The Short Version
PollQR now runs live quizzes. A quiz is different from a live poll: each question has a right answer, there is a timer, and players score points.
- Everyone sees the same question at the same time, on the big screen and on their phones.
- A right answer earns 500 to 1,000 points. Faster answers earn more.
- After each question, the screen shows the right answer and how the room answered.
- A leaderboard shows who is ahead. Or turn it off and keep scores private.
- Players scan a QR code and type a nickname. No app and no account.
How a Quiz Works
You write the questions and mark the right answer for each one. A question can be multiple choice, with two to five answers, or true or false. Pick 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds per question. The default is 20.
When you start, your screen shows a QR code. Players scan it, type a nickname, and their names appear on the screen as they join. You press Start when the room is ready.
Each question begins with a short “get ready” count of three, so every phone starts at the same moment. Then the timer runs. When it ends, or when you press Reveal, the screen shows the right answer and a bar for each answer. Then the leaderboard, then the next question.
How Scoring Works
A right answer earns between 500 and 1,000 points. An answer in the first moment earns close to 1,000. An answer just before the timer ends earns 500. A wrong answer, or no answer, earns nothing.
The server keeps the clock, not the phones. Every phone gets the same three-second warning before a question opens, and nobody can change their phone's clock to score more.
If two players tie on points, the one who answered faster overall ranks higher.
A Leaderboard, or Private Scores
Many teachers and trainers want the leaderboard. It brings energy to the room. Others prefer that nobody sees who came last.
You choose. Turn the leaderboard off when you make the quiz, or at any time during it. With the leaderboard off, the big screen shows only how the room answered, never names or scores. Each player still sees their own score and rank on their phone, and nobody else sees it.
After the quiz, you see every player's score and how many got each question right, in your dashboard.
Good Uses for a Quiz
A quiz works best for questions with one right answer.
- Classroom review: test prep, vocabulary, dates and formulas.
- Check for understanding: stop mid-lesson and see what the class got and what it missed.
- Training sessions: open or close with a short quiz on the material.
- Events and meetups: a quiz break between talks wakes up a room.
What It Costs
Quizzes are part of All Access: $19 for 30 days with no subscription, or $199 a year. Schools can get the Education plan: All Access for up to 25 teachers, $699 a year.
Live polls stay free for up to 20 votes per poll. Use a live poll for opinions, ratings and word clouds, and a quiz when there is a right answer.
Make Your First Quiz
From your dashboard, choose Create, then “Run a quiz with a timer and a leaderboard”. Write a few questions, mark the right answers, and save. Open the quiz, put the QR code on your screen, and press Start when the room is ready. Read more on the QR code quiz page.