Quiz nights are an excellent way to raise money. They are relatively cheap to set up, the prizes can be donated and most people enjoy the evening.
Get the right mix of questions:
Try not to exclude anyone when writing your quiz questions – make sure all eras are covered as you may have people of different ages entering. Ensure you cover a wide range of subjects, including general knowledge, music, cinema, science, nature, etc.
Try not to include too many questions that people will either know or not ” make sure all questions can be guessed. Also, try not to have too many really tough questions. Remember, this is a night you want people to enjoy, so dont make them feel stupid with ultra hard questions.
I aim for 20 percent of the questions to be easy, 60 percent of the questions to be medium difficulty and 20 percent of the questions to be hard. This enables most people to answer the majority of the questions, but also includes enough tough ones to separate the winners out.
There are plenty of free resources online in order to create your own quiz. However, this can be time consuming and it may be worth your while spending a couple of pounds and buy one from a reputable supplier.
Be organised!
The better organised the event, the more enjoyment your quiz participants will have! If you are hiring a hall make sure there are enough tables and chairs. Bring enough answer sheets and pens with you for all the teams (and bring spares!). If you are having a microphone make sure this works beforehand.
Is it worth it?
When planning a fundraising quiz night think about the number of people who are going to enter and think about the price for entering. A recent fundraising event I went to had around 50 people paying 3.50 to enter. The prizes were all donated and there was also food and drink to buy. 50 * 3.50 = 175, plus the food which was probably around 2 per person, which is another 100, so almost 300 for a quiz night, minus the cost of hiring the hall, which can be as little as 20. So between 250-300 for a quiz night for around 50 people. Double that for 100 people, etc. Not a bad fundraiser for the amount of effort required.
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