A Speed Quiz - sometimes stylised as "SpeedQuiz" - is a live, hosted trivia event in which players use their own smartphones or tablets to submit answers with results provided in real time. The defining characteristic is that scoring is tied directly to speed; the faster a player or team submits a correct answer, the more points they can earn. Hesitation will result in fewer points and waiting too long could result in no points at all!
The format emerged from the pub quiz tradition that has been a cornerstone of British social life for decades. The innovation was to replace the slow-paced pen and paper answer sheet format, which was often plagued by cheating, with the smartphone, that was increasingly in every player's pocket. A human quiz host still runs the event live in the venue - reading questions and answers aloud and interacting with the players - while the technology handles the timing, scoring, and leaderboards automatically.
This is a crucial distinction worth understanding when comparing alternative pub quiz platforms. A true 'Pub' Speed Quiz is a live, in-venue experience with a human host, often an area where providers fall down with pre-recorded or streamed events. A SpeedQuiz happens in real time, in a pub/bar or event space, with players and hosts physically present and interacting.
Our Daily SpeedQuiz offers people a small taste of what the software experience is like which players can enjoy on their own at home, in the office or on the move.