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Turn your trivia notes into pub quiz practice questions

Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions with explanations, ready to quiz yourself before trivia night.

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Why practice with your own trivia material

Trivia night rewards people who recall facts quickly, and pub quiz practice works best when the questions cover the topics your team actually gets asked. Generic lists rarely match the categories a quizmaster picks, so building questions from notes you collected yourself keeps the practice relevant.

Turn a sheet of category notes into a full practice round in one upload.
Mix multiple choice and true/false questions to build speed and recall.
Read the explanation after each answer to remember why the right option is correct.
Export to PDF or DOCX with Plus, or to QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML with Pro.

Example general knowledge trivia questions

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

Which chemical element has the symbol Fe?Iron. The symbol comes from the Latin word ferrum.

How many players from one team are on the field at the same time in standard association football?11. The count includes the goalkeeper, so each side fields eleven players.

Which author wrote the novel 1984?George Orwell. The novel was published in 1949 and portrays a totalitarian state.

Mount Everest sits on the border between Nepal and which other country?China, specifically the Tibet Autonomous Region. The mountain's summit marks the boundary between the two countries.

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Questions from your material

Start from the trivia notes, article or slide deck you already have, and DeckOwl writes questions from that content.

Three question formats

Choose multiple choice, true/false or open questions, so your practice matches the round formats your quiz night uses.

Explanations for every answer

Each question comes with a short explanation, so a wrong guess teaches you the fact instead of just marking it wrong.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or a photo of a page. Photos are read with text recognition.

Pick a format and generate

Select multiple choice, true/false or open questions and let DeckOwl build the set from your material.

Quiz yourself

Work through the questions in the browser, review the explanations and come back to the ones you missed.

If you were hoping for a ready-made printable set, DeckOwl takes a different route: it creates a custom set from the material you upload. That means you can focus on history, geography, music or whatever categories your local quiz uses. Free accounts study in the browser, and PDF or DOCX export is included with Plus.

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Frequently asked questions

How can I practice general knowledge trivia without memorizing random lists?

Group facts into categories such as geography, science, history and pop culture, then quiz yourself on one category at a time. Writing a short explanation for each answer helps the facts stick better than repeating a list.

How many questions should I practice before a pub quiz?

Aim for one or two short sessions of about 20 questions each week, and spend more time on categories where you miss answers. Reviewing missed questions the next day tends to help more than a single long session.

Can DeckOwl export my practice questions?

Yes, but exports are paid features. PDF and DOCX export are included with Plus, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are included with Pro.

Do I need a credit card to start?

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

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