Organising a quiz night as a fundraising event is an excellent idea - they are cheap to organise, especially if the prizes are donated and they are very entertaining.
Getting the questions right:
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.
Make sure there are not too many really hard questions - if the teams don't know the answer they should at least have the opportunity to guess. This won't make people feel like they are stupid - if the questions make them feel like this they won't have fun!
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.
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.
How much can a quiz raise?
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. - 32383
Getting the questions right:
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.
Make sure there are not too many really hard questions - if the teams don't know the answer they should at least have the opportunity to guess. This won't make people feel like they are stupid - if the questions make them feel like this they won't have fun!
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.
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.
How much can a quiz raise?
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. - 32383
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