Host a fun interactive quiz game using the FlexiQuiz live quiz feature.
A live quiz allows you to host a real-time quiz with players that can consist of students, friends, or family. Players can view and respond as you present each screen. Track performance and keep your audience engaged with a leaderboard after every question.
Create an awesome custom quiz by adding your questions with interactive features such as images, time limits, and booster points.
This guide is a summary of how to create and host a live quiz game.
To start, log in to your FlexiQuiz account. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one for free in less than a minute.
From your main dashboard, press Create Quiz and pick the Live Quiz option.
Enter a name for your quiz and press Create Quiz.
You can choose to add slides with questions or informative text/media slides.
Questions:
To add a question, press the Question button.
Choose the type of questions that you would like to ask. Your options are:
Add the question you would like to ask and add any answer options. You can then format your question, for example:
Each question is on a separate slide, and depending on your plan type; you can add unlimited questions.
Text/media slide:
You can create a slide using text, images, or embedding a YouTube video.
The slide has no scoring, and players cannot respond. It’s a great way to share information or to give players a short break.
Adjust the same settings to create a quiz that engages your audience. For example:
Top tip! The options may vary depending on your plan.
You have the option to practice your quiz as a host or a player.
Press the Play Demo button and choose if you would like to view the quiz as a host or player. You play with computer-generated virtual players to provide the whole experience of the game.
Find out more about playing the demo.
Press the green Play Live Quiz button once you’re ready to invite players to join your quiz.
Your quiz lounge screen opens that includes the following information:
Players can access your quiz by going to flexiquiz.com/ live, quoting the access code, and providing a nickname.
Players see a holding screen until you are ready to start the quiz.
Top tip! Players can only view the slides when you share them.
Once all the players have joined, you can start presenting your quiz.
From your quiz lounge, press Start quiz.
There is a 3-second countdown before the first slide appears.
Players can view the questions, text, images, and select their answers on devices such as a mobile, tablet, or laptop. You can also choose to share your screen on a projector or zoom.
Find out more about the player experience.
Once the game starts, it shows how many players have submitted their answers on the top left of the question screen. If you have added a time limit, you can check the countdown timer at the top of the page>
View answers
The answer screen appears after all players have submitted their responses, the timer runs out, or you want to stop any further submissions.
The screen shows the correct answers and how many chose the right option and/or how many chose each option.
Leaderboard
To view the leaderboard, press Results.
The leaderboard displays the scores for the players with the most points based on your set-up.
To get to the top of the leaderboard, players need to select the correct answers in the fastest time.
At the end of the game, the top 3 players are presented with virtual medals.
You can also choose to award custom certificates to all players who achieve a minimum percentage of the total available points.
All results are saved in real-time on your Analyze screen
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