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Crowd Control and Rabble Rousing
/0 Comments/in Running Quizzes /by Jack Waley-CohenSome audiences can be extremely difficult to manage, and require a Quiz Master (or indeed any other entertainer / speaker) to use all the tricks of the trade and force of presence and personality to keep things under control. I recently ran an 80s themed quiz for a very exuberant group of 120 sales people, […]
The Charismatic Quizmaster
/0 Comments/in Pub Quiz /by David McGaugheyA few aspects of what it takes to be a good quizmaster have already been touched upon in this blog, but I’m going to focus on whether it is necessary to possess that rare and undefineable quality of charisma. Having run 100s of quizzes myself, I can at least say that my own complete lack […]
Wikipedia for Quiz Question Writers
/0 Comments/in Writing Quizzes /by Jack Waley-CohenIn the olden days (well, 15 years ago) books were still the main way to check quiz questions. Even 5-10 years ago, the volume and quality of content available online wasn’t the same as it is now. Almost every famous person, film, band, TV show, organisation etc. now has an official site of some sort […]
Pub quizzes over Christmas
/1 Comment/in News /by Jack Waley-CohenMany people like to spend Christmas with family, but just as many people want to get away from family for at least some of the time. And what better way to do that than by going to a pub quiz! I know most pubs are running quizzes as normal this week, but next week seems […]