Ready, steady, scan
- Scan the QR codeIt's on the venue's screen. Use your phone's camera - nothing to download.
- Name your teamOne phone per team is enough. Pick your two Joker rounds (they score double).
- PlayAnswers go on paper unless the host says it is a special quiz - then you type them on the page.
- Watch the standingsYour phone shows your team and your place in the league.
Fair play on special quiz nights
When teams answer on their phones, the page watches whether you stay on it while a round is open, so nobody can look things up.
Counts as leaving
- Switching to another app or browser tab for more than 5 seconds
- Locking the phone
- Going to the home screen
Does not count
- A message or call banner that doesn't take you off the page
- Pulling down the notification shade or Control Centre
- Reloading the page
If a round is voided by mistake, tell the quizmaster - they can allow it again. The page keeps your screen awake while you are on it.
Quick answers
Do I need to download an app?
No. Scan the QR code on the venue's screen with your phone's camera and your team's page opens in the browser. There is nothing to install and no account to make.
How do we score points?
A normal night is eight rounds of ten questions, one point for each right answer. Each team also picks two Joker rounds that score double. On top of that there are two special segments: The Streak and The Cold Case (see below). Teams with the same total share a place.
What is The Streak?
The host names a subject and you write down as many right answers as you can. They count in a row from the top: one point for each right answer, up to ten, and the first wrong one stops the count - so put the answers you are surest of first.
What is The Cold Case?
A puzzle with a new clue after every round. The sooner your team solves it, the more it is worth: 10 points after Round 1, then 9, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1. A team solves it once, and a Joker does not double it.
What is a special quiz, where we answer on our phones?
On some nights teams type their answers on the phone instead of on paper. The answers save as you go and the quizmaster marks from them. Each round closes by itself when its answers are read out.
What happens if I leave the answer page on a special quiz?
While a round is open, stay on the answer page. If you leave it for more than five seconds that round scores zero for your team. A message or call banner that does not take you off the page is fine. If you had to take a call, tell the quizmaster - they can put it right.
Why does my phone stay awake on a special quiz?
A locked screen counts as leaving the page, so the answer page asks your phone to keep the screen on while you are on it. If your phone refuses, switch Auto-Lock to Never for the night and turn off Low Power Mode.
Our team name is already taken tonight - what do we do?
Add something to it (the table number, say). The host can also add a team by hand.
Where can I see how my team is doing across the season?
On the national league page. Scores from every venue are added together by team name; capitals, spaces and punctuation are ignored, so "The Quizzards" and "THE QUIZZARDS!" are the same team.
Ready for a proper quiz night?
Venues: let's get a night booked. Teams: find your table and scan the code.