Quiz shows are a TV comfort blanket for trivia nerds.
Youre home now, says that music.
Wherever you are, whatevers going on in your life, this is your place, come on in.
TV quizzes celebrate what other reality shows disparage and mock.
They reward peculiarity and obsession, not popularity and toned abs.
Its top dog in TV quizzing circles.
Go horned viper.)
TV quiz shows operate by a different morality to other televised talent and reality shows; theyre less meretricious.
They even trade players.
And it is an art.
A well-set quiz can have the wit and elegance of a beautifully composed cryptic crossword clue.
(That, and naming which four US states begin with, but dont end in, a vowel.
The answer is 1.
2.Remember to look unsurprised when the answer does in fact, turn out to be 1.
3.When identifying poets its usually the Romantics.
If theres a bird in it, try Keats.
A sheep, William Blake.
6.Questions based around Monopoly board properties feature surprisingly often, so its best to get someone to test you.
7.The one you always forget is Northumberland Avenue, Pink, 160.
8.Identify any mystery composer as Vaughan-Williams.
Youll be right eventually.
New series of Only Connect and University Challenge are currently airing on Monday nights on BBC Two.
