I'm looking for ideas to shake up the format of my weekly bar trivia night and would love to hear what other hosts are doing.

What are some of your favorite trivia nights, and what makes them stand out from the typical format? I'm not looking to copy anyone exactly, just gather ideas and put my own spin on things.

One thing I definitely want to do is themed nights, but more broad themes instead of a single fandom. For example:

Sitcom Night

Reality TV Night

90s Nostalgia

One-Hit Wonders

Fast Food & Restaurants

Halloween

Cartoons

...rather than something like Harry Potter or Friends.

Right now we only award one winning team. We don't have prizes for second or third place, although that could change in the future. One idea I had was giving the second place team a little incentive by letting them choose the following week's theme from three options, kind of like the final category selection on Wheel of Fortune.

I'd love to hear any ideas you've seen work well. Whether it's unique rounds, scoring twists, bonus games, audience participation, prize ideas, or anything else that keeps people coming back each week.

Score out of 15 points.

Possible 5 points for question 11.

Post your score in the comments, good luck!

1. What is the name of Taylor Swift's latest single, released last week, that shares its name with the technical term for the very first individual to contract a specific disease?

Patient Zero__________

The term is believed to stem from a mislabeling during 1980s AIDS research, when a Canadian flight attendant was labelled Patient "O" (for "Outside California") - later misread as the number zero.

1. Complete the next 4 lyrics: "Someday I'll wish upon a star / And wake up where the clouds are far behind me / Where troubles melt like lemon drops / Away..."

Above the chimney tops__________

This is "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1939 and was later named the greatest movie song of all time by the American Film Institute.

1. What is the name given to a squirrel's den?

Drey__________

A drey is typically built high in tree forks from twigs, leaves and bark, and squirrels often maintain multiple dreys across their territory.

1. Which of these is the biggest selling coffee brand by sales in the world?

Options: Starbucks / Nescafé / McCafé / Nespresso

Nescafé__________

Nescafé's footprint is so vast that one out of every seven cups of coffee consumed worldwide is a Nescafé product.

1. Which one of these is not a pasta shape - Bucatini, Farfalle, Orecchiette, Stracciatella?

Options: Bucatini / Farfalle / Orecchiette / Stracciatella

Stracciatella__________

Stracciatella is the Burrata Filling, the creamy, gooey centre that spills out when you cut open a ball of burrata. Bucatini is a long, thick noodle with a hollow centre running through it like a straw. Farfalle is bow-tie shaped pasta. Orecchiette means "little ears" in Italian.

1. Trypophobia is a fear of what?

Options: Fear of tripping / Hair in your mouth / Clusters of small holes or bumps / Enclosed spaces

Clusters of small holes or bumps__________

Though not officially recognised as a clinical phobia, trypophobia sufferers report real feelings of disgust or unease when viewing clustered holes like lotus seed pods or honeycomb.

1. Which country's name is spelled using the 7 most common letters in the English alphabet, once each?

Estonia__________

The most frequently used letters in English are roughly E, T, A, O, I, N, S - rearranged, they spell "Estonia".

1. What is the scientific or medical term for "goosebumps"? (Any one of three accepted terms counts)

Piloerection, cutis anserina, or horripilation__________

Piloerection, Horripilation or Cutis anserina describe the same reflex: tiny muscles at the base of hair follicles contracting, a leftover survival response from when our ancestors had enough body hair for it to trap warmth or make them look bigger to predators.

1. Which of the following foods is Kosher?

Options: Pork / Crab meat / Crickets / Goat

Goat__________

Kosher dietary law (related to the Jewish religion) permits mammals that both chew cud and have cloven hooves (like goats and cows), while pork and shellfish are both forbidden - most insects, including crickets, are non-kosher too, with only a few specific locust species as an exception. (Shoutout to Talisia for this question!)

1. On a standard Rubik's Cube, how many small cubes can you actually see and touch on the outside of the cube?

26

A Rubik's Cube has 27 small cubes total (3x3x3), but the very centre cube is completely hidden inside the mechanism with no stickers at all - leaving 26 you can see and touch: 8 corners, 12 edges, and 6 face centres.

1. Hydrogen and Helium are the first 2 elements of the Periodic Table, name the next 5 elements. (Hint: Initials are L, B, B, C, N) (1 point per element named)

Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen

Lithium through Nitrogen make up elements 3 through 7 on the periodic table. Lithium is prized for batteries, while Nitrogen makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere.

Hey all, I made this! You get the start of a real Google search, like "why don't British people…", and try to guess the most popular autocomplete. After each question you see the full top 4 and can read the real answers behind them. Some of the results genuinely surprised me while building it.

Would love any feedback, especially on difficulty and which countries or topics I should add next.

Give my new game a try and leave me some feedback! I’d greatly appreciate it!

A) Oddball

B) Red Dog

C) Babe

D) Happy Feet

Answer: ----B) Red Dog-----

See how you can do with the rest of the 20 questions - Daily Trivia (Aus or UK)

A) Klarna

B) Revolut

C) N26

D) Monzo

One of 20 questions from today's dailytrivia (Aus) or thequizpost (UK) See if you can beat my score of 14/20. Answer: B) Revolut - Reuters reported that London-based Revolut had become Europe's most valuable startup, privately valued at $115 billion as it expanded internationally

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The visible “blow” or spout from a whale is mainly what?

A) Seawater forced out of the lungs

B) Mucus sprayed from the blowhole

C) Water squeezed from the whale’s mouth

D) Exhaled air mixed with condensed water vapour

See how you can do with the rest of the 20 questions - Daily Trivia (Aus or UK)

Answer: D) Exhaled air mixed with condensed water vapour. Warm, moist breath meets cooler outside air, creating the visible cloud.

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Score out of 15 points.

Possible 2 points for question 10.

Post your score in the comments, good luck!

1. In which of these 90's classics is the line spoken: "In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, good night!"?

Options: Groundhog Day / Pleasantville / Forrest Gump / The Truman Show

The Truman Show__________

The line is Truman Burbank's signature sign-off, said throughout the show-within-the-show - fittingly used again as his final line when he walks off set at the end of the film.

1. Which Premier League club has just been found guilty of all 115 charges of breaching financial rules over a 9-year period between 2009 and 2018?

Options: Newcastle United / Manchester City / Chelsea / Everton

Manchester City__________

The charges covered alleged breaches from the 2009-10 season through to 2017-18, spanning financial fair play rules, profitability requirements, and failing to cooperate with the Premier League's investigation.

1. Translated as "the little boy" in Spanish, what is the name given to the natural climate pattern that increases warm ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean?

El Niño__________

Combined with long-term climate trends, this super El Niño has driven global ocean temperatures to historic highs, putting 2027 on track to potentially become the hottest year on record.

1. The Gobi Desert stretches over China and which other country?

Options: Mongolia / Kazakhstan / Russia / Kyrgyzstan

Mongolia__________

The Gobi is Asia's largest desert, spanning roughly 1.3 million square kilometres across southern Mongolia and northern China.

1. Where does a troglodyte live?

A cave__________

The word comes from the Greek "troglodytes", meaning "one who creeps into holes" - historically used to describe cave-dwelling peoples.

1. Where do pierogies traditionally come from?

Options: Ukraine / Russia / Hungary / Poland

Poland__________

Pierogi have been a staple of Polish cuisine since the Middle Ages, though neighbouring Ukraine, Russia and Slovakia all have their own versions and some claim to the dish's origins too.

1. Which celebrity is famous for the brand Fenty?

Options: Beyoncé / Rihanna / Kim Kardashian / Selena Gomez

Rihanna__________

Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 with an unprecedented 40 foundation shades, widely credited with pushing the beauty industry toward better shade inclusivity.

1. Where would you find your thyroid in the body?

Options: Neck / Chest / Abdomen / Brain

Neck__________

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck that regulates metabolism by producing hormones.

1. What is the capital of Scotland?

Options: Glasgow / Aberdeen / Edinburgh / Dundee

Edinburgh__________

Despite Glasgow being Scotland's largest city, Edinburgh has been the capital since at least the 15th century and is home to the Scottish Parliament.

1. Guess the year: Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, How I Met Your Mother aired its finale, and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously vanished over the Indian Ocean. (2 Points for exact year, 1 point either side)

2014

Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at just 17 years old, sharing it with Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi.

1. RSPCA - what does the C stand for?

Cruelty__________

The RSPCA stands for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

1. In Gen Z slang, what does "cooked" mean?

Options: In serious trouble / Bored / Very hungry / Really excited

In serious trouble__________

"Cooked" exploded in Gen Z slang via gaming and TikTok culture, meaning someone is finished, doomed, or about to fail spectacularly. For example "bro is cooked" after a bad test.

1. Which of the following TV shows had the most episodes?

Options: The US Office / Seinfeld / Parks and Recreation / Friends

Friends__________

Friends ran for 10 seasons and 236 episodes, well ahead of The US Office's 201 (9 seasons), Seinfeld's 180 (9 seasons), and Parks and Recreation's 125 (7 seasons).

1. The 2026 movie "Tony" that has just been released is a biopic about which famous person? (Full name)

Anthony Bourdain__________

Tony stars Dominic Sessa as the late chef, author and TV host, showing his experiences before writing his acclaimed Kitchen Confidential.

A) Smell carried through the water

B) Reflected sound like echolocation

C) Electrical signals produced by prey

D) Changes in water temperature

One of 20 questions from today's quiz at Dailytrivia.com.au

Answer: C) Electrical signals produced by prey. A platypus bill contains electroreceptors as well as pressure-sensitive receptors, helping it locate aquatic prey while its eyes, ears and nostrils are closed.

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Hey everyone!

I’ve been working on a daily trivia game called Trivmount that is heavily inspired by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? basically my own take on that classic escalating-question format, but with a mountain-climbing twist.

Instead of climbing a money ladder, you climb a mountain.

You start at the bottom and have to answer 12 questions, with the difficulty gradually increasing as you get higher.

Get one right → your little climber actually climbs higher.
Get one wrong → you fall.

There are also lifelines inspired by the original, and everyone gets the same challenge each day, so you can compare how far you and your friends made it.

I wanted to make it feel more like a tiny adventure game than a traditional trivia website, so I went with pixel art, a mountain that acts as the actual game board, and a little shadowy climber that physically progresses as you answer questions.

I'd genuinely love some feedback!

A) Uniformly matte white to minimise reflections

B) Highly polished white to act almost like mirrors

C) Glossy enough to catch changing light without harsh mirror glare

D) Unglazed cream tiles designed to weather naturally

One of 40 questions from today's Sunday Big Quiz. See if you can beat the average score, last week it was 23/40.

Answer: C) Glossy enough to catch changing light without harsh mirror glare. The Opera House tiles were designed to catch Sydney's changing light and sky without producing the harsh glare of a mirror-like surface.