Samantha Bee believes trivia may assist get individuals thinking about the midterm elections.
The comic and host of popular late night program Full Frontal stated at an occasion in Manhattan on Wednesday that she and her group produced a trivia app to trigger more individuals to vote throughout the midterm elections showing up inNovember
“From the last elections (2016), we recognized how vital it is for individuals to vote … [We found that] just 52 percent of individuals enjoying our program are signed up to vote,” stated Bee at the app’s sneak peek occasion. “So we believed what we can do to get individuals to do something … [The app] is dumb and enjoyable and you can win cash and unintentionally discover something.”
“This Is Not A Game: The Game” is a totally free trivia app concentrated on political subjects. Like popular trivia video game HQ Trivia, winners will divide an everyday prize money set at $5,000 Participants can anticipate numerous option concerns that will be nonpartisan, according to Bee, like “Which character did New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon play on Sex and the City?” and “If politicians were literally spineless, they’d have none of these tiny bones in the spinal column.”
The app likewise has difficulties that you can finish to win benefits, such as “Are you registered to vote?” or “Where is your polling station?” You will be needed to reveal evidence that you’re signed up to enact order to get the benefits.
Bee will introduce the video game throughout her approaching program onWednesday But the app is currently readily available on App Store to download.
“It’s something we’ve been working on over a year,” statedBee “It’s a grand experiment.”