Pub quiz: Test your general knowledge with 20 challenging questions - May 10

Courtney Eales

10 May 2024 at 7:25 pm·1-min read

Test your general knowledge with 20 challenging questions -Credit:scu

Friday calls for a pub quiz and we have 20 difficult questions for you to try.

With questions on a number of topics from geography to history and science, your knowledge will need to be well-rounded to achieve top marks. This is the perfect opportunity to put your family and friends' knowledge to the test.

We run this quiz every Friday and each week brings a new round of questions, so return next week to try and improve on your score.

You can take our pub quiz below or by clicking here. Comment your score below.

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The Telegraph
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The Independent
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AFP
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CNN
Jean Smart’s career started playing a lesbian. She’s now labeled as a ‘gay icon’
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Manchester Evening News
"I usually sell these for £89, but for you... £50": A horrific discovery in a children's toy shop in Greater Manchester
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Oxford Mail
Man 'threw' boy, 10, from cliff so he could continue sexual abuse of child
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Wales Online
Balaclava-wearing thugs on bikes targeted lone man, but ended up paying the price
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Evening Standard
Stacey Dooley shuts down Giovanni Pernice question and denies friendship amid 'BBC investigation' into Strictly star
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Liverpool Echo
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Meghan Markle 'expected to tell Queen how to modernise' Royal Family
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Wales Online
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The Telegraph
Ian Wright says goodbye to Match Of The Day – and nearly reduces Lineker and Shearer to tears
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Sports presenter arrested on suspicion of raping a child
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Birmingham Live
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