HowSmart.net is striving to be the world’s leading news trivia website. Still, the web is filled with specialized quiz sites and reliable news outlets that supply some very worthwhile trivia games and news quizzes. Here are the best of the best.

Fun Quiz Sites

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While HowSmart.net offers some fun quizzes, these sites offer a huge amount of such quizzes.

  • Sporcle – Mindless but fun user-created quizzes (mainly trivia picture quizzes )- on any subject imaginable. 
Compare Quiz SitesSporcleHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesNo.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesYes.Yes.
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  • Gotoquiz – Personality and General knowledge user-generated quizzes.
Compare Quiz SitesGotoquizHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesNo.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
Gotoquiz VS. HowSmart.net
  • Playbuzz Quizzes – User-generated and editorial fun personality and general knowledge quizzes.

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Compare Quiz SitesPlaybuzzHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesNo.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
Playbuzz Vs. HowSmart.net
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Trivia Quiz Sites

HowSmart.net offers a unique and up-to-date selection of trivia quiz rounds and printable trivia games. Here are some of the web’s best, more conventional trivia websites.

  • Funtrivia – A huge repository of community-generated quality quizzes.
Compare Quiz SitesFuntriviaHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsYes.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesPaid. (In affiliation with a 3rd party).Paid.
News QuizzesNo.Yes.
Question Lists Yes.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
Funtrivia Vs. HowSmart.net
Compare Quiz SitesUltimateQuizQuestionsHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesNo.Yes.
Question Lists Yes.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
UltimateQuizQuestions Vs. HowSmart.net
  • The Guardian quizzes – 15 weekly questions for adults, and 5 for kids, in the old-fashion non-interactive newspaper style of logic questions and connected items, and a list of answers.
Compare Quiz SitesThe Guardian quizzesHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesNo.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesNo.Yes.
Question Lists Yes.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
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News Quiz Sites

While we believe our news quiz is the best on the web, here are some of the most respected news quizzes worldwide.

Compare Quiz SitesThe New York Times News QuizHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsYes.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNY Times only.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The New York Times News Quiz Vs. HowSmart.net
Compare Quiz SitesThe Slate News QuizHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsYes.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The Slate News Quiz Vs. HowSmart.net
  • The Squiz Quiz – 10 Weekly current events questions and answers from the Australian website.
Compare Quiz SitesThe Squiz QuizHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsYes.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The Squiz Quiz Vs. HowSmart.net
Compare Quiz SitesUSA Today Weekly News QuizHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesUSA Today only.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
USA Today Weekly News Quiz Vs. HowSmart.net
Compare Quiz SitesThe Week’s Quiz of the WeekHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The Week’s Quiz of the Week Vs. HowSmart.net
Children's Classics Quiz

News Quiz Sites for Students

While we believe our current events trivia quiz is suitable for students (aged 14+), these quizzes are made for schools.

Compare Quiz SitesThe New York Times Weekly News Quiz for StudentsHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsYes.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNY Times only.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The New York Times Weekly News Quiz for Students Vs. HowSmart.net
Compare Quiz SitesThe BBC Newshour Quiz of the WeekHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsYes.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The BBC Newshour Quiz of the Week Vs. HowSmart.net
Compare Quiz SitesThe NewsCurrents News QuizHowSmart.net
Interactive QuizzesYes.Yes.
Answer explanationsNo.Yes.
Links to information sourcesNo.Yes.
Downloadable Trivia FilesNo.Paid.
News QuizzesYes.Yes.
Question Lists No.Yes.
Video QuizzesNo.Yes.
The NewsCurrents News Quiz Vs. HowSmart.net

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