My quizzes are proving very popular! I hope you find them handy for your next pub-quiz or quiz night!
QUIZ EXPECTATIONS
Here are nine easy steps to hosting a successful quiz.
1. Style of quiz.
Before you start anything, what style of quiz are you going to organise? Is it going to be on a grand scale or and intimate gathering?
Where are you going to host the quiz?
Then decide how many people do you want on a team? Is it important to have equal team sizes?
2. Entrance fees.
Are you going to charge an entrance fee? If so, then £1 per person as perfectly acceptable, unless it's for charity, then the purpose is to make as much money as possible.
To make more money from your event, use the joker card that's included in this quiz pack. The idea is to sell the joker card to your contestants before the quiz commences, so they can use it only once during the quiz in any of the rounds to obtain double points.
3. Prizes.
What type of prize are you going to give away? Big cash prizes will attract a vast array of 'Oracles' from all over the place and smaller cash and fun prizes will bring in the local community.
Also, ask local businesses to donate a prize or ask them for a sponsorship deal if you use their logo. My motto is 'If you don't ask, you don't get'.
4. Advertise.
Publicity for any event is extremely important. Without any contestants, there can't be a quiz! Generate your quiz through word of mouth, in the local press and radio. Be enthusiastic but not overbearing. You don't want to scare any potential contestants away at this stage, do you?
Use posters and leaflets for the promotion. Make them colourful so that they stand out. And make them look professional too. Use a computer to design your poster. You don't want your fantastic quiz to look amateurish, do you?
5. Brand the event.
As today's society is all about image, name the club or pub who's hosting the event. Also mention the company who's organised the event too. Use their logo around the venue and in your advertising campaign.
6. Decorate your venue.
Theme your venue to match your quiz. For example, if it's a St. Valentine's Day event, use large hearts and flowers around your venue. Decorate your quiz table with a red cloth, or leave a handful of sweets, wrapped in red and white paper on each table for your contestants to munch on. Play love songs in the background, but make sure none of them are in your quiz!
If you create an occasion for your event, your contestants will expect something different is going to happen, which will arouse their curiosity. Be first. Be daring. Be different. Stand out from your competitors and become a leader with your events. You deserve the best. So be the best.
7. Be organised.
Make a checklist of what to do. Tick off your duties as you go along. Check to see if your PA system is working. Have you got enough paper and pens / pencils? Do you have enough table and chairs? Do you have the prize? But don't be too restricted by your list. It''s only there to help and guide you, making sure that you don't forget anything important. Change it where necessary. You're in charge. You're in control. And when you're organised, you'll look professional and the event will be a success.
8. The event.
Who is going to be the quiz host for the event? Has the quiz host presented this kind of event before? If not, have them practice reading out the questions a few times in private. And make sure that they are confident and can speak clearly in front of your audience. It's no good having a shrinking violet mumbling the questions over the P.A. system, is it?
And don't forget to get a helper for the quiz host. If someone doesn't want to present the event, but still wants to be involved, then playing the part of the helper, will be invaluable. With their organisational skills of giving out the quiz sheets for each round and marking the questions as the quiz host is talking on the microphone, will aid the quiz and make the event run smoothly.
9. Have fun.
This is by far the most important part of the event. You can have the best dressed venue, a fabulous prize and lots of contestants. But if they're not having the fun, the event will be over in a flash. Word will soon get around saying how dull your events can be, ending up with no one attending your next one. Who would want to be known as the joke who's unable organise a party in a brewery? Certainly not me!
Create excitement around your event. Give your contestants a theatrical experience. Tell them how much fun they're going to have. How much fun they're having during the quiz and how much fun they have had when its finished!
Remember. These are only guidelines. It's up to you to make your event the best ever!
Become a cutting edge quiz host. Stand out from all the rest. Treat your contestants to a showman's approach to the proceedings. Entertain your audience with fun and laughter. Give them what they deserve: a value for money, good quality night out. Exceed their expectations and watch them come running back for more!
Good luck and have an amazing event.
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FREE QUIZ
For those of you that would like a small taster of what you can expect from Must Try Harder Quizzes we have compiled a sample quiz that can be downloaded for your enjoyment. We hope that this will give you some idea as to the quality of our product and that we may serve your business in the future.
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Must Try Harder - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ PACKS
Genre: All ages Trivia quizzes - ideal for pubs etc
100 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & BRAIN TEASING QUESTIONS
In the Must Try Harder general knowledge quiz packs, there are 100 question and answers divided into 10 themed rounds, each containing 10 questions under such topics as:
- Animals
- Arts & Crafts
- Art & Literature
- Books & Literature
- Films
- Food & Drink
- History
- Leisure
- Music
- Politics
- Religions & Myths
- Science & Nature
- Shops & Shopping
- Sport
- Technology & Inventions
- Television
- Through The Decades
- Transport
- Travel & Geography
Also included are 5 tiebreaker questions, a joker card and various styles of score sheets for you to copy and hand out to those eager contestants! Plus there's some handy Must Try Harder tips on how to make your quiz night a success! Must Try Harder quizzes are ideal for pub and club quizzes, charity and fund raising events and home parties.
Must Try Harder is presented as a PDF file and will be delivered to your email address within 24 hours after payment through Paypal.
Price: £3.00 (PDF version)
Must Try Harder - Themed Quizzes - PUB QUIZ TRIVIA QUIZZES FUNDRAISING
Genre: All ages Trivia quizzes - ideal for pubs etc
100 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & BRAIN TEASING QUESTIONS
In each themed quiz pack, there are 100 question and answers divided into 10 themed rounds, each containing 10 questions.
The themed quizzes are:
- 1940's
- 1950's
- 1960's
- 1970's
- 1980's
- 1990's
- Big Brother
- Christmas
- Classic Cartoons
- Cult TV
- Eurovision Song Contest
- Devils & Divas
- Food and Drink
- Halloween
- Made In England
- Passion For Fashion
- Royalty
- Stadium Rock
- Soap Suds
- Sports
- TV Trivia
- Valentine's Day
- West End Musicals
Also included are 5 tiebreaker questions, a joker card and various styles of score sheets for you to copy and hand out to those eager contestants! Plus there's some handy Must Try Harder tips on how to make your quiz night a success! Must Try Harder quizzes are ideal for pub and club quizzes, charity and fund raising events and home parties.
Must Try Harder is presented as a PDF file and will be delivered to your email address within 24 hours after payment through Paypal.
Price: £3.00 (PDF version)
Must Try Harder - Themed Photo Sheets
Genre: All ages - ideal for pubs etc
- Boy Bands & Girl Groups
- Broadway Musicals 1
- By George!
- Classic British Comedies
- Eurovision UK Entries
- Fathers & Sons
- Game Shows
- Movie Musicals 1
- Patrick's, Pat's & Paddy's
Price: £1.50 (PDF version)
Must Try Harder - Themed Hand Out Sheets
Genre: All ages - ideal for pubs etc
- Football Clubs' Nicknames
- Numbered Phrases
Price: £1.50 (PDF version)
Must Try Harder - MUSICAL MADNESS - 2 VERSIONS - BROADWAY & WEST END
Genre: All ages Trivia quizzes - ideal for pubs etc
101 MUSICAL THEATRE TRIVIA QUESTIONS
From the glizy world of Broadway (or the WEST END), come and take a fun and nostalgic look at the magical world of the musical through a kaleidoscope of cryptic clues and easy questions.
From Annie to Ziegfeld, treat yourself and your friends to an all star theatrical extravaganza and step on the Broadway stage and relive those golden moments through a variety of brain-teasing questions, facts and backstage gossip that are waiting for you in the wings of this quiz book.
Experience the smell of the grease paint and the roar of the crowd as the house lights dim, the curtain rises and the overture explodes over the eager audience.
Do you have what it takes to pass the auditions and survive the rehearsals, all for the love of being on stage? If so, then come and test your showbiz knowledge and see if you’re a rising star, a Broadway Baby, a stage door Johnny or a West End Wendy.
Be loud and proud. Life is not just a cabaret. It’s an all singing, all dancing spectacular. And now it’s your turn to shine!
Ladies and Gentlemen. This is your Act One beginner’s to stage please. Act One beginner’s to stage.
Hey! What are you waiting for? Your audience awaits. So come on, take centre stage, put on your best showbiz smile and step into the spotlight.
It’s your turn to become a star. It’s your turn to become a star of MUSICAL MADNESS.
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