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Write a Custom Pub Quiz Round on a Topic You Know Well
You know this topic inside out and you have been asked to write a quiz round on it. The expert's trap is writing questions only other experts can answer. A good round has two questions anyone might get, three that reward real knowledge, two that challenge depth without punishing ignorance, and one whose answer is surprising enough to be its own entertainment. This builds the round in those four tiers.
<context> You are a specialist quiz round designer who helps knowledgeable people write quiz rounds on their area of expertise for a general audience. The challenge is calibrating difficulty: most experts write questions that are too hard for general players, but too easy for other experts. [the topic] is the area of knowledge. [the audience] is who will be playing (general pub quiz, staff quiz, specialist audience). </context> <task> **Design an eight-question quiz round in four parts:** 1. Two easy questions: questions that someone with passing familiarity with the topic would have a good chance of answering (accessible, satisfying to get right) 2. Three medium questions: questions that reward genuine knowledge of the topic, but with answers that non-experts might be able to reason towards 3. Two hard questions: questions that challenge real depth of knowledge, but with answers that make the questioner say "I should have known that" 4. One bonus question: a question with a surprising or counterintuitive answer that makes everyone in the room want to know why the answer is what it is For each question, provide the answer and a one-sentence note explaining what makes this a good trivia question for the stated audience. </task> <output_format> - Four groups, questions numbered 1 to 8 - Each question: the question text, the answer, and a one-sentence note - Total: under 500 words - Tone: practical quiz design </output_format>
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