Help me write my big fat quiz!

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Hi everyone,

I have to write a quiz for a group of people of mixed abilities, mostly over 55s and it needs to be fun and lighthearted more than competitive.

It is a big fat quiz of the year so I’m hoping to include some relevant events in 2025 but everything I google is war, politics and crime related 😏

Successful formats in the past have been True or False rounds and easy general knowledge.

If anyone has a good question or round I could include I’d be very grateful! Thank you

Ken's Quiz Site

This is good, all sorts.

For events of the year, rather than googling, look back through your photos or your texts or social media (if you post) to see what happened this year instead.

A good rule of thumb is to make half of each round pretty gettable (eg 5 of 10 questions most people will know) and then the next 2 or 3 are a bit less obvious, and the remaining questions are harder. You want them also to be the kind of thing you can debate in the team.

Have a picture round and maybe 1 other visual round (eg dingbats) + music round (either song or artist, or half a point for each). For the music round take each song from a different decade. For your audience you might do a couple of classical, then 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, + something like baby shark that they might know from children/ grandchildren

Have a tiebreaker just in case (the height or length of something famous is pretty safe).

This looks perfect for events & facts for 2025 . It also covers 2024, 2023 & 2022! It says new years quiz but i guess it can be used anytime?

Think laterally - colour of the year was "brown" so you could do a year where all questions or answers relate to "brown"
(Eg a chocolate question, question to which the answer is Gordon Brown, name one of the Brown properties on a monopoly board, etc)

And eg for sport round - you dont just have to ask who won everything in 2025 - it could be "this year's Wimbledon champions were blah and blah, but who famously serenaded crowds with "Singing in the Rain" from the Royal Box in 1996?"

How many Lakes in the Lake District ?

Answer : One ( Bassenthwaite Lake ) , the rest are meres or waters .

Which island is separated from the British mainland by the Menai Straights ?

Answer . Ynys Mon aka Anglesey .

What UK canal is the longest ?

Answer . Grand Union Camel ( 137 miles )

What year did the Thames Barrier open ?

Answer 1984 ( 8th May )

I did Brian's of Britain at my last quiz. That went down well.

Brian’s of Britain? Where do I find that?

Cabin Pressure by John Finnemore is where I first heard of it.

I just made it up. Blessed, May, Cox (×2), Clough, Ferry......There are lots!

Who is the most capped England football player?

Rachal Yankee

What % of people are born with a hole in their heart?

100% (it closes after birth)

In August 2025 what weather phenomena happened in Queensland Australia?

A thick blanket of snow

Which country has the most wild camels?

Australia

In the book 'The Wizard of Oz' what colour were Dorothy's shoes

Silver

Which European country has the longest name?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

You could have match the station with the London underground line.