This may be the worst ever cheating fail on a pub quiz

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Sam Haysom
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On Tuesday, writer and pub quiz master Cheish Merryweather took to Facebook to share an anecdote from her most recent quiz, which involves either the best or the worst attempt at pub quiz cheating of all time.

We can't decide, so you be the judge.

"Tonight I witnessed the most hilarious cheating on a quiz," wrote Merryweather on Facebook.

The question: "What is the name of the actress who plays Skyler White? And they put 'Nee Lambert'. I thought that's odd as I've never even heard of who the hell that is. Went to Google Nee Lambert on my phone and the first thing that comes up... I'm dead."

The lesson?

If you're going to Google an answer on your phone, it's probably best to do more than glance at the Wikipedia entry. Also, cheater: You forgot the accent mark. If you're going to do it wrong, do it right.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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