Bristol is home to some brilliant and innovative pub quizzes. From The Bag of Nails’ lego round to the £100 jackpots at Start The Bus’ Squeaky Hill Quiz - in Bristol you put your IQ to a variety of drinking related scrutiny. Music fans should check out Christmas Steps’ Music Quiz, hosted by Crack Magazine.
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How Not to Save the World: Doing Good Without Annoying Everyone at Bookhaus.
Before the Zardoz tasche-n-loincloth combo rendered Sean Connery camp incarnate, long before Excalibur’s floridly lit romps through Arthurian legend… Boorman was one of our own! South West Silents celebrates his West Country connection with rare screenings of short docu-dramas made during his time at BBC Bristol – come relive these vital slices of 60s history and the birth of a directing giant!
John Boorman and Bristol: Part II at Bristol Megascreen.
Sell out warning! Bedmo would be a much greyer place indeed without the pastoral oasis of Windmill Hill City Farm. Come celebrate half a century of community nature & nurture with family-friendly frollicking (puppet shows, face painting, pottery) + live music from local folk legends, acappella choirs + more TBA.
Windmill Hill City Farm 50th Anniversary Fayre at Windmill Hill City Farm.
Sell out warning! Bristol’s BYO conspiracy theory gathering returns! We’re assured no government actors are involved, but eyes and ears are everywhere. Scramble together your wildest conspiratorial jabberings – now’s your chance to be heard – or just pull up a chair for the unfolding post-post-truth wormhole...
Truth Seekers 2026 at St Werburghs Community Centre.
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“It's the ever popular Quiz Night On The Hill Get family and friends together to form a quiz team of up to 6 persons, £4 per person (CASH only please). 80 questions from general knowledge to history, sport, music and more! £40 Cash prize for the winning team, booby prize for the losing team! Doors/bar opens 7pm, quiz starts 7.30pm Bar open 18+ Event (Every 2nd Thursday of the month!) On The Hill, Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW”
From: Quiz Night On The Hill
“SARSAS and SWEDA are teaming up for a charity quiz night like no other! Join us on Thursday 29th of October at Totos By The River to put your talents to the test in this fiendish charity quiz. Individual tickets are £6, or book for your team of 4 for just £20. All proceeds go to the two local charities, SWEDA and SARSAS. - SWEDA are the charity supporting people with eating disorders across the South & West. - SARSAS support people impacted by sexual violence, across Bristol, B&NES, Somerset and South Glos.”
From: Charity Quiz for SWEDA & SARSAS
“Love a pub quiz? Love books? Get on down to our monthly book quiz at Willway Yard. Not just your ordinary quiz, prepare for good music, silly rounds and with the winning table receiving over £100 worth of books, it’s an evening of organised fun you will not want to miss. Hosted by the Very Small Bookshop team, based around the books they stock - so if you’re a fan of contemporary fiction, brilliantly bizarre and wonderfully queer books, you might just have a win on your hands. The event is wheelchair accessible and queer-friendly - hosted in the large gallery space at Willway Yard, behind Very Small Bookshop at Willway Yard in Bedminster.”
From: Very Big and Fun Book Quiz by Very Small Bookshop
“The Ill Repute Pub Quiz - every Tuesday night! Join us each week for our test of brains, blagging and brilliant guesses. Expect a lively mix of picture rounds, music intros, general knowledge, news, connections, top tens and plenty more to keep you on your toes. There’s cash up for grabs for the winning team, plus a shot at our ever-growing rolling jackpot - open to any team brave enough to take it on. * Quiz starts from 7:30pm * £2 per person * Teams of up to six No booking needed - just get down early, grab a table, order yourself a drink and settle in for a night of questionable answers, lucky guesses and quiz glory. See you there!”
From: The Ill Repute Pub Quiz
“Join this week's hosts, Jord and Meg, for some trivial gymnastics and as always there will be shots, drinks and prizes for those that come out on top (and those that fail miserably!) This quiz fills up fast, so book your table up on the secluded Mr Wolfs rooftop! Doors open @ 6pm Questions start from 8pm PIZZA MENU NOW AVAILABLE See you there! £1 entry 6 per team max Entry requirements: 18+”
From: Mr Wolfs Rooftop Quiz