How to Make Pub Quizzes Fun?

Pub Quiz culture came into existence in the 70’s in the United Kingdom. They are usually organized only once a week. The time is announced through advertisements. They are organized on days when there are fewer people expected to walk-in. Pub Quizzes are an effective way of advertising, creating goodwill and making more and more people to return to your pub. It is important that a Pub Quiz fulfills the purpose of a quiz and at the same time is remains interesting and a fun to participate in.

Here are a few vital tips to make a great Pub Quiz.

1.      Change is the Only Constant: Keep changing all the different aspects of the quiz to keep the contestants guessing and interested. Never let the quiz become monotonous and boring. Here are a few ideas:

a.       Rounds: Try different types of rounds. This topic will be dealt later in detail.

b.      Method of Asking Questions: Hearing the same voice for 90 minutes can become boring so for a change, ask any of the visitors to host a round. Many pub quizzers distribute sheets with questions on them.

c.       Topics: Make sure that the questions come from a variety of topics.

d.      Difficulty Level: An easy pub quiz is the one in which not more than 70-75% of the questions are answered. Induce a few difficult rounds to separate the best from the rest simply to make sure that they visit again.

The most important elements of a successful and interesting pub quiz are rounds and questions. Here are a few ideas to make your quiz fun by ensuring interesting rounds.

• General Knowledge Quiz: Questions are asked from a variety of topics such as history, geography, literature, current affairs, and basic science. There can be more than one such round.
• Topic Based quiz: Questions are asked from a particular topic such as sports, movies, music etc.
• Picture Round: Printed or photocopied hand outs are distributed with images that are not easily recognizable. Do not always go for famous personalities. Famous places, logos and monuments can be included.
• Music Round: Intros of famous songs, symphonies or film soundtracks are played to be identified.
• Puzzles: Handouts with crosswords, brain teasers, dingbats or simple math questions are given.
• Who am I? : Clues related to a particular personality are given and the famous personality has to be identified.
• Joker Rounds: In some quizzes, the teams are allowed to select one or two rounds for which there points will be doubled or tripled.
• Bonus Questions: Clues are given at the end of the round which makes the guess work easier after each round. The team that answers first gets an instant prize or bonus points.

With the help of these tips and ideas, one can surely make the Pub Quizzing experience fun.