Turn your own notes into a trivia quiz you can try free
Upload a PDF, slide deck or set of notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions with explanations. Start on the free plan without a credit card.
Why a custom trivia quiz beats a generic one
Most people who want a free trivia maker trial are after one thing: questions about the material they actually need to know. A generic quiz from a library rarely matches a lecture, a chapter or a set of meeting notes.
- Upload your own PDFs, slides, notes or page photos instead of starting from a blank page.
- Mix multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions in the same study session.
- Read the explanation after every answer so you learn why the right choice is right.
- Start on the free plan with 3 generations per month and no credit card.
Questions from your files
Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages and get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions.
An explanation for every answer
Each question comes with a short explanation, so a wrong guess still teaches you the fact.
Study in the browser for free
The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. Exports need a paid plan.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a document, a slide deck, pasted notes or a photo of a page.
Pick a question type
Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer, then generate the set.
Quiz yourself
Answer in the browser, read the explanations and repeat the questions you missed.
DeckOwl builds the questions from your own file, so the trivia stays on topic. Work through the explanations after each answer, then come back to the questions you missed a day or two later to make the facts stick.
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Frequently asked questions
How many trivia questions should I study at once?
Most people do better with 10 to 20 questions per session than with one long run of 50. Shorter sets make it easier to read each explanation and come back to the misses later.
What makes a trivia question useful for remembering facts?
A good question asks for one specific fact, such as a date, a name or a term, and has one clearly correct answer. Wrong options should be plausible, so you have to recall the fact rather than guess.
Is there a free trial?
DeckOwl has a free plan with 3 generations per month, study in the browser and no credit card needed to start. Paid plans add unlimited generations and exports.
Can I export my trivia quiz?
Plus ($99.90/year or $9.99/month) exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV. Pro ($14.99/month) adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
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