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When he isn't working, Tammet likes to hang out with his friends on the church quiz team.

What kind of team could it be? And why the preposition on?
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In the UK, places like pubs and churches can have quiz nights, where teams compete against each other in a general knowledge quiz as a social event.
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... And why the preposition on?
Either in or on would work there. I think the option of 'on' comes from the idea of a team-list. I think I'd probably use in, but on is quite common (and perfectly OK).

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How interesting.
And I’d say from. Is it less common? Or altogether wrong? If it were, say, a basketball team, would it require the same prepositions?
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And I’d say from. Is it less common? Or altogether wrong? If it were, say, a basketball team, would it require the same prepositions?
Yes - any team. And 'from' would be OK too - it implies that there are some members of the team who aren't his friends; but it doesn't imply this as strongly as 'his friends from among the team' (which suggests quite strongly that there are several members of the team who definitely aren't friends).

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