An automated, modern, and interactive live event quiz platform built for quizmasters, hosts, schools, and corporate trivia events.
inQUIZitive is a feature-rich, web-based Progressive Web App (PWA) engineered specifically for conducting live stage quizzes, trivia competitions, and classroom events. Originally designed for high-stakes live projection presentations, inQUIZitive eliminates the need for expensive quiz hardware or complex server setups.
Whether you're running a fast-paced Rapid Fire round, an unpredictable Spin Wheel selection, a strategic Tic-Tac-Toe battle, or a Buzzer reaction test, inQUIZitive delivers a seamless, visually stunning experience right inside your web browser.
🚀 100% Serverless & Offline Ready: Load your questions via Excel (
.xlsx), install the app on any laptop or tablet, and host your entire event completely offline without worrying about internet drops!
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🎮 4 Interactive Round Modes | Rapid Fire, Spin Wheel, Tic-Tac-Toe Grid, and Buzzer Mode. |
| 📊 Excel Question Bank Import | Upload .xlsx spreadsheets directly into the app with automatic structure audit. |
| ✏️ In-App Question Editor | Edit, add, or customize questions directly in browser with real-time JSON/XLSX export. |
| 🏆 Live Scoreboard & Leaderboard | Real-time score tracking, team color customization, podium animations, and point adjustments. |
| 📜 Host Controls & Cheat Sheet | Dedicated Host Helper Modal, password-protected admin access, and rule PDF exporter. |
| 🔊 Audio & FX Engine | Built-in sound effects for correct/wrong answers, countdown timers, spin wheels, and volume controls. |
| ⌨️ Presenter Hotkeys | Full keyboard control for smooth live projection without moving the mouse. |
| 📱 Progressive Web App (PWA) | Installable on desktop & mobile with complete offline functionality. |
1. ⚡ Rapid Fire Round
A high-intensity, timer-based round designed for rapid question delivery. Features configurable countdown timers, instant correct/wrong scoring, answer reveal animations, and an emergency +5s time buffer shortcut for live event contingencies.
2. 🎡 Spin Wheel Round
An engaging canvas-rendered spinning wheel that randomly selects question topics or team challenges. Includes realistic spin physics, wheel sound effects, and smooth reveal transitions.
3. ❌⭕ Tic-Tac-Toe Round
A strategic 3x3 grid competition mode where teams claim tiles by answering questions correctly. Ideal for head-to-head team playoffs.
4. 🔔 Buzzer Mode
A quick-response buzzer screen that records team buzz-ins in order, ensuring fair live play during speed-round trivia.
Conducting a live quiz event with inQUIZitive is effortless and fail-safe. Follow this comprehensive host operating guide for pre-event preparation and live stage execution:
- Excel Spreadsheet & JSON Ingestion: Prepare your questions offline using Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or JSON. Upload
.xlsxfiles directly via Settings → Question Bank Editor. - Pre-Flight Audit Engine: The built-in diagnostic engine automatically verifies your spreadsheet, flagging missing options, duplicate question strings across rounds, unassigned correct answer keys, invalid point weights, and default placeholder text (e.g.
Question 255). - 1-Click Auto-Fix & Inline Editing: Use Auto-Fix All to instantly repair formatting errors, or click any flagged question to edit choices, correct answers, or categories live inside the app.
- Single Shared Display Architecture: Designed for live stage setups where the host laptop screen is cloned or directly projected to the audience display.
- Stealth Mode (
H): PressHor toggle Stealth Mode to fade top navigation bars, setup buttons, and admin indicators down to an 8% translucent opacity. Your screen instantly transforms into a pristine TV game show broadcast. - Hover Illumination & Fullscreen (
F): Move your cursor to screen edges or top corners to temporarily illuminate administrative controls. PressFto launch full-screen presentation mode.
- Hotkey Control: Host the entire show using only your keyboard or wireless presenter remote:
1 - 4/A - D: Select multiple choice options A, B, C, or D.Spacebar: Primary trigger key — reveals correct answers, advances steps, or starts timers.Ctrl + Z/Cmd + Z: Global Undo Stack — instantly reverts accidental score edits or wrong answer clicks with visual toast confirmation.+/=: Emergency +5s Rapid Fire time buffer injection during stage disruptions or team clarifications.P/K: Pause / Resume active countdown timers.M: Instant mute/unmute audio toggle.
- Real-Time Standings Tallying: Team scores update dynamically after every question and round with animated tallies.
- Manual Score Override Modal: Click any team's score card on the scoreboard to open the manual score override dialog. Add or deduct custom points with optional reason notes.
- Automatic Stage Baseline Reset: Points reset to zero between qualifying and stage rounds per competition guidelines, maintaining a level playing field while preserving tournament logs.
- Sudden-Death Tiebreaker: Launch the interactive 3x3 Tic-Tac-Toe grid duel directly from the standings screen whenever a round ends in a draw.
- Printable Host Cheat Sheet: Export a structured multi-page Host Cheat Sheet & Master Answer Key directly from the Question Bank Editor or Rules Screen.
- Secondary Display Setup: Print to paper or view as a PDF on a secondary smartphone, tablet, or clipboard to reference answer keys, trivia hints, and stage notes without revealing them on the audience screen.
- Network Independence: Built as an offline-first Progressive Web App (PWA). Functions completely without internet or venue Wi-Fi.
- Web Audio API Synthesizer: All sound effects (timer ticks, correct chimes, wrong buzzers, drumrolls, applause, fanfare) and ambient background music are procedurally synthesized in real time via the Web Audio API without external MP3 dependencies.
inQUIZitive allows hosts to prepare quiz questions offline using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. Simply format your .xlsx spreadsheet with the following standard columns:
| Column Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
Round |
Yes | Name of the round | Rapid Fire |
Question |
Yes | The question text | What is the capital of France? |
Option A |
Yes | First multiple choice option | Berlin |
Option B |
Yes | Second multiple choice option | Madrid |
Option C |
Yes | Third multiple choice option | Paris |
Option D |
Yes | Fourth multiple choice option | Rome |
Answer |
Yes | Correct option letter (A, B, C, or D) |
C |
Points |
Optional | Score rewarded for correct answer | 10 |
Explanation |
Optional | Brief answer explanation/trivia note | Paris has been the capital since 987 AD. |
💡 Sample Spreadsheet: You can export a pre-formatted sample Excel file directly from the in-app Question Bank Editor under Settings!
Control the entire quiz seamlessly during live stage projection using quick hotkeys:
| Key Shortcut | Action / Function |
|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 | Select Option A, B, C, or D |
| Space | Reveal Correct Answer |
| ← → | Previous / Next Question (Auto-passes unanswered questions) |
| Enter | Start Round / Start Countdown Timer |
| P / K | Pause / Resume Countdown Timer |
| F | Toggle Fullscreen Projection Mode |
| M | Toggle Mute / Unmute Audio Sound FX |
| H | Toggle Stealth Presentation Mode |
| Esc | Return to Main Menu |
| 1 - 9 | Quick-award points to Team 1 through 9 |
| + | Emergency +5s Rapid Fire Timer Buffer |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo Last Score / Question Action |
- Frontend Core: React 19 + TypeScript
- Build Tooling: Vite 8
- State Management: Zustand 5 (with persistent local storage)
- PWA & Offline Capability: vite-plugin-pwa
- Excel Ingestion & Parsing: SheetJS (xlsx)
- PDF Rules Export: html2canvas + jsPDF
- Icons: Lucide React
- Linter: Oxlint
To clone and run inQUIZitive on your machine:
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/denzven/inQUIZitive.git
# 2. Navigate to the project folder
cd inQUIZitive_pwa
# 3. Install dependencies
npm install
# 4. Start the Vite development server
npm run devOpen your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173.
npm run build # Compile TypeScript & create production build in /dist
npm run preview # Preview production build locally
npm run lint # Run Oxlint static analysis
npm run deploy # Build and deploy app to GitHub PagesinQUIZitive is structured with comprehensive SEO microdata, JSON-LD OpenGraph schema, canonical links, and PWA manifest properties for high search engine indexing visibility:
- Primary Keywords:
inQUIZitive,live quiz app,trivia event software,pwa quizmaster tool,react 19 quiz,excel question bank parser,rapid fire quiz app,spin wheel quiz - Application Category:
GameApplication / Educational tool - OpenGraph Image:
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Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
Crafted with ❤️ by Denzven