We know quizzes from TV game show but quizzes held in public places are very popular as well. Pub quizzes are some of the most common quizzes outside of TV.

It is mainly a British phenomenon which peaked in the early 90’s – though it is hard to say when the first pub quiz was actually held—but it is a phenomenon which has spread to other countries like USA, New Zealand, Australia and recently India, where they tend to be very popular.

Use of pub quizzes

Pub quizzes are a very useful marketing tool or sales gimmick available to pub owners, because the quizzes appeal to a different target group compared to the daily pub guests.

For that reason, quizzes in pubs are primarily held on Friday nights as a weekly event. There will often be a quiz entry fee, which will be used for prizes. Quiz prizes are often cash, drinks, vouchers or other promotional gifts.

Some times pub quizzes are held as team contests (where teams consist of two or more contestants.) Usually there is a quiz master present at the quiz. It is often one of the pub staff, who is running the quiz, but there are also lots of professional quiz masters for hire. These professionals are often very experienced in running quizzes in a smooth and entertaining way; and as a time saving bonus bring the quiz questions with them from home.

The Quiz master

Professional quiz masters have the opportunity to download quiz packages containing questions and correct answers, answers sheets to contestants, diplomas etc. on the internet. There are several places – just search for pub quiz questions on a search engine like Google or Yahoo. You may also find valuable links here at 1st-quiz or you can download ready-to-use printable quizzes at one of UK's leading pub quiz vendors at very low prices.

The pub quizzes usually consists of several rounds with different themes and topics. The following are examples of popular topics for the quizzes:

* General knowledge
* Sports, movies and entertainment
* Who am I? Contestants have to guess the character in question by small hints.
* Music
* Puzzles, anagrams, picture recognitions and dingbats
* True or false


Only imagination limits the variety of themes and topics, but the number of rounds typically is between 1 and 6 and the number of questions per round usually is 5-10.

So; if you never visited a pub but wish to do so, and you love quizzes and trivia, start with a quiz night on the nearest pub and enjoy your self.

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