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Host a trivia night people come back for

You bring the microphone and the crowd. The software handles the timer, the scores and the leaderboard. Teams answer on one phone each, so there are no paper sheets to mark.

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What do I need to host a trivia night?

To host a trivia night, you need questions, a screen, a way to score and someone with a microphone, and software handles the scoring. In QG Playground, build four to six rounds from the quiz library, write your own, or ask Granny, the built-in AI, to draft a round on any theme. Put the presenter view on the venue TV or projector. Teams join at qgplay.live on one phone each, with the team name as the nickname and no app to install. Each question runs on a timer, and points are added automatically, by speed or as fixed points per question. Place a leaderboard after each round so the room sees the race, and finish with a podium that reveals third, second, then the winners. Late teams join and play from the next question. The Free plan covers 20 players or teams a session, Pro covers 100 and Pro Plus covers 500.

A trivia night in five rounds

Six to eight questions a round, with a leaderboard after each, so every table knows where it stands.

  1. Round 1General knowledge

    An easy start, so every team gets points on the board.

  2. Round 2Picture round

    Images in the questions, on the big screen.

  3. Round 3Your crowd's round

    A theme the room cares about: the city, the club, the office.

  4. Round 4Music or film

    The round that starts the arguments.

  5. FinalHarder questions

    For the teams at the top. Then the podium.

Scoring that settles arguments

Choose speed points, where faster correct answers score more, or fixed points per question, like a classic pub quiz. Add minus marks for wrong answers if your crowd likes the risk. Every answer comes from each team's own phone, so nobody marks answer sheets and nobody argues about handwriting. If a team picks a name you can't put on a screen, rename it from the leaderboard. Gameplay switches are set per quiz, with streaks and lifelines on Pro and above.

Pub, club, office or community hall

Any TV or projector with a browser runs the presenter view, and phones join on the venue Wi-Fi or their own mobile data. Before the night, split the room with the random team generator, give every table a name with the team name generator, and keep score for any offline rounds, such as a table-top puzzle, with the quiz scoreboard.

Weekly trivia nights

Re-run last week's quiz for a new crowd, or duplicate it and swap two rounds, so a weekly night takes minutes to prepare. The room code stays for about 3 hours, so you can open the room before the doors open and let teams join as they sit down. Find rounds in the quiz library.

Want us to host it?

Quiz Granny, the company behind QG Playground, runs hosted quiz events with a quizmaster on the microphone. Tell us about your night.

Planning your first one? How to host a trivia night

Questions people ask

Can't find it? The help centre has step-by-step answers.

Do teams need an app?
No. One person per team opens qgplay.live, types the room code and enters the team name.
How many teams can play?
Up to 20 players or teams a session on Free, 100 on Pro and 500 on Pro Plus. An event pass covers a single bigger night.
Can I add picture questions?
Yes. Add an image to any question, and it shows on the big screen.
What if a team's phone dies?
They rejoin with the same room code and keep their score.
Can I stop people searching for answers?
A short timer helps: 20 seconds by default, adjustable per question. Answers lock when time runs out.
Can I host trivia online, not in a venue?
Yes. Share the presenter view on a video call and teams join from home with the same code.

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