What are the most important things to keep in mind when hosting a pub quiz?
Without a doubt the most important thing you must make positive of is that your answers are correct. There's lots of sources of free pub quiz questions out there but they may have incorrect answers with them. I have come across hundreds of questions with incorrect answers historically as well as a number of the issue lies with the age of the query. The world changes every day after all.
To double check an answer, to see if it is correct, you ought to visit a website that specialises in that topic. If a query is about planets then visit N.A.S.A, if a query is about footy then visit the F.A.
Be most aware of questions that contain the words largest, longest, widest, oldest etc.
Don't depend on source either. Receive a consensus by taking a look at what other sites think the answer ought to be. If the answer seems elusive as well as a few sites disagree with each others answers then I would discard that query all together to keep away from an argument along with your pub quiz teams later.
You will find lots of the answers to your questions on Wiki but be cautious here. When you type a query in to a search engine you will find that the top results returned are from Wiki, most of the time. Wiki is a community edited net site, someone can contribute & because of this there's mistakes.
The way to keep away from this happening is to thoroughly research each answer yourself. Not only does this virtually guarantee you will have no incorrect answers but if a team does challenge you then you will have lovely knowledge of that particular subject because you have read about it & studied it.
The more serious case scenario you can have in the coursework of your pub quiz is when it comes to marking. In the event you read out an answer to a query as well as a team shouts out that it is incorrect, what do you do? Not only that, you will look like a fool in front of everyone if the answer you have is obviously wrong.
People do get upset in the event that they are satisfied that they had the right answer & you tell them they are wrong. But no matter what, the golden rule to any quiz is that The Quiz Master Is Always Right! As long as you do your research then that statement ought to hold true.
Never the less, in the event you get over one team satisfied that your answer is incorrect then I find the best way to resolve the issue it is to have a vote, it is fair & democratic. Before you have a vote tell everyone that it must be a unanimous decision & that over half of the teams must raise their hands for the vote to be passed. Nobody can argue with a majority vote & in the event that they try they will most definitely lose.
Even in the event you have had a vote & the quiz is all over, some people cannot let it go & will still confront you about the so called incorrect answer. You ought to listen to them with a smirk on your face & agree with their view. Tell them that you will make a note of it & do some more research on the subject & let them know at the next pub quiz what you found. If it turns out that they were in fact correct then announce this in the coursework of the next pub quiz & award their team an additional point.
You are there to entertain them not to get their backs up. You require everyone to be happy on a regular basis if your pub quiz is going to be a success. Keep in mind to always have a smirk on your face, never ever swear & keep your opinions to yourself. Above all, be polite & polite at all times & you are positive to have a successful pub quiz night.
Martin has been a full time Quiz Master for over ten years & has been in the entertainment business for over twenty. By mixing his talent in entertainment & his passion for quizzes they has come up with a great night out that fills pubs week after week.
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