Trivia

[Bogie]

So, I may end up having to host a "Trivia Night" at a place here...
 
Sounds kinda cool, until you start looking into the mechanics of it... I figure I'll have the questions on screen, and they'll be multiple guess... But how to tally points? I think I can buy a few different Trivial Pursuit sets to get enough material, but how do you keep track of who is ahead in a timely fashion?

[castle key]

I was the trivia host at an event a few months ago.

Ten tables playing as teams.

Twenty total questions.

Each team writes their answer and assigns a value of 0 - 10

Correct answers gain the wagered value and incorrect loses the wagered value.

Cumulative total wins.

[AZRedhawk44]

Maybe see if there's an Android / Apple app you can use.  It would likely provide the questions and answers, as well as tally points for the session.

[HankB]

Trivia games can be fun . . . but as soon as the categories veer into things like Rap Music, Reality TV Shows, Soccer Stars, or CNN/MSNBC news anchors, that's my cue to get up and go get myself a sandwich.

[Bogie]

Trying to sort through the apps today. So many seem geared for "play against the online community" or something similar. Ideally, I'd like to have a "room" set up where people can log in with their phones, and send answers, and then have it keep score...
 
I'll let you know if I find something simple and useful.

[T.O.M.]

My older son (a college senior) does trivia night at a really cool bar near campus once a week.  It's a combination bar and book store.  Anyways, each week trivia has a theme (Star Wars night, military night, etc.)  Each team (up to 6 people) gets a small white board and dry erase markers to write down answers.  Two people run the event...the MC/judge a d the score keeper.  MC reads the question, calls each team to show their answer, and scores them up or down.  Score keeper has a large white board with the team names written on it, and he tracks correct answers.  Winner has most correct answers.  Ties are handled with sudden death questions.  Nightly winner gets a gift certificate.  Top ten teams for the semester were invited to champions night, with overall winning team getting $500.  Bar makes a lot of money on beer and bar food on trivia nights.

[charby]

I have hosted several trivia nights at various businesses. I have found out that a google spreadsheet is what works best for me for keeping track of scores.. Writing questions suck too, I find out they are either too easy or too hard. I don't like multiple choice, best to go with one answer.