Five most popular trivia categories

Trivia events have become popular over the years. To beat the weekend blues and boredom, one wishes to attend a trivia event. It either could be a pub or bar trivia or held in churches, schools or corporate venues to promote fundraising. Whatever it may be, the element of fun, socializing, dining, wining and winning attractive prizes is what lures us. One element that is the most important to make an amazing trivia event is the questions. There are many categories to buy trivia packs from. We list below the five most popular trivia categories

1. Movie trivia-general movie trivia is one trivia category that is very popular. Almost everyone loves watching movies. The old and modern movie trivia makes it engaging the participants to know which team has answered it correctly. You can play either a song or a clip from a movie and as the teams to answer the movie name. To make it a little tougher you can play background music or dialogues from the movie and ask the teams to identify the movie.

2. Music trivia- most people listen to music so if you stick to the latest general musical hits, this category of trivia will make a great option. You can choose any music category such as hip-hop, pop, classical, country, Broadway etc. It is always safe to select mixed categories as those appeals to almost all the people. However, if you want to choose specific category make sure the target audience would be comfortable for it. For example, if the trivia is based on 90’s music, it definitely will not relate to the elderly people. This makes it a bad experience for them and would not keep them engaged. They would probably not want to attend your next trivia event.

3. General knowledge- This could mean trivia’s from miscellaneous general knowledge topics. It could be brain busters, did you know, food trivia, games and toys trivia, difficult acronyms trivia, trivia on the year 2020, random questions on the current news etc. remember to keep the questions neither very tough nor very easy

4. Sports trivia- all round sports trivia questions make for a great trivia category. Sports is a favorite of many. If the target audience is more of a football freak, you can choose only football as the theme. A specific spots like hockey, baseball, tennis or an amalgamation of sports can be a good option. However, avoid too many questions based on records and figures as not all remember numbers accurately.

5. Slogan and business trivia-you can choose slogans and famous one-liner of popular brands and products and ask the teams to identify the brand name. You can also create a trivia quiz on popular slogans, advertising slogans and taglines.

The above-mentioned popular trivia categories are a hit at most trivia events. The masses are generally more inclined to studying these topics and show interest in it. If the trivia quiz packs are engaging, you sure are able to bring the participants back for your next trivia event.