There are some simple and fun games you can add to your quiz or trivia night that are sure to make everyone smile.
Sure it’s fun to answer questions about history, sports, and music, but by round four or five people will appreciate something different.
A great novelty game to play is a treasure hunt. The scavenger hunt is all about awarding prizes to the first team that can make it to the leaderboard with a collection of special items. For example, you might announce that ten bonus points will be awarded to the first team to reach the leaderboard with three business cards, a safety pin, a red pen, and a blindfold.
This is a great new question for two reasons. First, it involves teams communicating. Immediately everyone starts looking around their team and talking. “I have a pen and a business card, does anyone have a bandage?” Second, the question means that people can leave their seats and run to the scoring table. Even observers sitting vicariously enjoy watching some physical activity.
Another fun and novel game that you play is called the sit-stand game. Have everyone in the room stand up. Then ask them a question with a yes or no answer. Roger Federer won this year’s US Open tennis? for example. Tell the audience that if they think the answer is yes, they should put their hands up. If you think the answer is no, you should put your hands on your waist.
Wait 5 seconds until everyone has chosen an answer, then announce that the people who answered incorrectly should sit down. Continue until you have reduced the audience to just one person standing. This person is the winner and his team receives bonus points.
Again, this game is a lot of fun because it gets people temporarily out of their seats and doing something physical.
A very simple yet fun game that you can incorporate into your quiz or trivia night is called the magic seat. Before the quiz begins, in fact, before the participants arrive, tape a piece of paper with the word winner on it to the bottom of three chairs in the room.
Halfway through your test, you can ask everyone to get up and look under their chair for the special magic paper. The lucky people who sit in a magic chair will give their teams an extra five points.
Obviously, this game is just based on luck, but people enjoy it.
You should definitely think about adding some novelty games to your trivia or quiz night. They can make all the difference.