How can I prepare for pub quizzes?

What are your biggest weak spots - do you tend to lose more on pop culture, history, or more on specialized topics?

Generally, it helps if each person in your group picks one or two areas to get really good at - one person focuses on film and TV, one on sports, one on music and history. That way you cover more ground than if everyone tries to do everything. Otherwise: play online quizzes regularly (there are tons of platforms out there), watch documentaries, listen to podcasts on different topics - sounds like a lot, but if you do it in the background, you'll quickly notice where you're improving. At the next quiz, then deliberately answer the questions you're confident about, and for the ones you're unsure of, it's better to pass than to just guess wildly.