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Please join me in welcoming TrivWorks’ newest corporate trivia event host, Cyntisha Coats! A Cleveland native, Cyntisha now makes the Windy City her home – and has taken it by storm! A highly experienced and beloved professional trivia host in Chicago, Cyntisha is also a seasoned comedian and improviser, regularly performing with troupes at the…

As summer 2025 draws to a close, we’d like to help you welcome your colleagues back to the office properly with a special LIMITED-TIME offer! For the first two weeks of September, companies located in New York City and Los Angeles/Orange County can enjoy a 1-hour TrivWorks Express team trivia event ONSITE AT YOUR OFFICE,…

So you (or the committee you’re on) have decided you want to have a company trivia event. Maybe it’s a fun social night onsite at the office, the “fun” part of the offsite retreat agenda, a high-energy wrap for an all-hands meeting, laugh-filled summer intern competition, or interactive holiday party entertainment. Perhaps your colleagues just…

Some exciting news to share: TrivWorks will be presenting at this year’s SporcleCon in Chicago next month! Billed as the country’s largest annual trivia gathering, SporcleCon brings together quizzing enthusiasts from almost every state to enjoy a weekend of competition, socialization and celebration of knowledge. Presented by Sporcle, a trivia and pub quiz Website with…

It’s happened an unusually high number of times recently. I received inquiries from prestigious multinational corporations, seeking company trivia parties in New York City and elsewhere. As usual I responded right away, quickly getting on the phone with the people who made the inquiries – typically not the decision makers, rather folks who’ve been tasked…

One of the main selling points of TrivWorks, which distinguishes my brand from pub quiz vendors or jack-of-all-trades team building companies, is that I work with professional emcees. My events are led by seasoned, highly-experienced professionals, with years and years of not just corporate experience, but specifically corporate trivia experience. Why do I do this?…

It’s been a busy week here at TrivWorks, with four corporate trivia events happening – three in New York City, one in Orange County, California. Seeing how I’m located in Los Angeles, I took on hosting the SoCal gig myself. It was a ton of fun as always, held poolside at a 4-star hotel for…

TrivWorks founder David Jacobson was thrilled to be interviewed recently on Quizzing in America, the leading podcast for all things related to live trivia hosting! Host Jeremy Cahnmann and David discuss a broad range of related topics, including: Plus, David gives Jeremy a sample of questions typically asked at our corporate events, including our roving,…

I’ve written many articles here on my blog about what can make a corporate trivia night great. The host, the questions, the venue, the prizes, so many other factors – when they line up just right, it all comes together. But what SHOULDN’T it be? What are the big no-no’s, the taboos, the surefire killers…

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article here on my blog called “Why is a Good Corporate Trivia Host So Hard to Find?” The main idea of that piece was that what we do here at TrivWorks is specialized; not every corporate emcee has the experience or skills necessary to deliver the experience.…

Just in time for Pride Month 2025, TrivWorks is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with acclaimed drag performer and trivia/bingo host Frankie Cyanide for corporate/private events! A mainstay of the New England & New York City-area drag scene for almost a decade, Frankie Cyanide is the popular host of a weekly cabaret-style variety…