Pub Quiz Questions

50 pub quiz questions with answers in five rounds: general, music and film, science and nature, sport, food.

50 questions · tap “Show answer” under each one · Answer key

1. Which temperature scale starts at absolute zero?

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   Kelvin

   It's named after Lord Kelvin. Source

2. In which country is the city of Timbuktu?

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   Mali

   Timbuktu was a great center of learning in the 1400s. Source

3. How many squares are on a chessboard?

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   64

   Eight rows of eight. Source

4. What is a group of owls called?

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   A parliament

   A murder is crows; a gaggle is geese. Source

5. Which British monarch reigned the longest?

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   Elizabeth II

   She reigned for 70 years, from 1952 to 2022. Source

6. Which is the smallest country in South America by area?

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   Suriname

   Dutch is its official language. Source

7. In 1995, which vegetable became the first to be grown in space?

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   Potato

   Potato plants grew on the Space Shuttle Columbia. Source

8. How many time zones does Russia span?

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   11

   When it's 8 a.m. in Kaliningrad, it's 6 p.m. in Kamchatka. Source

9. Which is the only US state made up entirely of islands?

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   Hawaii

   Hawaii became a state in 1959. Source

10. Which fictional bear from Peru loves marmalade sandwiches?

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    Paddington

    He's named after the London station where he's found. Source

11. Who composed the opera 'The Magic Flute'?

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    It premiered in Vienna in 1791, weeks before Mozart died. Source

12. Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of which band?

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    Queen

    He was born in Zanzibar in 1946. Source

13. Which 1942 film features the line 'Here's looking at you, kid'?

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    Casablanca

    Humphrey Bogart says it to Ingrid Bergman. Source

14. Who directed 'Jurassic Park' (1993)?

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    Steven Spielberg

    It was based on Michael Crichton's novel. Source

15. Which instrument did Louis Armstrong famously play?

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    Trumpet

    He started on the cornet as a boy in New Orleans. Source

16. Which singer is widely called the 'Queen of Pop'?

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    Madonna

    She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Source

17. Which country does reggae music come from?

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    Jamaica

    Bob Marley made reggae famous around the world. Source

18. What was Disney's first full-length animated film (1937)?

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    Snow White

    Many people expected it to flop; it became a huge hit. Source

19. Which musical features the song 'Do-Re-Mi'?

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    The Sound of Music

    The film version came out in 1965. Source

20. Which K-pop group released the song 'Dynamite' in 2020?

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    BTS

    It was their first song fully in English. Source

21. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

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    Na

    Na comes from natrium, the Latin name. Source

22. What kind of animal is a Komodo dragon?

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    A lizard

    It's the largest living lizard. Source

23. What is it called when a solid turns straight into a gas?

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    Sublimation

    Dry ice does this at room temperature. Source

24. Which part of the eye controls how much light gets in?

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    Iris

    The iris is the colored part of the eye. Source

25. Which animal's milk is used for mozzarella di bufala?

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    Water buffalo

    It's made mainly in southern Italy. Source

26. How many bones are in the adult human skull?

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    22

    Most of them are joined tightly together. Source

27. What is a baby swan called?

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    Cygnet

    A gosling is a baby goose. Source

28. Who worked out the laws of planetary motion in the 1600s?

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    Johannes Kepler

    He showed that planets move in ellipses, not circles. Source

29. How do honeybees tell each other where flowers are?

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    With a dance

    The 'waggle dance' shows direction and distance. Source

30. Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

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    Arteries

    Veins bring blood back to the heart. Source

31. How many players does each team have on the ice in ice hockey?

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    6

    Five skaters and a goaltender. Source

32. Which tennis tournament is played on grass in London?

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    Wimbledon

    It's the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Source

33. How many Grand Slam tennis tournaments are there each year?

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    4

    Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Source

34. Which country won the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

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    Spain

    It was Spain's second World Cup title. Source

35. In motor racing, which flag ends the race?

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    Checkered flag

    A red flag stops a race early. Source

36. How long is an Olympic swimming pool?

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    50 m

    It has ten lanes; eight are used for races. Source

37. Which sport's Masters tournament is played at Augusta, Georgia?

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    Golf

    The winner gets a green jacket. Source

38. How many players does each team have on the field in rugby union?

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    15

    Rugby league uses 13. Source

39. In which country did cricket begin?

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    England

    It was being played in southern England by the 1500s. Source

40. Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?

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    Michael Phelps

    Phelps won 28 medals, 23 of them gold. Source

41. Which country is famous for the noodle soup pho?

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    Vietnam

    Pho is often eaten for breakfast. Source

42. What is the main ingredient of Spanish gazpacho?

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    Tomatoes

    Gazpacho is served cold. Source

43. Which country grows the most cocoa beans?

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    Ivory Coast

    It grows about 40 percent of the world's cocoa. Source

44. Which country's kipferl pastry is said to be the ancestor of the croissant?

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    Austria

    The croissant became French in the 1800s. Source

45. Which spice gives many curries their yellow color?

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    Turmeric

    Turmeric is a root related to ginger. Source

46. What kind of food is brie?

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    A cheese

    Brie comes from northern France. Source

47. Which nut grows hanging below a fruit called an 'apple'?

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    Cashew

    The cashew apple is eaten or made into juice. Source

48. Which country produces the most coffee?

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    Brazil

    Brazil has been the top producer for about 150 years. Source

49. Which grain is used to make risotto?

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    Rice

    Arborio rice gives risotto its creamy texture. Source

50. Which tropical fruit has a crown of spiky leaves?

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    Pineapple

    You can grow a new plant from the crown. Source