Pub quiz questions and answers: 60 free questions in 6 rounds

Round 1: General knowledge

1. On a standard dartboard, which number sits at the very top?
2. How many keys does a standard modern piano have?
3. In which city is the Brandenburg Gate?
4. Which Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
5. What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
6. How many sides does a 50p coin have?
7. What colour is the Central line on the London Underground map?
8. Which artist painted The Persistence of Memory, with its melting clocks?
9. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, which word stands for the letter Q?
10. What is the only even prime number?

Show the answers to round 1

1. 20 source
2. 88 source
3. Berlin source
4. Hamlet source
5. The liver source
6. Seven source
7. Red source
8. Salvador Dalí source
9. Quebec source
10. Two source

Round 2: Geography

1. What is the capital of New Zealand?
2. Which river flows through the centre of Paris?
3. Which river, the longest in Great Britain, rises in Wales and flows into the Bristol Channel?
4. In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro?
5. What is the smallest country in the world by area?
6. What is the highest mountain in Wales?
7. Which sea separates the east coast of Italy from Croatia?
8. What is the capital of Canada?
9. Which US state is the largest by area?
10. Which strait separates Spain from Morocco?

Show the answers to round 2

1. Wellington source
2. The Seine source
3. The River Severn source
4. Tanzania source
5. Vatican City source
6. Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) source
7. The Adriatic Sea source
8. Ottawa source
9. Alaska source
10. The Strait of Gibraltar source

Round 3: History

1. In which year was the Battle of Hastings fought?
2. Who was the first woman to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
3. Which ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912?
4. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
5. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
7. In which year did the Great Fire of London break out?
8. Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing?
9. Which queen reigned over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901?
10. In which year did women in the UK gain the vote on the same terms as men?

Show the answers to round 3

1. 1066 source
2. Margaret Thatcher source
3. RMS Titanic source
4. 1989 source
5. Six source
6. Neil Armstrong source
7. 1666 source
8. The Great Pyramid of Giza source
9. Queen Victoria source
10. 1928 source

Round 4: Science and nature

1. What is the hardest naturally occurring mineral?
2. How many bones are there in a typical adult human body?
3. Which gas do plants take in from the air for photosynthesis?
4. Which gas makes up about 78% of dry air in Earth's atmosphere?
5. Which is the largest living species of cat?
6. To the nearest degree Celsius, at what temperature does water boil at sea level?
7. What is the collective noun for a group of lions?
8. Which chemical element has the atomic number 1?
9. How many hearts does an octopus have?
10. What is the fastest land animal?

Show the answers to round 4

1. Diamond source
2. 206 source
3. Carbon dioxide source
4. Nitrogen source
5. The tiger source
6. 100 source
7. A pride source
8. Hydrogen source
9. Three source
10. The cheetah source

Round 5: Food and drink

1. Which fruit is the main ingredient of guacamole?
2. Gouda cheese is named after a city in which country?
3. Which type of pasta has a name that means "little worms" in Italian?
4. Which spice comes from the flower of a crocus?
5. Which pulse is the main ingredient of hummus?
6. Which dish is the centrepiece of a Burns supper, and has a Robert Burns poem recited to it before it is cut open?
7. Which grain is Japanese sake made from?
8. Which Italian dessert has a name that means "pick me up"?
9. Which nut is the main ingredient of marzipan?
10. Which Derbyshire town gives its name to a tart and a pudding?

Show the answers to round 5

1. Avocado source
2. The Netherlands source
3. Vermicelli source
4. Saffron source
5. Chickpeas source
6. Haggis source
7. Rice source
8. Tiramisu source
9. Almonds source
10. Bakewell source

Round 6: Books, art and music

1. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
2. How many strings does a standard violin have?
3. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
4. In the Harry Potter books, what is the name of Harry's owl?
5. Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?
6. Which detective lives at 221B Baker Street?
7. Who wrote the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four?
8. In which Italian city is Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet mainly set?
9. Which English artist painted The Hay Wain?
10. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Show the answers to round 6

1. Jane Austen source
2. Four source
3. Michelangelo source
4. Hedwig source
5. Antonio Vivaldi source
6. Sherlock Holmes source
7. George Orwell source
8. Verona source
9. John Constable source
10. Charles Dickens source

Tie-breaker

If two teams finish level, ask this question. The team whose answer is closest wins.

1. How tall, in metres, is the Elizabeth Tower, the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster that houses Big Ben?

Show the tie-breaker answer

1. 96 metres (96.3 m to be exact) source