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What makes a good trivia question

Good trivia starts with facts you can check, which is why how to make trivia questions works best when you begin with a source you trust. A textbook chapter, a documentary handout or your own notes gives you accurate answers, and a question you can verify is far more fun to play than a guess.

Ask about one fact per question so the answer stays clear.
Write wrong options that sound plausible but are clearly incorrect to someone who knows the topic.
Keep questions short enough to read aloud without losing the room.
Add a one-sentence explanation so every answer teaches something.

Example trivia questions with answers

Which planet has more confirmed moons than any other planet in the solar system?Saturn. Its many small icy moons have been catalogued by telescopes and spacecraft, giving it the largest known count.

Which letter of the alphabet does not appear in any U.S. state name?Q. Checking each state name shows that no state contains the letter Q.

Which element has the chemical symbol Au?Gold. The symbol comes from the Latin word aurum, which means gold.

How many players from one soccer team are on the field at the same time?11, including the goalkeeper. Each side fields 11 players during standard play.

What is the capital city of Australia?Canberra. It was chosen as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.

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Multiple question types

Multiple-choice, true/false and open questions, each paired with an explanation so players learn from every answer.

Built from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, and the questions come from the facts in your source.

Export when you need it

PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV exports are on Plus, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML exports are on Pro.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, slide deck, document or photo of notes that contains the facts you want to quiz on.

Choose question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or open questions depending on how you want the round to play.

Review and run

Check each answer, edit anything too easy or too obscure, then use the questions for your trivia night.

Each question needs one clear answer, a plausible wrong option if it is multiple-choice, and a short explanation so players learn something after a miss. DeckOwl reads your upload and drafts those pieces, and you edit anything that feels too easy or too obscure before the round.

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Frequently asked questions

What makes a good trivia question?

A good trivia question has one clearly correct answer, is short enough to read aloud, and asks about a fact the audience can reasonably know or learn. Avoid questions where two answers could be defended.

How many questions should a trivia round have?

Most rounds work well with 10 to 20 questions, split into themed sets so players can rest between categories.

Can I export my trivia questions?

Exports are paid features: PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV are on Plus, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML are on Pro. The free plan lets you study in the browser.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. The free plan includes 3 generations per month, and no credit card is needed to begin.

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