⚡ Everyone answers at once · any group size

Speed Trivia: a live quiz where fast beats right-eventually

The same question hits everyone at the same moment. Four options, one answer, and the clock is part of the score: lock in fast and you take nearly double.

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Every other game here asks people to wait their turn. This one does not: all 500 participants answer the same question simultaneously, so a quiz with a whole company takes exactly as long as a quiz with five people. That makes it the mode to reach for when the room is genuinely large.

How it works

  1. A question appears with four colour-coded answers, and a clock starts.
  2. Everyone taps at once. No turns, no waiting, no reading order.
  3. Your answer locks immediately and cannot be changed. You are told privately that it landed, but not whether it was right.
  4. The reveal shows the correct answer, how the room split across the four options, and who was fastest.

Scoring

The speed bonus is what stops a quiz becoming a knowledge test that the same person always wins. Someone who knows six answers slowly can finish behind someone who knows four instantly, which keeps the scoreboard moving and the room paying attention.

It works with one human. Speed Trivia is the only mode where bots genuinely play, because answering A/B/C/D needs no human judgement. Add bots in the lobby to try a session on your own before running it for the team.

Run it as your company quiz

This is the one game here with a use beyond a Friday social. The format is the same one used for onboarding checks, product knowledge refreshers and training recaps, and because Drawblins already supports company word packs and branded rooms, the quiz can carry your own material and your own name rather than generic questions.

Practical shapes it takes well:

Nobody can peek

The correct option stays on the server while a question is live: there is nothing in the browser to inspect. Your own answer is confirmed privately to you rather than announced to the room, so late answerers cannot simply follow the crowd.

Want something different? Try Bluff Trivia for trivia where lying scores, Wavelength, Two Truths and a Lie, Draw & Guess, Caption Clash or Tic Tac Toe: same room, same leaderboard.

Speed Trivia is the mode that scales furthest. For how it compares with other party packs, see eight free Jackbox alternatives, or which games actually work above 20 people.

How many players, and how long it takes

This is the one mode where group size genuinely does not matter. Everybody answers the same question at the same moment, so there are no turns to wait through — all 500 participants can play simultaneously, and a 300-person game takes exactly as long as a 10-person one.

Length is set entirely by how many questions you run. Ten questions is around ten minutes. That predictability is why it is the mode to pick when you have a fixed slot in an all-hands and cannot overrun.

Ways to change it up

Common questions

How does the scoring work?

500 for a correct answer, plus up to 500 more as a speed bonus based on the time remaining, plus 100 per consecutive correct answer up to five. Wrong answers score nothing and reset your streak.

How many people can play at once?

Everyone in the room, up to 500. There is no turn-taking, so a 500-person quiz takes the same time as a five-person one.

Can I play on my own?

Yes: add bots in the lobby. This is the only mode where bots genuinely play, since multiple choice needs no human judgement.

Can people see the answer before answering?

No. The correct option stays on the server until the reveal, and your answer is confirmed privately rather than broadcast.

Can I use my own questions?

Custom question packs are on the roadmap. Today the quiz uses the built-in bank, while custom word packs already work in Draw & Guess.

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