Munich Pub Quizzes: Team Up and Meet People
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Ten quiz nights in Munich, in Schwabing, the Maxvorstadt, the Dreimühlenviertel and Sendling. 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 Munich: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substanzielles Pub-Quiz | Substanz, Ruppertstraße 28 | Every other Wed, 8 pm | 2 to 4 | 8.60 € a person |
| Munich Music Quiz | Substanz, Ruppertstraße 28 | Tue 7:30 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| Pub Quiz im ELI | ELI, Elisabethplatz 20, Schwabing | Thu 7 pm | Not stated | 3 € entry |
| Drag-Quiz-Night im ELI | ELI, Elisabethplatz 20, Schwabing | Once a month, 7 pm | 2 to 6 | Online 10 € plus fees, at the door 12 € |
| Rennbahn PubQuiz | Rennbahn, Schwabing | Mon 7 pm | 2 to 5 | 6 € entry |
| TUTU Quiz Night | TUTU Kitchen, Steinheilstraße 10, Maxvorstadt | Every other Mon | Up to 6 | 3 € a person |
| Shamrock Pub Quiz | The Shamrock, Schwabing | Thu 8 pm | Not stated | Not stated |
| Pub Quiz im Dreimühlenviertel | Hand aufs Herz, Dreimühlenviertel | Every other Wed, 7 pm | 2 to 6 | Not stated |
| Quiz nights on the Alte Utting | Alte Utting, Lagerhausstraße 15, Sendling | Several times a month, 8 pm | Mostly up to 5 | Mostly 5 € a person plus fees |
| Blue Heron Quiz Night | Blue Heron, Maxvorstadt | About once a month, 7 pm | Not stated | 15 € a ticket |
"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
Substanzielles Pub-Quiz (Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt)
Substanz on Ruppertstraße holds a pub quiz every other Wednesday: doors at 6:30 pm, start at 8 pm, four rounds with 40 questions, with changing hosts. According to München Ticket, teams of two to four play, and every team member needs a ticket for 8.60 €. You register your team on the Substanz page. Substanz, all events
Munich Music Quiz (Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt)
Also at Substanz: a music quiz on Tuesdays, hosted in German and English, doors at 6:30 pm, start at 7:30 pm. The calendar lists it on consecutive Tuesdays; check it for the next date. You register your team there; the page gives no team size or price. Substanz, all events
Pub Quiz im ELI (Schwabing)
At ELI on Elisabethplatz, teams compete in varied rounds of questions every Thursday at 7 pm. Entry costs 3 €, and you can reserve a table on the page. ELI gives no team size or language. ELI, pub quiz
Drag-Quiz-Night im ELI (Schwabing)
Once a month ELI also puts on a Drag-Quiz-Night with drag hosts and themed editions such as Halloween or Christmas, starting at 7 pm. Teams have two to six people; a ticket costs 10 € plus booking fees online and 12 € at the door. ELI, Drag-Quiz-Night
Rennbahn PubQuiz (Schwabing)
The Rennbahn bar holds its quiz on Mondays: doors at 6 pm, start at 7 pm, teams of two to five, 6 € entry. Besides the regular quiz across many subjects there are special nights on one theme. You reserve through the form on the page; the reservation only counts once the bar confirms by email, and if you can't make it, you cancel. Rennbahn, PubQuiz
TUTU Quiz Night (Maxvorstadt)
TUTU Kitchen on Steinheilstraße holds a quiz night every other Monday, alternating with concert nights. There are four rounds, each followed by a quick song quiz; teams have at most six people, and taking part costs 3 € a person. The button on the page takes you to the table booking; the page gives no start time. TUTU Kitchen, Monday events
Shamrock Pub Quiz (Schwabing)
The Shamrock in Schwabing has a quiz every Thursday with questions in English and German: doors from 6 pm, the first question at 8 pm. You don't need to sign up, you just turn up; for groups, the pub recommends booking a table in a post of its own. You can win drinks and other small prizes. The Shamrock, pub quiz
Pub Quiz im Dreimühlenviertel (Dreimühlenviertel)
The Hand aufs Herz restaurant holds a quiz in German every other Wednesday at 7 pm: five rounds of five questions, teams of two to six. The restaurant recommends booking a table for your team in advance. The best teams win vouchers and prizes from shops in the neighbourhood. Hand aufs Herz, events
Quiz nights on the Alte Utting (Sendling)
The Alte Utting on Lagerhausstraße holds a quiz night several times a month: music quizzes, general quizzes and also an edition in English, each with doors at 7:30 pm and a start at 8 pm. At most editions teams have up to five people. Usually you need a ticket for every team member, 5 € a person plus booking fees; some music quiz nights are free, with a donation tin. Alte Utting, programme
Blue Heron Quiz Night (Maxvorstadt)
The Blue Heron wine shop holds a quiz night about once a month, starting at 7 pm. Tickets are on its ticket page, at 15 € each with no booking fee, and the shop mentions discounts for groups of three or more. Team size and language aren't given there. Blue Heron, tickets
How to find your quiz
- Coming alone: At the Shamrock you don't need to sign up and can ask on the spot whether a team has room. Elsewhere you usually register a team; ask beforehand whether you can join one.
- Team size: Up to four at the Substanzielles Pub-Quiz, up to five at the Rennbahn and mostly on the Alte Utting, up to six at TUTU, at Hand aufs Herz and at the Drag-Quiz-Night im ELI.
- Day of the week: Rennbahn and TUTU on Mondays, the Munich Music Quiz on Tuesdays, Substanz and Hand aufs Herz on Wednesdays, ELI and the Shamrock on Thursdays.
- Language: German and English at the Munich Music Quiz and the Shamrock, an English edition on the Alte Utting, German at Hand aufs Herz.
- Kind of quiz: Music at the Munich Music Quiz and on the Alte Utting, song rounds at TUTU, themed nights at the Rennbahn and at the Drag-Quiz-Night im ELI.
- Signing up: No sign-up at the Shamrock; tickets at Substanz, for the Drag-Quiz-Night, on the Alte Utting and at Blue Heron; reservations at the Rennbahn, Hand aufs Herz, ELI and TUTU.
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.