Quizzes can be an excellent way to raise money. They can be arranged very cheaply, the prizes can be given by sponsors and they are highly entertaining!
Getting the questions right:
To keep the quiz as entertaining as possible keep the questions varied. I always include at least one picture round, and have questions from all eras to include all age groups. Subjects should be interesting and should range from general knowledge to song lyrics, science and nature to TV and film.
You also don’t want to include too many questions that people won’t be able to guess. If someone doesn’t know the answer, they should at least be able to have a pop. People are here to enjoy themselves and having too many difficult questions can actually have the opposite affect – you don’t want to make your participants feel stupid!
When I write a quiz I have 20% of the questions relatively easy, 60% medium difficulty and 20% hard. 20% should be easy enough for most people to know the answer, most people should know about half the medium questions, of which I aim for around 60% and the rest (20%) are there to separate the winners from the losers.
If you are planning on writing your own quiz there are plenty of free online resources to do this – however, this can be time consuming as you need to make sure there are a good range of questions, for all ages and of different difficulties and it may be better for you to buy a quality quiz pack from a decent supplier – it should set you back only a couple of pounds but could be well worth it.
The importance of being organised:
Plan in advance!! Make sure the accommodation is adequate, with enough tables and seating for all. On the night ensure there are enough pens and that you have printed enough answer sheets for participants. If necessary, ensure the PA system works and make sure you have spare pens and answer sheets.
How much can a quiz raise?
A recent fundraiser quiz night I attended had around 60 people enter, at 3 a pop. This raised 180 immediately, but there were also sandwiches and beverages donated that could be bought by the punters and I would guess everyone spent at least 2 each on food and drink, bringing the total to 300. The prizes were also donated and there was a 50 fee to hire the hall ” so this quiz night raised around 250 ” not bad for a couple of hours and everyone enjoyed themselves!
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