{"id":20849,"date":"2025-11-14T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/q-are-phone-cheats-killing-the-pub-quiz-a-not-according-to-these-question-setters\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:37:16","slug":"q-are-phone-cheats-killing-the-pub-quiz-a-not-according-to-these-question-setters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/q-are-phone-cheats-killing-the-pub-quiz-a-not-according-to-these-question-setters\/","title":{"rendered":"Q: Are phone cheats killing the pub quiz? A: Not according to these question setters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bans on smart devices, dedicated apps for all players and plain old honesty can all combat trivial offences<\/p>\n

Who is older, Gary Numan or Gary Oldman? If you know the answer to this question (see below), you are likely one of hundreds of thousands of Brits who attend a pub quiz every week.<\/p>\n

As a nation of committed trivia buffs, it was unsurprising that we leapt on news of a quizmaster in Manchester who outed a team for cheating<\/a>. Just where, we asked, is the special place in hell reserved for those quizzers who take a sneaky look at their phones under the table?<\/p>\n

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\nBans on smart devices, dedicated apps for all players and plain old honesty can all combat trivial offences
\nWho is older, Gary Numan or Gary Oldman? If you know the answer to this question (see below), you are likely one of hundreds of thousands of Brits who attend a pub quiz every week.
\nAs a nation of committed trivia buffs, it was unsurprising that we leapt on news of a quizmaster in Manchester who outed a team for cheating. Just where, we asked, is the special place in hell reserved for those quizzers who take a sneaky look at their phones under the table? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bans on smart devices, dedicated apps for all players and plain old honesty can all combat trivial offences Who is older, Gary Numan or Gary Oldman? If you know the answer to this question (see below), you are likely one of hundreds of thousands of Brits who attend a pub quiz every week. As a …<\/p>\n

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