Raise the quids with a quiz
An easy answer to the
Great Daffodil Appeal
Love a bit of trivia? You can support the Great Daffodil
Appeal by hosting a quiz night and charging an entry fee.
You could offer some of the money as a prize. Below are
other ideas for making the most of your quiz.
Play around with rounds
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Juggle the scores with a ‘joker’ option. Teams select their
favourite round in advance. Any points they're awarded
during that round are doubled.
Give out sheets for picture or connection rounds to
keep teams entertained during breaks.
Add a topical round, such as Easter egg brands, or
questions about your audience’s shared interests,
such as baking or golf.
Feed body and mind with a tasting round (eg 'Guess
the crisp flavour'. Remember to check for allergies
beforehand).
Have a tie-break question ready with the closest guess
winning overall (eg 'How tall is the Eiffel Tower in metres?'
Answer: 324m).
Get quizzy with it
Why not start or round off your quiz with questions relating
to the Great Daffodil Appeal? For example:
The daffodil is also known by which name?
• Narcissus
• Prometheus
• Heracles In what subjects did Marie Curie win her two Nobel Prizes?
• Chemistry and Peace
• Physics and Chemistry
• Literature and Physics
Which poet is famous for writing a poem commonly known
as 'Daffodils' (aka 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud')?
• Alfred Lord Tennyson
• John Keats
• William Wordsworth
Correct answer
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What you might need (apart from inspiration!)
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Answer sheets and spare pens.
Any handouts and props for special rounds.
Tables, chairs and perhaps a microphone.
Gift Aid form and a box to collect entry fees.
Regular reminders to switch off phones.
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Question your questions
You can find all sorts of questions online, or even whole quizzes,
by searching for 'free quiz questions'. Avoiding using the same
style of question for every round (eg 'What is...?' or 'When did...?).
Consider approaching subjects in a novel and interesting way.
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Music: read out song lyrics or play intros and ask people to
guess the song.
Film: read out taglines and quotes, or show still shots and
get people to guess the movie.
History: ask about events that happened together,
(eg 'Which two literary giants died on the same day as JFK?'
Answer: C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley).
Jump into the role of quizmaster and
charge £5 per person taking part
Thank you and please don’t
forget to send in your money