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Pub quiz questions

Trivia questions with answers

Sixty questions in six rounds, each marked easy, medium or hard, with the answers one tap away. Use the list to prepare, print it for a paper quiz, or switch to host mode to show one question at a time on the big screen. For a quiz with automatic scoring, push a round live and everyone answers from their phones.

  1. 1.How many sides does a hexagon have?easy

  2. 2.What is the largest ocean on Earth?easy

  3. 3.Which planet is known as the Red Planet?easy

  4. 4.What is the chemical symbol for gold?medium

  5. 5.How many minutes are there in a full day?medium

  6. 6.Which language has the most native speakers in the world?medium

  7. 7.What is the tallest animal in the world?easy

  8. 8.Which metal is liquid at room temperature?medium

  9. 9.What does the Roman numeral XC stand for?hard

  10. 10.How many strings does a standard violin have?medium

  11. 11.What is the capital of Canada?medium

  12. 12.Which is the longest river in the world by most measurements?medium

  13. 13.Which country has the most time zones, overseas territories included?hard

  14. 14.What is the smallest country in the world?easy

  15. 15.Mount Kilimanjaro is in which country?medium

  16. 16.Which two countries share the longest land border?medium

  17. 17.What is the capital of Australia?medium

  18. 18.Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?easy

  19. 19.The city of Istanbul sits on two continents. Which ones?easy

  20. 20.Which country is home to the most islands?hard

  21. 21.What gas do plants absorb from the air?easy

  22. 22.How many bones are in the adult human body?medium

  23. 23.What is the hardest natural substance?easy

  24. 24.At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?hard

  25. 25.What is the largest organ of the human body?easy

  26. 26.Which blood type is the universal donor?medium

  27. 27.What is the speed of light, roughly, in kilometres per second?medium

  28. 28.Which part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?easy

  29. 29.What is H2O2 better known as?hard

  30. 30.How many hearts does an octopus have?medium

  31. 31.In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?easy

  32. 32.Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?easy

  33. 33.Which ancient civilisation built Machu Picchu?medium

  34. 34.In which year did the Titanic sink?medium

  35. 35.Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?medium

  36. 36.Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?medium

  37. 37.In which century did the printing press with movable type reach Europe?hard

  38. 38.What was the name of the first artificial satellite?medium

  39. 39.Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?easy

  40. 40.The Magna Carta was signed in which year?hard

  41. 41.Which country does the espresso come from?easy

  42. 42.What is the main ingredient of guacamole?easy

  43. 43.Which spice is the most expensive by weight?medium

  44. 44.What type of pastry is used for profiteroles?medium

  45. 45.Which nut is used to make marzipan?easy

  46. 46.From which country does the dish paella come?easy

  47. 47.What is the Japanese word for raw fish served without rice?medium

  48. 48.Which fruit has its seeds on the outside?easy

  49. 49.Champagne can only come from which country?easy

  50. 50.What is the fermented cabbage dish of Korea called?medium

  51. 51.How many players are on a football (soccer) team on the pitch?easy

  52. 52.In which sport would you do a slam dunk?easy

  53. 53.How long is a marathon?medium

  54. 54.Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?medium

  55. 55.How many rings are on the Olympic flag?easy

  56. 56.In tennis, what is a score of zero called?easy

  57. 57.Which sport is played at Wimbledon?easy

  58. 58.How many points is a touchdown worth in American football?medium

  59. 59.In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded?medium

  60. 60.What is the maximum break in snooker?hard

Frequently asked questions

How do I run a quiz night with this?

Pick the rounds you want, decide how many points a question is worth, and read them out from host mode. Teams write answers down, you reveal each answer with one tap. Thirty to forty questions makes a comfortable 90-minute evening.

Can I get automatic scoring?

Yes. Push a round live and it opens the builder as a quiz. Everyone answers on their own phone, the leaderboard updates after every question, and nobody has to mark paper.

Can I mix my own questions in?

Yes. Copy the questions you want, add your own in the builder, and save the quiz to reuse at the next event.

Are the answers checked?

Every answer was checked against standard reference works when the bank was written. If you spot a dispute, the usual quiz night rule applies: the host's answer stands.

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