Last week, somewhat parched having been pounding the streets of London all day, I made for The Champion in the relatively trendy Notting Hill Gate district where a pub quiz was coming to its conclusion as a thirst quenching pint of Peroni hit my lips. The very first question I heard from the overly enthusiastic pub quiz master was one I’m sure all our subscribers would have lapped up. What was the name of the ship that grounded and blocked the Suez Canal two years ago? It turned out that this w...