About the Random Trivia Generator
Every line comes out in the same shape: Q: ... A: .... Question and answer live together in one stored string, which is the only reliable way to keep them matched when the draw is random. A generator that picked the question and the answer separately would eventually tell you that the largest planet is Ottawa.
The sixty five questions cover school level general knowledge across science, geography, sport, language and everyday facts: the gas plants take in, the number of squares on a chessboard, the currency of Japan, the capital of Brazil. Answers are short and checkable, and the set deliberately avoids anything that changes from year to year, such as record holders, chart positions or current office holders, so a printed quiz sheet does not quietly go wrong.
Draw one question at a time for a pub quiz round you are reading aloud, or set the count to twenty with repeats off to build a whole sheet in one press and download it. Because the answer is on the same line, remember to cut the answers off before you hand the paper to players. For a party game that needs acting rather than answering, use the Random Charades Generator, and for discussion instead of recall try the Random Topic Generator.
How to use
- Set How many questions to one for a single round, or twenty for a full quiz sheet.
- Leave No repeats ticked so the same question never appears twice on one sheet.
- Press Generate, then download the batch and delete the answers before printing the player copy.
Common questions
- Why is the answer shown with the question?
- The pair is stored as one line so the answer always matches its question. Remove the answers yourself before handing the sheet to players.
- How hard are the questions?
- They sit at school general knowledge level, which suits a mixed age family quiz better than a specialist round.
- Will the answers go out of date?
- They are chosen to stay stable. Facts that change, such as record holders and current leaders, were left out on purpose.
- Can I build a full quiz sheet at once?
- Yes, raise the count to twenty or more with repeats off and use Download to save the whole set as a text file.