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Trivia games on TV, with your phones as buzzers
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A quiz show for your TV in five rounds, with every phone as a buzzer and a buzz order the screen can prove. Up to 8 players, no app.
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Plenty of trivia games for the TV need a console, an app or a box of cards. This one is a quiz show that runs in your browser. Put it on the TV, everyone joins on their own phone, and your phone is your buzzer. It is not open yet, so this page tells you exactly how a show will run, and you can leave your email for a launch alert.
How a trivia game show on your TV runs
A show is five rounds that get tougher, with a host who keeps things moving. Nobody has to tap Next: the show runs on its own clock, and the host's phone can pause it, skip a question or end it.
- Fast fingers. Everyone answers each question on their phone. Right answers score, and quicker right answers score more.
- Buzz in. The lights come on and the first phone to buzz answers. A wrong answer locks you out and the question reopens for everyone else.
- Closest number. Dial in a number and lock it. The closest guess wins, and spot on scores the most.
- Steal. One player gets the question. If they miss, anyone can buzz in and swipe the points.
- Sudden death. Everyone answers. Each wrong answer blows one of your three fuses, and when the third goes you are out.
Before the last two rounds the players who are behind get a power card to claw their way back: double your next right answer, freeze a rival's buttons for a few seconds, or have two wrong answers vanish from your phone. If two players finish level at the top, one last closest-number question settles it.
A buzzer that is fair on phones
The problem with buzzers on phones is that the winner is usually whoever has the better Wi-Fi. The show is built to fix that. Every phone checks its clock against the room's, the lights come on at the same moment everywhere, and each tap is timed on the phone itself. The TV then shows the buzz order with the reaction times to the hundredth of a second, so a slow connection does not lose you the buzz and arguments are settled by the screen.
At a glance
- Players
- 1 to 8. One player is a solo practice run, and extra phones can join to watch and react.
- Length
- About 8 to 14 minutes, with a short, a standard and a long show.
- You need
- A phone each and one shared screen, such as a TV or a laptop. No app and no controllers.
- Questions
- General knowledge in eight categories: science, geography, history, food and drink, screen and play, sport, nature and a mixed bag.
Who it is for
It is for a living room full of people who each think they know the most. Families, flatmates, a team that wants a lunchtime quiz with some noise in it. Players join with a tap and no sign-up, so someone who walks in halfway through can be on a podium a minute later.
A taste of the questions
These six come from the launch set of 120. Try them out loud and fold the answer open when you are ready.
- Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Answer
Mercury.
- Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
Answer
France.
- In golf, what is one stroke under par called?
Answer
A birdie.
- What is a group of lions called?
Answer
A pride.
- What does the www in a web address stand for?
Answer
World Wide Web.
- In which year were the first modern Olympics held? (a closest-number question)
Answer
1896.
Get a launch alert
It is not open yet and no date has been set. Leave your email and you get one message when it is ready.
While you wait
Want something to play tonight? Trivia questions with answers gives you 120 to read out, and the daily quiz is a fresh set every day. For a game on the TV right now, see all our party games, or how to set up party games on a TV with phones. Near Enough is a closest-number game you can play today.
Updated 2 November 2026.
Questions
Is this trivia game available yet?
It is not open yet and no date has been set. Leave your email in the launch alert on this page and you get one message when it is ready.
How many people can play?
1 to 8 players. One player is a solo practice run, and extra phones can join to watch and react.
Do I need an app or a games console?
No. It runs in the browser on your phone, with nothing to install, and guests join with a tap. The stage works on any screen you can open a web page on, such as a TV or a laptop.
How does the buzzer stay fair on phones?
Each phone checks its clock against the room's, the lights come on at the same moment everywhere, and each tap is timed on the phone. The TV shows the buzz order with reaction times, so a slow connection does not lose you the buzz.
How long is a show?
About 8 to 14 minutes. There is a short, a standard and a long show, and the show runs on its own clock so nobody has to tap Next.
What are the questions like?
General knowledge in eight categories: science, geography, history, food and drink, screen and play, sport, nature and a mixed bag. The launch set has 120 questions, and each answer was checked against a published source.
Can the players who are behind catch up?
Yes. Before the last two rounds the players behind get a power card: double your next right answer, freeze a rival's buttons for a few seconds, or have two wrong answers vanish from your phone.
How much will it cost?
We have not set a price yet, and we will not guess here. The launch email will tell you before anything opens.