the Weekly Blog wk13-2025
It’s Grand National week and there’s a FREE Grand National themed quiz for use on your quiz. Welcome to WEEKLY BLOG, available online and as a pdf download that you can print and take with you. Packed with additional content to assist quiz hosts, DJs and presenters.
Mid-week football taking place this week

Tue 1 April
7.45 Arsenal v Fulham
7.45 Wolverhampton v West Ham United
8.00 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
Wed 2 April
7.45 AFC Bournemouth v Ipswich Town
7.45 Brighton v Aston Villa
7.45 Manchester City v Leicester City
7.45 Newcastle United v Brentford
7.45 Southampton v Crystal Palace
8.00 Liverpool versus Everton
Thu 3 April
8.00 Chelsea v Tottenham
Grand National Themed Quiz
Each week there is a great themed quiz , so you can include an extra round or simply use as additional quiz content. The answers are on the PDF download, just click the download button at the bottom of this page.
1 The Aintree racecourse is just a few miles outside which city centre?
2 Which theme park is home to Europe’s first twin-track racing roller coaster The Grand National?
3 In which year was the Grand National declared void after two false starts?
4 Two of the Grand National fences have ‘Brook’ in their name. One is Valentine’s Brook, which is the other?
5 In 1990, Mr Frisk became the first horse to win the Grand National in less than how many minutes?


6 Who rode Minella Times to victory in the 2021 Grand National, becoming the first female jockey to win the race?
7 Which company has sponsored the Grand National since 2017?
8 Which CT is the name of the eighth fence in the Grand National?
9 The 1951 Grand National saw the highest number of falls at the first fence when how many horses fell? Was it 12, 17, 22 or 27?
10 What is the name of the road that runs across the Aintree Racecourse?
This week in History

This week's favourite one-liner
My pet parrot has died and I’m devastated, but it’s a huge weight off my shoulders.
WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays

great ideas, tips and tricks on promoting your pub quiz
THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
Here’s one that made me laugh but didn’t make it onto this week’s quizzes and was left on the cutting room floor. (answer on the pdf download)
What happens when the Pope dies?
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