How to Host a Quiz Night (With 30 Ready-Made Questions)

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Daily Quizzer — a fresh daily trivia quiz, a free Android app

A good quiz night is one of the cheapest, most reliable ways to get a group laughing and competing. Whether it’s the family after dinner, mates at the pub, or a work social, all you really need is a host, some teams, and a solid set of questions. Here’s how to run one — plus thirty ready-made questions to get you started.

How to host a great quiz night

  • Split into teams of three to six — big enough to argue, small enough to hear each other.
  • Use rounds of about ten questions, each with a theme, so there’s something for everyone.
  • Mix easy and hard. Open each round gently, then ramp up — you want everyone scoring, and a few to sweat.
  • Keep it moving. Read each question twice, then move on; save the arguments for the answers.
  • Teams swap papers to mark — it’s faster and keeps everyone honest.

Round 1: General knowledge

  • 1. What is the capital city of Canada?
  • 2. How many sides does a hexagon have?
  • 3. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
  • 4. What is the largest mammal in the world?
  • 5. In which country would you find the Colosseum?
  • 6. What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
  • 7. How many colours are there in a rainbow?
  • 8. What is the currency used in Japan?
  • 9. Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
  • 10. What is the tallest land animal?

Round 2: Science and nature

  • 11. What gas do plants absorb from the air to make food?
  • 12. How many bones are there in the adult human body?
  • 13. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
  • 14. Which organ pumps blood around the body?
  • 15. What is the closest planet to the Sun?
  • 16. What type of animal is a Komodo dragon?
  • 17. What is the fastest land animal?
  • 18. Water is made of hydrogen and which other element?
  • 19. What do you call an animal that eats only plants?
  • 20. How many legs does a spider have?

Round 3: Entertainment and sport

  • 21. Which film features a young lion cub called Simba?
  • 22. How many players from one football (soccer) team are on the pitch?
  • 23. Which band released the album “Abbey Road”?
  • 24. In tennis, what is the term for a score of zero?
  • 25. What is the highest single score in darts you can hit with one dart?
  • 26. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
  • 27. What instrument has 88 keys?
  • 28. In which sport would you perform a “slam dunk”?
  • 29. Who played Jack in the film “Titanic”?
  • 30. How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

The answers

Round 1: 1. Ottawa · 2. Six · 3. Mars · 4. The blue whale · 5. Italy · 6. O · 7. Seven · 8. The yen · 9. William Shakespeare · 10. The giraffe.

Round 2: 11. Carbon dioxide · 12. 206 · 13. Diamond · 14. The heart · 15. Mercury · 16. A lizard · 17. The cheetah · 18. Oxygen · 19. A herbivore · 20. Eight.

Round 3: 21. The Lion King · 22. Eleven · 23. The Beatles · 24. Love · 25. 60 (treble twenty) · 26. Brazil · 27. The piano · 28. Basketball · 29. Leonardo DiCaprio · 30. Five.

Never run out of questions

Thirty questions will get one night started — but if you catch the quizzing bug, you’ll want a fresh supply. Daily Quizzer is a free Android app with a brand-new trivia quiz every single day, spanning every topic under the sun, with a daily streak to keep you sharp. Perfect for a spare five minutes — and a handy well to draw from next time you’re the quizmaster.

Get Daily Quizzer on Google Play

More on the app: the Daily Quizzer page.

Gather a team, and may the best table win.

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