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Turn your notes into a pub quiz for your Durham night

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Making your own round instead of a ready-made list

Every good Durham pub quiz depends on questions that suit the room, and a generic printable sheet rarely does. Many hosts end up rewriting the same few questions each week. DeckOwl works the other way: you supply the material, and it writes questions from it, so the round reflects the categories you actually want to test.

Mix Durham local history with general knowledge categories
Choose multiple-choice for quick scoring or open questions for debate
Read the explanation for each answer before you read it out
Edit any question that is too obscure for your crowd

Example general knowledge trivia questions for a Durham pub quiz

Which Durham landmark, together with Durham Castle, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?Durham Cathedral. The two buildings were inscribed together in 1986 for their Norman architecture.

Which river loops around the peninsula on which central Durham sits?The River Wear. The city centre sits on high ground that the river curves around.

In what year was Durham University founded?1832. It is the third-oldest university in England, after Oxford and Cambridge.

Which is the largest ocean on Earth?The Pacific Ocean. It covers more area than all of Earth's land surfaces combined.

What annual event in Durham city marches miners and their bands through the streets each summer?The Durham Miners' Gala, held in July, celebrating the region's mining communities and their union heritage.

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Questions from your material

Upload PDFs, slides, DOCX files or plain notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions drawn from what you gave it.

Explanations for every answer

Each question comes with a short explanation, so the host can settle a debate at the bar without searching on a phone.

Export when you are ready

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

How it works

Upload your round material

Add a PDF, slides, a DOCX or typed notes covering the categories you want to test.

Choose a question type

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, then generate the set.

Check, then print or present

Review each question and explanation, edit anything too obscure, and take the list to the pub.

Good trivia mixes local knowledge with broader general knowledge. Use a Durham guide, local history notes or a slide deck on your favorite subject as the source, then check the output against your own facts before the night. The explanations help when a team disputes an answer.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I make a pub quiz for free?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. Exporting to PDF or DOCX requires the Plus plan, which is $39/year or $7.99/month.

How many questions should a pub quiz round have?

Many hosts keep each round short enough to finish comfortably in one evening, with a few categories per night. Keep each question to one clear answer so scoring stays quick.

What makes a good general knowledge trivia question?

A good question has one clearly correct answer that a room of mixed knowledge can reason toward, and its wording does not give the answer away. Mixing easier and harder items keeps teams engaged.

Can I export my pub quiz questions to other tools?

Yes, on paid plans: Plus exports PDF and DOCX, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for learning platforms. Exports are not included on the free plan.

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