What will you need to focus on when organising a quiz? A big prize? Plenty of alcohol? Fierce competition? Good company? Well, you should certainly be aiming for a few of these, even if in moderation.
Setting the Questions
It is a myth that the questions need to be really challenging for them to be considered good. Yes, quiz participants will want a challenge, but a balance will need to be met between the really tough and reasonably easy.
I generally aim for 20% reasonably easy (I would expect most people to answer these), 20% difficult (I would expect most people not to answer these) and the rest of medium difficulty. You don't want to exclude the occasional quizzer with ridiculously difficult questions but you want to separate the winners.
Prizes
Generally I find that people don't enter a quiz night to win the prize - they do it to be social, to be challenged and to have fun. They also do it to wrestle with the knowledge of the other participants! However, giving out the prize can be part of some mild entertainment by getting the winning team to bet their claimed prize for something even better!
Ask them to pick their prize from half a dozen envelopes, perhaps play a game of Play Your Cards Right - you're only limited by your imagination!
Quizmaster
The quizmaster needs to be confident speaking to large numbers of people, fair but firm, patient with the quizzers and good humoured. They should never allow themselves to be bullied into giving an extra point for an answer that is almost right. Their decision should always be final.
Do I need a load of beer?
A few beers, although not crucial can definitely help to relax the participants and add to the entertainment. The participants are not here to sit in silence in exam conditions, they are here because they want to have fun with their friends and a challenge, so making it as fun as possible should be number 1 on your list of priorities!!
Setting the Questions
It is a myth that the questions need to be really challenging for them to be considered good. Yes, quiz participants will want a challenge, but a balance will need to be met between the really tough and reasonably easy.
I generally aim for 20% reasonably easy (I would expect most people to answer these), 20% difficult (I would expect most people not to answer these) and the rest of medium difficulty. You don't want to exclude the occasional quizzer with ridiculously difficult questions but you want to separate the winners.
Prizes
Generally I find that people don't enter a quiz night to win the prize - they do it to be social, to be challenged and to have fun. They also do it to wrestle with the knowledge of the other participants! However, giving out the prize can be part of some mild entertainment by getting the winning team to bet their claimed prize for something even better!
Ask them to pick their prize from half a dozen envelopes, perhaps play a game of Play Your Cards Right - you're only limited by your imagination!
Quizmaster
The quizmaster needs to be confident speaking to large numbers of people, fair but firm, patient with the quizzers and good humoured. They should never allow themselves to be bullied into giving an extra point for an answer that is almost right. Their decision should always be final.
Do I need a load of beer?
A few beers, although not crucial can definitely help to relax the participants and add to the entertainment. The participants are not here to sit in silence in exam conditions, they are here because they want to have fun with their friends and a challenge, so making it as fun as possible should be number 1 on your list of priorities!!
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