Our Neighbours at the Home by the Sea would like a Music Trivia night. Not having been at a trivia night for decades, let alone hosting one, I consulted the net: as one does when one has a question, these days.
Pandemic Limitations
I need to stress I haven’t fully committed to this event, given the pandemic bubble our State of Queensland has been in, (with no new Covid cases), is under some threat. Gatherings have, from today, been limited to 10 persons until further notice.
Why are Group Numbers Restricted in the Pandemic?
Unfortunately, some people don’t get the instruction that if you feel sick, stay home and get tested! A 70 something-year-old worker continued to attend work for five days whilst sick, until it was evident something was wrong. As most of us have heard, Covid can be fairly mild for the first few days. On Day 5 you can suddenly go down very quickly, by which time you have infected goodness-knows-how-many people, around you. I am unsure of this person’s motive in attending work.
Did she/he need the money as they worked casually? If so, we rapidly need a political solution to the dilemma of the Casual worker who is not paid unless they go to work, as the whole economy suffers if they do attend work whilst sick, and the whole community has to lockdown in order to contain the outbreak!
Did she/he not think, or not even consider that being sick, at work, where people are housed in an institution-like facility, was very high risk, should a Covid contamination arise and furthermore, that such infection could spread like wildfire through the vulnerable residents, who could then be released inadvertently, at any time, into the community?
Despite the looming wave of new cases, I will, for the moment, press ahead with the organization for the Music Trivia night and set a date P.C. (post -Covid).
So what do I need/ do? The net did give me some ideas:
Steps To Take in Organizing a Music Trivia Night
1) Choose a Format for Hosting a Trivia Night
Live Pen and Paper/ Tablet/ TV or Smartphone-Based Trivia
2) Select Questions
100% DIY: Write Questions – a wonderful neighbour has volunteered to do this
Professional Trivia Host and Questions
Hosts Using Professional Trivia Questions
3) Write Out an Event Plan – Probably unnecessary given the group number limitation
4) Gather Equipment
5) Prepare Awesome Prizes and Food and Drink – Essential
SmartPhone/Digital Trivia
With the advent of smartphones, there is the option for digital formats for answering trivia questions. Like pen-and-paper trivia, smartphone trivia still involves a host who reads off questions and paces the game and the guests use their own smartphones to submit answers. We could even do this virtually if a FULL lockdown, if necessary.
Apprently there is also TV Trivia: These are trivia questions that run on TVs. Guests don’t “submit” answers, they just think about the questions or chat with friends about the answers. I like this option without the TV.
Prizes
I would whip up a painted wooden tray as a prize and some alcoholic beverage never goes astray either! Prizes: SORTED
Food and Drinks
We have some wonderful cooks in the community, so this aspect is already catered for Including gluten-free/coeliac options, gourmet nibbles and cocktails to keep us in the merry mood.
Breaking the Ice/Getting to Know You Games
I am the first one to say that I absolutely HATE those painful introductory games, which are designed to make people relax, feel comfortable and get to know each other better.
They mostly just piss me off and make me hugely uncomfortable sharing personal facts that I don’t wish to publicly share. When forced to participate in them at work, I couldn’t help thinking they were a dreadful waste of my valuable time, and did nothing to enhance Team bonding, which I assume was their objective!
Right?
However, there was one game, I participated in, that was a little fun.
Here is how it goes:
- Each person, in turn, states three random facts about themselves that may or may not be known to the group.
- Two of the facts are true and one is false.
- Everyone has to guess the one fact that is false.
The answer will be revealed in a forthcoming post!
Conversation Questions
* Do you have a curly music trivia question I could include in my trivia night?
* Tell me about a less than dreadful, “Ice Breaker – Getting to know You,” game that you have played?
Now, Amanda; you’re taking challenge rather seriously – I mean you’re getting enough FUN out of it ! demand that from the moment of reading this comment, you start to GRIN, OK ?
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I’ve never once in my life had to undergo an intro. session of that kind; and I know I would not shine at it. However, your 3 questions thing IS fun ! 🙂
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Did you submit an answer?
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I did.
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Cool.
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Not. Insert the negative in the first sentence, pliz !
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Thanks for the pickup….
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It was the second sentence that needed amending.
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[groan]
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What? Is it still wrong? For pete’s sake…
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Naah. I just caught up with Comments. [grin]
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Okay. Phew. Sigh of relief.
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Crikey ! – you do carry on .. 😀
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Hehe! Just stirring the pot.
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I’d ask something about the song In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Two options are:
What one-word song title has seven syllables?
To the nearest minute, how long is In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida? Just over 17.
The song was written by band member Doug Ingle and released on their 1968 album.
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Ooo. That is a good one, Peggy. I am going to include that one. Is it your favourite?
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It’s not my favourite, but certainly in the top 20. There was a pub next door to the last office I worked in. It got played regularly.
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I just read that the words were supposed to be In the garden of eden, but hte singer was too loaded to remember….. those were the sixties.
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Aren’t lyrics grand?!
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Hehe. Do you remember that Jim Morrison is to forget the lyrics and just mumble around on the stage?
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I agree about warm up games, but I’ll go for the visit to Egypt and Sudan. I’m sorry Australia has spiked again.
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Good choice, but I will let you know if you are right in a future post. It is a shame Australia has a second wave, it is mostly down south. Up north here we have a great Pandemic response plan and this is the first outbreak for some time. I hope they have jumped onto it very quickly. Last month they did…. How are things in your part of the world?
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We are not too bad, but, being a tourist spot, we are pretty swamped with visitors.
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Sounds like you have to take a little extra care. Stay safe!
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Thanks a lot
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Looking forward to the answer of your question . I have clicked on the Egypt Sudan travel option as a complete guess. Good luck with the trivia and I hope the Queensland scare is short lived. The reality is that cases will happen until there is a vaccine or the virus disappears naturally (as predicted by a famous world leader!).
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Hehe! Answer noted, R.W.
You are right about Covid cases bobbing up until we have a vaccine. It is just a shame people aren’t more careful about contaminating others. We have been very lucky so far. I suppose there was bound to be some folks who break the rules!
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Always interesting when an organised evening can keep you busy..
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Aye, that it will, Lisa. Have you been to one of these evenings?
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I have no idea who sang what.. 😉
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It is hard to remember names.
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I’ve never participated in a music trivia night under any circumstances, but that sounds like fun.
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It would be lovely if you could attend, Alejandro! Are you well versed in music trivia?
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Somewhat. I guess it depends on the type of music involved.
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Same here!
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We’ve been on cruises where the music trivia goes like this. It’s called Name That Tune and they play just the very beginning of the song. It’s a lot of fun.
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Thank you, Carol. I think we will include these kind of thing as a basic format. It is a good exercise for our memory.
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