"pub quiz question" meaning in All languages combined

See pub quiz question on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pub quiz questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=pub quiz question}} pub quiz question (plural pub quiz questions)
  1. (literal) A question asked in a pub quiz. Synonyms: trivia question
    Sense id: en-pub_quiz_question-en-noun-Mp~XQaQf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  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". Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pub_quiz_question-en-noun-or-aiV7l

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2022, Oct 14. John Crace, writing about Kwasi Kwarteng in The Guardian\nDestined to become a pub quiz question as the shortest-serving chancellor who didn’t die in office."
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