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rounds and one bonus round that concluded the game. In each of the six normal rounds, the same question was given to each player with ten seconds to choose an answer out of the four responses provided. Users were awarded for the accuracy and speed of their answer, with a maximum of 20 points awarded per round. Point totals were doubled during the bonus round. Answering slowly or not giving an answer at all resulted in reduced points or no points respectively. The user earned one point fewer per second that they waited, with a minimum of 11 points if they answered correctly. Incorrect answers earned zero.
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with an email address and not connect with a social media site. Players had the option of choosing to play with a friend or with a random stranger who may be in another country. When the user challenged someone, and the opposing user agreed to play, the match began. Each match consisted of six normal
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was a multiplayer game where one user competes against another in seven rounds of timed multiple-choice questions of various topics. There were over 1,200 total topics available to users to choose from, and all the questions were voluntarily submitted by content contributors. Most topics were
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had also acquired the rights to their own game show version. Production began on the game show and the first episode was to air on 5 March 2017. However, the television show was scuttled by NBC in August 2016.
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397:"QuizUp's Thor Fridriksson: The man with all the answers"
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688:. 24 March 2021. Archived from
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650:"QUIZUP TO BE DISCONTINUED"
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