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10 Tips For Writing Great Trivia Questions

In recent months, our content team has written over 20,000 trivia questions in 100s of movies, television programs, video games and celebrities. We thought you might like some advice.

10. You can not please everyone

It is difficult balance between the easy questions (for the casual fan) and difficult (for the die-hards). The casual fan wants to stay with what is in the film, and in the case of DVD. The die-hard want to be asked about the history of the film and its production, and probably has all the dialogues by heart. Be clear what kind fan to want to answer a specific question correctly and get out there. The fact that some people find the questions too easy does not mean that others do not enjoy.

9. Make each question on its own

Make it easy for someone to read your question and get everything you need to answer the question. It's frustrating having to navigate up, down and around to get the context of an incomplete question. Do not just ask the question: "Who hit first, chicken or Pedro? ". Someone will be playing," Who is punching chickens? What movie was THIS? You'll probably get a better acceptance if the question: "The Family Guy, who hits first, the chicken or Pedro?".

8. Make every word count

How much time you scan the subject line of an email in your inbox before deciding to open or trash? 5 seconds tops? The same applies to a question trivial. Ask yourself if a user can scan your question in 5 seconds and get what it is. Make soft question, to the point. Choose a style of writing. Be consistent with your choice of words that you know what you are getting in easily.

7. Review your information

Your mind can play bad past you. You may remember something that did not really happen. Try online resources like Wikipedia and IMDB where you can read what others have said about a movie. Has Of course something that is not there (or confused with another character)? Checking facts is harder for new movies, but definitely worth worth the effort. Remember, people really want that perfect score, and do not want a true trivia aficionado to say bothers you the correct answer was wrong.

6. Know your audience

Who is your question directed to? The horror movie buff? Or the Frat Pack fan? A 15 year old casual film goer? Or a 35 year old avid film fan who's seen every movie a cult director in theaters or on DVD when it comes out? When thinking of trivia questions, be clear who want to answer your question. In this way, you can be sure that it challenges some of those who play, and educate others. It helps if you throw in a fun factoid about your correct answer, which appears after someone has answered your question.

5. Mix it so it never gets predictable

We're talking about the structure and grammar of your question. Let's say you like the video game "Gears of War." What if a chain of 20 questions occurred in you, and each of them began: "In Gears of War, what …". Would not that bored? Moreover, it is likely to enjoy answering the same 20 questions, if each made a little different. Move the game title on the questions at different points. You will have fun reading and playing, right?

4. Stay away from numbers and facts dark fringes

People play for fun, not trivial, for questioning about what just was in a movie or game. So no trivia on that phone number that flashed in the middle of a thriller. Or the room number where the man the bad state of a horror movie. A good way to not be obscure is to write trivia after seeing the film, which in the film. The film will be confirmed the details, but do not study every frame to dredge up facts nobody remembers. If you I can not explain why it is important to the movie, you probably should not do trivia on it.

3. A photo or image can be more than eye candy

There are many a great trivia question hiding behind a photo refers to the film or TV program or game you want to write. If you have a photo you could use, try making a point about the photo (instead of the photo shoot later in the mix as an after thought).

2. Know how you want to be known

Want to be known as the ultimate expert in a specific movie, television, video, actor or celebrity? Or are you a lover of a whole movie genre or pop culture area? If the latter, showing his range with the depth and variety of questions you send. Remember that each question you submit, is developing his reputation in a community of fellow trivia and entertainment fans.

1. Do not write when I feel like

The best questions trivia take life when your brain cells are popping with creative ideas. It's no different to be in the mood for any form of creative writing, and is a story, blog entry, a short novel. Everything good that is worth sharing with others can not be rushed. If you are not working for you, take a break taking a walk. Then get back to it a little later.

Finally, you've read all this but still I have no desire to write trivia questions? Then just do not. You can always just play trivia games instead.
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