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Turn your own notes into a pub quiz of the week

Each week, upload the articles, slides or notes you want covered and get questions with explanations, ready to read out on quiz night.

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How to run a weekly pub quiz from your own material

Most people hosting a weekly pub quiz end up writing questions by hand the night before. You can skip that by uploading a few articles, slides or notes and asking DeckOwl for a pub quiz of the week in multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, each with an explanation.

Mix rounds by theme, such as history, geography, science and pop culture, by uploading one source per round.
Ask for multiple-choice questions for quick answers and open questions for the final round.
Keep the explanation on each question so the host can settle disputes without searching.
Reuse a source later in the season to generate a fresh set of questions on the same topic.

Example general knowledge trivia questions for a weekly quiz

Which planet is closest to the Sun?Mercury, because it has the shortest average distance from the Sun at about 58 million km.

What is the capital of Australia?Canberra, which was chosen in 1908 as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.

How many bones are in the typical adult human body?206, because many bones in infants fuse together as the body develops.

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

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

Generate the full set

Upload what you read

Add PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, which are read with text recognition.

Pick the question types

Get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, each with an explanation for the answer reveal.

Export on paid plans

PDF and DOCX export come with Plus, and QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML export comes with Pro.

How it works

Upload this week's material

Add the articles, slides or notes that will form this week's rounds.

Generate and check

Review the questions and explanations, and cut any that are too obscure for your crowd.

Run the quiz

Read the questions out on quiz night, or export a PDF on the Plus plan to print.

Pick a theme each week, such as science headlines, local history or film, and upload the source pages you want covered. Read through the generated set, remove anything too obscure, and keep the explanations handy so the answer reveal takes seconds.

The free plan includes 3 generations a month and studying in the browser. Plus adds unlimited generations with PDF and DOCX export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for hosts who run quizzes in a learning system.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a weekly trivia round have?

Many pub quiz rounds use around 10 to 15 questions, so a set of 12 to 15 per round is a practical target. Shorter rounds keep players engaged when the night has several rounds.

What makes a good general knowledge trivia question?

It has one clearly correct answer that most people can check, and the wrong options are plausible without being tricky. Avoid questions that hinge on a single obscure date or name.

Can I export a weekly quiz to PDF?

Yes, PDF and DOCX export are included in the Plus plan, which costs $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Is there a free plan to try this first?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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