A real show, run by a host
The host drives it from a private panel: next question, pause, resume, skip or end. A restart of the bot simply picks the show up where it was.
Discord quiz bot: host a live trivia show with buttons, a scoreboard and prizes
Live Quiz Show is a hosted trivia night for your server. A host starts a show from a question set you built, or from random questions in the trivia bank; after a short lobby countdown every question appears with answer buttons and a timer. Play for points, where faster right answers score more, or elimination, where one miss knocks you out. A scoreboard follows each question and the show ends with a podium.
quiz-nightDiscord preview
What you get
Points or elimination
Points mode rewards speed: a right answer is worth 50 to 100 % of its points depending on the time left. In elimination, a wrong or missing answer knocks the player out.
Reveal after every question
The correct answer, how the room answered, the right-answer rate, the fastest right answer and a live scoreboard, then the next question.
Your sets or the trivia bank
Build question sets with 2 to 4 answers, time, points and an image per question, or start a show with random questions from the trivia bank.
Podium and prizes
A final podium with the top three and the next places. Optional coin prizes per place and for everyone who answered, paid from the house, never from players.
Fair by design
One answer per member per question, timed on the server, and answers can’t be changed. Prizes need a minimum number of players, so alts don’t pay off.
How it works
Turn on Live Quiz Show
Open https://console.botgg.app, choose your server and turn on Live Quiz Show in the Engagement section. Pick show channels, host roles and a ping role.
Build a question set
Write your questions in the set builder with a live Discord preview, or import them from the trivia bank by language and category.
Start the show
A host runs
/quizshow start, picks a set or the trivia bank and the mode. The lobby card counts down and pings the role.Play and crown the winners
Members tap answers, the scoreboard updates after each question, and the podium shows the winners and pays any prizes.
Trivia night, live in your channel
Quiz Show is different from the quick /trivia round in Mini-games: it is a hosted, scheduled-feeling event with sets, a host panel, elimination, member stats and a leaderboard. It shares the same trivia bank, so questions you added there can be used in a show too.
Usable question sets: 3 on Free, 50 on Pro. A show uses up to 15 questions per set on Free and 50 on Pro. Prizes are paid through the Bank and there are no entry fees. Flows can start and end shows and react when a show starts, ends or a player finishes.
/quizshow start: start a show from a set or the trivia bank/quizshow host: reopen the host panel/quizshow stats,/quizshow top: your record and the quiz leaderboard/quizshow sets: the question sets you can use
Slash commands
Generated from the bot’s real command definitions. Full list on the commands page.
/quizshowLive Quiz Show: host a trivia show, see your quiz stats5 subcommands
/quizshow startsetmode?questions?Host: start a quiz show in this channel/quizshow hostHost: open the control panel of the running show/quizshow statsmember?Your lifetime quiz stats/quizshow topBest quiz players of the server/quizshow setsQuestion sets you can play
Free vs Pro
Every feature works on the Free plan. Pro raises the limits and unlocks extras.
| Limit | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Quiz Show question sets | 3 | 50 |
| Questions per quiz set | 15 | 50 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I host a trivia night on Discord?
Turn on Live Quiz Show in the BotGG console, build a question set or use the trivia bank, then start the show with /quizshow start in your event channel.
How are points calculated?
A right answer is worth the question’s points. With the speed bonus on, it gives 50 to 100 % of them depending on how much time was left. Wrong answers give nothing.
How does elimination mode work?
A player who answers wrong or doesn’t answer is out. If a question would knock out everyone still in, nobody is eliminated on it.
Do players pay to join?
No. There are no entry fees. Prizes are optional, paid by the server in virtual coins, and only when enough players took part.
Can only staff start a show?
Shows are started by members with Manage Server or a host role you choose, and you can limit the channels where shows run.
Ready to level up your server?
Add BotGG for free, then switch features on in the web console.