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Question in a pub quiz

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BritBratGrot · 08/08/2025 06:54

Pub quiz recently, question was "We asked 100 people what would you NOT miss if you were stranded on a desert island alone - what were the 5 top answers? "

I will come back and share the answers as that's what the AIBU hinges on, but wanted to garner opinion on MN first.

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SprayWhiteDung · 08/08/2025 07:08

BlueJuniper94 · 08/08/2025 06:58

That's not a fair pub quiz question

I agree. It's a lazy popular kind of pub quiz question, in syndicated quizzes that landlords have bought in (or found on the internet), but it's not really knowledge or facts, of the kind that a quiz should be testing.

They do this on TV quizzes sometimes. I mean, it's obviously fair enough on Family Fortunes and Pointless, where it's the whole idea of the game; but often on shows like Tenable as well.

They had one question asking for the public's 10 favourite actors (of the 12) who had played Dr Who and the contestant happened to guess at the two that ranked 11th and 12th most popular. I mean, how could they possibly have known? How on earth is that a fair quiz question?

An actually fair, proper knowledge-based question would have been the first/last 10 to play Dr Who or the 10 with a 't' in their names or similar.

Peclet · 08/08/2025 07:07

LillyPJ · 08/08/2025 07:01

You wouldn't miss any of those?

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Oh I’m so dumb!!!

i thought it meant Miss. duh!

OakAshRowan · 08/08/2025 07:05

K0OLA1D · 08/08/2025 06:56

Work and Social media must be up there?

Agree with this. Plus laundry/housework in general. Traffic maybe.

For me it's meal planning for a family who all like different foods!

clotheslinefiasco · 08/08/2025 07:04

BlueJuniper94 · 08/08/2025 06:59

It'll be smut of some kind or other

If you say so Confused

clotheslinefiasco · 08/08/2025 07:03

What would I not miss?

News about what Trump has done lately

Buying and cooking food every night

Facebook

Stupid people who can't understand a simple question

Traffic jams

OopsNoHoliday · 08/08/2025 07:01

Work

scary news about wars and human disasters

Gosh I think I’d miss most things, even the irritating ones are part of the life I know and love

LillyPJ · 08/08/2025 07:01

Peclet · 08/08/2025 06:57

Family
Your own bed
flushing loo
friends
pets(my dog!)

You wouldn't miss any of those?

BlueJuniper94 · 08/08/2025 06:59

It'll be smut of some kind or other

SprayWhiteDung · 08/08/2025 06:59

Nosey and judgmental people.

There are plenty of things that potentially could be on the list - like Love Island or TikTok influencers - but you're perfectly able to ignore them if they don't interest you.

BlueJuniper94 · 08/08/2025 06:58

That's not a fair pub quiz question

Peclet · 08/08/2025 06:57

Family
Your own bed
flushing loo
friends
pets(my dog!)

K0OLA1D · 08/08/2025 06:56

Work and Social media must be up there?

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