How to Create a Quiz with NotebookLM and Share It with Your Audience

Published January 9, 2026

Why Use NotebookLM for Quiz Creation?

NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research assistant that analyzes documents and extracts key information. Unlike generic quiz generators, NotebookLM creates questions exclusively from your sources, ensuring quizzes are tailored to specific content rather than pulled randomly from the internet. This applies whether your material is company handbooks, podcast transcripts, book chapters, or training materials.

The Easy Way: Use Our Free Prompt Generator

We built a free NotebookLM Prompt Generator that automatically creates optimized quiz prompts. You configure:

• Topic: Subject matter for the quiz
• Target Audience: General public, Students, Professionals, Kids, Seniors, or Experts
• Difficulty Level: Easy, Medium, or Hard
• Number of Questions: Custom quantity needed
• Question Type: Multiple choice and other formats

The generator produces an optimized prompt that you can copy directly into NotebookLM, including the JSON structure for platform export.

Step-by-Step: Creating Your Quiz

Step 1: Prepare Your Sources in NotebookLM

Configure language preferences in Settings, then import content via PDFs, Google Docs/Slides, URLs, text, YouTube videos, or audio files. Use well-structured content with clear headings for optimal results.

Step 2: Generate Your Prompt

Access the Prompt Generator and specify:

1. Topic
2. Target audience
3. Difficulty level
4. Question quantity
5. Question type
6. Prize Quiz option (if applicable)

Click "Copy prompt" to retrieve the generated text.

Step 3: Generate the Quiz in NotebookLM

Paste the prompt into NotebookLM's chat. The system outputs structured JSON containing questions and answer options:

{
  "title": "Quiz title based on the topic",
  "questions": [
    {
      "type": "single_choice",
      "question": "What was the primary cause of...?",
      "options": ["First option", "Second option", "Third option", "Fourth option"],
      "correct": "Second option",
      "explanation": "Brief explanation of the answer."
    }
  ]
}

Step 4: Share the Quiz with Your Audience

Import the JSON into 9PM Quiz. You can validate your JSON first with our free tool. The synchronized format means all participants answer the same questions at the same time, ideal for live events, virtual meetings, or classroom settings.

Ideas for Using AI-Generated Quizzes

• Trivia nights using themed content
• Team-building activities from company knowledge
• Fan quizzes from podcasts or videos
• Employee onboarding assessments
• Book club discussion starters
• Conference icebreakers

Tips for Better Quizzes

• Structure sources with clear organization
• Match difficulty to your audience
• Review AI output for accuracy
• Test quizzes before going live
• Use Prize Quiz option strategically for competitive scenarios