the Weekly Blog wk18 2026
With summer just around the corner there is a fab ‘Life’s A Beach’ 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 27 April Premier League
8.00 Manchester United v Brentford
Tue 28 April (UEFA Champions League Semi-finals)
8.00 PSG v Bayern Munich
Wed 29 April (UEFA Champions League Semi-finals)
8.00 Atletico Madrid v Arsenal
Thu 30 April (UEFA Europa League Semi-finals)
8.00 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa
Thu 30 April (UEFA Conference League Semi-finals)
8.00 Shakhtar Donetsk v Crystal Palace
Life's A Beach 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 Spanish resort is generally the top destination for UK holidaymakers attracting around 1.5 million Brits per year?
2 Which ocean rolls onto the beaches of Gran Canaria?
3 Which holiday island is home to the resorts of Sidari, Mesongi and Benitses?
4 Which beach is home to the Icon, Infusion and Avalanche?
5 Which D Day beach shares its name with a US State? Is it Texas, Utah, Washington or Arizona?
6 Over 1 million people crammed onto which famous beach seventeen years ago to watch the Rolling Stones live on stage?
7 In which decade did Brighton open the UK’s first nudist beach?
8 Which word popped-up during the pandemic describing a holiday spent in the UK rather than heading for the popular beach resorts abroad?
9 Which Californian surf beach shares its name with an alcoholic brand?
10 Which seaside town was the first to have its name running through the middle of a stick of rock?
This week in History
This week's favourite one-liner
Why do grown men wear football strips to watch a game on TV? I don’t dress as Ken Barlow to watch Coronation Street.
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)
We all know Albert Einstein was a genius… but which of his brothers was a monster?
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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.


