googling at pub quizes.

[pokerkingqueen]

Seems obvious, most of the questions could be solved with 30 seconds googling.

Anybody admit?

[grecian]

Seems obvious, most of the questions could be solved with 30 seconds googling.

Anybody admit?

It depends on the pub, but it'd be naive not to say this was a problem. That said, as quite a regular pub quiz-goer, I'd say the number of times I've felt I've been beaten by a team who were Googling answers is lower than you'd expect. I suspect the kinds of teams who are tempted to Google answers are sufficiently poor at quizzes that they simply don't Google enough of them to be able to win! Of course things like picture quizzes, music rounds might help beat such cheating (although there are programs that can recognise music snippets, aren't there).

I think one has to choose the kind of quiz where this won't be a problem. If a quiz is good enough to have developed a decent number of good regular teams who enjoy taking part and take pride in doing well, this would usually be less of a problem.

[cp999]

I've lost count of the number of times I've been sent a text / someone's gone outside and phoned me asking answers to pub quiz questions.

Usually goes something like this..

"hi, I'm in a pub quiz, got some questions for you"

"yes?"

"what was the sister ship of the Titanic"

"Olympia"

"what was the name of Magellan's ship"

"Vittoria"

"thanks, I've got some more.."

"f***s sake, I'm on the final round of ********"

etc, etc..

[kingzilla]

I used to play quite a bit down in North Devon at the PACK OF CARDS in Combe Martin. We always sit in the main bar but it always seemed that it was the back bar and the same team that would always win.
The teams in the back bar were away from anyone who could tell if they were up to no good and getting there answers elsewhere.

[TheMagicWanderer]

you are joking... It would take longer just to type in the question!

If only eh.

[Matt Vinyl]

Combe Martin

Lovely part of the world.

I used to take part in a local pub quiz, back in the late 90s and even then at 'half time' it was clear that many people were using their mobiles etc. to 'research' answers.

[grecian]

I used to play quite a bit down in North Devon at the PACK OF CARDS in Combe Martin. We always sit in the main bar but it always seemed that it was the back bar and the same team that would always win.
The teams in the back bar were away from anyone who could tell if they were up to no good and getting there answers elsewhere.

Pack of Cards is quite famous isn't it - it has 52 windows, and 13 doors, and 4 something else doesn't it?

[harry2]

http://www.packocards.co.uk/

[JG]

I'm going to geuss 4 bespoke suits, in a wardrobe, in the master bedroom. Now I shall click on Harry's link and see if I was right.


JG edit: What a stupid guess! There are 4 floors and coincidentally a 4 poster bed as well.

[kingzilla]

I used to play quite a bit down in North Devon at the PACK OF CARDS in Combe Martin. We always sit in the main bar but it always seemed that it was the back bar and the same team that would always win.
The teams in the back bar were away from anyone who could tell if they were up to no good and getting there answers elsewhere.

Pack of Cards is quite famous isn't it - it has 52 windows, and 13 doors, and 4 something else doesn't it?

Had a quick search on google
http://www.packocards.co.uk/

[Matt Vinyl]

And probably Fork Handles on each table...

[DildoDez]

"what was the sister ship of the Titanic"

"Olympia"

FYI She had two sister ships. RMS Olympic, and RMS Britannic, Olympic being the only one of the three not to sink.