Right now, there’s a lot that we don’t know about, like when lockdown ends and we can see our families and friends in person. In the meantime, we have the quiz. “It’s a way of being with people,” says Connor, usually a TV-quiz question editor who has been organising virtual quizzes for family and friends during this period. “There’s not much good stuff to talk about at the moment, and there’s no sense when we do gather virtually that anyone is going to ask what everyone has been up to because we already know the answer.”
So quizzing, with its twists, turns and tie-breaker questions, adds an element of surprise to the midweek group chat. It also, in a time of uncertainty, offers the comfort of knowing that someone always has the right answer.
Quiz is available to view in the UK now on ITV Hub, and in the US on AMC from 31 May.
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