Ever since the modern idea of a quiz became a thing they have been incredibly popular with people all around the world, giving everybody a chance to flex their brain muscles against each other. Buzzfeed quizzes, Harry Potter quizzes, general knowledge quizzes, logo quizzes – you name it, there’s a q...
The idea of a competition is one that can be traced back all the way through the history of humanity, and you could also argue that it is something that has consistently spurred us on to do better too. Just think about the Olympics, for example, a type of sports competitions that has continuously se...
Humans just love competitions. It is in our very nature to compete against each other, and this is one of the main things that has helped us evolve to where we are now. At Winzum we’re big fans of competitions as you may have guessed, so we’re always looking back into the history of competitions [h...
These days the word quiz has become synonymous with fun things like pub quizzes, Buzzfeed quizzes and even quizzes at school, however what many people don’t realise is that this word is a relatively new addition to English vocabulary.
In fact, the word quiz was introduced in a remarkably bizarre...