A 20-minute team trivia round
- 1Split into teams of four or five, mixing departments.
- 2Share the board on the room screen or the video call.
- 3Play one board of 25 questions with buzzers.
- 4Give the winning team first pick of the snacks.
Trivia for work that the whole team can play
Office-safe questions with nothing personal in them: tech, brands, TV, geography and a few odd facts. Put a board on the meeting room screen, or share it on a call, and every phone becomes a buzzer.
- 60 questions and answers
- 3 lists
- Play any list live, free
- 01Office Supplies 100What bent piece of wire holds sheets of paper together? A paper clip
- 02Office Supplies 200Which sticky square notes were made popular by 3M? Post-it notes
- 03Office Supplies 300On a Windows PC, what keyboard shortcut copies selected text? Ctrl+C
- 04Office Supplies 400On a Windows PC, what keyboard shortcut undoes your last action? Ctrl+Z
- 05Office Supplies 500What word do the first six letters on the top row of a standard keyboard spell? QWERTY
- 06Workplace Acronyms 100What does ASAP stand for? As soon as possible
- 07Workplace Acronyms 200What does FYI stand for? For your information
- 08Workplace Acronyms 300What does EOD usually mean in a work email? End of day
- 09Workplace Acronyms 400What does OOO mean in an email status? Out of office
- 10Workplace Acronyms 500What does CC stand for in an email? Carbon copy
- 11Famous Companies 100Which company makes the iPhone? Apple
- 12Famous Companies 200Which search company's name is a play on "googol," a 1 followed by 100 zeros? Google
- 13Famous Companies 300Which company, founded in 1994, began as an online bookstore? Amazon
- 14Famous Companies 400Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates? Paul Allen
- 15Famous Companies 500What does IBM stand for? International Business Machines
- 16Tech Basics 100What does the "www" in a web address stand for? World Wide Web
- 17Tech Basics 200What is unwanted junk email usually called? Spam
- 18Tech Basics 300What is the small picture you click to open an app called? An icon
- 19Tech Basics 400What does PDF stand for? Portable Document Format
- 20Tech Basics 500Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989? Tim Berners-Lee
- 21Work Week 100What does HR stand for? Human resources
- 22Work Week 200Which day of the week is nicknamed "hump day"? Wednesday
- 23Work Week 300How many hours are in a standard 9-to-5 workday? Eight
- 24Work Week 400In which month is Labor Day in the United States? September
- 25Work Week 500What Spanish word for an afternoon nap has English borrowed? Siesta
- 26Food 100Which country is famous for croissants? France
- 27Food 200What is the main ingredient in a traditional pesto? Basil
- 28Food 300Which fruit has its seeds on the outside? The strawberry
- 29Food 400What is the most consumed drink in the world after water? Tea
- 30Food 500What kind of pastry is used to make eclairs? Choux pastry
- 31Brands 100Which tech company's logo is a piece of fruit with a bite taken out? Apple
- 32Brands 200Which fast food chain is known for golden arches? McDonald's
- 33Brands 300Which coffee chain is named after a character in "Moby-Dick"? Starbucks
- 34Brands 400Which company's slogan is "Just Do It"? Nike
- 35Brands 500Which car company makes the Model 3? Tesla
- 36Geography 100Which US state has the most people? California
- 37Geography 200What is the capital of Spain? Madrid
- 38Geography 300Which ocean is the largest? The Pacific
- 39Geography 400Which country has the Great Pyramid of Giza? Egypt
- 40Geography 500Which US state is known as the Lone Star State? Texas
- 41TV and movies 100Which TV show is set at Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch? The Office
- 42TV and movies 200What is the name of the coffee shop in "Friends"? Central Perk
- 43TV and movies 300Which show features the Bluth family? Arrested Development
- 44TV and movies 400Which show follows a chemistry teacher turned drug maker? Breaking Bad
- 45TV and movies 500In which show do Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson work together? Parks and Recreation
- 46Odds and ends 100How many sides does a stop sign have? Eight
- 47Odds and ends 200What is the most common blood type? O positive
- 48Odds and ends 300How many minutes are in a full week? 10,080
- 49Odds and ends 400What is the name for a group of lions? A pride
- 50Odds and ends 500What does a barometer measure? Air pressure
- 51Colors 100What color is the sky on a clear, sunny day? Blue
- 52Colors 200What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow? Green
- 53Colors 300What color are school buses in the United States? Yellow
- 54Colors 400What color do you get when you mix red and white? Pink
- 55Colors 500Which color is on the top edge of a rainbow? Red
- 56Animals 100Which farm animal says "moo"? A cow
- 57Animals 200What does a caterpillar turn into? A butterfly
- 58Animals 300Which animal is called the king of the jungle? The lion
- 59Animals 400What is the largest animal on Earth? The blue whale
- 60Animals 500How many legs does an insect have? Six
How it works
Ready in about a minute
- 01
Open LiveGameShow on a TV, a laptop or a projector, and pick a board. The screen shows a six-digit code and a QR code.
- 02
Everyone scans the QR or types the code at FreeLiveGameShow.com, and their phone becomes a buzzer.
- 03
You open the buzzers, the first phone answers, and the board keeps the score.
Remote and hybrid teams
Share the board on the call. People join with the code on their phones and buzz in from wherever they are. The buzzers are timed on our server, so a faster connection doesn't win.
Questions
Good to know
Is it safe for work?
Yes. The work boards stay away from politics, religion and anything personal.
How many people can play?
A free account covers a team. The Game Night Pass covers a whole company event.
Can I write questions about our company?
Yes. With a free account you can make your own board, one question and answer per line.
Put the board up tonight
Pick a board, share the code, and open the buzzers. Your first question can be on the TV in a minute.