Template
Pub quiz template (25 questions, four rounds)
Built for a noisy room and a 60-minute slot: short questions, short options and a leaderboard between rounds. Run the rounds in order or swap one for a picture round of your own.
- questions
- 25
- Length
- About 45–60 minutes including leaderboards
- Difficulty
- Mixed, rising through the rounds
- Best for
- Pub and venue quiz nights
1. Round 1 — Openers
1. Which drink is made from fermented grapes?
- ABeer
- BCider
- CWine(correct)
- DMead
2. How many minutes are in two and a half hours?
- A120
- B140
- C150(correct)
- D160
3. Which animal is the fastest land runner over a short distance?
- ACheetah(correct)
- BGreyhound
- CHorse
- DOstrich
4. What colour do you get by mixing blue and yellow paint?
- APurple
- BGreen(correct)
- CBrown
- DOrange
5. Which country is home to the city of Porto?
- ASpain
- BPortugal(correct)
- CItaly
- DBrazil
6. In which sport would you use a shuttlecock?
- ASquash
- BTable tennis
- CBadminton(correct)
- DPadel
2. Round 2 — Music and screen
1. Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?
- AThe Rolling Stones
- BThe Beatles(correct)
- CThe Kinks
- DThe Who
2. How many strings does a standard violin have?
- AFour(correct)
- BFive
- CSix
- DSeven
3. In the film 'Jurassic Park', what are the cloned animals?
- AMammoths
- BDinosaurs(correct)
- CSabre-tooth cats
- DGiant insects
4. Which instrument is played by a percussionist using pedals and sticks?
- ADrum kit(correct)
- BCello
- CTrumpet
- DClarinet
5. Which composer wrote the 'Four Seasons' violin concertos?
- ABach
- BVivaldi(correct)
- CHandel
- DMozart
6. What does the abbreviation 'OST' mean on a film release?
- AOriginal screen take
- BOriginal soundtrack(correct)
- COfficial studio tape
- DOptical sound track
3. Round 3 — Food, drink and language
1. Which spice gives paprika its colour?
- ATurmeric
- BGround pepper
- CGround capsicum(correct)
- DSaffron
2. Which nut is used to make traditional marzipan?
- AHazelnut
- BAlmond(correct)
- CWalnut
- DPistachio
3. 'Al dente' describes pasta that is cooked how?
- AVery soft
- BFirm to the bite(correct)
- CRaw in the middle
- DOvercooked
4. Which language has the most native speakers worldwide?
- AEnglish
- BHindi
- CSpanish
- DMandarin Chinese(correct)
Mandarin Chinese has the largest number of native speakers; English leads on total speakers.
5. What is the main ingredient of traditional hummus?
- ALentils
- BChickpeas(correct)
- CWhite beans
- DPeas
6. In the Latin alphabet used for English, how many letters are vowels?
- AFour
- BFive(correct)
- CSix
- DSeven
A, E, I, O and U; Y sometimes acts as one.
4. Round 4 — The hard round
1. Which element has the atomic number 1?
- AHelium
- BHydrogen(correct)
- CLithium
- DOxygen
2. In which decade was the first successful powered aeroplane flight?
- A1880s
- B1890s
- C1900s(correct)
- D1910s
The Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk in December 1903.
3. What is the longest river in Europe?
- ADanube
- BVolga(correct)
- CRhine
- DDnieper
The Volga runs about 3,530 km through Russia.
4. Which mathematical constant is approximately 2.718?
- APi
- BPhi
- Ce(correct)
- DRoot two
5. Which artist painted 'The Starry Night' in 1889?
- AClaude Monet
- BVincent van Gogh(correct)
- CPaul Cézanne
- DEdvard Munch
6. Which sea is the saltiest large body of water bordering Israel and Jordan?
- ARed Sea
- BDead Sea(correct)
- CCaspian Sea
- DAral Sea
7. In music, how many semitones make up one octave?
- AEight
- BTen
- CTwelve(correct)
- DFourteen
Before you use this pack
- This pack contains 25 questions. The free plan allows 20 questions per quiz, so on Free import the first three rounds (18 questions) or drop two questions from round 4.
- Suggested timings: 20 seconds for rounds 1–3, 25 seconds for round 4.