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How the video quiz works with your own material

A nostalgia clip that asks whether you remember the 1980s or 1990s is fun to watch, but watching alone rarely helps you recall anything later. A video quiz works better when the questions come from the source itself, such as a transcript, a slide deck or your own notes. DeckOwl does not host ready-made trivia videos, so you build your own quiz from material you already have.

Paste a transcript or upload notes, slides or a PDF as your source.
Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions.
Read the explanation after every answer, including the ones you got right.
Repeat missed questions across several sessions instead of cramming once.

Example US history quiz questions, 1960s to 1990s

Which 1969 event put the first humans on the Moon?Apollo 11 landed on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface while Michael Collins orbited above.

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?1989. East Germany opened its border crossings on November 9, 1989, which led to German reunification in 1990.

True or false: the first ARPANET message was sent in 1969.True. The first message went between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute in October 1969, and the system crashed after the first two letters.

Which law, signed by George H. W. Bush in 1990, banned discrimination based on disability?The Americans with Disabilities Act, because it extended civil rights protections to people with disabilities in employment, public services and public accommodations.

Which graphical web browser, released in 1993, helped popularize the World Wide Web?Mosaic, from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, because it displayed images inline with text, which made the web easier for non-experts to use.

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Built from your material

Questions come from the text you provide, so every item tests what you actually need to know.

Three question types

Get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation of the correct answer.

Study with spaced repetition

Flashcards from the same source come back at growing intervals so facts stick over weeks, not just one sitting.

How it works

Add your source

Paste a transcript or upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of notes.

Generate the quiz

DeckOwl writes questions and explanations based on the content you gave it.

Practice and review

Answer in the browser, read the explanations for misses and repeat the questions that gave you trouble.

Start by pasting the transcript of a lecture or documentary, or by uploading notes from a class. The generator writes multiple-choice, true/false and open questions, and each one includes an explanation so a wrong answer teaches you something. Retake the set until the answers come easily, then move the hard items into flashcards.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I study a timeline of events from the 1980s and 1990s?

Group events by decade, then by cause and effect, so each date connects to something you already know. Test yourself by writing the year before checking it, and review the questions you missed the next day.

How many questions should a quiz have for a history unit?

Twenty to thirty questions per unit is enough to cover the main dates, names and causes without making review tedious. Add more only where your notes show gaps.

Can I export the quiz I generate?

Exports are paid features. Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML.

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No. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, and no credit card is needed to start.

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