Weekly Blog wk42 2026 – including a Yellow Themed Quiz

There is a fab Yellow 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

Mon 12 Oct (Premier League)
8.00 Coventry City v Newcastle United

Tue 13 Oct (UEFA Champions League)
8.00 Arsenal v Lille
8.00 Atletico Madrid v Manchester United

Wed 14 Oct (UEFA Champions League)
5.45 LASK v Liverpool
8.00 Aston Villa v Fenerbahce
8.00 Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain

Thu 15 Oct (UEFA Europa League)
5.45 Olympique Lyonnais v Crystal Palace
5.45 Torreense v Sunderland
8.00 Benfica v Celtic
8.00 Bournemouth v Sturm Graz

Thu 15 Oct (UEFA Conference League)
8.00 Brighton v Kauno Zalgiris
8.00 Hearts v Nordsjælland

Yellow 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     Which singer got the yellow make-over and starred in a 2021 episode of ‘The Simpsons’ called ‘Panic On The Streets Of Springfield?

2     Which insect is responsible for spreading Yellow Fever?

3      If your balls are black and blue and your opponent’s are red and yellow, what sport would you be playing?

4     Which spice gives curry powder its yellow colouring?

5     What was the name of the book by JR Hartley that was created for the Yellow Pages TV ads?

6     Including the yellow ones, how many different coloured sweets are there in a regular tube of Smarties?

7     Which annual sporting event first introduced yellow balls at their 1986 tournament?

8     In which decade did Slough become the first town in the UK to introduce yellow lines to the town’s streets?

9     Around what type of tree did Dawn ‘Tie A Yellow Ribbon’?

10    Which small yellow fictional characters have existed since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms only to serve history’s most despicable masters?

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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 side of a chicken has the most feathers?

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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.

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Table Top Quiz A
Table Top Quiz B
Table Top Quiz C