Since the beginning of HQ Trivia, when only 48 people logged in, the chat section was lighting up with comments such as 'This is so cool!' So, we hooked those early users with alluring graphics and sound, a fast-paced test of wits, interactivity with a live and entertaining host, and the lure of winning free money.

Scott Rogowsky

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I'm waiting for the Times Square characters to start dressing as me.

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dressing start me waiting

I love grocery shopping. It's one of my favorite things. I don't want to become an ordering-food-online person.

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person shopping want love

I still consider myself a New Yorker before all other nouns.

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still new before myself

As with any social platform, there will always be trolls, but HQ Trivia has guidelines in place to ensure the chat vibes remain chill and family-friendly.

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will place vibes chill

I've never thought of myself as a good-looking guy, necessarily.

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good-looking never thought myself

I'm sort of an old soul, and 'You Bet Your Life' with Groucho Marx is the best game show of all time, in my opinion.

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best you time life

I'm no Robert Christgau or Chuck Klosterman, but I would say that Landlady is like if Harry Nilsson was produced by Brian Eno. Or, if David Byrne fronted Wilco. Those are my two hoity-toity musical epigrams.

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those say like two

It's impossible for me to sleep late. I generally wake up around 9, 9:30. I wish I could get a solid nine hours; it's always around six.

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me wake-up impossible sleep

If I'm in the shower sometimes I'll blurt out some lyrics to whatever song's in my head that day. It's a lot of Migos and Drake.

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whatever day song sometimes

Dried fruit is a huge part of my diet. Mango, persimmon, banana.

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banana diet part fruit

When people see me in public, they're usually like, 'Whoa, you're a real person.' It's as if they're seeing Pinocchio or a cartoon character come to life.

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me you character life

When it comes to being Jewish, I can't help myself.

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jewish help being myself

I wear my Judaism on my sleeve - and my face for that matter.

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sleeve wear face matter

HQ Trivia is the most Jewish app since JSwipe.

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app jewish most trivia

When I was working office jobs, I was going on Facebook all the time.

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going facebook office time

People like to complain.

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complain like people

I've had my fair share of tweets, DMs, emails, Facebook Messages and friends trying to set me up with friends.

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facebook me friends trying

For my first few months at HQ Trivia, my life was - for the most part - the same as it had always been. Even at temple during the High Holy Days, I was having to explain to people exactly what I was doing, trying to convince them to download the app.

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temple my-life life people

I am an old comic trapped in young comic's body.

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old i-am body young

Most people, when they hire you, they want some experience on the resume.

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you experience want people