Here’s a full quiz, ready to read out. Four rounds of ten, a tiebreaker for when two teams draw, and the answers under each round. Read the questions, give the teams a minute or so each, and swap papers to mark before you move on.

Every answer here has been checked against a source, listed at the bottom. Nothing ends a quiz night faster than an argument about whether the answer sheet is wrong.

Round 1. Pubs and pints

  1. How many millilitres are there in a UK pint?
  2. In October 2026, an archaeologist named which Somerset pub as the oldest in England?
  3. According to Guinness, in what year was the widget created?
  4. Which Nottingham pub says its doors first opened in 1189?
  5. According to VinePair, Guinness was the first beer to be served on which gas?
  6. Which Southwark pub is London’s only surviving galleried inn?
  7. According to Guinness, how many calories are in 100ml of Guinness Draught? Closest team wins the point.
  8. Which brewery, opened in 2009, is credited as the first on the Bermondsey Beer Mile?
  9. In 1759, Arthur Guinness signed a lease on St James’s Gate in Dublin for how many years?
  10. Who founded the pub chain JD Wetherspoon?

Answers. 1. 568. 2. The George Inn, Norton St Philip. 3. 1988. 4. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. 5. Nitrogen (strictly a nitrogen and CO2 mix, so accept either). 6. The George Inn (accept “the George” here and in question 2). 7. 35. 8. The Kernel. 9. 9,000. 10. Tim Martin.

Round 2. Geography

  1. What’s the longest river in Great Britain?
  2. What’s the highest mountain in Wales?
  3. What’s the capital city of Australia?
  4. What’s the smallest country in the world by area?
  5. Which sea separates Italy from Croatia?
  6. Which city sits on the north bank of the Tyne, opposite Gateshead?
  7. What’s the capital city of Canada?
  8. What’s the largest lake in the British Isles by area?
  9. Which is the largest US state by area?
  10. What’s the highest mountain in Scotland?

Answers. 1. The Severn. 2. Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa). 3. Canberra. 4. Vatican City. 5. The Adriatic. 6. Newcastle upon Tyne. 7. Ottawa. 8. Lough Neagh. 9. Alaska. 10. Ben Nevis.

Round 3. History

  1. In what year was the Great Fire of London?
  2. Who was the first woman to be Prime Minister of the UK?
  3. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall, when its crossings opened?
  4. Which English king is known for his six marriages?
  5. In what year was the Battle of Hastings?
  6. In what year did the smoking ban come into force in England’s pubs?
  7. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
  8. The Domesday Book’s closing note says its survey was completed in which year?
  9. In what year was the NHS founded?
  10. In what year did the Mayflower carry the Pilgrims to the New World?

Answers. 1. 1666. 2. Margaret Thatcher. 3. 1989. 4. Henry VIII. 5. 1066. 6. 2007 (1 July). 7. Neil Armstrong. 8. 1086. 9. 1948. 10. 1620.

Round 4. Sport and entertainment

  1. How many players does a rugby union team have on the pitch?
  2. What’s the highest score possible with three darts?
  3. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
  4. Which band released the album Abbey Road in 1969?
  5. How many small squares make up a chessboard?
  6. Wimbledon is the only tennis major still played on which surface?
  7. In snooker, what do you score for potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks, then all six colours?
  8. In which city would you find the Cavern Club?
  9. Historic England names W. B. Yeats, P. G. Wodehouse and which Victorian novelist among the regulars at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese?
  10. What’s the oldest national football competition in the world?

Answers. 1. 15. 2. 180. 3. Jane Austen. 4. The Beatles. 5. 64. 6. Grass. 7. 147. 8. Liverpool. 9. Charles Dickens. 10. The FA Cup.

Tiebreaker

How high above sea level is the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire, the highest inn in the British Isles, in feet? Closest answer wins.

Answer. 1,732 feet (528 metres).

Running it

Read each round, then mark. Cover the answers line as you read out, and decide before you start whether close answers count, so nobody can argue afterwards. For the tiebreaker, closest wins, and if it’s still a tie, the team that wrote its answer down first takes it.

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