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Quiz Master Checklist
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by David McGaugheyWhen we send quiz packs out to clients to run quizzes themselves, we always include an extensive ‘Quiz Master Guide’ to help them run the event smoothly, which breaks down the format, the running order, etc. And when we hire a new professional quiz master to run quizzes for us, we train them, ease them […]
What makes a quiz round?
/0 Comments/in Running Quizzes /by David McGaugheyThis is a subject I’ve dropped into various posts before, but I don’t think I’ve ever written specifically on it. I’ll keep it brief and to the point. We try to avoid quiz rounds which are too subject-specific. We get a lot of enquiries where people suggest something like “8 rounds on the usual subjects […]
A Year in Quiz
/0 Comments/in Company Quiz Night /by David McGaugheyWe’re approaching the end of the busiest quiz season – our quiz masters have been flat out for the last few months running charity quizzes, school quizzes, brand launch quizzes, company quizzes, quiz competitions, university quizzes and Christmas quizzes up and down the country. And then, when it gets to the few days before Christmas, […]
Don’t ask us this question
/0 Comments/in Company Quiz Night, Professional Quizmasters /by Jack Waley-CohenPlease don’t ask us for a male QuizMaster. Or a female one. Or a fat one. Or an old one. Or a gay one. Or a non-[enter name of religion here] one. etc. etc. We’ve written about this before. We have, perhaps half a dozen times in the last 10+ years that we’ve been running […]