How to liven up an office party?

[Book Lover]

OK, so I (foolishly perhaps) volunteered to help the person who organizes the trivia game at the office Christmas party every year, and now I am dry of ideas. How do we make the trivia party fun and not just this person up at the lectern, asking questions?

[tk2kewl]

1. body parts + copy machine = fun

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[MsAnthropy]

2. Play Jeopardy!

[Book Lover]

6. That's a good idea...

Thanks!

[Fridays Child]

3. Pot brownies.

[Book Lover]

8. Well, we are near San Francisco...

and it would keep people quiet...

[ernstbass]

4. Fart loudly

that will get them laughing

[Phillycat]

5. Tequila.

Apply liberally.

[Book Lover]

10. Oh not this crowd!

You don't want this group to loosen up too much unless you want to hear a year's worth of seething resentment... ;-)

[AllegroRondo]

7. Personalized questions!

such as

"Which intern had an affair with the VP of Accounting?"

[Book Lover]

11. Well, except for the affair part :-)

this is a good idea, too. Thanks!

[laheina]

9. Cranium is pretty fun.

It's like a half-trivia game. There are also drawing questions, questions that involve clay, and "hummers" where you try and guess what song the person is humming. It also divides the group into four teams, which makes it a little more competitive.

I played it once at a dinner party, and it was a mighty good time.

[mr_hat]

12. "The" Office knows >

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/clips/xmas/xclip.shtml

[Book Lover]

15. "You can't just put down 'something'"

Tee-hee!

[parkening]

13. Have your office mates

submit little known facts about themselves beforehand. Make up a sheet with these facts. Let the folks mingle. Give out a prize to the first one who correctly determines who goes with which fact.

Might be lame, might work out; may depend on your office chemistry.

[Book Lover]

17. We did that for

our department retreat a few years ago... it worked out pretty OK. Maybe we can work that kind of idea into this...

[underpants]

14. Definitely get one of these

[name not needed]

16. whip out a machete and lop your bosses' head off

:evilgrin:

[Book Lover]

18. Nah, I (finally!) like my bosses

And about time, too!

[dean_dem]

19. Get a stripper to jump out of a cake.

Now THAT'S an office party they'll remember.

[Book Lover]

20. Setting aisde every other reason why we can;t do that

There's totally no way we could afford a stripper at San Francisco rates... ;-)

[maveric]

21. If you're male, walk in wearing a thong with a feather duster stuck up

your crack and scream "I am the greatest"!