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We've all been there. You're at a pub quiz and you are 100 per cent sure that you've gotten a question right, only for the quiz master to read out an answer that's completely different.
"Oh no! This isn't happening. There has to be a mistake," you think. How can we solve this gross injustice? There's only one thing for it: an argument with the quiz master themselves.
This could go one way or the other. Either they concede that they are wrong or they stand their ground embarrassing you in front of the entire pub, forcing you to leave with your head hung in shame.
This has happened to this particular writer on far too many occasions, the most notable of which was when a quizmaster got the name of a Sham 69 song wrong and wouldn't accept his mistake.
Anyway, over on Twitter, journalist David Whitley has asked the masses what's the most pedantic argument they've ever gotten into with the head honcho at a pub quiz and some of the answers are amazing.
OK. This should be a megathread. What is the most pedantic argument you have ever had with a pub quizmaster over an answer?— David Whitley (@David Whitley) 1537653230
David started off with two great examples of pub quiz arguments, one being about the capital of Sri Lanka and the other about the first man to circumnavigate the globe.
Oh, also, Juan Sebastian Elcano being the first man to circumnavigate the globe, not Ferdinand Magellan. Quizmaster… https://t.co/oaHd24EtKi— David Whitley (@David Whitley) 1537654941
Once the replies started to come in they brought back a lot of bad memories of poor pub quiz officiating.
@mrdavidwhitley That James Clark Ross explored both the Arctic AND Antarctic. He absolutely swore blind it was only… https://t.co/KLetyX9bgH— Russ Jones (@Russ Jones) 1537655693
@mrdavidwhitley We lost the quiz by one point after the quizmaster refused to accept "Budgie the Helicopter" as the… https://t.co/qLic6Bf0SU— Craig Platt (@Craig Platt) 1537679364
A lot of the responses were down to the specific wording of the question.
Yeah, we're not sure about this one.
@mrdavidwhitley The name of the high school principal in The Simpsons. #ArminTamzarian— Andy Edwards (@Andy Edwards) 1537699377
This one actually happened on television.
@mrdavidwhitley I was on University Challenge, was asked which Greek hero performed twelve labours. “Heracles”. Pax… https://t.co/XRKcU6542O— Mike Prior-Jones (@Mike Prior-Jones) 1537694603
We can't believe this one actually happened. Who is that much of a jobsworth?
@mrdavidwhitley I had a quiz master refuse to accept that Usain Bolt didn’t win Olympic gold in JAVELIN once. I shi… https://t.co/AzSzGeq475— christhebarker (@christhebarker) 1537653669
Even if people succeeded in overturning the decision they still remain upset.
@mrdavidwhitley Which battle do the lines 'once more unto the breach' refer to in Shakespeare's Henry V? QM: Aginco… https://t.co/RsBgaoyd7J— Peter Fifield (@Peter Fifield) 1537654689
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