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Write a pub quiz / Win the pub quiz was a special task featured on Season 2 of Taskmaster Australia, as the second task in Killed by a nerd. The task was won by Anne Edmonds, Jenny Tian, Josh Thomas & Wil Anderson.

Summary[]

Lloyd had to write a 10-question pub quiz for the other contestants to take. Lloyd would win 5 points if Wil got the most correct answers, followed by Jenny, then Josh, then Anne. Otherwise, the quiz takers would each get 3 points.

Performance[]

Anne Edmonds, Jenny Tian, Josh Thomas & Wil Anderson:

  • Josh got 5 correct answers, winning the quiz.
  • Anne and Wil both got 4 correct answers, coming joint second.
  • Jenny got 2 correct answers, losing the quiz.

As none of them finished in the intended place, they each received 3 points.

Lloyd Langford: Lloyd wrote the quiz. His questions were:

  • 1. Which instrument did Miles Davis play? (trumpet)
  • 2. What day of the week is the Mullumbimby Market on? (Friday)
  • 3. What is Tom Gleeson’s wife’s name? (Ellie)
  • 4. What is Tom Gleeson’s waist size?
  • 5. Who was the most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2023? (Taylor Swift)
  • 6. In what decade was the Sydney Opera House built?
  • 7. Who directed The Godfather? (Francis Ford Coppola)
  • 8. What are the ingredients for a Moscow mule? (vodka, ginger beer, lime)
  • 9. What did Steve Jobs die of? (pancreatic cancer)
  • 10. On 9/11, which of the planned targets wasn’t hit? (none)

As no one finished in the intended place, he received 0 points.

Trivia[]

  • The chances of Lloyd winning this task were 330 out of 14641, or 2.25%.