Organising a Trivia Night

Pick a suitable date and venue

Write or approach local businesses for donations as prizes

Have a reliable, articulate M.C

Advertise the event

Usually 8 – 10 people per table

People bring own drinks and nibblies

Set a price about $10 per person (maybe less for children/students attending)

Make up a pack for each table containing (place in a plastic sleeve)

- An envelope to place money for entry to be collected at the end of the first round (place a

sticker/label on it

- Enough answer sheets for the number of round you wish to have (8 is usually enough)

- List of the topics for the rounds or have this displayed on a data projector

- The pre-round sheet (to be handed up at the end of round 4)

- A joker card (table nominates the round they wish to make their Joker round and receive double

points for that round)

- A small garbage bag for rubbish

You will require a 3-4 people to mark the answers while the next round is happening.

Display the scores and announce at the end of round 4 and then at the end or if using a data projector

display as often as you can.

Arrange a couple of games at the end of Round 4 – heads ‘n’ tails; make a paper plane and fly them across

the room (the furthest wins a prize); mini- basketball.

Have tea and coffee available and maybe a light supper.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS1. R_ _ _ _ _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _ _

2. T_ _ _ _ O_ M_ _ _ _ _ G_ _ _ _

3. T_ _ S_ _ _ _ F_ _ _ _ _ R_ _ _ _ _

_ _4. T_ _ L_ _ _, T_ _ W_ _ _ _ A_ _ T_

_ W_ _ _ _ _ _ _5. C_ _ _ _ _ _ _’_ W_ _

6. A C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _

7. L_ _ _ _ _ W_ _ _ _

8. G_ _ _ _ E_ _ _ A_ _ H_ _

9. O_ _ _ _ _ T_ _ _ _

10. M_ _ _ _ _ _

11. P_ _ _ _ _ M_ _ _ _

12. W_ _ _ _ T_ _ W_ _ _ T_ _ _ _ _ _ A_

_13. G_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M_ _ _

14. A_ _ _ O_ G_ _ _ _ G_ _ _ _ _

15. T_ _ V_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R_ _ _ _ _

CHILDREN’S BOOKS – ANSWERS

1. ROBINSON CRUSOE

2. TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE

3. THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

4. THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE

5. CHARLOTTE’S WEB

6. A CHRISTMAS CAROL

7. LITTLE WOMEN

8. GREEN EGGS AND HAM

9. OLIVER TWIST

10. MATILDA

11. POSSUM MAGIC

12. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

13. GOODNIGHT MOON

14. ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

15. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT

NRL COACHES (This would need to be checked each season)

Match the coach to his team.NEIL HENRY, CRAIG BELLAMY, BRAD ARTHUR, MICK POTTER, ANTHONY GIRFFIN, DES HASLER, PAUL McGREGOR, IVAN CLEARY, WAYNE BENNETT, RICKY STUART, JAMES SHEPHERD, GEOFF TOOVEY, ANDREW McFADDEN, PAUL GREEN, MICHAEL MAGUIRE, MICK POTTER, TRENT ROBINSONBRISBANE BRONCOS __________________________

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS __________________________

CANBERRA RAIDERS __________________________

CRONULLA SHARKS __________________________

GOLD COAST TITANS _________________________

MANLY SEA EAGLES __________________________

MELBOURNE STORM __________________________

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS __________________________

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS __________________________

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS __________________________

PARRAMATTA EELS __________________________

PENRITH PANTHERS __________________________

ST GEORGE DRAGONS __________________________

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS __________________________

SYDNEY ROOSTERS __________________________

WEST TIGERS _________________________

NRL COACHES ANSWERS

BRISBANE BRONCOS ANTHONY GIRFFIN

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS DES HASLER

CANBERRA RAIDERS RICKY STUART

CRONULLA SHARKS JAMES SHEPHERD

GOLD COAST TITANS NEIL HENRY

MAYLY SEA EAGLES GEOFF TOOVEY

MELBOURNE STORM CRAIG BELLAMY

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS WAYNE BENNETT

NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS ANDREW McFADDEN

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS PAUL GREEN

PARRAMATTA EELS BRAD ARTHUR

PENRITH PANTHERS IVAN CLEARY

ST GEORGE DRAGONS PAUL McGREGOR

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS MICHAEL MAGUIRE

SYDNEY ROOSTERS TRENT ROBINSON

WEST TIGERS MICK POTTER

MOVIES – MATCH THE SONGS A Whole New World, If I didn’t have you, Let it Go, I Will Always Love You, Stayin Alive, Summer Lovin’, Beyond the Sea, Unchained Melody, My Heart Will Go On, Over the Rainbow, The Circle of Love, I’m a Believer , Candy Man, What I’ve Done

1. THE BODYGUARD

2. THE LION KING

3. TITANIC

4. ALADDIN

5. GHOST

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ

7. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

8. MONSTER’S INC

9. FINDING NEMO

10. FROZEN

11.

12. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

13. TRANSFORMERS

14. GREASE

15. SHREK

MOVIES – MATCH THE SONGS ANSWERS

THE BODYGUARD I Will Always Love You

THE LION KING The Circle of Love

TITANIC My Heart Will Go On

ALADDIN A Whole New World

GHOST Unchained Melody

THE WIZARD OF OZ Over the Rainbow

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Stayin Alive

MONSTER’S INC If I didn’t have you

FINDING NEMO Beyond the Sea

FROZEN Let it Go

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Candy Man

TRANSFORMERS What I’ve Done

GREASE Summer Lovin’

SHREK I’m a Believer

Quote Word Rank - Movie

'Frankly my dear, I don't give a _____.' 1. Gone with the Wind

'I'm going to make him an _____ he can't refuse.' 2. The Godfather'You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a

_____. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.'

3. On the Waterfront

'Toto, I've a feeling we're not in _____ anymore.' 4. The Wizard of Oz'Here's looking at you, _____.' 5. Casablanca'Go ahead, make my _____.' 6. Sudden Impact

'All right Mr. _____, I'm ready for my close-up.' 7. Sunset Boulevard

'May the _____ be with you.' 8. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope

'Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a _____ night.' 9. All About Eve'You _____ to me?' 10. Taxi Driver

'What we've got here is failure to _____.' 11. Cool Hand Luke'I love the smell of _____ in the morning.' 12. Apocalypse Now

'Love means never having to say you're _____.' 13. Love Story

'The stuff that _____ are made of.' 14. The Maltese Falcon

'E.T. _____ home.' 15. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

'They call me _____ Tibbs!' 16. In the Heat of the Night

'_____.' 17. Citizen Kane'Made it, Ma! Top of the _____.' 18. White Heat

'I'm as _____ as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' 19. Network'Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful _____.' 20. Casablanca

'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice _____.'

21. The Silence of the Lambs

'_____. James _____.' 22. Dr. No

'There's no place like _____.' 23. The Wizard of Oz

'I AM big! It's the _____ that got small!' 24. Sunset Boulevard

'Show me the _____!' 25. Jerry Maguire

Quote Word Rank - Movie

'Why don't you come up _____ and see me?' 26. She Done Him Wrong

'I'm _____ here! I'm _____ here!' 27. Midnight Cowboy'Play it, Sam. Play 'As _____ Goes By'.' 28. Casablanca

'You can't handle the _____!' 29. A Few Good Men'I want to be _____.' 30. Grand Hotel

'After all, _____ is another day!' 31. Gone With the Wind'Round up the usual _____.' 32. Casablanca

'I'll have what she's _____.' 33. When Harry Met Sally

'You know how to _____, don't you Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.'

34. To Have and Have Not

'You're gonna need a _____ boat.' 35. Jaws'_____? We ain't got no _____! We don't need no _____! I

don't have to show you any stinking _____!'36. The Treasure of the

Sierra Madre'I'll be _____.' 37. The Terminator

'Today I consider myself the _____ man on the face of the Earth.'

38. The Pride of the Yankees

'If you _____ it, he will come.' 39. Field of Dreams'Mama always said life was like a box of _____. You never

know what you're gonna get.' 40. Forrest Gump

'We rob _____.' 41. Bonnie and Clyde'_____.' 42. The Graduate

'We'll always have _____.' 43. Casablanca'I see _____ people.' 44. The Sixth Sense

'_____! Hey _____!' 45. A Streetcar Named Desire

'Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the _____. We have the stars.' 46. Now, Voyager'_____. _____. Come back!' 47. Shane

'Well, nobody's _____.' 48. Some Like It Hot'It's _____! It's _____!' 49. Frankenstein

'Houston, we have a _____.' 50. Apollo 13

TREASURE HUNT

One person at each table stands up and the table has to produce the following items. If the table is unable to produce the item they sit down. The last person standing wins for their table. Prize could be a block of chocolate to share or 5 points for their table.

- Wallet or purse- Hair brush- A key ring with more than 5 keys on it- Android phone- Lead pencil- Woolworths everyday rewards card- Nail file- USB stick- Perfume- Lip balm-

SPORT

1. Name the Japanese soccer player who played for Western Sydney Wanderers in

2014?

Answer: Shinji Ono

2. Name 2 sports where you hit a ball with a racquet, not a bat?

Answer: Tennis, Squash, Table Tennis, Badminton

3. How many teams are in the NRL?

Answer: 16

4. Name 5 of the positions in a netball team?

Answer: Goal Shooter; Goal Attack; Wing Attack; Centre; Wing Defence; Goal

Defence; Goal Keeper

5. Name 3 Olympic water sports?

Answer: Swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, canoeing, kayaking, rowing,

sailing, triathlon, water polo.

6. Name 4 NRL teams that are not from NSW?

Answer: NZ Warriors, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans, Nth Qld Cowboys,

Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders.

7. What are the colours of the Olympic Rings?

Answer: Black, White, Red, Yellow And Green.

8. Are there six, nine or eleven players in a Ice Hockey Team?

Answer: Six.

9. In what sport is the Goalie the only player allowed to catch the ball?

Answer: Soccer.

10. In which sport is the Davis Cup awarded?

Answer: Tennis.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Spaghetti originally came from which country??

Answer: Italy

2. Which of these is not a sign of the zodiac? A) Capricorn; B) Unicorn; C) Libra;

D) Leo

Answer: Unicorn

3. Which has the most sides? A) Square; B) Triangle; C) Octagon; D) Hexagon

Answer: C Octagon

4. Which of these is green? A) Ruby; B) Sapphire; C) Emerald; D) Diamond

Answer: C Emerald

5. What shape is in the middle of the Japanese Flag?

Answer: Circle

6. What is a greenhouse usually made of?

Answer: Glass.

7. The Roman Numeral ‘L’ signifies which number?

Answer: 50.

8. What does the ‘e’ stand for in e-mail?

Answer: Electronic.

9. How many sides do 12 separate triangles have?

Answer: 36.

10. Who or what is a praying mantis?

Answer: An insect.

MOVIES

1. Johnny Castle is the character in what movie?

Answer: Dirty Dancing - Patrick Swayze

2. In The Jungle Book what sort of creature was Baloo?

Answer: A Bear

3. Which park is the name of a Steven Spielberg movie?

Answer: Jurassic.

4. What 3 movies are part of Baz Luhmann’s ‘Red Curtain Trilogy’?

Answer: Strictly Ballroom, Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge

5. Which cowboy was Buzz Lightyear’s rival?

Answer: Woody

6. What Australian movie includes the phrase ‘Tell him he’s dreaming’?

Answer: The Castle.

7. Simba’s Pride was the sequel to which movie??

Answer: The Lion King

8. Who plays Forrest Gump’s mother in the movie Forrest Gump?

Answer: Sally Field

9. Which is the first Walt Disney animated classic to be produced in full – colour? Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

10. Which was the first animated film to be nominated for an Oscar? Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Toy Story

Answer: Beauty and the Beast

RELIGION

1. What is the name of the second book in the Bible?

Answer: Exodus

2. On which day did God create animals? Answer: On the sixth day

3. How many people were at the Last Supper? Answer: 13

4. In the Church seasons the season before Christmas is called?Answer: Advent

5. What is the seventh commandment of the Ten Commandments?Answer: Thou shalt not kill

6. How many sacraments are there in the Catholic Church? Answer: 7

7. Who wore the coat of many colors? Answer: Joseph

8. Who were Mary’s parentsAnswer: Saint Joachim and Saint Anne

9. What is the first day of Holy Week known as? Answer: Palm Sunday

10. What is the stage before full sainthood? Answer: Beatification

COMPUTERS AND GAMING

1. What is the network that links computers all over the world.?

Answer: The Internet

2. What does M stand for in CD-Rom?

Answer: Memory.

3. What is stored in MP3 files?

Answer: Music

4. Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what?

Answer: Apple iPod

5. Which of the following is not a method of accessing the web? DSL; ISDN; CPU;

Modem.

Answer: CPU.

6. The capacity of your computer is measured in?

Answer: Gigabytes.

7. What year did the original playstation hit the stores?

Answer: 1995

8. In the game Tekken what kind of animal is Roger

Answer: Kangaroo

9. . What is Mario’s occupation in the Mario Bros Game?

Answer: Plumber.

10. Prince of Persia, Lego- The Hobbit, Guitar Hero, Minecraft, Dragon Ball, Naruto

are all games played on what console?

Answer: XBox

GEOGRAPHY

1 What is the capital of France?

Answer: Paris

2 What mountain did Sir Edmund Hillary climb?

Answer: Mount Everest

3 What is the largest city in Scotland?

Answer: Glasgow.

4 Which sea does the river Nile flow into?

Answer: The Mediterranean.

5 Which is the odd one out? Australia, China, Asia, North America

Answer: China (the others are continents)

6 What divides the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere?

Answer: The Equator

7. Which is the world’s smallest country?

Answer: The Vatican in Rome.

8. What is the second largest city in New South Wales?

Answer: Newcastle

9. Which is longer the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef?

Answer: The Great Barrier Reef

10. Copenhagen is the capital of which country?

Answer: Denmark

BACK TO SCHOOL

1. What is the verb in this sentence ‘ Fred sleeps on the couch’?

Answer: Sleeps

2. What are the three primary colours?

Answer: Red, Blue and Yellow

3. How many elements are listed on a standard periodic table?

Answer: 118.

4. In what continent is the country if Bhutan?

Answer: Asia

5. Which country is sometimes referred to as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’?

Answer: Japan

6. What is the floral emblem of Australia?

Answer: Wattle

7. How many square metres are there in a hectare?

Answer: 10,000

8. Which country has the second largest population in the world?

Answer: India

9. What is the square of 11?

Answer: 121

10. Which country produces the most gold?

Answer: South Africa

ENTERTAINMENT

1. Who hosts Ten's lifestyle show The Living Room

Answer: Amanda Keller

2. Name the judges on The Voice Kids?

Answer: Mel B, Benji & Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem

3. Which insurance company ran a campaign around the romance of Rhonda and

Ketut?

Answer: AAMI

4. Which Australian actor was part of large-scale advertising campaigns for ANZ

bank?

Answer: Simon Baker

5. Which famous chef shortened his recipes from 30 minutes to 15 minutes and made

two separate series out of it?

Answer: Jamie Oliver

6. What was the name of the television show that first aired in 1966 where the star of

the show was a kangaroo?

Answer: Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

7. Name the series that debuted in 1976 and centred around the lives of a typical

Australian family during the Second World War

Answer: The Sullivans

8. The Australian version of "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" was first hosted by whom?

Answer: Eddie McGuire

9. Who replaced Melissa Doyle as co-host of Sunrise? Answer: Samantha Armytage

10. Liam, Niall,Zayn, Louis and Harry are all part of which band? Answer: One direction

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