As we move toward what we all hope is the final stages of Lockdown (*touch wood*) I thought I would do a little series of posts on the various quizzing avenues that have emerged online in the last year. I think in general, it is fair to say, that the quizzing scene has exploded in the midst of the Pandemic and for many players, the choice of quizzing options has been greater than they have ever had.
I want to start off with Wiki Quiz which was launched right at the start of Lockdown by Will Jones. From what I gather, the plan for Wikiquiz was well in place before Covid-19 landed on our shores, and the timing just happened to match up. The site has been running well over a year now and on it you will find literally hundreds of top quality quizzes, on all manner of subjects, written by some of the finest setters around.
As you can see if you follow the link HERE you will see the sheer volume of content on the site. At one point Wikiquiz had live 'main event' quizzes going live twice a night at 7pm and 9pm and I remember planning my evenings around the quizzes. The site grew very quickly and numbers playing began to rocket. In addition to the main quizzes (usually 30 minutes long), longer haul quizzes were written left right and centre and literally every day you could log in and play half a dozen new quizzes. I don't mean to talk too much about Wikiquiz in the past tense by the way, there is still a wide range of content on the side daily and plenty of worthwhile quizzes to take part in......and of course being an open platform you can set on any subject you wish!
Wikiquiz is still very much part of my quizzing, and many quizzers of all levels of experience are still investing plenty of time in the site. Will Jones has created something that will be fondly thought of by all for years to come and hopefully will last long after lockdown has ended. Issues with inflated scores and perhaps quiz fatigue started to hit numbers and many setters took a step back after Lockdown 1. but their work is still there for all to see!
Certainly, those first few weeks of lockdown, with all the uncertainty and normal life being completely uprooted, Wikiquiz provided some much needed distractions!
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