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The Far Out Pub Quiz: Mercury Awards, Glen Hansard and The Beatles
Far Out Magazine has published its weekly entertainment pub quiz, a recurring feature offering ten trivia questions based on the previous week's music and film news. The format is aimed at readers who enjoy testing their pop culture knowledge without wading through unrelated categories like sport or history, continuing a regular series the publication runs each week.
This instalment's questions focus on Paul McCartney, unexpected tour announcements and the Mercury Awards, alongside references to Glen Hansard and The Beatles. No answers or further details of the individual questions are provided in the article itself, which primarily serves as an introduction and invitation to take part.
In short
- Far Out's weekly pub quiz covers recent music and film news.
- This week's topics include Paul McCartney and the Mercury Awards.
- Also touches on Glen Hansard and The Beatles.
Explained simply
The Mercury Prize is an annual UK music award recognising albums by British and Irish artists. Glen Hansard is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, while Paul McCartney is best known as a member of the Beatles, the influential Liverpool band formed in the 1960s.
Music quizzes often draw on recent announcements as well as the longer histories of artists and awards. This feature is a weekly set of ten questions about music and film news, for readers who want to test their pop culture knowledge.