Quiz night at home

Proper pub quiz rounds, in your own living room

Pick a pack and the rounds, put the question up on the TV and let everyone answer on their phone. InstaQuiz keeps the score in secret, then reveals the top three one at a time. Free for up to 8 phones, and each phone can be a team.
Updated 9 November 2026 by Ashley at InstaQuiz
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Why it works

Rounds, like the pub

Choose the rounds you want from a pack, or Mix it up with rounds of 5, 8, 10, 12 or 15 questions. Every game ends with a wager finale on one last category.

Nobody adds up the scores

A right answer scores 500 to 1,000 points, more for a faster tap. A tie goes to whoever was quicker on their right answers.

A picture round

World Flags puts each flag on the TV and every phone, with 196 to name, from the famous ones to the tricky ones.

Last place still has hope

There is no scoreboard during the game, so nobody gives up at half time. The podium shows third, second and then the winner.

Packs for a night in

Free until 31 January
New

Best of British

100 questions in 10 rounds · about 45 minutes a game
100 questions on Britain itself: symbols and saints, the four nations, the royals, Parliament, money, inventions, slang and traditions.
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Free until 31 January
New

Sounds of Britain

100 questions in 10 rounds · about 45 minutes a game
100 music questions: the Beatles, the sixties to Britpop and beyond, band members, festivals, classical and real names.
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Free until 31 January
New

World Flags

197 questions in 20 rounds · about 45 minutes a game
196 flags to name in 20 rounds, from famous flags to tricky ones, plus a wager finale. A picture round: the flag shows on the TV and every phone.
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How the night runs

1
On your phone, open instaquiz.app, tap Host a quiz and pick a pack. Choose your rounds or Mix it up; the setup screen shows roughly how long the game will take.
2
Open instaquiz.app/tv in the TV’s web browser or on a laptop plugged into it, and connect it from your phone. No TV? Switch on “Show question text on players’ phones” instead.
3
Everyone scans the QR code or types the 5-letter code at instaquiz.app. Teams of two or three can share a phone and play under their team name.
4
Read each question out, open the answers, then reveal the right one and its fun fact. After the wager, tap to reveal third, second and the winner.

Before you host

How many rounds should a pub quiz at home have?

Three rounds of 10 plus the wager takes about 45 minutes. For a full evening, play two games with a break for food in between.

Do we need a TV?

No. Switch on “Show question text on players’ phones” when you set up and everyone reads the question on their own screen. The TV just makes it feel like a quiz night.

Can the quiz master play too?

Yes. Turn on “I’m playing too”. You answer on the same timer without seeing the answer first, and stay off the podium.

What if someone argues an answer?

The quiz master can void a question at the reveal and nobody scores for it. Every answer also comes with a fun fact to read out.

How many people can play?

Up to 8 phones free, and a team can share one phone, so 8 teams of any size. A £5 party pass for up to 50 phones for 48 hours is planned for January 2027.

Quiz nights for every occasion

Family quiz night

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House party quiz

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Christmas quiz

30 free questions, a printable and a live game

Office Christmas party

Safe-for-work rounds on the meeting room TV

At the pub

One phone per team, the question on the pub TV

Wedding quiz

One phone per table, between courses