Weekly Blog wk39 2025 – including a Shoes Themed Quiz

There is a free Shoes quiz included this week. 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 22 Sep – League Cup
7.45 Barnsley v Brighton
7.45 Burnley v Cardiff City
7.45 Fulham v Cambridge United
7.45 Lincoln City v Chelsea
7.45 Wolverhampton v Everton
7.45 Wrexham v Reading
7.45 Liverpool v Southampton

Wed 23 Sep – League Cup
7.45 Huddersfield Town v Manchester City
7.45 Newcastle United v Bradford City
7.45 Tottenham v Doncaster Rovers
8.00 Port Vale v Arsenal

Wed 23 Sep – UEFA Europa League
8.00 Real Betis v Nottingham Forest
8.00 Red Star Belgrade v Celtic

Thu 24 Sep – UEFA Euro League
8.00 Aston Villa v Bologna
8.00 Rangers v Genk

Shoes 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      In the nursery rhyme, which line follows ‘One, Two, Buckle My Shoe’?

2     “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?… He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes!” is a classic line from which of the following? Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde or Billy Connolly?   

3      The name of which Malaysian fashion designer is rhyming slang for shoes?

4     Which brand, founded in Massachusetts in 1908, produces the All-Star sports shoe?

5      What type of shoes was Jimmy Nail singing about in 1994?

6      In 1951, who became the first player to wear sponsored boots being paid £20 per week by the Co-op?

7     Which ‘Young One’ had a top five single in 1985 with a cover of the Traffic song, ‘Hole In My Shoe’?

8      Which ‘C’ is the trade of repairing and sometimes making footwear?  

9     At the 1950 Empire Games who won the marathon after running the last 9 miles barefoot after his shoes fell apart during the race?

10   Which F would shoe a horse?

This week in History

This week's favourite one-liner

I just said “no comment” all the way through my police interview. Anyway, I didn’t get the job.

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 has a neck but no head?

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Make sure to check back next week for a brand new Weekly Blog post. In the mean while check out this week’s quizzes. Brand new quiz content all ready to download and use on your quiz event.

Mega Quiz 20
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Table Top Quiz A
Table Top Quiz B
Table Top Quiz C

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