Gain Knowledge By Drinking Beer

Recently I learnt about pub quizzes. Some pubs have weekly quiz nights where you go with some friends, form a team, drink beers, and try to answer questions. Kind of like Trivia Pursuit but much more fun.

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Why you should go for a pub quiz

• Stretch your horizons
  
  It’s nice to do something different for a change. Try out something new, see what’s out there, just take a break from your usual routine.

• Expand your social circle
  
  You’ll get to meet other people who are vaguely intelligent since they’re there to take part in a quiz. If you’re going with friends, invite each person to bring another friend so you can meet new people.

• Increase your general knowledge
  
  Questions will usually cover a range of topics including history, politics, sports, entertainment, current affairs and so on. Even if you can’t answer a single question, you’ll learn something along the way.

• Get discounted drinks
  
  The pub I went to had a 50% discount on beers on quiz night, to encourage people to participate presumably.

• Find out how smart your friends are
  
  Okay, this is a little tongue in cheek. There’s quite a lot of luck involved depending on the questions asked, so it’s not a good gauge. Still, you may learn a little about what kind of knowledge your friends have. Don’t forget it cuts both ways – they’ll get to see how much you know too!

• Win a prize
  
  Sometimes there are prizes for the top three teams in the form of food vouchers or even cash. Even if you don’t care for the reward, it just feels good to win at something.

• Have fun!
  
  Even if you don’t win at anything, it’s a fun way to spend an evening. It’s not like going to the movies where there is not much interaction, nor is it just drinking where you have to keep a conversation going.

Find out if a pub near you has a quiz night, and go just once to see what it’s like. If you like it, you can make it a routine and learn something on a regular basis. If you decide this is not for you, at least you got out for one night and experienced something new.

Enjoy your weekend everybody!

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