"pub quiz" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pub quizzes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pub quizzes}} pub quiz (plural pub quizzes)
  1. A trivia quiz held in a public house. Wikipedia link: pub quiz Categories (topical): Quiz competitions Derived forms: pub quiz question
    Sense id: en-pub_quiz-en-noun-Ba2mkBRc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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