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
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!
Get them to pick from an envelope, spin a wheel, play a game of some sort - whatever you can think of that will get everyone laughing!
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.
Alcohol
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
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!
Get them to pick from an envelope, spin a wheel, play a game of some sort - whatever you can think of that will get everyone laughing!
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.
Alcohol
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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