Meanings
nounpub quiz question (plural pub quiz questions)
plural pub quiz questions
- figurativelyA well-known person or event that is doomed to become insignificant soon due to current events. Derived from the longer phrase "answer to a pub quiz question".
2022, Oct 14. John Crace, writing about Kwasi Kwarteng in The Guardian Destined to become a pub quiz question as the shortest-serving chancellor who didn’t die in office.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA question asked in a pub quiz.
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trivia question
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APA
pub quiz question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pub%20quiz%20question
MLA
“pub quiz question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pub%20quiz%20question. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pub quiz question,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pub%20quiz%20question.
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