How to Do a Pub Quiz

Find a pub, bar or other venue to host your quiz night if you don't have a location. Some venues charge entry fees for trivia nights, but most host them to bring customers in the door on a slow night. Approach your favorite local establishments and offer to plan and host the event, or hold the quiz night at an alternative venue such as a community center.

Create a structure for your pub quiz. Most trivia nights last two to three hours and have several rounds of questions. Each round should have a specific theme, and the formats can vary. Examples include: in the news this week, sports trivia and name this company logo.

Write at least eight to 10 questions for each round. Look through recent newspapers or magazines and on the Internet to find challenging questions for each category, and be creative with both your round themes and your questions. It is good to alternate between recent event trivia and general categories so that people still have a chance if they haven't been keeping up with the news that week.

Create answer sheets with numbers and blank spaces for teams to write their answers. It is a good idea to have teams submit their answers prior to each round; so several forms are needed for each team. Make photocopies so that you have enough answer sheets for each team and extras as well.

Purchase prizes. Teams will acquire points for each question they answer correctly. It is a good idea to offer first-, second- and third-place prizes. Popular prizes include drink vouchers, beer and wine, and items such as T-shirts, DVDs and hats.