Approaching 1 Year of Virtual Live Trivia!
Flashback to March 16, 2020, when we made the call to shutdown all trivia in light of emerging news about this new virus called COVID-19. At the time, we thought things would be paused just [...]
View ArticleNew Badges: Pity the Fool, Religion Ramen, and Rack-to-Rack Champion
If you can earn all three of these badges, you belong on Sporcle’s A-Team! Pity the Fool: We’re ringing in Mr. T’s least favorite holiday (we assume) by riffing on his iconic line from Rocky [...]
View ArticleWhat Are Solar Flares? How Dangerous Are They?
At some point you may have marveled at the raw power of the Sun. If you haven’t, maybe take a hot second to do that. The Sun’s about 92.879 million miles (about 149.5 km) from [...]
View ArticleCountdown to Four Billion: Features and Changes
As part of our countdown to four billion plays, we’ve already reviewed a few of the content updates that we made since our three billionth quiz play on April 2, 2019. Now, let’s take a [...]
View ArticleNew Badges: Famous Finisher, Showdown Whoa Down, and Ramadan Mubarak
We’re not talking finishing moves this week! Famous Finisher: Much like Kanye West, we’re gonna let you finish for this week’s badge; that’s what it’s all about! Get 100% on 20 quizzes from...
View ArticleWhy Do People Like Pineapples on Pizza? Why Is it so Polarizing?
We all have friends who like pineapple on pizza. We also have friends on the exact opposite of the spectrum–they find pineapples and pizza absolute sacrilege and anyone who dares put pineapples on...
View ArticleDo You Use 10% of Your Brain? Why Do We Think That?
At some point it took off that we only use like 10% of our brains. Which seems like a ridiculous notion when you think about it too hard–but it also seems reasonable if you think [...]
View ArticleCountdown to Four Billion: Celebrating Sporclers
As we’ve said many times, and as we will continue to say for years to come, Sporcle wouldn’t be much of anything without its users. The same was true when we reached our three billionth [...]
View ArticleHow Big Is 4 Billion? 20 Ways You Told Us
We’re rapidly approaching 4 billion quiz plays, which is a lot. Like no really. To put it into perspective, 1 million seconds is about 11.6 days, but 1 billion seconds is 31.7 years. That means [...]
View ArticleNew Badges: Picture Me, Purple Mountains Badgesty, and Under the Radar
This week’s badges rise well above the fruited plain. Picture Me: They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but here each is worth around three hundred. Get 75% or more on Picture the Song, Picture...
View ArticleWhat Is the Smallest Bug?
Bugs are small, except for the ones that aren’t. But luckily, we’re not dealing in the realm of bugs that are too big to properly squish. We’re dealing in the realm of bugs you probably [...]
View ArticleTrivia Hunt V – 4/17/21 Recap
Trivia Hunt V: The Spring Clash Thank you to everyone who joined us in our fifth installment of Trivia Hunt. Congratulations to the fastest three teams – winning $514.08 each:Awful Lawful Falafel...
View ArticleNew Badges: José Badgetista, Ain’t Too Proud to Badge, and In Good Company
This week’s badges are business as usual. José Badgetista: We’re heading north for this badge, and Drake is coming along for the ride! Play Opening Day Lineups: Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors All-Time...
View ArticleWhat Is the Great Red Spot?
We all know Jupiter, the absolute unit of the Solar System. Hey, you could cram like 1,300 Earths inside Jupiter, so you know the big ball of hydrogen gas means business. Except for the Sun, [...]
View ArticleWhy Are They Called the Oscars?
Not everyone keeps up with Hollywood award ceremonies–especially when people just fight over which movies should or shouldn’t win awards or whatever. But when it comes to the Academy Awards one thing...
View ArticleNew Badges: This Belongs in a Museum!, I Think Therefore Siam, and Na Na Na...
A week of badges whose names reference Indiana Jones, Descartes, and 60s Batman? The perfect combo! This Belongs in a Museum!: We just know you’re going to Louvre getting this badge…and that the...
View ArticleIs Fish Meat? What Is Meat Anyway?
When you first stumbled upon this question, you probably thought it was really stupid. Mostly because you had the thought and immediately went “of course fish isn’t meat.” Except there’s another half...
View ArticleCountdown to Four Billion: Wrap-Up
We Did It! Four Billion Quiz Plays Hey Sporclers! As you may have already seen, our Countdown to Four Billion has officially come to an end. Sporcle surpassed the four billion quiz play mark on [...]
View ArticleNew Badges: A Real Gas, kFantastic, and The Very Hungry Badgerpillar
If you don’t earn these three badges, you’ll feel like you’ve been pranked. A Real Gas: When you get this badge, feel free to shout out ‘whoopee’! Play 25 unpublished quizzes that have received an...
View ArticleA Complete List of US Electoral Votes by State
Electoral College Overview You don’t have to be accepted to the University of Complicated Voting Systems to be a part of the Electoral College. There are no sororities to rush in the spring, nor any [...]
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