Quiz Nights in Sunderland

A weekly quiz is one of the easiest ways to make a quiet midweek evening sociable, and Sunderland has regular quizzes running from Tuesday to Thursday, both on the seafront at Seaburn and in the city centre around the Park Lane Interchange. We have only included quizzes we could confirm were running in autumn 2026, either from the venue itself, from the quiz organiser's published schedule or from the local CAMRA branch's pub listings. Quiz nights do change, and they are sometimes paused for live sport or private events, so check with the venue on the day before setting off.

Several of these quizzes use smartphones rather than pen and paper. Teams answer on a phone, and the scores appear on the venue's screens as the night goes on. You do not usually need to book a table for a quiz, but arriving early helps on busier nights.

Tuesday: STACK Seaburn

STACK Seaburn is the container village on Whitburn Road on the Seaburn seafront, with independent street food traders and several bars under one roof. Its programme includes a Tuesday Trivia Quiz every week from 7pm. The rest of the week is given over to live music, karaoke, themed nights and live sport on big screens.

Because the food traders are all in the same space, everyone in a team can order something different, which makes it a practical choice for groups. Benches and group areas can be booked through the venue's website.

Best for: Suits larger groups who want to eat and quiz in the same place.

Wednesday: The Cooper Rose

The Cooper Rose is a city-centre pub at 2-4 Albion Place, a short walk from the Park Lane Interchange and Holmeside. It hosts a weekly smartphone quiz on Wednesday evenings at 8pm, listed on the quiz organiser's schedule for November 2026.

The pub also took part in Sunderland Cocktail Week in early 2026, so there is more on the bar than beer. Its position near the bus and Metro interchange makes it easy to get home afterwards.

Best for: Suits a midweek quiz close to public transport.

Thursday: Spacebar

Spacebar on Waterloo Place combines a cocktail bar with an arcade of more than 50 machines and consoles. It runs a weekly smartphone quiz every Thursday from 7pm, listed on the quiz organiser's schedule for November 2026.

The arcade games give teams something to do before the quiz starts and between rounds, and there is a food menu as well as signature cocktails. Spacebar is closed on Mondays and opens from 4pm on weekdays.

Best for: Suits younger groups and anyone who wants games as well as questions.

Thursday: Chaplins

Chaplins is a real ale pub at 40 Stockton Road, about two minutes' walk from the Park Lane Interchange. The local CAMRA branch lists a quiz every Thursday night, with snacks provided. The pub has seven handpulls, five changing cask ales and a house beer, Happy Chappie, brewed by Darwin Brewery, along with a beer garden.

If Spacebar on the same night sounds too lively, Chaplins is the more traditional pub quiz of the two.

Best for: Suits real ale drinkers and teams who prefer a traditional pub setting.

Getting the most from a quiz night

Team sizes and formats are set by each quizmaster, so ask at the bar when you arrive and check whether there is an entry fee or a prize for the winning team. For a smartphone quiz, make sure at least one person in the team has a charged phone and a data connection.

The city-centre quizzes are all within a few minutes' walk of each other, and Sunderland station and the Park Lane Interchange are close by for buses and the Metro. STACK Seaburn is on the seafront and is served by buses along the coast road. For more places to drink, see our guide to the best pubs in Sunderland, and on a match day check the fixtures first, as city-centre pubs fill up before and after games at the Stadium of Light.

If you run a regular quiz in Sunderland, Washington or Houghton and would like it included, let us know the night, the start time and where it is advertised, and we will check and add it.

Know a place we have missed? Get in touch.