HQ Trivia requires a player to answer 12 general knowledge questions correctly to win a share of the prize pool—which is actual cash—with any other players that can also complete the same task. This prize pool—which in recent games has commonly been around $5,000—is certainly worth the effort to try to win. To that end, […]
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How Do You Get Extra Lives in HQ Trivia and Are They Worth It?
Given that HQ Trivia came back from the dead in March 2020—less than two months after the app had appeared to have died with the layoff of 25 staff members and an epic ‘final’ show with drunk hosts teeing off on the lack of investment in the project—it is pretty ironic that the extra lives […]
What is HQ Trivia’s Business Model and How Do They Make Money?
It seems almost too good to be true, a trivia app that costs nothing to play but that gives out real money as prizes to players that win their various games and contests. HQ Trivia has had a tumultuous life—and death—and then life again, but one thing that most players will ask at some point […]
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Better at Trivia
There is nothing worse than going to a bar trivia night and feeling like the weakest link. This can take the form of answering questions and seeing all your answers dismissed by the more trivia savvy players, or it can mean sitting there with a drink in hand, unable to offer any thoughts on answers […]
24 Great Ideas For Trivia Tie Breakers
A carefully crafted and curated trivia night can fall apart in an instant if the host hasn’t planned for a tie at the end of the evening. All of the hard work and planning from the host or company – let alone the work done by the teams that are in a position to win […]
What the Heck is “The Moops” in Trivial Pursuit?
It is not every board game that can claim to have a key plot point of one of the greatest sitcoms of all time designed around it. That is the case, however, for Trivial Pursuit and an episode of Seinfeld titled “Bubble Boy”. Fans of the series – and there are many given that the […]
The Ultimate Guide to Playing Trivial Pursuit Online
Playing Trivial Pursuit as a board game in the traditional way is still fun, but it is certainly worth exploring the other options and other versions of the game that are out there in order to get your trivia fix. Trivial Pursuit is a brand that people know and are familiar with and as such […]
What Are the Categories in Trivial Pursuit? (Plus Samples!)
If you were to ask 100 people in the USA to name a trivia board game, then Trivial Pursuit—with a nod to both Cranium and Wits & Wagers—would likely be the most popular answer. Trivial Pursuit has won over many hearts in its 40 plus years of existence. Created in Montreal, Canada in 1979 by […]