diff --git a/display.html b/display.html
index bfd8e79..1ad6acb 100644
--- a/display.html
+++ b/display.html
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         
         <div class="controls">
             <button id="newQuestion" class="control-btn primary">New Question</button>
+            <button id="readQuestion" class="control-btn primary" disabled>🔊 Read Question</button>
             <button id="activateBuzzer" class="control-btn" disabled>Activate Buzzers</button>
             <button id="markCorrect" class="control-btn success" style="display: none;">✓ Correct (+4)</button>
             <button id="markIncorrect" class="control-btn danger" style="display: none;">✗ Incorrect (-4)</button>
diff --git a/display.js b/display.js
index 117fb7d..28c79bf 100644
--- a/display.js
+++ b/display.js
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ const markCorrectBtn = document.getElementById('markCorrect');
 const markIncorrectBtn = document.getElementById('markIncorrect');
 const showAnswerBtn = document.getElementById('showAnswer');
 const resetGameBtn = document.getElementById('resetGame');
+const readQuestionBtn = document.getElementById('readQuestion');
 
 let currentQuestion = null;
 let currentQuestionNumber = 1;
 let currentBuzzedPlayer = null;
+let speechSynthesis = window.speechSynthesis;
+let currentUtterance = null;
 
 // Initialize game state
 database.ref('gameState').set({
@@ -30,7 +33,8 @@ database.ref('gameState').set({
         player3: 0,
         player4: 0
     },
-    questionNumber: 1
+    questionNumber: 1,
+    isReading: false
 });
 
 // Listen for game state changes
@@ -55,6 +59,11 @@ database.ref('gameState').on('value', (snapshot) => {
         
         buzzedPlayer.textContent = `Player ${playerNum} buzzed in!`;
         
+        // Stop reading when someone buzzes
+        if (currentUtterance) {
+            speechSynthesis.cancel();
+        }
+        
         // Show grading buttons
         markCorrectBtn.style.display = 'inline-block';
         markIncorrectBtn.style.display = 'inline-block';
@@ -80,6 +89,10 @@ newQuestionBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
             body: JSON.stringify({ categories })
         });
         
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error('API request failed');
+        }
+        
         const data = await response.json();
         currentQuestion = data;
         
@@ -89,12 +102,13 @@ newQuestionBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
         questionNum.textContent = currentQuestionNumber;
         
         // Update Firebase
-        database.ref('gameState').update({
+        await database.ref('gameState').update({
             currentQuestion: currentQuestion,
             buzzerActive: false,
             buzzer: null,
             playerAnswer: null,
-            questionNumber: currentQuestionNumber
+            questionNumber: currentQuestionNumber,
+            isReading: false
         });
         
         // Reset UI
@@ -106,14 +120,51 @@ newQuestionBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
         showAnswerBtn.style.display = 'none';
         
         activateBuzzerBtn.disabled = false;
+        readQuestionBtn.disabled = false;
         currentQuestionNumber++;
         
+        console.log('Question loaded successfully:', currentQuestion);
+        
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error fetching question:', error);
-        alert('Error loading question. Check console.');
+        alert('Error loading question. Check console for details. The API might be down or CORS is blocking it.');
     }
 });
 
+// Read question aloud
+readQuestionBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    if (!currentQuestion) {
+        alert('Load a question first!');
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Stop any current speech
+    speechSynthesis.cancel();
+    
+    // Create utterance
+    currentUtterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(currentQuestion.tossup_question);
+    currentUtterance.rate = 0.9; // Slightly slower for clarity
+    currentUtterance.pitch = 1;
+    currentUtterance.volume = 1;
+    
+    // Update Firebase that we're reading
+    database.ref('gameState/isReading').set(true);
+    
+    currentUtterance.onend = () => {
+        database.ref('gameState/isReading').set(false);
+        console.log('Finished reading question');
+    };
+    
+    speechSynthesis.speak(currentUtterance);
+    readQuestionBtn.textContent = '🔊 Reading...';
+    readQuestionBtn.disabled = true;
+    
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        readQuestionBtn.textContent = '🔊 Read Question';
+        readQuestionBtn.disabled = false;
+    }, 2000);
+});
+
 // Activate buzzers
 activateBuzzerBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
     database.ref('gameState').update({
@@ -166,6 +217,7 @@ showAnswerBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
 resetGameBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (confirm('Reset all scores and start over?')) {
         currentQuestionNumber = 1;
+        speechSynthesis.cancel();
         database.ref('gameState').set({
             buzzerActive: false,
             currentQuestion: null,
@@ -175,7 +227,8 @@ resetGameBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
                 player3: 0,
                 player4: 0
             },
-            questionNumber: 1
+            questionNumber: 1,
+            isReading: false
         });
         questionText.textContent = 'Click "New Question" to start';
         answerSection.style.display = 'none';
@@ -183,10 +236,12 @@ resetGameBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
 });
 
 function resetForNextQuestion() {
+    speechSynthesis.cancel();
     database.ref('gameState').update({
         buzzerActive: false,
         buzzer: null,
-        playerAnswer: null
+        playerAnswer: null,
+        isReading: false
     });
     
     buzzedPlayer.textContent = '';
diff --git a/player.js b/player.js
index 0f05527..7c2f4d4 100644
--- a/player.js
+++ b/player.js
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ database.ref('gameState').on('value', (snapshot) => {
         playerScore.textContent = state.scores[`player${playerId}`];
     }
     
-    // Update question
-    if (state.currentQuestion) {
-        questionDisplay.textContent = state.currentQuestion.tossup_question;
+    // Hide question text - players only hear it
+    if (state.isReading) {
+        questionDisplay.textContent = '🔊 Listen to the question...';
+        questionDisplay.style.display = 'block';
+    } else if (state.currentQuestion) {
+        questionDisplay.textContent = 'Question loaded. Waiting for moderator to read...';
+        questionDisplay.style.display = 'block';
+    } else {
+        questionDisplay.style.display = 'none';
     }
     
     // Update buzzer state
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ database.ref('gameState').on('value', (snapshot) => {
         answerContainer.style.display = 'block';
         answerInput.focus();
     } else if (state.buzzer && state.buzzer.playerId) {
-        statusMessage.textContent = `${state.buzzer.playerId} buzzed in`;
+        const buzzedPlayerNum = state.buzzer.playerId.replace('player', '');
+        statusMessage.textContent = `Player ${buzzedPlayerNum} buzzed in`;
         buzzer.classList.add('locked');
     }
 });