QUIZ DUELS Guide: How a round works
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OverviewQuiz Duels is a multiplayer trivia game where up to 28 players compete in the same room, answering questions to earn IQ and knock out the competition. You pick a category and difficulty, then race to answer correctly before time runs out — wrong answers and timeouts cost you a life.
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🧠 QUIZ DUELS [TRIVIA]
How a round works
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Each session holds up to 28 players who all answer the same questions at the same time. Answer correctly and you earn IQ points. Answer wrong or run out of time and you lose one life. Lose all your lives and you are knocked out. The last player left in the room wins.
- Earn IQ every correct answer adds IQ to your total.
- Watch your lives a wrong answer or a timeout removes one life.
- Survive when everyone else runs out of lives, you win the round.
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Categories and what they cover
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The game draws from a pool of more than 2,500 unique questions spread across all categories.
- General — broad knowledge questions.
- Flags — identifying countries and their flags.
- Foods — questions about food and drink.
- Sports, Football, Basketball, and Soccer — four separate sports-focused categories.
- Movies and TV Shows, Music, Video Games — pop culture categories.
- Math, Science, Geography, History, and Holidays — academic and factual categories.
Choosing the right difficulty
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Difficulty affects both how tough the questions are and how much IQ you earn for correct answers.
| Easy | questions solvable with basic general knowledge. |
| Medium | standard difficulty. |
| Hard | requires more specific knowledge, higher IQ reward per correct answer. |
| Genius | the toughest questions in the game, the highest IQ reward of all four levels. |
Playing with friends for bonus IQ
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When you play in the same session as friends, you earn bonus IQ on top of whatever you score from correct answers. The room holds up to 28 players.
- Invite friends to your session.
- Play through the round together bonus IQ is added.
- Join the game's group to stay updated on new categories and features.
Unlocking chair skins
Summary
There are more than 60 chair skins to unlock, and new ones are added with updates — the Halloween update added fresh designs. You spend the IQ you earn from correct answers to unlock the skin you want.
- IQ currency earned by answering correctly, spent to unlock chair skins.
- Selection size 60 or more chair skins available, with more added over time.
- Update additions seasonal updates like Halloween bring new chairs into the pool.
Glossary
Glossary- IQ
- The in-game score you earn for correct answers; also the currency you spend to unlock chair skins.
- Life
- A resource every player starts with; you lose one for each wrong answer or timeout, and hitting zero knocks you out of the round.
- Chair Skin
- A cosmetic design for your in-game seat, unlocked by spending IQ.
- Bonus IQ
- Extra IQ awarded when you play in the same room as friends.
- Genius
- The hardest difficulty setting, which also offers the highest IQ reward for correct answers.
Common questions
FAQHow many players can be in one room?
Up to 28 players can compete in the same session at once.
Does difficulty change how much IQ I earn?
Yes — harder difficulties pay out more IQ for each correct answer. Genius difficulty gives the biggest reward of all four levels.
How do I unlock chair skins?
Earn IQ by answering questions correctly, then spend that IQ on whichever of the 60-plus chair skins you want. New skins are added with updates, so the selection keeps growing.
What happens if I run out of time on a question?
A timeout is treated the same as a wrong answer — you lose one life. If your lives hit zero you are knocked out of that round.
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