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How to Write the Best Holiday Trivia Questions

1 Comment / Writing Trivia / By Adam Johnston

Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, and several others are all treasured holidays among many in the world. They come around every year without fail and are a great opportunity to change things up for your guests.

You might be thinking “How can there be a whole two hour Trivia show about one holiday?” Well, there’s more to it than just the standard information about any particular holiday. Each one has roots in history, varying context across the globe, and a cult following in pop culture. Writing great holiday Trivia questions starts here:

How to Write the Best Movie Trivia Questions

Writing Trivia / By Brianna LeCompte

Movie trivia questions are one of the most fun categories in every game. So what makes for a good movie trivia question? There are several things to factor in when creating your show.

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How to write fun trivia questions for adults (50 Bonus Questions included)

Bars, Writing Trivia / By Brianna LeCompte

Anyone can write a Trivia question. “Who was the first president of the United States of America?” Boom, done.

The real challenge is writing a great question. That’s where our team of expert writers comes in. Here is their checklist for writing the best Trivia questions for adults.

If you’re looking a complete list of questions skip to the end where we’ve included a set of 50 trivia questions that cover a variety of themes.

Knowing The Crowd: A Look Inside Your Favorite (and Least Favorite) Trivia Categories

Writing Trivia / By Dave Gottlieb

Not that category Round 3 has ended and you are gearing up for the halftime question. You have knocked out the first half with flying colors, and the anticipation is growing for the rare feat of a perfect score. Randy, your team’s sports buff is out sick tonight and everyone at the table is praying …

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The Origin of a Trivia Question

4 Comments / Writing Trivia / By Dave Gottlieb

“I have a Guinness poster in my man cave, it’s Toucan!” your teammate yells from across the table. Chances are, one of the members of the writing team also has the poster, or knows someone who does. This is just one example of the origin of the many questions included each week during …

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Brewing Up the Perfect Trivia Show

Writing Trivia / By Dave Gottlieb

A touch of history here, a little entertainment there, and finally, a geography halftime that could make or break the first round. As you take a sip of your favorite beer, you may or may not realize how much these questions have in common with your drink.

Just as the lager, stout or other beer that might be sitting in front of you was brewed; the Trivia show also went through an important process.

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