Collins Puzzles - Collins Ultimate Quiz Night: 10,000 easy, medium and hard questions with picture rounds

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What makes a good quiz? A witty and amusing host and a choice of interesting categories are good places to start.

You could combine the hosting talents of Alexander Armstrong and Clive Myrie but you need a great set of questions too. Thats where Collins Ultimate Quiz Night comes in. Weve taken the hassle out of creating the perfect quiz by providing around 10,000 questions, including 30 picture quizzes, on all manner of subjects in an easy-to-use format. Theres something on offer for everyone, too, from easy questions for those taking their first tentative steps from quizzing base camp right up to super-tricky testers for those experienced trivia travellers heading for the highest peaks of general knowledge. Lets get going. The quizzes The book is divided into two parts, each with 250 quizzes.

Half of the quizzes are based on themes ranging from animals to art, food to football, science to soap operas and a whole host of subjects in between. The rest of the quizzes are pot luck and contain a little bit of everything. The quizzes in each part of the book are grouped together depending on how tricky we think they are. The easy ones come first, followed by medium and finally hard.

With a wide range of themes on offer in our easy section, youre bound to find some questions and quizzes easy and others a bit harder. marks the start of the second easy section. Youll get a good general knowledge workout when you tackle our medium quizzes. Youll get a good general knowledge workout when you tackle our medium quizzes.

Classic themes that appeared in the easy section are repeated here, but youll most likely need some extra thinking time to complete the quizzes at this level. The second medium section starts at .

Youll really need to work those little grey cells when you venture into our hard quiz section, so set aside plenty of time. An enthusiasts knowledge would be a definite advantage on some of the themed quizzes. When youve toiled your way through the first section, the second hard section begins at . The answers Answers to each quiz are located at the end of the book.

At the bottom of each quiz, you will find a link that will take you back to the main index or directly to the answers section. Running a quiz When youre running a quiz night, theres a great sense of satisfaction to be had in doing a job well, and a little bit of effort beforehand will go a long way to making sure that your quiz goes without a hitch. Plan: consider how many questions you want to ask in the time available, making sure you leave enough thinking time between questions. Once youve done that, pick a good range of subjects so that theres something for everyone. Rehearse: Go through all the questions youre going to be asking beforehand, checking any potentially tricky pronunciations and making sure your timings work. Note down all the questions (notes look better in a quiz environment than reading from a book) and answers.

Every effort has been made to ensure that all the answers in Collins Ultimate Quiz Night are correct. Despite our best endeavours, mistakes may still appear. If you see an answer youre not sure is right, or if you think theres more than one possible answer, then do check. Paper and writing implements: make sure you prepare enough sheets of paper for everyone to write on, including scrap paper, and have plenty of pens to hand for those who need them. Prizes: everyone likes a prize. No matter how small, its best to have one on offer.

Good luck! We hope you enjoy Collins Ultimate Quiz Night.

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