Fundraising With a Quiz Night

Getting the questions right:

When writing a quiz I always try to keep the questions as varied as possible. There is always a quiz round and the questions are from all eras to make sure no age groups are excluded. The subjects should be as interesting as possible, including subjects such as science and nature, TV and film, music, art and literature, etc.

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!

I try to include the 20-60-20 rule. 20% of the questions asked will be relatively easy, and I would expect most people to get. 60% are of average difficulty and another 20% are quite hard, to separate the winners from the losers.

If you decide to write your own quiz there are plenty of free resources online to enable this. Be prepared to put in the time though to ensure you have a good range of questions and to ensure the answers are accurate. It may be worth buying a quiz pack from a reputable supplier as they only cost a couple of pounds and can save you hours.

Organisation:

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.

Is it worth it?

When thinking about how much it could raise obviously the more people involved the better. A quiz night with 100 people attending for example could raise as much as 500. Charge 3.50 for entering (350), lay on some sandwiches and beverages and you could make at least another 200, minus the cost of the hall and prizes. The numbers could look even better if you get people to donate the prizes!

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