Google-proofing Quizzes
Are quizzes and puzzles dying in the era of the internet - where any answer is seemingly a click away - or can they be Google-proofed?\n\nThis week, we ask our in-house crossword expert to tell us what types of questions create answers that are hard to search for, how a puzzle question should be structured, and what features make for a good puzzle. We also discuss what makes something un-Googleable and consider the implications for human knowledge sharing. If listening to this podcast doesn\u2019t make want to go to your next local pub quiz night, nothing will.\n\nA few things we mentioned in this podcast:\n\n- Quizmaster devises Google-proof questions to stop pub quiz smartphone cheats https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/quizmaster-devises-google-proof-questions-to-stop-878011 \n- Google-ability and Google ability http://ken-jennings.com/blog/archives/46 \n- \u2018How Google Works\u2019, according to Google developers (note: this doesn\u2019t tell you how Google works) https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/how-search-works \n- The \u2018Tip of my Tongue\u2019 subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/\n- Cognitive Engineering podcast: Why do we like puzzles? https://alephinsights.com/podcast/2021/01/why-do-we-like-puzzles \n\nFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.com\n\nImage via BristolLive