Hire a quiz master
A quiz master who runs the whole room.
Live quiz nights for corporate events, hosted by Kevin Durham on Quiz Live, my own quiz app. Every guest answers on their own phone, the leaderboard and the podium go up on the big screen, and the room competes instead of half-listening. Questions written around your company, hosted right across the UK.
Quiz Live
Two screens at once. Everyone in the game.
The quiz runs on the big screen everyone watches and on every guest’s own phone. Points reward being right and being quick, so the fast answer earns full marks and the room watches the podium settle at the end.
Why book Kevin
Quiz master hire, done properly.
A live interactive quiz app
Guests play on their own phone: big colour answer tiles, a countdown, a live leaderboard and a podium finish on the big screen. Scan a code and you are in, no app-store download needed.
Questions written around your company
Rounds built for your audience, your industry, your in-jokes and your event, alongside general knowledge. Not a generic pub quiz read off a sheet.
Team mode
Guests play solo or in teams, with the leaderboard and podium tracking team scores instead of individuals. Ideal for a room split into tables or departments.
Scales with your room
From a table of ten to a hall of three hundred, everyone plays on their own device at the same time. Nobody is left watching while one team at the front plays.
A host, not a question-reader
Twenty years hosting awards, conferences and corporate events means I carry your message, work the room and keep the pace up, not just click through slides.
Right across the UK
Corporate quiz nights, Christmas parties, conferences, away days and charity fundraisers, hosted UK-wide.
How it works
Scan. Answer. Watch the podium.
Scan the code
A code goes up on the big screen and on every table. Guests point their camera at it and the quiz opens in the browser. No download, no sign-up, just a nickname.
Answer on your phone
Four colour tiles and a countdown on every phone at the same moment. Fast and right earns full marks; slow and right still scores.
Leaderboard and podium
Rank after every question, on the phone and on the big screen. Team mode tracks tables or departments instead of individuals.
All sixteen games
Sixteen games. One host. One screen.
Five rounds the whole room plays on their phones, nine big-screen games with teams at the board, and two that need no screen at all: a phone on a forehead, and a coin. The screen games are all my own software, run from one screen, so I can switch format the moment the room needs a lift. Tap any game to see exactly how it plays.
Common Ground
Vote with the room, score for matching it
How it plays →On your phone
Who’s Bluffing?
Three stories, one true, the room decides
How it plays →On your phone
The Final Few
A knockout quiz down to the last few standing
How it plays →On your phone
Side Bets
Play money on what happens next on stage
How it plays →On your phone
The Cut
Everyone answers, the lowest scores are cut
How it plays →Big screen
Family Fortunes
Two teams, one survey board, three strikes
How it plays →Big screen
Quiz Show
Categories, buzzers and picture rounds
How it plays →Big screen
Play Your Cards Right
Higher or lower on a row of giant cards
How it plays →Big screen
What the Blank
Fill the gap, match the room’s funniest answers
How it plays →Big screen
Guess the Phrase
A hidden phrase, one letter at a time
How it plays →Big screen
Category Clues
Describe it without saying it, against the clock
How it plays →Big screen
Scavenger Hunt
The whole room up, hunting and mixing
How it plays →Big screen
The Generation Game
The conveyor belt of prizes to remember
How it plays →Big screen
Bongo Bingo
Rave bingo with dance breaks and forfeits
How it plays →No screen needed
Heads Up
Charades with a phone on your forehead, table against table
How it plays →No screen needed
Heads or Tails
One coin, the whole room on its feet, one winner
How it plays →Almost all of these can be played as a show, at the tables or on the app, and the questions are written around your company before the night. Not sure which mix suits your event? Tell me the room and I will suggest a running order.
Three ways to play
Three ways to play every game.
Every game I run can be played three ways, and I pick the way that suits the room, the timings and the layout on the night: as a show at the front, table against table, or with every single guest playing on their own phone. Mix them across an evening and nobody spends the night watching.
As a show
Teams at the front, the room roaring them on
The television format. Two teams come up to the board for the survey game, the giant cards or the conveyor belt, and the rest of the room shouts the answers, groans at the strikes and bets on the outcome. I rotate the players every round so as many people as possible get a turn at the front, and nobody is up there long enough to get nervous.
Best for: awards nights and gala dinnersAt the tables
Every table is a team
The whole room plays at once, table against table. The quiz board is played from the tables, higher or lower is called table by table, and the phone rounds are answered as one table with one phone. Scores go on the leaderboard by table, so the rivalry is between the people who are already sitting together.
Best for: conference dinners and Christmas parties with set tablesOn the app
Every guest on their own phone
Play Along. Guests scan the code on their table and every round lands on every phone at the same moment: votes, bluffs, knockouts and bets. Individual scores, grouped by table on the big screen. Nothing to download, and it has been tested with three hundred phones playing at once.
Best for: whole-company nights where nobody should be watchingBuilt for the room
Same games. Two very different rooms.
I customise every game I play for the audience in front of me: the questions, the answers and the style I present them in. A survey round for a room of graduates in their twenties is a completely different show from the same round for a board of chief executives, and it should be. I write for the people who will actually be there, and on the night I speak into the listening: I read what the room gives back and change gear to match it. Eight hundred events means I have hosted every kind of room, so if a different crowd turns up from the one on the brief, the style changes on the spot and often the questions do too.
Fast, loud and about them
- The games I would pick
- Common Ground to open, Who’s Bluffing? once they are warm, The Cut after dinner and Side Bets running all night. Quick rounds, lots of them.
- The questions
- Written around their year, their in-jokes and the things nobody says in front of the managers. Sharp, clean and quick to read on a phone.
- How I host it
- Pace and mischief. I chase the split votes, name the brave ones and keep the whole room playing rather than a few people at the front.
Same games, a different show
- The games I would pick
- The survey game with the directors on the panel, Who’s Bluffing? with stories from their own careers, and The Final Few for the nerve it takes to play it safe in front of your peers.
- The questions
- Drawn from the strategy, the industry and the year the business has actually had. Fewer of them, with more room to talk about the answer.
- How I host it
- Slower, drier, and I let the silences work. A leadership team discovering where it genuinely agrees is worth more than another round.
1Written for your people
Send me the year’s stories, the in-jokes, the departments and the industry. The rounds are built from them, so the answers land in a way no off-the-shelf pack ever can.
2Speaking into the listening
The words on the screen are half of it. How I present them is the rest, and I pitch the pace, the teasing and the tone to the room that has turned up, not the one on the brief.
3If a different crowd turns up
Eight hundred events across festivals, awards, conferences and dinners means I have hosted every kind of room. If the mood is not what anyone expected, I change the style on the spot, and often the questions too.
Hosted by Kevin Durham
The app gets everyone in. Kevin makes it a night.
Twenty years on stage, more than eight hundred events, and a television presenting background. I host the whole evening, not just the quiz: the welcome, the awards, the speeches, and the moments between them that usually go flat.
See it in action
Real rooms, real nights.
A corporate game show night that won over the room
A fast table-side round at a corporate Christmas party
The survey round in full flow at a corporate event
A corporate awards night with the stage games woven through
For the venue and IT
Nothing to install. Nothing to worry about.
- Guests play in their phone’s browser. No app store, no account, no personal data beyond a nickname.
- Runs on the venue’s Wi-Fi or on 4G. Tested with three hundred phones answering at once.
- Questions, timers, points and team mode are set up around your event before the night starts.
- The venue provides a screen and a sound system. I bring everything else.
What clients say
Kevin was utterly brilliant! He was great at hosting games and our guests thought he was great fun. Kevin kept us organised where we couldn’t and was ready to lend all kinds of help.
Kevin recently hosted a company corporate event and proved to be the consummate professional throughout the evening. He has the unique ability to read a room and keep everyone happy.
Kevin hosted our staff conference event this year which was fantastic. He brought an energy and enthusiasm with him and played a really important part in getting people engaged in the day.
Good to know
Quiz master hire FAQs.
How much does it cost to hire a quiz master?
It depends on your guest numbers, the length of the night and whether you want questions written specifically for your company. Send your date and rough numbers through the enquiry form and I will send a quote.
Is a quiz master a real job, or is this a sideline?
It is what I do. Hosting is my profession, not a hobby. I host awards nights, conferences and corporate entertainment across the UK, and quiz hosting is part of that, built on the same event-hosting experience.
What makes your quiz different from a normal pub quiz?
The app. Guests play on their own phone, with big colour answer tiles, a live countdown, a leaderboard and a podium on the big screen, rather than passing round a paper answer sheet. You can play a real round yourself before booking.
How many guests can take part?
As many as are in the room. Everyone answers on their own phone at the same time, so it works the same whether it is a table of ten or a conference hall of three hundred.
Can we play solo or does everyone need to be on a team?
Either. Guests can play as individuals, or you can switch on team mode and have the leaderboard track team scores instead, useful if you want tables or departments competing against each other.
Do you offer anything other than the quiz?
Yes. Sixteen games in all: five Play Along rounds played on phones, nine big-screen games with teams at the board, the quiz among them, and two that need no screen at all, Heads Up and Heads or Tails. The screen games are all my own software, run from one screen, so I can switch formats the moment the room needs a lift, and almost every game can be played as a show, at the tables or on the app.
How do you tailor the quiz to our audience?
I write the questions, the answers and the tone for the people in the room. A quiz for a graduate intake is a different night from a quiz for a board, and if the crowd on the night is not the one on the brief, I change gear and often the questions too.
Can we try the quiz before we book?
Yes. There is a live, playable version of the app online, the same one used at events. Open it on your phone and play a round yourself.
Where in the UK do you cover?
Right across the UK, from London and the South East to the Midlands, the North and beyond. Tell me your venue and date and I will confirm availability.
How do we check availability and book?
Send your date, rough guest numbers and the occasion through the enquiry form, or call or email. I will confirm availability and send a quote.
Enquiries
Want a quiz master at your event?
Tell me the date, the room and the crowd, and I will build a quiz night they talk about for months. Corporate quiz nights right across the UK.
