** Update: The Payout Pool is now seeded with 40 SBD! **
Who doesn't love a good trivia contest?
Alright, so here's the deal. This is a bit of an experiment, but I think it should be pretty fun. I want to start a weekly four question trivia contest which pays out the STEEM generated by the post. What this means is that the more upvotes that these posts get, the more payout there is for correct answers. I haven't done this before, so I don't know exactly how the payouts work or exactly when the payout period ends, but I'll figure that out when we get to that point.
Here are the rules (PLEASE READ THEM ALL):
@misko on Steemit Chat (https://steemit.chat). Please include your Steemit account name in the message for potential payouts. Once you have submitted your answers on Steemit Chat, please comment on this post letting me know that you've submitted your answers.Here’s how the payouts will work:
Example Payout:
These questions are intended to be difficult. I want to make these questions challenging enough that those users who do get them correct are adequately compensated. This compensation also depends on the amount of STEEM that the post generates, so upvote and spread the word! Also, if any questions go unanswered, the payout for those questions will rollover into the payout pool for the next week.
Please keep in mind that this is the first iteration of this contest, so even though I hope everything goes smoothly, there are likely to be some issues that I’ve overlooked. If you have any suggestions about how the contest could be improved, please comment on the post.
This Contest Ends on Friday July 14th at 11:59 PM Central Time (UTC-06:00)
Okay, without further ado, here are the questions for Trivia Contest #1:
My name is Mitch, and I’m a computer engineer living in Wisconsin. I play in the World’s Largest Trivia Contest, which is held every April in Stevens Point, WI. The contest is a fundraiser for the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point radio station, WWSP. It is a 54 hour long contest that spans an entire weekend. I am a co-captain of the team “Festivus For The Rest Of Us”, who have won the contest 3 times, and are currently defending champs. The questions that I write for the Steemit Weekly Trivia Contest are similar to those asked during WWSP contest, albeit intentionally more difficult on average. If you’ve enjoyed searching for the answers to the questions that I’ve written, or really just like trivia in general, please check out the WWSP trivia contest.
WWSP Trivia Website:
http://90fmtrivia.org/
Article and Short Documentary about WWSP Trivia:
https://theoutline.com/post/1469/stevens-point-worlds-biggest-trivia-contest
-Mitch
