If you're like me, you've been inspecting the cultural zeitgeist with a fine tooth comb. You're not like me? That's a shame. Well, what you may have uncovered is that there is a new trend out there. A bunch of new apps have hit the market, all of which claim the same thing: that you can win money by answering trivia questions. The most famous of these games is, you guessed it, HQ.

If you don't know what HQ is, it's an app that lets you win real, free money for answering multiple choice questions twice a day during the week and once a day during the weekend. It's like Who Wants to be a Millionaire, if you had to play Who Wants to be a Millionaire about 100,000 times to become a millionaire. What happens is this: you answer a possible 12 questions, of increasing difficulty, and each player gets locked out if/when they are wrong. So you could start with 1,100,000 players and end up with 147. Then, those 147 people who got all 12 questions right each split the top prize: $2,500. So, they each walk away with a whopping $17.01. It's like a reverse $25,000 Pyramid scheme.

The game is hosted by two or three New York based comedians and comediennes. They each read a teleprompter and deliver the worst (best?) HQ inspired and current events influenced puns. All in all, the game lasts about 15 minutes and uses upwards of 60 MB of data. So I would advise you find WiFi if you don't have unlimited data. My family plan doesn't have unlimited data, and I work for the government. The WiFi was the first thing to go in the shutdown, followed by all non-essential personnel.

If you are thinking of signing up, why not help me by doing so? Enter this code at the start: Chuckchuckgoose3. That's my username, and it lets them know that I sent ya! Think of it as a way to repay me for all of the wonderful content you've enjoyed on here, since I don't have a way to monetize this blog yet. But, maybe, if I win HQ like 98,405 times, I won't need your help. Ahh, that's the dream. Anyway, happy quizzing! Let me know if you win anything, and we can further spilt your $8.05.