10 Sure Fire Ways To Annoy The Hell Out Of A Quizmaster
4. Criticising A Question Because You Weren't Born Then
Hands down the worst complaint possible in a pub quiz. Did you know that in less than 6 months there were people born in 2000 who'll be able to get in the pub? That's a depressing look into your own mortality.
You could be cruel and humiliate a person who uses this complaint, but that is unnecessary and mean. "It's not all about you! The world didn't begin when you were born!" That would just make you sound like a bumbling lunatic on the verge of your mid-life crisis. "Ever heard of William Shakespeare?" That'll probably suffice to win the argument.
If however it doesn't, here's a list of things that are off limits in a pub quiz going forward according to these people. The first half of Friends. Most everything relevant by Oasis. Kevin Costner. What a Tamagotchi is. Kenan and Kel. Scotland at a football tournament. Gladiators. Goosebumps. Sega Mega Drive. Stanley Kubrick. You get the drift. I think I'm just reminiscing about the 90s now.
The quiz would be a worse experience for everyone if it was a 21st century only experience. That is not to say you'll get away with too many questions about pop culture from the 60s, but still.