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Turn your own trivia notes into a Jimmy Fallon-style pub quiz

Upload notes, slides or a PDF of trivia facts and get quiz questions with explanations, ready to run at your next game night.

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Why build a custom pub quiz instead of searching for one

Hosting a Jimmy Fallon-style pub quiz usually means spending an evening digging through trivia books or hunting for questions that suit the crowd. DeckOwl takes a different route: upload your own notes, slides or a PDF of trivia facts, and it writes multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, each with a short explanation so the answer teaches something. The result is a quiz built on material you chose.

Write rounds around categories you pick, such as history, geography or pop culture facts from your own sources.
Mix multiple-choice and true/false questions to keep fast and slower answers balanced across the room.
Keep open questions for tiebreakers where the host can judge a short written answer.
Review each explanation before the night so the host can add context when the answer is revealed.

Example general knowledge trivia questions for a pub quiz

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

What year did Apollo 11 land the first humans on the Moon?1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20, while Michael Collins stayed in orbit.

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

How many strings does a standard guitar have?Six. The standard tuning from low to high is E, A, D, G, B, E.

What is the smallest country in the world by area?Vatican City. It covers well under one square kilometer, which is why it is often a surprise answer.

Generate the full set

Questions from your own material

Paste notes, upload a PDF or photograph a page of trivia facts. The tool reads the text and drafts questions from what you gave it.

Multiple-choice, true/false and open

Mix question formats in one round so the room gets a variety of answer styles, from quick true/false calls to open answers.

Explanations for every answer

Each question includes a short explanation, so when the answer is revealed the host has a fun fact ready to share.

How it works

Upload or paste your trivia notes

Add a PDF, slides, a DOCX file or plain text with the facts you want in your round.

Review the generated questions

Check each multiple-choice, true/false or open question and edit any wording that might be unclear to the table.

Run the round

Study the set in the browser on the free plan, or export it when you need a printable copy.

If you were hoping for a ready-made printable sheet, this gives you a custom one instead. Paste in your category notes or photograph a page of almanac entries, and the tool reads the text and drafts questions you can review before game night. The free plan gives you 3 generations a month and browser study, while PDF and DOCX export come with Plus and QTI and Moodle XML export come with Pro.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a pub quiz round have?

Many hosts keep rounds short, often around ten questions, so teams stay engaged. Mixing easy and harder questions in each round helps the whole table get involved.

How do I write trivia questions that are fair for everyone?

Stick to one clear answer per question and avoid wording that depends on a single niche fact. Test a few questions on a friend before the night to catch confusing phrasing.

Does DeckOwl export quizzes to Moodle?

Moodle XML export is part of the Pro plan, which also includes QTI 2.1 export. PDF and DOCX export are included with Plus.

Do I need a credit card to try it?

No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, which includes 3 generations a month and study in the browser.

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