In my quizzing I have a little dilemma in the sense that I really enjoy music rounds, but because a) I have a very narrow knowledge of certain eras and b) I usually quiz in small teams, they always end up costing us in the placings. It is a very difficult thing to improve upon and even though I have tried, and improved marginally, it is always going to be a weak area in any quiz I do.
But last week I found a quiz with a pretty perfect solution. Separate it!
At half time in the quiz I now aim to attend regularly on Thursdays, they play 15 tracks in which you have to name the artist and the winning team gets a bottle of wine. Ideal! Doesn't count for the normal quiz yet I can still play a music quiz which I enjoy.
And the evidence was greater than ever this week. Had the 15 point music round counted in the main quiz (out of 54) lour placing would have fell dramatically.
A great idea! Gives every team a chance of winning something and keeps the main quiz as just that....a quiz!
Redtooth do that in our local quiz at the Ring O'Bells West Kirby. Last month we happened to have a music expert with us and won the bottle of wine! But usually we are happy that the music is not included in the main quiz.
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