[cbk1994]

The first thing you need to do is store the answer in a variable:

PHP Code:

function onActionTrivia(temp.question,temp.answer) {
  if (player.guild != "Events Team") { // make sure they're allowed to host
    return;
  }
  
  showtext(198, 21.6, 17.5, "Arial", "","Q: " @ temp.question);
  changeimgzoom(198, .8);
  this.answer = temp.answer.trim(); // store the answer
} 


You don't need a timeout here; since this is a level NPC, you can just use onPlayerChats serverside:

PHP Code:

function onPlayerChats() {
  if (player.chat.trim() == this.answer && this.answer != null) {
    // the player won!
    showtext(198, 21.6, 17.5, "Arial", "", player.nick @ " has won!");
    
    // reset the answer so nobody else can win this round
    this.answer = null;
  }
} 


So, your serverside code can be pretty simple:

PHP Code:

function onCreated() {
  setshape( 1, 32, 32 );
  setimg( "zoneiphone_tv.png" );
}

function onActionTrivia(temp.question,temp.answer) {
  if (player.guild != "Events Team") { // make sure they're allowed to host
    return;
  }
  
  showtext(198, 21.6, 17.5, "Arial", "","Q: " @ temp.question);
  changeimgzoom(198, .8);
  this.answer = temp.answer.trim(); // store the answer
}

function onPlayerChats() {
  if (player.chat.trim() == this.answer && this.answer != null) {
    // the player won!
    showtext(198, 21.6, 17.5, "Arial", "", player.nick @ " has won!");
    
    // reset the answer so nobody else can win this round
    this.answer = null;
  }
}