Quiz firm owned by Shed Seven drummer sees massive surge in demand
York-based SpeedQuizzing has seen a 108 per cent increase in demand for its quizzes in April, with 10,000 virtual SpeedQuizzing events hosted over the last four weeks.
The firm - run by Shed Seven drummer Alan Leach and his brother John - allows for quizs to be held using digital technology rather than the old pencil and paper format.
Prior to the lockdown beginning, the company’s online quiz platform and app for pub quizzes but it has adapted its technology to enable its quizzes to be hosted and played remotely.
John Leach said: “We knew there would be demand for SpeedQuizzing Live, but what we’ve seen over the course of the last four weeks has surpassed all of our expectations.”
“The UK has gone quiz mad and our free-to-download software is being used to host on average 476 virtual quizzes every day, both in the UK and much further afield, in countries such as New Zealand and India.
“These are difficult times for everyone, so to help quiz hosts, whether that’s entertainment professionals wanting to earn a living or simply members of the general public wanting to run a quiz for friends and family, we’ve made it free to use for anyone who is hosting a quiz with less than 40 players, which is the majority of people.
“It’s still a work in progress in many ways and it’s only going to get even better as we’re constantly improving its capabilities and functionality, with the SpeedQuizzing Live app now compatible with both Apple and Android devices.”
The family-run company, headquartered on the outskirts of York, recently strengthened its fifteen strong-team with the appointment of software developer John Martin.
The team includes five question writers, who create and add 1,500 new questions to its database every month, ensuring every digital question pack the company creates and sells is completely unique.