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Netflix launches its first interactive daily quiz show on April 1st
Netflix is premiering its first interactive daily quiz show, 'Trivia Quest,' on April 1st.
Spotify's quiz will help you find a new podcast based on your listening habits
So many podcasts, so little time.
IMDb's new interactive game show kicks off with a Marvel movie quiz
IMDb is launching a virtual quiz show next month starting with an episode on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
LinkedIn's new quizzes can prove you're not lying on your resume
Starting today, LinkedIn is rolling out Skills Assessment quizzes. The short, standardized tests will allow you to prove your knowledge of everything from coding languages to Photoshop and Microsoft Excel. If you score in the 70th percentile or above, you'll have the option to add a "verified skill" badge to your profile. The change, LinkedIn hopes, will benefit both job seekers and recruiters.
‘Jeopardy!’ fans can now answer trivia questions while they drive
Jeopardy! fans can now test their knowledge while they drive. To celebrate the 36th season of Jeopardy!, which premieres tonight on CBS, Sony has partnered with Drivetime. Starting today, fans can answer trivia questions from seasons 1-35 through the in-car Drivetime app. Like other games on the app, Jeopardy! will be voice-based and hands-free.
Alphabet made a quiz to help you detect phishing scams
For decades, phishing has proven an effective method for attackers to dupe just about anyone into clicking on malicious links so they can wreak havoc on personal and professional lives. Just ask John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign chief. Phishing scams can be tricky to spot, and Alphabet hopes to help you figure out whether links in your emails genuinely will lead to untold riches or help you lose weight with a magic pill (hint: probably not).
The sequel to HQ Trivia is a Wheel of Fortune-style word game
HQ Trivia hit our phone screens around a year ago, promising us sweet cash money in exchange for our general knowledge skills. Since then it's kept up momentum, partnering with big name franchises and leveraging a social network-like model, in a bid to prove it's not just a passing fad. Now it's expanding further with the launch of a new game, HQ Words.
HQ Trivia is rewarding regular players with extra lives (updated)
Anyone who's played the frustratingly-addictive HQ Trivia is familiar with the crushing disappointment that follows a wrong answer, especially when you were only a question or two away from the jackpot. So in a bid to stop players rage quitting the app forever, the live trivia game show is launching Streaks, a feature that rewards players for taking part in consecutive games.
Facebook quiz app maker exposed data on over 120 million users
While Facebook tries to close the book on its Cambridge Analytica scandal, it's still dealing with many more. The FTC is conducting a non-public probe into the company's behavior around privacy data, the EU's stricter laws are making it hard for the company and they keep finding more apps that may have misused your data. Case in point: security researcher Inti De Ceukelaire has found that a quiz app from NameTests.com has been exposing user data for more than a year.
News site deters comment rants by making you take a quiz
It's all too easy for comment sections to get nasty, especially when people rush to spout off without having read more than the headline. How does a site prevent rants from showing up without resorting to cutting-edge tech? If you're Norway's NRK, the answer is simple: make people take a quiz. The news outlet is trying out a system that asks you to pass a short multiple-choice test, making sure you've at least had a cursory read-through before you share your opinion. It leads to more informed discussions, as you might guess, but it also introduces a brief delay that might give you a chance to cool down and write a more rational comment.
Test your knowledge of just about anything with Thinking
Thinking is a fresh brain game that puts every individual mind to a fun test in a number of ways and categories. Not only are there two completely separate tests for kids and adults to level the playing field, but also a regular daily quiz and party mode for up to nine additional people to join in. Each quiz comes with 10 questions with one in every category that challenges everything from your textbook knowledge to pop culture knowledge. Thinking is free for iPhone with in-app purchases and requires at least iOS 7.1. Thinking cleverly comes with two sectioned off quizzes: one for adults ages 18 and older and another for kids or "juniors" ages seven and older. Don't worry, the game for adults doesn't have any explicit questions, it's just tailored with the expectations that adults know more and should have more challenging questions than kids. This game isn't like the majority of brain games that have you pick a topic of your choice and answer questions only in that area. What you see is not only what you get in Thinking, it's what you must complete. That means no selecting a topic you know everything about and then giving yourself an undeserved ego boost when you score perfectly. The ten categories are history, music, math, science, sports, newsworthy, arts, TV/film, geography and puzzles - one question each, four answer options per question, ten questions total, no handpicking or tweaking. For me, this is what makes the game more fun. Anything I don't end up knowing the answer to (and quite a few questions stumped me) is worth looking up to learn. The game doesn't have a timer so cheating is technically feasible, but less entertaining. The game is called "Thinking," not "Googling." If you get your party mode on, the game allows up to 10 players to take the quiz. It's not particularly interactive though. One person answers all 10 questions then passes it to the next player. Compare scores out of 10 when everyone finishes. It's good enough, I suppose. Thinking has a brilliant in-app currency called braincells. You start out with just five and every time you play either in single-person mode or party mode, you lose a braincell - a bit ironic, no? Still, what's great about this currency is that you earn more braincells every day to take more quizzes and additionally, if you score a perfect 10 out of 10 you get awarded bonus braincells. If you don't want to wait another day to keep playing or just aren't on your A-game with the questions, the Extras section offers braincells. They come in packs starting at US$0.99 for 50. Another handy feature is the ability to completely switch player turns outside of party mode for when more than one person shares one iOS device. Add two players to Thinking for three, but each additional one runs you $0.99. I don't feel like I'm losing any braincells at all playing Thinking, and I mean that in the literal sense. It's won me over as a creative, fun game that helps expand horizons without shoving boring facts down your throat. It's a free app for iPhone in the App Store.
Download: Show your friends you're smarter than them with QuizUP
Sometimes you don't need an original idea to make a killer app, as long as you get the presentation right. Take Tinder, for example, which managed to put a whole new spin on internet dating thanks to its slick, simple mobile interface. Now, there are innumerable quiz apps out there for mobile devices, but none quite like QuizUp. Released last month on Android after launching last year on iOS, QuizUp is spreading through this editor's friendship group like wildfire, because what are friends for if not to beat at question-and-answer games and wind them up about it later? It's not just the online multiplayer that makes QuizUp a gem, though -- it's also super easy to use and looks great, too.
Daily iPhone App: Should you play QuizUp? Hint: The answer is yes
I'm not a fan of quiz games. Actually, let me rephrase that: I didn't think I was a fan of quiz games. When I was first contacted to take a look at QuizUp, I had very little interest in it because, well, it's a quiz game. To me, quiz games are inherently boring, too broad, too long and oftentimes too easy. QuizUp is none of those, which is why QuizUp has been one of the most-played games on my iPhone for the past couple of weeks. QuizUp bills itself as the world's largest trivia game, and with a total of 150,000 questions over a whopping 250 topics, it certainly seems to be earning the title. The actual quiz portion of the game takes place in seven-question bursts that last just a minute or two in total, which is the perfect format for a mobile trivia game. You're always facing off against another player, either a friend you know who has challenged you (or a challenge you are posing to them) or an anonymous online player that the game matches you up against. Whether you win or lose, your score helps you rank up in each category you compete in. Speaking of categories, you can take on topics like science, tech, history and all the standards you've seen in quiz games since the beginning of time... or you can venture in the more obscure areas of knowledge. This is where QuizUp really earns my love. I wasn't expecting to see specific sections devoted to Seinfeld or Futurama, but there they are, complete with questions only the most diehard nerds (like yours truly) would know. This level of care has also been given to individual musical genres, specific bands, various sports, video games and just about any other topic you can think of. Oh, and if you'd like to really show off your knowledge, you can submit your own questions, which will be screened and, if they stack up, could be added to the game itself. At the time of this writing, I am the top-ranked player in the world for Futurama, and the top-ranked player in my home state of Wisconsin for Seinfeld. That's some pretty awesome nerd cred, but it's never guaranteed to stick around for very long. Players are leveling up to catch you all the time, and real-time leaderboards let you see how big of a gap stands between you and the players around you. The QuizUp app also has some added functionality like discussion boards and player-to-player chat which you wouldn't necessarily expect from a trivia game. All-in-all, it's the best trivia game I've ever played on an iOS device, and since it's 100 percent free with the only in-app purchases currently being XP boosts, it's a no-brainer for anyone with a brain.
Time Machines: Orbital enabler
Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets, and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. The design may seem to be rooted in the dark side, but this communications satellite was a force for global good. It relayed the world's first transatlantic TV signal and tested the orbital waters for future satellite development. Think you know what it is? Head past the break to find out.
Guild Wars 2 launch events coming September 1st
Looking for a way to celebrate the release of a certain fantasy title with other like-minded fans? Launch events for Guild Wars 2 are coming a few days after the game's release, but don't go blaming the launch parties for being lazy. They've got to revive several overworked and passed-out ArenaNet employees, after all. ArenaNet has just posted a list of launch events across the US for Guild Wars 2. The events will take place on Saturday, September 1st, in Seattle, Austin, Orlando, New York, and Los Angeles. Devs will be on hand to sign Guild Wars paraphernalia, stage quiz contests, hold raffles, and give away T-shirts, posters, Guild Wars 2 collector's editions, and exclusive in-game items to the first takers. ArenaNet hasn't forgotten its fans in Europe; the studio will be partnering with agencies in the region to hand out similar goodies.
Vindictus releases Episode 10, now with more dragons
It's double-digits patch time, and you know what that means: dragons, and lots of them. Vindictus has released Episode 10 to the public, giving players a trio of challenging dragons to take down. The ice, earth, and black dragons are all raid bosses for top-tier teams to tackle. The update also includes new metallic inner armor (read: underwear that rusts) and hair styles for the fashionably conscious. Nexon's also included the option for players to pay for a skill reset on most -- but not all -- of the characters in the game. Vindictus is currently hosting a quiz event in the game. Players are encouraged to take on the Strange Traveler and best him in a game of knowledge for select prizes. We've got a video of the new dragon fights in Episode 10 after the jump, so if you can't get enough of them scaly uber-lizards, check it out!
Daily iPad App: HowStuffWorks for iPad
If you love learning the details that explain how things work, then the HowStuffWorks app for the iPad is perfect for you. The app takes the best of the How Stuff Works website and packages it into a convenient, tablet-friendly format. It's chock full of content and features and will keep you engaged for hours on end. The app launches to the main screen which provides a preview of content. Included on this page are select articles, quizzes, and podcasts from the How Stuff Works website. A few informative and inspirational quotes are thrown in for good measure. Tapping on the book icon in the top right toolbar takes you to the reading library. All the posts are organized by category which includes everything from animals to money to tech and science. Each article is as full-featured as the website version and often includes an image gallery and links to other similar content in this category. You can also tweet, Facebook, favorite, print or email an article that you enjoy. The ability to change the font size and jump from one part of an article to another easily from the menu bar is another handy feature. Besides written content, the app lets you listen to podcasts and read quick posts from the hosts of each show. The shows include Tech Stuff, Car Stuff, and Stuff You Should You Know among others. Just like the articles, you can share these resources on Twitter or Facebook as well as favorite them. And the podcasts support Airplay so you can stream the media to your home theatre system. Lastly, you have a quiz section that tests your knowledge of scientific topics. Each quiz logs your score and sends it to the iOS Game Center. If you get an answer wrong, the app will explain the correct answer which is a nice touch some developers forget to add. The HowStuffWorks app is a perfect addition for those curious about the world around them. It's not a quick read, but is a perfect reference for those times when you have 20 minutes or so to digest an article. The HowStuffWorks for the iPad is available for free, but it does include small banner ads at the bottom which some may find annoying. You can download the app using this iTunes link and check it out for yourself. %Gallery-129979%
iPad 2 + Smart Cover = study aid with Evernote Peek
We tend to kvell about Evernote quite a bit around here, it's true; we've even interviewed CEO Phil Libin on at least four separate occasions. If only the company would stop doing cool things so we could quit harping on them! No luck on that score, at least not today. Evernote claims to have introduced the "first iPad Smart Cover app" with Evernote Peek, a study aid and test prep app. It's a fantastically simple idea, so much so that it's surprising nobody has done it until now. Here's the deal: populate an Evernote notebook with your clues/questions (in the note subject) and brief answers (the note body, including pictures if you want), or use one of the preformatted notebooks from Evernote and StudyBlue. Then, run Peek and peek under the first flap of the Smart Cover to expose the question; unfold the rest of the way to see if you got the answer right. Check off correct/incorrect so you can retest yourself on the ones you got wrong. It's ingenious, and it works -- although the app instructions suggest turning off Auto-Lock for the Smart Cover, on my iPad that actually prevented the peeks from registering; it worked better with Auto-Lock left active. I can't think of an easier (or cheaper) way to build out quick, effective iPad flash cards for any topic under the sun. Since Evernote supports shared notebooks, it's simple for teachers or tutors to give students access to class-specific materials. Prepare yourself for libraries and classrooms filled with the distinctive 'kerp' sound of Smart Cover front edges hitting iPad screens. You'll be hearing it a lot.
The WoW Factor, page 2
Correct answer: d – older men Men are 4 times as likely as women to gender-bend in WoW. The older a male player is, the more likely they are to gender-bend.
The WoW Factor: How much do you know about the players behind the avatars?
How much do you think you know about your fellow WoW gamers? WoW Insider brings you this exclusive quiz designed by MMORPG researcher Nick Yee, based on actual U.S. data from the PARC PlayOn 2.0 study linking player survey data with their armory data. Think you know what players are really like? Come find out what your WoW Factor is. (Answers and conclusions following the quiz.) 1. The average age of WoW players is: a. 18 b. 24 c. 30 d. 36 2. Which of these groups of players is most likely to be gender-bending? a. younger women (<30) b. older women (>30) c. younger men (<30) d. older men (> 30)
