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Agree on the total and any contributions before anyone buys supplies or commits to a venue.","goodFor":"Friends in different places who want a shared activity with a clear beginning and end.","considerInstead":"Guess personal favorites instead of factual trivia. Less fact-checking, but avoid questions that expose private information.","options":[{"name":"Trivia written by your own friends","fit":"Read questions aloud and show text when helpful; leave time to explain an interesting answer.","cost":"Existing call and shared notes","tradeoff":"Check that questions don't depend on a paid app or inaccessible media."},{"name":"Guess personal favorites instead of factual trivia","fit":"Less fact-checking, but avoid questions that expose private information.","cost":"Agree on any supplies, travel, food, or access costs separately.","tradeoff":"This changes the format of the main plan. Confirm that the group prefers it before replacing the original link."}],"steps":[{"label":"Before inviting","title":"Set up the plan","detail":"Agree on the question count and format; have hosts verify factual answers before the call."},{"label":"Together","title":"Give the activity room","detail":"Read questions aloud and show text when helpful; leave time to explain an interesting answer."},{"label":"A good ending","title":"Finish without pressure","detail":"Finish after the planned rounds rather than continually extending the score contest."}],"details":[{"heading":"Choose the version that fits","text":"Guess personal favorites instead of factual trivia. Less fact-checking, but avoid questions that expose private information."},{"heading":"Make the link useful","text":"Agree on the question count and format; have hosts verify factual answers before the call. Include the date, start and finish, meeting point or call link, and the spending arrangement. The suggested duration is a starting point you can change."}],"checks":["Check that questions don't depend on a paid app or inaccessible media.","Confirm the headcount, date, and finish time before making purchases or reservations."],"faq":[{"question":"How do we handle a disputed answer?","answer":"Check the source together or drop the question; a friendly evening is not worth defending an ambiguous prompt."},{"question":"What should we confirm before making this definite?","answer":"Check that questions don't depend on a paid app or inaccessible media. Agree on the question count and format; have hosts verify factual answers before the call."}],"sourceIds":[],"related":["remote-coffee-catch-up","remote-dinner-date-with-friends","online-show-and-tell"],"seed":"Trivia written by your own friends. Agree on the question count and format; have hosts verify factual answers before the call. We still need to agree on the date and spending.","modifiedOn":"2026-10-09","reviewAfter":"2027-04-09","situations":[],"taxonomy":{"collection":"online","activities":["Games & puzzles"],"company":"Friends","format":"Online","occasion":"Everyday connection"},"images":[{"src":"https://www.hanglater.com/guide-photos/real-coffee-1.jpg","alt":"Two takeaway coffees held side by side","caption":"Two takeaway coffees held side by side · illustrative photograph","credit":"AJ Garcia ajgarciaco","source":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madcap_Coffee_Cups_(Unsplash).jpg","license":"CC0","licenseUrl":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en","width":960,"height":640},{"src":"https://www.hanglater.com/guide-photos/real-laptop-real-2.jpg","alt":"An open laptop on a table in a living room","caption":"An open laptop on a table in a living room · illustrative photograph","credit":"Henry McIntosh henrymcintosh","source":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_on_a_living_room_table_(Unsplash).jpg","license":"CC0","licenseUrl":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en","width":960,"height":640},{"src":"https://www.hanglater.com/guide-photos/real-sofa-2.jpg","alt":"Comfortable seating beside a brick wall","caption":"Comfortable seating beside a brick wall · illustrative photograph","credit":"Sabri Tuzcu sabrituzcu","source":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Take_a_seat_(Unsplash).jpg","license":"CC0","licenseUrl":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en","width":960,"height":640}],"url":"https://www.hanglater.com/ideas/online-trivia-made-by-friends","startUrl":"https://www.hanglater.com/groups/new?guide=online-trivia-made-by-friends&idea=Trivia+written+by+your+own+friends.+Agree+on+the+question+count+and+format%3B+have+hosts+verify+factual+answers+before+the+call.+We+still+need+to+agree+on+the+date+and+spending.","sources":[],"evidence":"Original editorial planning suggestions. Durations and budgets are suggested choices. Not live inventory, a booking or a completed outing.","access":"Anyone can read. Creating a room follows existing organizer-access requirements."}}