After years of virtual pub quizzes and countless trivia nights, quiz hosts everywhere are facing the same problem: picture round fatigue. Sound familiar?
✓ Celebrity face recognition - played to death
✓ Catchphrase rounds - "seriously, again?"
Your regulars are getting restless, and you're running out of ideas that actually get people excited. The good news? You're not stuck recycling the same tired formats forever.
The secret to keeping quiz nights packed isn't just asking different questions—it's revolutionizing how you ask them.
Whether you're hosting weekly pub quizzes, corporate team-building events, or family game nights, fresh picture round concepts can transform your audience from bored scrollers into engaged participants who actually look forward to quiz night.
Ready to discover picture quiz formats that will have your teams debating, laughing, and genuinely stumped? We've compiled 8 fun picture round quiz ideas that challenge different skills, spark conversations, and keep even your most quiz-savvy regulars on their toes.
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How to Host a Killer Picture Round
Looking to spice up your quiz with a fun and interactive picture round? Picture quizzes are a staple of any great trivia game, but to make sure everyone, from host to player, has a blast, you’ve got to get the execution just right. And here’s the secret: embrace the power of technology!
Why stick to old-school printouts and guesswork when you can level up your picture round with free online quiz software? Here’s why it’s a game-changer 👇
- No printing costs or hassle
- No ink or paper waste
- Automatic scoring
- Higher quality images
- In-built image library
- GIFs
- Different formats (not just open-ended questions!)
Best of all? Your players only need their smartphones to join in. Simply hop onto the quiz via their browser and dive right into the action. It’s easy, time-saving, and guaranteed to keep everyone engaged from start to finish!
8 Picture Round Quiz Ideas
1 - Sports
Of course, you could do the traditional “Who are these celebrities?” quiz round, but why not mix it up a bit? Use images of famous sports stars, and ask your quizzers what sports do they play? You can make this round as easy or difficult as you need to by choosing more obscure sports or sportspeople.
Example sports round questions:
- Picture of: Tom Brady
- Answer: American Football
- Picture of: Johan Cruyff
- Answer: Football/Soccer
- Picture of: Billie Jean King
- Answer: Tennis
How to make it:
- Create a "Short Answer" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question and insert the picture by clicking on the icon right next to it
- Type in the correct answer to display
- Press "Present" and play!
Note: You can upload pictures from your computer or choose one from the stock photos library, or GIF & Stickers.
2 - Pop Music
A music round is another staple for any quiz, and it's not just limited to naming the artist from an audio clip. Here are a few ways to use pictures to create a pop music image round that your quizzers will love!
- Who’s the missing band member?
- Which of these albums was made first?
- Which country is this Eurovision act representing?
- Which pop star is singing the National Anthem?
- Order these artists from the most to the fewest Grammy wins
How to make it:
- Create a "Poll" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question
- Insert pictures into the answers by clicking the icon next to them.
- Press "Present" and play!
Note: You can upload pictures from your computer or choose one from the stock photos library, or GIF & Stickers
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3 - Guess The Country
Geography is another quizmaster favourite, but it's often a bit one-dimensional. If you’re looking to make things a bit more unique, or looking for a hard picture round to test your quizzers, try one of these...
- Guess the country from its outline.
- Guess the country from its currency.
- Guess the country from its most visited site.
- Guess the country from its national dish.
- Guess the country from its leader.
- Guess the country from its written language.
How to make a picture round quiz:
- Create a "Short Answer" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question and insert the picture by clicking on the icon right next to it
- Type in the correct answer to display
- Press "Present" and play!
Again, you could really make this as simple or tricky as you want. If it's super tricky, you can give hints in the form of another picture - like presenting the national dish if guessing the country just from the currency is hard.
4 - Super Zoom
This fun quiz picture round can be as tough or as easy as you make it. Show your quizzers zoomed-in images of objects, and they have to guess what it’s a picture of.
You can make this easier by having a theme for your zoomed-in images, such as 'Christmas' or 'Breakfast'. On the other hand, you can make it harder by having no theme whatsoever and getting players to guess off eyesight alone.
How to make a picture round quiz:
- Create a "Short Answer" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question and insert the picture by clicking on the icon right next to it
- Type in the correct answer to display
- Press "Present" and play!
To get some 'oohs', 'aahs' and 'no ways' from your audience, be sure to reveal the full image for each question at the end!
5 - Emoji Picture
Emojis are everywhere, but have you ever considered using them in a quiz picture round? You could spell out the name of a film with emojis or give hints based on the plot to help your quizzers guess it.
The emoji quiz round is a great way to challenge your quizzers to think outside of the box. It’s easy to copy emojis from websites like Get Emoji and paste them straight into your quiz.
Emoji quiz picture round questions with answers
- 🐺🗽💰
- 🧙♂️⚡
- 🤫🐑🐑
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Harry Potter
- Silence of the Lambs
How to make a picture round quiz:
- Create a "Short Answer" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question and insert the picture by clicking on the icon right next to it
- Type in the correct answer to display
- Press "Present" and play!
6 - Where's The Ball?
Besides naming the actor picture quiz, you definitely could play 'Where's the Ball?', as this could be fun for sports fans whilst also being accessible to those who don’t have great sports knowledge. Your quizzers will be tasked with working out exactly where the football is on the image; the only problem is that you’ve either covered it or removed it completely.
Here’s how you can set it up (without any advanced editing skills):
- Find a sporting image where the ball is in the frame.
- Place 4 boxes on the image in places that the ball could be – including one covering the ball.
- Label the boxes A, B, C and D.
- Ask your quizzers to choose which box is covering the ball!
You can branch this out into other sports as well, but if you're sticking to football, your mate Joe has you covered.
How to make a picture round quiz:
- Create a "Pick Answer" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question and insert the picture by clicking on the icon right next to it
- Type in the correct answer to display
- Press "Present" and play!
7 - Celebrity Picture
Okay, I know I said that this kind of quiz has been played multiple times before. However, sometimes celebrities are okay for a picture round, but only with a twist. Try these more diverse celebrity rounds...
Celebrity Picture Round Examples
- 2000s red carpet.
- Celebs at the Met Gala.
- Celebs on Halloween.
- Celebs sitting courtside.
- Celebs eating pizza.
- Celebs dressed as other celebs.
- Other celebs dressed as celebs.
- Celebs dressed as other celebs dressed as other celebs.
- Celebs that got snapped back by other celebs.
Bonus Game: Put Your Celebrity in the Right Category
Guess where your favourite celeb is from with this super fun categorising quiz round. AhaSlides has just released the 'Categorise' slide type, which you can host and play for free. Spoiler: Justin Bieber is not from the US as many people think...Although he appears like one🤠
How to make a picture round quiz:
- Create a "Categorise" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question
- Type in the name of each category and its item.
- Press "Present" and play!
8 - Name The Flag
A quiz classic! Flags of the world! Of course, you could ask your quizzers to name the countries or, if you want to test their knowledge, the capitals, but we’re looking for some new ways to make your quiz exciting.
Here are some alternative flag picture rounds for your quiz!
- A-Z of flags. 26 flags, each corresponding to the letter. Can you name them all?
- Match the celebrity to their country's flag. Celebs!
- Give your quizzers a flag pattern (1 cross, 3 vertical stripes etc.) and ask them to name the countries that use this pattern.
- What's the missing colour in this flag?
- Guess the country by the emblem in its flag.
How to make a picture round quiz:
- Create a "Short Answer" slide type on AhaSlides
- Type in the question and insert the picture by clicking on the icon right next to it
- Type in the correct answer to display
- Press "Present" and play!
