Editing Pub quiz (section)

== Commercial projects ==
As the pub quiz concept spread to the US in the 1990s, several companies formed to provide services to bars and restaurants organizing quizzes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stumptrivia.com/stump-trivia-news.html |title=Stump! Trivia News |publisher=StumpTrivia.com |access-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831034701/http://www.stumptrivia.com/stump-trivia-news.html |archive-date=2011-08-31 }}</ref>  Different from the [[quiz league]] in the UK, US commercial pub quizzes typically involve more than just two teams and can have as many as 25–35 teams<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triviakings.com/locations/?l=ujballston |title=Trivia Kings Union Jack's Ballston |publisher=TriviaKings.com |access-date=2011-09-27}}</ref> playing in a single location, with up to 6 people per team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triviatryst.com/gameplay |title=TriviaTryst Gameplay |publisher=TriviaTryst.com |access-date=2011-09-27}}</ref>  Quiz companies charge bars a fee for hosting the quiz, which may range from $80 per week<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40744/how-pub-quizzes-became-big-business/full/ |title=How Pub Quizzes Became Big Business |newspaper=[[Washington City Paper]] |date=2011-04-22 |access-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211231503/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40744/how-pub-quizzes-became-big-business/full/ |archive-date=2011-12-11 }}</ref> to $175 or more depending on attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallbusinessnaked.com/2011/01/23/geeks-who-drink-interview/ |title=Small Business Podcast with Geeks Who Drink owner John Dicker |publisher=Small Business Naked |date=2011-01-23 |access-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121205056/http://www.smallbusinessnaked.com/2011/01/23/geeks-who-drink-interview/ |archive-date=2012-01-21 }}</ref>  At least 20 different pub quiz companies currently exist in the US, with most operating events concentrated in major metropolitan areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.triviareviews.com/hosts/ |title=TriviaReviews.com Listing of Hosts |access-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204010719/http://www.triviareviews.com/hosts/ |archive-date=2011-12-04 }}</ref>