These days the word quiz has become synonymous with fun things like pub quizzes, Buzzfeed quizzes and even quizzes at school, however what many people don’t realise is that this word is a relatively new addition to English vocabulary.
In fact, the word quiz was introduced in a remarkably bizarre...
At Winzum you might have guessed that we love competitions, but we also have a soft spot for quizzes too, and not just the kind you can find down the pub! Let’s be honest here; everybody loves a quiz, and they have done since the 19th century (you can read more about the history here [a brief histo...
One of the greatest pieces of modern British culture has got to be our undying love for pub quizzes – fun competitions that wed the nation’s love for quizzes with our love of boozers too. In fact, pub quizzes are so firmly engrained in our cultural identity that it can be tempting to think they have...
People have been looking to win competitions for several thousands of years (as you can see here [history of competitions]), but with quizzes not so much. This is probably surprising, what with the intense popularity of things like pub quizzes and general knowledge quizzes these days. However, in...