Why are we so obsessed with the pub quiz? Here's what Irish quiz masters have to say

Quiz nights are filling up bars and pubs on traditionally quiet midweek nights. What is their enduring appeal? Ali Dunworth finds out

Anthony and Jessica Thompson using the quiz tablet and app at Tradehouse Central in Ballincollig. Picture: Noel Sweeney.

Kevin Conlon was bitten by the quiz bug at a young age. In fifth class, he joined his Mallow primary school’s Credit Union Quiz team, and they went on to place fifth in the All-Ireland final. He tells me this from Australia, where he now lives with his husband — a move they were able to make after a big quiz win on RTÉ’s The Money List.

“I was on season two with a retired nurse called Phyllis. We managed to win €81,000, which is still the record on the show to this day.”