August 8, 2024

How to Create a Quiz: Step-by-Step Guide for Any Audience

Elena Zangeeva

CEO @Kvistly
How to Create a Quiz: Step-by-Step Guide for Any Audience

Last Updated: February 2026

Make it yours

Make the quiz about your group. If you’re a small team or a big company, adding questions that relate to you makes everything more fun. With Kvistly, you can manually create your own questions or use our pre-ready quizzes.

You also can Ask our AI question generator to create a quiz about “Greatest Inventions of the 20th century” or “Games of Thrones” or both at the same time.

Or use our AI Question Extractor to create quiz based on your materials (you can upload plain text, ppt or word document).

Number of questions

I found out that 12–15 questions are perfect. It keeps the quiz short and dynamic, about 20 minutes, so everyone stays excited and doesn’t get exhausted

Timing matters

How long you give for each part of the quiz can really change things up. Here’s what I suggest:

  • Context reading time: 8-10 seconds is enough to get ready for the question.
  • Betting time: give everyone around 10 seconds to guess if they’ll know the answer.
  • Answering time: 15–20 seconds is great for thinking and choosing an answer. If your group is quick, they can send our instant reactions and have some fun or make last second change
  • Seeing who won: A quick 5–10 seconds result reveal is optimal. However, if you want to talk about the answers or discuss the results, you can set 0 and manually move to the next question.

For the first time we recommend to set longer time slots, and when people get used to play Kvistly you can reduce time for context reading, betting and answering.

Easy to join

Making sure everyone can play is key. Kvistly works on phones, tablets, and computers, so no one is left out. Send your players a unique link or share a QR code to access the game! And start!

And if you’re playing in a big group, use our spectator view on a screen so everyone can see without giving away the answers.

Rewards

We also encourage to have an incentive for the winner/s as it makes every game even more exciting! It can be your favourite store gift card, corporate merch or internal points that your team can spend on LnD or other nice things

Want to use quizzes as part of a bigger engagement strategy? See our employee engagement best practices or explore virtual team building activities for remote teams.

Wrapping up

It’s all about bringing people together for a fun time, no matter where they are. Remember, the best quizzes feel personal, run smoothly, and keep everyone engaged. So, give these tips a try, and have a blast with your next quiz event!

Want to make your quiz even better? Read our Kvistly Guide to a Successful Quiz Event for expert tips!


Happy quizzing!

FAQs

How many questions should a quiz have?

12-15 questions is the sweet spot for most quiz events. This keeps the quiz around 20-30 minutes, which is long enough to feel substantial but short enough to hold attention.

What is the best tool to create a quiz?

Kvistly is the best tool for creating live, interactive quizzes. Its AI generates questions instantly, and it works on any device with just a link or QR code. For other options, see our Kahoot alternatives guide.

How do you make a quiz fun?

Mix difficulty levels (40% easy, 40% medium, 20% hard), add personal questions about participants, use live leaderboards for competition, and keep it under 30 minutes. The best quizzes feel personal, not generic.

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Elena Zangeeva
Kvistly's Co-founder & CEO Elena brings over 12 years of HR expertise from her tenure at BCG, Bumble, and Sweatcoin