Trivia Mafia Host Handbook
All your essential Trivia Mafia host guides in one handy book.
Trivia Mafia Classic Hosting Guide
Here is your comprehensive rundown of all the ins, the outs, and the what-have-yous for hosting a...
Welcome to your favorite job!
Welcome to hosting for Trivia Mafia, the world's greatest bar trivia company. Thank you for bei...
Necessary Supplies
Never Leave Home Without Before the beginning, there's you at your house. Here are the key thing...
Timeline of Trivia Hosting
Timeline of a Hosting Shift Trivia Mafia employees are paid for 2.8 hours of work; however, most...
Pre-Game
Pre-game Arrive at your location ~30-20 minutes before trivia begins. Give yourself extra tra...
First Half
Game. On. The clock has flipped to a round number that matches the one on the posters. It is ...
Intermission
Let's all go to the lobby. This is the point when teams are told to talk amongst themselves, ref...
Second Half
Second Verse, Not Like the First The second half goes faster and has a bit more variety in it ...
Post-Game
After the Party is the After Party Reading off the winners, thanking the staff, maybe getting so...
The Trivia Mafia App
All things relating to the Trivia Mafia app (play.triviamafia.com). Includes how-to guides for ne...
FAQs
Some of the hot topics of frequently asked about - from how to pronounce "archipelago" to how to ...
How do I decide if this answer is right?
Leniency and Accuracy Sometimes it is tricky to determine when to give full or partial credit fo...
How do I pronounce this?
The Official Trivia Mafia Pronunciation Guide for Words We Use a Lot Thank you for caring about ...
Breaking Ties
Ties Tie scores happen. This adds an element of suspense and drama! Don't panic. After...
Cheating Cheaters and the Suspicion Thereof
If Team Apple accuses Team Berry of cheating, you should take the allegation with a grain of salt...
How do I suggest questions?
Email or Message the Editorial team You can reach out at any time to our Editorial team directly...
Trivia is supposed to start, but there are no (or few) teams?
Sometimes no one shows up to play trivia. It's a bummer, but it happens — at some sites more than...
What if the site tells me they want to cancel a game/make a schedule change?
The host is the reporter-on-the-scene - but all you have to do is report back. Include the info i...
A Holiday is coming up - is trivia cancelled?
Trivia Mafia does not run any live, regular games for five holidays a year:Independence Day (July...
How do I look up my scores from a past game?
Finding past games in the app Log in and click "Host a Game," but before you choose a trivia e...
Handling Hecklers
ARE WE ALL YELLING NOW? There is no one correct way to manage surly guests. It is often best to ...
Icky Team Names
Icky Team Names Oh, those teams that think they’re sooooo funny by making their team name “I Wis...
Dealing with Difficult News Events During a Trivia Night
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy... Sometimes a troubling news story will break just before—or even...
About Trivia Mafia
Guides et al
Find a guide for trainers, a guide for theme nights, a guide for using the TM PA, and probably mo...
Trainer Guide - TMC
Showing a New Hire the Hosting Ropes Thank you for being a Trivia Mafia Host Trainer! Your exper...
Theme Trivia Guide
Big Fans, Small Focus Theme trivia events can be incredibly fun! You do not need to be a fan to ...
Pen & Paper Hosting
Pen & Paper is old school! In the beginning, all Trivia Mafia trivia events had paper answer sh...
Photo Guide
Photo Best Practices By Brianna Liestman The below guide will help you take the coolest team...
Trivia Mafia PA User Guide
So, you need to use a Trivia Mafia Public Address (PA) system? Here's everything you need to kno...