Clarke: How to cheat at a pub quiz without even knowing it

14 September 2013 9:00 am

One evening last week, I trotted over to the caravan site’s clubhouse to use the wifi and pick up emails.…