How to Run a Meme Quiz (With Live Laughter Voting)

How to Run a Meme Quiz (With Live Laughter Voting)

Apr 15, 2025

If your pub quizzes need a glow-up, this is it. Meme quizzes are modern, hilarious, and ridiculously easy to run — especially when powered by AI and live audience reactions.
Whether you’re appealing to Gen Z regulars or just want to inject some viral humour into your events, this guide shows you how to run a meme-themed quiz night with live voting and maximum laughter.


🎯 What Is a Meme Quiz?

Think of a meme quiz like a regular picture round... but funnier and way more shareable. Teams are shown a meme image (or even a blank template) and have to:

  • Write the best/funniest caption
  • Choose the correct meme name or origin
  • Vote on the funniest caption from another team

You can run it as a full themed quiz or just a “wild card” round at the end of a traditional quiz.


🔧 How to Set Up a Meme Quiz

  1. Pick a Theme
  2. Choose a category that suits your crowd:
  • Pop culture
  • Pub life memes
  • British humour
  • Movie/TV quotes
  1. Use SmartPubTools to Generate Your Rounds
  2. Use the Quiz Pack Generator to instantly create meme caption rounds, image rounds, or joke trivia. 👉 Try it here
  3. Prep the Slides
  4. Use drag-and-drop tools like Canva or PowerPoint to show:
  • The meme (with or without caption)
  • Instructions: "Write a caption", "Name this meme", or "What’s the punchline?"
  1. Voting System
  2. You can:
  • Have teams clap/cheer and let the MC decide who wins by volume 😂
  • Use QR voting apps (like Slido or Poll Everywhere)
  • Use pen & paper ballots with a voting slip
  1. Scoring Options
  • 3 points for team with most laughs
  • 1 point for all teams that submitted
  • Bonus point for staff pick or “most cursed caption”


💡 Meme Round Ideas

  • “Caption This” – Show a random image; teams create a funny caption
  • “Name That Meme” – Match meme names to pictures
  • “Meme Remix” – Mix two memes and guess the combo
  • “Pub Meme History” – Quiz based on real meme origins (risky, but fun!)


🧠 Why It Works

  • ✅ Memes are visual, fast, and familiar
  • ✅ You don’t need to be a trivia expert to enjoy it
  • ✅ Audience participation = higher energy
  • ✅ It’s perfect for social media clips and Reels
🔗 Want help creating promo captions and posters? Use the Event Promo Generator inside SmartPubTools.


📸 Social Media Gold

Before the quiz:

  • Post teaser memes: “Can you beat this caption?”
  • Run a poll on Instagram to vote between meme options

After the quiz:

  • Share the best captions (with permission)
  • Encourage teams to tag themselves in photos
  • Turn the best entry into next week’s poster

📱 Use SmartPubTools' Social Caption Writer to make it fast.


🚀 Run It Like a Pro

Meme quizzes are a game-changer for:

  • Student nights
  • Bank holiday Sundays
  • Collab events (e.g., with local comedians or TikTokers)
  • Any night you want laughter > silence

Create a full event plan, quiz night flyer, and follow-up messages with the Quiz Night Toolkit.


🎤 MC Script Tip

"Okay teams, this one’s for glory and internet fame… you’ve got 60 seconds to make us cry with laughter. Ready? Go."

(Then let the chaos begin.)


✅ Try It Yourself (Free Tools Inside)

Create your first meme round in under 2 minutes: 👉 SmartPubTools – Quiz Pack Generator

And if you need a full plan, check out:

Let your pub quiz night be the one people talk about and laugh about — long after last orders.