the Weekly Blog wk40-2025
Holiday time may be over but here’s a Y VIVA ESPANA quiz to bring the sunshine. 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

Mon 29 Sept (Premier League)
8.00 Everton v West Ham United
Tue 30 Sep (UEFA Champions League)
8.00 Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham
8.00 Chelsea v Benfica
8.00 Galatasaray v Liverpool
Wed 1 Oct (UEFA Champions League)
5.45 Union Saint-Gilloise v Newcastle United
8.00 Arsenal v Olympiakos
8.00 Barcelona v PSG
Thu 2 Oct (UEFA Europa League)
5.45 Celtic v Sporting Braga
8.00 Nottingham Forest v Midtjylland
8.00 Sturm Graz v Rangers
8.00 Feyenoord v Aston Villa
Thu 2 Oct (UEFA Conference League)
5.45 Dynamo Kyiv v Crystal Palace
8.00 Aberdeen v Shakhtar Donetsk
Y VIVA ESPANA 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 UK has argued with Spain for just over 300 years about the sovereignty of which territory?
2 Which country is only bordered by Spain?
3 In 1739, which part of Robert Jenkins’ body was cut off by Spanish sailors, which led to a four year war between Britain and Spain?
4 Spain is one of two European countries that ends in the letter N, what is the other?
5 Which of the Balearic Islands is closest to mainland Spain?


6 Which language, spoken in the north-west region of Spain, shares its name with a type of lingerie?
7 Who had a 1970’s hit with the classic ‘Y Viva Espana’?
8 Which player made 263 appearances for Barcelona and steered the team to two UEFA Champion’s League victories as their manager?
9 Benidorm is the largest holiday resort on which Spanish Costa?
10 In the nursery rhyme, the King of Spain’s daughter came to visit me, all for the sake of my little… what?
This week in History

This week's favourite one-liner
I was woken in the night by a ghostly figure of a chicken. Think it was a poultrygiest.
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 kind of room has no doors or windows?
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