QuizBreak! How to use QuizBreak to make fun, Jeopardy-like games and reviews.

What is QuizBreak?  QuizBreak is a free, web-based application developed by Center of Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University.  QuizBreak allows users to make Jeopardy-like games.

Setting up an Account  Go to  Click on the Sign up link below the Login on the right of the page.  Follow the instructions to set up an account with CLEAR and log in.

Creating a QuizBreak!  After logging in, click on New QuizBreak!

Getting Started: Columns  1) Click on the arrows to create new columns.  2) Click on the X to delete a column.  3) Click on the category titles to edit them.  4) Click on the boxes to write questions and answers.

Making Questions and Answers  After selecting a box, enter the question and answer.

Record Audio  If your computer has a microphone, you can record an audio component to your question.  Click Record Audio to record your voice.  Afterwards, press Play Audio to listen or the X to delete it.  If you want better quality recordings for your QuizBreak!, the LRC can help you make higher-quality ones.

Record Videos  If your computer has a webcam, you can click Record Video to record a video message to accompany your question.  If you are interested in making higher-quality recordings for your QuizBreak, the Language Rersource Center (LRC) can get you set up in its video studio.

Add Images  Click on Add Image to include an image from the Internet.  Using the FireFox browser, right click on an image and select Copy Image Location. Paste the URL in the Image box on QuizBreak! Press the X to delete the image and Display Image…

Add Images  …to display the image.

Add Links  Select Add Link to link the question to another website such as YouTube.

Upload Multimedia  You can also upload image, audio and video files from your computer to be part of the question.  QuizBreak handles jpg, mov, wmv, mp4, m4a, and mp3 files.  If you want help creating multimedia files, the LRC can help.

Accessing the Finished QuizBreak! and Setting the Question Values  1) Press Play to preview your QuizBreak! Access your finished QuizBreak! via the URL here.  2) Change what currency the questions are worth.  3) Change the numerical value of the questions.

Save, Delete, Log out, Edit  Click on My QuizBreaks! to edit a different QuizBreak or to start a new one.  The QuizBreak you create saves to the CLEAR server as a URL.  Delete your QuizBreak! or Log out.

Playing QuizBreak!  When playing your QuizBreak, click on a box to show the question.  Click on show answer to reveal the answer.  Divide the class into teams. As the moderator, award points to or take points away from each team with the ☑ ’s and the X’s.

Have Fun with QuizBreak!  If you would like any help getting started making your own QuizBreak, visit  to access this presentation.  To see some QuizBreaks that the LRC has developed, click on the LRC logo below: