Gold Rush
A free live quiz game for the classroom
Pupils answer questions to open treasure chests. A chest can hold gold, a bonus, or a chance to steal from a rival.
The class board during a game of Gold Rush.
How a round plays
- A right answer earns gold and a pick of three chests. Three or more right in a row multiplies the gold.
- A chest holds more gold, a 2x boost, a bandit who takes some gold, or a steal or swap with a rival the pupil picks.
- A wrong answer ends the streak and the chest, but no gold is lost.
- The most gold when the timer runs out wins.
On the board: A gold bar for every pupil, and a feed of the steals and swaps as they happen.
Who it suits
- Best for
- Revision
- Levels
- Any set from KS3 to A-level
- Class size
- Everyone plays, up to 40 pupils
- Length
- Plays best at 3 to 7 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 Gold Rush 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 (Gold Rush)
