Everywhere I have lived, I have attempted the World Quizzing Championship – an exam-like solo affair held all over the world on a particular June day. Or they have been set a general knowledge quiz in school. Everyone knows how a quiz works: a question asked, an answer ventured, a binary verdict of correct or incorrect handed down, next question please. Mainly, its effect has been to vastly expand the realm of subjects that might feature in quiz questions. In this manner, the world comes slowly into focus, question by question.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 06:00 UTC