Pub quiz questions

UK pub quiz questions.

A quiz that knows where it is. Thirty British questions from the free bank, the ones a local gets and a visitor guesses at. There are 245 in the bank, and every ready-made night with a British flavour mixes them in.

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  1. Which opticians' adverts end with 'Should've gone to...'?

    AnswerBusiness and brands

    Specsavers

    Specsavers was founded in Guernsey in 1984 by Doug and Mary Perkins. Source

  2. What is the nickname of the Great Bell in the Elizabeth Tower in London?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Big Ben

    The tower itself was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012. Source

  3. How many sides does a British 50p coin have?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    7

    Its curved edges mean it has the same width at every point, so it works in machines. Source

  4. Which is the most expensive property on the UK Monopoly board?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Mayfair

    The UK board was based on London streets in the 1930s. Source

  5. Which part of the United Kingdom has a red dragon on its flag?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Wales

    The red dragon is known in Welsh as Y Ddraig Goch. Source

  6. What is the popular name for the flag of the United Kingdom?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Union Jack

    The Union Flag combines the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick. Source

  7. Which singer left Take That in 1995 to go solo?

    AnswerMusic

    Robbie Williams

    Robbie Williams rejoined Take That for their 2010 album Progress. Source

  8. Legend says the kingdom will fall if which birds leave the Tower of London?Ravens / Crows / Pigeons / Magpies

    AnswerScience and nature

    Ravens

    At least six ravens are kept at the Tower, looked after by a Ravenmaster. Source

  9. In what year did England win the football World Cup?

    AnswerSport

    1966

    England beat West Germany 4 to 2 after extra time at Wembley. Source

  10. Which brand 'does exactly what it says on the tin'?Dulux / Cuprinol / Crown / Ronseal

    AnswerBusiness and brands

    Ronseal

    The phrase is now a common British idiom for something plain and straightforward. Source

  11. How many pounds are in a stone?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    14

    Many Britons still give their body weight in stones and pounds; one stone is about 6.35 kg. Source

  12. In what year did the Spice Girls release Wannabe?

    AnswerMusic

    1996

    Wannabe reached number one in 37 countries. Source

  13. True or false: Wannabe was the Spice Girls' debut single.

    AnswerMusic

    True

    Wannabe was released in July 1996. Source

  14. Which darts player is nicknamed "The Power"?

    AnswerSport

    Phil Taylor

    Taylor won 16 world titles before retiring in 2018. Source

  15. In which sport is the Henley Royal Regatta contested?

    AnswerSport

    Rowing

    It is held on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames each summer. Source

  16. Which England captain lifted the World Cup in 1966?

    AnswerSport

    Bobby Moore

    The Queen presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to Moore at Wembley. Source

  17. Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final?

    AnswerSport

    Geoff Hurst

    It was the only hat-trick in a men's World Cup final until Kylian Mbappe's in 2022. Source

  18. Which horse won the Grand National three times in the 1970s?Desert Orchid / Arkle / Red Rum / Shergar

    AnswerSport

    Red Rum

    Red Rum won in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and came second in 1975 and 1976. Source

  19. Which British athlete won the heptathlon gold at London 2012?Denise Lewis / Jessica Ennis / Katarina Johnson-Thompson / Kelly Holmes

    AnswerSport

    Jessica Ennis

    She won on "Super Saturday", along with Mo Farah and long jumper Greg Rutherford. Source

  20. In what year did Roger Bannister run the first mile in under four minutes?

    AnswerSport

    1954

    He ran 3 minutes 59.4 seconds at Iffley Road in Oxford. Source

  21. Mo Farah won both the 5000 m and 10,000 m golds at London 2012 and again at Rio 2016.

    AnswerSport

    True

    The feat became known as the "double double". Source

  22. Which calendar did Britain adopt in 1752?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Gregorian calendar

    To catch up, 2 September 1752 was followed directly by 14 September. Source

  23. Which English composer wrote the Enigma Variations?

    AnswerMusic

    Edward Elgar

    Each variation is a musical portrait of one of Elgar's friends. Source

  24. Who in 2019 became the first Black British solo artist to headline Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage?

    AnswerMusic

    Stormzy

    He wore a stab-proof vest designed by Banksy for the show. Source

  25. Paul Weller was the frontman of which band?The Clash / The Specials / The Jam / Madness

    AnswerMusic

    The Jam

    Weller later formed The Style Council. Source

  26. In which city did Duran Duran form?Manchester / Birmingham / Leeds / Liverpool

    AnswerMusic

    Birmingham

    The band took its name from a villain in the film Barbarella. Source

  27. In what year was the first festival held at Worthy Farm, now Glastonbury?

    AnswerMusic

    1970

    Marc Bolan's band T. Rex headlined the first event. Source

  28. Which Cambridge physicist discovered the electron in 1897?

    AnswerScience and nature

    J. J. Thomson

    Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906, and his son George later won one too. Source

  29. What is the largest native land mammal in the UK?

    AnswerScience and nature

    Red deer

    Red deer stags roar loudly during the autumn rut. Source

  30. Which Welsh-born naturalist came up with natural selection independently of Darwin?

    AnswerScience and nature

    Alfred Russel Wallace

    Their ideas were presented together to the Linnean Society in London in 1858. Source