Free Trivia Maker for Classrooms, Family and Parties

A trivia night has the same three jobs every time. Somebody writes the questions, somebody reads them out, and somebody keeps score on a whiteboard while arguing about whether "close enough" counts. Most of the pain is in the third job. A trivia maker that handles the scoring and lets everyone answer on their own phone removes it, and you get to run the room instead.

This guide is about making your own trivia game with Kwizzy: where the questions come from, how to write ones that work, and how to run the game for a classroom, a family evening or a small party. It also says plainly what Kwizzy is not, because trivia tools are not all the same kind of thing.

What you get, and what you do not

Kwizzy is built for teachers, so the trivia game it runs is a live quiz. You show a question on a shared screen, everyone answers on a phone, and the points depend on how fast a correct answer comes in. Players join with a short code or a QR code. They pick a nickname and do not need an account. You, the host, need a free account.

What that means for trivia:

• Question types. Multiple choice is the default. You can also write true/false, pick-several (all correct options must be chosen), and typed short answers that are matched against the answers you accept. Each question can have its own time limit.
• Teams. You can split the group into two to six teams, which suits a party better than everyone playing alone. Each team's score is the average of its members, so a team with an extra person is not at an advantage.
• Streaks. An optional bonus for answering several in a row, which keeps a game tense in the middle.
• An explanation per question. After the reveal, the answer can come with a sentence of why. Trivia is more fun when the surprising fact gets said out loud.

What it does not do: there are no picture rounds in the sense of a music clip or a video, no printable answer sheets, and no way to set up a physical-table scoring system for people without phones. If your event is a pub quiz with pen and paper, a different tool will fit better. If everybody has a phone, this works well.

Start from a ready-made round

You do not have to write anything to run a first game. The library has general-knowledge quizzes that anyone can play, and a signed-in host can start one as a live game. Good starting points:

• Mixed Trivia: Classic Questions, a broad round that does not punish anyone for missing a school topic.
• Mixed Trivia: Tougher Questions, for a second round once the first one has warmed people up.
• Fun Facts About Our World and Famous Firsts and Records, which are good for younger players and mixed-age family groups.

Play one yourself before you host it. It takes a few minutes, and you will know which questions are easy and where the room is likely to groan.

Write your own round: a short method

Custom trivia is where a group feels looked after, because the questions are about them. Here is a method that works whether the group is a class or a family.

1. Pick a theme and a size. Ten to fifteen questions is a comfortable round. Longer than that and attention drifts, especially with younger players.
2. Order by difficulty, with a gentle start. The first two questions should be ones almost everybody gets. An early win makes people want to keep playing.
3. Write the question so it has one clear answer. "Which planet is closest to the Sun?" works. "What is a famous planet?" starts an argument.
4. Make the wrong options believable. If three options are silly and one is real, the question tests nothing. Use things people actually mix up. The post on writing good multiple choice questions covers this in more depth.
5. Add a time limit where speed is part of the fun. A short timer on easy questions and a longer one on harder questions keeps the pace even.
6. Use the explanation field for the fact. The reveal is the best moment of a trivia game. Put the interesting detail there.
7. Mix in one or two true/false questions. They are quick to read aloud and give the room a breather.

You can type questions in by hand on a free account. A paid plan can also draft questions with AI from a topic or a document, which saves time if you are producing a lot of rounds, though you should check every answer anyway. Trivia depends on facts being right, and a wrong "correct answer" is the quickest way to lose a room.

Run the game

For a classroom, the steps are the same as for any live game, so how to run a live quiz game in class is the full walkthrough. The short version:

• Create the game from your quiz and choose teams and streaks if you want them.
• Put the join code or QR code on the projector or a shared screen. If you are at home, a laptop or TV works, and so does reading the code aloud.
• Start when everyone has joined. Read each question out, let the timer run, then reveal.
• Read the standings after every few questions. People care about the scores more than you expect.

One setup note for parties: tell everyone to join before the first drink or snack, or at least before the first question. Anyone still fiddling with their phone at question one will start behind.

Do not do these

Do not reuse a quiz you wrote years ago without checking it. Facts such as records, populations and "the latest" anything go out of date quietly. Do not make a round where one person knows everything; a team format spreads that out, but the better fix is a topic with several angles. And do not assume everyone has a phone or wants to use it. For a mixed group, pair people up so the phone is shared.

When your trivia needs more

A free account is plenty for running games with the library and writing a few rounds by hand. If you plan to write trivia every week, want AI help drafting rounds, or run bigger groups, look at the pricing page to see which plan covers it.