More than twenty-two thousand British pubs have a weekly quiz night. Some people say that the success of modern-day pub quizzes is due
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is due:
se debe
to a Canadian board game
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board game:
juego de mesa
from the 1980s called Trivial pursuit
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pursuit:
persecución, búsqueda
, in which players had to answer questions about unimportant details, or ‘trivia’. But whatever
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whatever:
cualquier
the reason, pub owners
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owners :
propietarios
now say they hold
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to hold:
celebrar, albergar
quiz nights because quizzers drink like fish
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to drink like fish:
beber como esponjas
, so it is good business for them.
THE QUESTIONS
A quizmaster is in charge
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in charge:
al mando
of the quiz and reads questions out loud
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out loud:
en voz alta
. People answer these questions in teams. There are normally several rounds
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rounds:
rondas
, and a quiz can go on for two to three hours! Each round can be about a different topic
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topic:
tema
, or questions can be mixed. Topics can be about history, geography, science, sport, TV and entertainment, music and more.
THE ANSWERS
Make sure
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to make sure:
asegurarse
you know the names of the winners of sporting events, Oscars and TV shows. You can also have a look
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to have a look:
echar un vistazo
at the world map and get out
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to get out:
sacar
your periodic table. In addition to studying, it’s also very important to choose your team carefully
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carefully:
con cuidado
. Try to have a mix of men and women, and no more than five people. Don’t choose someone who is always completely sure that they’re right
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to be right:
estar en lo cierto
, because they’re often wrong! Once you’ve got your team together
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to get together:
reunirse
, always trust
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to trust:
fiarse
your first answer. Don’t think about it too much!
THE SPIRIT
In some pubs you can get drinks on the house, meaning they are free. If you’ve paid to be in the quiz, there is usually a cash prize
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cash prize:
premio en metálico
, but most people just go for the fun of it
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for the fun of it:
por diversión
! Perhaps the most difficult tip
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tip:
consejo
to follow is making sure that not everyone in your team drinks too much, otherwise
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otherwise:
de lo contrario
the last round is going to get really difficult!
