Turn your trivia notes into a pub quiz in minutes
Skip the hours of research. Upload the facts you already collected and get quiz questions with answers and explanations ready for quiz night.
Building a pub quiz round by round
Most hosts learn how to make a pub quiz the hard way: questions that are too obscure, rounds that run long, and answer sheets nobody can check. A better starting point is a clear theme for each round and one trusted source for every fact.
- Group questions into themed rounds, such as geography, science and music.
- Mix question types so the round does not feel like a single exam.
- Check each answer against a source you trust before the night.
- Keep a spare question ready for ties in the final round.
Questions from your notes
Upload a PDF, slides or a text file of trivia facts and get multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions.
Explanations for every answer
Each question includes a short explanation, so you can settle a dispute at the bar with a clear reason.
Exports on paid plans
Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, and to QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro, to print or share with your team.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, DOCX, slide deck, plain notes or a photo of a fact sheet.
Choose the question types
Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short answer for each round.
Review and host
Check the answers, edit anything unclear, then read the questions on quiz night.
Write each round around a single topic, such as geography, science, film or music, and mix easy and harder questions so the room stays involved. Keep a list of answers with a one-line reason next to each, so the scoring is quick and fair when teams argue.
Once the draft is ready, read it aloud once to catch any question with two possible answers. Then swap in a spare question for the final round in case of a tie.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions should a pub quiz round have?
Many hosts use rounds of about eight to ten questions, which keeps the pace brisk and the scoring manageable.
What makes a general knowledge question fair for a pub quiz?
A fair question has one clearly correct answer that can be checked in a reliable source. Avoid questions where the wording could support two different answers.
Can I export my pub quiz questions?
Exports to PDF and DOCX are on the Plus plan, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML exports are on Pro. The free plan lets you study the questions in the browser.
Do I need a credit card to try DeckOwl?
No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, which includes 3 generations per month.
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