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Putting together a quiz night (Part 1)
/1 Comment/in Writing Quizzes /by David McGaugheyHere at QuizQuizQuiz, we don’t currently host any weekly pub quizzes, concentrating instead on corporate quizzes and question writing (as well as a few pretty exciting ideas in the pipeline). However, we put together hundreds of quiz nights every year and have written many, many pub quizzes in the past, so feel pretty well qualified […]
Go on then, tell us a joke
/3 Comments/in Professional Quizmasters /by Jack Waley-CohenI’ve heard professional comedians complain that as soon as they reveal to someone that they are a stand-up, they are asked to tell jokes. I’m no expert but I am a big fan, and I know enough about stand-up comedy to know that many of the best stand-ups don’t tell jokes. And even if they […]
Profiling the Professional QuizMaster
/0 Comments/in Professional Quizmasters /by Jack Waley-CohenWho becomes a professional quiz master? If you run a quiz night, and get paid for it you are a professional quiz master. As Aleksandr Orlov would say: “Simples”. But there is a difference between running an occasional quiz night and getting a bit of pocket money for it, and it actually being your main, […]
Quizman’s Holiday
/0 Comments/in Pub Quiz /by Jack Waley-CohenI was lucky enough to attend the pub quiz at the Fox in Putney in its 2005-2006 pomp. Lucky on three fronts 1. it was a great pub quiz 2. I happened to be in a very good team so regularly went home with a bit of cash in my pocket 3. attending that quiz […]