How to use the online alarm clock
As you hand your place in the pub quiz team to a late-arriving mate, a 10:22 pm alarm can mark the exact moment they take over. It avoids a hurried glance at the clock while you finish the current question, pass across the answer sheet and explain the score. There are 38 minutes until 11:00 pm, leaving enough time for the new player to settle in before the hour changes.
During a pub quiz handover, the alarm sound needs checking before attention returns to the questions. Headphones may still be connected even when they are resting on a chair or tucked into a coat pocket, sending the alert somewhere nobody hears it. Play a brief test and confirm that the sound comes from the intended speaker. Do not rely on this alarm as the sole safeguard for the quiz handover: it falls silent if its page is closed or the laptop sleeps.
Because the changeover happens late in the evening, consider who else at home might hear the alert at 10:22 pm. Keep the volume high enough for the room you are using, but avoid placing the speaker against a shared wall or beside a sleeping child’s room. A short, distinct tone can signal the pub quiz switch without carrying through the whole house.
Common questions
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 10:22 pm?
The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
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