How to show your quiz on a TV or projector

Almost any screen works as your big display, because Qwiz Rush runs entirely in the browser with nothing to install. A TV in a classroom, a projector in a hall, or a smart display in a meeting room — if it can show a web page or accept a cast, it can show the game. The big screen has one job: put the active question, any duel or mini-game overlays, and the live scores where everyone can see them. Players still answer on their own phones, so the screen needs to be visible, not interactive.

Pick the way that matches your setup

• A screen driven by a laptop or media stick — open the projector URL (Option A). This is the most universal route and works on any projector or monitor you can connect a browser to.
• A Chromecast-enabled TV — cast the game straight from your host device (Option B). Best when you don’t want a cable.
• A smart TV with its own browser — pair it at qwizrush.com/tv using a 6-digit code (Option C). Good when the TV is the only hardware in the room.

Option A is the most universal path: connect a laptop or a small media stick to the screen, open a browser on that device, and load the projector URL for your game. The projector view is read-only — it shows the current question, any duel or mini-game overlays, and the live scores, and nothing else. Because it’s just a web page, it works on screens that have no casting or pairing features at all, which makes it the safe default in unfamiliar rooms.

1. Connect the laptop or media stick to the TV or projector and switch the screen to that input.
2. Open a browser on the connected device and load the projector URL for your active game.
3. Run the game from your separate host device as normal.

One thing to watch: if the room dims and the screen idles, nudge the connected laptop so it doesn’t sleep mid-round.

Option B skips the cable entirely. If the TV supports Chromecast, you can cast the game to it directly from your host device, and the screen shows the same read-only projector display — active question, overlays, and live scores. This keeps your setup tidy in a living room or a casual venue where running a cable across the floor isn’t practical, and it leaves your host device free to keep driving the game.

Before you cast

• Make sure your host device and the Chromecast are on the same Wi-Fi network.
• Start the cast from your host device, then confirm the question and scores appear on the TV.
• Keep your host screen for yourself — what you cast is the audience view only, never your controls.

Option C uses the TV itself, with no extra hardware. On a smart TV that has its own web browser, go to qwizrush.com/tv. The TV shows a pairing prompt, and your host screen displays a 6-digit code — type that code into the TV to link the two. Once paired, the TV becomes a read-only display of the live game: the current question, any duel or mini-game overlays, and the scoreboard, all driven from your host device.

1. On the TV’s browser, open qwizrush.com/tv.
2. Find the 6-digit code shown on your host screen.
3. Enter that code on the TV to pair it to your game.
4. Confirm the live question and leaderboard appear, then carry on hosting.

The pairing code links the TV to your game — it is not the quiz code your players enter at qwizrush.com to join, so read it off the host screen rather than off the big screen.

With the screen connected, you can run the room with a clean split: the big screen carries the shared moments — the current question and the live leaderboard between rounds — while your host controls stay private on your own device. The audience reacts to what’s revealed, never to what’s queued, so the next question stays a surprise. Each round, you push a question, every player gets the same synchronized 10-second countdown on their own phone, the clock hits zero together, the answer is revealed, and scores update live before the leaderboard rolls.

Keep the room flowing

• Read the question off the big screen so latecomers and back-row players stay with you.
• Let the per-question leaderboard land, then move on — faster correct answers score more, so the standings shift between rounds.
• Mix in named modes like Hot Potato, Tug of War, Quick Draw, Reaction Challenge, Duel Matchup, or Click Competition; they feed the same leaderboard the screen already shows.
• Tell players to keep their tab open — if Wi-Fi drops, their team, score, and place are restored automatically when they reconnect.