Trivia Night Software for Pub Quiz Hosts
Trivia night software helps a host write the rounds, print what the room needs and keep score. Ours is the Trivia Show Maker: a free tool that runs in your browser and turns your questions into a complete, print-ready game kit. It is called a pub quiz in the UK and Ireland and a trivia night in North America. The job is the same, and so is the tool.
What does the Trivia Show Maker do?
You build the night round by round. Type your own questions, drop in sample rounds, or let the optional AI studio suggest categories and draft a round of ten. Then it prints four things as PDFs: a host packet with every question and answer, a question packet for a co-host or reader, blank answer sheets that match your rounds, and a score sheet with a row for each team. You can add your logo, name and colour, choose US Letter or A4, and include a tiebreaker.
Is it free?
Yes. Writing, saving, printing and hosting cost nothing, there is no limit on shows, and your questions stay in your browser. The AI studio is the one paid part, and it runs on credits you buy only if you want them. The details are on the credits and plans page.
Does it run the game on players' phones?
No, and that is on purpose. This is software for a pen-and-paper night: teams write their answers on a sheet, the host marks them, and the score goes on the score sheet. Nobody has to download an app or find the wifi password. If you want buzzers, phone answers and a live leaderboard on the TV, a live-play quiz platform is the better fit. If you want a night you can run in any room with a printer and a microphone, this is built for that.
What if you would rather not write the questions?
Then skip the writing. Our pre-made trivia shows are finished games you download and host the same night. A print and play show such as General Knowledge Night Three, 50 questions, is $11.99. For a free taster, each city on our trivia nights by city pages has a ten-question local round that loads into the Trivia Show Maker in one click.
How many questions does a trivia night need?
A two-hour night is four to five rounds of eight to ten questions, about 40 to 50 in total, plus a tiebreaker. We cover the numbers in how many trivia questions a trivia night needs, pricing in how much to charge to host trivia, and the whole format in our trivia night guide.
Hosting music bingo too? See our music bingo software. Want a walkthrough first? Read how to build a custom trivia night with the Trivia Show Maker.