How to build the biggest trivia app in the world

Humans are show-offs by nature. Everyone wants everyone else in the room to know how much they know; why else shout out the answers while watching Jeopardy?

Trivia games aren't new or inventive by any means, but Icelandic native Thor Fridriksson found a way to turn the age-old game of knowledge competition into an innovative and community-driven app called QuizUp, which boasts more than 220,000 questions and 700 topics to choose from

Trivia games are often hit or miss — they can make you feel like the smartest person in the room, or they can make you want to bury your head in the sand and ask for another drink as you lightly joke about how no one could possibly know the answers to these ancient questions. Part of the beauty of QuizUp is the vast and niche variety of topics you can choose from, ranging from retro cartoon characters to Bollywood film titles, so you don't have to worry about being bored by categories like "Obscure Battles from the 1830s." Read more...

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