Trivia

Most days, we have a trivia posted on the Subreddit and linked in the #trivia-details Discord.

It is a solvable quiz, typically with cross-word puzzles, Pycto puzzles, small facts, image hints, and much more (even sometimes math). Depending on the trivia host, it can be more or less easy to solve. You can always ask the host for extra hints, if you get stuck.

The answer is usually a database celeb (it will be clearly stated if it is not), and you send in the answer via the Portal.

What do you get for solving a trivia?
Typically, you will get Currency, 300 tokens and 3 GC, for solving the Trivia. The Trivia Host will put your name in the payout sheet within the following couple of days, and a moderator or volunteer pay out the list once in a while.

Sometimes, we have special trivia that pay out more, or that sit in the "Other" category instead of belonging to a specific weekday.

If a trivia is not posted on a given day
We used to have the following happen if a trivia is not posted on a given day: the standard trivia payout of 300 tokens and 3 GC would be paid out alongside the standard Daily Payouts of 100 tokens, so you had to make extra sure to remember to spin Slots on those days.

Now, instead, the Daily Payout is a standard 400 tokens and 3 GC, and is not increased on days with no Trivia. However, the Trivia payout will be an additional income on days when there is one!

Trivia draws for cards and Custom Friendlies
Every week, we have a draw between people that have been active solving trivia. If you've solved a single trivia during the week, you can win a Custom Friendly. If you have solved 3 trivia (or 2, if there has been 1 day with no trivia during the week, or 1 if there has been more than 2 days with no trivia during the week), you are also in the draw for high tier cards. The draw will be shown in the trivia channel on Discord.

Celeb lists
First off, the Classification sheet has a full list of all the database celebs, with some more info about them like birthdays and where they come from. The celeb list on the Subreddit is also a great fast overview of celebs.

Reverse image searching
If you come across an image hint, using reverse image search is extremely helpful. Often, Bing is best at recognizing celeb faces, while Yandex is better at finding original images from parts of images, whereas Google tends to be best at guessing what search term(s) resulted in a given image.

Hosting a trivia
Any user can host a trivia, but they need to get a few things set up first, and follow our rules.

You can find the link to the Trivia Hosting Sheet in the pins in the #trivia-details channel on our Discord.

Rules for signup and hosting

 * 1) Hosts should try to be available throughout the day to answer questions. We don't expect you to be online 24 hrs of the day, but checking in now and again should be possible for you - otherwise you should not sign up for that day.
 * 2) You can only sign up for two trivias in advance - but you can sign up as long in advance as you want. You can sign up for your next trivia as soon as you post the current trivia, if you were already signed up for two. Also, please do not sign up for two days in a row, since the trivia system only allows you to see answers from one day at a time - unless mods give you special help.
 * 3) Do not use a celeb that has been used the last roughly three months. You can see used celebs in the Recent Trivias tab in the Trivia hosting sheet, and celebs used longer ago than the limit are marked in green (so these you can use again if you want).
 * 4) Make sure that the trivia back-end has been set up BEFORE you post your trivia. Ideally make sure to send the answer in a DM to CheckingBackLater (PJ), Asura, or PAA the day before, so there won't be delays for you.
 * 5) The payout sheet should be completed within 48 hrs of the trivia being posted.
 * 6) It is appreciated if you post a reveal post on Reddit after you close your trivia. This is both for the users to understand their struggles, and for the mods doing the payouts knowing that the trivia is properly closed.

How to get started for first-time trivia hosts
You will need an answer sheet set up for you, so you can see the answers coming in. Send a DM to CheckingBackLater (PJ), Asura, or PAA, and we will get you set up and ready with your own personal host answer sheet.

The steps of hosting a trivia

 * 1) First sign up for a day that isn't already taken by someone else. This is done in the Booking Form tab in the Trivia hosting sheet. You can sign up as far in advance as you want, but note that you are only allowed to sign up to host for two trivias in advance.
 * 2) On the day (or ideally the day before), make sure that the trivia back-end is set up, by DM'ing CheckingBackLater (PJ), Asura, or PAA with the answer to your trivia. If you post the trivia without having this set up, you MUST let the users know on posting, so they do not get confused about why all their answers are marked wrong in their hubs. And ONLY post without the back-end being set up if you have a VALID reason to do so.
 * 3) Post your trivia to Reddit. Paste a link to the post in the Recent Trivias tab in the Trivia hosting sheet, so it's easy for people to find later if they want. Also put in your Reddit username in this table, so we can see who hosted on that day. Ideally, you should also share the Reddit post on Discord after posting.
 * 4) Keep an eye on your host answer sheet, and see the answers come in during the next 24 hours. Put correct answers and corresponding payout amounts into the corresponding weekday of the table in the Payout sheet tab, following the payout values from the table at the top of that sheet. A mod will do the actual payouts from this table, and mark the paid out users in green (and later mark the full table as fully paid out).
 * 5) Make sure to be available for questions that users might have, and consider adding more hints if it seems like your trivia was too difficult. Users can also individually ask for extra hints: It is at the discretion of the host whether the hints warrant a subtraction of payout amounts - depending on how hard the trivia was to begin with.
 * 6) 24 hours later, or a little after, it's time to close the trivia. It is appreciated by users if you give them a last warning a little before you do this. Let people know that the trivia is closed: Post a reveal post on Reddit, or just tell people on Discord. Put the link to the reveal post in the Recent Trivias sheet, and put the name of the answer celeb in there too - even if you didn't make a reveal post.
 * 7) Double check that all correct answers from your host answer sheet are filled into the Payout Sheet.