Can You Make Money Hosting a Pub Quiz?

Pub quizzes are a quintessentially British pastime that involves much guessing (for the majority of the audience). They’re great fun and take no time at all to plan when you use our quizzes; but, do they actually make your pub any money?

Can you make money from a pub quiz?

You can absolutely make money from pub quizzes! No joke.

Currently, it's thought that over 100,000 people take part in pub quizzes every week, and quiz hosts have been making money for years. Depending on the size of your audience and the entry fees you set, you could potentially earn a significant amount from each quiz night.

Here's how.

Door/Entry Fees

You can charge an entry fee for would-be brainiacs to enter the quiz, earning you a fee for your time hosting, either as quiz master or pub landlord wanting to get people through the doors. How much you charge is entirely up to you, but most common entry fees for quizzes range from £2 to a fiver, depending on what’s on offer.

Quiz Packages

Raffles/Draws

You can set up a raffle or draw to run alongside the quiz to win a portion of the ticket sales, i.e., you take £200 in tickets and offer £50 to the winner. You can buy prizes and sell tickets to make money.

Theme Nights

You can create a themed quiz night, making it a special event for all attendees and charging a higher entrance fee for those wanting to join you. It's a chance to let your creativity run wild, whether it's a football theme, a Disney theme, or anything else you want. 

Creating an event rather than a standard quiz which you can direct at a specific audience can be a great money-maker. We would suggest a bottomless brunch quiz event, but unlimited prosecco and writing down answers might not be a match made in heaven!

Top tips for making money with pub quiz nights

It's not as simple as putting a sign on the door and having someone read quizzes off a screen, or googling questions for people to answer. For a successful quiz, you might need to put some thought and effort into things.

Entertaining Host

First of all, you need an entertaining host. Between those moments of intense concentration thinking the answers up, you need some light-hearted relief. 

Weekday Night

Quizzing can be a bit like bingo: you need a quieter environment for people to enjoy the game and concentrate on winning. So, book a weekday night or a day that is commonly quiet for your quiz, and increase your revenue on quiet days!

Top Notch Questions

For an exceptional quiz night, the last thing you want is easy questions anyone can find online. You need a generous mix of questions on all kinds of topics, from history to the weird and wonderful, sports, food, and everything in between. 

With new quizzes each week at a low cost, and quizzes you can try before you buy, you will be spoilt for choice without having to source questions and answers yourself.

If you want to make money from pub quizzes, follow these tips,and you can get started on creating the best quiz night in the country; or at least your local bar on a Thursday night!