A pub quiz is an easy way to meet people in Bristol: a set evening, a small team at one table and time to talk between rounds. We only list quiz nights that announce their dates on their own page or channel.
The quiz nights at a glance
| Quiz | Venue | Roughly when | Teams | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questionable Quizzes | Barrel House, Clifton; Volunteer Tavern, Old Market; Robin Hood, St Michael's Hill | Mon 7:30 pm at the Barrel House and the Volunteer Tavern, Wed 7:30 pm at the Robin Hood | Not stated | Not stated |
| Barbara's Bier Haus Quiz | Barbara's Bier Haus, Harbourside | Sun 8 pm | Alone or with your table | Not stated |
| Racks Pub Quiz | Racks, Clifton | Tue 7:30 pm | Not stated | £2 a person (2026) |
| Hop Union Taproom Quiz Night | Hop Union Brewery, Brislington | Every other Thu, quiz from 7 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| The Volley Quiz Night | The Royal Navy Volunteer, King Street, Old City | Wed 7:30 pm | Not stated | £2 entry (2026) |
| The Jolly Sailor Pub Quiz | The Jolly Sailor, Hanham | Mon 8 pm | Not stated | £2 a person, according to the website (undated) |
| The Channings Hotel Pub Quiz | The Channings Hotel, Clifton | Mon, time not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| The Lazy Dog Quiz Night | The Lazy Dog, Bishopston | Mon 7:30 pm | Up to 6 | £2 a person, according to the website (undated) |
"Not stated" means we found nothing about it, not that the evening costs money or that teams have a fixed size.
The quiz nights one by one
Questionable Quizzes (Clifton, Old Market and St Michael's Hill)
A local quiz organiser with weekly quiz nights in several pubs: on Mondays at 7:30 pm at the Barrel House in Clifton and at the Volunteer Tavern in Old Market, and on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at the Robin Hood on St Michael's Hill. You book a table through the pub. The page invites you to come along to a quiz, but it doesn't say whether you can join a team on the night, and it gives no team size or price. Questionable Quizzes, find a quiz
Barbara's Bier Haus Quiz (Harbourside)
Barbara's Bier Haus on the Harbourside holds a quiz on Sundays at 8 pm. Its page says you can play on your own or team up with the people at your table; it doesn't promise to put you in a team with others. Booking a table is recommended. The page gives no price or team size. Barbara's Bier Haus, Sunday quiz
Racks Pub Quiz (Clifton)
Racks in Clifton holds a pub quiz with the quiz organisers Let's Get Quizzical every Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Its quiz page gives £2 a person on the door, and the page for its quiz dates asks you to bring £2 (2026). Walk-ins are welcome, but Racks recommends booking. Team size and joining a team on the night aren't mentioned. Racks, pub quiz
Hop Union Taproom Quiz Night (Brislington)
The taproom of the Hop Union Brewery in Brislington advertises a quiz night every other Thursday. The details of the next listed quiz give a 7 pm start and advise booking a table; price and team size are not stated, so check the next listing before you go. Hop Union, taproom
The Volley Quiz Night (Old City)
The Royal Navy Volunteer on King Street in the Old City holds The Volley Quiz Night every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Entry is £2 (2026), according to its quiz page; the pub gives no team size and no booking details for the quiz. The Royal Navy Volunteer
The Jolly Sailor Pub Quiz (Hanham)
The Jolly Sailor in Hanham holds its quiz on Mondays at 8 pm, at £2 a person, according to the website (undated). The pub takes bookings for the quiz; bookings close at 4 pm, and for a table on the same day it asks you to phone. No team size is given. The Jolly Sailor
The Channings Hotel Pub Quiz (Clifton)
The Channings Hotel in Clifton has a weekly quiz on Mondays. Its quiz page recommends booking a table; the start time and the price aren't given. The Channings Hotel, pub quiz, The Channings Hotel
The Lazy Dog Quiz Night (Bishopston)
The Lazy Dog in Bishopston holds a quiz night on Mondays at 7:30 pm, for teams of up to six. Taking part costs £2 a person, according to the website (undated). The pub recommends booking ahead, as the nights are often fully booked; it doesn't say whether people who come alone are placed in a team. The Lazy Dog, quiz night
How to find your quiz
- Coming alone: At Barbara's Bier Haus you can play on your own, its page says. Elsewhere, ask beforehand or on the night whether a team has room.
- Team size: Up to six at the Lazy Dog; the other quizzes give no team size, so ask beforehand.
- Day of the week: Mondays at the Barrel House and the Volunteer Tavern with Questionable Quizzes, at the Jolly Sailor, the Channings Hotel and the Lazy Dog; Tuesdays at Racks; Wednesdays at the Robin Hood with Questionable Quizzes and at the Royal Navy Volunteer; every other Thursday at Hop Union; Sundays at Barbara's Bier Haus.
- Cost: £2 a person at Racks and £2 entry at The Volley (2026); £2 a person at the Jolly Sailor and the Lazy Dog, according to their websites (undated); the other quizzes give no price.
- Signing up: Walk-ins welcome at Racks, though it recommends booking; booking recommended at Barbara's Bier Haus, the Channings Hotel and the Lazy Dog; Hop Union advises booking a table; quiz bookings at the Jolly Sailor close at 4 pm, and for the same day you phone the pub; for Questionable Quizzes you book a table through the pub.
After the quiz
Between rounds and after the answers are read out is the best time to talk. Simple openers work: "Do you come here often?", "Which question annoyed you most?", "Do you know another good quiz?" And if the team got on well, arrange to meet at the next quiz.
For people who run a quiz
If you run a quiz like these, you know the moment after the answers when the teams head off without swapping numbers. before is a web app for organisers. At the start you show the QR code on your phone; guests check in with it in their browser, without installing an app, and anyone who likes takes a selfie. The day after, the afterparty is open from 10 am to 8 pm. Anyone who shared a selfie sees everyone else who shared one there and can press the button for meeting again for up to five people. At 8 pm everyone finds out at the same time who wants to see each other again, and only then does a chat open. One-sided wishes stay invisible, and nobody receives a rejection. Nobody needs a profile. More on the page before for organisers.