Online trivia with your friends.

How to play

1. One person creates a room. Enter a player name, then choose Host a game. Add a password if you want one.
2. Share the four-letter room code. Friends open Showtime, enter their names and choose Join a game. There’s nothing to install and nobody needs an account.
3. Pick the questions. Choose packs, set the difficulty and decide how many questions to play. Surprise me mixes the packs for you.
4. Start when everyone’s there. You all see the same question and answer on your own screens. The host moves on after each answer reveal.

At home, everyone’s phone is their buzzer

You don’t need to pass a phone around or keep score on paper. Open the game on each player’s device, join the room and leave the scoring to Showtime. Phones and laptops can be in the same game.

For a family quiz, start on Easy with a mix of packs. Classic Trivia awards a point to every correct answer; the highest score wins.

Playing online? Keep your usual call open

Share the code in your group chat and stay on Discord, Zoom, Teams or whichever call you were already using. The quiz runs in a separate browser tab. Showtime doesn’t need your microphone or camera.

The host controls when the next question appears. You can talk through a surprising answer before moving on, or keep it brisk if someone’s getting too comfortable at the top.

Choose how competitive it gets

Classic Trivia awards a point to each player who gets the answer right. Fastest Finger First gives the point to the first correct answer received by the game server. Each player gets one guess; a wrong answer locks that player’s buzzer.

If everyone guesses wrong, the answer is revealed without any points. You can also turn on a Sudden Death Tie-breaker to settle a tie for first place. Those questions always use Fastest Finger First.

Very close finishes can be affected by your internet connection. Classic Trivia is a good choice when you’d rather compare knowledge than connection speeds.

Pick a pack you think you can win

There are 6,852 questions across 19 packs. Surprise me mixes the six general-interest packs. Open Specialist packs for food, space, history, wildlife, books, horror, anime, tabletop games, cars, nostalgia, video games and Tech & IT. Choose one or mix several with the general packs. Adults Only (18+) requires a separate confirmation.

• General Knowledge
• Film & TV
• Music
• Science & Nature
• Geography, History & Politics
• Sports
• Video Games
• Tech & IT
• Food & Drink
• Space & Astronomy
• History & Civilisations
• Animals & Wildlife
• Books & Literature
• Horror Films
• Anime & Manga
• Tabletop & Board Games
• Cars & Motorsport
• 90s & 00s Nostalgia

Mix several packs or select Surprise me. You can change the settings in the lobby and play again with the same group afterwards.

A game before everyone gets here

Create a room on your own and add at least one Easy, Medium or Hard bots. They are clearly labelled computer players, with different speeds and accuracy. Friends can join while the room is still in the lobby.

For a private solo session, try practice mode. There is no room to join, and the finish shows how you did instead of multiplayer podiums.