The Decline of the British Pub Quiz

An addendum to the post on why pubs close. Our Thursday visit coincided with the pub's quiz. We were there to chat, so didn't bother (though I love trivia, with which my mind overflows), but couldn't help hearing some of the questions. Two repeated here I think verbatim were:

"Name something you can do in a lift."

"Give a different name for an American policeman."

I am reasonably sure the quiz-master was not an absurdist comedian. The alternative explanation is obvious.