Pub quiz with a sex twist

By Brady Haran BBC iCan reporter

Quiz: Try the questions yourself

Monday night's pub quiz at The Swan was a thriller.

With two teams tied after 20 questions, both gave the same answer to the tie-breaker.

But with a second tie-breaker required, the quiz master did something unusual - he sought advice from an expert on teenage pregnancy.

As you may have gathered, this was no ordinary quiz.

The Swan, in Mansfield, is one of eight pubs which has joined an unusual campaign to promote awareness about teenage sex.

As part of the programme, the pubs are including questions about sexually-transmitted infections and other sex issues.

One of the lads noticed there was a sexual theme Hayley Passant (quiz winner)

It is hoped the questions will prompt parents to raise the issues with their children.

Jackie Rigley, from Teenage Pregnancy, said; "Parents for an awful lot of reasons don't talk about sex... maybe they feel embarrassed or there is not a right time.

"Having a campaign in pubs lets parents go home and say 'Oh, guess what I found out in the pub last night'

"It makes it a lot easier to broach a subject that is potentially quite embarrassing and difficult."

In Monday night's quiz at The Swan, the final tie-breaking question was: "In 2000, what was the average number of heterosexual partners in a lifetime for women?"

The correct answer was 6.5.

This was not a typical quiz

Hayley Passant's team won the quiz by guessing the closest.

She said her team mates had noticed something unusual throughout the night: "One of the lads turned around and noticed there was a sexual theme."

Ms Passant believed the quiz was a clever way to get parents talking with their children about sex.

"I can imagine them going home and saying 'do you know what the average amount of partners for a woman' and things like that.

"It is more of a discreet way, rather than sitting down and saying 'right, the birds and bees and the STIs are...'"

Sue Jablonskas, from the Nottinghamshire County Teenage Pregnancy Partnership, said: "We felt that targeting parents and carers in this way would work well as it is highlighting an important and serious issue, but in a friendly, relaxed, everyday environment.

"This campaign will also reach grandparents and other relatives who young people may feel safe to discuss these issues with."