It's back! GCN's My Big Fat Gay Pub Quiz returns in May

Ready to prove you’re the smartest in the room? Then dust off your knowledge of all things queer and prepare to win our wonderful rainbow quiz!

Poster of GCN’s My Big Fat Gay Pub Quiz featuring a photo of The Misses, the drag duo hosting, and details about the event.
Image: Dave Darcy

You read that right, GCN’s beloved My Big Fat Gay Pub Quiz is coming back on May 14 for a fabulous night of queer trivia and fundraising in Street 66, Dublin. So gather all your most knowledgeable friends and get ready to win the coolest LGBTQ+-themed quiz in all the land.

For years, My Big Fat Gay Pub Quiz has been a fun way for the community to get together, win amazing prizes, and raise funds for Ireland’s free LGBTQ+ media, GCN. As the trading name of a registered charity, fundraising events help ensure we can continue to be a free, accessible and independent resource for the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland.

This May, our fabulous quiz is coming back with a bang, hosted by the most flamboyant drag duo in town: The Misses. Our two gorgeous hosts will put your quizzy skills to the test with questions on categories covering music, sports, films & TV, Irish history and much more – all with a rainbow twist!

If you think you’ve got what it takes to challenge yourself on all things LGBTQ+ and win the queerest pub quiz in town, grab your friends, form a team (or more!) of four and grab some tickets at this link.

We have some incredible prizes up for grabs for the top three winning teams, as well as a gorgeous raffle packed with coveted treasures! Check them out below:

Quiz Prizes include:
– Four tickets to the unmissable Mother Pride Block Party
– Four tickets to see Addison Rae live at IMMA on June 3
– Four tickets to The Abbey Theatre’s production of Whiteheaded Boy, a bold Irish classic with a sharp feminist wink to the past

Raffle Prizes include:
An incredible €500 voucher for Dublin’s Fade Laser Clinic for use on tattoo removal, hair removal, or advanced laser skin treatments
– A one-night stay for two people at The Hendrick Hotel in Smithfield
– A €100 voucher for a delicious meal at either of Dash Burger‘s Dublin eateries
– A voucher for a treatment at Tropical Popical‘s fabulous South William Street nail salon
– An amazing €80 voucher to use at Banner Books, Co. Clare’s LGBTQ+ friendly bookshop
– Four tickets for a film ticket of your choice here at the IFI, excluding any of our free list suspended screenings (e.g. 70mm, festivals)
– A goodie bag from Dublin City Council Libraries, which includes Oisín McKenna’s novel Evenings and Weekends, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s book Ordinary Saints, and Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel and some DCC Libraries merch
– A fantastic €40 voucher for use at Galway pizzeria, Dough Bros, which has been ranked the 15th best pizza in the world
– A delicious two-course brunch for two with cocktails at the four-star Flannery’s Hotel in Galway
– More to be announced soon…

So what are you waiting for? My Big Fat Gay Pub Quiz will take place on May 14, with doors opening at 7pm and the quiz starting at 8pm. Tables of four cost €50+ booking fees, and all proceeds go to support your favourite Irish LGBTQ+ media, GCN. This is always a sell-out event, and tickets are limited, so make sure to book early at this link.

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