Inside Quizior: How I Built a Free, Real-Time MCQ Quiz Platform

Muhammad Hamza — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:54:37 +0000

Hi, I'm Muhammad Hamza, a Software Engineer from Peshawar, Pakistan. Quizior is my AI-powered exam and quiz platform, and its core objective (MCQ-based) quiz engine is live and free to use today. Here's a look at what it can do and why I built it this way.

The Problem

Creating and running a quiz — whether for a classroom, a university exam, or a tech competition — usually means juggling multiple tools: one app to write questions, another to share them, a spreadsheet to track scores, and manual work to calculate rankings afterward. I wanted Quizior to collapse all of that into one simple flow.

What Quizior's MCQ Engine Can Do

Instant question generation. You can generate up to 100 MCQs on the spot, directly inside Quizior, without writing them by hand.

Bulk import from existing files. If you already have a question bank, you can extract 350+ MCQs directly from Word (.docx) or Excel files instead of retyping everything.

Manual creation, fully free. If you'd rather write your own questions, you can create them manually — no paywall on any of this.

Share with a code or QR code. Once a quiz is ready, sharing it is as simple as sharing a join code or scanning a QR code. Students or participants join instantly, no account setup friction.

Live leaderboard. As people answer, the leaderboard updates in real time, so everyone can see where they stand as the quiz progresses — not just at the end.

Print-ready results. Once the quiz ends, results can be printed directly, which makes it practical for teachers who need a physical record for grading or attendance.

Not Just for Classrooms

While I originally built this with university and college quizzes in mind, the live leaderboard and speed-based mechanics make it just as useful for competitions. Since ranking factors in how quickly a correct answer is submitted, faster correct responses move you up the leaderboard — which turns a simple quiz into a genuinely competitive event, not just a test.

Why I Built It This Way

Speed and accessibility were the two things I optimized for. Question creation shouldn't be a bottleneck (hence instant generation and bulk import), and joining a quiz shouldn't require an account or app install (hence the QR/code join flow). The live leaderboard was important to me because it makes quizzes feel like an event rather than a static form.

This objective quiz engine is the foundation Quizior is built on, and it's what I'm now extending with AI-powered subjective (essay-style) answer evaluation — a feature I'm actively developing and will be writing about separately as it progresses.

You can try Quizior at quizior.live, and find more of my work at hamzax.me.

About the Author

Muhammad Hamza is a Software Engineer based in Peshawar, Pakistan, and the Main Developer of Quizior. He also co-founded Solvia Codes and co-leads Nexior, working on AI-powered software products.