Experience the British side of Hamburg with a pub quiz. Just like our Escape Room, this is a hit with puzzle fans. Especially in the cold season.
In both cases, you meet up with friends and solve entertaining indoor puzzles. Either in the exciting adventure world of OPOLUM or in a relaxed atmosphere in a pub.
In a pub quiz, you compete – preferably with four or six people – against other teams in the pub. Questions on art, culture, history, geography etc. are just as important as niche knowledge and all kinds of fun nerdy things.
Most of the time, you are involved with a small bet of 5 – 10 euros and if your team wins, it wins the jackpot. But sometimes it’s also about free drinks or quirky prizes.
Find out here where you can find the best places for a pub quiz in Hamburg.
Pub quiz bars in Hamburg – our top 3
Our – of course completely subjective – favorite pubs for a pub quiz in Hamburg are:
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The Shamrock in St. Pauli
In the center of Hamburg, in St. Pauli, this pub exudes genuine Irish pub charm. Here you can of course enjoy Killkenny and Guiness on tap as well as Irish cider.
A pub quiz takes place here every Thursday from 20:30. The quiz always consists of 6 rounds with 6 questions each and there is a special round at the end. The team size is limited to 4 people.
Irish Pub in the Fleetenkieker in Hamburg’s old town
This pub in Hamburg’s old town also scores with its authentic pub atmosphere and typical Irish beers. Premier League and other sporting events are shown on various screens, darts are played, there is live music and the staff speak English.
That’s why this pub quiz, which usually takes place on a Sunday or Monday from 8:30 pm, is held exclusively in English.
Irish Rover
This quaint pub with an open fireplace on Großneumarkt also serves Kilkenny & Guinness and cider, but its focus is on Irish whiskey.
The traditional pub quiz takes place every Thursday from 19:00 – and of course there’s a bottle of Irish whiskey to be won!
Pub Quiz Hamburg: Where to go on which days of the week?
Most pubs that organize a pub quiz in Hamburg only do so once or twice a week and of course almost all of them have different days off.
To make it easy for you to keep track, we’ve put together a weekly plan for you. Here you’ll find the right pub for almost every day to kick your ganglia into overdrive!
Pub Quiz Hamburg: The week at a glance
Pub Quiz Hamburg on Monday
The English have also exported their pub culture to Australia and this in turn has been established in Hamburg by a young, dedicated team.
Consequently, the restaurant is also called Down Under and serves Australian specialties such as kangaroo “kurrywurst”.
Every Monday at 18:30 there is a quiz in English and German.
Address: Grindelallee1, 20146 Hamburg
Phone: +4940457017
The Irish Pub in the Fleetenkieker regularly holds its pub quiz on Mondays – when there isn’t an important soccer match on. Admission is free and you can win whiskey, food and other drinks.
Address: Börsenbrücke 10, 20457 Hamburg
Tel.: +494036093599
Pub Quiz Hamburg on Tuesday
For a Tuesday evening quiz, we recommend a pub in the Schanzviertel with the quirky name Gallopper of the year.
Here you will find a large selection of first-class craft beers on the drinks menu. The quiz game takes place every third Tuesday of the month, usually at 7:30 pm. But you have to be quick here: because at the Galopper des Jahres, we recommend booking in advance
Address: Schulterblatt 73, 20357 Hamburg
Tel.: +494043093975
Pub Quiz Hamburg on Wednesday
The two Hamburg originals Sören and Nils run the rocking music club Molotow near the legendary Reeperbahn.
Every first and third Wednesday of the month there is also a fun pub quiz where you can win coveted tickets for the next concerts at Molotow.
Address: Nobistor 14, 22767 Hamburg
Tel.: +4940310854
Pub Quiz Hamburg on Thursday
Thursday is the most popular day to play a pub quiz with friends in Hamburg – because there’s the biggest choice!
In the Irish Rover and in the Shamrock there is a quiz every Thursday at 20:30.
Also in the Aalhaus in Hamburg’s Altona district, you and your friends can put your knowledge to the test every second Thursday of the month. The interior is particularly tasteful and very British. The cozy leather sofas make you feel like you’re in a private English living room.
The motto in all three restaurants is first come, first serve – unfortunately, reservations will not be accepted on the quiz evening.
- Irish Rover:
Address: Großneumarkt 8, 20459 Hamburg
Tel: +494022603312 - Shamrock:
Address: Glashüttenstraße 116, 20357 Hamburg
Tel: +49404300280 - Eel house:
Address: Eggerstedtstraße 39, 22765 Hamburg
Tel: +4917686774348
Pub Quiz Hamburg on Friday
On Fridays the Barley & Malt usually hosts a quiz night (you can find the exact dates on Facebook). In addition to the wide range of beers on offer, this British pub scores points for its excellent burgers and its location directly on the Elbe.
Address: Deichstraße 36, 20459 Hamburg
Tel.: +494041919044
Pub Quiz Hamburg at the weekend
Quiz fans also regularly gather in the Irish Pub in the Fleetenkieker on Sundays.
Address: Börsenbrücke 10, 20457 Hamburg
Tel.: +494036093599
More pub quiz bars in Hamburg
In addition to the pubs listed, some pubs in Hamburg also offer pub quizzes, but not at regular intervals. So here is a list of bars whose event pages you should check regularly to keep up to date with the latest pub quiz events.
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Frequently asked questions about Pub Quiz answered compactly
What is a pub quiz?
A pub quiz takes place, as the name suggests, in a pub or other pub.
The teams that compete against each other usually sit comfortably around a table with cool drinks. Questions from all possible and impossible fields of knowledge are then asked and the team that answers the most questions correctly wins small cash or non-cash prizes.
How much does a pub quiz cost?
Many quiz games are free of charge, sometimes amounts between 10 and 20 euros are charged, which are then put into a pot that is paid out to the winning team.
How many people do you need for a pub quiz?
A team of 4 to 6 people is ideal, sometimes larger teams are also accepted.
Conclusion: Pub Quiz Hamburg
As you can see, it’s more or less the cozy version of an escape room – you can work your brain cells with friends, but without much movement, action or scares, instead in a homely atmosphere with good food and a full-bodied beer to lubricate your throat.
Slowing down at a pub quiz Hamburg is a great thing for all puzzle lovers who aren’t in the mood for an action-packed escape room.
But for the hard-boiled, perhaps this is the ideal way to spend an evening: first high tension in the OPOLUM Escape Room and then a cozy pub quiz to wind down.
It doesn’t always have to be something nautical. A visit to Hamburg for a pub quiz is always worthwhile.
