Pub quiz: 20 questions and answers
Monday, 9 November 2026. Four rounds of five: History, Inventions, Mythology, Food & Drink. Each round starts easy and finishes hard. Tap "Show answer" to check as you go, or find them all at the bottom.
Round 1: History
Which French queen is wrongly said to have said Let them eat cake?
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Marie Antoinette
Which ancient people built Hadrian's Wall?
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The Romans
Who was Henry VIII's fourth wife?
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Anne of Cleves
Which king was the first of the House of Hanover?
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George I
In which year was the Battle of Blenheim fought?
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1704
Round 2: Inventions
James Dyson is famous for which bagless household appliance?
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Vacuum cleaner
Which company makes the Kindle e-reader?
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Amazon
The three-point seat belt was introduced by which car maker in 1959?
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Volvo
Belisha beacons are named after a government minister of what?
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Transport
Who invented the stethoscope in 1816?
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René Laennec
Round 3: Mythology
In Greek myth, a centaur is half man and half what?
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Horse
Which Greek hero killed the many-headed Hydra?
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Heracles
In Irish folklore, the leprechaun is traditionally which craftsman?
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A shoemaker
In Greek legend, which hero came up with the Trojan Horse trick?
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Odysseus
Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks at Troy, was king of which city?
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Mycenae
Round 4: Food & Drink
Original Wotsits have which flavour?
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Cheese
Which spice is the dried inner bark of a tree?
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Cinnamon
The Sally Lunn bun is associated with which English city?
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Bath
Gazpacho is a cold soup from which country?
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Spain
The "Rhubarb Triangle" is in which county?
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West Yorkshire
All the answers
Round 1: History
- Marie Antoinette
- The Romans
- Anne of Cleves
- George I
- 1704
Round 2: Inventions
- Vacuum cleaner
- Amazon
- Volvo
- Transport
- René Laennec
Round 3: Mythology
- Horse
- Heracles
- A shoemaker
- Odysseus
- Mycenae
Round 4: Food & Drink
- Cheese
- Cinnamon
- Bath
- Spain
- West Yorkshire
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