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20 ChatGPT Prompts to Build Custom Trivia Questions by Topic and Difficulty

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Be the host with the best quiz in the room. Paste these prompts into ChatGPT, fill the [brackets] with your topic, difficulty, and crowd, and get a full trivia round complete with answers. Perfect for party night, the pub quiz, or beating your family at Christmas.

In short: This page contains 20 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.

By Louis Corneloup · Founder, Techpresso
Last updated ·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Build Your Own Quiz

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Custom Trivia by Topic

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You are a professional quizmaster. Write a trivia round of 15 questions about [topic] at a [easy / medium / hard] difficulty. Number them, put the correct answer under each in bold, and mix formats so it's not all the same style.

A complete themed round with answers, ready to read aloud.

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Pro tip: Ask it to "add 3 tie-breaker questions" for close finishes.

Mixed Difficulty Round

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Create a 15-question trivia quiz about [topic] that ramps from easy to hard, 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard, so beginners and experts both stay engaged. Include the answers and a difficulty label on each.

A balanced quiz that challenges pros without losing beginners.

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Pro tip: Say your crowd's expertise so it sets the baseline right.

Multiple Choice Quiz

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Write 12 multiple-choice trivia questions about [topic] at [difficulty], each with 4 options (A to D) and the correct letter marked. Make the wrong answers plausible so it's not too obvious.

A multiple-choice set with tricky-but-fair options.

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Pro tip: Ask for an answer key at the bottom so you can hand out question sheets.

Full Quiz Night Builder

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Design a complete quiz night with 5 rounds of 8 questions each, on these topics: [topic 1], [topic 2], [topic 3], [topic 4], and a picture-or-music round idea. Give the questions, answers, and a scoring system for [number] teams.

An entire multi-round quiz night packaged and scored.

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Pro tip: Ask for a printable answer sheet layout to save yourself work.

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Party Trivia

4 prompts

Party Quiz Round

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Write 12 fun, fast-paced trivia questions for a party of [group size] adults, mixing pop culture, general knowledge, and a few silly ones. Keep them quick to answer out loud, with answers included.

A crowd-pleasing party round that keeps energy high.

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Pro tip: Ask for a couple of "everyone stands up if you know it" style questions.

Decade Themed Trivia

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Write a 15-question trivia round themed around the [decade, e.g. 90s / 2000s] covering music, movies, TV, and events from that era. Include answers, and rate each question's difficulty so I can pick the crowd-pleasers.

A nostalgia-packed round tuned to one decade.

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Pro tip: Match the decade to your guests' ages for maximum groaning and laughing.

Guess-the-Person Round

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Create a 10-question "who am I" trivia round about [famous people / historical figures / topic]. For each, give 3 clues from vague to obvious, and the answer, so teams can guess early for more points.

A clue-based guessing round with a points twist.

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Pro tip: Ask it to make the first clue genuinely hard so risk-takers get rewarded.

Bar / Drinks Party Trivia

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Write 12 lighthearted trivia questions for an adult get-together of [group size], where a wrong answer means a fun forfeit or a sip. Keep topics broad and fun, include answers, and suggest a swap-in forfeit for non-drinkers.

Casual party trivia with an inclusive forfeit twist.

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Pro tip: Add "keep forfeits harmless" so the penalties stay silly, not risky.

Family Trivia Night

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All-Ages Family Quiz

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Write a 15-question family trivia quiz that works for ages [age range] together, mixing kid-friendly questions with a few for the grown-ups so everyone can contribute. Include the answers and mark which are aimed at kids.

A quiz where kids and adults both get to shine.

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Pro tip: Ask it to balance the points so the kids' team has a real shot.

Family Members Trivia

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Help me make a trivia game about my own family. Ask me 10 questions about our family (memories, quirks, milestones), then turn my answers into a fun 12-question quiz to play at [our next gathering / reunion / holiday dinner].

A personal quiz built from your family's own stories.

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Pro tip: Answer its setup questions in detail so the quiz feels custom.

Holiday Trivia

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Write 15 trivia questions about [holiday] covering its traditions, history, food, and fun facts, suitable for a family of ages [age range]. Include answers and a couple of surprising facts people won't know.

A festive round that mixes tradition with surprising facts.

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Pro tip: Ask for one bonus question about your specific country's customs.

Movie Night Trivia

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Create a 12-question trivia round about [a movie / a film franchise / animated movies] for a family movie night, ranging from easy for kids to tough for superfans. Include answers and a fun bonus question.

Film trivia scaled for casual viewers and superfans alike.

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Pro tip: Name the exact movie so the tough questions actually reward fans.

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Pub Quiz Style

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Classic Pub Quiz

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You are a seasoned pub quizmaster. Write a proper pub quiz round of 10 general-knowledge questions at genuine pub difficulty for a crowd of [group size], spanning history, geography, science, sport, and pop culture. Include answers and one sneaky question.

An authentic, well-balanced pub quiz round.

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Pro tip: Ask for regional swaps if your crowd is from a specific country.

Themed Pub Round

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Write a themed pub quiz round of 10 questions on [theme] at hard difficulty for experienced quizzers. Include the answers and make at least two questions genuinely tough so the good teams have to sweat.

A hard themed round built to separate the top teams.

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Pro tip: Pair this with an easy round so casual players don't check out.

Connections / Link Round

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Create a 8-question pub quiz "link round" about [theme] where every answer shares a hidden connection, and reveal the connection as a bonus point at the end. Give me the questions, answers, and the link.

A clever link round with a bonus reveal at the finish.

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Pro tip: Ask it to make the connection tricky but fair to spot in hindsight.

Speed / Buzzer Round

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Write 20 quick-fire trivia questions on [topic] with one-word answers for a fast buzzer round, ordered from easy to hard. Keep each answerable in under 5 seconds and list the answers separately.

A rapid-fire round for high-pressure buzzer play.

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Pro tip: Ask for a shuffled answer sheet so it's easy to score fast.

Kids & Learning

4 prompts

Kids Trivia

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Write 12 fun trivia questions for kids aged [ages] about [topic like animals / space / dinosaurs]. Keep the language simple, make the answers exciting, and add a wow-fact after each answer.

Kid-level questions with a fun fact bonus after each.

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Pro tip: Ask for multiple choice so younger kids can guess with a chance.

Classroom Quiz

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You are a teacher. Create a 15-question review quiz on [subject / topic] for [grade level] students, matched to what they've learned. Include answers and a short explanation for each so it's a learning moment.

A curriculum-aligned quiz that teaches while it tests.

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Pro tip: Paste your lesson topics so it stays on-syllabus.

Kids Party Game Quiz

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Design a trivia game for a kids party of [number] children aged [ages]. Give me 10 easy, exciting questions on topics kids love, a simple team format, and a fun way to keep score with prizes.

A party-ready kids quiz with format and scoring built in.

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Pro tip: Ask for tiebreaker questions so no child leaves feeling like a loser.

Educational Fun Facts Quiz

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Create a 12-question "did you know" trivia quiz for kids aged [ages] full of surprising true facts about [topic]. Frame each as a question, give the answer, and explain why it's true in one kid-friendly line.

A curiosity-sparking quiz built around jaw-dropping facts.

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Pro tip: Use these on car rides to sneak learning into the fun.

Frequently Asked Questions

Copy a prompt from Build Your Own Quiz, paste it into ChatGPT, and set the [topic] and [difficulty] in the brackets. It writes the questions and answers for you. Want more? Just reply "add another 10 questions" or "make them harder".
Yes, that's what the [easy / medium / hard] placeholder is for. You can even ask for a mixed round that ramps from easy to hard so beginners and trivia buffs both stay in the game.
Every prompt here asks for the answers alongside the questions, and several ask for a separate answer key so you can hand out question sheets and still score fast.
ChatGPT is right most of the time, but it can occasionally slip on very obscure facts or brand-new events. For a high-stakes quiz, do a quick sanity check on any question that surprises you before game night.

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