Finals Week and Trivia Crack?

           What seemed like a flash, finals week is already upon college students across America. But what came with it is a new mobile app that grew in popularity like wildfire.

            Developed by Etermax, Trivia Crack is a game where players answer questions in six different categories. Players can compete against their friends to see who is the smartest of the bunch.

            “I like to play Trivia Crack because I like to destroy people with my impressive Trivia Knowledge. I only played for just a couple days though,” said Mitch Wagner.

            Etermax is a Latin American developer and it is the first time an App from that region has reached international success.

            Trivia Crack started to become popular on USD’s campus around the beginning of November. It’s ironic that students find a game answering questions against friends exciting when finals are here.

            Trivia Crack is currently number 1 on the iOS Top Free App Chart.  Even though the game has been out for more than a year, all it takes is a spark to become viral.

            “It’s probably a word of mouth kind of thing. One person thought it was fun and they told their friends and it just spiraled out of control,” said Brent Seehafer.

            “It puts you in direct competition with your friends and there’s not many Facebook Apps that do that sort of thing. Most other games just invite friends to help you,” said Wagner.

            Whether it’s going to be a marketing pheromone like Angry Birds or a flash in the pan like Flappy Bird remains to be seen. Right now, Trivia Crack is the new kid on the block, and it’s going to be staying for a while.