How do you use "Pub quiz" in a sentence?

Tuesday is pub quiz night at the Crown. We came second in the pub quiz! Our pub quiz team needs a sports expert.

Pub quiz

Q: What does "Pub quiz" mean?

A trivia competition held in a pub. A pub quiz is a British institution—teams compete in trivia, usually on a weekday evening. Questions range from general knowledge to specialist rounds. The quizmaster reads questions, teams write answers, and prizes (often bar tabs) go to winners. It's social, competitive, and a great pub tradition.

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Meaning: A trivia competition held in a pub.

在酒吧举行的知识竞赛。

Un concurso de preguntas y respuestas celebrado en un pub.

パブで開催されるトリビア大会。

펍에서 열리는 퀴즈 대회.

A pub quiz is a British institution—teams compete in trivia, usually on a weekday evening. Questions range from general knowledge to specialist rounds. The quizmaster reads questions, teams write answers, and prizes (often bar tabs) go to winners. It's social, competitive, and a great pub tradition.

酒吧问答是英国的一项传统活动——团队在知识竞赛中一较高下，通常在工作日的晚上举行。问题从常识到专业领域都有。问答主持人读出问题，团队写下答案，获胜者得到奖品（通常是吧台消费额度）。这是一项社交性强、竞争性强的酒吧传统。

El «pub quiz» es una institución británica: los equipos compiten respondiendo preguntas de cultura general, normalmente en una noche entre semana. Las preguntas van desde conocimientos generales hasta rondas especializadas. El presentador lee las preguntas, los equipos escriben las respuestas y los premios (a menudo consumiciones gratis) van para los ganadores. Es social, competitivo y una gran tradición de pub.

パブクイズはイギリスの定番イベントです。チーム対抗でトリビアを競い、通常は平日の夜に開催されます。一般知識から専門分野まで幅広い問題が出題されます。クイズマスターが問題を読み上げ、チームが答えを書き、優勝チームに賞品（多くの場合バーのツケ）が贈られます。社交的で競争的な、素晴らしいパブの伝統です。

펍 퀴즈는 영국의 전통 문화로, 팀을 이루어 퀴즈 대회에 참가하며 보통 평일 저녁에 열린다. 일반 상식부터 전문 라운드까지 다양한 문제가 출제된다. 퀴즈마스터가 문제를 읽고, 팀이 답을 적으며, 우승팀에게 상품(보통 바 탭)이 주어진다. 사교적이고 경쟁적인 훌륭한 펍 전통이다.

Examples

Tuesday is pub quiz night at the Crown.
周二是皇冠酒吧的问答之夜
El martes es noche de concurso en el Crown
火曜日はクラウンでパブクイズの夜だ
화요일은 크라운 펍에서 퀴즈 나이트야.
We came second in the pub quiz!
我们在酒吧问答中拿了第二名！
¡Quedamos segundos en el concurso del pub!
パブクイズで2位になった！
펍 퀴즈에서 2등 했어!
Our pub quiz team needs a sports expert.
我们的酒吧问答队需要一个体育专家
Nuestro equipo del concurso necesita un experto en deportes
うちのパブクイズチームにはスポーツに詳しい人が必要だ
우리 펍 퀴즈 팀에 스포츠 전문가가 필요해.

Pronunciation

/pʌb kwɪz/

Usage Guide

Context: pub, social, competition

Tone: social, competitive

✓ Do Say

Pub quiz
酒吧问答
Concurso del pub
パブクイズ
펍 퀴즈
Quiz night
问答之夜
Noche de concurso
クイズナイト
퀴즈의 밤
The pub quiz
酒吧问答
El concurso del pub
パブクイズ
펍 퀴즈

Common Mistakes

Teams typically 4-6 people
Using phones is cheating—serious matter!

Origin & History

Pub quizzes emerged in the UK in the 1970s as a way to bring customers in on quiet nights. They've become a beloved British tradition, with regulars forming serious teams. The format has spread worldwide but remains quintessentially British.

Etymology: Quiz held in a pub

First recorded: 1970s

Cultural Context

Era: 1970s onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British pub culture

Regional notes: British institution, spreading internationally.

Story & Trivia

The modern pub quiz is credited to Sharon Burns and Tom Porter, who started 'Quiz Nights' in the UK in 1976. What started as a way to fill quiet Tuesday nights became a national institution. Some teams have competed together for decades.

Variations

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