Hosting over 500 team trivia games for colleagues looking to stay connected while working from home has been a highlight in a very weird year. We know from firsthand experience that the days spent alone at home -- which have quickly turned into weeks and months -- can be lonely and monotonous. 

Holding an engaging, special virtual event can be a much-needed break in the week. It creates joy, builds trust, and is just plain fun. Seeing the smiles, laughs, and amazing dance moves that colleagues break into during our games inspired us to start thinking of other ways that our trivia participants can spread this same joy into other communities of which they’re a part. In many cases, our customers led the way, asking for us to host games for specific communities in their lives. For those at home wondering the same and looking for a fun game to play on Zoom with your friends and family, we have you covered. Here’s a list of five ways you can use the joy of a virtual trivia night to create memorable moments for your friends and family.

Throw a fun-filled virtual birthday party

Let’s face it, birthdays feel different during quarantine -- but they’re also the perfect way to infuse some happiness into present-day life. You can host a 60-minute virtual birthday trivia game for yourself, a friend, or a loved one to make it a truly special day -- complete with a picture round, music round, and out-of-the-box questions to ensure everyone has a blast. 

Bar None Games offers the ability for you to customize a round of questions for the guest-of-honor, or Bar None will write our own round of trivia based on any topic you provide! Does the birthday guest of honor love pop culture? We have the perfect pop culture trivia for him or her! Maybe they are geography or history buffs? No problem - we will put in our geography trivia or history trivia! The options are endless. After the game is done, you can keep the Zoom open as long as desired in case you want to keep the party going. And all of this fun comes in at way under the cost of a typical dinner or night at the bar!

Shower a mom-to-be with love at her virtual baby shower

The quarantine hasn’t put a stop to the miracle of life, but it has made it harder to celebrate the coming addition in person. There’s no need to diminish the great joy that comes with new motherhood, and a virtual trivia baby shower game is the perfect way to get a mom-to-be’s friends and family together to celebrate! 

Bar None Games has games written just for baby showers -- with creative rounds all inspired by baby-related topics. You can choose to have your event customized for the baby shower as much or as little as desired. And our use of breakout rooms enables you to both allow the new mom’s different friend and family groups to play on teams with each other while also spending a lot of time as a whole in the main room.

There’s no better way to shower a mom with love than to get all of her friends together for a virtual trivia game she won’t soon forget.

Hold your organization’s most lucrative fundraiser ever

Many of the causes we care most about are still in dire need of funding, but hosting traditional fundraisers is challenging in the current environment. Virtual trivia fundraisers are a great way to engage hundreds of participants and ensure you’re able to raise money for your non-profit during this unconventional year.

Bar None Games has helped many organizations host their most lucrative fundraisers ever. Costs for throwing a virtual fundraiser event are a tiny fraction of typical fundraiser venue costs, and we work with nonprofits to ensure they are able to meet their fundraising goals and more. We give you the ability to customize a round to highlight your organization's mission, shout out top-tier donors, and give fundraising updates or presentations between rounds of trivia. 

We can promise you’ll have participants asking for trivia to be a staple of your fundraiser for years to come!

Bring the family together for a virtual holiday party

It’s been hard not being able to celebrate the holidays safely with our families. Even in non-COVID times, it can be difficult to get everyone together in the same place. A virtual trivia game on Zoom is just the thing you need to ensure that the entire family can have fun in a structured way (what a treat it is to see Aunt Jane and Cousin Rob constructively answering trivia questions as opposed to fighting over who gets the last piece of turkey!).

Bar None Games offers custom games written for most major holidays, so you can keep the holiday spirit alive during the trivia game. Thanksgiving trivia, Christmas trivia, July Fourth trivia, Valentine’s Day trivia, Chaunkah trivia, and more -- the holiday trivia categories are endless! Every holiday brings with it the possibility for new and exciting trivia (Arbor Day trivia is admittedly tough but even that has been done). 

Virtual trivia offers the fun and intimacy of a family gathering at a small percent of the cost of a cross-country flight. And we can keep the Zoom open as long as your family wants, so you can incorporate as many family traditions as you want after the trivia game is over. 

Celebrate a virtual bachelor or bachelorette party the right way

As they say, Zoom trivia is the new Las Vegas. What you can’t experience right now in the form of nights out at the club or days lounging by the pool, you can more than make up for with a rousing game of trivia to celebrate the soon-to-be newlywed.

Bar None offers the ability to write customized questions for the bachelor or bachelorette. For example, we can include rounds where participants need to guess what the significant other said in a survey or other bachelor party classics. And our music round is full of the songs that you’d normally hear out at the bars and clubs, so you can feel just like you’re in Nashville even if you’re sitting in your living room, and you’ll still get to see Dan and Brittany whip out their classic dance moves in our virtual dance party.

Gather your friends and family, and host the best virtual event ever!

While oftentimes we are introduced to great virtual events through the workplace, the magic can continue long after the work day is over. Our trivia categories are designed for maximum fun, whether for your corporate team or your friends and family. Which of these events are you most excited to host? Birthday or baby shower, fundraiser or holiday party -- we hope to see you at an event soon!