Hamburg Pub Quizzes: Team Up and Meet People
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Nine pub quiz nights in Hamburg, in St. Pauli, Eimsbüttel, the Schanze, Barmbek, Harburg and Bergedorf. When and where they are, how big the teams are and what they cost.
A pub quiz is an easy way to meet people in Hamburg: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galopper Quizabende | Galopper, Stellinger Weg 35, Eimsbüttel | Mon to Wed, 7 pm | Up to 5 on some nights | Mostly 7.50 € a person |
| QUIZLABOR Hamburg | Grüner Jäger, Neuer Pferdemarkt 36, St. Pauli | Second Tuesday of the month, 7 pm | Up to 8 | 10 € contribution |
| Monkey-Quiz | ÜberQuell, St. Pauli Fischmarkt 28-32 | Recurring, dates on the page | 4 to 9 | 14 € a person |
| Kategorisch Fragwürdig | Changing bars, such as the Taugenichts Bar in Altona | Recurring, dates on the page | 2 to 5 | 5 € a person |
| F+K Pubquiz | Freundlich+Kompetent, Hamburger Straße 13, Barmbek | Wed 7 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| Pubquiz 73 | Haus 73, Schulterblatt 73, Sternschanze | Almost every Wed, 8 pm | Not stated | 3 € a person |
| The Old Dubliner Pub Quiz | Old Dubliner, Neue Straße 58, Harburg | Several times a month, 7:30 pm | Up to 6, larger teams with a penalty | 1 € a person |
| Das Kneipenquiz im KörberHaus | KörberHaus, Holzhude 1, Bergedorf | A few Wednesday evenings a year, 7:30 pm | As a team or alone | Free unless stated otherwise |
| ASTRA Verquiz dich | ASTRA Brauerei-Kneipe, Nobistor 16, St. Pauli | Third Thursday of the month, 7 pm | As a team or alone | Not stated |
"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
Galopper Quizabende (Eimsbüttel)
The Galopper on Stellinger Weg has a quiz on several evenings from Monday to Wednesday, each at 7 pm. The nights alternate between pub quiz, music quiz and themed editions with different quizmasters. Most cost 7.50 € a person, paid by card at the venue. On some nights teams of up to five play; you can reserve by email, and the details are given with each date. Galopper, programme
QUIZLABOR Hamburg (St. Pauli)
QUIZLABOR plays at the Grüner Jäger on Neuer Pferdemarkt on the second Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 6 pm, the quiz starts at 7 pm, a team has up to eight people, and the contribution is 10 €. Tickets and reservations go through the QUIZLABOR page; the details are in each listing in the calendar. QUIZLABOR, dates
Monkey-Quiz (St. Pauli)
The Monkey-Quiz returns again and again to the ÜberQuell at the Fischmarkt. There are six rounds for teams of four to nine, a place costs 14 € a person, and you book with a ticket. An earlier date shows how an edition works. Monkey-Quiz Hamburg
Kategorisch Fragwürdig (changing bars)
A quiz with unusual categories: picture puzzles, snippets of music, logic problems. It moves between bars, such as the Taugenichts Bar in Altona, and according to Hamburg Tourismus teams of two to five play. For the Hamburg dates the calendar gives 5 € a person; most venues take no reservations, and tickets are sold only at the door. The dates are on the page, and the group also announces new ones in a WhatsApp group and on Instagram. Kategorisch Fragwürdig
F+K Pubquiz (Barmbek)
At Freundlich+Kompetent on Hamburger Straße there's a quiz on Wednesdays at 7 pm, sometimes with themed editions. You sign up on the evening itself. The venue gives no team size or price. Freundlich+Kompetent
Pubquiz 73 (Sternschanze)
At Haus 73 on Schulterblatt the quiz runs almost every Wednesday at 8 pm in the ground-floor bar, ending around 10 pm. It costs 3 € a person, and there's no reservation or advance sign-up: first come, first served. Some nights are a drag edition with a drag host. Haus 73, dates
The Old Dubliner Pub Quiz (Harburg)
The Old Dubliner on Neue Straße in Harburg has a quiz several times a month, starting at 7:30 pm. It is played in German, and teams have up to six people; larger teams may play but start with a two-point penalty for each extra player. Taking part costs 1 € a person. You can't reserve, so come in good time. The Old Dubliner, dates
Das Kneipenquiz im KörberHaus (Bergedorf)
The Körber-Stiftung invites people to a pub quiz at the KörberHaus, Holzhude 1, on a few Wednesday evenings a year at 7:30 pm. According to the foundation, everyone is welcome, as a team or alone. You need to sign up, and entry is free unless the date says otherwise. If all seats are taken, the foundation releases the remaining ones three working days before. An earlier date shows how an evening is announced. Körber-Stiftung, events
ASTRA Verquiz dich (St. Pauli)
The ASTRA Brauerei-Kneipe at Nobistor holds a pub quiz on the third Thursday of every month at 7 pm. You can come alone or as a team; the brewery recommends booking a table. ASTRA Brauerei, news
How to find your quiz
- Coming alone: At the KörberHaus and at ASTRA you're explicitly welcome on your own. Elsewhere, ask beforehand or at the bar whether a team has room.
- Team size: Up to five at Kategorisch Fragwürdig and on some Galopper nights, up to six without a penalty at the Old Dubliner, up to eight at QUIZLABOR, at least four at the Monkey-Quiz.
- Day of the week: Monday to Wednesday at the Galopper, QUIZLABOR on Tuesdays, F+K and Pubquiz 73 on Wednesdays, ASTRA on Thursdays.
- Language: German at the Old Dubliner; if you'd rather play in English, ask the other quizzes beforehand.
- Kind of quiz: Picture puzzles and logic at Kategorisch Fragwürdig, music quizzes and themed nights at the Galopper.
- Signing up: Reservation by email at the Galopper, tickets at QUIZLABOR and the Monkey-Quiz, registration at the KörberHaus; no reservation at Pubquiz 73 and the Old Dubliner, sign-up on the evening at F+K.
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.