Technology | The Guardian USThe quiz that keeps families connected | Brief letters https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/13/the-quiz-that-keeps-families-connected #QuizAndTriviaGames #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Mathematics #Science #Family #UkNews
Parseword: Is Wordle creator’s new game too much of a ‘chin-scratcher’ to go viral? https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/12/parseword-wordle-creator-new-game-cryptic-crossword #QuizAndTriviaGames #MobileGames #UkNews
IndieAuthors.Social NewsQuiz books surge in sales to their best year ever, while nonfiction takes a slide
The success of TV spinoffs such as The 1% Club Quiz Book shows a growing market for puzzles as readers crave escape from the news cycle and endless doom-scrolling While watching University Challenge or Only Connect, the impulse to shout out the answers comes down to a simple “human urge”, says publisher Richard Green. That compulsion to “know useless trivia or show off knowledge” has been noticed by the publishing industry, which has met the desire by coming up with a range of products that resulted in quiz and trivia books having a bumper year in 2025 , the best since records began in 1998. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/11/quiz-books-surge-in-sales-nonfiction-takes-a-slide
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World news | The GuardianQuiz books are the answer to falling non-fiction sales, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/09/quiz-books-non-fiction-sales-2025 #Publishing #UkNews #Books #QuizAndTriviaGames #Business #Culture
Quiz books are the answer to falling non-fiction sales, data shows
2025 was the best year for quiz book sales since records began in 1998; while Bibles also proved popular If the question is which genre bucked the prevailing trend in publishing to record a remarkable rise in readership last year, the answer is clear: quiz books. Spending on the titles increased by nearly a quarter in 2025, data from NielsenIQ BookData suggests. It was the best year for quiz books since records began in 1998, according to the company, which manages the ISBN and SAN agencies for the UK and Ireland. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/09/quiz-books-non-fiction-sales-2025
Lifestyle | The Guardian USMatch the celeb to the panto – and other puzzlers in our bumper Christmas culture quiz https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/22/match-the-celeb-to-the-panto-and-other-puzzlers-bumper-christmas-culture-quiz #Quizandtriviagames #Lifeandstyle #Advertising #Pantoseason #Television #Christmas #Culture #Theatre #Music #Film
The books quiz of 2025 – set by Mick Herron, Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith and more https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/21/books-quiz-of-2025-bernardine-evaristo-mick-herron-ali-smith-and-more #BernardineEvaristo #Quizandtriviagames #YaelvanderWouden #Lifeandstyle #WilliamBoyd #SaraPascoe #SarahMoss #PhilWang #AliSmith #Culture #Books
It’s the Stephen Collins Christmas cartoon challenge. Can you spot 20 people who made headlines in 2025? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/20/stephen-collins-christmas-cartoon-challenge-spot-20-people-who-made-headlines-in-2025 #Quizandtriviagames #Lifeandstyle
Which story popularised the eating of turkey at Christmas? The Saturday quiz https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/20/which-story-popularised-the-eating-of-turkey-at-christmas-the-saturday-quiz #Quizandtriviagames #Lifeandstyle
Do bees have bums and how do boats float? The kids’ quiz https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/20/do-bees-have-bums-and-how-do-boats-float-the-kids-quiz #Quizandtriviagames #Lifeandstyle #Family
