Anagrams quizzes – a selection of anagrams by topics such as British towns, famous politicians, singers, actors and many more. Download the PDF contestant question paper and hand out to contestants to make this particular type of round easier for quizzers.
The following are all anagrams of the names of British actors and actresses. Can you identify them?
1. Basil Ride
Idris Elba
2. Lardy Mango
Gary Oldman
3. Jaunty Regent
Jenny Agutter
4. Ritual Jewels
Julie Walters
5. Screen Annoy
Sean Connery
6. Shrapnel Fine
Ralph Fiennes
7. Blander by Then
Brenda Blethyn
8. Monaco Swill
Simon Callow
9. Gammon Retreat
Gemma Arterton
10. Gnome Pigs
Simon Pegg
The following are all anagrams of the names of some of the UK’s most famous footballers of all time. Can you identify them?
1. Leaky Ringer
Gary Lineker
2. Boob Embryo
Bobby Moore
3. Farmland Park
Frank Lampard
4. Whole Iceman
Michael Owen
5. Saggy Grin
Ryan Giggs
6. Cabby Bolt Horn
Bobby Charlton
7. The Algebra
Gareth Bale
8. Dragon Knobs
Gordon Banks
9. Josh Banner
John Barnes
10. Handles Kingly
Kenny Dalglish
The following are all anagrams of TV sitcoms.
1. Menu Doubter
Outnumbered
2. Enter the Newbies
The Inbetweeners
3. The Bored Affairs
Birds of a Feather
4. Advancing Yeast
Gavin and Stacey
5. Touting Goon
Not Going Out
6. Torched Wit
The IT Crowd
7. Coffee Hit
The Office
8. Theft Dare
Father Ted
9. Drained Lines
Dinnerladies
10. Botched Evil Fairy
The Vicar of Dibley
The following are all anagrams of well-known cocktails.
1. Gingersnap Oils
Singapore Sling
2. Topical Moons
Cosmopolitan
3. Burial Snacks
Black Russian
4. Nurse Qualities
Tequila Sunrise
5. Italy Runs
Rusty Nail
6. A Tenth Fathered Onion
Death in the Afternoon
7. Beaten Ski
Snakebite
8. Fooled Danish
Old Fashioned
9. Bacon Steroids
Boston Sidecar
10. Badly Roomy
Bloody Mary
The following are all anagrams of famous British writers
1. Chased Crinkles
Charles Dickens
2. Gatecrash Haiti
Agatha Christie
3. New Maniac
Ian McEwan
4. Dollar Had
Roald Dahl
5. Hydro Asthma
Thomas Hardy
6. Retie Google
George Eliot
7. Battier Export
Beatrix Potter
8. Timid Hazes
Zadie Smith
9. Slush Marinade
Salman Rushdie
10. Scroll Wailer
Lewis Carroll
Christmas Anagrams Quiz – Jumbled up Christmassy and wintry words and phrases.
1. Miss Chatterer
Christmas Tree
2. Wolf Snakes
Snowflakes
3. Yeti Duel
Yuletide
4. Totems Lie
Mistletoe
5. Coordinates
Decorations
6. Station Pie
Poinsettia
7. Starfish Rematch
Father Christmas
8. Tossing Eagerness
Season’s Greetings
9. Boot Gang
Toboggan
10. Ole Ugly
Yule Log
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Halloween anagram quiz – The following are jumbled versions of Halloween-related words and phrases. Can you work out what they are?
1. Lunar Cod
Cauldron
2. Leave Slow Hall
All Hallows’ Eve
3. Gin Ho Blob
Hobgoblin
4. Leek Snot
Skeleton
5. Tractor Trike
Trick or Treat
6. Got Reptiles
Poltergeist
7. Premier Rag
Grim Reaper
8. Imp Rave
Vampire
9. Mock Orbits
Broomstick
10. A Piano trip
Apparition
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Easter anagrams quiz – The following are anagrams of famous rabbits (and hares!) but can you identify which famous rabbits they are?
1. The Rump
Thumper
2. Nubby Guns
Bugs Bunny
3. Bribe Patter
Peter Rabbit
4. Okay Cherub
Bucky O’Hare
5. Hitter With Babe
The White Rabbit
6. Brat Briber
Br’er Rabbit
7. Teeny Sunbather
The Easter Bunny
8. Riot Grabber
Roger Rabbit
9. Very Ha
Harvey
10. Heath Charmer
The March Hare
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The following are anagrams of male film actors.
1. Old West Action
Clint Eastwood
2. Error on bidet
Robert de Niro
3. Annoy Posh Think
Anthony Hopkins
4. Not Mad Mat
Matt Damon
5. From Mean Anger
Morgan Freeman
6. Bedford Terror
Robert Redford
7. Horrid Crab Nut
Richard Burton
8. Groan Madly
Gary Oldman
9. Rich Ill Panache
Charlie Chaplin
10. I Warm Billions
Robin Williams
Beer anagrams quiz. The following are all anagrams of Irish breweries. Can you unscramble them?
1. Mr. Pushy
Murphy’s
2. US Ensign
Guinness
3. Thick Swims
Smithwick’s
4. Pure Soother
Porterhouse
5. Ink Range
Kinnegar
6. Ash Oar
O’Hara’s
7. Owl Car
Carlow
8. Gala Byway
Galway Bay
9. Elf Swirl Cancan
Franciscan Well
10. Get His Degree
Eight Degrees
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St Patrick’s Day Pub Quiz Questions with a task at the end. If all ten questions are answered correctly, the first letter of each will spell out a St Patrick’s Day-related word when added together and jumbled up. You could award extra points for teams who work out the link.
1. Which country is bordered by Costa Rica to the left, Colombia to the east/southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south?
Panama
2. Which medical procedure, sometimes also referred to as AFT, is offered to expectant mothers to test for genetic or chromosomal conditions?
Amniocentesis/Amniotic fluid test
3. Which chemical element has the symbol Pb?
Lead
4. Which word, which has been taken from French, means to meet at an agreed time and place?
Rendezvouz
5. Which album cover depicts a naked baby boy swimming underwater in pursuit of a dollar note attached to a fish hook?
Nevermind (Nirvana)
6. ‘Parapluie’ is the French word for which useful item?
Umbrella
7. Which London women’s prison was closed in July 2016 due its age and after being branded ‘inadequate’ by inspectors?
Holloway
8. Which Scottish singer and songwriter has released albums entitled ‘Our Version of Events’ and ‘Long Live the Angels’?
Emili Sandé
9. In which city in central France would you find a highly distinctive cathedral constructed entirely of black lava stone?
Clermont-Ferrand
10. What is the name of the branch of zoology which is concerned with the study of insects?
Entemology
When all of the answers are correct, the first letter of each can be rearranged to spell ‘Leprechaun‘.
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In this Christmas anagrams quiz we have taken the names of ten popular Christmas toys since 1980 and jumbled them up. Can you work out which Christmas toys they are?
1. Maybe Go (1991)
GameBoy
2. A Gothic Mat (1997)
Tamagotchi
3. Hot Bubble Ride (2001)
Bob the Builder
4. Buck Bruise (1980)
Rubik’s Cube
5. Dirty Canals (1992)
Tracy Island
6. Bear Poison (2004)
Robosapien
7. Pure Optimism (1985)
Optimus Prime
8. Grizzly Tea Hub (1996)
Buzz Lightyear
9. Snaky Garden Lists (2012)
Skylanders Giants
10. Narrower Pegs (1994)
Power Rangers
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Halloween Anagrams – The following are all anagrams of horror stories.
1. Company Cashier
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
2. Car Dual
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
3. Heroic Texts
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
4. Tanners Knife
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
5. Highest Inn
The Shining (Stephen King)
6. No Eclair
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
7. Thinkable Cowman
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
8. Lost Meals
Salem’s Lot (Stephen King)
9. Leading Me
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
10. Few Coherent Truths
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
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The following are all anagrams of UK towns or cities.
1. Mr Fourfold Band
Blandford Forum
2. Enter Chasm
Manchester
3. Boil Creek
Lockerbie
4. Nerviness
Inverness
5. Kerb Poem
Pembroke
6. Onward Snaffle
Saffron Walden
7. Old Ranting
Darlington
8.Dark Cop Twin
Downpatrick
9. Weirder Men
Windermere
10. Lethal Postmen
Shepton Mallet
The following are all anagrams of the names of former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom.
1. Churlish Nit Clown
Winston Churchill
2. Brainy Lot
Tony Blair
3. Recharge That Tram
Margaret Thatcher
4. Hollow Drains
Harold Wilson
5. Cattle Element
Clement Attlee
6. Annoyed Then
Anthony Eden
7. Petrol Beer
Robert Peel
8. Hard Hat Weed
Edward Heath
9. Smarmy Old Canada
Ramsay MacDonald
10. Artful Harbour
Arthur Balfour
The following are all anagrams of famous sports people, past and present.
1. Lace Swirl
Carl Lewis
2. Snout Bail
Usain Bolt
3. Senile Limos
Lionel Messi
4. Wireless Animal
Serena Williams
5. Naval Tram Variation
Martina Navratilova
6. Got Weirdos
Tiger Woods
7. Boob Embryo
Bobby Moore
8. Advise Vets
Steve Davis
9. Averted Verges
Steve Redgrave
10. Gaffers Fit
Steffi Graf
The following are all anagrams of animated characters.
1. Cabaret Jib Sis
Jessica Rabbit
2. Left Cinema
Maleficent
3. Poison Stubs
Puss in Boots
4. Rivalled Clue
Cruella de Vil
5. Long Link Jackets
Jack Skellington
6. Perm Hut
Thumper
7. No Eclair
Coraline
8. Thank Nipper
Pink Panther
9. Slim Passion
Lisa Simpson
10. Dopey Crooked Wow
Woody Woodpecker
The following are all anagrams of UK television presenters.
1. Calendar Stew
Andrew Castle
2. Mr Joky Cleaners
Jeremy Clarkson
3. Balanced Girl
Claire Balding
4. Lady Sets
Tess Daly
5. A Celebrity She Link
Christine Bleakley
6. Worry Agent
Terry Wogan
7. Radical Shine
Adrian Chiles
8. Sauna Diners
Susanna Reid
9. Rarely One Kill
Lorraine Kelly
10. Frosty Cherub
Bruce Forsyth
The following are all anagrams of famous UK TV programmes, some new and some old.
1. Tigerish Pitcher
The Price is Right
2. Bird Omen
Benidorm
3. Pathetic Preen
The Apprentice
4. Flee Him Wildcat
Call the Midwife
5. Cheetahs
The Chase
6. Aha Hostesses
Ashes to Ashes
7. Haunting Bra
Bargain Hunt
8. Wrecking Embrace
Camberwick Green
9. Rabbit Scent
Rab C. Nesbitt
10. Clingy Accident Storm
Strictly Come Dancing