Quizzes — Overview

Interactive trivia run on a Wall Display, with guests answering on their phones through Collect.

PixCrowd Quizzes let event organizers create and run interactive trivia games. Questions are presented on one selected Wall Display, and guests submit answers using PixCrowd Collect on their phones. Organizers control the game from PixCrowd Hub.

Before you begin

Create a quiz and add questions. A quiz can be prepared before the event is open to guests.
To run a game with guests, the event must be open to guests, the quiz must be Ready, and an online Wall Display must be available.
Only one Wall Display can be assigned to a quiz session. Starting a quiz takes over that display regardless of what it was showing. Other Wall Displays are not taken over.
During a quiz, normal wall reactions are paused on the selected display.

Quiz management

The Quizzes page lets you create quizzes with New Quiz, search and filter existing quizzes, and switch between grid and list views. Select a quiz to edit its questions, view readiness, start a game, and inspect previous results.

The quiz editor shows the questions in their configured order. Use Add Question to create a multiple-choice question or Add True / False for a true/false question. You can reorder questions and edit or remove them. The editor also provides bulk controls to apply a time limit and point value to all questions.

Creating and editing questions

Open a question to configure:

Question text: Enter the question guests will answer.
Optional image: Add a picture specific to the question, or use Remove to clear it. The Wall Display presents the visual; guests answer through Collect. Collect does not show the question image.
Answers: For multiple choice, configure the four color-coded options and mark one as correct. The colors and shapes help guests match their selections to the Wall Display.
Time limit: Choose how long guests have to answer, such as 20 seconds.
Points: Set the maximum available score, such as 1,000 points.

Select Done to finish editing or Cancel to leave the editor.

How scoring works

Accuracy and speed both matter. A correct answer earns points based on how quickly the player responds: a faster correct response earns more, up to the question's maximum. A slower correct response earns fewer points. Incorrect answers earn zero points. The quiz editor describes an immediate correct response as worth the full amount and a correct response at the buzzer as worth half.

For example, two players may each answer one question correctly but earn 913 and 876 points respectively because they responded at different speeds. Accumulated points determine the rankings.

Starting a quiz

Select a quiz that is marked Ready.
Select Start.
In the Start Quiz dialog, choose exactly one online Wall Display.
Select Start Quiz to begin the session.

PixCrowd checks that the quiz is ready and the event is open to guests when you start. The selected Wall Display immediately switches from its current content to the quiz. Multiple Wall Displays cannot run the same quiz session together.

Lobby and joining

The quiz begins in the Lobby. The selected Wall Display shows the quiz title, join QR code, and event/join code. Guests use their phones to join through PixCrowd Collect. The organizer can monitor joined players and upcoming questions from Hub, then select Start First Question when ready.

Running questions

During each question, the Wall Display presents the question, answer choices, and countdown. Guests submit answers in Collect. The organizer's control screen shows the timer, answer count, players, and available points.

Available organizer controls include Pause Timer, Close Question, and Show Results. After answers are revealed, the Wall Display indicates the correct choice and the number of responses. The organizer can then choose Show Leaderboard or Next Question.

The organizer can End the quiz to remove it from the selected Wall Display.

Leaderboard

The Leaderboard shows standings during a quiz, with each player's rank, display name, number of correct answers, and accumulated score. Scores reflect both correctness and response speed. The organizer can show the leaderboard between questions.

Final Results

After the final question, the organizer can display Final Results on the selected Wall Display. Only the Top 5 players are shown, ranked by accumulated points. Each entry shows position, player name, number of correct answers, and total points. If fewer than five players participated, only those players appear.

Final Results is the guest-facing presentation of the game's outcome; it is different from the organizer's historical Results panel.

Quiz history and results

PixCrowd keeps an audit/history of played quiz sessions. Replaying the same quiz creates another session rather than replacing earlier results.

In the Results panel, select a session using its date and time. The panel displays player rankings, names, correct answers out of total questions, and final points. This lets organizers review past games after they have ended.

Rehearse mode during Preview

While an event is in Preview, organizers can run a quiz in Rehearse mode to test the quiz presentation and controls. The Wall Display clearly indicates that the session is a rehearsal. Players cannot join or connect from PixCrowd Collect during rehearsal, so this is not a live guest-participation game.

Important behavior to remember

A live quiz uses one selected Wall Display, not multiple displays.
The quiz takes over that display regardless of its prior content.
Guests participate through Collect; the question and optional picture are shown on the Wall Display.
Correct and faster answers earn higher scores.
Final Results shows only the Top 5 players.
Past quiz sessions and their results remain available in the Results history.
In event Preview, quiz operation is rehearsal only, with no guest connections through Collect.