HAJMA
How to run a great soccer quiz competition
Soccer quiz competitions are a hit at schools, clubs, diwaniyas and Ramadan nights — but most fall flat for two reasons: repeated or wrong questions, and slow organizing that bores the room. This guide walks through running a multi-team competition, using Hajma to run each match with questions, points and a clock.
Pick a format
Every Hajma match is two teams, so the competition is built from head-to-heads. Formats that work, by team count:
| Teams | Format | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | One final, or a two-leg tie | 1–2 |
| 4 | Semifinals, then a final | 3 |
| 8 | Quarterfinals, semifinals, final | 7 |
| 4 | One round-robin group: everyone plays everyone once | 6 |
In a round-robin, give 3 points for a win and 1 for a tie; break ties on total question points.
Step by step
- Set the team count — 3 to 5 players per team keeps everyone involved.
- Pick a neutral ref who doesn’t play, and a big screen the audience can see.
- In each match, teams take turns picking three categories each — six categories, 36 questions.
- Post every result on a visible table — audiences love following the standings.
- Save harder categories for the final, or make each team pick one it hasn’t played yet.
Why Hajma suits competitions
- No repeats: questions already played on the account are skipped, so later rounds stay fresh.
- A clock on every question by difficulty — no dragging, no arguments over timing.
- Automatic scoring: the ref taps the team that got it, and points, steals and hat-tricks are counted for you.
- More than 90 categories: Arab and world clubs and national teams, competitions, legends and pictures.
- Arabic and English: right for international schools and mixed groups.
Sample competition questions
At the 2010 World Cup, which nation won the title for the first time in its history?Reveal answerHide
Spain — 1–0 against the Netherlands after extra time
Who headed Real Madrid’s stoppage-time equalizer against Atlético in the 2014 final?Reveal answerHide
Sergio Ramos
Who is Saudi Arabia’s all-time top scorer?Reveal answerHide
Majed Abdullah
Which condition did Barcelona pay to treat when Messi was a child?Reveal answerHide
Growth hormone deficiency
Which Italian manager led Leicester to the 2016 title?Reveal answerHide
Claudio Ranieri
Who broke Messi and Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or monopoly (2008–2017) in 2018?Reveal answerHide
Luka Modrić
For warm-up rounds or practice, there are free medium soccer questions and 30 hard questions with answers.
Ideas that make it memorable
- Soccer team names: each team picks a club name or nickname, shown on the match board.
- A prize for the smartest lifeline: a small trophy for the best-timed Snatch or Double points.
- A big-screen final in front of everyone, with the ref reading out loud.
- An audience round: between matches, ask the crowd a question from the library for a small prize.
Set up your competition
Sign up free from the game page, buy as many games as the competition needs in the Store — each game is one full match — and read How to play so you can brief the teams.
