Getting started
1. Choose a date and venue 3. Shout it from the rooftops Pubs and social clubs are great locations Use the posters enclosed in this pack for a Mighty Quiz with ready-made to promote your event or make your audiences. Or why not host it at home or own using our poster builder: at work? Once you’ve found a venue, pick themightyquiz.org/tools. a date. You can also create and share images on social media using the hashtag 2. Round up the troops #TheMightyQuiz. You may have already approached your friends, family or colleagues for support Set up your own event on Facebook, invite in organising your event but if not, now is your friends to come and post updates a good time to get people involved. as you gather prizes and develop your challenge rounds to pique interest.
4. Plan your event You may wish to speak to local businesses Make your quiz one to remember by about your Mighty Quiz to see if they can planning all the details that will make donate any prizes or even sponsor your it a huge success. With a raft of questions, event. If you need a letter of authority, puzzles and challenges to choose from, please get in touch with us. you can make the Mighty Quiz your own. We’ve included some in this pack, but 6. Host your Mighty Quiz you can download more from Watch all your hard work pay off! If you themightyquiz.org/downloads have a few tickets left to sell, give your or come up with your own! Mighty Quiz one last plug on social media. We’d love to see photos and Selling tickets for your quiz is the easiest videos from your event – share them way to fundraise. If you have 10 teams of on social media using the hashtag five people, who each donate £5 to take #TheMightyQuiz or tweet us part, you’ll raise an incredible £250! @ARUKNews.
5. Pick your props and prizes The type of quiz you host will determine the props you need. If you decide to include our challenge rounds, check which materials are needed.
Building your Mighty Quiz
Assemble the rounds you’d like to use, add the intro sheet to the top, and you’ll have a running order for your Mighty Quiz.
Quiz Rounds Scoring We’ve included some fun Q&A rounds Quizmasters also need to plan when in your pack – there are different music teams will swap sheets and mark their rounds depending on whether you can answers – a score sheet is included in play music at your Mighty Quiz. You your pack. We recommend scoring after can also have a go at creating your each round so you can update teams own round using our template from with how they’re doing to encourage themightyquiz.org/downloads. a little competition!
Puzzles Everyone loves a picture round. To make it a little more challenging, we’ve made a puzzle sheet instead that you can hand out at the start of your quiz.
Challenges Along with the standard quiz rounds in this pack, there are some fun challenge rounds you can include to make your quiz extra mighty! You can check out other challenges online at themightyquiz.org/downloads.
Let your imagination run wild and make your Mighty Quiz as challenging or as off-the-wall as you like!
Joker Wipe out Teams can choose one quiz round as Quizmasters can also designate any their ‘joker’ by ticking the joker box on standard Q&A round as a ‘wipe out’ round their answer sheet. That team’s score for – tick the ‘wipe out’ box on that question the round is doubled. Each team can only sheet as a reminder. On wipe out rounds, play their joker once. The intro sheet also correct answers are worth double points, has an explanation for using the optional blank answers get no points, but if a joker round. team get any answers wrong, they do not score any points for that round.
Fundraising Tips Turn pennies into pounds with these top tips:
Ticket Price Raffle Firstly, set the suggested donation for Host a raffle with prizes donated from people to take part – we recommend £5 local businesses. See if you can get a per person. meal for two at a local restaurant or a stay at a hotel. Smaller prizes like a bottle Sweepstake of wine or box of chocolates are always a winner too! You could charge £1−£5 per Use the sweepstake poster available at raffle ticket depending on the prizes. themightyquiz.org/downloads. Simply choose the winning number and cut off the corner of the poster. Invite your Bake sale or pudding auction Mighty quizzers to write their name Bake some tasty treats and sell them against a number and pay a donation during a break, or auction off a range of (suggest £2 per guess). puddings! Ask your friends and family to donate their delicious homemade goods.
Collect loose change Bring a collection tin to encourage donations on the day – the bar is the perfect location if you’re hosting your Mighty Quiz in a pub.
Cheater’s fine Tell teams that they’ll receive a fine if they’re caught using their phone and ask them for an extra donation when they get caught.
Pay-to-play games Fundraising Materials You can add these fun activities in the You can order t-shirts, balloons, breaks between quiz rounds. Ask players collections tins and other fundraising for a donation (suggest £1) to take part materials from our website: and don’t forget prizes! alzheimersresearchuk.org/supporter- orders. • £1 roll The aim of the game is to roll a coin If you’re one of our Corporate Partners, nearest to a bottle without hitting it to please get in touch with your ARUK win. Clearly mark the start line, with contact or Account Manager if you need the bottle positioned about 5m away. more materials.
• Lucky balloons Blow up a range of opaque or dark balloons and place glitter in one. Number each balloon and ask people to pick a number. Pop the balloon to reveal whether they’ve won.
• Heads or tails Get everyone up and on their feet. Ask them to choose ‘heads’ (shown by putting their hands on their head) or ‘tails’ (shown by putting their hands on their bottom). The Quizmaster will toss a coin and call out the result. Those who choose the winning side remain standing. The others must sit down and have been eliminated. This continues until you have a ‘last man standing’ who is crowned the winner.
Cash in on your success The money you raise from your Mighty Quiz will take us one step closer to defeating dementia. Thank you!
Here’s how you can send in your donations:
Pay online Visit www.themightyquiz.org and click on the Donate button.
Send a cheque Send a cheque payable to Alzheimer’s Research UK to Freepost RSLX–LGUY–BZSU, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Partridges Fulfilment, 6-8 Bradfield Road, Finedon Road Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 4HB. Please include a note with the reference TMQ1 and your name and address so that we know it’s from you.
If you’re one of our Corporate Partners – pay in your usual way!
We have the power to defeat dementia There is currently no cure for any of the brain diseases that cause dementia. Your donation will enable researchers to look for new ways to tackle these diseases and offer hope to millions of individuals and families whose lives are affected by dementia.
Quiz Round Round: Wipeout: General Knowledge
Questions Answers
Q1. Salty and sweet are two of the five tastes. A1. Bitter, Sour, Umami. Name the other three.
Q2. Which is the most densely populated borough of New York that contains Times Square, Wall Street and A2. Manhattan. Grand Central Station?
Q3. What is the name of the offspring of a male A3. A mule. donkey and a female horse?
Q4. Which fictional undead beings are prominent in A4. Zombie. the folk legends of Haiti?
Q5. What is the term for a stretch of coast or shoreline A5. A port. that contains more than one harbour?
Q6. Which world-famous magazine was first published in 1886 as a literary magazine that published short A6. Cosmopolitan. stories and poems and is now a women’s magazine focusing on fashion and beauty?
Q7. Which insect makes a noise by rubbing its hind A7. Grasshopper. legs together?
Q8. The name of which famous group of Japanese A8. Kamikaze. pilots translates as “divine wind”?
Q9. Which DIY tool comes in ‘Flat-head’, ‘Phillips’ and A9. Screwdriver. ‘Frearson’ varieties?
A10. They are all alcoholic drinks. Clarification: Sours, Q10. What theme ties all of the previous answers Manhattan, Moscow Mule, Zombie, Port, Cosmopolitan, together? Grasshopper, Kamikaze, Screwdriver.
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Quiz Round Music Intros Round with
Round: Wipeout:
Setup 1. The playlist can be found at themightyquiz.org/musicround.
2. Pause the song to stop it before the lyrics begin! The track list below gives you the times to pause the songs.
3. Play each song twice, to give teams enough time to have a guess. Scoring Teams must correctly name the artist and song to get a point – no half points!
Tracks & Pause Times Q1. Rolling Stones – Start Me Up – 00:14
Q2. Drake – Too Good – 00:15
Q3. Bauer – Harlem Shake – 00:13
Q4. Nirvana – Come as You Are – 00:15
Q5. Girls Aloud – Sound of the Underground – 00:08
Q6. Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – 00:16
Q7. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water – 00:16
Q8. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody – 00:16
Q9. Muse – Stockholm Syndrome – 00:15
Q10. Adele – Someone like you – 00:13
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Quiz Round Round: Wipeout: Music Knowledge Questions Answers Q1. Which of these is currently the highest selling A1. Queen – Greatest Hits (6,120,000.) Next closest album of all time in the UK? ABBA – Gold, Adele – 21, is Abba Gold with just under 5 and a half million. Queen – Greatest Hits, Michael Jackson – Thriller, Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Q2. Name the artist and song from these lyrics: A2. Pulp – Common People. She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge / She studied sculpture at Saint Martin’s College / That’s where I / Caught her eye. Q3. Members of the bands The Yardbirds and Band A3. Led Zeppelin. Page was from the Yardbirds, John of Joy went on to form which internationally famous Bonham and Robert Plant were from Band of Joy. John super group? Paul Jones had been a session artist up until that point. Q4. Name the artist and song from these lyrics: A4. Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up. We’re no strangers to love / you know the rules and so do I / A full commitment’s what I’m thinking of / You wouldn’t get this from another guy. Q5. How do you play an instrument known as a Lur? A5. Blow it. It is a Viking horn that was used to sound Do you pluck it, hit it, strum it or blow it? war calls. Sounds a bit like a vuvuzela. Q6. Name the artist and song from these lyrics: A6. Rihanna – Work. Dry! Me a desert him / No time to have you lurking / Him a-go act like he don’t like it / You know I dealt with you the nicest / Nobody touch me, you the righteous / Nobody text me in a crisis. Q7. Which of these Sam Smith singles did not reach A7. Lay Me Down – it only reached 46 when it was number 1 in the UK charts upon its original release? originally released in 2013. It was later re-released in Money on My Mind, Lay Me Down, Writing’s on the Wall, 2015 and went to No.1. or Stay With Me. Q8. Name the artist and song from these lyrics: A8. Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer. You could have a steam train / if you just lay down your tracks / you could have an aeroplane flying / if you bring your blue sky back / all you do is call me / I’ll be anything you need. Q9. Not including Michael Jackson, name two other A9. Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy. Clarification: members of the Jackson 5. Randy Jackson, the youngest Jackson boy became a member when Jermaine temporarily left the group. Q10. Name the artist and song from these lyrics: A10. Smash Mouth – All Star. Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me / I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed / She was looking kinda dumb with her finger and her thumb / in the shape of a ‘L’ on her forehead.
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Quiz Round Round: Wipeout: Wine, Band or Kids’ TV?
Teams must figure out if the name is either abrand of wine, the name of a music act or the name of a children’s TV show…
Questions Answers Q1. Bugaloos. A1. Children’s TV show. Clarification: It was a psychedelic American sing-a-long show that ran from 1970–1972.
Q2. Big Pecker. A2. Wine. Clarification: They are a Florida-based wine company that since 2006 have been producing Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays. Q3. Moondial. A3. Children’s TV show. Clarification: a super creepy 80s children’s drama about a girl who travels back in time using a moondial (like a sundial but using the moon instead). Q4. Heavy Pink Insulator. A4. Band. Clarification: Detroit-based punk rock band from the early 90s.
Q5. Mummy’s Time Out. A5. Wine. Clarification: They are a company that produce a broad range of wines, including another selection called Dad’s Day Off. Q6. Virgin Prunes. A6. Band. Clarification: They were a 70s Irish post-punk band.
Q7. Plungerhead. A7. Wine. Clarification: A Californian wine company that make Cabernet Sauvignons and Zinfandels (also known as Primitivos). Q8. Middle Sister. A8. Wine. Clarification: It is a company that is inspired by the pop-psychology theory that middle children are always more free-spirited and unique than their siblings apparently. Q9. Boohbah. A9. Children’s TV Show. Clarification: seriously unsettling children’s TV show from Anne Wood, who also created Tellytubbies and In the Night Garden. Q10. Exploding Boy. A10. Band. Clarification: 1980s new-wave band from Sweden.
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Quiz Round Round: Wipeout: Entertainment
Questions Answers Q1. Which Harry Potter novel has sold the A1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – 107 most copies? million copies. Next one is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince on 65 million. Q2. Disney Animation Studios famously never released A2. The Rescuers Down Under (1990). sequels to their films into cinemas, instead they went straight to VHS or DVD. Currently, which film is the only one to break this tradition? Q3. Which two very famous long-running non-fiction A3. Blue Peter and Grandstand. BBC TV shows started within five days of each other in 1958? One of them is still going to this day, the other finished in 2007. Q4. According to the Broadcasters’ Audience Research A4. Eastenders – 25 December 1986, Den serves Angie Board, which TV show holds the record for having the with divorce papers, 30.15 million viewers. highest viewing figures for an episode ever in UK televi- sion history? Q5. Which famous character have all of these actors A5. Sherlock Holmes. portrayed in either TV or film? Ian McKellen, Johnny Lee Miller, Robert Downey Jr., Rupert Everett, Basil Rathbone.
Q6. The Bronte sisters were all well-known novelists A6. Charlotte, Emily, Anne. and poets. Can you name all three of them? Q7. Which film was released first? Armageddon or A7. Deep Impact (8th May 1998). Deep Impact? Armageddon (1st July 1998). Q8. The TV hosts Ant and Dec started their rise to fame A8. PJ and Duncan (Ant was PJ, Dec was Duncan) in the children’s show Byker Grove. What were their – they also had a short-lived pop career using these characters’ names? names. Their biggest hit was ‘Let’s Get Ready to Rumble. Q9. In the TV series Game of Thrones there is an event A9. Joffrey Baratheon, Robb Stark, Stannis Baratheon, called the War of the Five Kings. Name the five kings Balon Greyjoy, Renly Baratheon. (There is one theory involved. that the fifth king is not Renly, but Mance Rayder, King beyond the wall. If anyone contests, then allow for this answer – but only if it is Renly that is omitted. Do not allow any others to be missed.) Q10. Which well-known actor features in a six degree A10. Kevin Bacon. of separation game where people attempt to connect anybody in the world to this actor.
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Quiz Round Round: Wipeout: Confectionery Riddles
Solve the riddles to find out the names of the sweets, chocolates or mints hidden within…
Questions Answers Q1. Distant hot spheres go pop. A1. Starburst.
Q2. Multiple meetings of lips. A2. Kisses (made by Hershey’s).
Q3. A little bit more than expected. A3. Extra (Wrigley’s).
Q4. The very young are wobbly. A4. Jelly Babies.
Q5. A sudden increase in speed. A5. Boost.
Q6. A break in play. A6. Time Out.
Q7. Many people setting up a couple. A7. Matchmakers.
Q8. Intelligent oblate-spheroids. A8. Smarties.
Q9. You must wait until the right time to eat these. A9. After Eights.
Q10. Multiple troubadours. A10. Minstrels.
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Challenge Round Creative: Foil Sculptures
Materials list: Scoring • Roll of kitchen foil 1st Place – 5 points • Timer 2nd Place – 3 points 3rd Place – 1 point
Setup
1. Choose a theme – it can be anything! Animals, food, landmarks…
2. Decide how long teams will have to create their masterpieces – we suggest three minutes.
3. Who will judge the final artworks? This could be yourself as Quizmaster, or another impartial judge.
4. Give each team a large sheet of foil.
5. Introduce the challenge with the following (fill in the blanks beforehand): “Teams, for your next challenge you must use your foil to create a work of art. The theme for your artistic endeavours is . You have minutes to create anything that fits this theme. You will then be judged by , based on adherence to the theme and artistic merit. First place will get five points, second place three points, and third place one point.”
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Challenge Round Physical: Blindfold Test
Materials list: Scoring • Blindfolds Correct answer – 1 point each • Selection of items to taste or touch • Napkins (if it’s going to get messy!) • Pens and paper
Setup
1. Decide what you’d like the teams to test. How about tasting chocolate bars or pureed fruit? Or handling random household objects?
2. Ask teams to select a team member to take part. Check for allergies or intolerances.
3. Intr oduce the challenge with the following (fill in the blanks beforehand): “Contestants, you need to correctly identify (number of items) different (type of item) whilst blindfolded. I will hand you each item to test one-by-one. After each item, you must write down your answer whilst blindfolded and hold it up for everyone to see. I won’t judge your handwriting or spelling! Your team will receive one point for each correct answer.”
Registered charity number 1077089 and SC042474 Puzzle Sheet Capital Cities Picture Round
Team Name:
Name the following capital cities by their skyline or country’s outline or flag. 1.
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8. 9. 10.
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Answer Sheet Capital Cities Picture Round
Scoring One point per correct answer. Teams must provide the name of the capital city, not the country.
Name the following capital cities by Tokyo (Japan) their skyline or country’s outline or flag 1.
2. Madrid (Spain) 3. Pretoria, Cape Town or 4. Mexico City (Mexico) Bloemfontein (South Africa)
5. Buenos Aires (Argentina) 6. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 7. Kathmandu (Nepal)
8. Berlin (Germany) 9. Moscow (Russia) 10. Rome (Italy)
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At the end of your Mighty Quiz… • Score the final round(s), not forgetting any puzzle sheets that teams have been working on. • Announce the winners of any ongoing fundraising games, such as the sweepstake. • Announce the final scores and get the winning team to collect their prize! • Thank everyone one last time, and do one final call for donations.
And you’ve delivered The Mighty Quiz! Well Done!
Don’t forget to share photos of your Mighty Quiz on social media using the hashtag #TheMightyQuiz. And check your Quizmaster Guide for options to pay-in your amazing donations.
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Don’t forget
Answer sheets – take extra just in case!
Spare paper
Pens and pencils
Props for each challenge round
Collection boxes
PA system and microphone
Quiz team prizes
Raffle tickets and prizes
At the venue
Arrive early for set-up
Check in with the venue manager
Send a final eminderr of when and where the quiz will be across social media
Set up your Quizmaster table
Do a sound check and familiarise yourself with the PA system
Go over the quiz rounds to make sure you’re comfortable with the order
Good luck and have fun!
Intro Sheet (put this at the top of your on-the-day quiz rounds)
What to say at the start: “Thank you everyone for taking part in The Mighty Quiz, supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK, at ! My name is and I am proud to be your Quizmaster!
First off, each team will need a team name, so if you don’t have one already decide on one now! By taking part in The Mighty Quiz you are helping to change the future. Dementia shatters lives and leaves millions heartbroken. Only research will defeat dementia. Without you, there would be no Alzheimer’s Research UK, and every pound we raise today brings us closer to finding a cure for the brain diseases that cause dementia.
This quiz is made up of rounds, and you’ll be scoring each other’s answer sheets as we go.
The winners of today’s quiz will win .”
Extra Rules Introduction (optional): In this Mighty Quiz we’ll be playing a… • Wipeout Round. During the quiz, one • Joker Round. During the quiz you can round will be a ‘Wipeout’ round. I’ll tell you choose one round as your ‘Joker’ round, by which one this is before it starts. In this ticking the Joker box on that answer sheet. round, you will score double points for each You must do this before marking. You will correct answer and no points for blanks, score double points for that round, and you but if you provide any incorrect answers, can only do this once so you’ll need to play you will score nothing for the whole round your Joker wisely… – beware!
Puzzle Sheet Introduction (optional): You already have the puzzle sheet on your tables. You can start filling this sheet in now, and you have until the end of the quiz. We’ll mark them at the end, so remember to work on it during the breaks.
Get all teams to shout out their team names, and write them on the score sheet at the back of the folder. … and GO!
“Without any further ado, let’s start ROUND 1! Write your team name at the top of your answer sheet, and put the round number in the box. QUESTION ONE…”
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What will you bring to the Mighty Quiz? Tackle trivia, crack conundrums and face physical feats to raise money and defeat dementia.
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Thank you Mighty quizzers! Together we raised an incredible
£ for Alzheimer’s Research UK Whether you built a tower from spaghetti, held a plank-off or tested your trivia, the money you raised will take us one step closer to defeating dementia.
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Congratulations
Team name
You’ve smashed it!
Thank you for unleashing your talents and trivia in The Mighty Quiz to defeat dementia
Awarded by your Quizmaster for: Quiz name
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