Meaning of pub quiz question | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A question asked in a pub quiz.
2. 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".
   figuratively

Examples

“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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