What makes a good quiz? Difficult questions? Big prizes? Fierce competition? Loads of beer? Well, if you are planning on running a quiz night you should definitely aim for a few of these!
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.
How big should the prize be?
It is a myth that you need a big prize to make a quiz more interesting. Most people taking part in a quiz do so for entertainment, and the challenge of sparring with other team's knowledge, not for a large prize. However, giving out the prize can also provide entertainment, perhaps by encouraging the winning team to gamble with the prize in order to win another.
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!
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.
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!!
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.
How big should the prize be?
It is a myth that you need a big prize to make a quiz more interesting. Most people taking part in a quiz do so for entertainment, and the challenge of sparring with other team's knowledge, not for a large prize. However, giving out the prize can also provide entertainment, perhaps by encouraging the winning team to gamble with the prize in order to win another.
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!
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.
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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