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Here are the details for the next SpeedQuizzing Hosts Connect Day, including how to register. Following feedback from hosts we have moved to the quieter month of January, so this year’s event will take place on Friday 31st January 2025 Our home venue 1331 is sadly no more (not quite gone but no longer the same as.. Read more
Hi Welcome to the first in our series of SpeedQuizzing Uncovered newsletters – created to help you to get the most out of hosting the original (and best) smartphone pub quiz around. A newsletter is something that we know a few of you have been wanting for a while now – so we want to.. Read more
As part of our ongoing mission to support the hospitality industry and encourage more people to check out their nearest smartphone quiz, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our first ever national advertising campaign. We know that there are a lot of people out there who have tried SpeedQuizzing, perhaps online during the lockdowns,.. Read more
It’s our birthday today (11th November) – and not just any old anniversary either! Today marks 10 years since SpeedQuizzing was ‘officially’ launched as a limited company – and what a ride it has been! From very humble beginnings based in our co-founder’s kitchen around 2006, things have really taken off, with over 1,500 SpeedQuizzing.. Read more
We have been very busy over the last 18 months (or more) developing a brand new player app for SpeedQuizzing Pro (the venue-based hosting product). The new player app will have some great new features for a vastly enhanced player experience. Key features are detailed below: General Updates All questions to appear on screens –.. Read more
This is the delayed 2020 event which was planned following success of the 2019 SpeedQuizzing Hosts Connect Day! We are now using our 10 Year Anniversary (since being established as a limited company) as an additional excuse to get together and celebrate. This event is now set to take place on Friday 12th November 2021. For those.. Read more
Tricky fifteen-question quiz challenges adults on a range of school topics covered in the national curriculum for nine-year-olds Test found that on average nine-year-olds answered 11 questions correctly – while most adults struggled to get more than seven right Think you’re smarter than the average nine-year-old? Well, now’s your chance to prove it. A tricky.. Read more
A 39-year-old Greater Manchester man is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for a suicide prevention charity by staging a marathon 12-hour virtual quiz that anyone can join – with Chase star Paul Sinha already confirmed. Irlam resident Simon Lee, who regularly hosts virtual quizzes through our quiz hosting platform SpeedQuizzing Live, came up with.. Read more
Tricky 20-question quiz created by SpeedQuizzing to challenge even the biggest football fan SpeedQuizzing is offering fans a free football-themed quiz pack, comprising of 61 multi-format questions With the long-awaited tournament finally getting underway next week (Friday 11th June), quiz experts SpeedQuizzing have created the ultimate Euro 2020 quiz, designed to test the knowledge of.. Read more
Here are the answers to the questions we most commonly get asked Over the last year, we’ve seen thousands of new hosts and players getting into SpeedQuizzing and, as ever, we’re incredibly grateful for all the support and plaudits we receive, both from newcomers and those folks who have been with us for years. As.. Read more
Less than a week to go and we can ditch the blankets and winter coats and enjoy a nice pint without fear of our lips sticking to the glass! And with no single-household or Scotch egg restrictions there is no reason to not get your quizzes kicked back off from day one. ‘SpeedQuizzing Live’ has.. Read more
Every question pack will now include a bonus round of six of the best from the ‘Sinnerman’ Six is a topical number these days, isn’t it? It’s cropping up everywhere, from politics and legislation, through to sport and music. So far this year, we’ve had the Rule of Six governing our social interactions, the Six.. Read more
A fundraising Mallaig teacher who lost her brother to suicide is running a SpeedQuizzing Live quiz, in conjunction with Argos West of Scotland Region, in aid of the Wishaw-based suicide prevention charity, Chris’s House. It’ll be the 11th virtual fundraising quiz Dawn MacPhie, a teacher at Mallaig Primary School, has hosted over the last 12.. Read more
A well-known Birmingham vlogger and a SpeedQuizzing host joined forces this month to raise over £1,600 for Birmingham Central Foodbank. Brummy Mummy of 2 blogger and influencer Emma Conway teamed up with quiz host Stoo Pittaway, better known as Mister Quiz, to run a hugely popular ticketed virtual quiz, with over 160 teams taking part.. Read more
It’s a Great British institution that has helped to entertain millions of us through three lockdowns. And with more people than ever before taking part in pub quizzes, albeit virtually, we’ve decided to launch a timely virtual contest to find the UK’s best amateur quizzers. We’re launching the contest to mark the first anniversary of.. Read more
Partnership will spotlight quizzing as a force for good, bringing people together virtually to boost morale, mental health and social engagement at a critical time. We’re delighted to announce that we’re joining forces with The Chase Star Paul Sinha to encourage more people to take up quizzing, in order to deliver a timely boost to.. Read more
We’re delighted to be able to announce that we’ve created a new, free to use version of our industry-leading virtual quiz hosting platform specifically for teachers and pupils, to help support both remote and classroom-based learning across the UK during the Covid19 pandemic. SchoolQuizzing by SpeedQuizzing provides educators with free access to an online platform.. Read more
SpeedQuizzing Live enables users to host and play interactive, virtual gameshow-style pub quizzes. It has been created by quiz tech company SpeedQuizzing to enable the thousands of hospitality operators forced to close under the new tiering to continue to generate some income through hosting quizzes. Beleaguered hospitality operators and entertainment professionals claim app delivers a.. Read more
SpeedQuizzing Live has come a long way since its launch in the first lockdown, and V3 is the biggest jump forward yet. Main new features include… Picture Questions on player device screens. Picture Questions on player device screens means the Livescreen no longer has to be used to show Picture Questions. Scoreboard.. Read more
An Ashford pub quiz host has raised over £3,400 since June for good causes through a series of virtual quizzes – with more planned over the next six months. Phill Thorne began hosting virtual Speedquizzes in April, primarily as a way of keeping in touch with his quizzing regulars during lockdown when all pubs were.. Read more
The new lockdown will undoubtedly negatively impact our business, but our main concern is for our customers operating within the hospitality industry, who are faced with the prospect of once again having to close their doors from Thursday. Since March, the hospitality industry has worked tirelessly, and at huge cost, to ensure pubs, bars and.. Read more
Ok, so it’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas quite yet. But, after the year we’ve all had (we’re pretty much done with 2020, how about you?), who can blame us for looking ahead to what is typically one of the happier, more exciting times of the year. It might only be October,.. Read more
A Stockport quizmaster is providing hundreds of university students in lockdown or quarantine with some much-needed entertainment. Professional quiz host Tony Murphy has been recruited by Student Castle, which operates a portfolio of high-quality student accommodation in seven cities across the UK, including York, Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh, to run a series of virtual pub.. Read more
A popular Edinburgh DJ is experiencing surging demand for his services after diversifying into hosting virtual quiz events. DJ and entertainer Stewart Calverto made the move after losing all of his DJ and quiz hosting bookings due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He started hosting a weekly virtual SpeedQuiz in April using our free app and online.. Read more
An East Grinstead quiz host has raised over £1,000 for two local charities through a series of virtual SpeedQuizzes. Rob Marsh began hosting virtual quizzes as a way of keeping in touch with his quizzing regulars during lockdown, when all pubs were closed. Using SpeedQuizzing Live, our free app and online platform which enables users.. Read more
A Mallaig quiz host has raised over £600 so far for a trio of good causes through a series of increasingly popular SpeedQuizzing Live events. Dawn MacPhie, a teacher at Mallaig Primary School, came up with the idea of hosting her own SpeedQuizzing Live events after taking part in numerous virtual quizzes during lockdown, while.. Read more
Members of some of the UK’s biggest and most influential indie bands from the last three decades have battled it out in a fiercely fought SpeedQuizzing Live contest – and you can watch how it all went down here. It’s the second instalment in a series of virtual pub quizzes we’re hosting, in which leading.. Read more
A host of well-known singers and musicians from the UK’s indie music scene have gone head-to-head in a virtual SpeedQuizzing Live event aimed at raising money for good causes, you can watch how it all went down here. Amongst the well-known faces who took part were: Shed Seven frontman Rick Witter; singer-songwriter Mark Morriss, best known for.. Read more
SPEEDQUIZZING is looking to save the pub quiz experience and deliver much-needed entertainment to millions of house-bound trivia lovers – thanks to new innovations enabling people to play from home. With pubs and venues closing to help combat the spread of coronavirus, it means thousands of weekly pub quizzes and trivia events around the globe.. Read more
After the success of the 2019 SpeedQuizzing Hosts Connect Day, we’ve booked another one for Friday 19th June 2020. Other than rectifying the ratio of vegan to pig-filled sausage rolls on the buffet that was monumentally miscalculated by our very own plant-based Jane Leach last year, it shouldn’t stray too much from last year’s format… Read more
SpeedQuizzing launches free Speed Bingo hosting platform for pubs Pubs can now offer customers a fast-paced, interactive digitised bingo experience, thanks to the launch of a new, free-to-download bingo hosting platform. Created by SpeedQuizzing, pioneers of the interactive digital pub quiz, Speed Bingo is an interactive app-based platform that makes it easier and more fun.. Read more
It’s taken five years to finally get around to, but to celebrate the long awaited official release of SpeedQuizzing V4, the second official SpeedQuizzing hosts meet-up will take place at 1331 Bar (13 Grape Lane, York YO1 7HU) on Friday 5th July. Space will be limited on a first come, first served basis. A £15.. Read more
Players obtaining answers via Shazam at music themed trivia events is a problem What makes SpeedQuizzing stand out as the original and best Smartphone Pub Quiz / Trivia Platform is that we constantly endevour to come up with new innovations to improve the whole quizzing experience for both hosts and players alike. This requires keeping.. Read more
Live Screen has been a fabulous addition to SpeedQuizzing for some time, meaning you can bring a visual element to your quizzes if you have the facility to use it. In version 4 we have gone back to the drawing board on how Live Screen looks and how it works. Previously, Live Screen was very.. Read more
Something we have been asked for for quite some time is a simple addition to Version 4 which we believe everyone will be very pleased with. Now before you click to ‘Start Round’ you can preview the questions in a single window in the software. This will allow you to have a quick glance through.. Read more
Currently when a team want to change their device mid-game, for example their battery has run out or their mate has just turned up with a tablet instead of a phone, it is always been a bit of a pain! In the existing version of the software, you need to firstly add a new team,.. Read more
It’s not news to some that Windows Updates cause something of a problem to the SpeedQuizzing software with regards to the registered ‘Target Computer Name’. In this short article we will go through what to do in the event of this happening to you. If you have a Windows 10 Update, when you come to.. Read more
Another fantastic addition to V4 of the SpeedQuizzing software will be the adverts. Previously, you were required to drop .jpg images into the ‘Your Adverts’ folder in advance of firing up the software and were limited to 6. With V4 you are not restricted and will be able to easily upload and drag the images directly in the software, mid-game if required. You can also drag and re–order them to.. Read more
A lot of hosts are starting to use Twitter now to promote their quizzes which is a great sign indeed but Twitter is not as straight forward as it may seem at first glance. Whilst Facebook is fairly straight forward with how it works, there are a few things you should know about Twitter before.. Read more
Very often when writing quiz questions we need to resort to the internet for confirmation that a question is factually correct. We all know that when searching for this through Google, you’re most likely to be presented with a Wikipedia site about the subject matter. Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia which can be updated, altered and.. Read more
Many of the SpeedQuizzing hosts in both the UK and the US host quizzes for corporate clients and I get asked regularly how you go about pitching the quiz to corporates and also how they are run in comparison to regular quizzes. In this article I decided to share some advice on how I have.. Read more
Three years ago we would have said “yes”, one year ago we would have said “almost”. Now in 2015 we advise hosts to “be vigilant” keeping an eye out for certain things. But in the most part, the games are still too fast for anyone to garner any real advantage by attempting to cheat. Regrettably there are a.. Read more
Question Manager 2.0 Many SpeedQuizzing members enjoy the ease of purchasing our quiz packs. However, creating your own content can make your event even more unique, from a pub quiz with a themed round to questions about the happy couple at a wedding. While some users may be familiar with our previous Question Manager Beta, we are pleased.. Read more
Introduction Even though I’ve been hosting SmartPhone Pub Quizzes for longer than anyone else, it hasn’t always been plain sailing in terms of numbers of paying customers attending my nights. I suffer the same as everyone else from students going home for holidays, big football matches coinciding with a quiz night, venues not promoting my nights.. Read more
Twitter can be a great way of promoting your Quiz nights/Trivia events. We can help by occasionally retweeting your tweets regarding upcoming events and any other interesting quiz related info you may wish to get out there. Therefore it is recommended that you follow us @SpeedQuizzing. And then to enable us to easily follow you back you should.. Read more
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