Ireland needs more table quizzes

The crowd is silent, expectant. All eyes are on the stage, on me. I take a breath and say it:

“The Old Curiosity Shop?” “Wrong!” says the quizmaster. The crowd snicker. My shoulders slump. But still, I feel so alive.

Quizzes — there’s not half enough of them. Nothing gets the blood racing like a good quiz — be it of the table or common-or-garden variety.