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Free Pub Quiz: 50 Questions With Answers
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50
Questions
5
Themed Rounds
90 min
Estimated Duration
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Round 1: General Knowledge
What is the capital of Iceland?
Answer: Reykjavik
How many cards are in a standard deck (without jokers)?
Answer: 52
Which colour pill does Neo take in The Matrix?
Answer: Red
What does GPS stand for?
Answer: Global Positioning System
Which country is home to the kangaroo?
Answer: Australia
What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
How many legs does a spider have?
Answer: 8
Which London station is the terminus of the Eurostar?
Answer: St Pancras International
What colour are the seats in the House of Commons?
Answer: Green
In Scrabble, how many points is the letter Z worth?
Answer: 10
Round 2: Music and Entertainment
Which band had a hit with Mr Brightside?
Answer: The Killers
Who played the Joker in The Dark Knight?
Answer: Heath Ledger
What instrument does Ed Sheeran primarily play live?
Answer: Acoustic guitar (and loop pedal)
Which TV series features the fictional Peaky Blinders gang?
Answer: Peaky Blinders
Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film Goldfinger?
Answer: Shirley Bassey
In which city is the TV drama Line of Duty set?
Answer: Birmingham (though filmed partly in Belfast)
Which 2023 film stars Margot Robbie as a famous doll?
Answer: Barbie
What was the best-selling single in the UK in 2024?
Answer: Beautiful Things by Benson Boone
Which reality TV show takes place in a villa and pairs up contestants?
Answer: Love Island
Who created the musical Hamilton?
Answer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Round 3: Sport
Which football team is known as the Toffees?
Answer: Everton
In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
Answer: Basketball
How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?
Answer: 18
Which country won the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
Answer: Australia
What is the maximum score in a single frame of ten-pin bowling?
Answer: 300
Which British athlete won gold in the 100m at the 2024 Paralympics?
Answer: Thomas Young
What colour card is shown for a sending off in football?
Answer: Red
Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on clay?
Answer: The French Open (Roland Garros)
How many players are on a netball team?
Answer: 7
Which English city has football clubs called Wednesday and United?
Answer: Sheffield
Round 4: Science and Geography
What is the nearest star to Earth?
Answer: The Sun
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Answer: Canada
What gas makes up most of the Sun?
Answer: Hydrogen
What is the capital of Brazil?
Answer: Brasilia
How many elements are in the periodic table (as of 2026)?
Answer: 118
Which river flows through Cairo?
Answer: The Nile
What is the most common blood type in the UK?
Answer: O positive
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
Answer: The Sahara
What does DNA stand for?
Answer: Deoxyribonucleic acid
Which mountain is the tallest in the UK?
Answer: Ben Nevis
Round 5: Food, Drink and Culture
What is the main ingredient in a traditional Welsh rarebit?
Answer: Cheese
Which spirit is made from juniper berries?
Answer: Gin
In which country did sushi originate?
Answer: Japan
What is the most consumed beverage in the world after water?
Answer: Tea
Which Italian city is famous for its Bolognese sauce?
Answer: Bologna
What type of pastry is used to make a croissant?
Answer: Puff pastry (laminated dough)
Which British dish consists of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter?
Answer: Toad in the hole
What does IPA stand for in beer?
Answer: India Pale Ale
Which fruit is traditionally used in a Bakewell tart?
Answer: Almonds (with raspberry jam)
In which decade did Nando's first open in the UK?
Answer: The 1990s (1992)
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