4. Stay away from obscure numbers and fringe facts

People play trivia for fun, not to be quizzed on what they barely saw in a movie or game. So no trivia on that phone number that flashed in the middle of a thriller movie. Or the room number where the evil guy stayed in a horror film. A good way to not be obscure is to write trivia after seeing the film, than during the film. The film will confirm details, but don't study every frame to dredge up facts nobody remembers. If you can't explain why it's important to the movie, then you probably shouldn't do trivia on it.

3. A photo or image can be more than eye candy

There's many a great trivia question hiding behind a photo that relates to the movie, or TV show or video game that you want to write about. If you do have a photo you could use, try crafting a question around the photo (instead of throwing in the photo later into the mix as an after thought).

2. Know how you want to be known

Do you want to be known as the ultimate expert on a specific movie, TV show, video game, actor or celebrity? Or are you a lover of a whole movie genre or pop culture area? If it's the latter, then show your range with the depth and variety of questions that you submit. Remember, with every question you submit, you are developing your reputation within a community of fellow trivia and entertainment fans.

1. Don't write when you don't feel like it

The best trivia questions take life when your brain cells are popping with creative ideas. It's no different than being in the mood for any form of creative writing, be it a short story, a blog post, a novella. Anything good that's worth sharing with others just cannot be rushed. If it isn't working for you, take a break, go for a walk. Then get back to it a bit later.

Finally, you've read all this, but still don't feel like writing trivia questions? Then just don't. You can always just play trivia games instead.

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