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Trivia for sports bars

Sports Bar Trivia Your Bartenders Run

Most sports bars with a trivia night pay a quiz company or a contracted quiz master for it. With Quizado, your bartender runs the night with the software on the screens you already own, for a fraction of the price.

Your TVSeason table
The league season table on the venue's big screen
A player's phone showing the team's place in the league

Software your staff run, not a host we send. The season table on your TV, each team's place on their own phone. Leagues are part of Business.

Already pay a quiz company?

Your own staff run the night. You stop paying for every show.

One national quiz company starts at $195 a show, on agreements of 16 weeks or more, and the venue supplies the prizes. By our arithmetic, a 16-week agreement at that fee is at least $3,120. Quizado is software your own staff run, for one flat monthly price.

Quizado is not a hosted event, and we do not send a person. Auto-Host runs your trivia night by itself, so no quiz master is needed. Or your bartender runs it from a phone, starting tonight. See the prices.

A hosted quiz companyQuizado
What you payA fee for every show. One US national company starts at $195 a show.*One flat price a month, however many nights you run
Four nights a month$780 at that rate*The Business plan: see the live price
CommitmentAgreements of 16 weeks or more*Monthly. Cancel when you want, keep the free plan.
First nightLead times from 30 days*Tonight
A second night in the weekA second feeIncluded
Who hostsTheir host, when one covers your areaYour bartender, your manager or a host you choose
PrizesFrom the venueFrom the venue
Teams and resultsOn their platformIn your account: league, history and guest list

* From that company's 2026 venue sales sheet. $780 is our arithmetic: 4 shows at $195.

The game moves itself onAuto-Host opens answering, runs the clock, reveals, scores and goes to the next question. Host Coach shows the host what to do now and one line to say.
One tool, several gamesBar Trivia, Family Face-Off and QuizoParty from one account, and Music Bingo on Pro and Business.
Monthly, no contractBilled monthly. Cancel anytime and keep the free plan.
Your brand on the screenYour logo, colours and own background on the big screen, on Business.
The room votes by QR codeGuests vote from their own phones on every paid plan. Nothing to download.
A real person answersWrite to the team and a person writes back, not a bot.
A night with no fixture

How a night runs in a sports bar.

One screen for the quiz. The others keep whatever you normally show.

1

Choose the screen

Decide in advance what happens to the other screens. The simplest plan is one screen for the quiz, sound off elsewhere, and a short announcement that tells people where to look.

Before doors
2

Phones, not shouting

Teams scan the code and name themselves. In a Buzzer Race the first buzz takes the question and that team shows on the screen, so nobody works out who shouted loudest.

Kick-off
3

Two sports rounds in six

If every round is sport, you win the twelve people who already know everything and lose everyone who came with them. Split the rest across music, film, general knowledge and a picture round.

Half time
4

Finish before the whistle

If a big fixture lands on your quiz night, run the quiz early and finish before kick-off rather than skipping it. A team that turns up to a cancelled quiz usually does not come back.

Full time
Worth knowing before the first night
Which nightDo not schedule the quiz against your own best broadcast. Open the fixture list for the next two months and take the weeknight with the fewest matches. Then do not move it.
A pre-match warm-upTwo rounds of eight questions fit a 45 minute slot before kick-off. The prize can be a jug during the first half.
Where the host standsGive the host a fixed spot. Everything that matters is on the screens, so the host is there for pace and personality.
The slow night

The weeks with no fixtures are the weeks your regulars find another bar.

A sports bar lives and dies by the fixture list. When there is a derby on, the room runs itself. When the season breaks, the same twelve screens show wallpaper to eleven people.

Trivia is the cheapest way to give those nights a draw, because you are not buying anything new. The screens, the sound system and the staff are already on the payroll.

Sports bars are also loud, and a shouted answer is a scoring argument waiting to happen. Phone buzzers and answers on the phone take the judgement call away from the person holding the microphone.

Your TVGame on
Quizado Bar Trivia question and answer display
Bring them back

Turn a quiz crowd into regulars.

One good night brings people in once. A season table, the standings in their inbox and a note from your venue give them a reason to come back.

  • A league that carries across the weeks. Every Trivia night adds to the season table, so each team has a place to defend next week.
  • The standings in their inbox. After each league night, players with a verified email get their team's place and the top five, in your venue's name.
  • A note from your venue. Write to the players who opted in about the next game night or an offer, by email and as a notification in the Quizado app.

The full table, the standings mail and messages are part of Business. Your nights count toward the league on every plan.

Your TVSeason table
The league season table on the venue's big screen
Before you put it on the calendar

Questions and answers.

What does a weekly trivia night cost?

With a quiz company, a fee for every show: one national company starts at $195 a show, on agreements of 16 weeks or more. With Quizado, one flat monthly price, however many nights you run, billed monthly with no contract. See the prices. The free plan lets you run a real night before you pay.

Who runs the night? Do you send a host?

Auto-Host runs it, or your bartender does. We do not send a person and we do not run events: Quizado is software. Auto-Host runs a trivia night by itself: it opens answering, runs the clock, locks, reveals, scores and moves to the next question, so no quiz master is needed. The questions show on the screen; Auto-Host does not read them aloud. Or your bartender, your manager or any host you choose runs the night from a phone, tablet or laptop, with Host Coach, free on every plan, showing what to do now and one line to say out loud.

How long is a game, and how simple is it to run?

You pick the length. The night builder builds a Trivia night to the length you choose (up to 30 minutes on the free plan), and on a paid plan the AI writes a game of 30 minutes to 2 hours. On the night you press start. With Auto-Host on, Trivia opens answering, runs the clock, reveals, scores and moves to the next question by itself.

How many teams or phones can play?

On the free Home plan, Trivia takes up to 4 player phones a game, with 2 game starts in 24 hours. Teams you score yourself, without phones, are not capped. Paid plans have no limit on players.

Do my guests need an app?

No. They scan the QR code on the screen or type the join code into a browser. No download, no account.

Can the game show on more than one screen?

Yes. Copy the screen link in the host app and open it on each TV or computer, and every screen shows the same game. Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV and an HDMI cable work too.

Can we run music rounds and themed nights?

Yes. Catch That Tune puts music questions inside Trivia: teams pick the song from a clip. Music Bingo is part of Pro and Business; you hold whatever music licence your venue needs, and Quizado does not provide one. For themed nights there are premium packs such as Halloween Fright Night and 80s Rewind, from Starter up, and on every paid plan the AI writes questions on any topic you give it.

Can I run the quiz on the screens I already have?

Yes. The game screen goes to a TV or a projector by Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV or an HDMI cable. You do not buy or rent a dedicated screen.

Does it work when the bar is too loud to hear the host?

Yes. The question shows on the screen and on every player phone, and teams answer on the phone. The host sets the pace, but the quiz does not depend on the room hearing them.

How do I stop arguments about who buzzed first?

Players buzz on their phones instead of shouting. The first buzz takes the question and that team goes on the screen, so the host does not have to pick a winner out of the noise.

Where do sports questions come from?

Three places. Free packs on every plan, the whole ready-made question library from Starter, and AI questions on every paid plan: type a league, a decade or a club and get a round back. Writing your own questions is free on every plan; hosting a pack you wrote needs Pro or Business.

Can I run a season-long standings table?

Yes, on Business. A league keeps a running table across the weeks, so teams chase a title rather than a single night.

Does it work without internet?

Trivia needs a connection, because players answer on their phones. Family Face-Off, QuizoParty and Territory run with no internet from the desktop app and the iOS and Android host apps, on a paid plan or in the trial. A browser cannot host offline.

Will a game night bring more people in?

We cannot promise a number, and you should doubt anyone who does. What we can say: a weekly game gives people a reason to choose your venue on a quiet night, the league gives teams a reason to return, and the recap gives them something to post. The free plan lets you test it on a real night before you pay.

Can I contact the players afterwards?

Yes, the ones who agree. A player can opt in on their phone to hear from your venue. On Business you write to those players from Quizado, by email and as a notification in the Quizado app, and you can download the list. League players also get the standings by email in your venue's name.

Free to start

Fill the next gap in the fixture list.

Open a ready-made night and put the code on one screen. The free plan needs no card. Choose a plan after you have counted the tables.