Think You’re Smart? Prove It for £100 at Our Bi-Weekly Quiz Night
Let's be honest: we've all been there. You're watching a quiz show on telly, shouting answers at the screen, convinced you'd absolutely smash it if you were actually in the hot seat. Your mates reckon they know everything. You're certain you could name every country in South America, backwards, while doing a handstand.
Well, here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Or rather, win £100 while putting your brain where your pint is.
Every other Thursday at Lost and Found, we're hosting our general knowledge pub quiz with a proper first prize, one hundred quid in cash. Not a voucher. Not "exposure." Actual folding money that you can spend on whatever you fancy. More pints, a nice dinner, that book you've been eyeing up, or just straight into the savings account if you're being sensible (but where's the fun in that?).
Why Our Quiz Night is Different
Look, Brighton's packed with quiz nights. You can't throw a craft beer can without hitting a pub landlord with a photocopied question sheet and a Spotify playlist. But here's what makes our bi-weekly showdown at this taproom Brighton a proper Brighton pub quiz worth leaving the sofa for:
The Prize Actually Matters. A hundred quid isn't pocket change. It's enough to make you really want to win, to get competitive with your teammates, to actually care whether the capital of Kazakhstan is Astana or Almaty. (It's Astana, by the way. You're welcome.)
It's Fortnightly, Not Weekly. This means two things: you've got time to recover from the crushing defeat when you confidently answer "Napoleon" for a question about the Battle of Hastings, and it stays fresh. We're not burning through questions every seven days. Every other Thursday keeps it special, keeps you wanting more, and means you can actually fit it around the rest of your life.
The Atmosphere is Spot-On. Competitive? Absolutely. People want to win. But there's none of that aggressive tension you get at some quizzes where teams are practically climbing over each other to dispute answers. It's friendly rivalry. You'll groan when another team gets a question you missed. They'll applaud when you nail a particularly tricky one. And at the end, we're all here for the same reason: good beer, good company, and the thrill of knowing random facts.
The Quiz Format: What to Expect
We keep things proper. General knowledge means exactly that, no specialist rounds on obscure 1970s prog rock or the mating habits of South American tree frogs (unless you're spectacularly unlucky). You'll get a mix of everything:
Current affairs. Geography. History. Sport. Music. Film and TV. Science. A bit of pop culture. Maybe some literature if we're feeling fancy. The kind of questions where you either know it or you don't, where you can have a decent guess, and where the answer makes you go "Oh, of COURSE!" when it's revealed.
We're not trying to catch you out with impossible questions. This isn't University Challenge. But we're also not serving up absolute softballs. The sweet spot is where you get about 60-70% right if you're a decent team, with enough head-scratchers to make the £100 prize feel properly earned.
What You're Actually Drinking While You're Thinking
Here's where Lost and Found really comes into its own as a craft beer Brighton destination. While you're racking your brain trying to remember which year the Berlin Wall came down, you'll be sipping on something genuinely special.
Our rotating tap list focuses on independent Sussex breweries, the ones who care about what they're making, not just shifting volume. We're talking fresh, interesting, flavourful beers that change regularly. One week you might be enjoying a crisp, hoppy pale ale from a Brighton independent. The next fortnight, it could be a rich, malty porter from a Sussex microbrewery doing brilliant things with local ingredients.
And because this is a taproom, not some chain pub with the same six taps they've had since 2003, you're getting variety. If you fancy a session IPA to keep you sharp through seven rounds of questions, sorted. If you prefer a darker, more contemplative brew while you ponder the periodic table, we've got you covered.
The beauty of pairing quiz night with quality craft beer taproom drinking is simple: the beer makes the whole experience better. Win or lose, you're still having a brilliant Thursday night with friends, trying something new from the tap, and supporting independent brewers who actually give a damn about their craft.
The Mid-Week Social You Didn't Know You Needed
Thursday nights are criminally underrated. Not quite the weekend, but far enough from Monday that you can actually relax. And if you're hunting for a quiz night in Brighton that feels local, welcoming, and genuinely good fun, a bi-weekly quiz at an independent Brighton venue like ours hits differently than your standard Friday night out.
For starters, you're doing something. Not just standing around making small talk. Not doom-scrolling through your phone between conversations. You're actively engaged, working as a team, having those brilliant moments where someone pulls an answer out of nowhere and suddenly you're all high-fiving like you've just won the World Cup.
It's also the perfect excuse to catch up with mates you keep meaning to see but never quite get around to organizing. "Fancy the quiz Thursday?" is so much easier than "We should really meet up sometime" followed by three weeks of diary Tetris. Pick a quiz night, turn up, job done.
And if you're new to Brighton or just fancy meeting people? Quiz nights are genuinely one of the best ways. Teams mingle. You bond over shared frustration at that one picture round no one could get. You strike up conversations at the bar about whether that answer was definitely right or whether you've been robbed.
Practicalities: How to Get Involved
Every other Thursday. That's your calendar sorted for the foreseeable future. If you're looking for a Brighton pub quiz you can actually build into your routine, this is it. We kick off at a civilized hour, early enough that you can still make it home at a reasonable time, late enough that you can come straight from work if needed.
Should You Book? Here's the honest answer: it helps. Quiz night gets busy because, well, people like winning a hundred quid and drinking excellent beer. If you've got a big team sorted, drop us a message and we'll make sure you've got a table. But if you're being spontaneous? Turn up early, grab yourselves a spot, and you'll be fine.
Tables fill up fast, though, so "early" means actually early, not "wandering in ten minutes before kick-off wondering why everywhere's full." Get here with time to spare, get a round in, settle in, and you're golden.
Team Size? However many you want, really. Four to six is usually the sweet spot: enough people that you've got different knowledge bases covered, not so many that you're arguing over every answer. But we've seen winning teams of three and teams of eight. Find your people, bring your A-game.
Why You Should Give It a Go
Even if you're not a quiz person. Even if you think you don't know anything. Even if the last quiz you did was in school and you came last.
Here's the thing: everyone thinks they're terrible at quizzes until they're not. You'll surprise yourself. That random fact you picked up from a podcast three years ago will suddenly become the difference between winning and losing. Your mate who seems to know nothing about anything will inexplicably be able to name every element with an atomic number under 30.
And even if you don't win (though obviously, you totally could), you've still had a brilliant Thursday. You've tried some cracking beers from Sussex independents. You've laughed at wrong answers. You've celebrated right ones. You've spent quality time with mates doing something that isn't staring at Netflix or scrolling through social media.
Plus, there's always the next one. That's the beauty of it being bi-weekly. One quiz doesn't go your way? Come back in a fortnight, armed with newfound knowledge and renewed determination.
The Counter-Culture to Generic Pub Quizzes
We're not interested in being just another quiz night at just another venue. Lost and Found exists as a proper alternative to the corporate chain pubs and identikit bars that treat quiz night as an afterthought: something to fill tables on a quiet Thursday.
This is a taproom Brighton venue that genuinely cares about what we're serving and who we're supporting. The independent Sussex breweries on our taps are there because they're brilliant, not because some head office negotiated a supply deal. The atmosphere is what it is because we've built a community here, not franchised a formula.
And our quiz reflects that. It's done properly. The questions are good. The prizes are real. The beer is exceptional. You're in Fiveways, on Ditchling Road, in a space that feels like it belongs to Brighton rather than being dropped here by some corporate hospitality group.
Come Prove You're the Smartest in the Room
Every other Thursday. £100 first prize. Brilliant craft beer taproom selection. Competitive but friendly atmosphere. If you've been searching for a quiz night in Brighton that’s equal parts brains, banter, and brilliant beer, what more could you possibly need to get yourself down to our Brighton taproom?
Whether you're a quiz veteran or a complete novice, whether you know the capital of every country or you're still foggy on which continent is which, you're welcome. Bring your team. Bring your brain. Bring your willingness to have a laugh even when you confidently answer "1966" to a question about the moon landing.
Check what's on for upcoming quiz dates, or just make it part of your routine. You'll find us on Ditchling Road, ready with fresh taps from independent Sussex brewers and questions that'll make you think.
See you Thursday. May the best team win. (But let's be honest, it's going to be yours, right?)
