Cybersecurity awareness quiz template

What's in it

1. 1Quiz competition

   Which password is the strongest?

   • Password123!
   • Summer2026
   • correct-horse-battery-staple ✓
   • qwerty

   Why: Long passphrases of random words are much harder to crack than short passwords with symbols.

2. 2Quiz competition

   An email says your account is locked and asks you to log in from a link. What should you do?

   • Click the link and log in
   • Reply asking if it is real
   • Go to the site yourself or call IT ✓
   • Forward it to coworkers

   Why: Never log in from an unexpected link. Type the address yourself or check with IT.

3. 3Quiz competition

   What does multi-factor authentication (MFA) add?

   • A longer password
   • A second proof that it is really you ✓
   • Faster logins
   • Antivirus protection

   Why: MFA asks for something you have, like a code on your phone, as well as your password.

4. 4Quiz competition

   You find a USB stick in the parking lot. What should you do?

   • Plug it in to find the owner
   • Hand it to IT without plugging it in ✓
   • Keep it
   • Plug it into a home computer instead

   Why: Unknown USB drives can carry malware. Let IT handle it.

5. 5Quiz competition

   How often should you install software updates?

   • Never, they break things
   • Once a year
   • As soon as they are offered ✓
   • Only when something breaks

   Why: Updates fix security holes that attackers already know about.

How to run it

Reveal each answer and read the explanation out loud. It turns into a good discussion.

1. Click Use this template. It is copied into your account as a session you can edit.
2. Click Present session, or insert the Pingroom add-in on your PowerPoint slides.
3. Your audience opens pingroom.app/p/yourname or scans the QR code, and answers from their phones.