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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What makes HQ Trivia so addictive?

    Everyone seems to be playing HQ Trivia. It’s like a pop quiz game on your phone, and you can only play during certain times of the day. We find out why people love to hate it but play anyway, and how it helped one tech writer stop smoking.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 24, 2018 • 1 min read

    Everyone seems to be playing HQ Trivia. It’s like a pop quiz game on your phone, and you can only play during certain times of the day. We find out why people love to hate it but play anyway, and how it helped one tech writer stop smoking.

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