You already know that using trivia in your marketing materials is a nifty way to get prospects to take in your message for a longer period of time. It gets them to think. To laugh. To ponder.

Trivia in marketing = good

But if you’re stumped for where find the trivia goodness – here are some sites and resources you can use to help add it to your marketing efforts:

- Encyclopedia FunTrivia

- Useful Trivia

- Trivia Cafe

- Superstition trivia (great for Halloween!)

- Averages (common numbers/generalities re: people, things, places)

- 123 Facts

- Historical Events (indexed by month & day)

- Bizarre/Unique Holidays (indexed by month & day)

Don’t just use websites for your trivia. Take a look and see what books might be used as well. And you may be able to save a few dollars by using Half.com. For example, here is an ultra cheap book on Bible Trivia at Half.com. Here’s another cheapo book on head-scratching trivia that will get your prospects thinking.

It should be easy enough to locate trivia that would work for your audience and be entertaining and informative. Prospects will enjoy reading your materials, and probably even pass it along!