How to run a pub quiz properly.
What are the most important things to remember when hosting a pub quiz?
Without a doubt the most important thing you must make sure of is that your answers are correct. There are many 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 in the past and some of the problem lies with the age of the question. The world changes every day after all.
Be most aware of questions that contain the words biggest, longest, widest, oldest etc.
To double check an answer, to see if it is correct, you should visit a website that specialises in that topic. If a question is about planets then visit N.A.S.A, if a question is about football then visit the F.A.
You will find a lot of the answers to your questions on Wiki but be careful here. When you type a question into a search engine you will find that the top results returned are from Wiki, most of the time. Wiki is a community edited website, anybody can contribute and because of this there are mistakes.
Don’t just rely on one source either. Get a consensus by looking at what other websites reckon the answer should be. If the answer seems elusive and a few websites disagree with each others answers then I would discard that question all together to avoid an argument with your pub quiz teams later.
The worse case scenario you can have during your pub quiz is when it comes to marking. If you read out an answer to a question and 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.
The way to avoid 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 good knowledge of that particular subject because you have read about it and studied it.
People do get pretty upset if they are convinced that they had the right answer and 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 should hold true.
Never the less, if you get more than 1 team convinced that your answer is incorrect then I find the best way to resolve the problem it is to have a vote, it is fair and democratic. Before you have a vote tell everyone that it must be a unanimous decision and that more than half of the teams must raise their hands for the vote to be passed. Nobody can argue with a majority vote and if they try they will most certainly lose.
Even if you have had a vote and the quiz is all over, some people just can’t let it go and will still confront you about the so called incorrect answer. You should listen to them with a smile on your face and agree with their opinion. Tell them that you will make a note of it and do some more research on the subject and let them know at the next pub quiz what you found. If it turns out that they were in fact correct then announce this during the next pub quiz and award their team an extra point.
You are there to entertain them not to get their backs up. You want everyone to be happy all the time if your pub quiz is going to be a success. Remember to always have a smile on your face, never ever swear and keep your opinions to yourself. Above all, be polite and well mannered at all times and you are sure to have a successful pub quiz night.
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