Use case

A holiday party quiz your remote team can play together

Three short rounds, one racing leaderboard and a podium at the end. Everyone plays on their own phone, whether they're on the call or in the office.

Free plan, no cardPlayers need no app
A video call with four people on a laptop
Quick answerUpdated

How do I run a holiday quiz for a remote team?

Run a holiday quiz for a remote team on the video call you already use. Plan 30 to 40 minutes: three short rounds, a leaderboard between rounds and a podium at the end. In QG Playground, start from the ready-made Christmas quiz for the office, add a round about your own team's year, and ask Granny, the built-in AI, to write a round on winter traditions around the world so everyone has a fair shot. Press Go live and share the presenter view on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet. Colleagues join at qgplay.live on their phones with the room code, with no app or account, and people in the office join the same code from the meeting-room screen. To play in teams, each team answers on one device under its team name. Speed points, streaks and the racing leaderboard keep it lively, and the finale reveals third, second and first. The Free plan covers up to 20 players a session.

A 40-minute holiday quiz plan

A plan for the party, not the questions: three rounds, a leaderboard between each, and the podium to close.

A 40-minute holiday quiz plan
RoundSource
0:00Welcome + word cloud: “one word for your year”Live word cloud
0:05Round 1: festive classicsChristmas quiz for the office pack
0:15Round 2: our team's yearWritten by you, or by Granny from a short description
0:25Round 3: winter traditions around the worldGranny draft, which you check
0:35Podium + special awardsAutomatic

Make it fair for a global team

A remote team rarely shares one calendar of festivals, so build the quiz for everyone on the call. Leave out in-jokes that only one office knows, or explain them in the answer reveal. Mix easy questions with a few hard ones in every round, so each person scores early and the leaderboard stays close until the end.

The winter-traditions round helps here: Granny drafts it in a minute, and you check each fact before the party. If time zones split the team, also schedule a self-paced version people can play on their own between two dates, and share the scheduled quiz link in your team chat.

Running it on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet

  1. Press Go live and share the presenter window, not your whole screen.
  2. Put the room code in the chat, and say it out loud once.
  3. Switch on sound for the presenter only if you want the countdown music on the call.
  4. Press Next. The timer, the reveal and the leaderboard run on the shared screen.

For more on calls, see how to run a quiz in a team meeting.

Prizes and awards

The podium reveals third, second and first, with confetti, so the finale needs no help from you. Special awards and badges, such as fastest finger and comeback, are on Pro and above. Announce one fun prize before the first round, a voucher or an extra hour off, and the room plays harder for it.

Questions people ask

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How long should a virtual holiday quiz be?
30 to 40 minutes, in three rounds of five to eight questions, with a leaderboard between rounds.
Can people in the office and at home play together?
Yes. Project the presenter view in the office and share it on the call. Everyone joins the same room code on their own phone.
Can we play in teams?
Yes. Each team joins on one device with its team name as the nickname.
Is it only about Christmas?
No. Mix a festive round with a round about your team's year and a round on winter traditions around the world, so everyone can join in.
Do players need to download anything?
No. They open qgplay.live in their phone's browser and type the room code.
How many people can play?
Up to 20 per session on Free, 100 on Pro and 500 on Pro Plus. An event pass covers a single bigger day.

Plan the party quiz in ten minutes.

Start from the Christmas quiz for the office. Everyone joins on their phone.
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