Test Your Wits: 10 of Newcastle’s Best Pub Quizzes

Habita, Sandyford Road

Northumbria University’s boffins are the ones to beat at the weekly Monday night quiz at 8pm during term time. It’s just a pound to enter, with a multitude of rounds that’ll put your general knowledge to the test. There are some great prizes up for grabs too, so get those thinking caps on!

Every Monday

The Forth, Pink Lane

One of the longest running quizzes in the city, The Forth’s popular quiz takes place every Monday at 8pm. It’s £1 to enter, with a £30 bar tab up for grabs for the winning team. While you’re quizzing, keep your thirst quenched with their fantastic range of international and craft beers and chow down on tasty pub grub served 'til late. 

Every Monday

The Holy Hobo, Jesmond Three Sixty

If you’re looking for something a bit wilder, The Holy Hobo’s Big Fact Hunt promises a quiz with a difference every Wednesday from 8pm. This quiz is all about interactivity and depending on the whims of the quizmaster, rounds can include anything from showing off your dance moves to chowing down on a ghost chilli pepper - alongside all the usual trivia, of course. The rewards are pretty great too, with food and drink prizes and a big wad of cash at stake for winning quizzers. There's some great drink deals available on quiz night too and entry costs just £1.

Every Wednesday

Trent House, Leazes Lane

Their moniker may be tongue-in-cheek, as Quizmaster Dipsy has all the answers at this popular pub quiz at the much loved Trent House near Haymarket. Kicking off at 8pm, and costing just £1 per person to join, your team can include six people who would take a share of the £50 bar tab reserved for first place. Grab your spot via their social media.

Every Monday

BrewDog, Dean Street

Test your knowledge alongside a pint of BrewDog’s craft beer and a slice of their superb sourdough pizza, every Tuesday from 7.30pm with their Mind Games pub quiz. Flex those brain flaps with rounds that cover everything from general knowledge to pop culture trivia and beer-based brainteasers. Entry costs £1 and there's some epic cash prizes up for grabs, the chance to have BrewDog pay your bar tab and a weekly rolling jackpot too.

Every Tuesday

Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane

One of the city’s quirkiest venues plays host to a weekly pub quiz every Wednesday, where quizmaster Danny ‘Eyeballs’ will put you through your paces over four rounds of brain exercise. It costs £1 entry per person, with teams of up to six people welcome, and a start time of 8.30pm. Prizes include cold hard cash for the winning team, and boozy treats for second place. If you haven’t got your brain plugged in that night and you come last, you’ll still earn some delicious biscuits for your whole team to enjoy!

Every Wednesday

Alfie's Bar, Argyle Street

Boasting good music, good food and good people, the folk at Alfie’s Bar are an affable bunch, and their pub quiz on Sundays features weekly themes, drinks prizes and cash too! It’s often free to enter, although occasional special themed quizzes have a small entry fee. You can be guaranteed of a fun and quirky session, and while you’re there grab a cheeky cocktail and a great burger or some of their famous fried chicken!

Every Sunday

The Bodega, Westgate Road

The Bodega’s pub quiz has become renowned for its prizes, but perhaps not quite in the way you’d expect. Their infamous wooden spoon is awarded to the team that comes second last (so there’s no being rubbish on purpose!). It’s a pound per person to enter and the fun kicks off every Thursday from 8:30pm. The winner takes the whole pot of cash and there are prizes for teams placing second and third too - plus plenty of real ales and craft beers on tap to keep you quenched throughout.

Every Thursday

The WonderBar, The Gate

The WonderBar’s newly launched Monday Mind Master pub quiz promises fun and brainteasers aplenty each week from 8pm. Quiz your way through four stages that include a game show-themed Play Your Cards Right round and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Bongo’ which puts your musical knowledge to the test. Entry costs from £1 and the winning team gets to take home a big cash jackpot too.

Every Monday

Mosaic Tap, Forth Goods Yard

If quizzing while sipping on some of the best craft beers in the Toon is your kind of heaven, you won’t find a better haunt than Mosaic Tap. Their pub quiz runs every Wednesday from 8pm and the winning team gets a free round of drinks from their well-stocked bar. Entry costs £1 per person and with a range of rounds – from music and film to current affairs – there’s something for all kinds of quizzers.

Every Wednesday

Beer, banter and brainteasers – we can’t think of a better way to spend an evening in the city. So, why not gather up your cleverest pals and get quizzing in Newcastle?