Help! - Cheaters ruining it for everyone.

abouttobebanned · 13-11-2009, 12:29

Hi there,

On friday nights, in a local bar, I run a kind of "oldies" night. I also ask 10 music questions throughout the night in a free to enter quiz. I find that it gets people interested and also gives couples something to talk about (Ever see these couples in bars who just sit there in silence) as well as keeping everyone in the pub til the winner is announced at the end of the night.

Anyway,

The quiz is being ruined at the moment by people googling the answers. It's gotten to the point where I thought I was beating it by playing audio questions but of course they're just putting their phones up to the speakers and letting shazam and those things do all the work.

Now, personally, I don't understand this behaviour...it's a free quiz with a prize of dinner for two for the winner, why bother cheating week in and week out. It's preventing people's enjoyment of the quiz and I know people are not bothering with it anymore cause the usual cheats are winning.

First off, what do you think of this kind of behaviour? Is the pub quiz as we know it dead? And can you help me come up with a google proof quiz?!

wudangclan · 13-11-2009, 12:32

http://www.phonejammer.com/product.p...0&bestseller=Y

thomond2006 · 13-11-2009, 12:34

Old people know what Google is!

ScumLord · 13-11-2009, 12:36

Ask a question that would somehow make them type google into google and watch as all their phones explode.

*Wazdakka* · 13-11-2009, 12:37

Ahem..

Problem solved..

prinz · 13-11-2009, 12:37

Yup ban them for entering the quiz again.

Edit:- pub I used to go to once used to have a quiz, questions were about the staff and the drinkers. Helped people to get to know each other and pretty much forced people into socialising if they wanted any chance of getting something right. Great laugh.

Pighead · 13-11-2009, 12:39

They're an absolute curse alright, abouttobebanned. Pighead has lost many a table quiz to these rotten cheaters over the past few years. These people are as bad as Ben Johnson, Waterford Crystal and that cougher in Who Wants to be a Millionaire put together. Actually they're worse as none of the above three has directly affected Pighead's chances of winning a tin of roses.

Honestly think that we should consider bandaging peoples hands or blindfolding them before the quiz proceeds.

Smart Bug · 13-11-2009, 12:43

I used to love the ould table quiz but it's been feckin ruined by these cheatin cretins.

wudangclan · 13-11-2009, 12:44

It does undermine the whole point of a competition designed to test peoples general knowledge.
Could you not just make a rule banning the use of mobile phones and disqualify any transgressors?

Insurgent · 13-11-2009, 12:46

People don't think anymore, they Google.

ScumLord · 13-11-2009, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insurgent

People don't think anymore, they Google.

I google therefore I am.

**WindSock** · 13-11-2009, 12:47

That is annoying. Maybe just keep adding gentle reminders that it is not in the spirit of the game to use your phone to get the answers. If that doesn't work, offer to buy a drink or two for a person to walk around the tables checking the phonies.

Mossy Monk · 13-11-2009, 12:53

I once won a table quiz. That was a good night.

A solution to your problem is everyones phone into a bag to be kept beside the quizmaster

Seachmall · 13-11-2009, 12:55

Ask 'What political party is satirised on the website lemonparty.org?' and kick out anyone who screams/faints/cringes/vomits/etc.

Other than that there isn't much you can do, just have someone walking around looking for cheaters.

Insurgent · 13-11-2009, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mossy Monk

A solution to your problem is everyones phone into a bag to be kept beside the quizmaster

Not a chance of me putting a phone in to a bag. It stays with me.

13-11-2009, 12:29	#1
abouttobebanned Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,521 Adverts \| Friends	Help! - Cheaters ruining it for everyone. Hi there, On friday nights, in a local bar, I run a kind of "oldies" night. I also ask 10 music questions throughout the night in a free to enter quiz. I find that it gets people interested and also gives couples something to talk about (Ever see these couples in bars who just sit there in silence) as well as keeping everyone in the pub til the winner is announced at the end of the night. Anyway, The quiz is being ruined at the moment by people googling the answers. It's gotten to the point where I thought I was beating it by playing audio questions but of course they're just putting their phones up to the speakers and letting shazam and those things do all the work. Now, personally, I don't understand this behaviour...it's a free quiz with a prize of dinner for two for the winner, why bother cheating week in and week out. It's preventing people's enjoyment of the quiz and I know people are not bothering with it anymore cause the usual cheats are winning. First off, what do you think of this kind of behaviour? Is the pub quiz as we know it dead? And can you help me come up with a google proof quiz?!

13-11-2009, 12:32	#2
wudangclan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,807 Adverts \| Friends	http://www.phonejammer.com/product.p...0&bestseller=Y __________________

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thomond2006 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Limerick Posts: 3,682 Adverts \| Friends	Old people know what Google is! __________________ 27/8/2009 - 1/11/2009 Lest we forget.

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Wazdakka Percussive Maintenance Expert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Several Degrees South Of Sanity Posts: 2,353 Adverts \| Friends	Ahem.. Problem solved.. __________________ ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()

13-11-2009, 12:37	#6
prinz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,993 Adverts \| Friends	Yup ban them for entering the quiz again. Edit:- pub I used to go to once used to have a quiz, questions were about the staff and the drinkers. Helped people to get to know each other and pretty much forced people into socialising if they wanted any chance of getting something right. Great laugh. Last edited by prinz; 13-11-2009 at 12:42.

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Pighead sucks at stalking Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dundalk Posts: 8,126 Adverts \| Friends	They're an absolute curse alright, abouttobebanned. Pighead has lost many a table quiz to these rotten cheaters over the past few years. These people are as bad as Ben Johnson, Waterford Crystal and that cougher in Who Wants to be a Millionaire put together. Actually they're worse as none of the above three has directly affected Pighead's chances of winning a tin of roses. Honestly think that we should consider bandaging peoples hands or blindfolding them before the quiz proceeds. __________________ The Suede Song The Happy Song The Lovely Song

13-11-2009, 12:43	#8
Smart Bug Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: right outside your door, now testify Posts: 1,100 Adverts \| Friends	I used to love the ould table quiz but it's been feckin ruined by these cheatin cretins. __________________ Give me some sugar, baby.

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wudangclan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,807 Adverts \| Friends	It does undermine the whole point of a competition designed to test peoples general knowledge. Could you not just make a rule banning the use of mobile phones and disqualify any transgressors? __________________ Last edited by wudangclan; 13-11-2009 at 12:48.

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Insurgent Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dundalk Posts: 1,203 Adverts \| Friends	People don't think anymore, they Google.

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WindSock Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: At ur airport Posts: 8,157 Adverts \| Friends Mod: All Things Retro, Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows, The Mighty Boosh	That is annoying. Maybe just keep adding gentle reminders that it is not in the spirit of the game to use your phone to get the answers. If that doesn't work, offer to buy a drink or two for a person to walk around the tables checking the phonies. __________________ Reeling In The Noughties

13-11-2009, 12:53	#13
Mossy Monk Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 27,239 Adverts \| Friends	I once won a table quiz. That was a good night. A solution to your problem is everyones phone into a bag to be kept beside the quizmaster __________________ PS3 Trophies

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Seachmall Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 592 Adverts \| Friends	Ask 'What political party is satirised on the website lemonparty.org?' and kick out anyone who screams/faints/cringes/vomits/etc. Other than that there isn't much you can do, just have someone walking around looking for cheaters. __________________

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