Printable Pub Quiz

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Printable question sheet

All 30 questions with answer choices, six rounds of five. Each round prints on its own page and the answer key comes last on a separate page. Hit the button for a fresh set.

Printable Pub Quiz

Round 1: General Knowledge

Team name: ______________________   Round score: ____ / 5

  1. What is corn on the cob also called in scientific and international usage?A) Maize B) Barley C) Rye D) Oats
  2. Which bird is best known for mimicking human speech?A) Swan B) Eagle C) Owl D) Parrot
  3. Which city is the birthplace of jazz?A) New Orleans B) Memphis C) New York D) Chicago
  4. Which Egyptian queen's bust, found in Amarna and now in Berlin, is a famous work of ancient art?A) Hatshepsut B) Nefertiti C) Tiye D) Cleopatra
  5. What is the capital of Finland?A) Espoo B) Tampere C) Helsinki D) Turku

Round 2: History

Team name: ______________________   Round score: ____ / 5

  1. Who wrote the 95 Theses in 1517?A) John Calvin B) Erasmus C) Henry VIII D) Martin Luther
  2. Which Greek hero was said to have been a king of Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey?A) Achilles B) Odysseus C) Agamemnon D) Menelaus
  3. Which 1920s US scandal involved bribes over leasing naval oil reserves?A) Watergate B) Whiskey Ring C) Credit Mobilier D) Teapot Dome
  4. Which British monarch was forced to sign the Bill of Rights in 1689?A) James II B) William III C) George I D) Charles II
  5. Which English chronicler wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People?A) Gildas B) Bede C) Asser D) Alcuin

Round 3: Animals & Nature

Team name: ______________________   Round score: ____ / 5

  1. What is a male cat called?A) Buck B) Bull C) Boar D) Tom
  2. The Maine Coon is the official state cat of which state?A) Maine B) New Hampshire C) Vermont D) Massachusetts
  3. Which African bird perches on rhinos and buffalo to eat ticks?A) Weaver B) Secretarybird C) Hornbill D) Oxpecker
  4. Male Adélie and gentoo penguins give prospective mates what as a courtship gift?A) Shells B) Fish C) Pebbles D) Feathers
  5. Which shaggy Arctic bovine produces ultra-fine underwool called qiviut?A) Takin B) Muskox C) Bison D) Yak

Round 4: Sports

Team name: ______________________   Round score: ____ / 5

  1. Which city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?A) Oslo B) Sochi C) Grenoble D) Lillehammer
  2. How long is an NBA game's overtime period?A) Three minutes B) Two minutes C) Ten minutes D) Five minutes
  3. Which team won the 2008 World Series?A) Philadelphia Phillies B) Los Angeles Dodgers C) Philadelphia Athletics D) Pittsburgh Pirates
  4. Which two colleges played the first recorded football game in 1869?A) Rutgers and Princeton B) Penn and Cornell C) Columbia and Navy D) Harvard and Yale
  5. Which team won Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004?A) Tennessee Titans B) New England Patriots C) St. Louis Rams D) San Diego Chargers

Round 5: Movies & Music

Team name: ______________________   Round score: ____ / 5

  1. Which actor played Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997)?A) Johnny Depp B) Brad Pitt C) Leonardo DiCaprio D) Matt Damon
  2. In which country was the streaming service Spotify founded?A) Sweden B) Germany C) Norway D) United States
  3. Which 1946 Frank Capra film follows a suicidal Bedford Falls banker saved by an angel?A) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town B) It's a Wonderful Life C) You Can't Take It with You D) Meet John Doe
  4. Which American composer wrote the ballet "Appalachian Spring"?A) Aaron Copland B) Samuel Barber C) Charles Ives D) George Gershwin
  5. Which Russian composer wrote "Flight of the Bumblebee"?A) Alexander Borodin B) Sergei Prokofiev C) Pyotr Tchaikovsky D) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Round 6: Geography

Team name: ______________________   Round score: ____ / 5

  1. What is the capital of South Africa?A) Luanda B) Lomé C) Pretoria D) Maputo
  2. What is the capital of New Zealand?A) Palikir B) Yaren C) Wellington D) Majuro
  3. What is the capital of Slovenia?A) Berlin B) Ljubljana C) Monaco D) Skopje
  4. What is the capital of Montenegro?A) Paris B) Podgorica C) Vaduz D) Luxembourg
  5. What is the capital of Mongolia?A) Islamabad B) Baghdad C) Seoul D) Ulan Bator

Answer key

Round 1: General Knowledge

  1. A) Maize
  2. D) Parrot
  3. A) New Orleans
  4. B) Nefertiti
  5. C) Helsinki

Round 2: History

  1. D) Martin Luther
  2. B) Odysseus
  3. D) Teapot Dome
  4. B) William III
  5. B) Bede

Round 3: Animals & Nature

  1. D) Tom
  2. A) Maine
  3. D) Oxpecker
  4. C) Pebbles
  5. B) Muskox

Round 4: Sports

  1. B) Sochi
  2. D) Five minutes
  3. A) Philadelphia Phillies
  4. A) Rutgers and Princeton
  5. B) New England Patriots

Round 5: Movies & Music

  1. C) Leonardo DiCaprio
  2. A) Sweden
  3. B) It's a Wonderful Life
  4. A) Aaron Copland
  5. D) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Round 6: Geography

  1. C) Pretoria
  2. C) Wellington
  3. B) Ljubljana
  4. B) Podgorica
  5. D) Ulan Bator

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About this quiz

This printable pub quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions split into six rounds of five: general knowledge, history, animals and nature, sports, movies and music, and geography. Each round starts with an easy question and gets a little harder, so every team has something to chew on.

You can play straight away in the game above, one question at a time. To run a quiz night instead, use the question sheet further down. Each round prints on its own page with a spot for the team name and score, and the answer key lands on a separate last page so you can hand out the questions and keep the answers. If you want a different quiz, press the button for a new set.

How to run a pub quiz night with this sheet

Print one copy of the question sheet per team and one copy of the answer key for the quiz master. Teams pick a name, write it at the top of each page and circle or write down a letter for every question.

Read each round out loud, give the teams a minute or two, then collect the pages and swap them between teams for marking. The quiz master reads the answers from the key, and each team adds up its score for the round. Add the six round scores for the final total.

Tips for a smoother quiz

Keep rounds short. Five questions per round leaves time for marking and a drink between rounds. If the room is large, read each question twice.

For a tie, ask one extra closest-guess question, such as how many questions in the whole quiz had the answer C. Whoever is nearest wins. If you want a looser party feel, skip the marking and just play for fun.

Looking for more? The Bar Trivia page has a different set of rounds, and the 100 Trivia Questions page gives you a long list to pick from.

Frequently asked questions

Can I print this pub quiz?

Yes. Use the print button under the question sheet or your browser's print command. Each round starts on a new page and the answer key prints on its own page at the end.

How many questions are there?

Thirty, in six rounds of five. Every question has four answer choices.

How do I get a different set of questions?

Press the New set of questions button. The sheet and the answer key are replaced with a fresh selection, and you can do this as often as you like.

Can I play it on my phone instead of printing?

Yes. The game at the top of the page asks one question at a time and shows your score by round at the end.

Are the answers included?

Yes. The answer key is at the bottom of the sheet and prints on a separate page, so you can keep it from the players.

Does it cost anything?

No. You do not need an account or a sign-up.

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