Can you Pub Quiz

You might think you know a thing or two but have you been to a pub quiz recently? Why not take the test and find out how you would get on by answering the 10 most common pub quiz questions in the UK right now?


Question 1 of 10.

In which year did Adam Smith publish ‘The Wealth of Nations’?

1. 1901
2. 1776
3. 1841
4. 1660
Question 2 of 10.

Which public inquiry held throughout 2011 and 2012 examined the ethics of the British press following the phone hacking scandal?

Operation Yewtree
Livingstone Enquiry
Morgan-Rees Inquiry
Leveson Inquiry
Question 3 of 10.

Which cyclist became the first Briton to win the Tour de France race in 2012?

1. Mark Cavendish
2. Bradley Wiggins
3. Roger Hammond
4. Chris Froome
Question 4 of 10.

Which political leader was elected President of South Africa in 1994?

Donald Trump
Nelson Mandela
Winnie Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Question 5 of 10.

Which ‘A’ is a soft stone of type gypsum, commonly used for carving and decorative pieces?

1. Anglestone
2. Agate
3. Alabaster
4. Alye Sand Stone
Question 6 of 10.

Which singer known for the songs ‘My Way’ and ‘New York, New York’ died in 1998?

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Sammy Davis Jr
3. Dean Martin
4. Cole Porter
Question 7 of 10.

Which communist politician became premier of Romania in 1965, serving until his execution in 1989?

1. Ion Iliescu
2. Alexander Dubcek
3. Chivu Stoica
4. Nicolae Ceausescu
Question 8 of 10.

In Eastenders, a 2019 love interest for Jean Slater is played by which well known British actor known for his role in The Young Ones?

Adrian Edmondson
Rik Mayal
Cliff Richard
Ben Elton
Question 9 of 10.

In 1768, the first edition of which book was published?

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Madrid Codex
3. The Oxford English Dictionary
4. The King James Bible
Question 10 of 10.

Which British king abdicated in favour of his brother George VI after falling in love with Wallis Simpson?

1. Henry IV
2. Edward IV
3. Edward VIII
4. George IV

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