80s trivia for Gen X

GenX Quiz Show

Dude, it's the 80s.

Trivia for people who were there. Twenty questions a round, seven categories, a source behind every answer, and all the time you want to think.

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Three things we will not compromise on

Trivia apps tend to fail players in the same few ways: wrong answers, a clock they never asked for, and ads that interrupt the fun. This one is built against all three.

Every answer shows its source

The question bank runs to hundreds of questions, and each one carries a published source. After you answer, the card shows the right answer, a short note on what the source says, and the website it came from, so you can look it up yourself.

Each question is checked against its source before it goes into the app. If one still turns out to be wrong, we treat that as a bug in the product, not a typo, and we fix it.

No forced timer

Nobody rushes you here. There is no countdown and no buzzer. Read the question, think about it, and answer when you are ready. A wrong answer does not end your round, either.

Pay once, no subscription

One promise runs through the whole game: pay once and the ads are gone for good, with no subscription and no recurring charge.

Status: advertising and the one-time unlock are being added for the first public release. This page will be updated when they ship.

How a round works

Pick a categoryChoose one of seven, or play Mixed to get a bit of everything.
Answer 20 questionsTap an answer. The questions ramp up from easy to hard as the round goes.
See the sourceEach answer card shows the right answer and where the fact comes from.
Beat your bestYour best score for each category is saved on your own device. Reach 15 of 20 and the game celebrates.

Questions are about facts, titles, dates and events: who, what and when. Celebrity Gossip sticks to documented history, nothing unverified about anyone. The app plays no music and shows no clips or photographs.

The app deals you questions you have not seen yet first, so a fresh round feels fresh.

Illustration of an answer card

Correct!

The answer is shown here, and if you missed it, the right one is spelled out.

A short note on what the source says. (Source: example.org)

Layout only. This is not a real question.

Who it is for

You taped songs off the radio. You waited all week for your favorite show, and you can still recite the catchphrases. GenX Quiz Show is for you, for game night with people your age, and for anyone who wants to find out how much of the 80s they really remember.

It is a single-player game. There are no accounts to make, no sign-up, and nothing to log in to. Your scores and your question history stay on your device. Read the privacy policy.

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