Pub quiz just Fight Club for middle-aged men named Nigel

REGULARS at a pub quiz have confirmed it is a battle arena at which they release their repressed masculinity via knowledge of trivia. 

Middle-aged drinkers with names like Keith, Malcolm, Alan and Keith again attend the Prince of Wales quiz in Ramsgate to unleash their animal urges in gladiatorial battles which make them feel truly alive.

Quiz lover Norman Steele said: “The first rule of the Prince of Wales quiz is that you don’t talk about the Prince of Wales quiz. We’ve tried it, nobody’s interested.

“We gather together, teeth bared, bellies hanging low, to set free the innate aggression suppressed by our cosseted lives as retired chartered accountants. It’s mano e mano. Only the strong survive.

“When I subjugated Roy in the quickfire questions, I saw his lip quiver at my answer that it was – obviously – Alan Sunderland who scored the final goal for Arsenal in the 1979 cup final. I’ve never felt such power.

“The others lifted and carried me the best they could, given the stickiness of the floors and Nigel’s carpal tunnel issues, while I roared ‘who’s the daddy?’ as Roy rocked and sobbed, suffering a public ego death. I believe similar scenes occur in men’s prisons.

“The prize? A round of drinks and bragging rights over the whole district of Thanet. Walking like a man for the next seven days. The possibility of the ghost of an erection.”