MAY's LATEST ADDICTION

A year ago, when we were still a small startup we were in a small attic room overlooking a photo studio. There we watched Greg Shapiro (known from Boom Chicago) gasp for air for days because he had to rattle off twenty questions in a minute. And in between, he also had to make jokes, which he managed to do.

All those studio days led to my latest addiction; www.quickestquiz.com. The idea is simple. Greg asks twenty questions in a minute that you answer with yes or no. That may seem easy, and it is if you know whether Bill Clinton played the trumpet, Russell Crowe was born in Australia (he wasn't), and whether a five-thousand-dollar bill exists. And as soon as you start answering, the next question comes up.

Right after your minute with an increased heart rate, Greg gives you the answers at the same pace. Every day a new quiz appears, at our place at 9:00 PM, so if you're ready then, you can play it immediately with the rest of the world. It makes it just a bit more exciting.

I'm addicted. But okay, you don't get a hangover or wrinkles from it, it lasts a minute, and my boss thinks it's fine. I'm also training my brain a bit.