IV. Why can’t I just get some trivial pursuit cards and host a Quizzo game myself?

V. What does it take to have my establishment host Quizzo?

VI. Does NTA create currently relevant questions and do they repeat quiz questions?

VII. How do you keep people coming back to Quizzo?

VIII. How long does it take to build a Quizzo crowd?


I. What is Quizzo?

Quizzo, presented by the National Trivia Association is a nationally organized live “game show style” trivia competition. The first version of this game originally started in the early 1990’s in Philadelphia, PA. Since that time, various versions of Quizzo run by dozens of independent hosts have spread across hundreds of bars in the greater Tri State area. Quizzo has been a proven way to increase attendance at restaurant and bars with the average consumer spending anywhere from 15-30% more time per visit and between 10-20% more per check. NTA offers a nationally organized 7 round version of Quizzo covering a wide variety of quiz subjects. Venues host this two hour weekly game in order to draw in consistent audiences who eat and drink while they play. Unlike computer trivia services our game focuses on a high level of crowd involvement in a “team oriented” atmosphere with no equipment purchases necessary. NTA offers centralized tournaments and prizes for Quizzo contestants and has created a full social networking web site which features heavy user interactivity. Quizzo teams may include as many people as requested with the top ten players from each team being eligible for the national tournaments. Simply put, people who participate in NTA’s Quizzo do so religiously every week, providing a significant increase in each establishment’s business during the quiz.

II. Who hosts the game?

Each Quizzo host handles all aspects of administering the quiz and at no time will venue management need to be involved in the process. The Quizzo game runs year round unless a game falls on a holiday which requires the host venue to close. Teams who score win multiple Quizzo games qualify for a tournament in June held at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ

NTA has been writing trivia questions for over 5 years. NTA has hosted over 1,000 live Quizzo games. With over 70 unique questions asked each quiz NTA has researched and created over 100,000 questions. We are commonly asked “where do you get Quizzo questions from”? The answer is NTA spends dozens of hours each week researching periodicals and the internet gathering that diamond in the rough amongst the seemingly endless piles of uninteresting facts.

III. How do NTA’s questions compare to computer trivia games often found in bars?  

Since our company has years of experience dealing with the crowds firsthand, we have an understanding of what works and what doesn't. Our ultimate rule is that questions must be fun. Computer based trivia games tend to have questions that are either “multiple choice” format, poorly phrased or simply not motivating to learn. We use facts that keep people interested. Computer trivia games can be played every day the establishment is open and offers a blind competition where a few people quietly enter their answers with no feedback or discussion taking place. Our game is highly interactive and runs for only 2 hours per week making it an event people specifically come out for. It is common for a venue to pick their worst night and attempt to turn it into a success by adding a trivia night.

IV. What does it take to have my establishment host Quizzo?

If you already run a Pub Trivia Event, NTA can help market your product for free! Your hosts are eligible to use our website to help organize results and promote the game. If you are a venue in need of a trivia night, becoming an NTA Quizzo affiliate is often less than the price of a DJ and can help revive your weakest night. Generally, venues also provide sanctioned prizes such as T shirts or free food to the winning team, while these prizes are highly encouraged as a way to keep people coming back, they are not required as part of the affiliate program.

V. Does NTA create currently relevant questions and do they repeat quiz questions?

NTA writes new questions for each week’s Quizzo, very rarely are questions repeated in the same five year span. Quizzo incorporates current events into each contest. Many trivia sites and local games are outdated and do not include current events. If a celebrity gets caught doing something 'they shouldn't have done’, you can be sure that they have inspired a NTA question. Further we have designed the quiz to keep people interested in current sports, news and entertainment happening as a way of preparing for each week’s quiz.

VI. How do you keep people coming back to Quizzo?

Getting a reaction and keeping the crowd entertained is what Quizzo is all about. Having a combination of funny, easy, tricky, hard, teaser questions makes for a better experience for everyone and separates NTA from all other trivia games. NTA knows people enjoy getting questions right more than they enjoy getting them wrong and thus some questions are made easy on purpose. With teams taking place in a yearlong national competition with desirable national prizes, we create dedicated teams that consistently return each week.

VII. How long does it take to build a Quizzo crowd?

Word of mouth is the key to growing a successful quiz. While advertising can help, until people experience Quizzo for themselves it is a hard thing to explain. Often a new quiz will take anywhere from one month to one year to fully develop, but once that happens, consistently large crowds become loyal patrons. Teams will start off small and then begin to recruit people to handle particular parts of the quiz. Many times these recruits will join up with their friends or co-workers' team after hearing about the Quizzo experience. The bottom line is that Quizzo players become genuinely intrigued with how the game is played and as that happens; teams grow weekly increasing business for the host establishment.