Bar Trivia & Pub Quiz
Software for Venues
Host professional trivia nights at your bar, pub or restaurant. Players join via QR code on their phones - no app download needed.
- ✓QR code player join - no app required
- ✓AI generates rounds on any theme in seconds
- ✓6 round types and live scoring on your big screen
- ✓Free to start. No contracts, no hardware
What is Bar Trivia?
Bar trivia - also known as pub quiz or trivia night - is a beloved social tradition where teams gather at a bar, pub, or restaurant to test their knowledge and compete for bragging rights. A trivia host presents questions across categories like pop culture, history, science, sports, and more. Teams huddle together, debate answers, and submit their responses. Scores are tallied round by round, building excitement as the leaderboard shifts throughout the evening. What started in British pubs decades ago has become a worldwide phenomenon, drawing crowds to neighborhood watering holes every week. Quizado brings this tradition into the modern age with smartphone-based answering, automated scoring, and interactive round types that keep every player engaged from first question to final answer.
Why Quizado for Bar Trivia?
QR Code Join
Players scan a QR code and join instantly from their phones. No app download required - just scan and play.
Multiple Round Types
Buzzer Race, Everyone Answers, Knockout, Wager, Music Bingo, and more. Mix and match rounds to keep every trivia night fresh.
Live Scoring
Real-time leaderboards displayed on your TV or projector. Scores update instantly and keep the energy high all night.
Rich Media
Add images, audio clips, and videos to your questions. Create engaging multimedia rounds that go beyond standard text trivia.
How It Works
Create Your Quiz
Build your trivia game with our intuitive editor. Add questions, choose round types, set point values, and add media - all from your browser.
Share the QR Code
Display the QR code on your venue's TV or projector. Teams scan it with their phones to join - no app download needed.
Play Live
Run the game from your laptop while teams answer on their phones. Live leaderboards, automatic scoring, and crowd-ready visuals.
Explore Round Types
Mix and match round types to create the perfect trivia night for your venue.
Buzzer Race
Teams race to buzz in first on their phones and answer the question. Get it right and score points — get it wrong and the other teams get a chance. Fast-paced and high-energy.
- First to buzz answers
- Reopen if wrong (optional)
- High-energy competition
Everyone Answers (Speed)
Every team answers simultaneously on their phones. The first correct answer wins the most points — speed matters. Fast-paced and great for large groups.
- First correct wins most
- Speed matters
- Fast-paced action
Everyone Answers (Knowledge)
Every team answers on their phones. All teams that answer correctly score points — no time pressure. Rewards knowledge over speed.
- All correct teams score
- No time pressure
- Rewards knowledge
Knockout
Get a question wrong and you’re out for the round. Last team standing earns bonus points. High-stakes elimination that raises the tension.
- Wrong = eliminated
- Last team standing wins
- High-stakes tension
Wager
Teams bet points before seeing the question. Confident? Bet big. Playing it safe? Bet small. Adds a strategic gambling element to trivia.
- Bet points before answering
- Risk vs. reward strategy
- Dramatic point swings
Music Bingo
Every team gets a bingo card of songs. You play tracks at random, teams mark what they hear, and the first team to complete the pattern calls BINGO.
- A bingo card of songs
- Mark what you hear
- Call BINGO to win
And the Question Types Inside Them
A round is how teams answer. A question type is what you ask. Drop any of these into any round.
Majority Rules
Teams pick from multiple answers. The answer chosen by the most teams wins. Social deduction that rewards reading the room. Drop one into any round.
- Most-picked answer wins
- Social deduction
- Great debates
Closest Wins
Ask for a number and teams slide to their guess. The closest team wins, so nobody is ever completely out of it. It scores itself.
- Guess a number
- Closest team wins
- Scores itself
Type or Draw It
Teams type their answer or draw it with a finger. Close spellings match automatically, and you approve the rest from a grid of every team at once.
- Type or finger-draw
- Forgiving spelling
- Mark every team at once
Name That Tune
Search a song and the question writes itself. The room hears a clip and an equaliser, never the video that gives the answer away.
- Search a song
- Titles fill themselves in
- No spoiler video
Bar Trivia in Your City
Quizado powers trivia nights at bars and pubs in cities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Related Resources
Bar Trivia Questions
Browse our library of ready-to-use trivia questions across dozens of categories.
Bar Trivia Team Names
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How to Host Bar Trivia
A complete guide to running a successful trivia night at your bar, pub, or restaurant.
Bar Trivia Game
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Frequently Asked Questions
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