surprise its not just the ladies who ace the food quizzes harish informs we recently did a sort of masterchefbased popquiz do you know there were several guys in the audience who knew so much about cookingdiscounts for the right answergetting quizzical makes you put your thinking cap onthe laughs apart these quizzes also let folks notch up discount points noel fernandes who has won a few of these added i recently attended the quiz at a suburban spot all i had to do was throw some dice and guess answers to mathstyle trivia in another instance i was at a local pub in malad and they were asking customers to download an app which then posed a few quirky questions depending on your guess you also got a corresponding concessionadds advertising executive harshala shah once at a pub at oshiwara we had to answer a series of questions in 10seconds each at the end we got discounts depending on our score everyone loved it and wanted to play onin uk and dubai they take these quizzes seriously it can be just as popular in mumbai toovishesh shah of a restaurant at linking road says trivia nights are a captivating way of keeping the audience engaged and entertained be it weekdays or weekends we are now planning an inhouse trivia night for august 15adds anurag katriar ceo of a restaurant chain modern day consumers and businesses are both seeking greater engagement with each other this is where pub quiz emerges as an interesting platform on one hand it is cerebral and imparts knowledge to the customers while also fuelling a sense of competition on the other it also creates a better mindconnect between a venue and its customers the format is here to stayadds neil george managing director at a global multinational in bkc i used to attend these quizzes regularly in the uk and dubai people take it seriously there i think mumbai can definitely do with the format as we have such good quizzing talent it would be a great idea to take this to the corporates i also think it should be done on a monday night or a midweek night as people usually want a nobrainer on a friday nightwhat its aboutthe quiz nights take place after office hours at a gastropub bar or eatery they usually last an hour the quizzes are based on anything from sports to music and bollywood is also a popular subject it brings about a lively atmosphere and adds a twist to the regular night out