pub quiz
What is the only London Underground station to share no letters with ‘mackerel’?
Don’t worry, this isn’t a piece about fishing quotas. It’s about the word ‘mackerel’ itself. Specifically, the fact that St…
The girl who hadn't heard of the Berlin Wall
‘Question 2. In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?’ shouted the quizmaster. And then he repeated this with…
Addicted to Vole
Earworm: what a wonderful word. It describes, as nothing else quite can, the effect a really invasive melody can have…
Jeremy Clarke: How to cheat at a pub quiz without even knowing it
One evening last week, I trotted over to the caravan site’s clubhouse to use the wifi and pick up emails.…