110 Pub Quiz Questions and Answers

Create your own pub quiz on various topics such as food and drink, sports, or culture.

10 general knowledge questions for a pub quiz:

• How many players from each team are on the ice in an ice hockey game? (6)
• Who discovered penicillin? (Alexander Fleming)
• How many bones are there in the adult human body? (206)
• What was the name of the founder of Microsoft? (Bill Gates)
• What is the name of the singer of the band Coldplay? (Chris Martin)
• In which year did the French Revolution begin? (1789)
• What is the largest desert in the world? (Antarctica)
• Who painted the Mona Lisa? (Leonardo da Vinci)
• How many planets are in the solar system? (8)
• Which language has the most native speakers in the world? (Chinese / Mandarin)

Can you name the capitals of the U.S. states? Try geography quizzes and create your own geography pub quiz.

10 questions for a geography pub quiz:

• What is the capital of Mongolia? (Ulaanbaatar)
• Which African country has the largest population? (Nigeria)
• What is the name of the highest mountain range in South America? (The Andes)
• In which country is the city of Timbuktu located? (Mali)
• Which ocean borders the east coast of Australia? (Pacific Ocean)
• After Rome, what is the second largest city in Italy? (Milan)
• Which river flows through Budapest? (Danube)
• In which country is the Atacama Desert located? (Chile)
• How many federal states does Germany have? (16)
• On which continent is Mount Kilimanjaro located? (Africa)

Simple questions, big fun. Select one of these easy pub quizzes to have fun and test everybody's trivia skills.

10 easy pub quiz questions:

• How many sides does a hexagon have? (6)
• Which planet is closest to the Sun? (Mercury)
• How many days are in a leap year? (366)
• What is 12 multiplied by 12? (144)
• Which ocean is the largest in the world? (Pacific Ocean)
• How many stripes are on the American flag? (13)
• What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story? (Woody)
• What is the capital city of Spain? (Madrid)
• What colour are emeralds? (Green)
• Which country is home to the kangaroo? (Australia)

Eat, drink, and quiz on! Spice up your pub quiz with fun questions about food, drinks, sport and culture.

10 fun quiz questions and answers:

• Guess the proverb from the emojis 🍎⬇️🌳📍 (The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree)
• Guess the proverb from the emojis ⏰🚶‍♂️➡️😟 (Better late than never)
• How long would it take to drive to the Moon at highway speed? (About 6 months)
• What is the most stolen food in the world? (Cheese - around 4% of all cheese produced globally is stolen)
• Which pop star is known by the nickname "Mother Monster"? (Lady Gaga)
• Which country consumes the most chocolate per person in the world? (Switzerland)
• What is the most popular pizza topping in the world? (Mozzarella cheese)
• Which is the most popular pizza topping in Japan? (Tuna and corn)
• How many strikes does it take to strike out a batter? (3)
• Would you rather swim in water that is 100°F or 100°C? (100°F - that's a warm 37.8°C, while 100°C is boiling point!)
• Would you rather drink 1 litre or 1 gallon of water a day? (1 litre - a gallon is about 3.8 litres, which is a lot to drink in one day)

Quiz through the seasons! Match your pub quiz to the time of year with event and holiday-themed questions from around the world.

10 questions about events and holidays:

• Which month was originally the 7th month in the ancient Roman calendar, even though it is now the 9th? (September - "septem" means seven in Latin)
• Which country does the tradition of Halloween originally come from? (Ireland — rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain)
• How many days does Hanukkah last? (8 days)
• In which city are the permanent Summer Olympic Games hosted when no other city is chosen? (Athens, Greece - the birthplace of the Olympics)
• What is the name of the Japanese cherry blossom festival celebrated every spring? (Hanami)
• On which day of the week does Thanksgiving always fall in the United States? (Thursday)
• Which country celebrates Diwali as a national public holiday, even though it is not a Hindu-majority nation? (Trinidad and Tobago)
• How long does the Brazilian Carnival festival typically last? (5 days)
• In which country did the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square tradition originate? (United States - first held in New York City in 1907)
• Which two months in a row are named after Roman emperors rather than gods? (July and August - named after Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus)

Innovate and conquer. Test your smarts with technology and business pub quiz questions.

10 technology and business questions and answers:

• How many bytes are in a gigabyte? (1 billion bytes - or more precisely, 1,073,741,824 bytes)
• Which country invented the World Wide Web? (Switzerland - Tim Berners-Lee invented it at CERN in Geneva in 1989)
• What does "GPT" stand for in ChatGPT? (Generative Pre-trained Transformer)
• What was the first video game console ever sold to the public? (The Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972)
• Which country is home to the most billionaires in the world? (United States)
• What is the name of the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalisation? (New York Stock Exchange - NYSE)
• Which online retailer started out as a bookstore before expanding into everything else? (Amazon)
• What does "IPO" stand for in business? (Initial Public Offering - when a company first sells shares to the public)
• Which company was founded first - Microsoft or Apple? (Microsoft)
• What percentage of new businesses fail within their first year? (Around 20% - though about 50% fail within 5 years)

Explore fascinating events and legendary figures with these history pub quiz questions.

10 history questions and answers:

• Which ancient wonder of the world is still standing today? (The Great Pyramid of Giza)
• Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? (Marie Curie - in 1903 for Physics)
• Which empire was the largest in history by land area? (The British Empire)
• In which city was the Titanic built before its ill-fated maiden voyage? (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
• Who was the first human to walk on the Moon? (Neil Armstrong - in 1969)
• Which ancient civilisation built Machu Picchu? (The Inca civilisation)
• How long did the Hundred Years' War between England and France actually last? (116 years - from 1337 to 1453)
• Which country was the first to give women the right to vote? (New Zealand — in 1893)
• Who was the Egyptian queen famously associated with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony? (Cleopatra)
• Which 19th century conflict is considered the deadliest civil war in history, claiming up to 30 million lives in China? (The Taiping Rebellion - fought between 1850 and 1864 against the Qing dynasty)

Word wizards wanted. Challenge yourself with pub quiz questions on literature and the English language quizzes.

10 literature and English questions: Here are 10 quiz questions about books, literature and slang:

• Which novel begins with the opening line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? (A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens)
• What does the slang term "GOAT" stand for in modern usage? (Greatest Of All Time)
• Which Shakespeare play features the character Hamlet, Prince of Denmark? (Hamlet)
• What is the name of the fictional African country in which the Marvel superhero Black Panther is set? (Wakanda)
• What does the Gen Z slang term "no cap" mean? (No lie - telling the truth, being serious)
• Which dystopian novel coined the term "Big Brother is watching you"? (1984 by George Orwell)
• What is the longest novel ever written, and approximately how many words does it contain? (In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust - approximately 1.5 million words across 7 volumes)
• What does the internet slang "TL;DR" stand for, and when would you typically use it? (Too Long; Didn't Read - used to summarise a long piece of text for people who do not want to read the full version)
• What does the slang word "ghosting" mean? (Suddenly cutting off all contact with someone without explanation)
• Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes? (Arthur Conan Doyle)

Master your anatomy. Answer the questions about human body with these quizzes.

10 human body questions and answers:

• How many bones are in the adult human body? (206)
• Which is the largest organ in the human body? (Skin)
• How many teeth does a healthy adult have? (32)
• Which blood type is known as the universal donor? (O negative)
• How long is the small intestine? (About 6 metres)
• Which is the strongest muscle in the human body? (Masseter - the jaw muscle)
• How many litres of blood does the average adult have? (About 5 litres)
• Which organ produces insulin? (Pancreas)
• Which is the only part of the human body that cannot repair itself? (Tooth enamel)
• How many times does the average human heart beat in a lifetime? (About 2.5 billion times)

Explore, experiment, excel. Put your science knowledge to the test with these science pub quiz questions.

10 science questions and answers:

• What is the chemical formula for water? (H₂O)
• How many vertebrae are in the human spine? (33)
• What is the speed of light in a vacuum? (approximately 299,792 kilometres per second)
• Which element has the atomic number 1? (Hydrogen)
• What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun? (Gravity)
• How old is the universe, approximately? (About 13.8 billion years)
• What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? (Diamond)
• Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity? (Albert Einstein)
• What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight into food? (Photosynthesis)
• How many chromosomes does a healthy human cell contain? (46 - arranged in 23 pairs)

Quizzes of champions. Test your knowledge with the toughest pub quiz questions and see if you can rise to the challenge.

10 super hard questions and answers:

• What is the only country in the world that has a non-rectangular national flag? (Nepal — it consists of two stacked triangular pennants)
• Which ancient Greek mathematician first calculated the circumference of the Earth with remarkable accuracy? (Eratosthenes - around 240 BC)
• Which Roman emperor split the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves in 285 AD? (Emperor Diocletian)
• What is the name of the only letter in the English alphabet that does not appear in any of the 50 US state names? (Q)
• Which European nation has an army that has not fired a shot in combat since 1814 and is older than the Vatican's Swiss Guard? (San Marino - its Crossbow Corps dates back to 1295)
• In which year did the Library of Alexandria, one of the greatest libraries of the ancient world, suffer its most significant destruction? (48 BC - during Julius Caesar's siege of Alexandria, though it declined gradually over centuries)
• What is the name of the mathematical conjecture, unsolved for over 350 years, that was finally proved by Andrew Wiles in 1995? (Fermat's Last Theorem)
• What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of 98 degrees, and what is the leading theory for why? (Uranus - scientists believe a massive collision with an Earth-sized object billions of years ago knocked it onto its side)
• Which mathematician is credited with writing the first algorithm in history? (Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi)
• What is the name of the quantum algorithm developed in 1994 that could theoretically break most modern internet encryption? (Shor's Algorithm)