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Turn your own notes into a general knowledge quiz for students

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Why a custom quiz beats a ready-made one

Ready-made general knowledge quizzes are easy to find, but they rarely match what your class covered this week. A general knowledge quiz for students built from your own material fixes that gap and keeps the questions tied to the lesson.

Questions drawn from the pages your students were assigned
Explanations for every answer, right or wrong
Short answer questions for recall, not just recognition
Paid plans export to PDF, DOCX and Anki for offline practice

Example general knowledge quiz questions for students

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?Mars. Iron oxide, a form of rust, covers much of its surface and gives it the reddish color.

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

True or false: The Great Wall of China is easily visible to the naked eye from the Moon.False. It is too narrow to be seen from the Moon with the naked eye, and it is hard to spot even from low Earth orbit.

Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice?Jane Austen. It was first published in 1813.

What gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?Nitrogen, at about 78 percent. Oxygen makes up about 21 percent of the air.

Generate the full set

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer

Pick the question type that fits the lesson. Each question comes with an explanation of the correct answer.

Built from your own material

Questions come from the pages you upload, so the quiz covers what your students actually learned this term.

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The free plan lets students take the quiz right away with 3 generations per month and no credit card needed.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or a photo of a page.

Choose the question types

Select multiple-choice, true/false or open questions and set how many you want.

Take the quiz and review

Answer the questions, read the explanations and retake the ones you missed.

Quizzes work best when students see why an answer is wrong. Each generated question includes a short explanation, so a missed item becomes a quick lesson instead of a lost point. Retaking the missed questions after a day or two helps the facts stick.

Teachers and tutors can reuse the same material to make new versions of the quiz, which keeps practice fresh without writing every question by hand.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a general knowledge quiz for students have?

Ten to twenty questions is a common length for a single sitting, and shorter quizzes are easier to review afterward. You can choose the number of questions before you generate the quiz.

What is the best way for students to study general knowledge facts?

Retake the same questions after a gap of a day or two instead of rereading notes. Reading the explanation for each missed answer helps students remember why the correct one is right.

Can I export the quiz to Moodle or as a PDF?

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

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month, and no credit card is needed to start.

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