Editing Pub quiz (section)

{{short description|Quiz held in a pub or bar}}
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[[File:Under 35s Pub Quiz - 24.02.10.jpg|thumb|A pub quiz team in England]]
A '''pub quiz''' is a [[quiz]] held in a [[pub]] or [[Bar (drinking establishment)|bar]]. These events are also called '''quiz nights''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiadaynt.com.au/fun/fun.html |title=Australia Day Fun Stuff |publisher=Australiadaynt.com.au |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531140132/http://www.australiadaynt.com.au/fun/fun.html |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref> '''trivia nights''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.championsforchildrenfoundation.ca/index.php?page=130 |title=World Trivia Night 2009 |publisher=Championsforchildrenfoundation.ca |access-date=2009-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809011148/http://www.championsforchildrenfoundation.ca/index.php?page=130 |archive-date=2009-08-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or '''bar trivia'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.triviamafia.com/ |title=Home page |publisher=Trivia Mafia |access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref> and may be held in other settings. The pub quiz is a modern example of a [[pub game]], and often attempts to lure customers to the establishment on quieter days. The pub quiz has become part of [[British culture]] since its popularization in the UK in the 1970s by [[Burns and Porter]], although the first mentions in print can be traced to 1959.<ref name="Pub challenge">{{cite news|title=Q: What is one of Britain's fast-growing pastimes? A: The pub quizzes that are seeing big screens switched for answer sheets|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/q-what-is-one-of-britain-s-fast-growing-pastimes-a-the-pub-quizzes-that-are-seeing-big-screens-8507761.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=10 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Boak & |date=2020-04-01 |title=When did pub quizzes become a thing? |url=https://boakandbailey.com/2020/04/when-did-pub-quizzes-become-a-thing/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog |language=en-GB}}</ref> It then became a staple in Irish pub culture, and its popularity has continued to spread internationally. Although different pub quizzes can cover a range of formats and topics, they have many features in common. Most quizzes have a limited number of team members, offer prizes for winning teams, and distinguish rounds by category or theme.