Pub quiz nights in London: where to play

London has more pub quizzes than any one person could realistically get round, and that's part of the fun. Some are scrappy, some come with a full sound system and a host who treats it like a stage show, but the good ones all share the same thing: a room full of strangers and mates alike arguing quietly about the capital of Kazakhstan. If you're after a night out that doesn't cost much and rewards actually knowing things for once, a pub quiz is hard to beat. Below are a handful of genuinely running quiz nights around the city, picked because we could verify they're an established, ongoing fixture rather than a one-off Facebook event from three years ago.

A quick word of warning before you head out: quiz nights move around more than you'd think. Hosts change jobs, pubs get new managers, nights shift from Tuesday to Thursday without much notice. We've checked each of these against the venue's own site or listings pages as of publishing, but pubs don't always update their websites the moment something changes. Ring ahead or check the venue's page before you make plans, especially if you're travelling any distance for it.

The Prince, Fulham

The Prince on Lillie Road runs its quiz every Tuesday from 7pm, with entry at £2.50 a head and a £50 cash prize for the winning team. Categories cover the usual spread of music, film, nature and sport, so it rewards well-rounded teams rather than specialists. Fulham isn't short of pubs but this one has built a proper regular crowd around quiz night, which tends to be a good sign.

Source: The Prince, pub quiz page

The Old Queens Head, Angel

Just off Essex Road, the Old Queens Head has run a weekly quiz on Tuesday nights for years, tucked in among its usual mix of DJs, comedy and live music. It's a lively, slightly chaotic venue rather than a hushed library-quiet quiz room, so it suits teams who don't mind a bit of noise and don't take losing too seriously.

Source: The Old Queens Head, what's on

If your local doesn't already run a quiz night, it might be worth mentioning to whoever runs the place that it's not hard to set one up, especially with a tool that handles the questions and scoring for you. Or skip the pub altogether: round up a few mates, pick a night, and run your own quiz at home using our free quiz creator. No booking a slot, no waiting for a table.

Munich Cricket Club, Tower Hill

This is a proper Bavarian beer hall rather than a traditional boozer, which makes for a slightly different quiz atmosphere: long benches, big steins, and a Tuesday quiz night starting at 6.30pm with a £50 bar tab up for grabs. It's a good option if you want food and a few pints of German beer alongside your general knowledge round, and it's popular enough with the after-work City crowd that it's worth turning up early to get a table.

Source: Munich Cricket Club, quiz night

Funky Bunch Trivia at Belushi's, London Bridge

Thursday nights at Belushi's London Bridge belong to Funky Bunch Trivia, a free-entry quiz built around multimedia rounds, pop culture and a host who runs the room with a fair amount of showmanship. There's a happy hour on drinks earlier in the evening too, so it's easy to make a full night of it rather than just popping in for the quiz.

Source: Belushi's, Funky Bunch Trivia

Lucky Voice, Liverpool Street

This one's a bit different since it's a karaoke bar rather than a pub, but it's worth including because the quiz is a genuinely established monthly fixture: 7pm to 9pm on the last Wednesday of every month, £3 entry, with a £50 bar voucher and a golden ticket prize for the winning team. Because it only runs once a month rather than weekly, it's worth double-checking the date before you go, particularly around bank holidays when the "last Wednesday" can shift.

Source: Lucky Voice, quiz page

The Queen Adelaide, Wandsworth

Young's-run pub the Queen Adelaide on Putney Bridge Road describes its quiz as one of the most popular nights of the week, drawing teams in from across Wandsworth, and it's been a long-running fixture rather than a recent addition. The pub's own site doesn't list the exact night and time on its what's on page, so it's worth ringing ahead or checking their page directly for the current schedule before you set off.

Source: The Queen Adelaide, what's on

Six venues is nowhere near a full map of London's quiz scene, and that's the point: this list only includes places we could actually confirm are running, rather than every quiz night that's ever been mentioned on a listings site somewhere. If none of these are near you, that's exactly the gap a homemade quiz fills. Grab a few rounds of questions from our quiz creator, pick a pub or living room, and you've got a night out that costs almost nothing to put together. We've also written a longer guide on how to run a great pub quiz if you want tips on pacing, question difficulty and keeping a room engaged for a full two hours.