Sporcle
Contents
Overview
Sporcle is a trivia quiz website created by users of the site, and can be used online, mobile or at live events. Topics are wide-ranging, with popular ones including geography, sports, movies, literature, art, entertainment, and more. The quiz formats vary, ranging from check the box, matching, fill in the blanks, map identifications, and others. [1]
History
The founder Matt Ramme, said the name is a combination of 'sports' and 'oracle'. The company is headquartered in Seattle and metropolitan Detroit. Ramme claimed he wanted a centralized web location to practice trivia since there were no prior applications that accommodated these desires. Currently there are over 1 million quizzes that have been played over 3 billion times. [2]
Appeal
Originally designed for an older audience, students and the younger demographic showed strong interest as well. This led to the creation of the College Rankings, where students could register their university to see how it compared to other schools in the country. Additionally, Sporcle quizzes have been linked by popular sources such as Mental Floss, ESPN and hundreds of other sites. Players can also collect badges and achievements for certain scores or accomplishments in specific quizzes. These scores and badges can be shared with Sporcle friends and the community. [3]
Types of Quizzes
Categories
Sports
Olympics, NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, Soccer and a wide variety of other sports and leagues are included here. [4]
Geography
Countries, cities, states, flags, bodies of water, and many other geographical concepts are included in the geography quizzes. [5]
Music
Artists, songs, albums, lyrics... Anything music related can be found in these quizzes. [6]
Movies
Characters, box office ratings, yearly releases, movie posters, and a wide variety of movie themed quizzes are in this category. [7]
Television
Similar to movies, many characters, episodes, yearly releases, and other TV show related quizzes. [8]
Just For Fun
Just for fun quizzes are a grab bag of themes, like crossword puzzles, world ladders, sudokus, and more. [9]
Miscellaneous
Similar to the Just For Fun category, the only thing the quizzes in the Miscellaneous have in common is that they don't necessarily fall into another category. [10]
History
From chronological events, to location, to noteworthy historical figures, this educational category had a wide range of historical topics. [11]
Literature
Authors, books, characters, themes, writing styles, poems, wordplay, and more fall into the Literature category. [12]
Language
Many of the language quizzes are either word games, or quizzes in a non-english language. [13]
Science
Another educational category that has quizzes about famous scientists, period table of elements, and many other topics. [14]
Gaming
Video game systems, games, characters, themes, songs, achievements and other video game related content. [15]
Entertainment
Celebrities, what they starred in, who won certain awards, and other popular pop culture themed quizzes. [16]
Religion
Religious figures, historical religious events, locations of certain religions and other practices are in these quizzes. [17]
Holiday
Holiday movies, traditions, foods, locations, and other holiday themed quizzes. [18]
Quiz Types
Classic
Simply read the clue, type your answer, and if it's correct it'll appear where it belongs. [19]
Clickable
Instead of typing the answer, a selection of potential answers will be listed and the player will have to click the right one. [20]
Grid
Logic puzzle or sudoku type quiz. Many boxes which need an answer. [21]
Map
Locating and clicking certain points on a map. Some of the trickier quizzes don't have borders. [22]
Multiple Choice
Several options will come up (2-4 typically) and the player must select one of the answers. [23]
Picture Box
A grid of pictures appears and each cell with an individual picture needs to have an answer. [24]
Picture Click
Images pertaining to the quiz's theme appear with a name, and the named character needs to be clicked. [25]
Slideshow
Typically with A-Z quizzes, the player is asked on question at a time in a slideshow type fashion. [26]
See Also
References
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/about/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporcle
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporcle
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/sports
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/music
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/movies
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/television
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/fun
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/miscellaneous
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/history
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/literature
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/language
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/science
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/gaming
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/entertainment
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/religion
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/holiday
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
- ↑ https://www.sporcle.com/faq/#quizcreation
External Links
- [[ https://www.sporcle.com/ ]]
