Big Catch
A free live quiz game for the classroom
A fishing game on a lake. Every right answer is a cast, and the heaviest haul wins. There are no steals, so nobody loses what they have caught.
The class board during a game of Big Catch.
How a round plays
- A right answer earns a cast. The pupil picks one of three bobbers.
- Each bobber hides a fish and its weight, from a soggy boot to a prize fish of 70 lb or more.
- A wrong answer means the fish slips the hook. Nothing is lost.
- Streaks of 5 and 8 bring a second hook and bigger fish. The heaviest haul when time runs out wins.
On the board: Every pupil's boat on the lake in ranked order, with a Catch of the Day case and the class's catches.
Who it suits
- Best for
- Starter
- Levels
- Any set from KS3 to A-level
- Class size
- Everyone plays, up to 40 pupils
- Length
- Plays best at 3 to 5 minutes
- Questions
- Multiple choice, true/false, fill the gap, matching and short answer. Pictures in questions and answers.
- Joining
- Pupils join at subjecthub.co.uk/play with a code. No pupil accounts.
Free for teachers
Any teacher can host Big Catch free, as often as they like, for up to 40 pupils. The free plan covers the KS3 Computing and GCSE Computer Science sets.
A-level and the other subjects come with a school package.
Host this game free (Big Catch)Pupils can also play Big Catch on their own against computer rivals, free.
