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Guide: 20+ of the best pub quizzes in York

Sat 15 Jan

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Sat 15 Jan 2022  @ 9:47am
Rachel Rogers
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Are you ready for a challenge?

We wanted to know where you can find York’s best pub quizzes, so we asked for our readers’ recommendations over on Facebook.

They had some great suggestions – thank you to our readers who helped put this guide together.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your team, brush up on your general knowledge and get quizzing!

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Mondays

The Rose and Crown

Kick off your working week and head down to The Rose and Crown to test your knowledge – with a chance of winning a gallon of beer.

  • 13 Lawrence Street YO10 3BP York
  • 8pm
  • Free entry
  • A gallon of beer
  • 01904 659393
  • Website

Tuesdays

The Golden Ball in York. Photograph: YorkMix

1331

Join host Phil Qua for some Speedquizzing at 1331! Test your knowledge on music, film, TV and more.

  • 9-13 Grape Lane YO1 7HU York
  • 8:30pm
  • £2 per person to play
  • Vouchers to be won
  • 01904 661130
  • Website

The Black Horse

This friendly country pub is the perfect place to grab a pint with friends and test your grey matter…

  • 42-44 The Village, Wigginton YO32 2PJ York
  • 9pm
  • £1 per person to play
  • 01904 758473
  • Website

The Golden Ball

Enjoy a traditional general knowledge quiz at this Grade II listed pub!

  • 2 Cromwell Road, York YO1 6DU
  • 8pm
  • £1 entry
  • Drinks to be won
  • 01904 849040
  • Website

The Nags Head

“Expect original questions, half time snack and charity card where you can win £10 for a £1 investment.”

  • 56 Heworth Rd, Heworth, York YO31 0AD
  • 9pm
  • Free entry
  • Gallon of beer – beer tokens can be redeemed against other drinks
  • 01904 424600
  • Website

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Riverside Farm

Have a go at winning some prizes in this weekly pub quiz.

  • Shipton Rd, York YO30 1XJ
  • 8pm
  • Free entry
  • Prizes to be won
  • 01904 642525
  • Website

Wednesdays

The Black Horse

Hump day won’t seem too bad when you’re having fun with friends at this general knowledge pub quiz.

  • 29 Monkgate YO31 7PB York
  • 8:15pm
  • Free entry
  • Prizes to be won
  • 01904 620284
  • Website

The Edinburgh Arms

The weekly quiz consists of a picture/dingbat/anagram round followed by a general knowledge round of 30 questions – with a different quiz host every week!

  • 25 Fishergate YO10 4AE York
  • 8:30pm
  • Free entry
  • A free drink voucher each and a chocolate surprise
  • 01904 623085
  • Website
Photograph: The Gillygate on Facebook

The Gillygate

Speedquizzing with your host Mike Brooke! Test your brain with trivia, music, film, TV, and sports rounds.

  • 48 Gillygate YO31 7EQ York
  • 8pm
  • £2 entry, £1 for students
  • Prizes to be won
  • 01904 654103
  • Website

The Swan

One reader commented that this quiz is “tricky, plenty of nonsense, most questions last under a minute, overemphasis on cheese.”

  • 16 Bishopgate Street YO23 1LY York
  • 8:30pm
  • 01904 634968
  • Website

The Three Tuns

Speedquizzing at The Three Tuns. Fun rounds can include sequence questions, fast track round and…evil mode…Have a go at your own risk!

  • 12 Coppergate YO1 9NR York
  • 8:30pm
  • £2 per player
  • Prizes to be won
  • 01904 673097
  • Website

Thursdays

The Ackhorne

Join quizmaster Mike Brooke once again for another round of Speedquizzing.

  • St Martin’s Ln, York YO1 6LN
  • 8pm
  • £2 to play
  • Prizes to be won
  • 07977 190297
  • Website

The Bay Horse

Have a go at the big weekly quiz with host Kjarten Poskitt with general knowledge, music and picture rounds.

  • 55 Blossom St YO24 1AZ York
  • 9pm
  • £1 per person
  • 5 pints of beer
  • 01904 654998
  • Website

The Black Bull

Speedquizzing at The Black Bull with four rounds – including music round.

  • Hull Road YO10 3LF York
  • 8:30pm
  • £1.50 to play
  • Beer prizes and cash rollover
  • 01904 411856
  • Website

The Derwent Arms

One of our readers said it’s a “great pen and paper quiz, good mix of general knowledge, pictures, anagrams, dingbats etc and fab quiz master Tony!”

  • Osbaldwick Village, York YO10 3NP
  • 9pm
  • 01904 413498
  • Website

The Heworth Inn

Speedquizzing with host Melanie Wright. Cash and beer prizes to be won!

  • 64 Heworth Green YO31 7TQ York
  • 7pm
  • £2 to play, £1 for students
  • Cash and beer prizes
  • 01904 424200
  • Website
Keystones in York

The Hole in the Wall

General knowledge quiz hosted by Daniel.

  • High Petergate YO1 7EH York
  • 9pm
  • Free entry
  • Gallon of beer
  • 01904 634468
  • Website

Keystones

Enjoy a delicious cocktail or several while getting competitive in the pub quiz.

  • 4 Monkgate YO31 7PE York
  • 8pm
  • Free to play
  • £50 on your MORE card
  • 01904 656202
  • Website

The Walnut Tree

More speedquizzing – with trivia and music rounds.

  • 73 Heworth Village YO31 1AN York
  • 9pm
  • £1 to play
  • Cash prizes
  • 01904 438888
  • Website

Yates

Smartphone quiz followed by karaoke with DJ Karl King.

  • Church Ln YO1 9QT York
  • 8pm
  • Win £20 bar tab and up to £1500 in the national game
  • 01904 613569
  • Website

Fridays

The Carlton Tavern

One of our readers said that this pub quiz is “worth travelling across town for” with a “huge venue, food offerings, and a great host.”

  • 140 Acomb Road YO24 4HA Acomb
  • 8:30pm
  • £1 to play
  • Prizes to be won
  • 01904 781181
  • Website

Moxy

Perfect to kick off your Friday night out, or as a bit of fun straight from work with quiz host Peter Martini.

  • Black Horse Lane, York YO1 7NE York
  • 6:30pm
  • £1.50 per person, £1 for students
  • Prizes to be won
  • 01904 211043
  • Website

Sundays

Brew York

Brew York

4 rounds of fast-paced SpeedQuizzing fun, including three general knowledge rounds and an audio/music round. Buzzer sounds, evil round, speed bonus points and more!

  • Unit 6, Enterprise Complex, Walmgate YO1 9TT York
  • 7pm
  • Brew York beer and Yuzu (street food) vouchers to be won
  • 01904 848448
  • Website

The Cock and Bottle

See out the weekend in style with this weekly pub quiz.

  • 61 Skeldergate YO1 6DS York
  • 8pm
  • Free entry
  • Cash prizes and drinks to be won
  • 01904 654165
  • Website

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