How long is a trivia night?
You pick the length. At the Normal pace, Quizado plans a 60-minute Trivia night as 5 rounds of 10 questions and a 90-minute night as 7 rounds of 10, with a 4-minute break between rounds. Each question gets a 30-second answer clock and about 25 seconds to read, reveal and score. A QuizoParty board takes about 35 minutes.
Quizado is software that your own staff run, or Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself. We never send a host.
The facts
| About 1 hour | 5 rounds of 10 questions |
|---|---|
| About 90 minutes | 7 rounds of 10 questions |
| About 2 hours | 8 rounds of 12 questions |
| Answer clock | 30 seconds a question by default, or no limit |
| Break between rounds | 4 minutes |
How Quizado works out the length
One question takes about 55 seconds: a 30-second answer clock plus about 25 seconds to read it, reveal the answer and score. Between rounds Quizado allows 4 minutes for the scores and a drink. The same rule plans every night, so a 60-minute night in the app runs about 60 minutes in the room.
Shorter and longer nights follow the same rule at the Normal pace: 30 minutes is 3 rounds of 8 questions, 45 minutes is 4 rounds of 9, and 2 hours is 8 rounds of 12.
How many questions a night has
About 50 questions for an hour and about 70 for 90 minutes. Quizado fills rounds of about 10 questions, the classic pub quiz round, and adds rounds as the night gets longer.
Pick the length and Quizado builds a Fresh Pack for your venue to fit it. On the free plan a Fresh Pack runs up to 30 minutes; paid plans build the full night.
Make the night faster or slower
Before the night starts, the host can change the time limit per question for each round in the lobby, or set no limit. With no limit there is no countdown, and the host closes the answers.
With Auto-Host on Pro and Business, the Pace setting (Relaxed, Normal or Quick) sets how long answers and scoreboards stay on screen. The answer clock stays the same.
Other formats, other lengths
A QuizoParty night is one board of 5 categories plus an optional final clue, about 35 minutes. A Price Check Starter Night is 4 rounds and 19 questions, about 17 minutes. Either one fits next to a Trivia night.
Questions venues ask
How long should a bar trivia night be?
Plan it to fit your evening. One hour of 5 rounds of 10 questions fits a weeknight, and 90 minutes or 2 hours fits a night built around trivia. Quizado plans the rounds to the length you pick.
How many rounds does a trivia night have?
At the Normal pace, Quizado plans 3 rounds for 30 minutes, 5 for an hour, 7 for 90 minutes and 8 for 2 hours.
How long do players get to answer?
A new round starts with a 30-second clock for each question, and Quizado plans the night length on that clock. The host can change the time limit for each round in the lobby, or turn it off.
Are breaks included in the length?
Yes. A night of 30 minutes or more counts a 4-minute break at each change of round, for the scores, a drink and the next round.
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