the Weekly Blog wk02 2026
You know a dog is a man’s best friend and there is a dog themed 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 6 Jan (Premier League)
8.00 West Ham United v Nottingham Forest
Tue 6 Jan (Scottish Premiership)
8.00 Rangers v Aberdeen
Wed 7 Jan (Premier League)
7.30 AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham
7.30 Brentford v Sunderland
7.30 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
7.30 Everton v Wolverhampton
7.30 Fulham v Chelsea
7.30 Manchester City v Brighton
8.15 Burnley v Manchester United
8.15 Newcastle United v Leeds United
Thu 8 Jan (Premier League)
8.00 Arsenal v Liverpool
Dog 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 man who shot which singer’s dogwalker in a dog-knapping incident a few years back, is currently serving a 21 year prison sentence?
2 According to the proverb, what should you let sleeping dogs do?
3 Which favourite food of a mystery solving cartoon dog, was also the title of a 1996 Fun Lovin’ Criminals song?
4 Which breed of dog is named after the vicar and founding member of the Kennel Club?
5 Which breed of dog was formerly known as the Alpine Mastiff?
6 Which TV game show shares its name with Bill Sykes’s dog in ‘Oliver Twist’?
7 The Chihuahua dog originates from which country?
8 In which TV show is the Griffin family’s dog voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane?
9 ‘The hair of the dog’ is a remedy for which self-inflicted condition?
10 According to their name, which part of Great Britain is originally home to the dogs known lovingly to their owners as Westies?
This week in History
This week's favourite one-liner
Now that Christmas is over, let’s take a minute to recognise the true hero of the season… the elasticated waistband.
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 was the make and model of Pavarotti’s old campervan?
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