Question 1

How do I get started for a public game?

Accepted Answer

Assign a team captain to register your team of 2-6 players to play a quiz on our public games page. They'll then receive a confirmation email with their team captain sign-up link. They can then sign up with your unique team name, and then easily invite up to 5 more players, and register for more games. Make sure the captain is also added as a player!

Question 2

Where do I sign up for a game?

Accepted Answer

If you already have a team captain account, you can sign in and register for any of the public games you see listed on your account.

Question 3

I didn’t get my registration e-mail

Accepted Answer

If you are a captain looking to login and send out links, click here

If you are looking for a player link, look in your email and check your spam or promotions folder for an email from hello@quizthis.ca. If you can’t find it, you will need to ask your team captain to re-send your link from their captain's dashboard.

If you are a team captain needing a play link for yourself, make sure you have also listed yourself on the list of players for that game.

Question 4

How do I play when my team is remote?

Accepted Answer

If your team are all in different locations, you should each open the “video chat dashboard link” that you received in your “You’re Registered to Quiz This” email, on a laptop or desktop computer equipped with a modern browser (ie. Chrome, Safari or Microsoft Edge) and a web cam. You each will have a different link that is connected to your name, so don’t forward your email to teammates, as they can’t use your link.

Question 5

How do I play when my team is together?

Accepted Answer

If your whole team can get together, use the WATCH link in your onboarding email to broadcast the show on a computer monitor or airplay to a TV. Then each player can open their unique PLAY links on their mobile devices to enter their answers. You each will have a unique link that is connected to your name, so don’t forward your email to teammates, as they can’t use your link.

Question 6

What if part of my group is together and others are remote?

Accepted Answer

We recommend either fully remote, or fully together teams, in order to allow all participants to wear headphones and minimize audio feedback. But some teams have had success with players together in one location sharing one video dashboard link and answering as one player. In those instances you’d only invite one person, rather than all of them, and all players would use the video dashboard approach so you can all stay connected over text/video chat.

Question 7

If a couple or roommates are playing together do they count as 1 or 2 players?

Accepted Answer

We recommend either fully remote, or fully together teams, in order to allow all participants to wear headphones and minimize audio feedback. But some teams have had success with couples or roommates sharing one video dashboard link and answering as one player. In those instances you’d only invite one person, rather than both of them, and all players would use the video dashboard approach so you can all stay connected over text/video chat.

Question 8

Can I play on my phone or tablet?

Accepted Answer

The video dashboard is not optimized for mobile and is best viewed on a computer. We have done some successful testing with iPad, but we would advise logging in early to ensure it’s working for your specific device and browser. Depending on the age of your tablet, you may be able to use it, but the view of some of the elements like the chat may be cut off. Best to have a back up plan if possible!

You can use your phone or iPad to enter your answers while viewing the show on another device if all of your team is in one location and you don’t need to use the video/text chat features from the video dashboard.

Question 9

I’m getting audio feedback!

Accepted Answer

Uh-Oh! Mute your computer’s sound right away, to stop the feedback, then mute all of your team mates. Once everyone is muted, you can turn your computer volume back on, and unmute each person until you identify the culprit. Once identified, you can troubleshoot why there is feedback.

The most common cause is not wearing headphones, which makes it likely that a users computer will pick up on the host feed, and send that signal back to all participants, creating a compounding effect. If you are absolutely unable to use headphones, try lowering your volume, in order to reduce the amount of feedback. If you are unable to resolve it in this way, unfortunately you may need to stay on text chat mode.

Question 10

Do I have to play with the same players every time?

Accepted Answer

You can switch it up anytime you like! It’s up to the team captain who they invite to play each time. The system is also set up so that the team can even play without the captain if they are not available.

Question 11

What if one of my players can’t make it?

Accepted Answer

Up until game time, you can log into your team captain’s dashboard and delete the player by clicking the next to their name. If you don’t delete a player that doesn’t show up, as long as they don’t ever enter any answers, they won’t count towards your point average.

Question 12

Can I play alone?

Accepted Answer

The game is intended for teams of 2-6 players.

Question 13

How long is the show?

Accepted Answer

The show is broadcast live and lasts approx 75 minutes. Typically the public shows start at 5:00pm or 7:30pm PST sharp, so we encourage players to sign in as early 30 minutes before the show, to enjoy video chat and other pre-show entertainment with their teammates.

Question 14

Is it suitable for all ages?

Accepted Answer

Quiz This has a PG rating – so it could be as silly as The Goonies or as disturbing as Apollo 13. Possibly both.

Question 15

I can't see or scroll in the question panel while playing.

Accepted Answer

Try zooming out in your browser (often found under the View menu) which should allow more space to display all answer options. Another potential solution is to switch to text chat as that module takes up less space.

Question 16

As soon as the question is released, I get a "Times Up" message.

Accepted Answer

Go into your system preferences and ensure your computer clock is set to sync with network time. If that doesn't solve it, you may need to re-start your device.

Question 17

Are there any prizes?

Accepted Answer

The only prize is pure unadulterated glory and bragging rights. Not to mention over an hour of fun.

How to play

1. PLAY REMOTE WITH VIDEO/TEXT CHAT

2. Play Together, on your TV and phones

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