BanjoZebra
The Sporcle blog is running a series to highlight some of our hard-working curators. Curators are editors for a specific subcategory, and their diligent work finding great quizzes from their subcategories (and sometimes others) helps to shape the site. We asked our curators to complete an interview of sorts, and we’re sharing their responses here on the blog.
This next post is from BanjoZebra, curator for logo and Halloween.
When you see something you really like, sometimes retweeting and favoriting isn’t enough – that’s why @Sporcle has this weekly blog post. Well done to the tweeters who made the cut!
To all sporclers, remember you can reach SporcleHQ easily on @Sporcle for feedback, quiz suggestions, or just to comment on a quiz.
There is a Sporcle app. All is right with the world.
— Meg Thomas (@WatchMegGo) May 11, 2013
so basically I’m beast at sporcle — ~Bridgi (@ItsTheGinger54) May 13, 2013
The only reason I would ever get a smartphone is because there is a new @sporcle app.The notion of sporcling 24/7 gets me all hot & bothered — Lior David Shragg (@liornoteeyore) May 13, 2013
Spending my evening on Sporcle. #DoingItRight
— Cait Mc (@c8mcb) May 9, 2013
Sporcle is my one true love.
— Jordan Valjordan (@Lairy_Jay) May 13, 2013
Believe it or not, there are NEW BADGES! We’re rolling them out fast, so make sure to check your profile page for the latest updates.
Here’s your goals to earn:
Thunderdome: Victory is sweet, especially when it comes from an epic Sporcle performance. Win 100 challenges against other users, and this badge is yours. You’ll improve your Challenge record while also getting a badge–how great is that?
Trekkie: Though you may never get to serve with Starfleet, you can join the ranks of Sporcle Trekkies. Play 25 total Star Trek games, and display your Star Trek pride for all to see.
Math Master: Whether you’re a statician or an artist, all are eligible for the title of Math Master. Simply get 100% on Minute Math Addition,Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and Mixed Operations. You’ll add a badge to your profile and multiply your total awesomeness.
razorz
The Sporcle blog is running a series to highlight some of our hard-working curators. Curators are editors for a specific subcategory, and their diligent work finding great quizzes from their subcategories (and sometimes others) helps to shape the site. We asked our curators to complete an interview of sorts, and we’re sharing their responses here on the blog.
This next post is from razorz, curator for state and city. Read more
We’ve been doing “Top Tweets” posts for a little over a month and we are consistently amazed with the tweets we read.
This week we’ve found 5 great tweets. Congratulations to each of you! Thanks for tweeting with us.
After midnight? IT’S SPORCLE TIME! #spellkyrgyzstan
— Katelyn Rose Johnson (@katelyn_rose__) May 3, 2013
On @sporcle day, we should light #sporclers
— Rob Dalton (@_daltonator) May 6, 2013
telling the boy in front of me in the lecture the answers to his sporcle quiz made me look weirder than I thought it would
— Matilda Axbey (@MatildaAxbey) April 30, 2013
Thank you, sporcle.com for instilling in me the proper spelling of “Portuguese.” Also, “Kyrgyzstan.”
— Ambergris Fantastiko (@doughnutsong) May 6, 2013
Arrived an hour early for the pub quiz, thought of a name AND toasted sporcle.com for our knowledge, so keen! @cardiffstudents
— David Owen (@DavidOwen1992) May 2, 2013
We love to read all the funny and insightful comments you leave throughout the week, so much so that we’ve decided to highlight our favorite five each and every Friday. Check out our favorite witty commenters below:
1. From: ‘EI’ or ‘IE’?
Rackie: “diety” – a word used to describe salad?
2. From: Most Peaceful Nations
Caramba: Oh those warlike Andorrans, violent Nauruans and chaotic Bhutanese.
3. From: Aquatic Country Quest
armadilloking: South China Sea… um, China? Gulf of Mexico… um, Mexico? Gulf of Guinea… um, Guinea- WHAT?
4. From: Secret Science Laboratory
slinger89: What star is located closest to earth? You cannot be Sirius.
5. From: Movie Coaches
quizbrotha: No Patches O’Houlihan? “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!”
What do Star Wars, the alphabet, and sports have in common? They’re the newest Sporcle badges! Look for them on your Sporcle profile, and read on to learn more.
Let the Wookiee Win: To honor the cinematic gem that is Star Wars, we’re celebrating with a one-day only badge. Play Star Wars Episodes, Star Wars Crawl, and Star Wars Planets on Saturday, May 4th. And ‘May the fourth be with you.’
Alpha Dog: As kids, one of the first things we learn is the alphabet. The next step is to learn everything else. Sporcle’s Letter Game quizzes combine these two knowledge sets. Get 100% on all featured Letter Game quizzes and you’ve earned it: the Alpha Dog.
Gray’s Sports Almanac: Sporcle sports quizzes can’t predict the future, but they can help you relive the past. Play 1000 total games in Sports, and you’re pretty much as cool as Marty McFly.
If you have questions or suggestions, write to us at feedback@sporcle.com. Or join the discussion on Sporcle University.
If you’ve got a blog or website, you can now embed Sporcle quizzes in seconds.
You may have seen Sporcle quizzes on websites like ESPN and the Smithsonian. Now you can do it, too! Whatever site you call home–Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress or a personal website–you can now embed Sporcle quizzes directly from Sporcle.com.
Starting today, when you make a classic quiz, share it! It’s as easy as clicking the ‘Embed Game’ option located in the quiz info box. You can also embed all classic published quizzes.
Take a look:
You can even choose whether you’d like a wide or narrow layout:
NOTE: Embedding is currently only available for Classic quizzes. This does not include Clickable, Image, or Map quizzes.
We made it!
Thanks for joining us as we crossed the ONE BILLION play mark. Whether you were there in the final moments, or added to the play count through the years, we’re glad you were a part of it.
Sporcle thrives because of our dedicated users. We love watching you interact on the site: helping new quizmakers learn the ropes, giving positive feedback to one another, and keeping quizzes up-to-date. Your input and creativity has helped shape this site into what it is today.
And now, you’re probably wondering about those contests…
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