General Findings
Organising a quiz night as a fundraising event is an excellent idea – they are cheap to organise, especially if the prizes are donated and they are very entertaining.
Getting the questions right:
Try not to exclude anyone when writing your quiz questions – make sure all eras are covered as you may have people of different ages entering. Ensure you cover a wide range of subjects, including general knowledge, music, cinema, science, nature, etc.
Try not to include too many questions that people will either know or not ” make sure all questions can be guessed. Also, try not to have too many really tough questions. Remember, this is a night you want people to enjoy, so dont make them feel stupid with ultra hard questions.
I try to include the 20-60-20 rule. 20% of the questions asked will be relatively easy, and I would expect most people to get. 60% are of average difficulty and another 20% are quite hard, to separate the winners from the losers.
If you are planning on writing your own quiz there are plenty of free online resources to do this – however, this can be time consuming as you need to make sure there are a good range of questions, for all ages and of different difficulties and it may be better for you to buy a quality quiz pack from a decent supplier – it should set you back only a couple of pounds but could be well worth it.
The importance of being organised:
Plan in advance!! Make sure the accommodation is adequate, with enough tables and seating for all. On the night ensure there are enough pens and that you have printed enough answer sheets for participants. If necessary, ensure the PA system works and make sure you have spare pens and answer sheets.
How much money can a fundraising quiz raise?
When planning a fundraising quiz night think about the number of people who are going to enter and think about the price for entering. A recent fundraising event I went to had around 50 people paying 3.50 to enter. The prizes were all donated and there was also food and drink to buy. 50 * 3.50 = 175, plus the food which was probably around 2 per person, which is another 100, so almost 300 for a quiz night, minus the cost of hiring the hall, which can be as little as 20. So between 250-300 for a quiz night for around 50 people. Double that for 100 people, etc. Not a bad fundraiser for the amount of effort required.
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Posted in Entertainment · November 13th, 2009 · Comments (0)
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