How to Host Bar Trivia That Packs Your Venue
Turn slow nights into your busiest nights. With Buzztime, you can run live trivia, tournaments, bingo, and more — all for about $6.60/day.
Looking to Host Trivia at Your Bar?
Buzztime makes it easy to host trivia with built-in questions, scoring, and player engagement tools...
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How to Host Bar Trivia
1. Choose Your Trivia Format
Run scheduled continent-wide trivia tournaments or host your own live trivia event. Buzztime supports both automated and host-led formats.
2. Get Set Up in Minutes
Plug in your Buzztime system or tablets. Guests can also play directly from their phones — no complicated setup required.
3. Promote Your Trivia Night
Use Buzztime's proven marketing materials and social strategies to attract teams and build weekly regulars.
4. Host and Engage
Run fun, fast-paced games with real-time scoring, team play, and interactive formats like Predict the Pulse.
5. Build Loyalty
Players earn points, badges, and rankings — keeping them coming back week after week.
6. Watch Revenue Grow
Longer stays + repeat visits = more food and drink sales every single night.
Why Bars Choose Buzztime?
Massive Trivia Library
Over 800,000 trivia questions — the largest database anywhere
Live + Automated Gameplay
Live-hosted trivia and automated tournaments
Team Competition
Team-based play across the US and Canada
Mobile First
Guests play directly from their phones
More Than Trivia
Bingo, music bingo, and more interactive games
Predict the Pulse
Family Feud-style crowd gameplay experience
Built-in Loyalty
Points, badges, rankings, and repeat engagement
Start Hosting Trivia Without the Hassle
Buzztime gives you everything you need to host trivia — no host, no question writing, no complicated setup.
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Everything You Need to Run Trivia Night
Buzztime Tablets
Add Buzztime tablets to your venue to keep guests engaged at every table. Preloaded with trivia and betting games, they turn downtime into entertainment.
- Plug-and-play setup
- Boost dwell time
- Perfect for bars without hosts
Simple, Affordable Pricing
For just $199/month (about $6.60/day), you can transform your venue with trivia, bingo, and interactive games that drive real revenue.
What Bar Owners Say
"Buzztime completely changed our slow nights. Trivia night is now one of our busiest nights of the week — and customers stay longer and spend more."
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