Trivia quiz maker for pub quizzes, parties and family nights
Hosting a quiz sounds easy until you need 40 good questions, a fair mix of easy and hard, and answers you are sure are right. This prompt has your todo.is agent write themed rounds, check each answer against sources, and hand you a host sheet plus printable answer cards for the teams.
The prompt
- Make a trivia quiz for [OCCASION AND PLAYERS]. I want [NUMBER OF ROUNDS] rounds of 10 questions on these themes: [ROUND THEMES]. Mix difficulty in each round (4 easy, 4 medium, 2 hard), avoid trick questions, and keep it suitable for [AGE RANGE]. Check every answer on the web and give a source link for anything that could be disputed. Add one picture round and a tiebreaker question with a number answer. Give me a host sheet PDF with questions, answers and a fun fact for each, plus a printable answer sheet for teams with space for team names and scores. Email both to me.
What to change
- [OCCASION AND PLAYERS]: E.g. "a pub quiz night for 6 teams of 4", "a family Christmas quiz for 12 people", "an office Friday quiz on Zoom".
- [NUMBER OF ROUNDS]: 4 to 6 rounds fills about 90 minutes with breaks. 3 rounds suits a quick after-dinner quiz.
- [ROUND THEMES]: E.g. "general knowledge, 90s music, geography, food and drink, sport". Add a local round about your town or office.
- [AGE RANGE]: E.g. "adults", "mixed ages 10 to 70", "teenagers". Mixed ages works best with a kids-only bonus question per round.
Example result
- Friday pub quiz: host sheet
- 6 teams of 4 · adults · 5 rounds + picture round · about 90 minutes
- Round 1: General knowledge (sample)
- • Easy: How many sides does a hexagon have? 6. Fun fact: honeybees build hexagonal cells because they use the least wax.
- • Easy: What is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter
- • Medium: Which element has the chemical symbol K? Potassium (from the Latin kalium)
- • Medium: In which country is the city of Timbuktu? Mali
- • Hard: What is the only letter that does not appear in any US state name? Q
- Round 2: 90s music (sample)
- • Easy: Which band released "Wonderwall" in 1995? Oasis
- • Medium: Which singer had a 1997 hit with "Torn"? Natalie Imbruglia
- • Hard: What was the Spice Girls' first UK number one? "Wannabe"
- Round 3: Food and drink (sample)
- • Easy: Which country does feta cheese come from? Greece
- • Medium: What is the main ingredient in guacamole? Avocado
- • Hard: Saffron comes from which flower? The crocus
- Picture round
- 10 famous landmarks cropped to a small detail (the agent lists which ones; you print the images on one page).
- Tiebreaker
- How tall is the Eiffel Tower, in metres, to the tip? About 330 m (closest wins)
- Running the night
- • Read each question twice, give 30 seconds, then move on
- • Swap answer sheets between teams for marking after each round
- • Announce scores after rounds 2 and 4 to keep the tension up
- • Joker: each team can double one round's score, declared before it starts
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and fill in the occasion, number of rounds, themes and age range.
- Paste it on the Today screen in todo.is, or send it to your agent on WhatsApp or Telegram.
- You get a host sheet with answers and fun facts, and a printable answer sheet for the teams.
- Reply "make round 3 harder" or "swap sport for movies" and your agent updates the files. Ask for slides if you want to show the questions on a TV.
Tips for a better result
- Aim for most teams to get 6 or 7 out of 10 per round. A quiz where everyone scores 2 is no fun.
- Avoid questions whose answers change, like "who holds the record for", unless you check them on the day.
- Ask your agent for a PowerPoint version with one question per slide and the answers at the end of each round.
- Keep a local round about your town, office or family. It is often the one people remember.
trivia quiz maker: FAQ
- How many questions should a pub quiz have? Most pub quizzes have 5 to 8 rounds of 10 questions, which takes about 1.5 to 2 hours with marking and breaks.
- How do I make trivia questions fair for mixed ages? Mix teams across ages and include some questions on topics each generation knows, like a music round that spans decades.
- Are the answers checked? Your agent checks answers on the web and adds source links for anything that could be disputed. Skim the host sheet before the night anyway.
- Can I get the quiz as slides for a big screen? Yes. Ask for a PowerPoint (.pptx) with one question per slide and answer reveals after each round.
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