Play on Zoom, or skip Zoom altogether.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

You will need two devices: any mix of smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC. One shows the quiz on Zoom and the other is for entering your answers.

We use the Redtooth and SpeedQuizzing apps, so you can answer each question as it appears. Questions come in several formats: first letter of the answer, multiple choice, numbers and sequences. The host gives full instructions on Zoom before the quiz starts.

GETTING SET UP AND LOGGED IN

Before the night, install Zoom and the Redtooth or SpeedQuizzing app from your app store.

We email your Zoom details to the address you booked with. Each quiz has its own Zoom meeting ID: open Zoom, choose Join a meeting, enter the ID and join. We check the number of people in each Zoom against the tickets sold. Once you are let in, pick a screen name. Our quizzes are family friendly, so offensive names are not allowed.

Join the audio so you can hear the host. Everyone is muted, so nobody can hear you. Video is optional, and if you turn it on all players can see you. To contact the host, use the Zoom chat. The chat is monitored: unacceptable behaviour will get you removed from the Zoom, with no refund.

Once you are in, you will see the host or the welcome screen, depending on when you joined. Your Redtooth login PIN is shown on screen.

Open the Redtooth app, enter the PIN and pick a screen name. Please use the same name as in Zoom, so the host can sort out any technical problems or add points by hand for certain rounds.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS

LETTER QUESTIONS: No choices are given and you don't need the whole answer, so spelling doesn't matter: just the first letter. Ignore 'The', 'A' or 'An', so The Lion King is L. For a person, ignore titles and use their first name, unless the question says otherwise.

NUMBER QUESTIONS: Some answers are a number, such as the year a song came out. Type the number and press submit. An answer that is typed but not submitted does not count.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Pick the answer you think is right from the options. Be careful: once you have picked, you can't change your mind.

SEQUENCE QUESTIONS: Tap the answers in the order you think is right. A number appears next to each one so you can see your order. When you're happy, press submit. As with numbers, an answer that isn't submitted doesn't count.