SpeedQuizzing Speed Bonus is what makes this quiz night different from every other pub quiz format. It’s not just about knowing the answer — it’s about knowing it fast. The quicker you submit a correct answer, the more points you score.
How the SpeedQuizzing Speed Bonus Works
Most questions in a SpeedQuizzing quiz give you up to 10 seconds to answer. The full points are available to the first correct answer submitted. Points reduce slightly for each second that passes. A correct answer in 2 seconds scores significantly more than the same correct answer in 9 seconds.
This system runs automatically in the background. You don’t need to do anything differently — just answer as quickly as you can when you know the answer.
Why it changes how you play
In a traditional pub quiz, there’s no advantage to answering quickly — you write it down when you know it. In SpeedQuizzing, speed is part of the game. A team that answers 8 out of 10 questions quickly will often outscore a team that answers 10 out of 10 slowly. This keeps the tension high throughout every round — even on questions where most teams know the answer.
It’s the same instinct TV quiz shows have built entire formats around. On Jeopardy!, for example, ringing in a split second too early actually locks a contestant out for a quarter of a second. That delay is proof that raw reaction speed can decide who gets to answer at all, not just who knows the most. Read more about how the Jeopardy! buzzer works. Speed Bonus brings that same split-second pressure to your quiz night, without needing a studio-grade buzzer system.
It also means a quiz night can be genuinely competitive without anyone needing specialist knowledge. Most of the questions are answerable by most people — it’s the combination of knowledge and speed that determines the winner.
Want Speed Bonus at your own event?
Speed Bonus scoring is part of the quiz nights I host. To have it at your venue, see how I host a quiz night at your venue, or send me an enquiry with your date and place. For a work event, see my corporate quiz night page. I also run Music Bingo, and you can see it all in action at a public quiz night.
See also:Keypad · Nearest Wins · All round formats
