Slido is gradually rolling out a new user interface. If the below steps and visuals match what you are seeing within your account, then you are using the new interface and this article is for you. If not, please see this version.
Use a Slido quiz to test for knowledge or simply add a little fun to your meeting or event. You’ll be surprised how a bit of competition can help keep your audience’s attention.
Slido also has an AI Quiz BETA feature available for Basic users in our PowerPoint and Google Slides integrations.
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Create your quiz questions
To create your quiz:
- Use the + Add new button to create a new interaction and select Quiz
- Give your quiz a name (e.g. “Quarterly Sales Quiz”)
- Click + Add first question and enter your question and answer options
- Mark the correct answer using the checkmark on the left
- Select + Add another quiz question to add more questions
All quiz questions are multiple choice. You’ll always need to include at least two possible answer options and mark at least one of them as being correct.
You can even choose to have multiple correct answers. But if you do this, participants will need to select all correct answers in order to receive credit for the question.
Quiz timer
Every quiz question will default to having a 20-second timer. You can change this when creating or editing quiz questions by clicking on the timer near the top of the question – or you can change it from the Poll settings as seen below.
Random quiz question
If you’re running a quiz for fun and are running out of question ideas, you can add a random question with a single click. Just select the Random question icon and you’ll be all set.
There is a hard limit of 100 questions per quiz to ensure smooth performance. However, we recommend 30 questions or less to prevent audience fatigue.
Edit your quiz
You can edit your quiz or add more questions at any time. To do so, start by selecting the quiz from your My Interactions list. Here you can:
- Rearrange the order of questions by clicking and dragging them
- Edit the timer for each question
- Add another question
- Edit an existing question by simply clicking it (changes will save automatically)
Activate the quiz so participants can join
Once you're all set, click the Play button or Start interaction to activate your quiz.
Before jumping to the first question though, make sure and give your participants time to join the quiz.
Joining a quiz is different from joining a slido. When a quiz is activated, participants who have already joined the Slido event will be prompted to join the quiz by entering their name. This name is what will be displayed at the end of the quiz if they finish in the top five.
Here’s what participants will see when a quiz is activated and they join.
And as a host, you’ll be able to track how many people have joined the quiz. Then whenever you’re ready, you can begin by starting the first question
Run the quiz
After beginning with the first quiz question, use the control bar below to move forward. Click Lock voting to display the results and then click Reveal answer whenever you’re ready.
Continue your quiz by selecting Next question.
If you’re using the quiz timer, voting is locked and results appear automatically when the time is up.
Want to skip a question?
The current question is highlighted and marked as Live on the left. But you can use the green arrows to activate any quiz question at any time.
Display the leaderboard
After your final question, you can then reveal the leaderboard. This will display a leaderboard of the top five participants in Present mode, while at the same time telling every participant how they finished on their own devices.
Quiz participants are automatically ranked based on the number of correct answers they chose and how quickly they responded.
You can also choose to display the leaderboard at any point during your quiz. This is helpful if you wish to show participants where they stand part way through. Just select the leaderboard icon in the control bar before going to your next question.
Useful tips
- Test beforehand and reset your results: It's good practice to test things out before your live event. Once you're finished with testing, click the three dot menu next to your quiz and select Reset results. This allows you to start fresh!
Reset your quiz results
- Run your quiz throughout a presentation: Slido integrates with both PowerPoint and Google Slides. This allows you to space your quiz questions throughout your presentation and activate them automatically while presenting. Learn more about all of our integrations in our Integration Hub.
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