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Quiz games, classroom tips and how-to guides

How-to guides

How to Run a Quiz Night With Phones (Step by Step)

Plan a quiz night where everyone plays on their own phone: choosing questions, setting up teams, pacing the room, and handling the usual hiccups.

October 23, 2026 · 6 min read

Teaching tips

Test Prep Review Stations With Quizzes

How to build review stations for test prep with quizzes and flashcards, including rotation timing, device plans, and what to do with students who finish early.

October 23, 2026 · 5 min read

Teaching tips

Formative Assessment Ideas With Quiz Games

Six ways to use short quiz games as formative assessment: what to ask, when to stop, and how to turn the results into tomorrow's lesson.

October 22, 2026 · 7 min read

Teaching tips

Math Review Games for Middle School Classrooms

Five math review games for middle school that fit a 20-minute slot, with advice on pacing, wrong-answer talk, typed answers and team play.

October 22, 2026 · 8 min read

Teaching tips

How to Keep Students Engaged During a Live Quiz

Practical ways to keep a whole class involved in a live quiz game: pacing, timers, teams, reveals, and what to do when a few students check out.

October 21, 2026 · 6 min read

Teaching tips

Science Review Games for the Classroom: 7 Formats

Seven ways to run science review with quiz games: misconception rounds, vocabulary sprints, team races, homework, and which library quizzes to start from.

October 21, 2026 · 5 min read

Teaching tips

End of Semester Review Games That Cover Many Units

How to review a whole semester without a marathon: pick the units that matter, rotate short live games and homework, and use misses to guide the last week.

October 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Teaching tips

Flashcards vs Quizzes: When to Use Each in Class

Flashcards and quizzes do different jobs. Learn which one fits first exposure, review and checking, and how to combine them across one unit.

October 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Teaching tips

Review Games Before Thanksgiving Break: 6 Ideas

Six ways to run a useful review in the short, restless week before Thanksgiving break, with live games, homework and a plan for the last day.

October 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Kwizzy features

Flashcards for Teachers: Make a Set and Share the Link

How to make a flashcard set in Kwizzy, share it with a link students open without an account, and attach it to a quiz as a Study first button.

October 19, 2026 · 6 min read

How-to guides

Free Trivia Maker for Classrooms, Family and Parties

How to make your own trivia game online: build the questions, run it live on phones with teams, and what a free trivia maker can and cannot do.

October 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Teaching tips

Halloween Review Games for the Classroom: 6 Ideas

Six Halloween review game ideas for class that keep the content real: spooky science, myths and moon facts, run as live quiz games on student phones.

October 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Kwizzy features

The Free Quiz Library: Find a Ready-Made Quiz in Two Minutes

How to browse Kwizzy's free quiz library by subject and level, check a quiz before you use it, and play it solo or host it live with your class.

October 18, 2026 · 5 min read

How-to guides

How to Write Good Multiple Choice Questions (With Examples)

Practical rules for writing multiple choice questions that test understanding: stems, distractors, answer position, and when to use true/false or pick-several.

October 18, 2026 · 6 min read

Teaching tips

Quiz Ideas for a Substitute Teacher: Easy Sub Plans

Four quiz-based sub plans that need no login for the sub, what to leave on the desk, and what a substitute can and cannot run with Kwizzy.

October 18, 2026 · 5 min read

How-to guides

Quiz Maker for Studying: Practice Quizzes and Tests

How to use a quiz maker for studying and practice tests: free library quizzes, retrying only what you missed, and writing your own practice quiz well.

October 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Kwizzy features

Solo Quiz Practice: Instant Feedback and Retry-Missed

How solo play works in Kwizzy: instant feedback, explanations, streak counter, retrying only missed questions, and what you can and cannot see as a teacher.

October 18, 2026 · 4 min read

Teaching tips

Bell Ringer Ideas With Quizzes for the First Five Minutes

Seven bell ringer formats that use a quick quiz on student phones, plus how to keep the first five minutes calm, quick and useful.

October 17, 2026 · 5 min read

Kwizzy features

Playful or Focused: Matching a Quiz's Look to Your Students

Kwizzy lets you pick a playful or a focused look for each quiz. Here is what changes, how to choose by age, and where students see it.

October 17, 2026 · 4 min read

Kwizzy features

How to Read the Post-Game Report for a Live Quiz

What the Kwizzy post-game report shows after a live game, how to find the question to reteach, and how to use the CSV download the next day.

October 17, 2026 · 6 min read

Teaching tips

Review Games for the Classroom That Actually Review

Six review game formats you can run with a quiz and student phones, with setup, timing, and the mistakes that turn a review into noise.

October 17, 2026 · 6 min read

Kwizzy features

Big Screen View for Live Quiz Games (Projector Setup)

How to put a live Kwizzy game on the classroom projector: what the Big Screen shows, what it hides, how to open it, and a few setup habits that save time.

October 16, 2026 · 5 min read

Teaching tips

Exit Ticket Ideas That Take Five Minutes With a Quiz

Seven exit ticket formats you can run from a phone-friendly quiz in five minutes, with question-writing tips and what to do with the answers before tomorrow.

October 16, 2026 · 6 min read

Kwizzy features

Add Pictures and Math Visuals to Quiz Questions

Add an emoji, a photo, a number line, base-ten blocks or a fraction bar to a quiz question, and learn when each one helps students and when it just decorates.

October 16, 2026 · 5 min read

Teaching tips

Quiz Games That Don't Need Student Accounts

Three ways to run quiz games without student accounts: live games, homework and solo practice. What students type, what to tell families, and the limits.

October 16, 2026 · 6 min read

How-to guides

Free Online Quiz Maker for Teachers: What You Get Free

What a free teacher account on Kwizzy covers for making and running quizzes, where the free route runs out, and how to choose a quiz maker.

October 15, 2026 · 5 min read

How-to guides

Free Test Maker for Teachers: Quizzes and What to Expect

What a free test maker can and cannot do for classroom tests, how to build a quiz-style test with timers and question types, and where Kwizzy falls short.

October 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Kwizzy features

Turn a PDF, Word File or PowerPoint Into a Quiz With AI

How to turn a PDF, Word file, PowerPoint, photo or web page into quiz questions with Kwizzy's AI, plus the source mistakes that ruin the results.

October 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Kwizzy features

Streak Bonuses in Live Quiz Games: How They Work

How the streak bonus changes live quiz scoring in Kwizzy, what students see on their phones, and when a teacher might switch it off.

October 15, 2026 · 3 min read

How-to guides

How to Assign a Quiz as Homework (No Student Accounts)

Set a quiz as homework with a deadline and a link, let students answer on their own devices without accounts, and read the results the next morning.

October 14, 2026 · 6 min read

How-to guides

How to Run a Live Quiz Game in Class (Step by Step)

A practical walkthrough for running a live quiz game in your classroom: setup, the first round, keeping everyone involved, and what to do afterwards.

October 14, 2026 · 6 min read

How-to guides

How to Use Quizzes for Test Review (A One-Week Plan)

A practical plan for test review with quizzes: diagnose first, drill what is weak, play a live review game, and use homework to fill the gaps.

October 14, 2026 · 5 min read

How-to guides

Multiple Choice Quiz Maker: What to Look For

What a good multiple choice quiz maker needs for a classroom: question types, timers, explanations, pictures, and where Kwizzy's limits are.

October 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Kwizzy features

Student Nicknames in Quiz Games: How Kwizzy Filters Them

What happens when a student types a rude nickname into a live quiz or homework link, which languages the filter covers, and what it cannot catch.

October 14, 2026 · 4 min read

Kwizzy features

Team Quiz Games for the Classroom: How Team Mode Works

How Kwizzy's team mode splits a class into teams during a live quiz, how the scoring stays fair, and when teams work better than solo play.

October 14, 2026 · 4 min read