The Impossible Quiz — Play Free Online

The Impossible Quiz is a trivia game that does not play fair, and that is the entire joke. Each screen throws a question at you, and the question is rarely what it looks like. Some answers are hidden in the wording, some need you to click something that has nothing to do with the question, and some are just absurd. You find out the rules by getting things wrong.

It started life as a Flash quiz and became a long-running favourite for anyone who enjoys trial and error. A session is a string of quick, odd little puzzles, so it suits a few spare minutes, though the "one more try" pull is strong. On a site built around Doodle Jump, it is the one to open when you want a break from jumping and would rather be outwitted than out-timed.

How to play

The game is mostly point-and-click. Read the question, then pick an answer with the mouse or tap it on a phone. The listed controls also mention the arrow keys and WASD, and a handful of questions ask you to move something or steer a cursor, so keep a keyboard handy. On touch screens, tapping and swiping stands in for the mouse.

Wrong answers cost you, and a mistake can end your run, so each question is a small gamble. Many questions have a time limit. Some also depend on a detail you only notice on the second look, such as a word in the question or an object in the corner of the screen.

Tips

• Read the whole screen before clicking. The trick is often in the wording or in something that looks like decoration.
• Treat a failed question as information. Once you know the odd answer, you can get past it quickly next time, so a long run is mostly memory.
• Do not trust the obvious answer. If a question looks easy, ask what the catch might be.
• Take breaks. After a long stretch, frustration makes you rush, and rushing is how you miss the hidden detail.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want something that tests your head instead of your reflexes, the closest match on this site is Fireboy and Watergirl, which mixes puzzle solving with light platforming and works well with two players. Ovo 2 and OvO game are precision platformers where careful retries also pay off. Bloons Tower Defense 2 asks you to plan rather than react. Doodle Jump itself is the opposite pace: constant motion and no hidden answers.

The Impossible Quiz runs in the browser with nothing to install, so you can start in seconds. It is a good fit for short sessions, for passing the screen around with friends, or for anyone who likes a game that is a little mean in a funny way.