KnowWhere Cities Quiz – how it works

A few people have asked how the scoring works, and one or two have asked, a bit pointedly, why their pin 40 km from Lagos only got half marks. Here’s the longer version of the info box: how to play, how the points add up, and where it all comes from. The basics Every day you get 5 cities. For each one you drop a pin on a map with no labels: no names, no roads, just coastlines, borders, rivers and lakes. Then you answer 3 multiple-choice questions about the city. Pin first, then questions. It’s that way round on purpose, because the questions would give the country away. Zoom in before you commit. You can drag the pin around as much as you like until you press confirm. On a phone, pinch to zoom. The daily quiz is the same for everyone. New cities arrive at midnight your time, so players in Sydney get each quiz about 11 hours before I do. When you complete the quiz you will see a message telling you when the next one will be published. No repeats for at least 20 days. There are 328…