| Running A Successful Quiz Night |
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| Written by MikeTants | |
| Tuesday, 20 October 2009 | |
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The ingredients for a successful quiz: challenging questions, good atmosphere, a few beers and good company. If you are organising a quiz night these are some of the criteria you should be going for!
The ingredients for a successful quiz: challenging questions, good atmosphere, a few beers and good company. If you are organising a quiz night these are some of the criteria you should be going for! Question Setting The questions in a quiz should not be really difficult for them to be good. Generally, quizzers would like to be challenged with questions they've not heard before, but you don't want them all to be so hard that the occasional quiz participant to feel excluded. 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 Most people do not take part in a quiz for the prize. They take part because they want to be challenged and entertained, and obviously want to prove that they have superior knowledge to their peers. However, giving out the prize can also make the evening more fun - entice the winners to wager their prize for the chance of winning something better! Spinning a wheel, answering another question, playing a Higher or Lower game of 5 cards, whatever! The Quizmaster Confidence when speaking to a lot of people. A good sense of humour. Patience. Fair. Firm. These are the attributes of a good quizmaster. A nervous quizmaster who allows points to be given for incorrect answers just because people are shouting will result in a poor quiz night. Beers Some alcohol can certainly add to the party atmosphere and relax everyone. Remember, they are here not to sit in an exam but to take part in a fun night out with friends and challenge themselves. The most important feature of the night is FUN FUN FUN!! About the Author: quiz pack provides professional quiz packs that are instantly downloadable. For a free questions and answers quiz click the link From the Webmaster: "Having the opportunity to share my hobbies and interests with so many people around the world gives me great satisfaction. As a bonus, I blog and produce websites about topics that interest me and receive ad revenue from the websites and Blogs."
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