From phone rules to answer-sheet honesty — the code of conduct that keeps trivia nights fun for everyone, whether you are a rookie or a ringer.
No phones, period. The one universal rule of pub quizzing exists because one player with a search engine ruins twenty people's evening. If your venue allows phones, the honour system applies — and everyone knows.
Team sizes are part of the game. Showing up with nine ringers to a "max six per team" night does not make you clever; it makes you the story people tell about bad sportsmanship.
Quiz masters make mistakes. Raise disputes politely at the break, accept the ruling gracefully, and remember the host is a volunteer with a microphone, not a supreme court.
And the biggest unwritten rule: buy a round. Trivia nights keep pubs alive, and pubs keep trivia nights free. That loop only works if winners and regulars support the bar.
Reading about trivia is fun — playing it live is better. Jump into a room and put this knowledge to work:
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