For a night in with friends and family
Games night, sorted.
A quiz is the easiest games night there is: everyone can play, it works for four people or forty, and nobody has to learn the rules. Download a ready-made quiz, or put it on the TV and let everyone answer on their phones.
Two ways to run it
Print it or read it
Download the PDFs
A host pack with every question and answer, team answer sheets and, in many packs, a picture round. Download straight away, read from your phone or tablet, or print what you need. Nothing is posted.
Interactive
Host it online
Put the quiz on a TV or projector. Everyone joins on their phone with a QR code, answers against the clock, and the leaderboard does the scoring. No app, no clickers, no marking. Packs include 30 days of online hosting, or host whenever you like with Quiz Box Unlimited.
A games night plan that works
Aim for about an hour and a half, with food and drinks in the middle. A good running order:
- Pick teams and names. Two to four teams is ideal. A silly team name gets everyone in the mood (we've got hundreds of ideas).
- Warm-up round. Ten easy general knowledge questions so everyone gets off the mark.
- Pick-your-topic rounds. Music, film and TV, sport, a decade you all grew up in. Let each team choose one.
- Break for food. Keep the leaderboard up so the chat carries on.
- Picture or emoji round. Great for mixed ages and for anyone who doesn't do trivia.
- The final round. Harder questions, double points, and a tie-breaker ready in case it's close.
Play it on the TV
Hosting online turns a quiz into a proper game show. Questions appear on the big screen, everyone answers on their phone against the clock, and the fastest right answers score the most. The leaderboard pops up after every round, so there's no marking and no arguments about handwriting.
Prefer it old-school? Every pack is also a set of PDFs, so you can read the questions out and hand round the answer sheets.
Not sure where to start?
Try one of our free quizzes first. They're the lite versions of our packs: questions and answers to read out or play on your phone, and you can host them live too with any pack or with Unlimited.
Quizzes for a games night
Every one of these can be downloaded or hosted online.
- Quiz pack 50 questions · 5 rounds £4.99Family friendly The Family Quiz Questions for grown-ups and kids, in the same round. View pack
- Quiz pack 80 questions · 8 rounds £4.99New The 1990s Quiz Britpop, Tamagotchis, Gladiators and Euro 96. Eighty questions. View pack
- Quiz pack 80 questions · 8 rounds £4.99New The 2000s Quiz Pop Idol, iPods, Big Brother and the 2005 Ashes. Eighty questions. View pack
- Quiz pack 100 questions · 10 rounds £4.99100-Question General Knowledge Quiz A hundred questions. Every subject. Zero prep. View pack
- Quiz pack 80 questions · 8 rounds £4.99New The History Quiz Five thousand years. Eighty questions. Zero prep. View pack
- Quiz pack 80 questions · 8 rounds £4.99New The Geography Quiz Capitals, rivers, flags. Eighty questions. Zero prep. View pack
How a live quiz works
- Pick a quizChoose a pack and the rounds you want, and put the host screen on a TV or projector.
- Everyone joinsPlayers scan the QR code on screen and pick a team name. Up to 100 per game.
- Race the clockEach question is timed. Right answers score up to 1,000 points, more for being quick.
- Watch the leaderboardScores update after every round, with the winners at the end.
Quiz Box Unlimited
Every quiz. One price.
- All 24 quiz packs (1,680 questions) to download, plus every new one
- Host them online: players join on their phones with a QR code or link
- Play any quiz solo, game-show style
- Cancel any time
Questions
How do we play on the TV?
Open the host screen on a laptop plugged into your TV (or cast it). Everyone scans the QR code with their phone, picks a name, and answers on their phone while the questions show on the big screen.
How many people can play?
Up to 100 phones can join one game. Play as individuals, or split into teams with one phone each.
Do we need to sign up?
The host needs a pack or Unlimited. Players just give an email and a name when they join. There is no app to download.
What if we'd rather use pen and paper?
Every pack is also a set of PDFs: read the questions from the host pack and hand out the answer sheets. No screens needed.
Is it OK for children?
Yes. The Family Quiz has a question for the grown-ups and one for the kids on each topic, and our free kids quiz is a good warm-up. Children should join on a parent’s phone.