A clutch of mobile quiz apps are gaining popularity in Korea, with users joining real-time contests on their smartphones to win money.
With a growing number of Koreans are going mobile to solve quiz questions on their phones, four quiz game apps were released in February alone.
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(JAM Live Facebook) |
One of the most popular quiz apps is JAM Live, developed by Snow, known for its popular photo-editing app.
Each quiz session, which consists of a series of 12 multiple-choice questions, begins at 12:30 p.m. daily with extra sessions at 8 p.m. from Friday to Sunday. Players are given 10 seconds to choose the answer among three possible choices. At stake each session is 1 million won ($935) to 3 million won. Those who correctly answer all 12 questions split the prize money at the end, but they can withdraw it only when at least 50,000 won has been amassed.
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(The Quiz Live YouTube) |
The Quiz Live, another well-known app, is powered by NBT, the developer behind mobile advertising app Cash Slide. Korean comedians Jung Sung-ho and Park Seul-gi host the popular mobile quiz show at 9:30 p.m.
By Ahn Sang-yool (
koolsangon@heraldcorp.com)
