Kahoot alternatives for work: 12 games like Kahoot, plus 60 questions

12 games like Kahoot for work teams

Apps and websites like Kahoot, grouped loosely from live quiz apps to self-paced forms and game boards. Free plan details are what each vendor's pricing page says today.

1. 1. Wayground (formerly Quizizz)

   Quizizz is now called Wayground. Its business version turns slides or documents into quizzes and lessons, shows a live leaderboard on the host dashboard, and lets trainers track progress.

   Best for:

   Training quizzes and courses.

   How players join:

   Players enter the host's join code at wayground.com/pro/join. First-timers sign up with a work account.

   Free plan:

   Wayground for Business starts with a free trial.

   Watch out for:

   Players need an account to join a business quiz, which slows down a one-off party game.

2. 2. Mentimeter

   Quiz slides sit between your normal slides, with points for right answers (faster answers score more unless you switch it off) and a top-10 leaderboard.

   Best for:

   A quiz inside a presentation.

   How players join:

   Players go to menti.com and type the code shown on the slide, scan the QR code or open a direct link.

   Free plan:

   The free plan covers 50 participants a month.

   Watch out for:

   The free plan's 50 participants are per month, so one big all-hands can use it up.

3. 3. Slido

   Built for meeting Q&A and polls. Its quizzes rank players by right answers and speed and show the top five on screen.

   Best for:

   Q&A and polls, with a quick quiz.

   How players join:

   Players type the event code at slido.com, open a link or scan a QR code.

   Free plan:

   The free Basic plan allows up to 100 participants, 3 polls and 1 quiz per slido.

   Watch out for:

   The free plan allows one quiz per slido, so a multi-round game needs a paid plan.

4. 4. AhaSlides

   Quiz, poll and word cloud slides in one deck, with an optional leaderboard after any quiz slide and a setting that gives faster answers more points.

   Best for:

   Quiz rounds mixed into slides.

   How players join:

   Players open the join link or scan the QR code; no account needed.

   Free plan:

   The free plan allows up to 50 participants, 5 quiz questions and 3 poll questions per presentation.

   Watch out for:

   The free plan stops at 5 quiz questions per presentation, short of a full game.

5. 5. Poll Everywhere

   Its Competitions activity scores right answers and speed, puts a leaderboard between questions and celebrates the winner at the end.

   Best for:

   Trivia inside PowerPoint or Google Slides.

   How players join:

   Players go to pollev.com or pe.app and type the presenter's join code, or scan the QR code. No account or app needed.

   Free plan:

   The free plan has a 40-person maximum audience size.

   Watch out for:

   The 40-person cap on the free plan rules it out for a department-wide game.

6. 6. Crowdpurr

   Made for event trivia: linked rounds with combined scores, team and survivor formats, and an original trivia library that updates weekly.

   Best for:

   Trivia nights and holiday parties.

   How players join:

   Players scan a QR code or type the experience's URL into a browser.

   Free plan:

   The free Basic plan allows 20 participants and 15 questions per experience.

   Watch out for:

   Twenty players on the free plan is a small team, not a company party.

7. 7. Vevox

   Polls, Q&A and quizzes for training and town halls, with Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint integrations on every plan, the free one included.

   Best for:

   Companies that live in Teams and PowerPoint.

   How players join:

   Players open vevox.app and type the 9-digit session ID, or scan a QR code. No account needed.

   Free plan:

   The free plan allows up to 100 participants with unlimited basic multiple-choice polls, quizzes and Q&A.

   Watch out for:

   Speed-scored quizzes, the closest thing to a game-show feel, come with the Pro plan.

8. 8. Zoom quizzes

   Zoom's own polling can run as a quiz: mark the right answers, launch it in the meeting and show the correct answers to everyone afterward.

   Best for:

   A quick quiz without leaving the meeting.

   How players join:

   Nothing to join. The quiz pops up for everyone already in the meeting, and the host can share a QR code too.

   Free plan:

   Quizzes need a Pro, Business, Education or Enterprise Zoom account.

   Watch out for:

   No points race or leaderboard on screen: it checks answers rather than crowning a winner.

9. 9. Microsoft Forms quizzes

   Pick New Quiz, mark the correct answer for each question and give it a point value. Good for a quiz people take in their own time.

   Best for:

   Self-paced quizzes in Microsoft 365.

   How players join:

   Players open the link you share.

   Free plan:

   Forms comes with Microsoft 365.

   Watch out for:

   No live game or leaderboard: everyone takes it alone and you read the results after.

10. 10. Google Forms quizzes

    Turn a form into a quiz, set an answer key and point values, and release scores right after each submission or later.

    Best for:

    A free self-paced quiz.

    How players join:

    Players open the link you share.

    Free plan:

    Forms is included with a free personal Google account.

    Watch out for:

    Like any form, it has no live race, timer or leaderboard.

11. 11. Factile

    Build a Jeopardy-style board of categories and point values. Paid plans add a buzzer mode where players buzz in from their own devices.

    Best for:

    Jeopardy-style training games.

    How players join:

    In buzzer mode, players enter the game PIN on Factile's join page or scan a QR code. On the free plan, the host runs the board and teams answer out loud.

    Free plan:

    The free plan lets you create up to 3 custom games for up to 5 teams.

    Watch out for:

    Buzzer mode isn't on the free plan, and the free plan caps a game at 5 teams.

12. 12. KraftyLab's free Jeopardy-style board

    Our own free board: 25 original clues ready to play, an editor for your own categories and clues, and a scoreboard for 2 to 6 teams.

    Best for:

    A no-sign-up game on a shared screen.

    How players join:

    Nothing to join. The host shares the page and teams call out or type answers in the chat.

    Free plan:

    Free, with no sign-up.

    Watch out for:

    Players don't answer on their phones: the host runs the board and keeps score.

Our own board is the last entry because it is the simplest: open our free online Jeopardy game, share your screen and play. For a buzzer-style round on a video call, our Family Feud-style questions work on any of these tools too.

Kahoot alternatives compared

The same 12 sites like Kahoot side by side. “Free plan” means the vendor's own pricing page lists one.

KraftyLab isn’t affiliated with Kahoot! or any company listed here. Names are trademarks of their owners, used only to describe the tools.

How to choose a Kahoot alternative

Four questions settle it, in this order.

1. 1How many people will play? Free plans stop between 20 and 100 players, and some count per month. Check the cap against your headcount before anything else.
2. 2Live game or in their own time? For a race with a leaderboard, pick a live tool. For a quiz people take over a week, a form is simpler.
3. 3Where is everyone? In a room, show the screen and let people answer on phones. On a call, pick a tool that joins by code or link, so nobody has to install anything.
4. 4Who writes and runs it? Every tool here needs someone to write the questions, test the join flow and host. Budget an hour or two of prep for a 30-minute game.

60 Kahoot questions for work, with answers

Original questions, safe to use at work and ready to paste into any tool above. The general and funny ones are multiple choice with four options, the way quiz apps want them.

20 questions about the team (you fill in the answer)

The best Kahoot questions about yourself are really questions about each other. Send a short, optional form a few days before, then build options from the answers: four teammates’ names, or four answers with one right.

1. 1. Which teammate's first ever job was ____?

   Ask everyone for their first job in a one-question form.

2. 2. Whose desk plant (or desk mascot) is this?

   Collect desk photos from volunteers, cropped to the object.

3. 3. Which of us can say hello in the most languages?

   Ask how many languages each person can greet someone in.

4. 4. Whose dream vacation spot is ____?

   Ask for one place each person would go if work paid for it.

5. 5. Which teammate has visited the most countries?

   Ask for a number, not a list; round to the nearest five.

6. 6. Whose childhood dream job was ____?

   Ask what each person wanted to be at age eight.

7. 7. Which of us learned to play ____ as an adult?

   Ask for one skill or instrument picked up after school.

8. 8. Whose all-time favorite snack is ____?

   Ask for one snack; pick the most surprising answer.

9. 9. What is the most common phone wallpaper on our team: pets, family, places or default?

   Run a quick anonymous poll a week before.

10. 10. Which of us has been on TV, radio or a podcast?

    Ask who has, then confirm they are happy to be the answer.

11. 11. How many pets live with our team, all together?

    Ask for a count per person and add them up.

12. 12. Whose hometown is famous for ____?

    Ask what each person's hometown is known for.

13. 13. Which of us has the longest commute, counting stairs to the laptop?

    Ask for usual commute minutes; remote folks count too.

14. 14. Whose favorite way to spend a Saturday morning is ____?

    Ask for one short answer each; pick the most specific.

15. 15. Which teammate has run, walked or biked a race?

    Ask for any race or charity walk, of any length.

16. 16. Whose favorite board game is ____?

    Ask for one board or card game each.

17. 17. Which of us has the most unusual hobby: ____?

    Ask for one hobby; let the team vote on the most unusual.

18. 18. Whose karaoke song (real or imagined) is ____?

    Ask for one song title; nobody has to sing it.

19. 19. What year did our longest-serving teammate start here?

    Check the start date with that person before you use it.

20. 20. Which teammate is secretly great at ____?

    Ask for one hidden talent; keep it to things people want to share.

20 fun Kahoot questions with answers

General knowledge with one clearly right answer and three wrong ones. Settled facts only, so nothing goes out of date.

1. 21. Which is the largest living bird?

   1. A. Ostrich
   2. B. Emu
   3. C. Albatross
   4. D. Condor
   Show the answer

   A. Ostrich

2. 22. Which river flows through the center of Paris?

   1. A. Thames
   2. B. Seine
   3. C. Danube
   4. D. Rhine
   Show the answer

   B. Seine

3. 23. Which chemical element has the symbol Au?

   1. A. Silver
   2. B. Argon
   3. C. Gold
   4. D. Aluminum
   Show the answer

   C. Gold (From the Latin aurum)

4. 24. The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which country?

   1. A. Indonesia
   2. B. Philippines
   3. C. New Zealand
   4. D. Australia
   Show the answer

   D. Australia

5. 25. Who painted The Starry Night?

   1. A. Vincent van Gogh
   2. B. Pablo Picasso
   3. C. Claude Monet
   4. D. Salvador Dalí
   Show the answer

   A. Vincent van Gogh (Painted in 1889)

6. 26. What is the capital city of Canada?

   1. A. Toronto
   2. B. Ottawa
   3. C. Vancouver
   4. D. Montreal
   Show the answer

   B. Ottawa

7. 27. How many strings does a standard violin have?

   1. A. Four
   2. B. Five
   3. C. Six
   4. D. Seven
   Show the answer

   A. Four

8. 28. Which force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

   1. A. Magnetism
   2. B. Friction
   3. C. Gravity
   4. D. Inertia
   Show the answer

   C. Gravity

9. 29. The saxophone belongs to which family of instruments?

   1. A. Brass
   2. B. Woodwind
   3. C. Percussion
   4. D. Strings
   Show the answer

   B. Woodwind (It makes its sound with a reed, even though the body is metal)

10. 30. Who was the first person to travel into space?

    1. A. Neil Armstrong
    2. B. Yuri Gagarin
    3. C. John Glenn
    4. D. Buzz Aldrin
    Show the answer

    B. Yuri Gagarin (Vostok 1, April 1961)

11. 31. What is the smallest prime number?

    1. A. 0
    2. B. 1
    3. C. 2
    4. D. 3
    Show the answer

    C. 2

12. 32. The city of Marrakesh is in which country?

    1. A. Egypt
    2. B. Turkey
    3. C. Tunisia
    4. D. Morocco
    Show the answer

    D. Morocco

13. 33. Which fruit is the main ingredient in guacamole?

    1. A. Avocado
    2. B. Lime
    3. C. Tomato
    4. D. Mango
    Show the answer

    A. Avocado

14. 34. Which ocean liner sank on its first voyage in April 1912?

    1. A. Lusitania
    2. B. Titanic
    3. C. Britannic
    4. D. Queen Mary
    Show the answer

    B. Titanic

15. 35. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?

    1. A. Charles Dickens
    2. B. Jane Austen
    3. C. William Shakespeare
    4. D. Oscar Wilde
    Show the answer

    C. William Shakespeare

16. 36. At what temperature does water freeze, in degrees Fahrenheit?

    1. A. 0
    2. B. 32
    3. C. 50
    4. D. 100
    Show the answer

    B. 32 (At sea-level pressure)

17. 37. Which instrument does a timpanist play?

    1. A. Harp
    2. B. Cello
    3. C. Flute
    4. D. Kettledrums
    Show the answer

    D. Kettledrums

18. 38. Which color do you get by mixing blue and yellow paint?

    1. A. Green
    2. B. Orange
    3. C. Brown
    4. D. Purple
    Show the answer

    A. Green

19. 39. The ancient city of Kyoto is in which country?

    1. A. China
    2. B. Japan
    3. C. South Korea
    4. D. Vietnam
    Show the answer

    B. Japan

20. 40. Which shape has exactly six sides?

    1. A. Pentagon
    2. B. Heptagon
    3. C. Hexagon
    4. D. Octagon
    Show the answer

    C. Hexagon

20 funny Kahoot questions

Odd but true. The wrong options are there to get a laugh; the right one is always checkable.

1. 41. What is a group of flamingos called?

   1. A. A sparkle
   2. B. A blush
   3. C. A parade
   4. D. A flamboyance
   Show the answer

   D. A flamboyance

2. 42. What was the Google search engine first called when it was a research project?

   1. A. BackRub
   2. B. Searchy
   3. C. PageFinder
   4. D. LinkLoop
   Show the answer

   A. BackRub

3. 43. What is the dot over a lowercase i or j called?

   1. A. A speck
   2. B. A tittle
   3. C. A pip
   4. D. A crumb
   Show the answer

   B. A tittle

4. 44. Which continent has no native ants?

   1. A. Australia
   2. B. Europe
   3. C. Antarctica
   4. D. South America
   Show the answer

   C. Antarctica

5. 45. What do people in Britain call the punctuation mark Americans call a period?

   1. A. A stopper
   2. B. A dot
   3. C. A point
   4. D. A full stop
   Show the answer

   D. A full stop

6. 46. What color is the skin under a polar bear's white fur?

   1. A. Black
   2. B. White
   3. C. Pink
   4. D. Gray-blue
   Show the answer

   A. Black

7. 47. What is the plastic tip on the end of a shoelace called?

   1. A. A ferrule
   2. B. An aglet
   3. C. A toggle
   4. D. A lacelock
   Show the answer

   B. An aglet

8. 48. Which word names the scent in the air when rain hits dry soil?

   1. A. Ozonia
   2. B. Mistral
   3. C. Petrichor
   4. D. Terravapor
   Show the answer

   C. Petrichor (Coined by two Australian scientists in 1964)

9. 49. Botanically speaking, a banana is which kind of fruit?

   1. A. A nut
   2. B. A drupe
   3. C. A pome
   4. D. A berry
   Show the answer

   D. A berry

10. 50. Which bird can fly backward?

    1. A. Hummingbird
    2. B. Pigeon
    3. C. Seagull
    4. D. Robin
    Show the answer

    A. Hummingbird

11. 51. What is the national animal of Scotland?

    1. A. The Highland cow
    2. B. The unicorn
    3. C. The red deer
    4. D. The golden eagle
    Show the answer

    B. The unicorn

12. 52. What is another name for the # symbol?

    1. A. Ampersand
    2. B. Asterisk
    3. C. Octothorpe
    4. D. Caret
    Show the answer

    C. Octothorpe

13. 53. On Venus, which takes longer: one spin on its axis or one trip around the Sun?

    1. A. One trip around the Sun
    2. B. One spin on its axis
    3. C. They take the same time
    4. D. Venus does not spin
    Show the answer

    B. One spin on its axis (Venus spins once every 243 Earth days but orbits the Sun in about 225)

14. 54. Which animal has the thickest fur of any mammal?

    1. A. Sea otter
    2. B. Polar bear
    3. C. Arctic fox
    4. D. Yak
    Show the answer

    A. Sea otter

15. 55. What is a baby puffin called?

    1. A. A puffkin
    2. B. A puffling
    3. C. A chicklet
    4. D. A puffball
    Show the answer

    B. A puffling

16. 56. What is a group of owls called?

    1. A. A senate
    2. B. A council
    3. C. A parliament
    4. D. A library
    Show the answer

    C. A parliament

17. 57. Play-Doh was first sold as what?

    1. A. Window putty
    2. B. Modeling clay for dentists
    3. C. Bread dough
    4. D. Wallpaper cleaner
    Show the answer

    D. Wallpaper cleaner

18. 58. Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system?

    1. A. Jupiter
    2. B. Earth
    3. C. Mercury
    4. D. Mars
    Show the answer

    A. Jupiter (It spins once in about 10 hours)

19. 59. Which of these animals cannot jump?

    1. A. Kangaroo
    2. B. Elephant
    3. C. Goat
    4. D. Rabbit
    Show the answer

    B. Elephant

20. 60. Which animal's fingerprints are so close to human ones that they're hard to tell apart?

    1. A. Raccoon
    2. B. Sloth
    3. C. Koala
    4. D. Panda
    Show the answer

    C. Koala

Need more? Our office trivia questions are all about work life, with none of these repeated.

25 Kahoot topics to play at work

Short on Kahoot ideas? Pick one topic per round. Five to six questions each keeps a round under five minutes.

• Name that logo: Show famous logos with the brand name cropped out.
• Guess the year: Three clues from one year: a hit song, an invention and a big event.
• Emoji movie titles: Spell out film titles in three or four emoji.
• Our product, then and now: Screenshots of your first version against today's.
• Acronym decoder: What do the abbreviations your team uses daily stand for?
• World flags: Flags with similar colors make it harder than it looks.
• Baby animals: Name the baby: joey, kit, calf, cygnet.
• Before they were famous: Which household brand started out selling something else?
• Customer quotes: Which product or team did this (shareable) customer compliment go to?
• Inventions and inventors: Match everyday things to the person or company behind them.
• Holiday traditions: How different countries celebrate the same season.
• Food around the world: Which country does this dish come from?
• Song intros: Play five seconds of a song; teams name the artist.
• Space and planets: Moons, missions and the size of things up there.
• Office-supply origins: Where staplers, sticky notes and paper clips came from.
• TV theme tunes: Hum or play the opening bars; teams name the show.
• Famous firsts: First person, first company or first country to do something.
• Guess the city skyline: Show a skyline silhouette; teams name the city.
• Team trivia: The 20 fill-in prompts above, about your own people.
• Wordplay: Anagrams, rhymes and finish-the-phrase questions.
• Sports rules: Rules and terms, not stats, so non-fans can play too.
• Nature records: Tallest, fastest, oldest and smallest living things.
• Brand slogans: Finish the famous tagline, or name the brand behind it.
• Our industry: History, milestones and jargon of the field you work in.
• Mystery photo zoom: A close-up of an everyday object; teams guess what it is.

For a full menu of rounds with a sample question each, see our 100 trivia categories.

When a hosted quiz beats a DIY tool

Apps like Kahoot are perfect for ten minutes at a team meeting. For a big event, someone still has to write 40 questions, test the join link, read every question out, fix the person whose phone won’t connect and keep the energy up for an hour, and that person never gets to play. A live host takes all of it.

In Quiz Showdown! players race the clock and each other, with a phone to scan a QR code, which is the closest feel to a quiz app. Trivia with a Twist! mixes rounds that use different parts of your brain, so non-trivia people score too. Both run 1 hour on Zoom by default (Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request), and teams split across time zones can book two sessions. Book about 2 weeks ahead, and earlier for December, because those dates fill first. For a hybrid team, play in person at the office in 17 US cities while remote staff join a virtual session.