20 tricky pub quiz questions to put you to the test
Welcome along to The Mirror's weekly pub quiz - and do we have some fiendish brainteasers for you!
So pull up a chair, get your mates together, and why not show off your general knowledge skills by tackling the following 20 questions? We've got a vast range of subjects to truly test you - from naming the prison Trump wants to reopen through to knowing which theme park is home to the UK's fastest rollercoaster.
There's also a chance to flex the old grey matter over knowing what type of food is 'Swedish Fish', through to correctly pronouncing the Greek letter 'μ'. We promise it will all be a lot of fun, so why not play against friends and family to see who gets the best scores?
And to see how you fared nationally, simply enter a username at the end of the quiz to find out where you finished on this week's leaderboard.
If you can't see the quiz above, click here. Let us know if you can get top marks in the comments section below. If you've had fun this time, be sure to come back next week for another quiz - we'll be here for you!
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