# Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz

> Jay Flynn's lockdown quiz for friends drew a record 182,513 households on YouTube.

- Owner: Jay Flynn
- Kind: Activity
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2020-03-26
- Milestone date: 2020-04-30
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 25 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Newsjacking, Press loop, Maker origin

## Summary

Jay Flynn set up a Facebook quiz for friends days before the UK lockdown. The first stream on March 26, 2020 drew a reported 300,000 viewers, and on April 30 a record 182,513 households played on YouTube. It raised money for charities and became a book.

## Timeline

- 2020-03-21 — Jay Flynn (Facebook) — Jay Flynn set up a Facebook event for a quiz for friends; ITV later said he made it public by accident.
- 2020-03-23 — Facebook users (Facebook) — The event passed 10,000 responses by the Monday lockdown was announced, with interest from Geneva to New Zealand.
- 2020-03-26 — Jay Flynn (YouTube) — The first quiz streamed on Facebook and YouTube; Flynn had expected 30 or 40 people and said over 300,000 watched.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz.” Case HIS-00940. Spread Score v1.2: 25/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00940