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Ready-made trivia lists are easy to find, but they rarely match your crowd or your topics. DeckOwl builds multiple-choice, true/false and open questions with explanations from your own material.

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Why build your own round instead of copying a list

Most pub quizzes lean on the same familiar ground: science, geography, history, film and music. A printed list of the most popular pub quiz questions and answers is handy, but everyone who has the same list plays the same round, and the questions rarely match what your crowd knows or what your host wants to cover.

  • Questions match the topics your players actually care about
  • Each answer includes a one-sentence explanation for the host to read out
  • Multiple choice, true/false and open questions can be mixed in one set
  • Free plan includes 3 generations per month and study in the browser
Example general knowledge pub quiz questions and answers
What gas makes up about 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere?Nitrogen. Oxygen is second at about 21 percent, which is why people often guess it first.
How many bones does a typical adult human skeleton have?206. Babies are born with more, and some bones fuse together as they grow.
What is the capital of Australia?Canberra. It was chosen as a compromise between rival cities Sydney and Melbourne, so it is not the largest city.
Which Jane Austen novel opens with the line 'It is a truth universally acknowledged'?Pride and Prejudice. Its opening line is one of the most quoted in English fiction.
What is the chemical symbol for gold?Au, from the Latin word aurum. Symbols like this often look unrelated to the element's English name.
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Upload a PDF, slides, a DOCX, plain notes or a photo of a page, and get questions written from that content.

Explanations included

Every question comes with a short explanation, so the answer reveal can teach something, not just score points.

Export when you need it

Study in the browser on the free plan. Plus adds PDF and DOCX export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML.

How it works

Add your source

Upload the document, slides or notes you want quiz questions from, or paste the text straight in.

Choose the question types

Pick multiple choice, true/false or open questions, then generate a set in one go.

Review and run the round

Check the answers and explanations, edit anything you want, then print or share the round with your team.

A round built from your own notes solves that. If you are running a themed night about the 1960s, a club newsletter, or a team's onboarding material, DeckOwl turns that text into questions with correct answers and short explanations, so you can check every item before the first team sits down.

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Frequently asked questions

What general knowledge topics show up most often in pub quizzes?

Common categories include geography, science, history, popular culture, sport and language. Writing questions across several of these keeps the round balanced for mixed teams.

How many questions should a pub quiz round have?

Many hosts use rounds of 8 to 12 questions, with several rounds per night. Shorter rounds keep attention high, especially when players are also ordering drinks.

Can I export my pub quiz to PDF or Word?

Yes, PDF and DOCX export are included on the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Do I need a credit card to try it?

No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, and students get 40% off with a school email.

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