Quizzes can be an excellent way to raise money. They can be arranged very cheaply, the prizes can be given by sponsors and they are highly entertaining!

Getting the questions right:

To keep the quiz as entertaining as possible keep the questions varied. I always include at least one picture round, and have questions from all eras to include all age groups. Subjects should be interesting and should range from general knowledge to song lyrics, science and nature to TV and film.

You also don’t want to include too many questions that people won’t be able to guess. If someone doesn’t know the answer, they should at least be able to have a pop. People are here to enjoy themselves and having too many difficult questions can actually have the opposite affect – you don’t want to make your participants feel stupid!

I aim for 20 percent of the questions to be easy, 60 percent of the questions to be medium difficulty and 20 percent of the questions to be hard. This enables most people to answer the majority of the questions, but also includes enough tough ones to separate the winners out.

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.

Be organised!

Organisation is just as important as the quiz itself. If you are going to hire a hall for the quiz night make sure there is enough seating and tables for everyone. Print out enough answer sheets for the teams and bring plenty of pens. If you are going to use a microphone or PA system ensure this is working before the night starts.

How much money can a fundraising quiz raise?

When thinking about how much it could raise obviously the more people involved the better. A quiz night with 100 people attending for example could raise as much as 500. Charge 3.50 for entering (350), lay on some sandwiches and beverages and you could make at least another 200, minus the cost of the hall and prizes. The numbers could look even better if you get people to donate the prizes!

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