2–12 players or teams
Family gatherings, classrooms and mixed-interest game nights.Your general knowledge round
5 questions/Mixed/Multiple Choice
A little knowledge from everywhere.
Move from leap years and musical instruments to books, food and the meaning of a Roman numeral. General Knowledge suits a group with different interests because no single specialist gets to own the whole round. Try this as a two-team opener: give everyone twenty seconds for the calendar question, then let the team with the clearest explanation answer first. Keep a note of the questions that sparked debate; they make useful tie-breakers for a later round.
Let each teammate explain one answer they know. A short explanation is more satisfying than a fast guess.
Host guide
Make this round work for your group.
10–20 minutes
Read the question, give teams 20 seconds, then reveal the answer note before moving on.
One point for each correct answer; use a written team tally for a shared screen.
Inside the game
Everyday facts
Calendars, shapes and familiar objects.
Books & culture
Authors, paintings and the origins of words.
Around the world
Languages, currencies and food.
A harder finish
Chess rules and a less obvious chemical symbol.
How to play
Follow the steps, then start your round.
- 1Choose five questions at one difficulty, or mix the levels for a round of 5, 10 or 15
Choose five questions at one difficulty, or mix the levels for a round of 5, 10 or 15.
- 2Select multiple choice, true or false, or a mixture
Select multiple choice, true or false, or a mixture. Start the round when everyone is ready.
- 3Agree on an answer before tapping it
Agree on an answer before tapping it. Each correct answer earns one point; the answer note appears immediately.
- 4Check your final score
Check your final score. For team play, keep separate team totals on paper and take turns answering.
Made for group play
Questions are checked for clear answers, readable wording and a fair mix of difficulty.
- Clear wording
- Answer notes included
- Host-led scoring
Good to know
Is this a current affairs quiz?
No. This collection focuses on general facts rather than daily news, so you do not need to follow recent headlines.
Will questions repeat?
There are 15 questions in this topic: five at each difficulty. A round never repeats a question. New rounds shuffle the collection, so questions can return across rounds.
Can we play together on different phones?
This version runs a round on one shared screen. It does not create online rooms or sync scores between devices.