News Quiz — Updated Daily
News is the only Sumbo pack that updates every day. New questions land in the bank within 24–72 hours of a story breaking — Cannes winners, cup finals, awards results, science announcements — so by the time you sit down for trivia night, the moments everyone's already been talking about are in there.
Play today's News quiz →Why "daily" actually means daily
Most trivia apps refresh content monthly or quarterly — by which point the Eurovision winner is "old news" and the Indy 500 has been spoiled by every group chat. Sumbo runs a pipeline every morning that pulls from Wikipedia's news desk, On This Day, Google News' top stories, and the week's most-read pages, drafts question candidates, and lines them up for a human curator. Approved questions ship the same day.
The result: a pack that genuinely tracks the news cycle instead of lagging it by a season. The hero on Sumbo's landing page shows the most-recent additions — proof, not a tagline.
How the News pack plays
Each round shows a question about something recent — headlines, entertainment, sport, tech, trending moments — with four answers to pick from. Tap the right one fast to score more points.
It is all multiple choice, so there is no typing — just tap the answer you recognise. Ten seconds a question keeps it snappy.
What is in the pack
A mix of recent news, entertainment, sport, science, and pop culture — the stories and names that have been in the feed in the last few weeks. Older questions about evergreen "this happened in 2026" facts stay around, but the time-sensitive ones (chart positions, current-form sport) auto-retire after 60 days so the pack doesn't bloat with stale content.
Every question runs through a mandatory fact-checker before it ships — a second AI pass with live Google-search grounding that has to verify the claim against the actual article + current public sources. Drafts that fail the check get dropped or regenerated. That gate is the difference between "AI-generated trivia" (often plausible but wrong) and "trivia you can trust in a pub quiz".
A lively game for a group
Because the topics are fresh and everyone answers at once, a News match sparks plenty of "wait, when was that?" — quick rounds, the whole room involved.
Create a room, share the code, and up to six people play from their own devices — no accounts, no installs.
Frequently asked questions
How often are new questions added?
The article ranker runs every 30 minutes, scoring fresh stories from Google News across Sport / Entertainment / Tech / Science and writing questions for the ones that pass an editorial threshold. In practice the pack typically gains 6–12 fresh fact-checked questions per category per day.
How fast does a story become a question?
Most breaking stories enter the pool within an hour or two of going live on a major UK news source. The ranker watches Google News every 30 minutes and a passing-score article is question-generated + fact-checked on the same tick.
Are questions AI-generated?
The drafts are, but every question is independently fact-checked by a second AI pass with live Google-search grounding before it ships — the check verifies the question and answer against the source article and current public knowledge. Drafts that fail are dropped or regenerated. That's the gate that catches hallucinations and stale facts; no unverified question reaches a player.
Does old content stay forever?
Evergreen questions ("who won Best Picture 2026") stay permanently. Time-sensitive ones ("this week's Billboard #1") are flagged ephemeral at approval and auto-retire from gameplay after 60 days. They stay in the database for future archive packs.
Is the news quiz free?
Yes — Sumbo is free to play, with no account or download.
How do I start a game?
Open Sumbo, create a room, and share the code with friends.
How many people can play?
Up to six players, each on their own device.