Quiz Ideas wanted - Advice

ElectricWarrior · 10-11-2009, 15:04

Hi

Can anyone help?

I usually set a quiz for my work colleagues running up to Christmas. The quiz has about 150 questions that hopefully can’t be answered by typing a simple question into Google etc. (prior to the internet boom the quiz started as 100 lyrics from songs). The quiz is issued to all competing office teams and they have about 10 days to collate their answers. Usually the winning team gets about 99% correct so I have to ensure the questions are “fun” but with the odd hard one to find a winner.

Each year we raise about £200 through entry fees which goes to the winning team’s chosen charity. The winning team have the pleasure of the prestige for winning the quiz.

In the past I’ve used photo’s of TV Programmes, Album Covers, Company Logos, mini-pops, pictures of sweets, cryptic clues to local towns, anagrams of pop artistes, and photo’s of British landmarks. Some I created myself and some were borrowed from friends outside work. This year my sources have not come up with any new ideas, so I am open to new suggestions.

Can you help please?

Any ideas and suggestions would be grateful, but they have to be reasonably fun to do and something that could appeal to most folk. I'd need say 50 questions over three subjects or 30 questions over five subjects etc

Thanks in advance

fainéant · 10-11-2009, 15:40

Building on the photograph idea, have you considered using just a very small part of a photograph and they have to say what the whole picture is. You can use famous buildings, landscapes, maps, paintings and the like.

oldtimer55 · 10-11-2009, 15:45

This will give you some great ideas

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY8gOErxpQ

tynka bell · 10-11-2009, 16:28

Not sure if this is the sort of thing you are looking for, but I use this site

http://www.quiz-zone.co.uk/

pookabear · 10-11-2009, 18:09

'before they were famous" photos and they have to name the celebrities?

DaisyBumbleroot · 10-11-2009, 18:12

car logos?

d0lphin · 10-11-2009, 18:13

I did a famous dogs section as part of a quiz for work - PM me if you want me to e-mail it to you

pumazooma · 10-11-2009, 21:20

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Originally Posted by d0lphin

I did a famous dogs section as part of a quiz for work - PM me if you want me to e-mail it to you

I did a kind of cryptic dogs one once. I had Jerry Springer (spaniel), Chris Eubank (boxer), A toilet and Sue Lawley for a shitzu, and Hans Christian Anderson, who is of course, a Great Dane

I've also done a drinks one before with Alec Guinness and Karl Lagerfeld among others.

How about pictures of old toys and games like speak and spell and the six million dollar man?

This site does those excel spreadsheets of pictures. Always good for ideas. http://www.quizardry.com/

ElectricWarrior · 11-11-2009, 15:22

Thanks for all your replies

I've got some good ideas from the suggestions and links you've posted so it looks like I'll be able to produce another varied quiz this year.

If anyone else has ideas please feel free to post more.

Cheers

ElectricWarrior · 11-11-2009, 15:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldtimer55

This will give you some great ideas

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY8gOErxpQ

Excellent

By chance in another thread in TV Programmes I included this show in my all time top 5 UK TV Programmes.

"Pickles" springs to mind here

oldtimer55 · 11-11-2009, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElectricWarrior

Excellent

By chance in another thread in TV Programmes I included this show in my all time top 5 UK TV Programmes.

"Pickles" springs to mind here

A brilliant comedy,love every episode.Only thing that comes close is Father Ted.

Shame that there are only two series,now it's been about 5 years since the last one not sure that Craig and Phil will be writing any more?Hope they do though.

To the regiment,I wish I was there.

spookydookey · 11-11-2009, 16:35

a few ideas for u
what about a name that tune quiz
pictures from adverts from tv etc and name the brand or what they are advertising.(past and present)
alternatively pics of famous clothing/perfume brands etc and u have to name what brand it is,dvb=beckhams
riddles that give clues to names of chocolate bars /sweets etc
characters from past tv shows

10-11-2009, 15:04	#1
ElectricWarrior Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Granadaland Services: Virgin V+ Posts: 42	Quiz Ideas wanted Hi Can anyone help? I usually set a quiz for my work colleagues running up to Christmas. The quiz has about 150 questions that hopefully can’t be answered by typing a simple question into Google etc. (prior to the internet boom the quiz started as 100 lyrics from songs). The quiz is issued to all competing office teams and they have about 10 days to collate their answers. Usually the winning team gets about 99% correct so I have to ensure the questions are “fun” but with the odd hard one to find a winner. Each year we raise about £200 through entry fees which goes to the winning team’s chosen charity. The winning team have the pleasure of the prestige for winning the quiz. In the past I’ve used photo’s of TV Programmes, Album Covers, Company Logos, mini-pops, pictures of sweets, cryptic clues to local towns, anagrams of pop artistes, and photo’s of British landmarks. Some I created myself and some were borrowed from friends outside work. This year my sources have not come up with any new ideas, so I am open to new suggestions. Can you help please? Any ideas and suggestions would be grateful, but they have to be reasonably fun to do and something that could appeal to most folk. I'd need say 50 questions over three subjects or 30 questions over five subjects etc Thanks in advance

10-11-2009, 15:40	#2
fainéant Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,369	Building on the photograph idea, have you considered using just a very small part of a photograph and they have to say what the whole picture is. You can use famous buildings, landscapes, maps, paintings and the like.

10-11-2009, 15:45	#3
oldtimer55 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Devon Posts: 497	This will give you some great ideas ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TY8gOErxpQ

10-11-2009, 16:28	#4
tynka bell Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 176	Not sure if this is the sort of thing you are looking for, but I use this site http://www.quiz-zone.co.uk/

10-11-2009, 18:09	#5
pookabear Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	'before they were famous" photos and they have to name the celebrities?

10-11-2009, 18:12	#6
DaisyBumbleroot Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Derby, UK Services: sky for tv, 02 for phone, virgin for internet Posts: 13,808	car logos?

10-11-2009, 18:13	#7
d0lphin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,749	I did a famous dogs section as part of a quiz for work - PM me if you want me to e-mail it to you

11-11-2009, 15:22	#9
ElectricWarrior Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Granadaland Services: Virgin V+ Posts: 42	Thanks for all your replies I've got some good ideas from the suggestions and links you've posted so it looks like I'll be able to produce another varied quiz this year. If anyone else has ideas please feel free to post more. Cheers

11-11-2009, 16:35	#12
spookydookey Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 925	a few ideas for u what about a name that tune quiz pictures from adverts from tv etc and name the brand or what they are advertising.(past and present) alternatively pics of famous clothing/perfume brands etc and u have to name what brand it is,dvb=beckhams riddles that give clues to names of chocolate bars /sweets etc characters from past tv shows