pub quiz question

English

Noun

pub quiz question (plural pub quiz questions)

  1. (literal) A question asked in a pub quiz.
  2. (figurative) A 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.

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