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Why good questions matter for a live quiz

Good questions make or break a YouTube live quiz, whether you borrow the Gimkit-style format or run your own. Start from the material you already have: upload a PDF, slides or typed notes and DeckOwl drafts multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions, each with an explanation you can read after the reveal.

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions
An explanation for every answer you can read aloud
Photos of pages read with text recognition
PDF and DOCX export on Plus, QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro

Example biology questions for a live quiz (5 items)

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?Mitochondria. They carry out oxidative phosphorylation, which yields most of the cell's ATP.

What is the net charge of a DNA backbone at neutral pH?Negative. Each phosphate group in the backbone carries a negative charge.

True or false: water moves toward the side with higher solute concentration during osmosis.True. That side has lower water potential, so water flows toward it across the membrane.

Which phase of mitosis lines chromosomes up at the cell's center?Metaphase. Spindle fibers pull on the chromosomes until they sit along the equatorial plate.

Which enzyme unwinds the DNA double helix during replication?Helicase. It breaks the hydrogen bonds between base pairs at the replication fork.

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Questions from your own material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or a photo of a page, and get multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions drawn from it.

Explanations for every answer

Each question comes with an explanation, so you can read the reason aloud after the reveal and the room learns even when people guess wrong.

Exports for your setup

Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, or to QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro, so the questions fit the tools you already use.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a textbook page. Text recognition reads photos as well as typed files.

Review the draft questions

Check each question and explanation, and cut anything ambiguous before you go live.

Run the session

Read the questions out on your stream using the platform you already use, and reuse the set for future sessions.

Keep each question to one fact so viewers can answer in seconds, and make sure the explanation teaches something even to people who guessed wrong. DeckOwl creates the questions and explanations, but you run the session on your own platform, so review the draft before you go live.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a live quiz have?

Ten to twenty questions usually fits a single session without losing viewers. For a longer review, split the set into rounds with a short break between them.

What makes a quiz question work for a live audience?

Keep one clear fact per question, give four plausible options, and write a one-sentence explanation that teaches the reason behind the answer.

Can DeckOwl host the live game itself?

No. DeckOwl creates the questions and explanations, and you run the session on the live platform you already use.

What export options are available?

PDF and DOCX export are included in Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month. QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are included in Pro at $14.99/month.

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