Why Sports Trivia Quizzes Can Increase Revenue For Your Bar Or Pub

If you own or work in a sports bar or pub, running a regular sports trivia quiz on a weekly basis can help to increase your sales. At the same time, everyone has loads of fun, making your establishment THE place to be. Word spreads and we all know how powerful that can be.

Everyone thinks (or likes to think!) that they know a little about something. This is why in general, trivia is not only fun, but it works. Whenever Jeopardy! is on TV, we feel good when we answer a question correctly (thereby impressing others in the living room who have no knowledge it's a repeat, which is why you knew the answer in the first place!)

Turn Trivia Into Profit

This love of trivia can and has been turned into profits. Many places all over the world run trivia nights because they know just what a powerful advantage it is to their establishment. If you own, or work in a sports bar or pub and with the right help, it's very easy to run sports trivia games or quizzes that will keep customers hooked and coming back. As word spreads, you can expect crowds to get bigger, turning your sports trivia night into your best night of the week. Staff would want to work on these nights as well, since they can make more tips.

There are companies who specialize in producing sports trivia questions with a wide variety of material which includes baseball trivia, basketball trivia and all sorts of intriguing sports facts to keep your customers on the edge of their seats! Imagine a packed bar playing a fun sports trivia quiz in teams that grow bigger and bigger.

Customers Become Loyal

You'll be pleasantly surprised to see that some of the same teams will turn up week after week at your bar or pub. You've now got loyal customers who cannot wait to be at your establishment on quiz night. By offering prizes, it's the icing on the cake for your customers. Prizes don't have to cost much but it's a great incentive thrown into the equation. People are competitive by nature and even more so in a sports bar running a sports quiz!

In choosing a company that can help you set up your sports trivia nights, you want to look for someone with experience, who is helpful and courteous. When you find a company that will help you set it up, you can turn your evening into a fun and profitable night while your customers have a blast - a truly win-win situation.

Peter Hill is an ardent follower of trivia quizzes. In his extensive travels, he has gained a wide knowledge on his passion for trivia and played in quizzes in many parts of the world. He highly recommends On The Ball Sports Trivia http://www.ontheballtrivia.com/ for sports bars considering this great form of entertainment.

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Are You A Sports Gamer?

Do you play sports video games? For a lot of us sports fans the answer is yes, and we don't even have to hide the fact that we do. We all have our own little man cave area where we play, or should I say waste, untold hours with that game pad in our hands. Whether it be PS3, XBOX,Wii, or Nintendo we all have our favorite games, some of which we have played since childhood. Some would say we never left stage to begin with.

According to Wiki Answers, 65% of all males say they have played at least 1 video game in the last 3 years. I don't know how scientific that survey is but it sounds about right.

My top 5 favorite sports video games franchises of all time are:

1) Madden NFL Football. Wow what a shock, right? It's not that I have liked each release but as a whole Madden pretty much set the standard for sports gaming. I am not a guy who can just stick a game in the machine and play it. I have to fiddle with sliders and gameplay to make it as close to the real thing as I can. No cheese!! Anyway, Madden comes as close tot he real thing as possible.

2) EA's NCCA Football. Ok, it's really Maddens little bother because they are made by the same company and all the controls are about the same but that's where it ends because the NCAA series captures College Football right down to the mascots and fight songs. I love being able to run the option in a game and you can even recruit players and build your own dynasty! I have played this game and piled up 15 and 20 seasons as a coach. Love it!

3) MLB The Show. Must have some baseball in my video diet and while I think it's the most difficult sport to have accuracy in from a video game there is still nothing like crushing a ball 450 feet off the bat of Josh Hamilton or another slugger. Of course, baseball is a purist sport and the stats are what the game is all about. Baseball video games have a hard time with reality especially with things likes walks, errors and other numbers.

4) The Baseball Mogul. You may not have heard of this one but it's so addictive to play. Baseball Mogul is a complete statistically based game where you are basically the GM of a baseball team (the real teams) and you are in charge of everything from a financial standpoint like player and TV contracts all the way down to the price of a hot dog. It's very deep micro managing and you have to kind of be a numbers nut to appreciate it and you must have an understanding of how to run a baseball team. If you have a star player on the rise do you sign him long term or trade him at just the right time? Pretty cool stuff!

5) Tecmo Bowl. This game came out in 1988 and is still being played! I must have spent weeks in hibernation playing this quirky little football game on my Nintendo with the corny music. In some respects it was better than madden because the game itself was pretty smart and you had to to be really good to have any fun with it. But the downside is this game only had 3 or 4 plays per team and not all the NFL teams were in the game. Still, my fingers are still sore from playing it.

There are some other that deserve mention. The NBA2K series, Fight Night, and Front Page Sports Football Pro to name a few. What are your all time greats?

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