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Ready-made quiz packs rarely match the topics your crowd cares about. Upload your material and DeckOwl drafts the questions, with explanations, for you to review.

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Writing a pub quiz from your own material

Running a pub quiz well means writing rounds of questions that are clear, fair and easy to check. Ready-made question packs rarely match the topics your crowd or class cares about, so writing your own is often the better route.

Start from the facts you want players to know, such as dates, places or definitions.
Mix question types so the round does not feel like one long test.
Read every explanation aloud once to catch wording that could be argued.
Keep the free plan for trying a round, then move to a paid plan if you need exports.

Example general knowledge trivia questions

Which planet has the most confirmed moons in the solar system?Saturn. It has more confirmed moons than any other planet, and the count keeps growing as astronomers identify new ones.

What is the capital of Australia?Canberra. It was chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities, rather than either of them.

Which element has the chemical symbol Fe?Iron. The symbol comes from the Latin word ferrum, which is why it does not match the English name.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?Leonardo da Vinci. He painted it in the early 1500s, and it is now displayed in the Louvre in Paris.

How many players from one team are on the field in a standard soccer match?Eleven, including the goalkeeper. Each side fields the same number, which is set by the standard rules of the game.

Generate the full set

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer

Pick the question style that suits each round, and every question comes with an explanation the host can read out.

Built from your own material

Upload a PDF, slides, DOCX, plain notes or a photo of a page, and the questions stay on the topics you chose.

Export on paid plans

Plus exports to PDF and DOCX, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for learning platforms.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, slides, DOCX, notes or a photo of a page.

Choose question types

Select multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions for each round.

Review and export

Check the questions and explanations, then study in the browser or export on a paid plan.

DeckOwl reads PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain notes and photos of pages, then drafts multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions with explanations. You review each question before it goes into a round, so you stay in control of accuracy and difficulty.

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Frequently asked questions

How should a pub quiz round be structured?

Most hosts split the night into themed rounds of short questions, which keeps the room moving between answers. Mixing easy and harder questions within each round helps players of different knowledge levels stay involved.

How do I write good general knowledge trivia questions?

Write one clear question with one correct answer, and avoid wording that hints at the answer. Test each question on someone outside your group before the night so you can catch anything ambiguous.

Can I export my pub quiz questions?

PDF and DOCX export are included on the Plus plan, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are on Pro. The free plan lets you study and take quizzes in the browser without exports.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You can start on the free plan with 3 generations per month and no credit card required.

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