Deep within the human psyche lurks the primal urge to compete. It can take many forms: sport, nuclear war, the pub quiz. Sport is universal, nuclear war threatens us all, but only Britain has a thriving quiz culture all of its own. Why do people watch quizzes on TV and why do so many go to a pub quiz each week, to compete for a cash prize smaller than the amount they will spend on beer? This book delves into the dark heart of British quiz culture - its origins, its practices, its background - and its unfortunate knitwear.
- ISBN10 0316847690
- ISBN13 9780316847698
- Publish Date 6 May 1999
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 24 March 2006
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Little, Brown & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English